The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
No. 79.-AN ACT CONTINUING THE STATE HIGH
WAY COMMISSION, AND IN ADDITION TO
NUMBER FIFTY-SIX OF THE ACTS OF 1892 RE-
LATINO TO IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS

NUMBER FIFTY-SIX OF THE ACTS OF 1892 RE-
LATINO TO IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS
is hereby enacted By the General assembly Of the State of
Vermont:
SECTION l. The Board of Highway Commissioners created
under Joint resolution approved November 22 1892 hereby
continued until the first day of December A. D. 1896
and the Governor shall fill any vacancy in said board The board
shall elect chairman and clerk from its NUMBER and the
clerk shall keep record of the proceedings of the board in
book kept by him for that purpose and shall turn the
to his in office.
Such board may investigate and determine the most
modern methods of permanent road building the proper form
and conditions of road bed and road bitches also the most advs
able material to be used in different localities and the machinery
and tools that can be the most economically employed the
pair and construction of roads the results of which investigation
and determination they shall recommend to the consideration Of
the county boards at their meetings. and shall advise with them
the pactcaby of adopting the the road work of
the towns.
Sec g. The board shall report the General Assembly at
its next biennial session the condition of the highways in the
State the progress being made in permanent repairs together
with calculated better roads and
ncucate improved economical practices among the road commits
oner the expense of which report together with the expense
of blanks stationery postage and other necessary expenses shall
be paid by the State.
SEC A. The commissioners the several towns in the
different counties hereby constituted county boards of road
commissioners and the first Tuesday May of each year they
shall meet the house each Except that in Ben.
nngton county such meeting shall be at the town hall in Airing
tony and organize by choosing from their number chairman
and secretary The secretary shall record in book kept for that
purpose the ong all meetings the board Each
board shall annually hold least other meeting in August
such time and place they vote at the last preceding
meeting to consider such matters as the State commission may
their attention and the best methods OF general road
work.
SEC g. The five per cent State tax for the benefit of high
shall hereafter be used to permanently rebuild repair
portions of the main thoroughare in each town Such shall
be expended by the road commissioner in each annually
and he shall annually before the fifteenth day of December
in each year, upon blanks be furnished by the State board
make detailed report showing the number of roads rebuilt
repaired the expense thereof and such other material facts
are required by the State board
Sec g. road commissioner when authorized by the select
may take charge of repair any bridge and its approaches
twenty feet in the clear between end abumen Such
authorization shall be in writing and recorded in the town clerks
Office The seecmen shall draw orders the general fund Of
the deay expense incurred under this section and
part of the highway fund shall be used therefor.
Sec Z Taxes voted for highway purposes shall not be used
for other than the construction and improvement of
highways and any year money voted not expended it
shall be applied for the purpose the succeeding year
Sec g. town voting may elect road commissioner for
three years.
SEQ g. The commissioners for unorganzed towns cores and
grants shall ascertain and certify the mileage of the highways
the unorgnzed towns cores and grants the seecmen
required by law to do in towns and the State treasurer shall
the commissioner for each noganzed gore grant
that portion of the State highway belonging it in the
manner such tax is paid to towns.
SEQ TO- This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November o. 1894.