The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. las.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 4OO5
AND 1909 OF THE PUBLIC STAT
UTES, AS AMENDED, RELATING
TO HIGHWAYS.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 4005
AND 1909 OF THE PUBLIC STAT
UTES, AS AMENDED, RELATING
TO HIGHWAYS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section 40O5 Of the Pub
! lie Statutes, as amended by section 2
Of No. 81 of the acts of 1908, is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 4005. All moneys raised and ap-
propriated by the state under the pro-
visions OF this chapter shall be eX-
pended for the purpose of permanent
ly improving the main thoroughfares
and most important roads In each town
which shall be selected by the select
men and town road commissioners,
subject to the approval of the state
highway commissioner Such roads
shall be known as state roads, and
they shall be selected with the purpose
of securing, so far as possible, trunk
lines OF improved highways from town
to town and to the important local
railroad stations. Towns shall keep
such selected highways or state roads,
together with all roads that have been
improved at state expense, In good re-
pair at all seasons of the year. A
town shall not be entitled to receive
money from the state in q year until
1t has complied with all the provisions
of this and the following sections Of
this chapter. All money appropriated
or apportioned to towns by this chap
ter shall be laid out and expended I'M
der the direct supervision of the state
highway commissioner and his as
sistants. The location of each years
work, the plans of construction, and
the foreman to take charge Of the
work shall be determined by said COM
missioner, but the selectmen and road
commissioner shall be consulted IN re
gard to s'lch plans and location of
work. The provisions OF this section
in regard TO the selection and care Of
highways and expenditure of state
money shall apply TO incorporated vii
lagos in expanding their apportion-
ment of the state highway tax
Sec. ?. Section 1909 of the Public
Statutes. as amended by No. 1877 of the
acts of 1910, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 1909 For the permanent i'm
provement of highways in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter the
following sums are hereby appropriate
ed: Fifty thousand dollars on March
I, 1918, two hundred thousand dollars
on July / 1913, and two hundred
thousand dollars on July !. 1914, and
annually thereafter and any uneX-
flaI l.rtna 81 g
shall be carried over ard added to
the appropriation for the following
year.
This appropriation shall be avail
able to cities and towns, excluding in
coTporated villages, as follows: When
town Mt its annual meeting or at a
special meeting duly warned. votes to
raise money IN excess of the amount
required by law TO be raised for high.
ways TO take advantage of the pro-
visions of this section, and the town
clerk of said town notifies the state
highway commissioner of such action.
giving the amount OF money so voted.
on or before the first day of April in
a year, the state highway commission
en- shall apportion to such town from
ne fund created by this section a sum
quail TO the amount voted by the town.
divided that tho amount so voted Is
no case less than one hundred dol
lrs nor more than one thousand dol.
lrs in single year
The surplus from the fund provided
for by this section may be used as
follows 4 sum not to exceed thirty
thousand dollars in single year may.
with the approval of the governor. be
expended by the state highway com
missioner TO all towns and cores IN
building new roads. or relocating old
roads, and to supplement No. 275 OF
the acts Of 1910 Said commissioner
With the approval of the governor
may use such sum or sums as they
may deem for the hest interest of the
state to secure such aid from the Ma
tional Government as Il may offer. and
said commissioner may make such
rules and regulations in regard 10 its
expenditure as may he necessary to
secure such aid Said commissioner
may make special terms with towns
for the expenditure of part or all OF
the balance Of such surplus fund upon
such portions of the selected highways
as are Of special public Importance.
and TO provide suitable markers az
town lines on the principal selected
highways Of the state. Said commits
sioner may also rent or purchase tools.
implements or machinery and may en-
ploy such assistance and incur such
expense a. may be necessary in carry
ing out the provisions Of this chapter.
Sec 3. Any uncypended balance
from the appropriation made in sec
ton 1909 of the Public Statutes. rs
amended by No 127 Of the acts Of
1910. now in force. shall be carried
forward and be added TO the appropri.
alton herein provided for.
Approved January is. 1913.