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


1317m-8 are amended to read: tSection 13l7m--5l
/. The county boards given authority to con-
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,
or sIrfacing with stone gravel or other material as
approved Ivy the state highway commission the county
shall be entitled to the amount Of aid from
the state as though the improvement had been petit
a The county shall be entitled to take its proper
percentage Of the Of such work from the allot
ment to that county from the appropr1a-
ton for state aid for highways. and may then APP
portion the remainder Of the allotment as directed
by subsections and Of this section for work
petitioned for by the towns.
O. Upon receiving the petition In accordance with
subsection Of section 1S17m-4, the county board
shall appropriate sum to cover It's share Ct the cost
CT constructing the Improvements and cause such sum
to be levied on all the taxable property In the
county; provided that the amount allotted TO the
AID for highways is sufcient to pay the states share
Of the cost Of all the improvements 20 be made under
subsec ion Of this section and those Dettioned for
by all the towns in the county.
g. II the amount allotted to the county from the
: appropriation for state aid for highways Is
not sufficient to pay the sats's share of all the
improvements contemplated under this act the county
board shall By resolution adopt Of the two fol-
lowing courses subject to the provisions Of subsection
(a) They may levy an amount equal to the
county's share Of the improvements and anot TO
each town petoning fer aid the proporionate snare
of the said appropriation allotted TO me
county In the ratio that its pedtioned amount
bears the total peitloned for by all the
towns
~ They may select and grant the petitions they
consider most worthy Of immediate action 50 rar as
the states share Of The cost of the Improvements VIII
be met hy the county's allotment from the
appropriation for state aid for highways. and levy
a county tax sufficient to pay the countys share OF
the cos. OF the selected improvements Petitions mol
granted shall be void, and the
boards Of towns whose petitions were not granted
shall not levy the voted by the electors Any
netiticn made by such towns for county and state
Aid the succeeding year shall be granted by the
county board unGer option fa) (bl Of this sub
section the petition Of any town is granted.
s. The county shall provide the necessary maenln-
erv fer he construction and maintenance OF STATE
biRbway and the county board shall evy the necea-
sary taxes fer the purchase rental OF sucn ma.
elmer Nothing In this subsection shall prohlnlt
the hiring Of wagons small tools. power for crushing
hauling pr pumping, or the purchase OF material
nrod,Iced by other than county machinery ana tne
having for the same out OF the Joint funds available
for ennsrIcton The state highway commission shall
make fair allowance to a county cut OF the Joint
construcon funCs for the Of any laDor SAVING
naehinE provided by county over and aDoFe tle
nachiner commonly furnished BY counties TOT WoIA
n Ike character. All moneys received BY county
,tndcr this subsection shall be credited to the county
rasS and bridge fund
fsection 13I7m--6) l. The county board OF each
ro,,ntv shall elect q competent as county
hfchwaT commissioner. II any county board snail
fall to eeek that county shall no. participate ~
he benefits Of the state aid for mgn"aysf
1-oyided that the county shall participate Il me
county b0aEa By resolution Request the state msnz
80 comri sion to take charge OF the work and 60
sefa the pf7r,ef e1'a