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

as for public use such materials and iaad
as may be necessary to provide change
of loca ton or alignment OF any state or
state aid highway as herein designated. or
to secure materials, including clay, gravel,
access thereto. for the Improvement. con-
struction, and maintenance of state and
state aid highways under the provisions
of this act. Whenever the commission de-
termines that public exigency requires the
taking OF land as aforesaid, 1t shall cause
the same to be surveyed and described and
a plan thereof and said description 10 pc
recorded in tine registry OF deeds Tor the
county where the same Is located, end
notice thereof shall be given In GONE news.
paper, IL any, published wholly or In n part
able to purchase such material or land
with necessary ways and access thereto
at what 1t deems reasonable valuation,
the county commissioners of the county
wherein such material or LAND Is located
shal. on petition of the commission or in
terested parties. ascertain and determine
the damages in the same manner as pro-
vided by statute for land taken for high
way purposes. and all parties aggrieved
by the estimate Of damage shall have like
praisal of damages for land taken by towns
for highway purposes. and such damages
shall be paid by the treasurer et stass
from the appropriate funds provided under
this act. The commission may vaeate any
land or part thereof or rights In land
which have been taken or acquired for
this act by executing and recording a deed
thereof, and said vacation shall revest the
title TO the lands or rights SO vacated In
the persons, their heirs and assigns, In
whom 1t was vested at the time of the TAX
ing. and the value at the time of vaca-
ton may be pleaded In mitigation OF dam
such taking Tine governor and council
on recommendation Of the commission are
authorized to sell and convey on behalf OF
the state the interests of the state In prop
Sec
ton and deemed no longer necessary for
the purposes Of this act. and the process
of such sale shall so far as practicable be
credited to the fund from which such pur-
chase was originally made
Section IS. No part Of bond issue funds
for construction shall be expended on any
highway within the compact portions OF
any town. except in towns of less than
twenty five hundred inhabitants, such COM
ract portions to be determined by the
commission. All state highways within
such compact portions shall be maintained
In good repair by the town wherein the
same are located at the expense of the
town and whenever any town shall neglect
30 to maintain within fourteen days after
notice given its municipal officers by the
commission. the commission may proceed
to make necessary repairs to such way,
the cost thereof shall be collected and paid
as provided In section twenty-five; and the
amounts so collected from such towns
shall be added TO the fund for maintenance
and administration The commission may
in respect thereto grant such towns such
financial assistance as it deems advisable.
Section H. Tho commission may alter,
widen or change the grade of any state
OF state aid highway whenever In its judy
ment the public exigency may require, and
1t may lay out, establish and open new
highway as state or state aid highway.
1t may also discontinue a highway as
state or state aid highway and the same
shall be thereafter maintained by the town
or county originally liable therefor except
Ot1erwiSp
mission shall fix time and place for hear
ing on any such alteration widening.
change Of grade or laying out. which may
affect parties Interested giving at least
fourteen days notice of the time and place
of hearing In the same manner as provided
BY statute ~ respect to aying, out ar hig en-
commission shall judge that the public
necessity requires that such way be al
tered, widened' changed or graded or that
a new way be laid out, esta blished and
opened as a state or state aid highway. 1t
shall proceed to perform the duties re-
quired, and make correct return of its
doings accompanied by an accurate plan
of such highway as laid out or altered;
and shall proceed to estimate and award
such damages in the same manner as pro-
vided by statute in respect to highways:
The return of the commission and all
rights Of appeal by parties aggrieved by
their proceedings shall be the same as pro-
vided by statute in respect to highways.
Damages found as above provided shall be
apportioned by the commission as law and
justice may require and shall be paid ac-
cordingly.
Section Is. BY consent of all parties in
interest any Investigation, inquiry or hear
ing which the commission Is authorized to
hold may be held by a single member OF
the commission, and his finding. when APP
proved by the commission and so shown on
its records shall be deemed to be the find
ing Of the commission.
Section I6. The provisions OF section
seven Of chapter ifty-fve of the revised
statutes and of chapter thirty-fonr of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and eleven
relating to the repair of streets dug into
may be enforced by the commission wher-
ever state or state aid highways are eff
fected. No town in which a state or state
aid highway lies shall be relieved from any
obligations of statute relating to ways
blocked or encumoered with snow, any
thing to the contrary elsewhere In this
act notwithstanding.
Section H. Municipal officers shall desig-
nate such practicable systems of public
ways within their jurisdiction as will best
serve outlying communities. connect ad-
joining towns and villages. and facilitate
travel in reaching markets, railroad oc''-
nections and state roads. due consideration
being given to cost as we'll as distance and
volume Of travel A suitable description OF
each such way shall be thereupor present,
ed to the commission for its approval, anu
upon the same being approved and accept