Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

: than two rods wide connecting his Ian
r with public road. The amount @
r damages, Ii any, to be paid by the petit
b toner to the town before such cart
n way liz opened
Y Any town board may expend road o
Y bridge funds upon legally establishe
I caftWay the same as on town roads !
d i'm the Judgment of snch board the pub
! lie interests require IL.
Section II. That Subdivision Of Sec
Y ton 30 OF Chapter 235. Laws 1913, b
. and the same IL hereby amended so a
TO read as follows.
r Section &c. Drainage of Town Road
: Subdivision dt, Whenever the tow
ior district oyerseer Of roads shall All
, with the town board his affidavit stat
r Ing that road passing through or int.
, said town runs into or through {
swamp, bog or other low land, and tina
. 1t liz necessary or expedient that dftci
should be opened through private
lands the probable length. width, ans
depth Of such ditch. the termfni ant
J general course Of the same. d descrip
. tson OF the land over which said ditcf
VIII pass, the names of the owners
Thereon, II known. and that such road
through such low ground cannot, with
Tout extraordinary expense. be made
passabie unless such ditch or bitches
are opened, the chairman OF said board
shah prepare notice, therein fixing q
time, not less than six or more thar
SIXTY days from the date thereof, wher
shid board VIII meet Mt place to be
described In the notice, and personally
examine the premises, Such chairman
4 shall cause said notice together wifi
the afidavit. TO be filed TN the Office o1
the town clerk, who shall make true
copies OF such notice and deliver them
| TO said overseer. Said overseer shall
personally serve the same upon each
j y n
county, and upon the occupants of such
lands where the owners are not resi-
dents OF such county Such ditch or
bitches shall be laid out upon such lines
as the owners of the land desire, when
III Is practicable and can be done with
out extra cost.
| Section IL. That Section 80 OF Chan.
TER 2as, Laws 1913 be and the same Is
hereby further amended by adding
thereto new subdivision as follows
| Subdivision g. State Roads - The
foregoing provisions of this section
! shall be applicable to state roads, and
in such cases the powers and duties
hereinbefore conferred and imposed
upon town boards, shall be and they
are hereby conferred and imposed upon
county boards. the powers and duties
conferred and imposed upon a town
clerk are hereby conferred and imposed
upon the county auditor. The affidavit
referred to in subdivision may be
made by any member OF the county
board, IL shall be the duty OF the coun-
~ board to keep any ditch opened by
II under the provisions of this section,
In good condition and free from OBJ
strnetions. The notices specified In the
foregoing subdivisions may be served
by any person designated by the county
board for that purpose
Section Is. That Section so or Chap
kaa
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 90. Special Duties or Over
sect Whenever any public road in
town becomes ohstructed or unsafe
from any cause, the oyerseer shall Inn
medtateiy repair such road, and render
his account therefor to the town board,
In case OF town or county road, and
to the county board In case Of a state
road
Section IA. That Section n OF Chap
ter aS5, Laws 1918. be and the same is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows.
Section 49, Town and County Boards
May Cut Down Hedges and Trees
Within Road Observation-Disclosures "a.
The town boards of supervisors as to
town and county roads, and the county
hoard rs to state roads, are hereby Civ
en- the right and power to determine
upon the necessity and order the cut
ting down Of hedges and trees within
road limits. Provided, that trees, other
than Willow trees. shall not be so cut
down unless the center of such trees
In more than six COZ feet from the side
OF any road as established by statutory
proceedings or dedicated specifically
TO public use; provided. such trees or
hedges, or either of them, interfere
with keeping the surface OF the road
IN good order or cause the snow to-
drift onto or accumulate upon said road
In quantities that materially obstruct
travel,
Subdivision 4, owner to be Notified
When q board shall determine that
such cutting down OF hedges or trees
within the limits OF such roads la nee.
essafy, or that the same would aid ma.
terialiy In keeping such roads In re-
pair or free from snow, 1t shall notify
the owner or owners of the ahutting
lands OF such decision and order the
trees or hedges cut down within nine
ty days after such notice. IL the said
owner or owners fall or refuse to com
ply with such notice and order within
the time specified. the said board shalt
have the power 10 cause such trees or
hedges to be cut down at the expense
OF the town or county. The timber and
wood OF such trees shall belong to the
said owner or owners OF the AUDITING
land, provided they pay the expense OF
cutting down said trees or hedges and
remove the same from the roadside
within sixty t6oD days. II such timber
or wood In not removed within said
time. the board shall sell the same or
destroy II II II cannot be sold at a
profit, and if sold. pay the proceeds
tLereof into the road and bridge fund
OF said town or county as the case may
be,
Subdivision ca Expenses to be Paid
out OF Road and Bridge Fund--~Thes
town boards OF supervisors and the
county boards are hereby granted the
further right and power 10 appropria-
ate and pay out OF their respective road
and bridge fund, or from any other
fund available, the cost of cutting down
such trees and hedges and the removal
or destruction OF the same, III done att
puplic expense |
Section Is. That Section so OF Chan
Ter. aS5, Laws 1913. be and the same is |
hereby amended so as to read as fol- |
lows.
Section so, Tewn and County Boards
TO Construct C'ulyerts-~The town
boards, az to town roads, and the conn !
" boards, as to county and state roads. |
are hereby required to install one sab !
stantiai cnleert for an ahutting owner |
In cases where by reason OF grading a |
public highway, the Same liz rendered !
necessary tor a suitable approach upon |
said htghway over drtveways from
AUDITING lands,
Section t6, That Section Sc OF Chan |
ter aSS, Laws 1919, be and the same is |
hereby amended so as to read as fol- I