The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-18
STATE AID BILL l FOR GOOD ROADS
INTRODUCED IN ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE IN 1903 AND 1905 a AND BEATEN BOTH TIMES TO BE AGAIN INTRODUCED IN 1907.

the County and principal market place i'll the County in which said im- proyement is said to be made, and they shall attach to said petition a receipt from the County Treasurer for the sum of Fifty Dollars, which sum in the event that said petition shall not be granted, or in the event that the said l5 per cent. shall not be deposited as hereinafter provided, shall go into the general fund of the said County, but in case said petition shall be granted and the said l5 per cent. deposited as in this Act pro- yided, said Fifty Dollars shall be counted in making up the l5 per cent. required to be raised by the said petitioners. Notice of said petition, with the purpose thereof, signed by said petitioners, shall be published in some newspaper Of the County at least ten days prior to the beginning of the next regular term of the Coun- ty Court, at which term it shall be set for hearing.
 "Sec. I. Upon the proof of such notice, and after full compliance with the requirements of Section 3, the court shall proceed to hear said peti- tion; and, if the levying or County Court, last preceding, shall have made an appropriation for building and repairing public roads and bridges and the condition of County revenues justities the expenditure necessary to make the Improvements prayed for, the court shall grant said petition, and shall forward immedi- atcly one copy Of said petition and plat, together with his order, to the State Engineer.
 "Sec. ,. The Slate Engineer shall then carefully examine said petition and plat and determine whether or not the proposed improvement is of sufficient pnblic importance to justify the necessary cost thereof, having in view the use, location and value of such highway or section theruf, for common traflic and travel; he shall then certify in writing to the office of the State Board of Road and High way Commissioners his approval or disappruyal of said petition, with his reasons therefor.
 ''Sec. 6. Said Board shall then re- view said petition and the report of the State Engineer thereon, and if they approve the petition shall so order, and such Engineer shall cause the highway or section thereof there in described to be mapped both in outline and profile. He shall then ind cate how much of said highway or section, may be improved by devil ation from the existing lines when ever it shall be deemed of an advan- tage to obtain shorter or more direct road without lessening it's usefulness, or whenever such deviation is of ad- vantage by reason of !essened gradi- ents. He shall also cause plans and specifications of such highways or sections thereof to be thus improved to be made for Telford, MacadAm or gravel roadway, or other suitable con struction, taking into consideration the climate, soil and material to be had in the vicinity thereof and the extent and nature of the traffic likely to be upon such highway, specifying, in his judgment, the kind of road wise economy demands. Improved oi permanent roadways of all highways so improved, shall not be less thar eight feet nor more than sixteen feet in width, unless for special reasons
 to be stated by such Engineer, 1t i'
 required that it shall be of greater
 width He shall, if requested by the Board or County Judge, include pro visions for steel plate, fiat rail o' other construction.
 ''Sec. T, Upon the completion O.
 such maps, plans, specifications, the
 State Engineer shall cause an esti mate to be made on the cost Of con
 struction of the same, and transmit it to the County Judge of the County
 from which said petition proceeded l together with certified copy of sucl
 maps, plans and specifications, and certidcaleof approval by the Board O
 d highway or section thereof, so des ignatcd aforesaid.
 "Sec. s. The County Judge shal
 then without delay notify said peti 1 tioners by letter and publish notice
 in newspaper of the granting Q
 said pcti iln by said Board, and tha' l he has the pllns and specifications Q
 said propt sed improvement at th'
 office of the County clerk for inspec
 tion. Within thirty days after glvins of said notice the said petitioners
 shall place in the County Treasury t'
 the credit of said road, subject to th'
 orders of the County Judge, as here
 matter provided, l5 per cent. Of th'
 Engineers estimated cost of con structing or improving said road
 after making due allowance and de