The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-20

commissioner snail certify the IOJal
expense of said improvement to the
county commissioners and to the super
visors or commissioners of the town.
ship, or townships, in which the i'm
proved highway has been constructed,
respectively, specifying the amounts to
be borne by the State, the county and
the township, or each township, as
provided by this act.
Section 8. The States share of the
expense of highway improvement or
maintenance, under the provisions Of
this act. shall be paid by the State
Treasurer upon the warrant of the
State Highway Commissioner, attested
by the chief clerk of the State High
way Department, out of any specific
appropriations made by the legislature
to carry out the provisions of this act;
and the share of the county in which
said highway improvement, as herein
provided, has been made, shall be
charge upon the funds of said county,
and shall be paid by the county treas
urer upon the order of the county COM
missioners. The share of the township
or townships in which the said high
way improvement, as herein provided,
has been made, shall be paid by the
township supervisors or commission
ers, as other debts of said township or
townships are paid. The State High
way Department, the county commits
sioners of the county, and the super
visors or commissioners of the town.
ship, or townships, in which any high
way is being improved under the pro-
visions of this act, may with the ap-
proval of the State Highway Commits
sioner, make partial payments to the
contractor or contractors performing
the work, as the same progresses; but
not more than two-thirds of their pro-
portionate shares of the contract price
for the work shall be paid, in advance
of the full completion of the same, by
either the State Highway Department,
the county, and the township or town.
ships, so that at least one-third of the
full contract price shall be withheld
until the work is satisfactorily COM
pleted and accepted, and the exact pro-
portions of the cost thereof apportion-
ed to the State, county and township,
or townships: Provided, That a cash
road tax be levied by each township,
where such road improvement is being
made, to meet the cost of such perma-
nent road improvement as is provided
in this act.
Section 8. Every contract authorized
to be made by the State Highway De-
partment, under the provisions of this
act, shall be made in the name of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
shall be signed by the State Commits
sioner of Highways and attested by the
Chief Clerk Of the Department, and
shall be approved, as to form and le-
gality, by the Attorney General or Dep
uty Attorney General of the Common
wealth. No contract for any highway
improvement shall be let by the State
Highway Department, nor shall any
work be authorized under the provi-
sions of this act, until the written
agreement of the county commission
ers OF the county and the supervisors
or commissioners of the township or
townships, in which said proposed i'm
provement is to be made, agreeing to
assume their respective shares of the
cost thereof, as hereinbefore provided,
shall be on file in the office of the State
Highway Department, and shall have
been approved, as to form and legality,
by the Attorney General or the Deputy
Attorney General of the Common
wealth.
Section 10. The county commission
ers of any county may, upon the pres
entation to them Of petition from the
supervisors or commissioners of any
township, or of two or more adjoining
townships. representing that any prin-
cipal highway or section thereof, lying
within said township or townships, is
in need of reconstruction, and setting
forth that said township or townships
desire to take advantage of the provi-
sions of this act to improve said high
way, pass a resolution petitioning the
State Highway Department to under
take the improvement of the highway
or section thereof specified in the petit
tion from the township or townships
aforesaid, and authorizing the assump-
ton by the county of its share of the
expense of said improvement; accom-
panying the said petition to the State
| Highway Department with a map or
| plan showing the layout, lines, profile
and grade of such highway, as herein
before provided: Provided, That where
the county commissioners petition the
State Highway Commissioner for the
improvement of a public road or parts
thereof, they shall state the kind OF
material to be used or available for
such road.
Section II. The supervisors or COM
missioners of any township in any
county of the Commonwealth may pc
tition the county commissioners of
said county to make application to the
State Highway Department for the CO.
operation of the State in the recon-
| struction or permanent improvement
of any principal highway within the
said township, or any section thereof
which is much used as a thoroughfare
! by the people of said township and
the neighboring townships, cities and
boroughs. agreeing by resolution to as
sumo, for said township, the proper
tionate share of the expense of said i'm
provement as hereinbefore provided. II
shall be lawful for any township ia
| incur Indebtedness or TO issue bonds
in the manner authorized by law, for
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