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

hearing, otherwise the county mast
bear the expense.
There is a further provision that
when the State road in any town has
been reconstructed in permanent
| manner within the meaning of this Act,
it shall be the duty Of the County Com
missioner to designate the next import
ant main thorouelfare as state road.
The State Commissioner of Highways
and the County Commissioners togeth-
er shall say when the road has been
reconstructed in the permanent manner.
Sec ion s provides for the establish
ncnt of q State Highway Department,
whose chief officer shall be n civil en-
gineer. He shall receive an annual SAL
arv Of twenty-five hundred dollars and
in addition such actual expenses not eX-
ceedng fifteen hundred dollars annual
ly as he may personally incur in the
execution of the duties of his Office,
the same to be approved by the Gov
ernor and Council. The Department
shall be furnished with suitable offices
in the city of Augusta and properly
provided with all necessary furniture,
etc The State Commissioner shall Per-
sOnalIy sllperintend the work of the De-
narImcnt.
He may appoint, if the work of the
Department requires it, subject to the
approval Of the Governor and Council
one assistant Commissioner at such
salary and allowance for expenses as
the Legislature shall decide. The Com
missioner may also appoint one clerk
and Eookkeeper and one StenOgrapher
and such help as the execution of this
Act shall make necessary upon terms to
be approved by the Governor and
Council. All salaries and expenses call
ed for in this section shall be charged
against administration and shall be
paid out of any moneys appropriated
under this Act.
Section provides that each town
shall of the amount Of money annually
raised and appropriated for the repair
of its highways set apart the following
amounts to be used for the permanent
improvement of it's main highways I'M
der the advice of the State Commission
err of Highways:
Towns having a valuation of less
| than two million dollars, one dollar on
each thousand dollars of their valua-
less than three million dollars valua-
| ton, seventy-five cents on each one
| thousand dollars; towns of three mill
lion dollars and less than five million
dollars. fifty cents on each one thou
| sand dollars; towns of five million dol
lars and less than fifteen million del
lars, thirty-three and one-third cents
OH each one thousand dollars; and
| toms of fifteen million dollars and up
wards, twenty-five cents on each one
Thousand dollars.
And the commissioners of each
county within which are located I'M
incorporated townships, one dollar on
of the money raised and appropriated
for the repair of highways in such ,un-
incorporated townships. one dollar on
each enc thousand dollars of the Talu-
alton of each unincorporated township
in which there are highways, to be ex-
pended for permanent improvements of
said highways as indicated in the first
paragraph of this section.
Section Z provides that if any city or
town or organized plantation or the
| County Commissioners for any unincOr-
porated township, declare State aid for
the permanent improvement of the
main highways within such city, town.
organized plantation or unincorporated
township, such city or town or organ
| lied plantation and the commissioners
of the county for such unincorporated
township shall raise, appropriate and
set apart an additional sum equal to
| fifty per cent. of the amount required
| ed to be set apart for permanent inn
| provemcnts under Section of this Act
and this additional amount of fifty per
cent. shall be raised, appropriated and
set apart for the maintenance of high
ways. Application for State aid must be
made and given to the State Commits
siorer> of Highways on or before April
l fifteenth by the clerks of such towns,
cities, plantations or boards of county
\ commissioners as have made the Spe-
Il cial appropriation. otherwise they shall
not be entitled to such aid for such
year.
H 1t shall be the duty of selectmen of
each town to insert in the warrant for
each annual town meeting an article
calling upon the voters to vote Eyes
or mo- on the adoption of the provi-
sions of this act.
H The State Commissioner of Highways
Il snail appOrtior to each city, town, or
H ganized plantation or unincorporated
township which has applied for State
aid the following amounts:
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