Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-14
Provisions Interpreted Different
y by County Commissioners.
County Attorney Emery Of York May
Visit Capital Friday.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council.
Feb. %, At 10 A. M.

that they call Tor One-half of the cpe-
cial appropriation for State roads, and
the other way IS that they call for one
half Of tie towns appropriations of
the town. The commissioners of seven
counties have called for half of the
appropriation. At the last session OF
the legislature AN attempt was made
to amend the law SO that the towns
should have One-half of the expendi-
lures. but ii appears that the meaning
of the law is not yet clear.
The provisions of the law relating
tQ State roads, from the Revised Stat
utcs of 1893, chapter %, as amended
by chapter rs of tie Public Laws of
1905, and which have been interpreted
in different ways by the county COM
missioners, arc as follows:
Section 80. Upon the request of the
municipal officers of any town. the
county commissioners of the county
wherein said town is located, shall des-
iGnate that highway running through
said town which in their Judgment is
the main thorouShfare. and said high
way shall be known as a State road.
Section 100. Towns establishing
state roads as aforesaid may. on COM
plying with the conditions hereinafter
set forth. receive from the State one
half of the amount actually expended
in permanent Improvement of said
roads, not exceeding $500 year; pro-
vided, that no town shall receive such
State aid unless its expenditure for
such road shall amount to at least
500, and shall have been exclusive of
and in addition to the amount regu-
l., nj, SnI in, fnr serI,
ways and bridges; and provided, also,
that the amount so expended shall be
used before the first day of October in
permanent Improvement of portion
Of said road, and in a manner salts
factory to the county commissioners OF
the county wherein said road is To-
Gated. Said permanent improvement
| shall be on a continuous portion of
said road for at least one year. Such
aid shall be paid from the State treas
| ury on and after the first day of jan
| uary, upOn certificate by the governor
and council. as provided by the fol-
lowing section.
Section i0I. Municipal officers Of
towns Improving State roads urdcr the
! fore Goirg provisions snail annually be-
| fore the first day of November make
ItoturnS under oath to the county COM
| MissioncrS of their county Of the
amount appropriated and expended by
| their town in such permanent improve
| nCntS. the amount of road improved,
| and the character of the work done.
| The county commissioners shall in
Spcct the roads so improved and if
| key are satisfied that the provisions
Of the preceding sections have been
complied with. they shall certify to
| the governor aud council the sum
which said town is entitled to rccciv"
lf,"m tho state. Any town dissatisfied
with their decision may appeal to the
governor and council. The governor
and council shall issue certificate to
the treasurer of the town for such
amount as they adiudgc such town en-
Titled to receive from the State treas
Jury.
Section 1O2. Towns desiring To take
advantage of tho provisions Of sections
I99 to 10J inclusive, may. through their
municipal officers, make application
Therefore to the secretary Of state, and
he shall record such applications in the
order in which, they are received.
| Section IO3. No town which receives
by special act or appropriation assist
lance from the State in the construc-
| ton or repair of its highways or
bridges shall be entitled to the bcnc-
liits of sections 80 to 1O5 inclusive dur
ling the year in which such assistance
| is given.
| Section 105. The word town in
The six preceding sections shall he con-
Istrued AS meaning Cities towns OF or
ganizcd plantations. Nothing therein
lcCntained shall be construed as chang
ling the existing control of highways
by counties or towns or as limiting or
changing their liabilities therefor.
| (Section 1O4 is repeatedly
Under the old law relating to Sta,e
roads it was generally understood that
the town was to have one half of the
IsIecial appropriation, but there was
the same misunderstanding in regard
| to that law. and number of the
Towns in the State called for one half
Iof the expenditure instead of one-half
| of the appropriation, and they were
reimbursed by the legislature. The
law as it now stands is equally blind.
land will probably have to be changed
en- that it's meaning will be made
nlainer at the next session of the leg
lislature.
| II is recognized fact that it is
somewhat of task TO get joke on
the heads of departments and some of
the older employees at the Capitol. who
have long been associated with the
work that goes OH from year to year
within the walls of the building. as
-, have learned from experience to
4 no wary, but nevertheless some of the
younper members essay something of
!t,.t nature once in awhile. Their at
tempts are ant to miscarry. however,
&C is shown by story which is now
going the rounds of the building. 1t
eli banpened up on the fourth floor
aronaav and the intended victim was
= man who has seen long years Of SER
s.;oa IN one of the departments. The
s s.sr e, in question is smoker Of
old school t that s mA or he T nri,