The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-01-03


NUMBER FIFTY-sIX OF THE ACTS OF 1892 RE
LATINO TO IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS
as hereby enacted by tie General assembly Of State on
Vermont:
SECTION l. The Board Of Highway Commissioners created
under Joint resolution approved November 22 1892 hereby
continued to and until the first day of December A. D. 1885,
and the Governor shall till vacancy said board The board
sha 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 the
to his in office
Sec Such board may investigate and determine the
modern methods of permanent road building the proper form
conditions of roadbed and road dtce the advs
able material be used in different localities and the machinery
and tools that can be the most economically EMPLOYED in the re-
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 practcabi of adopting the the road work of
the towns
Sec g. The board shall report to the General Assembly at
its biennial session the condition of the highways the
State the progress being made permanent REPAIRS together
with any recommendations calculated better roads and
nccate improved economical practices the road commits
soners the OF which report together with the expense
OF blanks stationery postage and other necessary expenses shall
be paid by the State.
SEC The road commissioners of the several in the
different counties hereby constituted county boards of road
commissioners and the first Tuesday May of each year they
shall the house each county Except that in Benz
nington county such meeting shall be the hall in Arng
tom and organize by choosing from their number chairman
and secretary The secretary shall record in book kept for that
purpose the dongs all meetings of the board Each county
board shall annually hold at least other meeting August
such time and place they vote at the last preceding
their attention and the best methods of general road
work.
Sec The five per cent State tax for the benefit of high
shall hereafter be used permanently rebuild repair
portions of the main horoughfare each Such shall
be expended by the road commissioner in each town annually
he shall annually before the fifteenth day of December
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 road commissioner when authorized by the select
men, take charge of and repair any bridge and its approaches
twenty feet in the clear between end abuent Such
shall be in writing and recorded in the clerks
Office The eectmen shall draw orders the general fund Of
the dey expense incurred under this section and
part of the highway fund shall be used therefor.
Sec T. Taxes voted for highway purposes shall be used
other than the construction and improvement of
highways and if in any voted not expended it
shall be applied for the purpose the succeeding year.
SEQ g. voting may elect road commissioner for
hree years.
Sec The commissioners for unorganiZed towns and
shall ascertain and certify the mileage of the highways
he unorganzed cores and grants the seecmen
required by law do in and the State treasurer shall
the commissioner for each unorgnzed gore grant
hat portion of the State highway belonging in the
manner such tax is paid to towns
SEC. TO- This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November %, 1894.