The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

CHA3TE8 304
An Act to amend Chapter three HUNDRED d
teen hundred and fifteen entitled IAN
Act to provide for State and 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:
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 and
after the word town in the sixth line
ship and after the word town" in the
seventh line the words city or morgan
lied township and after the word
town" in the eighth line the words
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 tax rate in excess of five mills
on the valuation Of the town, city or un-
organized township last made by the
board Of State assessors, the cost Of the
construction Of said bridge shall be
borne as follows: Fifty per centum by
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
highway commission shall constitute a
board to 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 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-
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
fEI tow
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
convenience and necessity require the
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 or g.
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
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 neces.
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-
n fho-
commissioners and the State highway
commission, shall constitute a board to
determine the necessity of building or
rebuilding said bridge, also the form OF
board or a majority thereof is to be fin
al 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 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
ana necessity require the building or
iebullulliS Oh SAID bridge; said petition
to be accompanied by such plans of sur
Vey as may be directed to be made bv
the State highway commission. The
SAID county commissioners and State
hlghWay commission shall continue a
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 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
snail 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
ProVlded IN section one Of this act they
shall notify the municipal officers Of
the towns or towns, or the county com
mlss1oners 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 or 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 a majority thereof, as provided
elusive
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