Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-24

changes. This fund to be devoted ex-
clusively to pay for draining, grading
and hard surfacing the primary road
system and to the retirement of any
bonds which may be issued for such
purposes, in case Il county votes to an.
| ticipate such revenue, this primary
road fund to be apportioned to the
various counties the same as is done
under the Iowa federal aid law. name
ly: according to area.
County Option.
1t is contemplated that the county
shall have three options:
(a) To drain and grade all of, the
primary road system before doing any
hard surfacing.
CD To hard surface always after
draining and grading) year by year
as the primary road fund becomes
available.
(c) Or, to anticipate its revenue from
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poses by issuing bonds on vote Of the
people. such bonds to be redeemed from
revenues coming from the primary road
fund and lin case of hard surfacing)
also from special benefit assessments
as stated above.
eff the county desires to antici-
pate its revenue from the primary road
fund for development of primary road
system, it may vote to do so, and au-
thorize at one election the issuance of
sufficient bonds to complete same. but
to be issued from time to time as con-
tracts on sections of the roads are let
and completed; or the county may make
tentative contracts for the development
of such roads and submit to the voters
the question of validating such spc-
cific contracts and the issuance OF
bonds to pay therefor, the bonds in all
cases to be retired from proceeds Of
primary road fund including lin case
of hard surfacing) proceeds of special
assessments previously mentioned
Power of tax levy by counties on all
taxable property in thelcounty to pay
interest and principal of bonds issued
for development of primary roads, to
protect negotiability thereof as provid-
ed in Illinois law, but said bonds in
fact to be paid from motor vehicle fund
and proceeds of assessments as stated
Limit Assessments.
Especial assessments are to help
pay for hard surfacing only and shall
not exceed twenty five per cent of total
cost of the improvement. No real es-
tate, though abutting on or adjacent to
more than one section or division of a
primary road, shall be assessed in all
more than a definite stated per cent OF
its fair market value which it is be,
lieved will not exceed four per cent for
the highest. In fixing assessments in
zones benefited, all elements such as
proximity, distance from market. readi-
ness Of access and utility are to be con.
sidered, and protection afforded where
state boundary or river is encountered
or where access is wholly cut off by ma
tural or artificial barriers. Due con-
sideration shall be given to the fair
market value per acre of each of the
different tracts of land, their relative
location and productivity, and to their
relative proximity and accessibility to
the said improvement.
S.-To make provision also for de-
velopment of the secondary road sys-
TEN, consisting of county roads tout
side the primary system) and township
roads, all existing levies authorized for
county road building fund to be devOt-
ed exclusively to the secondary sys-
TEN; further provision also to be made
for more rapid development of said sys-
TEN if desired by any county.
9.-BefOre hard surfacing, primary
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roads to be maintained from county
funds, except fifty per cent OF cost OF
maintenance (and not exceeding fifty
dollars per mile) may be paid from
primary road fund. After hard surfac-
ing, to be maintained wholly from pri-
mary road fund
1O.-PrOvision made for notice and
hearing on assessments and for APP
peals to district court. Also for waiver
by owner and right to pay in ten in
stallments if desired.
Cities Not Included.
11.-No draining, grading or hard
surfacing to be done in cities. Board
may build through Incorporated towns.
Provision made for making assessment
district in towns.
12.-When voting on authorization
of bonds for primary road system as
mentioned in paragraph six hereof.
county may. if it desires, include roads
outside primary system that connect
same with outlying towns. but the roads
in the primary road system shall be
first completed and full provision made
for retirement of bonds issued there
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