The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-21
State Highway Department.

Section q. Whenever any township
shall file notice with the state high
way department through its township
board. or if under the township sys-
tenn, the township commissioners or
overseers of highways, or when any
county commissioners in counties un-
der the county road law shall do like
wise, notifying the department that
the wnship or townships acting
con jointly on boundary line roads,, or
county Cor counties acting conformity
on boundary line roads,, that they
have made arrangement to improve a
mile or more of public wagon road by
building a clay-gravel, gravel, a
stone gravel, a gravel-stone or ma
cadam road, and ask for an allotment
of state reward, and shall file with
the department profile of the road
TO be improved, made out by a COM
petent surveyor, and make applica-
ton for outline plans and general
specifications it shall be the duty of
the state highway commissioner to
enter such application in the order
that it is received, and TO furnish the
outline plans and general specitica-
tons asked for, and provided there
are any funds in the state treasury
not yet allotted, appropriated for state
reward for roads, he shall make the
allotment, and when any township or
townships acting conformity on bound
airy line roads, or any county Cor coun-
ties acting conformity on boundary
line roads have built mile or more
of such road IS is hereinafter des-
cribed, and when inspected by the
state highway commissioner is found
TO be up to the required standard, he
shall verify the same TO the auditor
general of the state, who shall draw
a warrant upon the state treasurer,
payable TO the proper authorities in
such township or county, or townships
or counties, for the amount of reward
due them, for the amount of and class
of road built.
Section 10. The following describ-
ed roads when built shall merit the
reward attached 70 each description:
(a) For every mile Of we'll graded
road on which the steepest incline
shall not exceed six per cent and the
width of which shall not be less than
IS feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained and
have wagon way or travel track not
less than nine feet wide made in two
courses; the bottom course TO be Of an
approved mixture of clay and sand
not less than five inches thick after
rolling and covered with layer Of
gravel which shall not be less than
five inches thick after rolling: Pro-
vided That both shoulders and me-
tailed track shall be properly crowned
so as to shed water quickly to the side
bitches, shall merit, if approved by
the state highway commissioner, a
reward from the state of $3.50 mile
and pro rata for extra miles and frac-
tons thereof in excess Of the first
mile.
(b) For every mile of we'll graded
road on which the steepest incline
shall not exceed six per cent, and the
width of which shall not be less than
IS feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained and
have a wagon way or travel track not
less than nine feet wide, and which
shall consist of not less than eight
inches of compa cted gravel, which
must be applied in not less than two
layers, each layer TO be rolled separ-
ately: Provided, That both shoulders
aud metaled track shall be properly
crowned so as to shed water quickly
to the side bitches, shall merit, if APP
proved by the state highway commits
sioner, reward from the state of $500
mile and pro rata for extra miles
and fractions thereof in excess of the
first mile.
(c) For every mile of we'll graded
road on which the steepest incline
shall not exceed six per cent, and the
width of which shall not be less than
Is feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained, and
have wagon way or travel track not
less than nine feet wide made in two
courses; the bottom course to be of
crushed stone, which shall not be less
than four inches thick after thorough
rolling; and a top course consisting
of layer of gravel which shall not
be less than three inches thick after
being thoroughly rolled: Provided,
That both shoulders and metaled
track shall be properly crowned so as
J to shed water quickly TO the side
bitches, shall merit, if approved by
the state highway commissioner, a
reward from the state of $3.50 mile
and pro rata for extra miles and frac-
tions thereof in excess of the first
mile.
(d) For every mile of we'll graded
road on which the steepest incline
shall not exceed six per cent, and the
width of which shall not be less than
Is feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained, and
havea wagon way or travel track not
less than nine feet wide made in two
courses; the bottom course to be of
gravel and not be less than four inches
thick after thorough rolling; and a