Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-09
Attention Called to Amend
ed State Road Law.
Interesting Figures Relative 10
State Teachers Certificates.
Elections Ordered in Coast Artl''
lery Corps, n. G. S.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor ano G""e'
rh,,sdax. Feb. "a, at 10 A. vi.


c.,,, 1,;,,,,ya, department is sending
~, =, ~ obairman of the municipal
officers Of the various towns OF the
state the following letter calling their
attention 10 the state road law as
amended M the last session of the Leg
islaturc. a pamphlet copy of which is
enclosed in the letter:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed herewith you will find
pamuhlrt copy of the State road law as
amended by the last legislature. The
principal amendment which would in
terest the towns at this time is that
regarding the manner of making town
appropriations.
Instead Of the provision for setting
aside from the regular highway money
and making a special appropriation it
IS now necessary only to make spf-
ciaI appropriation of a certain amount
In order to entitlc the town to State
aid ON the last page Of the pamph-
Jet you will find financial statement
which shows tine maximum amount
which may be raised By any town and
against which state aid will be appor-
toned
If you read section four of the law
carefully you will see that it is not
necessary for the town to appropriate
the maximum amount, the word may"
being used in the section. II the max
imum amount is not raised however,
State aid will be apportoned only on
the basis of the amount appropriated
Tho last paragraph OF section five
reads as follows:
1T shall be the duty Of the selectmen
Of each toWn to insert in the warrant
for. each annual town meeting an ar
ticle calling upon the voters to vote
yes or no on the adoption of the
provisions, of this act relating to the
appropriation OF money necessary to
entitlc the town to state aid for high
ways. for the year in which such meet
ing is to be held"
1t would seem. therefore, that the
following articles should be inserted in
the warrant for the town meeting in
order to bring the matter of State aid
properly before the meeting.
"Articlc TO see If the town will
vote yes or no. upon the adoption of
the provisions of chapter H. of the
Public Laws of Maine for the year
1907. as amended by chapter 60 Pub
lie Laws of 1909. relating to the APP
preparation Of money necessary to en-
title the town to state aid for high
ways for the year 1870
"Article To ste if the town will
raise and appropriate, in addition to
the amounts regularly raised and APP
propriatrd for the care of ways, high
ways and bridges. the sum of $
being tn" maximum amount which the
town Is allowed to raise under the pro-
visions of chapter 1l2. of the F. l.. of
Maine for the year 1907. as amended by
chapter 50. Public Laws of 1910
II tn" above appropriation is made.
State aid as shown by the financial
statement above referred to. will be
apportioned to your town
If the town secs III a larger appro-
priation than that indicated may be
made. but the amount given above is
the maximum against which state aid
may be apportioned under the law
The towns action on this matter
should be reported tn this office on the
enclosed blank on or before April fiji
teenth
As tn" law directs us to use the
funds not arportioued to towns for an
other purpose. it is necessary that an
plications be filed promptly and before
the fifteenth of April in order to in
sure the apportionmrnt OF aid to the
towns
State Assessors valuation of vmIr
town is s
(. Yours very truly.
PAUL ID. SARGENT.