Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-01

consultation by county and city Of
f'cials.
1t is made the duty Of tho various
. county commissioners courts and
county and road suporirtcndents to
/ obtain all available information and
advice from tho commission relative
/ 10 road construction best suited to
+ their respective counties before any
! proceeds from bond issues are eX-
/ rcndcd.
Tho state highway department shall
! adopt rules to determine the fitness
of engineers making application for
/ highway construction work, ana upon
application of any county or subdi-
/ vision thereof may recommend for
/ appointment competent civil cugI-
necf and graduate Of some first-class
school of civil ensineerilg, skilled In
the EnoNledgo Of highway construC-
| ton maintenance.
Complete ROAD maps Of the state
/ shah be made and Kept on file in the
office of the department
System of state Highways.
Within twelve months each codnty
commissioners court shall have made
, county road maps together with
statement showing their Importance,
| particularly as related to an adequate
system Of state highways to the vari-
aus markets. and business centers OF
the state connecting such traffic
centcrs Should any court refuse or
| fail to make such maps the commits
| sion may do so and deduct the eX
pcnse from the first allotment of
! funds to such county to accrue from
| registl alton of motor vehicles under
the provisions of this act. Should the
public roads of any two connecting
| counties. representing a necessary
| part of the system of state highways,
| fail to connect, the commissioners
| courts interested are to be advised OF
| what is necessary to make such con-
| nection and should they fail TO make
| such connections the commission may
| do so and deduct the cost as provided
| in the preceding paragraph.
The commission is to prepare a
comprehensive plan for system of
state highways and, in cooperation
with the counties is to advance the
construction of such n system. as tho
necessary funds may become avail
able.
| Provides for state Aid.
| Whenever any county is prepared
to construct one or more miles of pub
lie roads constituting part of this
! state system. such county may make
application for an allotment of state
aid from the state highway fund.
When accompanied by plans, profiles
and estimates prepared in accordance
with the requirements of the state
| highway engineer, such applications
shall be filed in the order received and
when such roads shall be constructed
| according to specifications and under
| the supervision of the state highway
| engineer, the commission shall make
\ al Of ni1 from
available in the state highway fund,
| not to- exceed one-fourth the cost of
cNnsti uction, provided such state aid
may not be expended to aid in con-
structing more than ten miles of road
in any county during any year. In
counties where the assessed valuation
of property does not warrant the cons
structon of sections of the system OF
state highways necessary to provide
the state with trunk roads, the com
mission may increase such allotment |
of state aid to one half the cost of .
constructing not more than ten miles
in one year. All counties accepting
state aid must at their expense main
tain such parts of the highway, the .
penalty for failure being to forfeit .
any further state aid.
10 Use State Prisoners.
The laboratories at the A. & NJ. col
lege and University of Texas are made
available and placed at the disposal of
the state highway engineer for the
purpose Of testing and analyzing road
and bridge material.
Labor of state prisoners may be uti-
lized I'm construction or maintenance
OF roads forming a part Of the state
system, upon such terms as may be
agreed upon by the highway commits
sion and the prison commission and
approved by the governor.
Any funds appropriated by the fed
eral government for public road con-
struction in Texas shall be expended
uIser the supervision Of the state
highway commission.
Annual Registration Fees.
On and after July !, 1917, and an,
nually thereafter Jan. /, all owners
of motorcycles or other motor Ne-
hicles shall register the same with the
department. The fee for registering
motorcycles Is So each. Registration
fees for pleasure automobiles, intend
ing to carry total gross load of more
than 1000 pounds per wheel, is 3bc
per horse power, with minimum fee