The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-18
FOURTEEN RULES FOR STATE ROADS Commission Sets Forth Its
 Requirements FIVE PER CENT GRADE The State Will Not Take Part in Constructing Any Road Until
 Legal Rights of Way
 Are Secured
FIVE PER CENT GRADE

Montgomery. July 17.-(Speeial)-Fou teen rules and regulations, which set forth in a concise way the requirements of the state highway commission In the construction of "state aid'' roads, have been announced by the commission Ihe states responsibility and endeavors are set forth in no uncertain terms, as well as full specifications in the construction of model highways. Especial attention is called to the fact that legal rights of way must be established before the state will take part in the construction of the roads. An interesting provision is that the grade of any state road must not exceed per cent.
 The full requirements are:
 l. No financial aid shall be given any county by the state until such county shall have appropriated and rendered available a sum equal to the amount to be received from the state.
 9 No financial aid shall be given any county by the state unless the contem- plated work is to be on a main travelled thoroughfare, culvert or bridge, and un- less the improvement is to be of perma nent nature and of public utility and convenience
 B. No financial aid shall be given any county by the state in the construction of a road, unless such work be a continuous section of a public highway.
 f. Width of right-of-way of all state aid roads must not be less than 50 feet and must be acquired by the county, either by donation by the owners of lands through which such road will pass, or by agreement between the owners and the proper authorities In such county, or by the exercise of the proper eminent domain and without expense to the state and exclusive of the 5000 appropriation made by such county Such right -of-way must be se- cured before any contract is let or con- struction work begins.
 5 The width of the graded surface of any state aid road must not be less than 20 feet between side ditches
 G. The space between the surfaced part of any road and the ditches, known as the shoulders, shall not be less than four feet each In width and the sur faced part on macadam roads shall be not less than 10 fee in width. On gravel roads the surfaced or gravel width shall not less than 10 feet in width On gravel be placed any width exceeding 14 feet but not be less than IA feet.
 :. The depth of surfacing material will vary in accordance with the qual- ity of the material and will be left to the judgment of the state highway en- gineer, or his assistant.
 s. The grade of any state aid road shall not exceed per cent
 9. Specifications for the construction of any state aid road or bridge shall be prepared by the state highway en- gineer. Where county has a compe- tent county engineer he may prepare specifications. but such specifications must be submitted to the state highway engineer for his approval or disapproval or for such changes as he may deem wise.
 10. Upon requisition in writing from the state highway engineer. the coun- ty or contractor shall discharge any employees engaged in state aid work provided no man be discharged except for cause. The following reasons shall be deemed cause for discharge: In competency, dishonesty. drunkenness, insubordination and misconduct.
 II. The state will not be respon- sible for damage to any machinery, tools or teams engaged in the con struction of a state aid road.
 12. The state will not be responsible e for damage to crops or land caused by change in location of a road or by change of the flow of water caused by the construction of a road.
 13. The state will make a survey only long enough to cover the amount to be expended. If any county wishes to continue the survey when the state aid survey stops, it will have to be made by an engineer employed by the county.
 IA. The state highway engineer will consult and advise with any county relative to any survey or work on any highway other than that upon which state aid money.is eXpended