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


From Investments IN the internal Improvement
land fund, or that may. hereafter accrue 70
said fund, and all funds acquiring to the State
Road and Bridge Fund, however II provided,
shall constitute the general State Road and
Bridge Fund. 2@3 gt-3isEla sts5 ;f
Sec. 10: Appropriation for Expenses There
y hereby appropriated out of any moneys in
the state treasury not otherwise appropriated
Tor the fiscal year ending July 31,N 1914 one
nun red and and fifty THOUSAND dollars
sum OF one. hundred and fifty thousand $780,
VOU dollars. to pay the expenses Of said conf
the state engineer and his deputies and assist
ants and all other persons employed by the
commission; provided that not More than f7f-
teen thousand S15,ooe) dollars shall be ,ex-
ther that all unexpended funds In, any any year
mission for subsequent years. : ..5..H.s.-f: =.
All accounts and expenditures shall be certi-
paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants
drawn by the State Auditor. i. .-
Sec. IA. MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES NOT
TO. BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS
rhe members of the Highway Commission, the
state Engineer, his deputy or assistant engi-
neers, shall not be, either directly indirectly,
interested In any contract for constructing or
improving any road under this act:
Zee. Is; APPoRTIoNMENT OF ROAD
Tuesday in March of each year the Highway
Commission shall estimate the probable sum OF
money that will accrue to the State Road fund
curing that year. and apportion the same
among the different counties of the state. as
herein provided and shall Immediately send a
notlce TO the State Auditor and to the Board of
the amount that such county shall be entitled
TO receive for said year out of said fund Not
the State Road and Bridge Fund avaiIahls in
any year shall be apportioned to any county
"A Any funds in excess of one-half of one per
cent OF the total funds available for allotment
In any one year, allotted to any county in any
yeas' when Tor period of two years after
sucn ailotment shall remain unused anG unex-
Penoed py such county. for work done iii
such county, shall revert to the unapport!oned
~ lungs 4S IN me state road and bridge fund ana
De De. thereafter and during the next succeeding
year, apportioned the. same as other funus
aaue a. to such state road and bridge fund. by
Sea- 1e or athffy15e
EXPENDED. Twenty per cent Of the allot-
me ment SO made to any county shall be used only
thereon.
1t shall be the duty of the County Commits
sioners of each county in which state road,
have have. heretofore or may hereafter be CON
structed or improved. to provide for the proper
maintenance of the same in accordance with
the rules and regulations to be prescribed ty
the Highway Commission.
Inc cost Of such maintenance shall be paii;
oy the state from the proportion of allotment
TO each county for maintenance purposes above
portion so made available for maintenance bur
poses. Such payment shall be made upon re.
ports to the Highway Commission by the
way Commission, in substantially the same
manner as Is herein provided for the payment
Of 4 the states part of the cost Of the construc-
ton and improvement of State Bonds
Not to exceed twenty five per cent of the
apport1onment from the State Road and Bridge
FUND run OF any county, remaining after the amoun!
TOR MAINTENANCE has been deducted, may, when
deemed advisable by the County Board, be ex-
pended |.e on county roads under such rules and
regulation as may be prescribed by the State
in uhStoy
TALLY the same manner as is herein provided
1or me payment of other state aid for the
provided that only such proportion of the cast
OF the construction, improvement or repair of
any any county road shall be paid from such coun-
tvs allotment as is herein provided with ref
erence to the payment for the construction or
Improvement OF state road.
me amount which shall be paid by the State
out or the allotment of the Road and Bridge
fund, to any county State Aid, in the con
structlon or Improvement of any road or bridge
In counties where the assessed value of the
property Tor taxation purposes is less than Five
Million $4,000. ooo) Dollars 50 per cent; in
counties with taxable valuation of Five Mil
lion Dollars US 5000 O00} and less than Ten Mil
lion Dollars t$1Ooo,ooo), ~ per cent; in coun-
ties WITH o taxable ad valuation Of Ten Million
Doilars l$lO 600 and not exceeding Fifteen
Million Dollars ($15, co. 0OO), 60 per cent; in ali
other counties 80 per cent In determining the
assessed valuation of monies and credits pro.
vided for in Chapter 1885, General Laws 1911
snail 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 bes,
methods OF road and bridge construction, as
far as the same may be practicable, it shall
II and lat
for the construction. maintenance and improve
ment of State Roads shall be most suitable
to the requirements of, and bring the most
practicable results to the several parts of the
State.
Such rules and regulations shall be printed
and copies shall be forwarded to the County
Auditor Of each county in the State for gen.
eral distribution. Such rules and regulations
may be amended from time to time. but such
amendments must be printed and distributed
not later than April LIST of each year.
Sec. IS. DESIGNATION OF STATE ROADS
REVOCATION OF DESIGNAYION.-Any
County Board may, with the consent of the
lished road, or specified portion thereof, in its
county, not within the corporate limits Of any
o n or c,ey as state Roaa and
with the regulations of the State Highay Com.
mission relative to State Roads.
When any County Board has designated
any road as a State Road as herein provided,
the County Auditor shall transmit a copy
Of the resolution to the State Highway Com
mission. together with description of the
the Commission to thereupon determine
whether sufficient funds will be available
from the State Road ana Bridge fund for
Road and also determine the desirability of
such designation with reference to the rela-
ton Of such road to other State Roads, or
ditions. in such county, and If it determines
such question in the Affirmative then and il
such case, the Highway Commission may, by
writing tn ha LODI x1,i&I, %,<
County Auditor, consent to the designation oil
such road as a State Road
r, Whenever it shall be made to appear to the
Highway Commission that the Board OF
County Commissioners Of any county have
refused to grant an applfca ton to it made
by at least ten freehdders resident Of such
or part thereof as State Road the High
way Commission may consider such applica-
funds will be available for the Improvement
of such road, and its designation and improve
ment as State Road is desirable because
of the relation of such road to other State
the Highway Commission may by its written
order designate such road Or part thereof, as
thereon by the county Board or ts
renee in such designation A copy of such
order shall be filed with the County Auditor.
fourth class, may. with the consent of the
Highway Commission, ana the County Board
of the County In which such village or city
within its corporate limits, not less thar
sixty (6O) feet in width, a State Roac
when the street or road so designated will
constitute direct connecting link with the
parts of State Road leading to and out
Of any such village or city. The County
Board of such County shall signify it's con-
sent by resolution and in and by such resolu.
ton shall designate the amount which may
be paid out Of the allotment made to such
county, as State Aid in the construction o.
Improvement of any such street. No greater
amount than is so designated by the County
Board shall be paid State Aid for thu
construction or improvement Of such street
The consent Of the Highway Commission tc
within the corporate limits of ANU uilio 90 a,