The Marshall republican., 1914-03-13

tne secretary OF abTtcui'uref tnat u
no case shall the tinted states bea
more than one.haif OF the cost OF III
construction and maintenance OF an.
road under the provisions Of this sec
ton: that the secretary. Of agricul
ture shall not such join
! construction of any road in any STATE
until the portion of the % thereo
which is TO be provided otherwis'
than by the United States has beer
made available.
Sec. 4. That certain roads IN The
states which are adapted to use b,
the United States rs rural post roads
shall be divided into three classes "a
be known as class a. class u. and
class &.
Glass A shall embrace roads which
no incline Is sleeper than Is reason
ably necessary in view OF the natural
topography OF the locality. well drain
cd. with a road track composed OF
macadam or other material Of equal
q%utili,y and cost. constructed & main
tanned In such manner that II shall
have n smooth. firm surface.
Glass 70 shall embrace roads upon
which no incline Is sleeper than g.
reasonable necessary In view Of the
natural topography OF the locality.
we'll drained. with a road track com
posed Of shells. gravel. or n proper
combination Of sand and clay or other
material of equal qutility but less cN.
pensiye than %macadam. constructed
and maintained In such n tina,
II shall have n smooth. firm surface
Glass & shall embrace roads upon
which no incline Is sleeper than is
reasonably necessary In view OF the
natural topography Of ihe locality.
with adequate drainage and ample
side ditchos. with a roadway construct
cd 40 as 20 quickly shed water into
the side bitches and KEEP, crowned and
compactod ly dragging or other ado-
quate mean so that 1t shall be rea-
sonably passable for wheeled vehicles.
That on or before the first day OF
March In each fiscal year the Cover
nor OF any state may file IN the office
OF the secretary OF agriculture q state
ment setting forth the location and
the number OF miles OF roads In such
state which he claims to be IN each Of
classes 4. - and e. respectively: and
IL such state have n state highway de.
par,ment then his said statement
may be accompanied by a report from
such state highway department show
Ing the total number Of miles OF
roads In such state IN each OF classes
\. u and &. the location Of such roads
a description In detail OF their physl.
cal features. the material, manner.
and. as FAR ms may be. the cost Of
their construction aud the manner
and cost Of their maintenance.
That the secretary Of agriculture
shall consider such statements and
determine which of the roads men
toned therein are In class a. which
IA class u, and which In class &, and
make n report 81 mis- said determine
tions To the respective governors, III
Ing such statements. on or before the
twentieU day OF the following June.
That no charge shall be made for
50 considering and determining such
statement Of any governor II tho
same shall be accompanied by n re-
port from the state highway depart
ment OF such state as hereinbefore
provided; but In all other cases there
shall be deducted ten per centum OF
the amount which shall be payable on
account OF the roads IN such state un-
der the provisions OF this act.
That at the end of each fiscal year
the United States shall pay on ac-
count of the roads 40 determined To !
be In classes A, ID and q, as follows;
On each mile In class A the sum OF
SEQ, on each mile In class u the sun
OF $50, and on each mile In class G.
the sum OF SIS: Provided, That II In
any state the aggregate OF said sums
would exceed the amount which for
that fiscal year has been apportloned
TO such state under this act TO be ex-
pended under the provisions OF this
section. then said sums per mile shall
be reduced pro rata SO that their ag-
gregate shall not exceed said amount.
That nothing whatever shall be
paid by the United States under pro-
visions OF this section for any road,
which does not clearly come within
the requirements OF class A. d. or C.
as h~ereinbefore defined.
That such payments shall be made
to such officers In the respective
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