The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

! roads, s(l) County roads which now
exist Of record, or which may here.
after exist of>record by additions from
| the township roads, exclusive of all
| roads of the primary road system,
| and ~ township roads, which shall
embrace all other roads not included
within. cities and towns. The coun-
ty road cash fund, under the juris.
diction OF the township trustees, are
hereby wholly dedicated and pledged
after July l. 192O,rto the county and
township roads respectively as pro-
yided by law.
In order to provide for the grav-
cling, Oiling or other suitable surface
ing of roads of the secondary sys-
tenn, the board Of supervisors shall
have power, on petition therefor, Ito
establish road assessment districts,
but such districts need not -necessa-
Erily 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
Of 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, IL
any, for further grading or draining
Of such roads. The engineer shall
embody his findings In q report u 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
Guiding a recommendation. as to an
increase or decrease of the size Of
the district as proposed by the petit
TONERS.
The total cost Of improving 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 TWEEN
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
lands. A county road, after it Is SO 4
improved, shall be maintained, by
the board of supervisors, from tho
county road fund. A township road,
after it is so improved. shall be main
tanned by the township trustees from
towns.-.p funds, unless the improve
ment is of so substantial and perma-
nent nature, as that the board of SUI
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
tificates 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-
inlbursed 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