The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

r, Sec;n ~ DESIGNATION OF ROAD ON
ever the County Boards f Is Of adjoining counties
make application to the State Highway Com:
mission aas for the designation Of an established
Gee1ween two counties as State Road said
commission nas shall investigate the desra biity
that it sis desirable So to do, shall 50 sdesig
nare such road and determine and TX the
he OF the the cost Of the thereof
Sec 20. Assistant STA = llESG1NEERs-Du-
- lEs:-The Highway Commission shall appoint
State as they may deem necessary for the
sstt eur Of experimenting al work done on
state Roads Such assistant engineers shall
a devote their entire time to their official du-
as dan may De assigned to one OF more counties
~ and shS act uaaer the ne
ru!es and regulations Of the Highway Com
MISSION MISSION It shall be the duty of said as
seSs, estimates and specifications for work
ee t none on State Roads and for that pun
assistance ass of the State Engineer or any Of
| ms deputies assistants. 1t shall also be
the reuest OF said Mt rpon
s s,;th.. or any board Of town supervisors.
within their respective towns and counties.
t 70 ADVISE and consult with such county or
owl boards in the construction or improve
| menu OF county or town roads; to make
/ plans and specifications when so required; to
exercise supervision over such construction or
improvement. and lend every possible as
sistance to the local road authorities in bet
solely o6 fheir o %erts and S auai
sec: y. PROCEDURE OF COUNTY BOARD
IN N COSSTRUCTING OR IMPROVING STATE
County ha the b9d or
any stare Road for which aid is to be claimed.
tney snail proceed as follows:
exceed five hundred dollars l$5oo.oo) the said
board shall cause surveys, when necessary
to- pc mas made therefor by an assistant engineer
part OF said work and let the contract to the
s lowest r responsible bidder or may cause the
same TO be done by day labor under the
| supervision of said engineer.
IN case 5sM the estimated cost exceeds hve hun,
submit the same to the Highway Commission
specincati lions are approved, the said County
t noatd snall proceed to do said WORK by con
the Of am ASSISTANT
gineer, who shall in all matters pertaining
ts,I such work act under the rules and regula-
| instructions of the State Engineer.
me provisions Of this section m shall not
@ Ffty rhousand
fna oyer and County t
| tend the construction or Improvement Of roads
within it's confines.
Sec: % STATE AID-HOW PAID.-After
any, County Board shall have completed any
work on a State Road for which state aid
Is claimed, the Auditor. of such county shall
sion. showing the location. nature and cost
of such work, and shall also submit de-
charge showing all such details, concerning
the same as may be required by the Highway
GGmmission On receipt thereof the said
inc such reports and If 1t finds the same sat
lsfactory and that the work has been done in
substantial compliance with the plans and
specifications therefor, and the contract there
| Tor, if any. the secretary of the Highway
| Commission shall certify the same to the~state
| States share thereof shown by said re-
port, payable to the Treasurer Of such coun-
ali other warrants exceed the amounts "t al
lotted to such county, and it shall be the
duty Of the assistant engineer to report such
work in duplicate to the County Auditor with
details and cost within thirty days after COM
pletion thereof. one copy Of which shall be
sent to the Highway Commission with the
The detailed report of the assistant en-
gineer mentioned herein shall contain.
showing the municipal subdivision per-
forming ming the work or ,expending the money
municipal subdivision has performed work or
expended money on such highway, then the
names ISa s-. OF such municipal subdivisions and
expended by each. The county auditor upon
receipt! Of the money from the State Highway
Commission provided for in this section shall
pay credit the same to the municipal sub.
division entitled thereto, and if more than one
such municipal subdivision has performed
work and expended money upon such highway
as shown by the assistant engineers report,
then to each OF such municipal subdivisions in
the proportion shown by such assistant engi-
Sec. %. GOOD ROADS DAY-The third
Tuesday of June in each year is hereby des-
ernor shall annually, On or before the first
day of June. by public proclamation, request
Or aeS to the
public highways in their respective commune
ties, upon that day.
ROADS ESTABLISHED BY JUDICIAL PRO
| CEEDINGS.
| Sec: "a. DISAPPOINTMENT OF
| COMMISSIONERS--Wh a petition pray
ing for the location, alteration or vacation of
any highway running into through two or
more counties. or on or partly on the line d.
viding two Or more counties, in any judicial
voters and taxpayers resident In said counties,
shall be presented to jud ge of the district
court in said district or whenever petition
ton of any highway running into or through
two or more counties, on or partly on the line
judicial districts in this State, signed ! by
twenty legal voters and taxpayers, resident
in said counties, shall be presented to a judge
of the district court of of said districts.
the said judge Is hereby authorized to appoint
three commissioners whose duty it shall be to
necessary and to Immediately proceed to lay
out. alter or vacate such road as directed by
the judge in accordance with the prayer of
the petition;. provided, that no road shall be
ordered by the judge to extend more than six
miles outside of the judicial district in which
be extended beyond the district only Tor the
purpose of commencing or ending at some
village or public road
| Provided, however, that in cases where said
road, it new road, or if an old road, the
part thereof to be altered vacated runs
through into two or more counties situated
in two more judicial districts the judge
to whom the petition was presented shall ap
point commissioners from each Of the counties
sna S 6K sea he to % Se
cate said road accordingly; and it shall be
the duty of said commissioners to meet al
and to proceed to lay out, alter Or vacate
said road in like manner as provided herein
in other cases.
Sec. %, NOTICE OF PRESENTATIONS
Three weeks published and posted notice OF
the presentation of such petition shall be
given in each of the counties affected. at least
thirty days in advance thereof. Such notice
shall contain a copy of the petition, the name
of the judge to whom it will be presented, and
e such notice. shall BE- ed With the eer
before the hearing. Such notice shall also
be served. in the same manner as the service
county and organized town in which, or along
the boundary Of which. such proposed road is
serviee Of such notice. on such eounies
towns shall be filed with the clerk of said
court before the hearing
i Sec. IT, COMMlSSlONEho MAY APPOINT
sURVEYOR.-The Commissioners shall ap
point surveyor, an axman and two chain
men, to survey SUCH road, II directed by
the Court. The surveyor shall receive foul
dollars and the axman and chairman shall
each receive two dollars per day for thei,
services, and in addition thereto eight cents
for each mile of necessary travel in perform
ance of their duties. The surveyor shall make
plats Of the location of such road. in which
the county lines and all stakes, trees, monu
Ements and distances shall appear, and file one
Of such plats for record with the Register OF
Deeds of each county in or through which