Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

ssity requres that such way be altered
widened. changed or graded, or That g
new way be laid out, established ano
opened ais a state or state aid highway
il shall proceed TO perform the duties
REQUIRED aH make "a correct hy n fe sennra o.
plan OF suc3t Highway as laid out or al
tered and snill proceed II estimate ano
award such damages in the same man
ner as pr6vQded sby statute in respect tt
highways The return of the commits
sifn ard all rights of appeal by partle'
, al gIieveds bystheir proceedings snail Dc
VfF Same as provided by statute In re
N to highways. Damages found as
III provided shall be apportloAed by
AZ eolnnission as law and justice may
keduirc and shah be paid aec0fdlnSly.
lfgeetion 15 BY consent OF Az parties
51,.k,interest any inves tigation, inaullX o.
heaIing which the aa'sillAsssaJ,f'" me 'c9m7
, Section .I6. The provisions of section
seven. of chapter fifty-fve Of the Revised
Statutes and of chapter thirty Tour OF
eleven relating, to the repair OF streets
mission wherever. state OF. state aid
Wien Vile a state 81 STATE aid highway Hes
shall be. reliexsa dgotn any Obligations t,
encumbered. wiz ys6w anything to the
eeptnary eisewliefe IN: this act not%ith-
Ssct aass H. Mtnicipal. officers shall de-
aknAtc s%uch practicahse systems of
puNlIt s~sys within their jurisdiction rs
wiG t4st serve outlying 2 communities,
cof32Ieef< "a iaiuing towns and village s,
apd iAitts, travel in reaching mar mar
kets kaHoad connections. and state
ROADS se. cdlsisleration being given to
sfste as ab fssd absorption a Egm each n
such way shall be -thereupon present.
ed to the commission for it's approval;
and upon tire same heins approved ana
accepted. by the commission said way
shalt Be. established aud known as a
state aid highway: Twenty or more
voters in any such town BY written petit
ton presented within thirty days after
the description of such way has been
fled with the commission shall have the
right to be heard on the acceptance
thereof, and the commission may ac-
way and impose terms IN respect
section IS State aid highways shan be
continually maintained under the dlfec-
ton and control of the commission at
the Joint expense of the state and town
in which the same are located; the
charge against such town for mainte-
nance of its State aid highways shall
not exceed fifty per ceHtum et the ac-
tuaI cost of such maintenance nor an
average Of thirty dollars per mile per
shall apply only to those State aid hsh-
ways constructed and improved by the
state under this act. and to such othef
portions of designated state aid nigh
WAYS, to the improvement of which tue
state has heretofore contributed. as the
commission may hereafter indicate as
taken over by it, ana the commission
shall as rapidly as it deems advisable so
take over such highways for the purpose
of maintenance as herein provided.
Section l9-lf any town desires state
aid as provided by this act. Tor the
building or permanent Improvement or
one or more of its state aid highways
such town may raise and appropriate IN
addition to the amounts regularly raised
at ed he oil WAYS,
highways and bridges the following
amounts on account of Which state ald
shall be paid
dred thousand dollars or less may appro-
pirate any amount not exceeding three
hundred dollars: towns having a Nalua-
ton of over two hundred thousand dol
lars and not over eight hundred thous-
and dollars may appropriate any amount
not exceeding five hundred thirty-three
dollars; towns having Nai n u o Ne,
eight hundred thousand dollars ana not
over one million dollars may appropriate
an amount not exceeding SIX hundred oolr
lars; and towns having yaluahoh oil
over one million dollars and not over
three million. dollars f,maN~ appfopr1ate
in addition to the sum OF SIX hundred
dollars an additional sum OF Sixty SIX
dollars for each two hundred thousand
dollars or fraction thereof valuation III
excess of one million; towns having
valuation of over three million doi!afS
and not over four million dollars may
annropriate not exceeding one thousand
three hundred and thirty-thfee doiIafS.
and towns having a. valuation OF Owe
four million dollars may appropriate ia
addition to the sum of one Thousand
three hundred and thirtX-three dollars
an additional sum not exceeding one nun
bred and thirtythree dollars Tor each
additional one million dollars OF aaai-
tional valuation. .,.,..
first day of December in the year nine
teen hundred thirteen, and the re- 81
ffxrj .fu httppntn
July and the fifteenth day OF August III
each year municipal officers snail pre-
mare and file with the commission S1S-
gestions for the Improvement during TIE
next calendar year of State aid hiSh-
WAYS located in each town accompan-
led by plans so far as praeucable, set
ting forth the location OF the hls.i" i'
and the nature of the Improvement de-
sired The commission shall examine
and report thereon with its recommehda-
lions to such municipal ofhcers on OF
before the twentieth day of February
following Such reports shall be sub
mitted to the voters of such towns at
The next regular meeting OF such town
The municipal officers shall insert IN
the warrant for each annual town meet
ing an article calling upon the voters %
vote Eyes" or no" on the question OF
the appropriation of money necessary 10
entitls the town to State aid FOR state
aid highways for that year. III any such
town then appropriates money Tor work
in such report. ana Tor the
purpose OF securing Htdt' 49, - - -
ed in this act the muncipai oineefs
shall forthwith notify the commission
of the amount so appropriated; The
commission shall thereupon finally APP
prove. change or disapprove such action,
in whole or in part, as the apPfopria,1,
ton and conditions require, and shall
notify the municipal officers OF us &C.
ton This section shall not prohlbit
towns from voting to do either more or
less highway Improvement thah that
contemplated in such report or from
making any appropriation under the
terms of this act. Towns falling 70 com.
ply with the provisions hereof Shai not
be entitled to State aid for the year
when such State aid otherwise would De
available under this section.
Section 81. The commission from me
fund for State aid construction proVioea
by this act shall to each town when
has conformed sto the provisions OF see
lions nineteen and twenty for each COL
lar SO appropriated apportion the foi-
lowing amounts: to each town having II
valuation of two hundred thousand COL
lars or less, two dollars for each dollar
appropriated by said town. to each toWi,
having a valuation of over two hundfed
Thousand dollars and not oNef one NH
lion dollars. one dollar for each dollar
appropriated by said town; to each town
having a valuation of over one million
dollars and not over one million TWO
hundred thousand dollars, ninety-tWo
cents for each dollar appropriated oy
said town; to each town having Nal,
uation of over one million two hundred
lion four hundred thousand dollarsi
e. oonte For, anrb dollar apDrO-