Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04

neTeDy wholly dedicated and pledged
after July l, 1920, to the county and
township roads respectively as pro-
vided by law.
In order to provide for the grav-
cling, oiling or other suitable surfac-
ing Of roads of the secondary sys-
tenn, the board of supervisors shall
have power, on petition therefor, to
establish road assessment districts,
but such districts need not neceSsa-
rily follow the zone limits provided
herein for the Improvements of pri-
mary roads. Said petition shall in
diligently describe the lands within
said proposed district, and the road
or roads therein which the petitioners
desire improved and the general ma
ture OF the improvement proposed on
each of said roads. Improvements
may be proposed in the alternative.
Said petitions shall be signed by
twenty per cent of the owners of the
lands within the proposed district
who are residents of the county
Said petition shall be filed with the
county auditor, whereupon the board
or supervisors shall cause the coun-
ty engineer to personally examine all
the roads within such proposed dis
trict and to determine the relation Of
such proposed district and to deter
mine the relation of such roads to
the lands within such proposed dis
trict, and the relation of such roads
to any of the roads of the primary
road system, and the necessity, if
any, for further grading or draining
OF such roads. The engineer shall
embody his findings in a report to
said board. He may recommend the
establishment of the district as re-
quested, or with such notifications
as, in his judgment, are advisable, in
cluding recommendation as to an
increase or decrease of the size of
the district as proposed by the petit
TONERS.
The total cost of improving a coun-
ty road in said secondary system
within said district, by oiling, gravel
ing or other suitable surfacing, shall
be apportioned and paid in the pro-
portion Of seventy five per cent from
the county road cash fund and twen-
ty-five per cent from assessments on
benefited lands. The total cost Of so
improving township road within
said district shall be apportioned and
paid in the proportion of twenty-five
per cent from the county road cash
fund, fifty per cent from the town
ship road funds of the township or
townships embracing said township
road according to their relative mile
age) and twenty-five per cent from
the special assessments on benefited
A nv of
improved. shall be maintained, by
the board OF supervisors, from the
county road fund A township road,
otter 1t is so improved, shall be main
tanned by the township trustees from
township funds, unless the improve
ment is OF so substantial and perma-
nept nature, as that the board of su.
pervisors shall by resolution add such
road to the county road system, to be
maintained as such.
The total cost of such improve
ments on said secondary roads shall,
in the first instance be paid from the
county road cash fund, or jointly from
such fund and from the proceeds Of
all special assessments and road GER
tif1cates issued against special assess
ments on lands within the district,
or by direct application of such GER
tificates to such cost. In case of the
improvement of a county road, the
said county road cash fund shall be
benefited property, and from the pro.
ceeds Of all road certificates which
represent such special assessments.
In case OF the. Improvement of a
township road. said fund shall be re-
imbursed to the. extent of twenty-five
per cent OF the total cost of the i'm.
provements from special assessments
and road certificates, and fifty per
cent from the township road fund, or
the township drag fund, or from the
township drainage fund or from any
or all Of said funds. The trustees
are authorized to transfer to the
county from any or all of such town
ship funds the amount sufficient to
effect such reimbursement. Should
the trustees neglect to make such
transfers, the county treasurer, on
order from the board, shall withhold
from such township sufficient of it's
tax funds as will effect such reim-
bursement, and transfer such amount
to the county road cash fund, or the
board of supervisors may levy such
direct tax against the property with
in said delinquent township as will
effect such reimbursement. IL the
district as finally established, EN-.
braces and contemplates the improve
ment of township road, the board
Of supervisors shall proceed no TAR
ther as to such township road until
the township which embraces such
road shall agree in writing, signed by
majority Of it's trustees, to pay it's
portion, as herein required, the total
cost OF said improvement. Said writ
ten agreement shall be deemed the
financial obligation of the township
and not of the trustees individually.
If such township is on a township
line, such agreement shall be execut-
ed by both townships, and one-half OF
that portion of the cost payable from
townships funds shall be borne by
such township.
Special assessments shall be levied
upon the lands within the districts
embracing secondary roads, in the
aggregate amounts hereinbefore pro-
vided, and such amount shall be ap-
portioned and levied within said dis
trict in the manner heretofore pro
vided in case OF improvements with
In primary road districts, 1t being the
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