St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

S-sF~|OS
from investments in the internal improvement
land fund, or that may hereafter accrue tc
SAID fund. and all funds ACQUIRING to the State
ioad and Bridge Fund, however provided,
shall constitute the general State Road and
Bridge Fund. \
Sec. II. Appropriation for Expenses.-Thert
the state treasury not 9th r any APPROPRIATE l,u,Isaa
tor the fiscal year ending July 81, 1914, one
ns and fifty thousand (sl5o. oool dollars
sum Of one hundred and fifty thousand $3.50.
W. dollars, to pay the expenses of said COM
mission, including the salary and expenses OF
ants and all other persons employed by the
commission: provided, that not more than ff.
teen thousand (s15,ooo, dollars shall be ex.
the office Of said commission; provided fur
ther that all .unexpended funds in any yea,
mission for subsequent years.
All accounts and expenditures shall be certi-
r oy the chairman of said commission, and
pald ny the State Treasurer upon warrants
drawn by the State Auditor.
,,5 Sec III Il. MEMREIss AMI EMPLOYEES NOT
The members of the Highway Commission, the
stare engineer. his deputy or assistant engt-
n ne as shall not be. either directly or Indirectly
improving any road under this act.
Sec. -; APPoRT1oNMENT OF RoAE
AND BRIDGE FuND.-on or before the frs,
Tuesday in March Of each year the Highway
Commission shall estimate the probable sum OF
money that will accrue to the State Road furd
among the different counties of the state. at
here1n provided. and shall Immediately send a
notice to the State Auditor and to the Board OF
the amount that such county shall be entitled
70 receive for said year out of said fund. Not
tGa shan one nor more than three per cent OF
any year shall be apportioned to any county.
cent nhy y, i the to IN excess of one.half of one Re,
III any one wear. allotted to anv roII1fv in , -
year, which, for q period of two years after
such allotment shall remain unused an: unex-
such county, shall revert to the urapportioncd
tunds III the state road and bridge fund anu
De thereafter and during the next succeeding
added to such state road and bridge fund. by
eA Sec. 1e or % Sthf1y1Sfi ar aRPSTtio TShn n
EAPENDED.-Twenty per cent of the allot-
ment so made to any county shall be used only
TOR maintenance Of state roads and bridges
1t shall be the duty of the County Commits
sioners OF each county In which state ROADS
S maiGtena or improved aP I'VE to provide for the proper
the rules and regulations to be prescribed hy
the Highway Commission.
by the state from the proportion of allotment
10 each county for maintenance purposes above
specined. to an amount not exceeding the pro-
poses. such payment shall be made upon RI.
ports to the Highway Commission BY the
county ton AUDITOR, to be approved by the High
way commission, in substantially the same
manner as Is herein provided for the payment
Of the States part Of the cost of the c%onstruc-
ton and improvement Of State Bonds.
Not to exceed twenty-five per ceat of the
apportionment from the State Road and Bridge
tund OF any county, remaining after the amour,
LOT maintenance has been deducted, may, when
deemed advisable by the County Board, be ex-
penoea on county roads under such rules and
regulation as may be prescribed by the State
highway commission: to be maid in S,lhetor-
tally the same manner as is herein provided
for the payment of other state aid for the
provided that only such proportion of the cost
OF the construction, improvement or repair OF
tvs allotment as is herein provided with ref
erence to the payment for the construction or
improvement of a state road.
The amount which shall be paid by the State
out Of the allotment Of the Road and Bridge
luna, 10 any county as State Aid, in the con
S 81 aeu no' or improvement of any road or bridge
In counties where the assessed value of the
property per for taXation purposes is less than Five
counties with a taxable valuation of Five Mil.
non Dollars g., 1000, oo0l and less than Ten Mil
non non D IeGtl $50 %, 600. ~ per cent; in coun-
Dollars $4,000, OOO and not exceeding Fifteen
Million Dollars $500, U0o), 60 per cent; in ali
other It e, counties I.n SO per cent? In determining the
assessed valuation Of monies and credits pro.
vided for in Chapter 2S5, General Laws 1911
shall De excluded: The proportion of cost Of
shall be paid by the State only in case the
funds in the allotment to any given county
over and above the amount set aside for main
tenance. as herein provided, shall be sufficient
therefor.
Sec. II. RULES AND REGULAT1oNs.-As
soon as the Highway Commission shall have
material throughout the State, and the hes,
methods of road and bridge construction, al
far as the same may be practicable, 1t shall
prepare and adODf Snch rllpS and racJ11of:o,,
for the construction. maintenance and improve.
ment of State Roads as shall be most suitable
State. - - tA'
Such rules and regulations shall be printed
ana a"d,f copies es shall shall be forwarded t. the County
eral distribution. Such rules and regulation
may be amended from time to time, but suci
not later than April 1st of each year.
Sec; II: DEsIGNATIoN OF STATE ROADS
-REVoGAEloN OF DEs1GNATION.-An,
Highway Commission, designate any estab'
lished road. or specified portion thereof, in it,
county, not within the corporate limits Of an,
construct or improve the same in accordance
with the regulations of the State Highay Com.
mission relative to State Roads.
When any County Board has designated
the County Auditor shall transmit a COPY
OF the resolution to the State Highway Com
road SO designated. 1t shall be the duty OF
the Commission to thereupon determine
whether sh sufficient funds will be available
the Improvement Of said road as a State
Road and also determine the desirability OF
such designation with reference to the rela-
its relation to other roads and traffic CON
ditions, In such county, and If it determines
such question In the affirmative, then and ii
such case, the Highway Commission may, BY
IT'S order IN writing, to be filed with the
County Auditor, consent to the designation OF
such road as a State Road.
Highway Commission that the Board of
County Commissioners of any county have
refused to grant an app,,cation to it mads
by at least ten freehoders resident OF such
county. to designate any established road
or part thereof as a State Road, the High
WaS De Iom novo and may Il ia eon ia onjn sHsh s apgP1iIes,
funds will be available for the improvement
of such road, and Its designation and improve.
men5 as a State Road is desirable because
Roads or traffic conditions in such County,
the Highway Commission may by it's written
order designate such road or part thereof, as
thereof by the County Board or its concur.
renee in such designation. A copy Of such
order The shall eo1,na be FLED - with hui the County Auditor:
fourth class. may, with the consent Of the
81 aigah he So9 G9Tm lis %b,c 6ns sDt the v GI;G7unty Bo ss5
is situated, designate any street, 1.etse O. pr r ci,a
Within its corporate limits, not less thar
sixty (6O) feet in width, as a State Roat
constitute a direct connecting link with the
parts of a State Road leading TO and Out
Of any such village or city. The County
Board Of such County shall signify its con.
sent by resolution and in and by such resolu.
ton shall designate the amount which MAJ
De paid out Of the allotment made to sucf
Improvement OF any such street. No create,
amount than is so designated by the County
construction or Improvement of sue, street
The consent of the Highway Commission 1s