Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

CHAPTER 3o4

An Act to amend Chapter three hundred
nineteen Of the Public Laws OF 1nne-
teen hundred and fifteen entitled An
Act to provide for State ana county
aid in the construction OF highway
Bridges"
Section l. Section one. of chapter
three hundred nineteen of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen.
is hereby amended as follows:
BY inserting after the word city IN
the second line of said section the words
or unorganized township and after the
word town" in the fifth line the words
city, or unorganized township ana
after the word town i'll the sixth line
the words city or unorganized town
ship and after the word town in the
seventh line the words city or unorgan-
lied township and after ter, the he word
city or unorganiZed township, so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section /. When public convenience
and necessity require the building or
rebuilding of any bridge in any town
or city. or unorganized' township, said
bridge being located on any main thor
oughfare. and the cost of said construc-
ton. together with all other moneys
raised for the construction and repair
of ways highways and bridges in said
town, city or unorganized township
makes a tax rate in excess of five mills
on the valuation of the town, city or I'M
organized township last made by the
board of State assessors. the cost of the
IoHSlIuCliOl Oh Sdld DTluS0 Shall Do
borne as follows: Fifty per centum by
the town, city or unorganized township,
thirty per centum by the county in
which said town, city or unorganized
township is located and twenty per
centum by the State
Section 2. Section two of said chap
ter three hundred nineteen is hereby
amended by adding at the end of the
SAID section the following paragraphs:
When the county commissioners of
any county deem that any bridge on any
main thoroughfare in any unorganized
township in said county, must be built
or rebuilt, and in their Judgment the
expense of the construction will entitle
the owners thereof to State and county
aid as provided in section one of this
act. they shall petition the State high
way commission to meet with them for
the purpose of examining into and de-
termining whether public convenience
and necessity require the building or
rebuilding Of said bridge; said petition
to be accompanied by such plans of sur
vey as may be directed to be made by
the State highway commission. The
said county commissioners and State
highway commission shall constitute a
board 10 determine the necessity of
building or rebuilding said bridge also
the form of construction. The decision
of said board or a majority thereof is
to be final and conclusive.
The State highway commission shall
appoint a time and place for the meet
ing of said board and give such notice
thereof as they shall see fit.
When the State highway commission
shall deem that any bridge on any State
or state aid highway must be built or
rebuilt and in their Judgment the eX-
pense of the construction will entitle
the town, or owners of the unorganized
township. to State and county aid, as
provided in section one of this act they
snail notify the municipal officers of the
town or towns or the county commits
sioners having jurisdiction of the roads
in any unorganized township. in which
said bridge is located, and the county
commissioners of the county or counties
in which said bridge is located. to meet
with them for the purpose of examining
INTO and determining whether public
building or rebuilding Of said bridge
and the STATE highway commission
shall make necessary surveys and plans
of said bridge for the use of said
board. The decision of the board a
majority thereof, as provided for in this
section is to be final and conclusive
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section ?. When the municipal Off
GERS of any town deem that any bridge
on any main thoroughfare must be
built or rebuilt and in their judgment
the expense of the construction will en-
title the municipality to State and coun-
ty aid as provided in section one of
this act, they shall petition the COM
missioners Of the county or counties in
which said bridge is, or may be built
or rebuilt and the State highway COM
mission to meet with them for the pur-
pose OF examining into and determining
whether public convenience and nrceS-
sity require the building or rebuilding
of said bridge: said petition to be ac-
compared by such plans of survey as
may be directed to be made by the State
highway commission. The said NUM-
cipal officers together with the county
commissioners and the State highway
commission. shall constitute a board to
determine the necessity of building or
rebuilding 50 id bridge 31SO fha form Of
construction. The decision of said
board or majority thereof is to be fin
al and conclusive
The State highway commission shall
appoint time and place for the meet
ing of said board and give such notice
thereof as they shall see fit.
When the county commissioners of
any county deem that any bridge on any
main thoroughfare in any unorganized
township in said county must be built
or rebuilt, and in their judgment the ex-
pense of the construction will entitle
the owners thereof to state and county
aid as provided in section one of this
act, they shall petition the State high
way commission to meet with them for
the purpose. of examining into and de-
termining whether public convenience
and necessity require the building or
rebuilding of said bridge: said petition
to be accompanied by such plans of sur
vey as may he directed to be made by
the State highway commission. The
said county commissioners and State
highway COMMISSION snail continue
board to determine the necessity of
building or rebuilding said bridge also
the form of construction. The decision
OF said board or . majority thereof is to
be final and conclusive.
The State highway commission shall
appoint 4 time and place for the meet
ing of said board and give such notice
thereof as they shall see fit
When the State highway commission
shall deem that any bridge on any state
or state aid highway must be built or
rebuilt and. in their judgment the ex-
pense of the construction will entitIe
the town, or owners of the unorganiZed
township. to state and county aid as
provided in section one of this act they
shall notify the municipal officers Of
the towns or towns, the county com
missioncrs having jurisdiction of the
roads in any unorganized township, in
which said bridge is located, and the
county commissioners of the county or
counties in which said bridge is To-
Gated to meet with them for the pur-
pose of examining into and determining
whether public convenience and neces-
sity require the building rebuilding
of said bridge and the State highway
commission shall make necessary sur
veys and plans of said bridge for the
use of said board The decision of the
board or majority thereof. provided
for in this section is to be final and con-
elusive.
Section g. Section three. of said
chapter three hundred and nineteen of
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
fifteen is amended inserting a q