Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The. act which provides for the con struction of sidewalks in Westerly, rassed at the present session of the Rhode Island general assembly, is now operative. It's provisions are known only to Representative Haswell who presented the act, and those directly interested in its legislative travel. For the information O. all, the full text of the act is here given:
 An act in amendment of and in ad : dition to Chapter 1850 of the Public Laws, passed at the January session. A. D. 1916, entitled An Act Great ing Board of Highway Commissions CTS for the Town of Westerly"
 It is enacted by the. general assem- bly, as follows:
 Section 1. Section 3 Chapter 145o of the Public Laws, passed at the Jan uary session, A. D. 1916, entitled "An act creating a board. of highway com nissioners for the town of Westerly is hereby amended so as to read as follows
 Section 8 It shall be the duty of said board of highway commissioners:
 "(a) To construct. improvs alter and repair the sidewalks in the streets and highways of said town and to se- tect the type of material to be used ;n said sidewalks, to determine the width and elevation thereof. and to determine the time when such con- .tracf;on, improvement alteration and Seoair shall be undertaken in accord src7 with the requirements and needs oe ihc public: and to inspect or cause to be inspected from time to time, the l the streets, highways, sidewalks and ] bridges kept and maintained by said i ta~n, for the purpose of maintaining i and keeping the same in good repair and safe for travel, and to promptly remove any Instructions whenever funds are available for such purpose. l "(b) To keep a full and complete record of all is official proceedings, and a detailed account of it's expenditures contracts made, and obligations in cured. so that it may be possible tc determine the cost of new construc- 1 ton work apart from the cost of inn provement, maintenance. and repairs; | "ccl To make report to the annua l financial town meeting each veal showing the work performed during | tho year preceding, the cost of the same. and containing such recon mendations as the board may deem advisable in regard to the extension and improvement of the highway sys- ten1 in said town;
 "edl To keep it's records and ac. counts so that they may be con ven;ently. inspected by the member. Of the town council Of said town a any time"
 Section 2. Chapter 145o of. the Pub lie Laws, passed at the January ses sion. A. D. 1916. is hereby amended b, l adding thereto the following sections
 "Section 2. Whenever the said boar of highway commissioners shall de terrnine by it's vote that a sidewall shall be made and laid in and upol any street or h 'ghway in said towr it may order the same to be mad and laid upon five days notice to tn abuttine land owner. or if any of tn tanG owners reside without the state uror three weeks notice by reeister aa letter to the known place of resi- derce. At itke time and the plac Ts~'"d in said notice the board c highway cornp issioDers shall procee
 to' hear all s1ch parties and to mak ard nase such order in reference t ire m9Eir9 and lavine of such side
 Ta T. as they mav think .,roner. Pro
 r'drH howevo~ that said board (
 eio'~~av ccr7raissiorers shall not ex 1end r'orp then fou~ thousand dollar
 "o" sai1 ',u~no~ce in any one year.
 "Se"'ier ID. Whanever any eid"wa
 in s0d unoo arv e+r-oet or hirl,wa
 ~las! he orae"r1 trade and laid a ''erehr provided. the owners of tI- end T a7i'++'79 on such sidewalk sha
 7av orc half of the cost thereof Q |
 =et "~ai~st thn4r respective lands a
 NAreira ftar specified. the halanne (
 tho ecs+ to ha +ali-n from the regula : snrrnrriqtion fo~ highways ar an T',ne'a! appropriation for said pun 3a-os.
 "Se"t'o1 II. Suoh norte cha" hn as
 r7'''"'rAd and annrorad by t''e bear
 of highway commissioners for sa'
 +nuTn and thereafter the said board
 highway commissioners shall demau
 one-half Of such abutting land owre
 and if such lard owner shall negle
 and refuse to pay the same. the Sd |. board Of highway commissioners sha certify the costs so ascertained ar
 aEDroved to the assessors of taxes f. s'Lid town and the said assessors slla ] include the owners portion of the co
 of such making and lavins sidewal . which sum shall be included in u } next assessment of taxes for sut town aga Inst such land or the own f theerof
 ";Section 1o. Whenever any ahuttir
 land owner .Aall deem himself al
 rrieved by the ascertainment of cos
 for tho making and laying of al
 sidewalk as hereinbefore prov ded.
 may appeal therefrom according