The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-08
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necessary to the expenses of advertising, survey
ing, making plat and the per diem of examiners
| and any other expenses that may be incurred
before the proceedings in the case shall be final
| ly ratified and ordered to be recorded, and when
| the assessments for benefits shall have been col
connty au the County Commissisnels ShalI give an
| order on the Treasurer for the sum or sums OF
money paid to him by the parties for such
SEC. 2I5. When no objection shall have been
| filed within the time herenbefore designated
| or IL objection shall have been filed, and the
| road petiti0ned for be confirmed by the County
| Commissioners of said county, and IL in case OF
| appeal the order of the County Commissioners
is affirmed by the Circuit Court for said county,
| to be recorded, such road as q public road OF
| Baltimore county, and the award, If for DANA
| ges. shall be paid by the County Commissioners
| to the person or persons. or body corporate en-
titled to receive the same. within ninety days
from the ratification of said award and report
and the award, If for benefits shall be consider
and shall be paid to the County Commissioners
der Of said Commissioners within sixty days
from the time the award and report are final
then paid, shall be collected as other taxes are
collected; provided, that thirty days notice is
given to the owner or owners of the property
taken for such road, or to his, her. its agent
attorney, or left upon the premises in case the
owner is unknown; provided, that in case the
damage allowed by said examiners to any person
either by order of the County Commissioners of
said county or by the Circuit Court for said
County Commissioners, or in case the S amount M Of
benefits assessed against any person or persons,
or body corporate by said examiners, be de-
sioners or by the decision of the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county, upon appeal from the
County Commissioners. then the parties pc
according to their assessments the deficit
caused by said increase of damages or decrease
of said benefits, the same to be collected
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inbefore provided; and provided further, that
no work shall be done on any road so rati-
the construction of said road shall have been
paid. or In the event OF reduction Of any as
sessment for benefits, or increase of any dam
ages upon appeal or otherwise, as above provid-
ed, until the amount of the deficit thereby caus-
ed shall have been made up and paid by the pc
titiOners; the County Commissioner of said
county shall then advertise for sealed proposals
for the construction of said road, according to
the specifications furnished by said Examiners,
responsible bidder; provided the contract
price shall not exceed the amount of the net as
sessments collected for the building Of said road,
and the person or persons contracting for the
County Commissioners in double the amount Of
the contract price for the faithful performance
of the contract: and the County Commissioners
shall not pay in full for making such road until
the same shall have been thoroughly examined
the provisions of this Article shall be at least
thirty feet wide.
SEC, 2l6. The building and repairs Of all bridges
of the County Commissioners. and whenever
twenty or more taxable inhabitants of said coun-
ty shall desire the building or repairs of any
bridge, they may make application to the Coun-
ty Commissioners by petition. setting forth the
location of the proposed bridge or the character
probable cost of the same. The County Commits
sioners may then appoint board of examiners,
to consist OF the chairman OF the Board OF Road
may be, one disinterested taxpayer to be named
by the petitioners. and the Baltimore County
Roads Engineer, to meet on the premises, on
some day to be named in the order of appoint
ments. and examine and determine whether the
public convenience required the granting of the
they shall report in writing their opinion and
determination in the premises and their reason
therefor, and If the County Commissioners shall
be of the opinion that such application ought to
be granted, If it be for a new bridge, or extern
sive repairs upon standing bridge. they shall
advertise in two or more newspapers In Balti-
more county, setting forth the location of the
proposed bridge, with full specifications of the
size, plan and material, and the sealed proposals
for building or repairing such bridge will be re
S.s sst sse rasndnsible and competenE builder The
Sontractor hall give bond in d6Hble the amount
of the contract price for the faithful perform
shall in no case fully pay for such work until 1t
shall have been thoroughly examined and ac-
SEC. 2i7. When directed by the County Com
missioners the County Roads Engineer shall
make drawings and furnish specifications for new
and Specifications for repairs on old bridges.
SEC. Eta. 1t shall not be lawful Tor any per
son or corporation whose business Is tnaI , a Of
cars or engines, upon any of the road beds or
crossings of any public roads In Baltimore county
over or across which the said vehicles, cars or
engines may run. for a longer period OF time
than is necessary to take on or let ON It's or tneir
passengers or freight there waiting, not exceed
Ing at any one time period OF fifteen minutes.
Any person or persons, or corporation. ITS
officers or agents violating the provisions OF the
above section shall be liable to hne OF not less
than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars to be recovered before any justice OF the
peace of Baltimore county, subject, however, to
the right of appeal to the Circuit Court Tor BAL
SEC. BIB. Whenever any public road of said
county crosses at grade the line OF any railroad
road nuS{ic or private, the county Commission
ers shall have power to determine whether the
safety or convenience requires tnSt sncn pupnc nc
public or private road at the place IN ques-
ton by another grade or undergrade crossing.
and upon such determination to make such
changes of grade and construction in such pub
lie road, as may be necessary for such overgrade
or undergrade crossing, as the case may be, and
to construct and provide for the construction of
such bridges, archways or culverts as may be
needful for such 0vergrade or undergrade
SEC. 2i7C. The County Commissioners shall
have the power to make q contract with any
person or corporation owning or controlling the
work necessary for any such change of grade In
such public road, including the construction OF
the bridge or bridges, archway or archways, cul,
vert or culverts made necessary by the proposed
oyergrade or undergrade crossing, upon the ap-
proval by said County Commissioners or plans,
specifications and estimates therefor suDmlttea
to them by such person or corporation, which
plans, specifications and estimates shall provide
for reasonably convenient access to such pub
lie road on the part of adjoining property. hold
ers. when the same can be provided without un-
reasonably interfering with the accomplish
ments of the purpose OF this and the foregoing
SEC. si7D. The County Commissioners shall
have power to determine after such reasonable
opportunity as said County commissioners may
sonable notice of such hearing as said County
Commissioner may fix, how much. If any, OF the
cost of the work made necessary by such change
of erade Of such public road and how much, II
any, of the cost of construction and the cost or
maintenance of any bridge or bridges. archway
or archWays. culvert or culverts, mentioned in
the foregoing section, shall be borne by the
county, and how much of the same In each in
stance shall be borne by any person or persons,
corporation or corporations, so as aforesaid In
SEC. si7E. In order that any claim or claims OF
sSs mas
er upon presentation of any such claim or claims.
after such reasonable notice as they may fix to
the claimants and all other parties Interested in
such claim or claims, Of the time and place OF
such hearing, and determine such claim or
claims, and fix the amount. If any thereof, and
at the same time or times what part thereof, II
any, shall be paid by any person or persons, cor
poration or corporations, that in the judgment
of said County Commissioners Will be benehted
by such change, and said County Commissioners
in their discretion, may require such person or
secure the payment, or make binding agree
ment to pay the same, or any part thereof, be-
fore proceeding with the work, or require such
an agreement to be included in the contract pro-
| vided for in Section Bid hereof
Sec. 2. And be u enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from December 1st, 1900.
Approved April 10th, 1900.
Aug. 25.-3t.