Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-07
BRADY'S TEAM
CLARK,S TEAM,
State rlust Limit Good Roads Work

HARRISBURG, Dec. 30.-Township
electors cannot arbitrarily Ak the
amount to be expended on good roads
with the expectancy that the county
and State must pay their proportionate
share of the cost. This has been de-
cided by Deputy Attorney General
Fleitz, in an opinion given to State
Highway Commissioner Hunter.
The electors of Mideletown Town
ship Bucks County, voted to issue $5O,-
900 in bonds to improve township
roads law Of 1908. Deputy Attorney
General Fleitz in his opinion says
"It appears that the citizens of Mid,
dleton Township are under the impress
sion that, because they have thus pro-
vided $50, 900 to be used for the con-
struction of new roads within the limits
of the said township, the county of
Bucks can be required to raise its pro.
portionate share Of 5000 more, and
that the State is required to furnish the
balance, or two thirds of the cost, to
wit: 5000, 1000 for the Improvement of
said roads, and you ask to be ad-
vised on this point.
CAN'T EXCEED PRO RATA SHARE
81 fine nothing in the act OF 1908
which warrants this conclusion. A
certain specific sum, which the State
may use to pay its proportionate share
of the cost of constructing roads is ap-
propriated by the act and this must be
apportioned among the various count.
les of the Commonwealth on basis of
the number of miles of road in each
county. There is absolutely no author
ity for you or any other State official
to increase the amount thus apportion-
cd any county or to make the State
liable for a sum greater than that set
forth in the act itself. Neither am
able to find any law which makes it
obligatory upon the county to do more
than furnish it's proportionate share
based on the State appropriation.
THE last provision of section is to
the effect that the township and county
by agreement, may vary the proper
ton which each must pay to suit them.
selves but in no case shall either town.
ship or county pay less than per
centnm of the entire cost of such i'm
provement. That is a matter which
the local authorities may adjust them
selves, subject to the restriction above
noted, but the State cannot be requir-
ed to pay to any county more than the
amount thus specifically appropriated
and proportionately determined"
STATE SUPERVISION.
Mr.. Fleitz also says that If the work
is being done according to the specifi.
cations of the Highway Department,
even though the 8 tate is not contribut-
ing to the cost, it is clear that the
State Highway Commissioner should
supervise the construction.
The Deputy Attorney General also
decided that the request of the COM
missioners of Northampton County for
State aid in rebuilding a mile of road
in South Rethel Township destroyed
by storm, should be complied with,
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