The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-08-25
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titioning for said road shall pay pro rata
according to their assessments the deficit
caused by said increase of damages or decrease
of said benefits, the same to be collected
inbefore provided; and provided further, that
no work shall be done on any road so rati-
fled and confirmed until all the assessments for
the construction of said road shall have been
paid, or in the event of a reduction of any as
sessment for benefits, or increase of any dam
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,
and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest
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
building of said road shall give bond to 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
and accepted by them, and all roads opened under
the provisions of this Article shall be at least
thirty feet wide.
SEC. ZIG. The building and repairs of all bridges
in Baltimore county shall be under the control
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
and extent of the proposed repairs and the
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
Commissioners of the district in which the bridge
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
application, and the probable cost thereof; and
they shall report in writing their opinion and
determination in the premises and their reason
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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-
ceived until a certain day and hour in said ad'
Vertisement named. The County Commission
ers shall award the contract for the work to the
lowest responsible and competent builder. The
contractor shall give bond in double the amount
of the contract price for the faithful perform
ance of the contract, and the Commissioners
shall in no case fully pay for such work until it
shall have been thoroughly examined and ac-
cepted by them.
SEC. III. When directed by the County Com
missoners the County Roads Engineer shall
make drawings and furnish specifications for new
bridges to be erected, and shall make drawings
and specifications for repairs on old bridges.
SEC. 2l7A. 1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son or corporation whose business is that of
common carrier, to stop its or their vehicles,
cars or engines, upon any OF the road beds or
over or across which the said vehicles, cars or
engines may run, for longer period of time
than is necessary to take on or let OIL It's or their
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 fine 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 for Bal
timore county.
SEC. 217B. Whenever any public road of said
county crosses at grade the line of any RAILROAD
worked by steam or other power, or any other
} road, public or private, the County Commission
ers shall have power to determine whether the
safety or convenience requires that such public
road shall be carried across such railroad or
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 overgrade or undergrade
crossing.
SEC. sI7C. The County Commissioners shall
have the power to make contract with any
| person or corporation owning or controlling the
railroad or other road so crossed, for doing the
work necessary for any such change of grade in
| such public road, including the construction of
the bridge or bridges, archway or archways, Gull
| vert or culverts made necessary by the proposed
| overgrade or undergrade crossing, upon the APP
prevail by said County Commissioners of plans,
| specifications and estimates therefor submitted
! to them by such person or corporation, which
| plans, specifications and estimates shall provide
| for reasonably convenient access to such pub
| lie road the part of adjoining property hold
| ers, when the same can be provided without I'M
| reasonably interfering with the accomplish
| ments of the purpose of this and the foregoing
| sections.
SEC. 217D. The County Commissioners shall
have power to determine after such reasonable
opportunity as said County Commissioners may
fix for having all parties in interest, on such rea
! sOnabe notice of such hearing as said County
| Commissioner may fix, how much, if any, of the
4 cost of the work made necessary by such change
Nof grade of such public road and how much, if
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| 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
| interest.
| SEC. BITE. In order that any claim or claims of
adjoining property holders may be fairly dealt
with, the County Commissioners shall have pow
er upon presentation ofany such claim or claims,
after such reasonable notice as they may fix to
the claimants and all other parties interested in
such claim 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 if
any, shall be paid by any person or persons, cor
poration or corporations, that in the Judgment
of said County Commissioners will be benefited
by such change, and said County Commissioners
in their discretion, may require such person or
persons. corporation or corporations to pay or
secure the payment, or make a binding agree
ment to pay the same, or any part thereof, be-
an agreement to be included in the contract pro-
vided for in Section 217D hereof.
SEC. 2. And be 10 enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from December 1st, 1900
Approved April 10th, 1900.
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