Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

the State Commissioner shall certify
that all work i'll connection with the
contract has been completed, inspected
ana accepted.
Section 10 provides for the mainten-
ance of State roads to the satisfaction
OF the Commissioner of Highways, to-
gether with a penalty of Withholding
State aid for the following year from
said town and until the repairs are
made.
Section II provides that the State will
have no liability for DANA ges arising
from the construction, rebuilding. i'm
provements or maintenance of State
road. The damages for land damages,
etc, shall be assessed by the officers
having Jurisdiction where the road lies.
and paid according to the provisions of
Statute. In case the award of damages
IS not satisfactory parties shall have
the same right OF appeal as is provided
by law in the case of damages for al
terinG highways.
Section II provides that the funds
necessary for the purposes of this act
shall be provided by assessing annually
on all property in the State a tax of
one mill, on each dollar Of valuation.
ANY unexpended balance at the end of
any year shall be added to the fund for
, the next year. From this fund shall be
paid all expenses of administration and
all State aid for road Improvement as
provided under this act.
Section 13 provides that after provid-
ing for the expenses Of administration
and for the payment Of State aid APP
piled for the balance of the fund O." any
part Of it may lc expended by the state
Commissioner IF Highways ir iii ,.t.1g.
connecting roads between ST.. ''p.'|s
as designated. with the object OF =
lisning as far as possible a como
system of continuous main high
throughout the State. The amour;
money expended Tih each count e to b,
expended in each to be in proportion g
the total road mileage of the county is
TO the total road mileage of any STATE.
No expenditure under this 81 ctinn .haU
be made in any town whiC! shall fail
to accept the provisions of this act ANA
apply for state aid.
This section also provi is tlla' 49,
State Commissioner OF H;ghW'' LAY,
subject to the approval Of tHf '..lvernor
and Council, apportion ~. 10 exceed
twenty-five per con-. ~ uncXpended
balance after tt yortiOnment men
.oned above, ~ OWNS whose joint fund
Us inS::nr..I;, to properly complete
tn. work undertaken III one. job.
:. zion IA provides that the fiscal
VI, nd December 31st.
Sc on Is provides for the compila-
tinl ID dissemination of information
relat;.- to road building etc. Also that
a me- =. . be held in each county each
year f., he open discussion Of ques-
lions rcla ing to the building and
maintain:n,; of public ways.
NOTE: 1t IL expected that all towns
be represented by The officers hav-
ing ca. nf the highways; their
expenses b" raid ~ the towns
which tn represent.
Section 10 PROV -F':s for tic annual Re-
port which shall '.. handed 10 tho sec
rotary of State a soon after the first
Wednesday Of January as possible.
Section Il gives the Commissioner Of
Highways the authority to call on any
municipal or county officer in the State
having jurisdiction over the roads fer
any information he may require.
Sections IS ana 10 provide FOR the re-