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

urer 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. and
not exclusive of. other remedies af-
forded by law for the proper enforce
ment OF the provisions OF this chap
ter
Sec. 4. Section i've of chapter three
Of nineteen hundred and fifteen is
hereby amended by striking out the
words ''and all plans and specifications
shall be approved by majority or
said board" in the eleventh an, AND
said section as amended shall read
as follows.
Sec s. All the foregoing provisions
shall apply to either or all towns in
the same county or to either or all
towns in different counties, and to the
county or counties when bridge is
to be built or rebuilt. which crosses
the boundary line between SAID towns
or between said towns and said coun-
ties and the proportion of the cost OF
construction which either town would
legally bear under agreements or Leg
islative enactments in effect January
will in addition TO the other. highway
taxes of the said town make a tax
rate In excess of five mills. In such
cases the municipal officers of each of
each of said counties shaA sit upon
the board provided for in section two.
Notice of complete cost OF constitute
tion shall be forwarded to each town
and each county interested. The pro-
portional parts of the cost to be borne
by the towns or by the counties under
the provisions of section one of this
act shall be apportioned between said
proportion to their valuations last
made by the board of state assessors.
in absence of any legal agreement or
Legislative enactment in effect January
one, nineteen hundred and seventeen.
regulating such division OF cost
Sec. S. Section six of chapter three
hundred nineteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and fifteen is here
word Certify" in the thirteenth line
of said section the words the same
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. 6. All cost, of maintenance of
bridges built or rebuilt under the pro-
visions of this act shall be borne by
the town or towns In which they are
located. apportioned upon, the basis OF
valuation as last made by the board
of state assessors where more than
one town is involved: provided, how
ever, that in case of neglect or failure
by any town or towns to properly
maintain any bridges built or rebuilt
under the provisions of this act. the
state highway commission may order
such maintenance work as in their
Judgment is deemed necessary. If any
town or towns fail to obey. within n
reasonable time. such order of the
state highway commission. then the
commission may proceed to do such
maintenance work and the amounts
payable by said towns, under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be certified
by the commission to the state audi
tor. who, If he finds the amount corr
RECT shall certify the same to the
treasurer of state, and unless sooner
paid IL shall be collected and paid in
the same manner as any state tax
against such town or towns, with In
terest at six per centum per annum
from the date of the auditors certii-
cation to the treasurer of state
Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
approved November 10