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

roads, together with marks indicating
where road building material can be
found, and what kind and what
quality.
SEC. o Whenever any township
shall file notice with the State High
way Department, through it's town
ship board. or If under the township
system, the township commissioners or
overseers OF highways, or when any
county commissioners in counties UNI
der the county road law shall do like
wise. notifying the department that the
township COR townships acting con-
Jointly on boundary line roads) or
county Cor counties acting conformity
on boundary line roads,, that they
have made arrangements 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 or the road
to be improved, made out by a COM
petent surveyor, and make application
for outline plans and general speclh-
cations; ii shall be the duty OF the
State Highway Commissioner to enter
such application in the order that 1t
is received, and to furnish the out
line plans and general specifications
asked for and provided there are any
funds in the State Treasury not yet
allotted, appropriated for State re-
ward for roads, he shall make the al
lotment, and when any township Cor
townships acting conformity on boun-
Diary line roads,, or any county Tor
counties acting conformity on boun-
Diary line roads, have built mile or
more of such road as is hereinafter
described, and when inspected by the
State Highway Commissioners 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.
SEC. 10. The following described
roads, when built, shall merit the re-
ward attached to 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
eighteen feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained, and
have a 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 a layer of
gravel which shall not be less than
five inches thick after rolling: Pro
Uided, That both shoulders and met
aled 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 two hundred
fifty dollars a mile and pro rata for
extra miles and fractions thereof in
excess of the first mile.
OBJ 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
eighteen feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained, and
have q wagon way or travel track not
less than nine feet wide, and which
shall consist of not less than eight
inches of compacted gravel, which
must be applied in not less than two
layers, each layer to be rolled sepa-
rately: Provided, That both should
ers and metaled track shall be prop
erly crowned so as to shed water
quickly to the side bitches, shall
merit, if approved by the State High
way Commissioner, a reward from the
State of five hundred dollars a mile
and pro rata for extra miles and frac-
tions thereof in excess of the first
mile.
(c) For every mile of well graded
road on which the steepest incline
shall not exceed six per cent, and the
width of which shall not be less than
eighteen feet between side bitches, and
which shall be properly drained and
have a 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.
ProUided, That both shoulders and
metaled track shall be properly crown
ed 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 seven hun
dred fifty dollars a mile and pro rata
for extra miles and fractions thereof
in excess of the first mile
cd For every mile of well graded
road on which the steepest incline
shall not exceed six per cent, and the
width of which shall not be less than
eighteen feet between side bitches,
and which shall be properly drained,
and have a wagon way or travel
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