The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-28
CITIES AND VILLAGES

Highways MAY Become County Roads
And be Paved With Brick or Con-
crete-Provision In Law Passed by
Last Legislature.
Under the section of the law quoted
below, recently passed by the legisla.
ture. amending the present law under
which the county road commissioners
work it will be possible for cities and
incorporated villages to receive direct
benefit in road construction over such
highways as the county commissioners
may decide to take oyer with the con.
sent of the city or village authorities.
as part of the county system. Under
the section referred to it will be per-
missible to pave such streets to width
of sixteen feet with either brick or con.
crete also to expend county funds for
the improvement of highways between
townships and cities or villages. Under
this act it would be possible to pave one
side of Washington street along side
the NJ U. T. track from the Grand
Trunk tracks south to the city limits,
Co1un avenue in the same way from
Washington street to the east city
limits, Main street from the Ann Arbor
tracks to the west city limits, Shiawas-
see street from the north to the south
city limits, ETC., while Corunna could
take advantage of the law in the same
manner to secure line of paving across
the city both ways, The section re-
ferred to is as follows:
Section 1S. In case state reward ia
to be applied for, the board of county
road commissioners shall file with the
state highway commissioner for his ap-
proval, map of the county showing
the location of the proposed system of
county roads: Provided, however, that
this proposed system may be extended
if approved by the state highway com
missioner. All state rewarded roads
composing part of this system shall
be taken over as county roads by the
board of county road commissioners
and any road heretofore laid out, or
any part thereof, shall become county
road If the board of county road com
missioners shall at any time SO deter
mine and in passing through or.on ths
line between township and Incorporated
villages or cities any streets or parts of
streets of such village or city may be
adopted as a county road, with the con-
sent of the proper authorities of such
city or cities, village or villages: Pro.
vided, however, That where any street
or part of a street is taken over in pass.
ing through or on the line between a
township and an incorporated village
or city, no county road funds shall be
expended for the improvement of any
such street or part of street of such
village or city to a greater width than
sixteen feet, nor with material more
expensive than concrete or brick. The
vote of the county road commissioners
in respect to such determination shall
be taken by yeas and nays, and shall be
entered at large on the records of said
board of county road commissioners
Notice of such determination shall be
forthwith given by the clerk to the
highway commissioner of each town
ship and the highway authorities of
each city or village in which said road
or any part thereof is situated and
published in some newspaper printed
and circulated in the county, once in
each week for three successive weeks.
Proof Of such service and publication
may be made by affidavit by any per-
son knowing the facts, and be fled with
the clerk. Such affidavit or the record
thereof, or certified copy of such
affidavit or record shall be prima facie
evidence of its contents. After service
and publication of such notice, the
board Of county road commissioners
shall have sole and exclusive jurisdic-
tion and control Of such road SO en-
braced within such determination, and
the township or municipality within
which the same is situated shall be re-
lieved from all responsibility therefor.
Immediately after laying out or taking
control of road said board shall give
the same name by which it shall after
ward be known in their proceedings.
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