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

| feeders to the state highways; third, third
! class highways, which shall mean all 9TH
er nigh ways not included In the two classes
| above mentioned
Section 7. The commission shall have
| full power from time to time to make and
shall enforce rules and regulations relating
| to construction and maintenance OF all
state and state aid highways and relating
| to the manner of conducting all investiga-
tons and hearings and the administration
OF Its oifbcc. powers and duties, subject TO
| the provisions Of this act and shall direct
the expenditure OF all moneys ior eonss s,.es
| aid highways. The commission shall have
full power from time to time to purchase,
lease or hire all machinery. tools. imple-
| merits and property necessary Tor highway
| engineering and construction and tor the
administration and execution OF It's duties
and to contr act for such labor, materials
and property as 1t may deem necessary for
| the examination, building and construction
OF state and state aid highways. The com,
mission may be consulted by ana ehali
without charge advise municipal officers
and road commissioners on the subject OF
construction and maintenance OF public
highways. On all state and state aid high
ways all guide-posts shall be OF such rea-
sonabe form. heignt and design AZ the
commission shall designate The commis-
| sion may establish detour roads during
construction or repair of state or state aid
| highways. and may authorize the expendl-
| ture OF such sums as it deems necessary
| to make the same safe for travel IN All
state and state aid highway CONSTRUCTION
and maintenance the commission shall nave
| the powers Of municipal officers conferred
by section twenty-six OF chapter twenty
struction and maintenance Of bitches and
drains. The commission shall whenever
| practicable give preference In employment
| to the Inhabitants oil the town IN winch
such highways are located.
| Section 8. The commission shall lay out,
construct and maintain a system OF state
and stpte aid highways substantially as
herein described, and the expense of con-
structing such state highways shall be
borne wholly by the state, except as otner-
wise provided In section twenty -three: The
designation of the state and state aid
highways. but shall after reasonable notice
| by publication give all parties interested
an opportunity to be heard thereon before
commencing such construction. Except as
provided in section twenty-three, the con,
struction OF state highways snail pc palo
bond issue herein provided for. and such
proceeds OF the aggresate OF such bonds
shall be expended equitably among the va
rious counties Whenever construction on
state highways Is commenced In any coun-
ty it shall be continued on such highway
until an improved section of II at least
seven miles Is completed. or until II con.
neets with another improved section OF
state highway, so that the combined sec
tions constitute an improved way at least
seven miles In length.
Section O. State highways shall be con.
tinually maintained under the direction and
pense, as hereinafter provided. of the state
and the town in which the same are 70
Gated; the charge against such town Tor
maintenance of its state highways SHAH
be the actual cost OF such maintenance but
not exceeding an average OF Sixty uolla sa,s
per mile per annum, but the commission
! may In respect thereto grant to such towns
| such financial assistance as 1t deems ad-
visable The provisions OF this section
shall apply only to those state highways
constructed and improved by the state un,
der this act and to such other portions Oh
| designated state highways. to the improve
nent of which the state has heretofore
| contributed, as the commission may here
| after Indicate as taken over by 1t. and the
commission shall as rapidly as, 1t deems
advisable so take over such nisnwags sr sGp
provided.
Section TO- II any town fails to pay. ex-
| cept as otherwise provided within THIS act
of state and state aid highways on OF be-
| fore the first day of January OF the follow
| Ing year, the same shall be collected and
paid In the manner PROVIDED IN oa see.tea
| from such town shall be added to the fund
for maintenance and administration
| Section H. The commission snail nay, nave
for the construction Of all state and stase
aid highways except as elsewhere herein
otherwise provided The commission commission s snai
| fcations and contracts for oil proposed
work, and shall except as otherwise pro-
| vded In this act, advertee Tor oids Tor
| the same in two or more public newspapers
printed wholly or in part In the state. also
! In one public newspaper printed wholly or
| In part in the county where the proposed
| work Is to be done, * any such newspaper
! Ia SO printed In such county. Such adver-
| tisement shall state the place where the
| bidders may examine the plans and speci-
| fcations, and the time and place where
| the bids for such work will he received by
the commission Each bidder must accom-
| pany his bid with certified check pay
| able to the state treasurer. for ten per
| centum OF the amount of his bid as
| guarantee that II the work IS awarded to
| him he will contract with the commission
| for its due execution. Such checks shall
| be returned to the respective unsuccessful
| bidders. The check of the successful bid
der shall be returned to him upon the exs
| ecution and delivery to the commission OF
| his contract and his bond With sufficient
| sursties, in terms satisfactory to the com
! mission for the due execution OF such
work. All bids so submitted shall be pub
| lcly opened. read and /osted at the time
and place stated in such advertisement
The commission shall have the right to re.
| ject any or all bids If in Its opinion good
| cause exists therefor, but otherwise 1t shall
award the contract to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder. Any town may submit bids
| for state and state aid highway construc-
ton within Its limits, and shall be subject