Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-22

and have a wagon way or travel track
not less than nine feet wide of well
compacted macadam not less than six
inches thick, laid in not less than two
courses, each to be properly bonded
with sufficient stone screenings and
thoroughly rolled: Provided, That
both shoulders and metaled track
shall be properly crowned so as to
shed water quickly to the side bitches,
shall merit, if approved by the State
Highway Commissioner, reward
from the State of one thousand dollars
mile and pro rata for extra miles
and fractions thereof in excess of the
first mile
SEC. IL. No claim for State reward
for improved roads of over two miles
in any one township in any one year
shall be allowed by the State High
way Commissioner: Provided, hoao-
ever, If any township or county shall
have raised money by tax or by sale
of bonds to build more than two miles
of road such as merits State reward
in township in year, and the road
built is approved by the State High
way Commissioner, and this road is
kept in as good condition as when APP
township or county shall have its ap-
plication number remain upon the
books of the department and draw
each year the maximum amount al
lowed to a township in a year until
such time as the township or county
has received the amount due for the
class and amount of road built: Pro
Uided, Money has been appropriated
for the purpose. In case the road
building money was raised by the sale
of bonds, the State reward money
shall be used only for the payment
of the principal of the bonds.
SEC II. The State Highway Com
missioner is hereby given the author
ity to refuse to grant any further road
reward to any township or county
that has been rewarded by the State
for improving roads, that does not
keep these State rewarded roads in
proper repair but, upon his refusal
to any township or county for an al
lotment of State reward, it shall be
the Commissioners duty to inform
such township or county of what re-
pairs are necessary to place them in
a position to again be eligible to re-
ceive State reward, and If these re-
pairs are made satisfactorily to the
Commissioner, he shall reinstate them
to the eligible reward list.
Sec. IS. The decision of the State
Highway Commissioner shall be final
relative to whether the road is built
we'll enough or not to merit State re-
ward and shall have the right to re-
tain any amount of the reward he
deems advisable until the road has
been thoroughly tested.
SEC a. This act gives no author
ity to pay any reward for any inn
provements made in public wagon
roads prior to the passage of this act.
SEC. Is. There shall be assigned to
the State Highway Commissioner, by
the Board of State Auditors, suitable
rooms at Lansing for the conducting
of the business of the State Highway
Department, and they shall provide
suitable furniture and Office equip
ment.
Sec. 16. To carry out the provi-
sions of this act, there is hereby ap-
propriated for the fiscal year ending
June thirty, nineteen hundred six, the
sum of thirty thousand dollars, and
for the fiscal year ending June thirty,
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sixty thousand dollars; of which ten
thousand dollars each year consti.
tutes the sum that may be used for
the running expenses of the depart
ment, and the balance constitutes the
State reward fund, for encouraging
the improvement of the public wagon
roads.
SEC. H. The Auditor General shall
add to and incorporate in the State
tax for the year nineteen hundred five
the sum of thirty thousand dollars
and for the year nineteen hundred
six, the sum of sixty thousand dollars
which when collected shall be credited
to the general fund to reimburse the
same for the money hereby appro
priated.
This act is ordered to take imme
date effect
Approved June 6, 1905.