The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-08-25
nem Advertisements.
New Road Law for Baltimore COunty-It
will Go Into Effect December
LIST. 1900.
CHAPTER 6S5.


AN ACT to repeal Sections 1873 to 2l7, inclusive,
of Article of the Code of Public Local Laws.
title Baltimore County, subtitle Roads
the Acts of 1892, Chapter 447 of the Acts of
1894. Chapter 469 of the Acts of 1896, and Chap
ter 800 of the Acts of 1898, and to re-enact the
same with amendments, and to add five new
sections thereto, to Ee designated Sections
2l7A, 2lTB, 2l7C. 2l7D and BYE.
of Mdruand That Sections 1873 to 2l7 inclusive, of
Article of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title Baltimore County" subtitle "K0ads, ;" as
amended by Chapter 40 and Chapter 6I9 of the
Acts of 1892 Chapter 447 of the Acts of 1884, Chap
ter 469 of the Acts of 1885, and Chapter 800 of the
Acts of 1898, be and the same are hereby repeal
ed and re-enacted with amendments, and five
new sections are hereby added thereto, to be
designated Sections 2lIA, 2lIB, 2lIC, 2l1D and
2I7E to follow Section 2l7, and to read as follows:
SEC 1885, The County Commissioners of Balti-
more County shall on or before the hrst day of
January, 1901, appoint from eacn election dis
trict, three in such districts as nave three or
more election precincts, and two in those dis
/ tricts which have less than three election pre-
cincts, persons discreet and trustworthy tax
PAYERS residents and voters of the district for
which they may be appointed. and who shall
have during the one year prior to their appoint
ment resided in and paid taxes annually on
DrOperty of at last an assessed value of five hun
bred dollars, to act as Road commissioners of
that district for the term OF two years, compu-
ting from the first day of January, 1901. or until
their successors are appointed, and the County
Commissioners shall make like appointments at
their first meeting in January in every second
appointed from each district shall constitute a
Board of Road Commissioners. one OF whom shall
be elected by said Board to act as chairman. The
| Commissioners thus appointed shall each give
bond to the County Commissioners, properly
conditioned, for the faithful performance Of
their duties in the penal sum OF one Thousand
dollars. -
ee shall within ten days after receiving noticea'
! their appointment and having taken the oath of
office, proceed to organize their respective
board, and shall meet for the transaction of Disi
..oI.k fx,ano 6rRlna no
mine and when called upon by the chairman.
and they shall divide their respective disthcts
into sub districts as nearly in extent as prceLSl
cable. and to assign to each Commissioner the
subdistrict over which he shall have specll su-
pervsion.
SEC. 1870. The Road Commissioners SO appoint
ed are hereby required to adopt such SYSTEM for
the repairs and improvements of the rdads In
their respective districts as said Board may deem
best. having just called for and receivd from
the Baltimore County Roads Engineer, hereafter
mentioned. written report, stating Wnat sys-
ever If that no Road Commissioner s6aihave any
pecuniary interest in any contract, andshall fur-
nish no team for any work. unless authorized oy
the County Commissioners, in writing ana pro.
vided further, that such system shall require at
least two-t thirds of the road tax to be expended
in matchmaking the roads with stone or other
SEC. l9l. The Road Commissioners shall keep
books showing in detail the expenditure on each
road in their respective districts, mcludlnG inc
| cost of all material used on the roads, and the
labor expended, which books shal,be open to the
| inspection of the County Commissioners, the
Baltimore County Roads Engineer and any tax
| payer of Baltimore county ami before making
any repairs or improvements on any road cost,
ing more than one hundred dollars, they snail
| ask for, and receive from the said engineer,
| plans and specifications for such proposed re-
| pairs and improvements, and before purchasing
! stone in quantities of more than one hundred
| perches they shall submit to the State Geolo.
| gist. through the said Engineer, specimens OF
! the stone offered to them for use on the roads,
and receive written report from SAID state
! Geologist giving the merits of said stone, and on
! or before the tenth day OF January, IN each year
they, shall submit to the Baltimore County Roads
| ing points: The condition OF the roads in each
| district the improvements that have been made
| in the twelve months ending December 3lst OF
| the previous year; theamounts and kind of ma
! terial used on each road, with detailed state
ment of its cost and the amount and cost OF hard
| material and labor on each road.
? SEC. 1872. The Road Commissioners in each dis
trict shall furnish on before the tenth of each
month, to the Baltimore County Roads Engineer
an itemized statement of their expenditures for
| the mouth just passed. including the cost OF ma
terial used on each road, and the amount OF labor
performed, and said Engineer shall examine said
bills and shall mark the same approved, IT cor
rect, and after the expiration of one week from
the time he has received them he shall deliver
! all bills marked approved to the County Com
missioners, who shall after the same have been
properly audited, shall order the payment of all
| bills and pay rolls, which shall be properly sign
| ed by the chairman, and at least one other Com
| missioner of the respective DISTRICTS and mark
ed approved by the said Engineer to an amount
not exceeding the special road tax collected from
| said district for that year.
SEC. 1888 Each Road Commissioner shall be en-
titled to one hundred and twenty five dollars per
annum to cover his personal expenses; and the
! County Commissioners are authorized to allow
any person who may be employed as Examiner
of new roads to be altered, bridges to be repaired
or built, per diem not to exceed two dollarsfor
| each day so employed. y
for neglect or refusal to comply with the dtties
! of their office; provided. they shall be notified
| of the charge against them in writing by the
! County Commissioners. and summoned to ap-
pear before them at stated time and answer
| the charge, and if any Commissioner shall re-
sign or be removed, his place shall be filled by
the County Commissioners within thirty days
after any vacancy shall occur.
SEC. 1876. The Road Commissioners hereinpro
vided for shall take charge of all roads and
bridges in their respective districts. and shall
see that distractions. hindranceS or injury is
permitted upon any road or bridge under their
supervision, and when any road or bridge shall
form the boundary between districts, the Coun-
ty Commissioners shall assign to each district its
portion of said road or bridge and any person
placing obstruction of any kind whatsoever on
the public road, or in any side bitches thereof.
shall be liable to fine of five dollars and
costs for each and every such offense, which
shall be imposed by any Justice of the Peace of
the district within which such otfense shall be
committed, upon the complaint of the Road
Commissioner having charge of said road ; pro-
vided said person having been notified to remove
said obstruction by the Road Commissioners,
shall fail to do so within two days after notfca-
ton and provided further, that the person so
sac shS 6 t1S p fo poads OF
dollars for each day that he permits said OBJ
struction to remain, the said fine to be in addi-
ton to the original fine of five dollars, after the
expiration of said two days, to be imposed by
said Justice in like manner as said original fine;
said fine to be paid by the Justice to the County
Commissioners of Baltimore County, and placed
by them to the credit of the district in which it
has been imposed; said fines to be enforceable as
other fines imposed by the Justice of the Peace.
SEC. 1885, The Governor of the State of Mary
land shall, on or before the first day of January,
1901, appoint as Baltimore County Roads Enei-
neer man having the degree of Civil Engineer.
and experienced in bridge and road building,
who shall hold office until removal by the Gov
ernor or his successors, for such good cause as
SEC. 1877. The Baltimore County Roads Eng
neer shall inspect the roads in each district as
often as may be necessary, and recommend to
the Road Commissioners of the respective dis
tricts such repairs and improvements as he may
think advisable; and he shall also submit speci-
fications and plans for the repairs or improve
meTfts of any particular road when called
upon by the said Road Commissioners and snail
submit to the said Road Commissioners of the
respective districts a comprehensive plan for the
maintenance of the roads, and shall, when direc-
ted by the Road Commissioners in any district
give instruction to the foreman as to the places
most in need of repairs and the mannerin which
the work shall be performed and shall assist the
Road Commissioners in any other manner which
the said Road Commissioners may require; and
the Baltimore County Roads Engineer shall an
nually, on or before the first day of February in
each year, make written report to the County
Commissioners of Baltimore County and to the
Maryland Geological Survey, covering the fol-
lowing points The condition of the roads and
improvements that have been made in each dis
trict in the twelve months ending December
thirty-first of the previous year; the amount
and kind of material used on each road with a
detailed statement of its cost for material, and
the amount and cost of labor on each road and
shall further make a statement of the plans
which he has submitted to the Road Commits
sioners in each district The report shall con-
tain concise statement of the amount of money.
expended in each district for material and labor.
which concise statement shall be published by
the County Commissioners in two county papers
of different political faith, twice during the
month of February In each year.
SEC. 19S The Baltimore County Roads Engi-
neer shall receive salary of two thousand dol
lars annually in monthly installments, and five
hundred dollars. or so much thereof as may be
necessary to meet the travelling, Office and all
other expense, including drawings, specifica-
tions. etc, incurred in the discharge of his
duties which shall be paid by the County Com
missioners upon presentation of the account
with properly signed vouchers.
SEC. 1879. The County Commissioners shall an
nually levy upon the assessable property of Bal
timore county, at the time of making the county
levy, not less than fifteen cents nor more than
twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars for
the use of the county roads and bridges, which
shall be collected as other county taxes are col
lected, of which five cents on the hundred shall
be set apart as a general road and bridge fund,
and be applied to the general use and the bene-
fit of the roads and bridges in Baltimore county.
and to no other purpose; and the remainder of