Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-13

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cars N pleasure serslce ar eks.n trucks
N semme-CiRl use Carrying dezlers
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ians N the ztz-u1eE -suuiring 1pwns
n remove --seE and MUSINGS ernm the
r1a0sifis zna 10 maintain suitable
wayE.
Chapter =. Secrisn ---ewns snail
l1lakH annual appropriations tur CLEAR
4 lTsg away ann nEaur.Sying ruRdsideE-
/ eacfl cIry. rgwn ar piznrarian shall
eRrn EAR SET aside hre per cent uf
+ Inh muney -alsen anr appropriated
lar WAYS ann nrlnges, u ne used IN
cutting ann -emBviRg al -rezE. shrubs
and useless fruit trees. puEnss an1
weeds, except shade --ass. timber
r,'aHs. Gz-etl-fnr fruit trees ana orna-
mental sf1-lns) growing sefwsen rne
+ -oad limit and the Wrought part af
any HIGHWAY ar rDwuwzy, until nj the
7 Trees, s1rlus ana worthless fruit
Y -reEs. bushes and wee1s. nave neen
nrrrs removed rom Lne limits Of sucn
nignway or -rwnwRy. after winch rns
owner of the lauG ansninIng SUCH
HIGHWAY or tDwrwar. snail each wear
usfsre IfIe first dEy of 0cruber, re-
move ali bushes. weeds, worthless
tlass and Grass RIM the roadside M
INNING his cultivated or moving
Iislta The cIrz-, rDwn ar plantation
shall c2-e Inr al land moi included IN
+ me anDve, except wild land.
Enants- Is SeE1inn Duties Of mu-
nsrinal officers as u worthless trees
aluus nighwagE-Tire municipal officers
~ cities anu tnwns small. before rtie
I fTrst daT Of June OF each yea-, cut,
Du-u and destroy all deaG or worthless
apple t--ees, and all wild cherry trees
4 within the limits Of rnt public wzTs.
streets anu pA-ks Of their Respective
tDwns ann cities. For neglect or tall
/ ur-e 70 perform the aforesaid duties
I eacr Of sucn officers small DE uuniHi1es.
IN q tine Of not less than fI1-v dollars.
& Chapter p. Sectinn I01--Tnwns re-
CURED IN maintain guine-p8s1s al
4 CROSSINGS NJ ways-Towns small srecz
7 and maintain Al all crossings of hign-
Z wa-E, anu where one public highway
I enters another, substantial quite
\ nosls nnr less taan eight feet nIEn
/ ana 6aSten 10 the upper ena Of each
a hGArG, on which shall De piainls
Z printed, IN hiack letters On white
Z -rnunn. the name Of tine mex town on
/ the rnuTe ana ef sum other place ar
x me municipal officers may direut- with
Las number ri miles thereto. and d
Y figure OF 4 hand with me fnretnSer
I pointing tnerete- Z erected On State
Z or Stare AIG highways. sucn GUIDE
( posts ann Eulie-hna-ds snail ne nf
7 EuctI reasonable 1n-rn. hsIg.1I anE dt-
sign as me State highway commission
Z may dIreCr, and 1or any ueEiec1 here
( II rnwrs ara sunset ID a INT OF nn1
I less cnan tan. Hur more than fifty dui-
Indictment. Judges Of municipal courts
ana police courts and r-Ial Justices
within their respective cnunties snail
nave uriginal and concurrent Jurisfiin-
INN with the supreme ludicial and su-
periT COURTS au1 Of all fines provided
for ny TINS sectinn. anr recovered On
{ complaint. nne-nalf snail 20 ID the
: prosecutor ana ane-nalf To the enunry
I wherz sa1e rnwn committing the 1fiense
< Is situated.
I The speaker urged that rnev make
! themselves familiar win the dnan-
+ cIal requirements lie SaId the State
AID road program pruvides for the
regular Stale aIc I'd cities anu towns
and allows the balance Of the appro-
uriatinn Of s5ne 900 To be aliorfel 70
cities ana Towns. asking fsr ad6I-ipn-
al aiG under the PROVISIONS - the
( ''tnTse-rpwns act" and the FIVE times
law" sp-callen The rand increase in
-t1s number OF towns applying under
these TWO special laws makes the
present appropriation Inadequate.
This vea-. TOR example. after taking
OUT the amount required for regular
State AID, anG tr1e applications IN
der the three towns law" II was
NECESSARY fnr the Governor and
Council 10 make an emergency ap-
F preparation of about sac .8ffb from the
State contingent fund IN order 70
meet IN full 1hs appropriations re-
auired for the cities and towns ap-
plying under me five times act" for
the firSi time
Z Cost ~ Main1enance
The first essential OF the good raads
program rs the maintenance of i'm
proved roans Il is evident that the
( COST OF maintenance must continually
expand. mi aniy because af Increased
prices Of materials and labor. but he
cause with the advance nf the cnn-
structlnn program tine mileage of i'm
+ proved roads is greater every year.
Under our present Law. the receiprs
from automobile fees are avaiiai1ie
for maintenance after deducting re-
auctsor of highway bonds al ma
tIlritv and interest on highway
bonds. BY the passage OF the So
called Budget Law. the present Leg
isla-ure has changed the present ifs
cal wear of the 5taIe SO that the
Legislature OF IA-1 must pass three
appropriation hills ONE for the six
months period ending June 80. 1891:
and one 1or each Of tile two fiscal
wears ending June 80. 3ace and June
20. 1a223. For eacf of these TWO ifs
cal wears. the Highway Department
mill 4E-k. mt