Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-08-03
THE NEW ROAD LAW.

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Get a good understanding of the law
which provides for the construction and
improvement Of country roads through
state and county aid. Iowa county not
having complied with the road law of
1907 is not at present in position to
obtain any state aid but Iowa county
will have to pay her due proportion Of
the state levy for aid in highway work.
Prompt action ought to be taken to
remedy this defect.
The state highway commission thus
briefly explains the provisions Of the
law providing for state aid and super
vision for the improvement of public
highways:
Madison, Wis. July 80. - The law
creating a state highway commission
and providing for system Of prospect
i've state highways with an annual ap
preparation of $350,000 makes little
change in the present system in those
counties which have been doing work
under the county aid laws Of 1907, ex-
cept that it adds the state as contrib
utor to the cost of construction, and
gives TO the state highway commission
sufficient authority to insure that the
state s money is wisely and economical
" spent In those counties which have
taken no action under the 1907 laws it
will be necessary for the county board
to take action under this law at the
November, 1911 session, if any part of
the state aid fund is desired for con
struction in 1912. The commission
presents this information:
CLASS Towns which have voted
tax for county aid road construction in
1912. No further action by the voters
Of the town is necessary.
CLASS III Towns in CLASS | which
have borrowed the money and built
their road in 1911 No part Of the state
aid fund for 1912 is available for work
done in 1911. Such towns will have to
follow the course outlined for towns in
CLASS Ill.
CLASS III-TOwns which have not
voted a tax for county aid road con
structiOn in 1919. Such towns can vote
tax of not less than $500 for road
construction or not less than $3.50 for
bridge construction, or both, at a spec
ial town meeting.
CLASS " Towns which have voted
a tax for county aid road construction
III any year previous to 1912 and have
the proceeds of such tax in the town
treasury. These towns can get county
and state aid in 1912 if they vote at a
special town meeting to devote such
proceeds to state aid construction.
CLASS V.-Towns which have voted /
a tax to build a county aid bridge in !
1912. Such towns can by voting at a
special town meeting, to devote the |
proceeds of the tax to aid construction,
get county and state aid If the bridge .
is built in 1912.
General requirements applying to !
towns in every class. If the state fund ,
is sufficient the state pays 33 1 3 per
cent of the cost of roads and 20 per |
cent of the cost of bridges. Unless the |
county boards fix other percentages, |
the county and the town share equally |
UHc IcIlldllINttI VI lIlC NoSU'
County and state aid is available not
only for building stone and gravel
roads, but for the permanent improve
ment of earth roads as well, and for
building any bridge over six feet in
span. All roads and bridges voted to
be improved must lie on the system of
prospective state highways. If the
county has no system the town can
vote tax and the town board shall
select the road or bridge to be i'm
proved after the county board selects
system. Special town meetings must
be held on or before Sept. 1. Town
boards must petition the county board
through the county clerk on or before
Sept l. Petitions should state the
amount of tax voted and give a des-
cription of the road or bridge to be
constructed.
Counties which wish to build a road
in 1912 with county and state funds +
alone must vote county tax for the
purpose at special meeting of the
county board held on or before Oct. 1. I
The full text of the law appears as
chapter 237, laws of 1911, in the law
supplement which was issued with the .
Iowa County Democrat last week.