The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-01

necessary to the expenses of advertising, survey
ing, making plat and the per diem of examiners
and any other expenses that may be incurret
before the proceedings in the case shall be final
| ly ratified and ordered to be recorded, and whel
the assessments for benefits shall have been col
lected and paid into the Treasury of Baltimor,
| county the County Commissioners shall give al
| order on the Treasurer for the sum or sums o.
money paid to him by the parties for sucl
SEC. 2l5. When no objection shall have beer
filed within the time hereinbefore designated
or II objection shall have been filed, and the
| Commissioners of said county, and If in case Of
appeal the order of the County Commissioners
is affirmed by the Circuit Court for said county
the County Commissioners shall record, or cause
to be recorded, such IOad as public road OF
Baltimore county, and the award, If for DANA
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
Y ratified and confirmed as aforesaid, and if not
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, itsagent or
attorney. or left upon the premises in case the
damage allowed by said examiners to any person
orpersons, or body corporate, shall be increased
said county or by the Circuit Court for said
county upon an appeal from the decision of said
County Commissioners, or in case the amount of
benefits assessed against any person or persons.
or body corporate by said examiners, be dee
creased either by order of the County Commis-
Tor baltimore county, upon appeal from the
county commissioners, then the parties Pc
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
the same as assessments for benefits. as here
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
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
the specifications furnished by said Examiners,
and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder;, provided the contract
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
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
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
the o o
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
application, and the probable cost thereof; and
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. II it be for a new bridge, or extern
sive repairs upon standing bridge, they shall
In two or more newspapers in Balti-
more county, setting forth the location of the
proposed bridge, with full specifications of the
for building or repairing such bridge win be re-
fs fe WORK the
lowest responsible and competent builder. Tne
shall give bond in double the amount
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-
SIC. 2i7. When directed by the County Com
missioners 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
cars or engines, upon any of the road beds or
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 OIL its 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
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
SEC SEC. siSB. Whenever any public road of said
county crosses at grade the line of any railroad
worked by steam or other power, or any otner
road, public or private, the County Commission
ers shall have power to determine whether the
safety or convenience requires that such pubic
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 mn n sucn PUP
or undergrade crossing, as the case may be, ana
to construct and provide for the construction OF
such bridges, archways or culverts as may DC
needful for such Oyergrade or undergrade
SEC. Si7C. The County Commissioners shall
person or corporation owning or controlling the
railroad or other road so crossed, for doing the
work necessary for any such change OF gra;de ~ ~
the bridge or bridges, archway or archways cul-
vert or culverts made necessary by the proposed
Sv sad ei Go1ntv Of plans
specifications and estimates therefor submitted
to them by such person or corporation, wnlcn
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. sl7D. The County Commissioners shall
opportunity as said County Commissioners may
fix for having all parties in interest, on such rea-
sonable notice of such hearing as said County
Commissioner may fix, how much. II any, OF the
cost of the work made necessary by such change
of grade of such public road and how much, II
any. of the cost of construction ana the Cost OF
or archways. culvert or culyerts, 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
SIC. si7E. In order that any claim or claims of
adjoining property holders may be fairly dealt
with, the County Commissioners shall have pow
erupon presentation OF any such claim or claims.
after such reasonable notice as they may fix to
the claimants and all other parties interested 10
such claim or claims, Of the time and place OF
such hearing. ana determine sucn claim y.
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 Denenteo
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 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 2l7D hereof.
SEC 2. And be 10 enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from December 1st, 1900.
Approved April 10th, 1900.
Aug. 25.-3t.