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

Spec1ue0, shall De paid the expenses
thereof as may be necessary is hereby
appropriated to carry out the provt-
sions of this section. to be paid upon
vouchers approved as provided in sec-
tion ninety.-tApproved April g.
CHATTER l42.
An Act to Increase the Mill Tax High
way Fund and to Provide for the
Method of its Application. :.
mills on a dollar shall be assessed in
each year hereafter upon all property
within the state, according to the valu-
alton thereof, and the fund thereby
with other funds available for the same
purposes. for the construction and
maintenance of highways and bridges,
in the manner hereinafter set forth.
Sec: 2. So much Of said fund as
may be required for the purpose. not
exceeding one-ninth thereof. shall be
annually applied to meet obligations of
the state under special resolves passed
by the legislature for the construction,
repair or maintenance of highways and
bridges.
Sec. 5. So much of said fund as
may be required for the purpose, not
exceeding two-ninths thereof. shall be
used annually under the provisions of
this act, for the construction and
maintenance OF second and third class
highways as defined in section five of
chapter twenty-five of the revised stat
provided for the construction of state
aid highways, shall be known as the
third class highways fund.
Sec. 4. The balance of the fund
created under the provisions of section
one of this act shall be annually avail
able for the maintenance of state and
state aid highways and bridges, in &C
cordance with existing provisions OF
law. Provided. however, that any un-
expended balance left over in any year
on this fund shall be carried forward
and added to any fund available for
the same purpose the following year.
Sec. 5. The administration and eX-
penditure of the third-class highways
fund shall be under the general super
vision of the state highway commits
sion, and shall be apportioned and ex-
pended for the construction and main
tenance only when towns which upon
application for such state aid shall
have appropriated, in addition to the
appropriation for state aid work and
appropriations under the so-called
bridge act, an amount not less than
the average by them appropriated for
ways and bridges for the five years
application, provided the fve-year
average be not less than four mills on
the valuation of such town or towns.
The third-class highways fund shall be
whose tax rate is four mills and I'M
der five mills aid shall be approprat
ed at the rate of ten dollars for each
mile of wrought highway in the town.
and for each one mill increase above
said four mills on the tax rates for
highway purposes in any town, an in
crease of one dollar per mile of
wrought highway shall be allowed to
such town. ANY balance remaining
from this fund at the end of the year
Sh no hiy-fU fret "
be added to the equalization fund nam
ed i'm section five of said chapter two
hundred and flfty-eight of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and seven
teen, and used for that purpose.
Sec. 6. Municipal officers of any
town may, prior to October one in any
year. file with the state highway com
mission the description or location of
the road whose construction and inn
provement they recommend under the
provisions of this act. Upon approval
of said location by the state highway
commission the municipal officers shall
proceed with the c9nstruction of =
formity with the provisions of ~ fni-
lowing section of this act. fte,. &C
mission of a location s dhnay COM cnm
struct1on shall be connmed a ON Thai TO To-
cation until tit the sSire I length of of the
1 r6ad , mas beea Xenstructed, or until
compietiss IS changed Upon the
mnnic H ao Cheers 9a Shall aPi file with
ne state highway commission recon-
mendation for location upon another
road. The work performed under this
act shall be completed before the thir-
tieth day of September annually and
in no case shall any of the third-class
highways fund be expended upon a sec
ton of a road where the buildings
are nearer than two hundred feet
apart for a distance of one-fourth of a
mile or more.
Sec. z. Highways improved by the
expenditure of funds received under
this act shall be made to conform to
the standard of construction as shall
be agreed upon by the selectmen. or
in the respective towns where the
provisions of this act apply, and such
standard of construction must meet
the approval of the state highway
commission.
Sec. 8. The state highway commits
sion shall cooperate with the munic-
ipal officers in the execution of I'M
proVement work under this act. No
money shall be paid by the state on,
account of work performed under this
act until the work has been inspected
and accepted by the state highway
commission.
Sec. g.. Roads constructed under the
provisions of this act must be suitably
of forfeiture of right of the tow3 to
receive the benefit of future appor-
tionments under this act. A sum not
to exceed twenty-five per cent of any
years apportionment to town under
the provisions of this act may be used
for maintenance of road constructed
under the provisions hereof.
Sec. TO- Section thirty-six of chap
ter twenty-five of the revised statutes
as enacted and set forth in chapter
two hundred and fifty-eight of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and sew
eighty-eight of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and nineteen, chap
ter two hundred and twenty of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nineteen, and chapter two hundred and
sixty-three of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and nineteen. and section
eleven of chapter three hundred and
nineteen of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and fifteen are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. IL This act shall take effect on
ly upon the adoption in September.
nineteen hundred and twenty-one, of
the proposed amendment to section
seventeen of article nine of the consti-
tuition, permitting the use of the pro-
ceeds of state highway bonds for the
construction of state aid highways;
and in case of such adoption shall
take effect on the date said constitu-
tional amendment becomes effective
(Approyed April g.
CHAPTER l43.
An Act to Provide for State Aid to
Towns in the Maintenance and Re-
pair of Bridges.
Section six of chapter three hun
dred and nineteen of the public laws
Of hun md s-