Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

is hereby further amended so as 10
read as follows;
Sec. 3. If the board sisali decide
that public convenience and necessity
require, the building or rebuilding OF
said bridge, they shall determine the
the estimated cost; and thereupon II
shall be the duty of the state high,
way commission to prepare plans and
specifications for the construction
towns and the county or counties in
terested have paid into the state treas
ury their proportional shares OF the
estimated cost of such construction
shall, except as otherwise provided in
this section. advertise for bids for the
same in two or more public news
papers printed wholly or in. part in
the state, also In one public news
paper printed wholly or in part in the
county where the proposed work is to
be done. If any such newspaper is so
printed in such county; such adver-
tisement 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
urer OF state, for ten per cent of the
amount of his bid as guarantee that
IL the work is awarded to him he will
contract with the commission for its
que executions. EuCn checks SHdii NC
returned to the respective unsuccess-
full bidders. The check of the sue
cessful bidder shall be returned TO
him upon the execution and delivery
TO the commission Of his contract and
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
opened, read and posted at the time
and place stated in such advertise
ment. The commission shall have the
right to reject any and all bids If in
it's opinion good cause exists therefor,
but otherwise IL shall award the con-
tract to the lowest responsible bidder.
Any town may submit bids for bridge
construction within its limits. and
shall be subject to all requirements
prescribed for other contractors, ex.
cept that no bond need be required OF
it. If all 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
Commission may, however, with the
approval of the governor and council,
let contracts for bridge construc ion:
or do the same. for and In behalf OF
the state without advertis ing Tor Tor. oi 10
terests of the state. The commission
shall have full power in all matters
relating TO the furnishing or bonds
by the successful bidders for the com.
their contracts. and for the protection
of the state and the town from all
liability arising from damage or IN
jury to persons or property. The eoun-
ty commissioners of any county where
a bridge is to be built or rebuilt in
any unorganized township are author
lied and required to assess upon said
township such sums. as may be re-
quired to build or rebuild said bridge
according to the last state valuation,
the whole expense thereof shall he
added 20 their next assessment on said
township for repairs authorized by Sec
vised, statutes which assessment shall
create a lien upon said township for
the whole amount thereof as efectu-
ally rs In now provided in relation to
portion Of said assessment which is
for building or repairing said bridge
aforesaid. shall be set down in the
assessment IN distinct items IN sep
Is provided in section sixty-one or
chapter ten OF the revised statutes.
The county commissioners and mu-
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
carry out the provisions OF this act,
and the municipal officers of towns,
when authorized by a vote at legal
town meeting. are also required to
raise by taxation or by borrowing or
otherwise, such like sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions
of this act. Any loan so made by the
municipal officers or county commits
sioners shall be legal debt of the
county, town. city or plantation whose
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
state limiting the borrowing capacity
of counties. Provided, however. that
missioners and municipal officers un-
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 APP
piled in payment of the loan each year
after the loan is made
Sec. 3. Section four of chapter three
of nineteen hundred and fifteen is here
by amended by adding to said section
the following paragraph, In case any
county or town unreasonabiy neglectS
ury it's proportional part of the esti-
mated cost of construction which may
be due and payable under the pro-
visions Of this act. or its proportional
ton above the estimated cost. then
the state treasurer shall. out of any
funds in the state treasury due said
county or town. pay such proportional
part and deduct the amount so paid
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 or 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 to,
anS hS5 sy sn Of other remedies
forcement of the provisions OF this
chapter so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. I. The. state highway COM
mission shall have supervision of all
construction work and no payment
shall be made on account of any Of
said work until the same has been
approved n,prin 6y said state highway com
the state highway commission shall
render an itemized statement of the
complete cost of the construction to
counties interested and to the state
treasurer. If there remains unex-
pended balances of the moneys adj
vanced by the town or towns and the
mediately returned. If the cost Of
construction has exceeded the esti-
mated cost. the town or towns ana
the county or counties interested shall
forthwith. on receipt of said itemized
statement, forward to the treasurer
or state their proportional shares Of
such additional cost.
In. case any county or town unrea.
sonap.g heslects or refuses to pay
tionai part of the estimated cost Of
cons truction. which may be due and