The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27

the approaches must be is feet wide
and must have ratings.
The town through which any county
road may pass shall maintain and
keep Il in repair under the rules and
regulations of the highway commits.
sion.
You see, the rules made by the
commission from time to time really
become a part OF this law.
All town roads shall be located,
constructed. repaired and maintained
by town boards, but county boards
may give aid.
The town board may appropriate
money from the town road and
bridge" fund to aid in the construc-
tion or improvement of any state
road within its boundaries. Such
appropriation, IL made, must be paid
into the county road and bridge"
fund and cannot be used for any
other purpose than that designated
by the town board.
The town board or council of any
village may appropriate and expend
money in a reasonable amount as
they may deem proper to assist in
the improvement and maintenance OF
roads lying beyond its boundaries
and leading into 1t, and bridges there
! on, in or without the county.
OF course town boards have gener.
al care and supervision of town
roads within their respective boun
daries; and also of county roads as
limited by highway commission rules
and regulations. II is the duty OF
town boards to procure machinery
implements, tools, stone, gravel, and
other material required for repair
and construction OF roads.
Town boards shall report to the
annual meeting:
First. The amount of road taxes
levied and the amount collected
during the preceding year, and also
all money paid into the road and
bridge fund from all other sources.
Second. 4 statement OF the i'm
! provements needed on roads, cart
ways and bridges for the ensuing
year. with an estimate of their prob
able expense. 49, ....
Third. A statement OF all expenses
and damages occasioned by establish
ing. altering, or vacating roads and
Of all sums expended for machinery
implements, tools, stone, gravel. and
other materials. during the year, with
an estimate of the amount required
for the ensuing year.
All but moneys and credits" shall
be taxed for road purposes. All road
taxes must be paid in cash poll OF
labor tax is abolished. Electors al
town meeting have authority to de
termine the amount OF money which
shall be raised by taxation for road
and bridge purposes, not exceeding
Is mills per dollar on taxable prop
erty of town. collected and enforced
same as other taxes.
Unless this tax was levied at the
last annual meeting you cannot rails,
any such tax excepting by gettin,
your town board to levy a tax OF
mills. This tax can be levied by tn,
town board at any time after the an
nual meeting where an emergency
demands IT, Failure to levy the Ia,
at the annual meeting. / am confiden
would be held to be such an emer
gency authorizing the town board I,
make such FIVE mill levy and to an
ticipate IL. of the road and bridg'
fund Is depleted.
Road taxes levied by county,
County auditor must extend a tax o
one mill against the county" prop
erty of each town annually for roat
dragging purposes. This tax shall
not exceed $1,000 in towns havin,
an assessed valuation of million
dollars or more. The county treas
urer pays this to the town treasure
when collected.
A tax Of three mills may be ievie,
by county board for county "roa,
and bridge" fund.
The state In addition co this ma.
levy tax OF one mill for the stat,
fund. From this fund the state aid o.
apportionment comes.
This makes tax OF Is mills I,
which the property in any one town
ship might be subject In anyone yea
from all sources for road purposes
tDrag tax Mills
ctdte .............. ................
i Town ................... IL
Coupty ............ ..............
1 Town emergency ............-
/ iotal ....... ........ ........-.. u
i or course this much Is neve
levied. But II shows the possibilitie
and the advancement in road legis
lstion backed by good roads sent
ment.
il Disposition Of dragging tax b
town-The moneys received by tn
town as result Of the levy and co
4 lection OF the sdrae'' tar by IN