The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-24
THE NEW ROAD DRAG LAW.

The township trustees shall have all
the main travelled roads, including
mail routes, in their township dragged 1
at such time as in their Judgment
is most beneficial, and they shall con- I
tract at their April meeting to have a
given piece of road dragged at rate I
not to exceed fifty cents per mile for |
each mile travelled in dragging. In
choice of persons to do the work or
! in making contracts to do such work,
4 preference shall be given, other
things being equal to the occupants OF
the land abutting the road or adjacent
thereto at the point where the work
is to be, but il more than one occu
pant the trustees may decide to
which preference shall be given. So
far as possible such dragging shall be
done following transforms when the
earth on the road surface is in the
consistency of mortar or in condition
to accomplish the best results. Moth
ing herein contained shall prohibit
) township trustees from causing other
than main travelled roads in their
: township to be dragged. No COM
pensation shall be paid to any per-
sons for dragging roads unless the
same be authorized by the township
trustees and in the manner directed
: by them and other work than dragging
may be done when it can accomplish
better results. Not less than forty
. per cent of the road tax collected I'M
!, der the road levy made by the town
: ship trustees, on land abutting the
: road or adjacent thereto, shall be
= worked on said road if needed on the
:, same.
= 1t shall be the duty of the city
council of cities and incorporated
: towns to cause the main Travelled
= roads within the corporate limits lead
:, ing into the city or town to be drag
!. ged. and as far as practicable ant
:. possible the provisions of this &C
shall be applicable.
The trustees may at any time
when their contract with the parties
for dragging the road has not beer
= properly complied with. or when tn.
~ work is not done in satisfactor.
~ manner. cancel said contract with tn,
&c party or parties.
% 1t shall be unlawful for any persol
or persons to leave after gradin
ol loose earth, weeds or sods in the high
'e ways in such manner as to interior
IN with safe travel.
OF 1t shall be unlawful for any perso
ne or persons to drive, ride, or cause t
m be driven a vehicle OF any descriptio
So in or upon the south half of an cas-
St and west highway or east half OF
IN north and south highway after tn
same has been dragged and befor
en- such portion of the highway sha
of have dried sufficiently TO pack unde
an a horses feet, or frozen hard enoug
ed to carry. provided that nothing i
~ this section shall apply tn those il
lie. stances where it is impossible I
cir drive with safety on the west Or mort
ty side of the road.
es Any person violating any OF the pr,
to visions OF this act shall be guilty
misdemeanor and shall on convi
rs tiol thereof be fined not less than |
int no. more than $40 for the first 0
MS Tense and for each offense thereaft'
he shall be fined a sum not less tLan
We nor more than sos, and all fines &C
ill lected by prosecutions under this a
Die shall be paid into the road fund
no the township where the o9ense W;
an committed or damage done to Il
road.
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