Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-17

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is hereby further amended SO as 70
read as follows:
Sec. 3. II the board shall decide
/ that public convenience and neceSsN!
require the building or rebuilding OF
said bridge. they shall detesmine e,o Se
! the estimated cost; and thereupor
shall be the duty Of the state hign,
wa. commission to prepare pans ano
:peeiaea'so ion for the tSs ,aTn on
i towns and the county or counties IN
teres,ed have paid into the state treas
ury their proportional shares OF ne
s cost Of s1en Srexisea IN
/ this section. advertise for bids for the
same In two or more public news
papers printed wholly OF In part N
PAPER taS printed Wholly or in part in the
county where the proposed work IS 70
be done. il any such newspaper Is so
printed IN such county: such aoVer-
tisemen. shall state the place where
specifications. and the time and place
where the bids for such work will Be
received by the commission Each
bidder must accompany his bid with
certified check payable 20 the treas
! urer Of state. for ten per cent OF the
amount Of his bid as a guarantee that
If the work is awarded 20 him ne VIII
contract with the commission for its
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returned 20 the respective unsucceSs-
/ full bidders The check OF the sue
cessful bidder shall be returned 20
him upon the execution and delivery
his bond with sufficient sureties. in
terms satisfactory to the commission
for the due execution OF such work
All bids so submitted shall be publicly
and place stated in such advertise
u,ent- The commission shall have the
nigh, 10 reject any and all bids il in
;ts opinion COED cause exists therefor.
4, but otherwise il shall award the con-
: trac. 20 the lowest responsible bidder
Any town may submit bids for bridge
construction within its limits. and
shall be subject 20 all requirements
prescribed fer other contractors. ex-
cept that No bond need be required Of
ii. II al, bids for work under this
chapter are rejected. or il no bids are
received. the commission may perform
said work BY any method which the
governor and council approve, The Ih
( approval of the governor and council.
le, contracts for bridge construction.
OF do the same. for and in behalf OF
the state without advertising for bids
terests of The state. The comEission
shall have full power in all matters
relating to the furnishing OF bonds
By the successful bidders for the COM
pietion Of their work and fulfilling OF
their contracts. and for the protection
of the state and the town from all
| liability arising from damage or IN
! jury 10 persons or property. The ooun-
( ~ commissioners Of any county where
a bridge is 10 be bail. or rebuilt IN
any unorganized township are author
ized and required &c assess upon said
( township such sums as may be re-
CURED 20 build or rebuild said bridge
according to the last state valuation.
d - hrfa s6opoh< %
added 10 their next assessment on said
! township for repairs authorized by sec
ton sixty Of chapter ten Of the re-
vised statutes which assessment shall
! the whole amour. thereof as eftectu-
ally as is now provided in relation to
! repairs on such county road That
, portion of said assessment which IS
aforesaid. shall be set down in the
| assessment in distinct items in a sep
arate column and shall be enforced as
Fis provided IT section siXty-one OF
! chapter ten Of the revised statutes.
| The county commissioners and mt
| nicipal officers Of cities heretofore re-
| ferred TO are hereby authorized and
required to raise by taxation or by
borrowing or otherwise. such reason
able sums as may be necessary to
| and the municipal officers Of towns.
! when authorized by vote at legal
town meeting. are also required to
raise by taxation or by borrowing or
necessary to carry out the provisions
Of this act. Any loan so made by the
municipal officers or county commits
sioners shall be a legal debt Of the
credit is pledged under this law. All
| loans made by the county commits
sioners under this law are excepted
from the provisions of the laws of the
of counties. Provided. however. that
all loans made by the county COM
i missioners and municipal officers I'M
der this law shall mature in not more
than twenty. years. and not less than
one-twentieth Of any loan so made
shall be raised by taxation and ap-
piled in payment of the loan each year
after the loan is made
Sec. 5. Section four Of chapter three
hundred nineteen OF the public laws
| BY amended by adding to said section
the following paragraph. In case any
county or town unreasonably neglects
/ or refuses to pay into the state treas
mated cost of construction which may
be due and payable under the pro-
visions Of this act. or its proportional
part Of the excess cost OF construc-
the state treasurer shall. out Of any
funds III the state treasury due said
county or town. pay such proportional
| part and deduct the amount so paid
i from any such sum in the state treas
ury due said county or town In case
such funds due or to become due any
/: town or county from the state treas
ury in any one year do not equal or
/ exceed the towns OF counties share OF
either the estimated cost or the actual
cost Of a bridge TO be constructed
under the terms Of this act. then an
action Of debt in the name OF the state
| treasurer may be maintained against
such delinquent county or town to
recover any sum SO due the state. but
these remedies shall be in addition 20.
afforded BY law for the proper en-
! chapter so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. g.. The state highway COM
mission shall have supervision Of all
shall be made on account of any of
said work until the same has been
approved by said state highway COM
mission. On completion of any bridge
the state highway commission shall
render an itemized statement OF the
the town or towns and the county or
| counties interested and to the state
treasurer. If there remains unex-
pended balances OF the moneys sd-
vanced BY the town or towns and the
county or counties they shall De i'm
CONSTRUCTION has exceeded the esti-
mated cost. the town or towns and
the county Or counties interested shall
| forthwith. on receipt Of said itemized
statement. forward to the treasurer
Of state their proportional shares Of
such additional cost.
In case any county or town unpea-
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