Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

ber Of the state s highway Commission
shall be. for the chairman five thous-
and dollars: for each other member
four thousand five hundred dollars
expenses incurred in the performance
of their official duties while absent
from the seat Of government
Sec 4. This act shall take effect
January first, nineteen hundred twen-
ty-two.-(Approved April 81
CHAPTER ala
An Act Providing for the Purchase or
Taxing by Process Of Law the Toll
ana the State of New Hampshire,
Extending from South Berwick in
Said State Of Maine and Dover in
Said State Of New Hampshire. in
Conjunction with the State. Of New
Hampshire.
Sec. l. The state highway commits
sion Of Maine in conjunction with the
state highway commission of New
Hampshire. between which states a
toll Spd bridge d exists hs;s known az the Eliot
South Berwick in said State of Maine
to Dover in said State Of New Harnp-
shire. is hereby authorized to receive.
under th;s conditions hereinaftef specGia5
of or so much Of said Eliot bridge as
lies within the State Of Maine and to
maintain said bridge as a public high
way as provided by law.
Sec. 2. The purchase Of said bridge
by agreement with the owners thereof
Is conditioned upon the approval of
the governor and council Of said State
Of Maine. If the owners of said
bridge and state highway commission
of Maine, subject to the approval of
the governor and council of said State
of Maine, cannot agree upon the pur-
chase price Of said bridge the said
state sa;,h . highway commission OF Mains inc
council Of said State of Maine. may
petition the supreme judicial court OF
said State of Maine to have the value
Of that part Of said bridge lying with,
determined in the same manner as in
the taking Of lands for public high
ways, and persons or corporations
aggrieved shall have the. same right
ing out of a highway.
Sec. 3. The said state highway
commission of Maine. when authorized
by the governor and council of said
state shall enter into an agresm tht
State Of New Hampshire for the main
tenance, repair. Improvement and up
keep Of said bridge.
Sec. 4. For the purposes of carry
ing out the provision of section two
of this act such sum as may be neceS-
sary may be taken for said purpose
from any funds available for the pur--
chase maintenance and repairs of
said bridge: This act shall IL. not take
rent shall be adopted whereby the
bond issue is available for state aid
roads
Sec. 5. Said state highway COM
mission of Maine may permit the use
IF such part Of said bridge as Will not
Inconvenience or obstruct passage on
and over said bridge by the usual and
legal traffic on and over highways, by
the Portsmouth, Dover and York Rail-
way on such terms rs shall be equit-
able.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect
when the highway commission of the
by that state to take similar action
(Approved April 81
CHAPTER 2l5
An Act to Confer upon the State High
way Commission and Municipal
Officers. the Powers of Road Com
missioners in Removing Obstruc-
tions from Highways.
Sec. 1. Section six Of chapter
twenty-five of the revised statutes as
e o the shd psec laws of nns
by further amended by adding after
the word drains" in the thirty-fifth
llne OF Sa1u section, the IolloW!nS, 10
wit: and the powers conferred upon
municipal officers and road commits.
sionerS by section one hundred and
four of chapter twenty-four of the
revised statutes as hereby amended,
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. 6. The commission may from
time to time make and shall enforce
rules and regulations relating to con-
Struction and maintenance of all state
highways relating
to the manner of conducting all in
vestigationS and hearings and the adj
ministration of its office. powers and
this chapter and shall. with the APP
prevail of the governor and council.
direct the expenditure of all moneys
for construction and maintenance of
all state. and state aid highways. The
commission may from time to time
purchase. lease or hire all machinery,
tools, implements and property neces-
sary for highway engineering and con-
struction and for the administration
and execution of it's duties, and may
contract for such labor. materials and
property as it may deem necessary for
the examination. building and con-
struction of state and state aid high
ways. The commission may be con-
suited by and shall without charge
advise municipal officers and road
commissioners on the subject of con-
struction and maintenance of public
highways. On all state and state aid
highways all guide posts shall be of
such reasonable FORM height and de-
sign as the commission shall desig
nate. Whenever it becomes necessary
to close a state highway to travel on
account of construction. before such
state highway is closed the commits
sion shall establish the most practical
detour road around the state highway
to be constructed have the same pro-
perly signed at all intersecting roads
or streets indicating the principal
cause the dctour road to be put in
proper condition to withstand the
travel and maintained in such condi-
structed is open to travel. If the
commission neglects to SO sign. es-
tablish or maintain such detour road
the same shall be done by order of the
governor. and council. Whenever
prae ts I the travel shall b be per.
under construction and the commits
sion shall then cause to be erected
the following sign at either end
of the construction work: State
your risk. Maine State Highway
Commission" Upon completion of the
state highway the commission shall
cause the immediate removal OF all
such signs as also all detour signs. In
al state and state aid Highway CON
mission shall have the powers Of
municipal officers conferred by section
twenty-six of chapter twenty-five of
the revised statutes relating to con-
and drains, and the powers conferred
upon municipal officers and road com
missioners by section one hundred
and four of chapter twenty-four OF the
revised statutes as hereby amended.
The commission shall whenever prac-
spix IN