Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

this act relating to the appropriation of
money necessary to entitle the town to
state aid for highways. for the year in
which such meeting is to be held
Section six of this act is hereby
amended by striking out the whole of
said section and substituting therefor the
following:
Section 6. The state commissioner Of
highways shall apportion from the
amount appropriated under the provisions
OF this act. to each city. town and or
Sanlzed plantation which has applied for
state aid and has appropriated the aidi-
ucnal amount provided for in section
four for each dollar so appropriated, the
valuation of two hundred thousand dol
lars or less, two dollars for each, dollar
appropriated by said town; to towns
having valuation over two hundred
thousand dollars and less than one mil
lion dollars, one dollar for each dollar
appropriated by said town; to towns hav-
ing valuation of one million dollars and
less than one million two hundred thou
sand dollars. ninety-two cents; to towns
having valuation of one million two
hundred thousand dollars and not eX-
ceed1ng one million four hundred thou
sand dollars, eiShty-five cents; to towns
having valuation of one million four
hundred thousand dollars and not en-
ceedinS one million six hundred thousand
dollars, eighty cents; and to towns having
a valuation of one million six hundred
thousand dollars and over, seventyfive
urder section four. And to lnincorpor-
ated townships for which the county
commissioners have applied and have
appropriated the additional amount pro-
vided for in section four. there shall be
apportloned one dollar for each dollar SO
appropriated
The first paragraph of section seven of
said act is hereby amended by striking
out the words set apart" in the first
line of said section and substituting
therefor the word appropriated Said
section is also amended by striking out
the word sections in line three and sub
Stituting therefor the word section and
by striking out the words land five in
lres three and four. Said first section
is further amended by adding after the
word therefor" being the last word of
the paragraph, the following: No work
shall be commenced or prosecuted until
the state commissioner OF highways has
approved the same and issued specifica-
tions by which the work must be done.
No state aid shall be paid until all work
undertaken has been constructed to his
satisfaction
The second paragraph of section seven
of said chapter is hereby amended as
follows: BY striking out all of said sec
including the word therefor being the
first word in the sixteenth line Of said
paragraph.
Said second paragraph is further
amended by striking out the word said
in line sixteen and by inserting after the
word engineer in line twenty the words
or inspector and by inserting after the
word engineers in line twenty-five the
words or inspectors Said second para
graph of said section is further amended
by striking out the last ten lines OF said
paragraph and inserting in place thereof
the following words: a certificate of the
cost OF every road constructed under the
provisions of this act not upon con-
tract shall be filed with the state COM
missioner of highways. by the selectmen
or authorized authority over the work of
the town in which such road shall have
been constructed, on or before November
first. Survey notes, copies of all plans
and contracts together with all other
records pertaining to the expenditure of
any state moneys under this act on any
highways shall be filed and remain on
record in the office of the state commits
soner of highways so that said section
as amended will read as follows:
Section l. The amount of money APP
propriated by such city, town, organized
plantation. or for such Incorporated
township as applies for state aid, as pro-
vided for in section four with the amount
appOrtiOned by the state commissioner of
highways, provided for in section six,
shall constitute Joint fund for the per-
manent Improvement of the state road
in each of said cities. towns, organized
plantations unincorporated townships.
And on or before May fifteenth of each
year it shall be the duty of the officers
having jurisdiction over highways in said
cities, towns. organized plantations and
uuircorporated townships to file with the
state commissioner of highways pro-
posal setting forth the location on the
state road and nature of the permanent
improvements desired to he made: eX-
cept that in the case of cities the time
may he extended to July fifteenth. The
state commissioner of highways shall upon
receipt Of this proposal notify the said
officers whether or not the proposed loca-
ton and the proposed work meets with
his approval, and if not. his reasons
therefor. No work shall be commenced
o.! prosecuted until the state commits
siOner of highways has approved me
same and issued specifications by which
the work must be done No state aid
shall be paid until all work undertaken
has been constructed to his satisfaction.
He may also, upon request of the ofli-
GERS of any city not employing a city en-
gineer, or town or organized plantation
or unncorporated township. furnish to
such city, town, organized plantation or
urincorporated township, free of charge.
the services of any engineer or inspector
in the employ of the state under this act
for the purpose of consultation and ad-
vice concerning the CONSTRUCTION; mn
in such city, town. organized plantation
or unncorporated township. And any
special expenses incurred in providing
such engineers or inspectors shall he
charged against administration and shall
be paid for out of the general approDria-
ton made under this act. certificate
of the cost of every road constructed
under the provisions of this act not upon
a contract shall be filed with the state
commissioner of highways, by the select
men or authorized authority over the
work of the town in which such road
shall have been constructed. on or before
November first. Survey notes, copies of
all plans and contracts together with all
other records pertaining to the .eXpen-
diture of any state moneys under this act
or any subsequent act for the improve
ment of highways shall he filed and re-
main on record in the office of the state
commissioner of highways.
ANY part of said joint fund not eX-
pcrded during the year for which it is
set apart and apportioned. may be ex-
pended during the succeeding year. H.
in the opinion of the state commissioner
81 highways, said joint fund or any part
thereof. for any year cannot be adVan-
tageously expended. the same may be
expended the succeeding year.
Section eight of said chapter is hereby
amended as follows: BY inserting after
the word least in line thirty eight of
said section the words one-half of
Said section is further amended by in
se1iing after the word Submitted in line
seventy five the words Provided. how
ever, that the municipal officers of any
city or town may enter into contract
with the state commissioner of highways
for the construction of the section OF
state road within said city or town I'M
mediately upon completion of plans and
specifications at the estimated cost or
construction made by said state commits
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