Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-06-04
GOOD ROADS NOTES.


approved by Governor Black. Tor
some months. Four petitions for the
Improvement Of roads IN Erie County
have already been fled with him,
and they will be the first considered.
The Higbie- Good Roads
bill became a law on March -. after
several years Of agitation and discus
sion. II presents. for the first time
in this State. a comprehensive plan for
the improvement Of rural highways.
IL provides that any Board OF Super
visors NAV adopt resolution declar-
ing that public interest demands the .
Improvement % a certain piece of .
highway. not located IN a city OF vil- /
lage. and. upon petition OF the own I
ers Of a majority OF lineal feet OF prop
erty fronting upon such a highway. +
, they must adopt such a resolution. 4
/ COPY Of this resolution Is then trans
mitted 20 the State Engineer Who IA
/ 20 determine whether the piece 81
/ highway Indicated is of sufficient pub
/ he Importance 20 receive State AID.
J II so. he Is 90 have maps. plans and
/ specifications for the work. and esti-
mates Of the cost made. and transmit
/ copies % tle Board OF Supervisors.
/ The Supervisors. with these facts and
figures before them. may then adopt
d second resolution declaring tnat
such highway shall be improved. or
may refuse 60 50 lay further with the
matter
II "a county desires merely 90 Nu0w
how much ~ WALL cos- CD improve n
certain piece ST highway. % need only
adopt tle first resolution and get the
estimate of the cost free OF charge.
Then it cam refuse go go any further.
II DO chooses. after ascertaiuing tae
facts. 60 adopt a second resolution. 10
may. but cannot he compelled to do
Isn II che supervisors adopt the see
toll resolution. they must tran smit @
COPY &C 10 90 the State Engineer. who
'aivertises for bids for the work. II
no responsible bid Is made within
has estimate. lac must make q new es.
inmate anl transmit IL 90 the Board a
. Supervisors. and II the board then
p adopts % new resolution. based upor
p the new estimate. declaring thai
! u.y-rtleles- such highway shall o.,
improved. the state Engineer mus
advertise again for bids. as before
When a responsible bid within his as
b. innate is made. the state Engnee
awards tile contract. hut Il the towi
|o- county desires 90 do the work II
: SELF B. LAS preference over all th'
. bidders
10 rls provision enables lccahtie
having scrapers ana other appliance
y for improving the roads 20 uuhz
them ia doing their own work unde
tlis act AMI So keep all the money as
pended at home.
: Each Board OF Supervisors LAS
under the General Highway law. th
power % elect county engineer.
u has elected such an officer. th
e. State Engineer must act through him
- II u has not. he must himself supel
d. wise the performance of the contrac
-- When the work is completed. he mus
draw a warrant on the State Trea.
Grer for oue-half the cost OF the wori
a and certify the other half 20 the Boar
~ ot Supervisors. which must levy thu
.. tv-tve per cent. of the whole cost
the work upon the county. The 9th,
fifteen per cent. Is payable III one
two ways. viz. If the Board of Supe
visors adopted the first resolution {,
the Improvement without a petite
from the adjoining owners, the Boar
OF Supervisors must levy the hftes
- per cent. upon the town IN which Il
sy. improved highway -. II the FIR
resolution was adopted after such
petition. the Board Of Supervise
must levy the fifteen per cent. up,
IN the property owners on the improve
.e. highway.
mo- The act further provides that Il
u. provemencs of highways shall
taken up IN the order ID which :
y final resolutions are received by :
as, State Engineer, but he shall not u
IS dertake any work IN excess OF the a
preparation made by the Leglslatu
~" for the purpose from year 10 yes
The appropriation made 70 start
work was $50. OOO This amounts
caE a tax OF about 11-lO0O Of a mill
80 each dollar of assessed valuation
and the State. The first counties 10 4
ply Will be the first served. IL Is
= pected that the next Legislature v
- appropriate az least $3.50, 600 as
III State share Of the expense for impr'
III ing highways next year.
- After a highway Is improved
ca. adjoining owners must pay their hi!