Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03
CHAPTER 2s5.
AZ ACT proyidIng fOr State Roads and Ion {

AN ACT providing for State Roads and for the
improvement thereof.
Section l. Upon the request of the munich
pal officers of any town, the county commits
sionerss OF the county wherein said town is
through said town which in their Judgment is
the main thor0ughfare, and said highway shall
be known as a state road.
Section q Towns establishing state roads az
aforesaid may, on complying with the condi-
tons hereinafter set forth, receive from the
state one-half of the amount actually expended
in permanent Improvement of said roads, not
exceeding one hundred dollars per year; pro- |
yided that no town shall receive such state aid |
unless its appropriation and expenditure for |
such road shall amount to at least one hundred |
dollars and shall have been exclusive of and in |
addition to the amount regularly raised in such
| town for highways and bridges; and provided |
also. that the amount so expended shalt be |
used before the first day of August in perma- |
nent Improvement of a continuous portion of
to the county commissioners of the courl-
| ty wherein said road Is located. Such aid
shall be paid from the state treasury on and
after the first day OF january, upon certificate
section three.
4 Section 8. Municipal officers of towns I'M
| proving state roads under the foregoing pro.
i visions shall annually before the first day of
September make return. under oath. to the
Il county commissioners Of their county Of the
amount appropriated and expended by their
i town in such permanent improvements, the
amount of road improved, and the character
: of the work done. 1t shall be duty OF the coun
: ty commissioners to inspect the road so i'm
t proved. and II they are satisfied that the pro
h visions of the the previous section have beer
: complied with, they shall certify to the govern
q or and council the sum which said town is en-
II titled to receive from the state. Any town dis
| satisfied with their decision may appeal to tin
h | governor and council The governor and eoun
e Gil shall Issue certificate to the treasurer o
n the town for such amount as they aajudge sue
t. Town entitled to receive from the state treas
l. ury.
b Section 4. Towns desiring to take advantag
d of the provisions of this act may, throug
II their municipal officers make application
d therefor to the secretary of the state, and 1
{ shall BIO his duty to record such application.
In The order in which they are received. If the
appropriation provided by the state for that
i purpose Is insufficient In any year 10 furnish
AID TO al the towns applying Therefor they
their applications presented. providing
the ofhcr conditions or THIS have been com
piled with and those towns whose claims cam
not be paid in any year by reason of such lack
of funds shall have the preference of all others
In the succeeding years. md shall be the first to
| receive aid out OF the appropriation for that
| year.
4 section S. No town which receives by spec
ial act or appropriation assistance from the
state in the construction or repairs OF ita high
/ ways or bridges shall be entitled to the benefits
of this act during the year In which such as
sistance is given.
section G. For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of This act the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars Is hereby appropriated for the
year nineteen hundred and two.
Section 7. The word "town" in this act shall
be construed as meaning cities, towns or or
ganized plantations.
/ Section s. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed as changing the existing control OF
| highways by counties or towns or as limiting
/ or changing their liabilities therefor.
| Section o. This act shall take effect when
| approved tAppreyed March 2.