Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29

Section II. The state shall not be LA
damages arising from the construction,
OF any highway under this act. In case
any person or persons or corporation
shail sustain damage by any change in
loDation of any highway which may be
tuproved under this act the person or
parsons or corporation injured thereby
.sssessed BY the officers having jurisdic-
tosps. assessed and paid according 10
cf1 damages is not satisfactory, parties
. aSSrieved shall have the same right of
agpea1. es is provided by law in the case
= .e6eotiop. u, To provide funds for the
purpos<s of this act, there shall be as
sessed annually on all property in the
each dollar of valuation and the money
-d1tvsd from said tax shall be for the
exclusive uses and purposes set forth
tine end of any year shall be added to the
fund for the next year. From this fund
q shall be paid all state aid for road i'm
movement as provided for under this
Section 10. After providing for the pay
,u1ent of state aid applied for, the balance
oe the fund or any part of 1t may be ex x.
highways in building connecting roads
between state roads as designated by the
county commissioners with the object OF
establishing as far as possible com
pfete system of continuous main high-
ways throughout the state Provided.
q. made, under this section in any town
which shall fail to accept the provisions
of this act as to application for state
aid and expenditure of joint funds. Any
expenditures made under authority of
this section shall be apportioned among
the several counties of the state each
fha hagi Of Mt al q
in the county to total mileage in the
state and the location of roads to be
improved under this section shall be de-
termined for each county by the state
commissioner of highways and the coun-
ty commissioners of the county The
same general provisions made tor the
construction and ma intenancc of other
state roads under this act shall apply TO
roads constructed under authority of this
section; except that the whole cost of
construction may be paid by the state.
Provided, further that the state COM
missioner of highways may, subject to
g, the approval of the governor and coun-
ton to the amounts apportioned under
section six, not exceeding twenty-five
per centum of said unexpendcd balance of
the appropriation hereunder. after pro-
viding for the payment of state aid APP
piled for, to towns in which the Joint
fund is insufficient to properly complete
the work proposed ed or undertaken ma tai ana
Section H. The fiscal year for Inc pur-
poses of this act shall end December
thirty-one. Wherever the word 'vaiua-
ton is used in this act if shall mean
the valuation last made by the state
board of assessors. Wherever the word
city, town or organized plantation or
unincorporated township /. used singly
i'm this act and the phrase or clause in
which it is used could as well apply To
all four classes of political subdivisions
or to any other one class it shall be
understood to so apply.
Section IS In connection with the
foregoing duties the state commissioners
of highways. having first regard for the
compile statistics relating to the public
ways in the cities and towns of the state
and make such investigation relating
thereto as he shall deem expedient. ir
order to secure better and more improv-
cd highways in the state. He shall also
by means of maps. charts. cuts draw
ings. prints. publications. printed OF
written articles, lectures. or otherwise
disseminate knowledge throughout the
state concerning the best known eco
nomcal methods for the building anC
= maintaining of highways. including
bridges. in the cities and towns of TIN
state, and particularly to iinpart suct
informa ton. in mancr as aforesaid. Il
the county commissioners of counties
the street commissioners of cities. thu
Selectmen of towns and other municipal
officers whose duties 1t may be to hav,
the care and management of the ok
pendture of money and the building ant
keeping in repair of the highways IN TN
year under the auspices of the count!
commissioners. meeting in each coun
ty for the open discussion OF question
relating to the building and maintain
ing Of public ways, of which due motto
shall be given to the towns and cite
in each county by the said county com
Section It. The state commissioner o
highways shall make an annual rcpor
tions of the state highway department
This report shall show tho number "
miles, cost and character of the road
built under its direction, together with
statement of expenses of the depart men
and such other information ConCernin;
tho condition of public roads of tn" stat
and the progress of their improvement
as may be proper He shall also max
recommendations for any Legislation
which to him seem cXpedicnt and neccs
Sary.
His report shall he transmitted to IN
secretary of state as soon after the trS
Wednesday of January of each year a
possible.
Section II. County commissioners AM
city and town officers having the car
of and authority Over public ways AM
bridges throughout the state shall. 81
request furnish said commissioner an.
informa tion which they may possess an
require by him. concerning ways an'
bridges within their jurisdiction.
Section IS. Sections ninety-ninc to on
hundred and five inclusive of chaptc
twenty-thrce. Revised Statutes of ninc,
teen hundred and three ard acts amend
atory thereof, and chapter one hrndre
and forty-six of the public laws Of nine
teen hundred ard five are hereby r"pcalC
when this act takes effect.
Section 10. This act shall tax" cffcc
January first, nineteen hundred am
eight
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