Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29

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have Necessary authority to perform all other duties
imposed iy the legislature from sime to time. Such
expenditures shall be audited ana pa1d as other
Z. The commission shall apporutn the
state highway aid among the counties according to
sections lsI5nl--I to lSl7m--lo. inclusive.
8. The commission, the request Of he county
board CT any county, shall take direct charge Of the
construction and maintenance Of state aided roads
and bTlSos N that county The actual cost Of such
supervision shall be paid by the county
treasurer each month upon presentation TO him Of,
approved by the state highway commission and the
chairman Of the county board
10. The commission shall examine the
candidates for the office Of county highway commits
sloner to test their fitness for the position and shall
make such rules for these examinaions as seem adj
seat of the county in which there is vacancy.
Sccton q There IS added to section lSl7n-2
Of the statutes new subsection TO read: Section
13l7m-2l I3 The state highway commission is
given the additional power c contract with any rail-
way comnanv fer transportation wholly within the
state q MATERIAL for the construction Of any state
aided highway and such company. any law
existing the contrary Notwithstanding shall be free
without referring the matter 10 the state railroad
eoInmission to- aid in making OF any improvement
Of any public highway by granting special freight
rate on such material
subsecuons / and Of section l3l7m--4 OF the stat
uses amended to read: tSecton l5l9m-Sl
sta) The systems Of prospective county highways
which have been selected BIZ the various county boards
pursuant to section 131ll0 OF section l3llp of the
statutes shall be known as the county system OF
prospective state highways Each county board which
has not already selected such system shall make
provision for 4 system Of prospective state highways
at their first regular meeting after the passage and
publication OF this act The system shall at first
include not to exceed fifteen per eentum of the road
mileage of the county. and shall begin at the
corporate limits of the county seat and of the various
towns and railroad stations of the county and
include the main Travelled highways leaulns into each
town in The county.
tb) Each county board shall at its November.
1913. session, add to its county system 81 prospective
state highways such streets in Incorporated villages
as direcly connect the ends of roads then said
system and such streets when SO added, with the
approval Of the state highway commission snail be-
come Dart of the county system of prospective state
highways Each county board or its committee shall
by conference wi h the county boards Of adjoining
counties or their committees or otherwise, cause
their respective systems TO join as TO make con-
tinuous and direct lines OF travel between the
counties.
(Sertion 1317m-4) l. tai The electors of any
town any regular meeting or legally called special
meeting may ote IN addton 70 ln 1rsr ua1es ara
dollars for building bridges on prospective state
highway or tax of not less than four hundred dol
lars for improving portion OF tne system OF pros
peetve state highways by grading draining, surfac-
ing, in other approved By the state highway
commission provided hat no tax OF less than the
| minimum shall be voted for the grading draining
and suTfacing Of one portion q the prospective
state highway unless such portion shall completely
connect portions OF road ALREADY constructed Win
county state aid
/ III If there shall be in that county system of
prospective state highways selected under section
l3I7m-3 any town may vote tax, and the town
board shall select portion to be improved Herewith
after the sys EN- is selected by the county board
or all Of these purposes shall not exceed three mills
the dollar of the assessed valuation Of said town
unless the minimum tax above named shall require
rate greater han three mills the dollar; provided
that by three-fourths vote the limit may be raised
TO fve mills Said special tax taxes shall be
collected in and paid into the county treasury
at the same time the towns share Of the
county taxes are paid in case the petition Of the
/ town for the improvement OF the road or bridge
specified has been granted by the county board IN
accordance with subsections or Of section lSl7m
LIS.
fc) The state highway commission, upon the petl-
tion Of not less than one hundred reeholders residing
in a county in adjoining county. may investi-
gate any portion Of the system OF prospective state
!! highways in the county counties in which the
pcti toner's reside and may make such alterations In
or additions the system of prospective state high
ways in that county and In the adjoining county as
shall In their opinion best the public interest
The commission. within hrty days Of its examination
Of the system, shall report its findings to the person
whose name heads the petition, and to the county
clerks of the counties affected and the latter shall
cause the official county highway maps to be altered
I in accordance with such findings.
g. Such special tax may be expended to pay the
towns share of the cost of constructing bridges on
prospective state highway; IN reducing the grades
of hills; clearing grading draining. protecting or
relocating portion Of the prospective ate highway
/ system or In improving by grading draining, and
surfacng not less than nine than eigh
teen feet wide with stone graved or other material
approved by the state highway commission portion
of he prospective system Of state highways provided
that in counties having population OF one hundred
fifty thousand or mere aid may be given for greater
widths at the QscreClOn OF the highway
The plans and specifications for al work contemplated
under this act must be prepared approved by the
| STATE highway commission before construction is
| Section L. There are added to section 1S17m-4 Of
the statutes three subsections to read lSecton
! l3I7m-4 T. ANY Incorporated village shall have
all the rights and privileges conferred towns by
sections 1317mA1 to section 13I7m--15 Of he stat
utes, inclusive and the powers and duties therein
town chairmen clerks and treasurers are hereby
extended to villages village boards and village
! presidents clerks, and treasurers.
/ s. Whenever the state railroad commission shall
! order the separation OF highway grade crossing
upon prospective state highway with railroad or
railroads In accordance with the provisions OF secuon
1797-l2e of the statutes, the pubhcs share OF such
! separation allotted by the railroad commission
! shall be payable in the the cost Of
roads constructed under the provisions of sections
13l7m--1 to 1317m15, inclusive. Of the statutes.
provided the in which the CLOSING lies shall
vote tax sufficient to pay its share of the cost
in accordance with the provisions OF subsection or
! this section.
/ 8. ta) If the voters OF any town shall at any
regular meeting or legally called special meeting
tax in accordance with subsection Of this section
for the Improvement by grading. draining. and sur
facing OF portion OF the system OF prospective ate
highways the succeeding year and such portion shaI
be continuous with portion of the system OF pros
pectve highways for the Improvement Of which
| a tax voted the preceding year the town board
of such is authorized, If the resolution voting
! the tax 50 states to borrow sum equal to three
times the voted BY the electors Of the town and
to deposit the in the county treasury The
county highway commissioner shall expend such sum
road constructed with such shall be included in
the annual report OF such year.
! (b) The boards duties in nling petition
under subsection of this section shall
remain the and the petition shall be
granted by the county board under option
a) or (b) of subsection OF section 1317m-5 Of the
| statutes If the sum allotted to the town by the
county board from the appropriation for state aid for
highways shall be insufficient to the states full
third of the cost, the county and town shall
make up the deficit in equal shares and the town
board shall levy in addition the tax voted by the
town sum sufficient to pay the towns share OF
| such deficit
/ Section 5. Subsections l, g. 8 and Of section
1317m-5 and subsections l. 2. 3. and Of section
l317m-8 are amended to read: lSection 13lTm---5l
l. The county boards given authority to con-
srct or Improve or aid in constructing or improving
| any road or bridge within the county. If part
OF the prospective system Of state highways is I'M
! proved by the county alone by grading. draining,
sufacing with stone, gravel, other material as
approved Ivy the state highway commission. the county
j shall be entitled to the amount OF aid from
the state as though the improvement had been peti-
a The county shall be entitled to take its proper
percentage Of the cost Of such work from the allot
mont to that county from the appropr1a-
1 ton for state aid for highways and may then APP
portion the remainder Of the allotment directed
! by subsections and OF this section for WORK
! petitoned for by the towns.
/ Q. Upon receiving the petition In accordance with
1 subsection 5 Of section 1S17m-4. the county board
shall Appropriate to it, share CT the cost
CT constructing the Improvements and cause such sum
/ to be levied all the taxable property In the
| county provided that the amount allotted to the
! county from the appropriation for state
aid for highways il s3cient TO nav the states share