The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

ways for the purpose OF maintenance as
herein provided.
Section 10. II any town desires state aid
OF permanent Improvement Of one or more
of Its state aid highways. such town may
raise and appropriate " addiuon 70 the
for the care OF ways, highways and bridges
the following amounts on account OF wnicn
state aid shall be paid:
Towns having valuation OF two hundred
thousand dollars or less may appropriate
any amount not exceeding three hundred
dollars; towns having = valuation OF over
eight hundred Thousand dollars may appro-
pirate any amount not exceeding I'VE hun
bred thirty-three dollars; towns having
valuation of over eight hundred thousand
dollars and not over one million dollars
SIX s' hundred inbred dollars; md town: having 3
not over three million dollars may appro-
pirate in addition to the sum OF SIX nun.
bred dollars an additional sum OF sixty.six
collars for saeh in
of one million; towns haying vaiuation
of over three million dollars and not over
four million dollars NAY sep bupdred and
thirty-thres dollars; and towns having a
VALUATION OF over four million dollars may
appropriate In addition TO the sun n. OF ore
dollars an additional sum not eXceeding
one hundred and thirty-three dollars t1r
each additional one million dollars OF adoi-
Section 10 On or before the thirty-nrst
day of December In the year nlneae ,,r
hundred thirteen. and thereafter annua NY
fifteenth day Of August In each year mn-
nicpal officers shall prepare ana NE WIN
the commission suggestions TOT tne III
of state aid highways located In eacn Town
accompanied by plans 30 far ~ practlca-
Bile. setting forth the location OF the nlgn.
desired The commission shall examine
and report thereon with its recommends
tons 10 such municipal omceT on or pc pc
lowing. Such report shall b submitted to
the voters of such towns at the next Ies1
ular meeting OF such town. Inc mun'c snnt
upon nII the vote voters to vote ,yes'' or mo- on
the question OF the appropriation OF money y
for state aid highways for that year. II
any such town then appropriAtes money
for work contemplated In such report, ana
provided in this act, the municipal officers
Shall forthwith notify the COMMISSION OIL
the amount SO appropriated. Ihe commls-
Change or disapprove such action. in whols
or IN part, as the appropriation and condi-
tons as reauire, and shah notify the munich,
p ptt prohibit towns from voting to do either
more or less highway Improvement than
that contemplated in such report or from
making any 5Wn fanf to Comply with
the provisions hereof shall not be entltleo
to state aid for the year when such s.ase
aid otherwise would be available uhoef
Section FL The commission from ths
fund for state aid construction proViaee
by this act shall to each tSn of Sections
APPROPRIATED appoftion the folio loving
amounts: to each town nsu a,sr- 'a or less
two dollars for each dollar Appropriated oy
ton over two hundred tnousano IN. aol.
lar for each dollar appropriated ny san1
town; to each town having a valuation OF
over one million dollars and nor over ri Tr
by said town: to each town having q valu;
alton of over one million TWO hm nii1iou
four hundred thousand dollars, eighty-nvee
cents for each dollar appropriated oy sa Ia
town; to each town having va't tho"san I'd
dollars and not over one million six hun
dred thousand dollars. eighty. cents for
each dollar appropratsd by ssiS to~f VI o ana
o to each , s9"s six Sunar.a dollars
seventy-fve cents for each dollar so ap-
priated by said town, The money ap d
bbe ,siY1 ~ provided with the amount sp-
portioned by the commission - herei me-
fore provided shall constituts Joint tuno
for the construction and permanent I'M
provement OF the state aid highways III
Section q. II any town shall In any
single wear prior to the year nineteen nun
dred twenty increase its appropriation Ior
state aid roads to an amount not exceeu
inc Ave times the maximum amount winch
# NAV annually appropriate under sec,
lion nineteen, the commission may, IRON
any balance Of said fund for state ald
Construction. after the appropriations con
temnlu ted in section twenty-one' anu SUI
iect 10 the provisions OF section twen.'
Four as to apportionment. approprlate
like increase of state aid together Win an
additional sum equal to twenty-nve per
centum of such increase OF state anu nv
snch Representation shall not deprive tne
town Of its right to the regular annua,
state aid in other years: the appropriations
contemplated by this section shal pc u u,u,
ed with and become part OF the 1oih'
fund referred to in section twenty,ohe' ~,
Section 49, If any town desires tnat the
whole or any portion of said joint Juno
shall be applied to the constructor oi q
sesi.nated state highway WITHIN ns
houndar;es, the same may be 20 appiieu d.
the discretion Of the commission; oua .a suI IN
novtion Of the state highway constructed IN
snch manner shall still be subject 70 an tte