Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-04
SOME PROVISIONS Of
NEW HIGHWAY LAW
Commissioner Must be Provided
With an Office
And be Paid a Salary of $500 Year
or More, as Well as All Neces-
sary Expenses.

A new adjustment of things will
become necessary in this and other
counties Of the state, in carrying out
the provisions of the new highway
law as passed by the last state legisla-
ture. For instance the county high
way commissioner, who has hereto
fore been paid a salary of $1,000, out
Of which he has been required to pay
his own travelling and other expenses,
must hereafter be paid such salary as
the county board may determine,
which shall not be less than $4,000 per
year. and in addition SHALL be provid-
ed with All Office. the same as other
county officers, and shall have his ez-
penses in the discharge of his duties
paid by the county.
The following towns in Grant
county voted in September last to take
advantage Of the state aid in highway
construction
North and South Lancaster, Bee
town, Bloomington, Ellenboro, Little
Grant, Potosi, Patch Grove, Mt.
Hope. Hickory Grove, Mt. Ida, Fen
|,nimore: Marion, Clifton, Boscobel,
Wingville, Waterloo, Cassville. Glen
Haven. Wyalusing Watterstown,
Harrison, PlatteviIie. Lima. James
town and Hazel Green.
The state highway commission has
issued a pamphlet full of information
concerning the law from which we
Gull the following concerning the
duties Of county boards. at the coming
November meeting:
Glass 1. Those counties which
have been working under the provi
sions Of either Of chapters 487 or 552
of the laws IF 1907 Or both and have
adopted system of prospective
county highways and have elected q
county highway commissioner
The county Boards CT such counties
must
1 Cause their system Of ptospec-
tive state highways to join with the
system Of adjoining counties.
@ Cause the county clerk to file q
copy Of the county road map with the
state highway commission and each
town CLERK
3. Determine the percentages
which the county will pay of the cost
Of roads and bridges built in 1912 and
1918
4. Levy a tax to pay the county's
share Of the cost Of all state aid i'm
provelnents to be made in 1919
5. Levy tax for the purchase or
rental of machinery and tools needed
to construct Improvements contemplate
ed in 1912
6. Levy tax for the county road
and bridge fund. This tax will in.
clude taxes levied under 4, 5, and
of this summary
Z. Fix the salary Of the county
highway commissioner at some definite
sum to be $500 per ann1m or more
and provide for allowing his expenses
in addition. Fix his bnnd, provide
him with an Office and such as
sistants as may be necessary and
delegate necessary powers and
authority to him.
s. Provide for surveys, plans and
specifications for all state aid high
way improvements If they wish the
state highway commission to make
such surveys, ETC., they must request
them to do so.
9. Make adequate provision for
the maintenance of state highways
The county boards of such coun-
ties may
1. Adopt certain parts of the
system of prospective state highways
as state highways
2. Terminate the Term Of the
present county highway commissioner
and elect a county highway commits
sioner under this law or request the
stete highway commission to make
arrangements to insure the proper con-
ard maintenance Of state
aid highways and bridges.
3. Vote to purchase or rent quar-
ries or gravel pits
Glass 2 Those counties which
have taken no action under the pro9i-
sions Of either chapters 487 or 552 of