Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-01

way 10 each town or city, respectively, wirnYn
whiehlsnid highway N rebuilt, shall be % tho
whole length OF the highway lying within all
of tho said towns or cities and 80 rebuilt
sEc. .. The said state commissioner shall
certify tho expense of said Improvement 10
tho general treasurer. specifying tho amount
10 bo charged ~ tho state and the amount 10
DO paid ny ench town or city. respectively
ana said commissioner shall also certify ~
each such town or city tho amount to DO pnid
by u. Tho general treasurer shall charge said
| towns and cities with ths amount duo from
each respectively, by adding tho same to tho
amount OF the state tnx due from such town
| or city TO tho state, next following said o.rti.
heation; and said towns and cities shall pay
the same ~ the general treasurer with said
tar. and. " not paid the same shall be- collect
| sd from such town or city tn the same manner
that other state taxes nro collected.
| SEc. 10. All highways and portions of high.
! ways ana all causeways and bridges forming
| portions thereof, built under tho foregoing
provisions of this act, shall thereafter DO
| known as state highways aud bridges; but 40
| far as the same shall bc within the bounds Of
any town or city, shall be kept In repair and
amended, from time to time, NO that the Same
| may be safe and convenient for travellers with
| their teams. carts and carriages at all seasons
| OF the year, at tho proper expense OF such
! town or city
| SIC. IL. The word "highway' as used In the
| foregoing sections of this act shall bo con
new bridge which may form part Of said
| highway, and also the abutments, piers and
other supports of any such bridge.
| or MAcADAMIzISo SAMPLE ROADS.
Sec. IL. Whenever the town council Of any
town shall make application TO said state com.
missioner OF highways for tho macadamizing
OF designated portion Of any highway lying
wholly within such town, and being not less
than three rods In width, and not exceeding
one'half mile In length as sample Of road
making by the process known as macadamiz-
ing, to the end that the advantages OF such
road-making may become known to the people
OF such town, the said state commissioner
shall forthwith examine the premises, and
shall cause the same TO be maoadamized by
contract or contracts, at the expense OF this
state and under his personal supervision.
SEC Is. The said state commissioner upon
the completion In any town of macadamizing
done under the provisions OF this act, shall
ascertain the entire expense thereof, and shall
notify the town council OF such town thereof,
and shall also notify thu general treasurer
thereof; and such town shall thereupon be
liable To tho state for one.q quarter part of said
entire expense.
SEc Ia. The amount OF the ono-quartor part
OF expense for which any town shall be liable
under the provisions OF this act. shall be
charged by the general treasurer to such
town by adding the same DO the amount Of tho
state tax due from such town TO the state,
next following the notification mentioned In
said section l3; and such town shall pay tho
same to the general treasurer with said tax,
and, II not paid the same shall be collected
from such town In the same manner that 9TH
er state taxes are collected.
Sec. Is. All applications I'd the state com
missioner OF highways made under the pro-
visions OF this aot shall be numbered and
placed on file in the order Of their reception,
and the macadamizing so applied for shall be
done In the same order: Provided, that not
Inn, hall I..<l
purpose in any one year.
GENERAL PRovrsIONs.
SEC. l8. Every contract authorized to be
made by said state commissioner, under any
provisions Of this act, shall be made by him
in the name of the state of Rhode Island, and
shall be approved as to form by the attorney
general or assistant attorney general.
SEC. II. The state Of Rhode Island shall not
be liable In damages TO any person OF corpora.
tiou during the rebuilding or mscadamizing
Of any highway under this act, nor to keep
said highway, or any part thereof, in repair,
after the same has been rebuilt or macadam-
ICED; but the several towns and cities shall, as
to such part of any such highway lying with.
In their respective limits, be liable for said
damages and for said repair In the same man.
ner and TO the same extent as towns and cities
now are, or may be liable by law in respect
to the care and maintenance Of highways.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be the duty of said commits.
soner to advise with any town council or board
Of aldermen, when requested by them SO to do,
rs to the best method Of construction or re-
pair, or merchandising OF highways in tho
towns or cities represented by such town
councils or boards Of aldermen. whether such
construction. or repair. or macadamizing is
proposed to be done under this act, or by any
town or city Independently.
SEC. TO- Said state commissioner Of high
ways shall present to the general assembly
annually, at its May session, report Of all his
dot, and ttv1rs
statements, facts ana explanations, bearing
upon the construction and maintenance of
highways, and such su questions and recon-
mendations to the general policy Of the
state In respect to the same, as to him may
seem appropriate.
any existing provisions of law, but all provi-
sions of law inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act shall, so far and so far only, as they
may apply to highways and bridges coming
from time to time under the operation of this
act, be construed as superseded by this act:
Provided, however, that this section shall not
be construed as impairing the power Of the
town council or board Of aldermen Of any
town OF city to cause repairs to be made upon
any state highway or bridge within the limits
Of such town or city, in case Of necessity, so
as to protect such town or city from liability
for damages.
SEC. 81. This act shall take effect immedi.
ately.
CHAPTER 1882.
An ACT to Provide For the Maintenance and
Repair OF Highways and Bridges.
It Is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows
SECTION I. All highways, causeways and
bridges, except as is hereinafter provided, ly.
ing and being within the bounds Of any town,
shall be kept in repair and amended. from
time to time, so that the same may be safe
and convenient for travellers with their teams,
carts and carriages at all seasons of the year,
at the proper charge and expense Of such
town, under the care and direction Of the
town council Of such town.
SEC. g The town council of each town shall
divide the town into highway districts not
exceeding four in number, or shall constitute
the entire town one highway district, and
shall annually elect one surveyor OF highways
for each such highway district, and fix his
compensation. Surveyors OF highways so elect.
ed shall hold their offices until tho next an.
nunl financial town meeting of such town and
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