The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

= he Interested In Thls isw.

he Interested In Tbs Law.
The spyul Rcad Law enNctes, by IN,
,ast Legislature and approved BY the
soveruor April "a, 1909, ptvvldes Nt
the expenditure of o,Ielhslf tmllllcn dbl.
lars on the public ruads of the state
during the present year Every town.
ship IN the state IL entitled tu lis prr
potticnate share ~ the amount b be
expended, and In many ~ our neigh.
hodng counties applications, IN co,,-
siderable number, are being Iiled with
the respective county commissioners,
praying for the amount due undef The
new law.
IN view of the fact that the general
character ofthe law II tu, l,t,le under.
stood by most people, and since we
have not es yet heard " Any of our
County Districts having applied for
the amount due them under the net,
we publish below the legal mode orpro-
ce,iuN necessary for obtaining samr.
l---Citiyens petition county Conn
missioners sptting out uad ,u be I'M
proved,
e-County Commissioners hnld pp-
tition ~ days without action awaiting
counter petition.
/ 3-CNuuty commissioners pass n res
I clution retioning the State Highway
Department to undertake the improve
ment Of Highway specified IN the I've
Ntion ~ the County commissioners
and authorize the assumption hy the
County " its share VI the expense Of
said improvement
A-,Nuuty commissioners present n
petition 10 the State Highway Dept
setting forth THAT principal IN m---
Twp o----Con Pa, beginning etc.
etc, is not in satisfactory condition
for comfortable and economical travel
and ought TO be reconstructed under
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
above named; and that the kind oi
material 10 be used and which IL avail.
able for such road Is, iyinp about
--miles distance fiom said road
5.-With this petition the County
Vommisstouers send to the atate Hph-
way Department. An accurate plan Of
the layout lines, ponle and ablishetl
grade ofsuch Highway.
s.-Ccunty Commissioners Furnish
under oath TO the State Highway Dept
the total number Of miles of Twp. o,
Comfy Public Roads by Townships, III
the County.
| 5-County Commissioners and gu,
pervisor Of the Twp, applying, mus,
send to the State Highway Dept, a
written agreement to assume their re,
'spective shares OF the cost thereof
i A4-The State. Highway Commission
er examines the road aud reports to III,
County Commissioners an estimate O
TOT the coat OF improving II, sending
them plans and specifications, tn,
County Commissioners and Supervisor
then finally decide whether to proceed
or not.
ST they proceed, they select tn,
kind Of material TO be used, advertis,
letting for 80 days in = county news
papers Contract for the improvement
the contractor giving bond for faithful
performance and assuming the respon
'sisihty for damages arising from negli
gence. d
For the construction Of the road tn,
state pays tvo-thirds, the county one
) sixth AID The township one-sixth, ant
!. II township does not use the amour
due in TIVE years it goes TO the eunesa
state rosd fund.
70, The fsl two year, the township
{ receives liz pro rata Of one-hxlf millioI
~ iu milEgs h proportioned 10 tn
putkl uiilhgs of the state. The stat
: sssis,s annually " keep improved ros'
sln repair. but not los, than one fourtl
9rifls eaI W improved
Tue word highway" includes town
silip b,1dgsz. '"
u ia. equity commissioners refus
" ae;, citizens esn petition the court.
psupsyiYapis has about 1900 nIiif