The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-25
CHANGES IN TOWN HIGHWAY LAWS


Chapter 443, Laws of 1919, abolishes
the poll tax.
Town Superintendent of Highways.
Chapter SIS, Laws of 1919, provides
for the appointment of one Town
Superintendent of Highways in each
town. His appointment is to be made
by the Town Board in writing, for
term of one year, the written appoint
ment to be filed with the town clerk.
He may be removed for cause by the
Board of Supervisors of the town at
any time and the vacancy in the Office
shall be filled by the Supervisors for
the unexpired term.
He shall be paid an annual salary,
payable monthly, either out of the
bridge and road fund, or out of the
general fund of the town and may also
be paid, in addition, an amount per
month for the upkeep of "a horse or
the town board and may or may not
allowed by the town board at its
pleasurc. and if allowed, it may be dis
continued at any time.
The town superintendent of high
ways before entering on his duties,
shall make and file with the town clerk
bond to the town to be approved by
the town board in the amount fixed by
it, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of his duties and the proper ap-
plicaton and payment of all moneys
that shall come to his hands by virtue
of his Office.
He shall make a complete and full
report of all moneys received and dis
bursed by him whenever requested to
do so by the town board and shall also
make full and complete report to
each annual town meeting.
1t is his duty to supervise the con-
struction and maintenance of all roads,
bridges and culverts, together with
their appertaining structures on all
highways required to be maintained by
the town; to keep said highways pass
able at all seasons; to perform such
other duties in connection with said
highways as the town supervisors may
require him to perform and to keep a
full account of all receipts and dis
bursements.
He has authority to make such ar
rangements for the prosecution of his
work as he may deem necessary and to
appoint such foreman as the necessi-
ties of his work may require.
The town supervisors shall provide
him when he enters on his work, with
such books and forms as he may re-
qure.
All payments for material and work
performed on town highways shall be
made by town highway order drawn
upon the town treasurer and each such
order shall he signed by the town sup
erintendent of highways and counter
signed by the town chairman and shall
be recorded in the books of the town
superintendent, showing date, amount
and purpose thereof.
All formal contracts for perform
ance of road, bridge and culvert con-
struction, shall be approved by major
ity of the town board before being
binding on the town.
Assessment and Collection Of High
way Taxes.-The town supervisors are
permitted by Chapter SIS, Laws of
1919, for the purpose of construction
and up-keep of the highways within
the town, to levy and assess a highway
tax of not less than one nor more than
seven mills on the dollar on the yalua-
ton of the real and personal property
in each town, and in addition thereto,
to raise any amount which has been as
sessed at the last preceding annual
town meeting, the total sum to not ex-
ceed ten mills on the dollar Of such
valuation. Provided that no town,
containing less than 500 inhabitants
shall levy or collect in any year, high
way tax of more than $4,000, including
the amount voted by the town meet
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