Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
tion. 80 that said section Al Amended
| shall read as folloWs:

| Sec. 2. The cost OF construction
OF bridge built or rebuilt under the
provisions of this act shall be divided
construction makes q tax rate OF Ave
mills or less on the valuation Of the
town last made by the board OF state
assessors. forty-five percent by the
i TO ntht thirty percent by the county
twenty-fiv percent by the state;
when. the tax rate determined as
above is ten mills the cost shall be
borne as follows: forty percent BY
ty, and thirty percent by the state;
when the tax rate determined as
above Is twenty mills the cost shall
be borne as follows: thirty-five per-
cent by the town, thirty percent by
the county. and thirty-five percent by
the state; when the tax rate deter
mined as above is thirty mills the
cost shall be borne as follows: thirty
percent by the town. thirty percent
py the county and forty percent by
the state; when the tax rate as de-
termlned above is forty mills the
cost shall be borne as follows; TWEEN
ty-fVe percent by the town, thirty
percent by the county and forty-fve
rate determined above rs sixty mills
the cost shall be borne as follows:
twenty percent by the town, thirty
percent by the county and fifty per-
| ~ Wy Inc state' When the tax rate
determined above is one hundred
mills or over. the cost shall be borne
as follows: fifteen percent by the
Town thirty percent by the county
ana hfty-five percent by the state.
FOR intermediate tax rates the per
ccntage of cost to be borne by the
Town and the state shall be proper
uonal. computed 10 the nearest tenth
or one percent. In the event of two
or more bridges being built or re-
n tyct,
So IN the same town, then the total
cost or the construction OF these
bridges. shall be made the basis for
computing the tax rate used in de-
.erminlng the apportionments of cost
70 be borne by the state and the
Town. The cost of construction shall
,hclude the complete cost of the
bridge proper. and such embank-
mehts, surfacing and other work
as is necessary to provide proper
adequate. and safe approaches to the
bridge; the maintenance of traffic by
temporary detours and structures
whenever existing highways cannot
satisfactorily be used for such serv-
ice' ana such charges for engineer
ing, advertising and inspection as
may be incurred in the preliminary
ana actual construction phases of
tue work. Unless otherwise en-
| pressed or implied. wherever the
word town occurs in this act it
Shail be construed as including
towns. cities and plantations. as pro-
Nlded in section six of chapter one
of the revised statutes
Sec J. Section three OF chapter
three hundred and nineteen of the
pubic laws of nineteen hundred and
hIteen rs amended by section three
OF chapter three hundred and four
of the public laws of nineteen hum
drcd and seventeen, by chapter one
hIindrcd siXty-two and section two
ni chapter two hundred and forty
three of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nineteen. and by Sec
tion two of chapter fifty of the pub
nc laws of nineteen hundred and
twcnty-one, is hereby further amend
cd by striking out all of said section,
ana substituting therefor the follow
amended, shall read as follows:
Sec. j.. The state highway com
mission shall prepare all engineering
plans and specifications for materials.
construction and workmanship which
1T considers necessary for the COM
plete construction of the bridge struc-
ture, approaches. and for mainte-
nance of traffic, and, as soon as prac-
ticable after being advised that the
municipal officers are authorized to
| raise the towns share of the esti-
mated cost of such construction. shall
requisition the county and city or
town for their respective portions Of
tho estimated cost of const ruction as
as otherwise provided in this section.
advertise for bids for the construc-
ton of the bridge in two or more
public newspapers printed wholly or
| IN part In the state also in one pub
| lie newspaper printed wholly or in
part in the county in which the pro-
posed work is to be done. if any such
newspaper is so printed in such coun-
| tN; such advert iSement shall state the
place where the bidders may exam
inc or obtain the plans and specifca
tons, and the time and place where
the bids for such work will be re
ceiHed by the commission. Each bid
der must accompany his bid with a
certified check. payable to the treas
| urer of state. or Il surety bond, for
ten percent of the amount of his bid
as guarantee that if the work is
awarded TO him he will contract with
the commission for its due execution;
such checks or bonds shall be re-
turned to the respective unsuccessful
bidders. The check or bond of the
successful bidder shall be returned to
| him upon the execution and delivery
to the commission of his contract and
his bond with, sufficient sureties. in
terms satisfactory to the commission
| for the due execution of such work.
All bids so submitted shall be pub
licly opened. read and posted at the
time and place stated in such ad-
vertsement. The commission shall
have the right to reject any and all
DldS II IN It's opinion SOOd cause eN-
lists therefor. but otherwise it shall
award the contract to the lowest re-
sponsble bidder. Any town may
submit bids for bridge construction
within it's limits. and shall be sub
ject to all requirements prescribed
for other contractors. except that no
bond need be REQUIRED Of it. If all
bids for work under this chapter are
rejected. or if no bids are received
the commi ssion may perform said
work by any method which the gov
ernor and council approve. The COM
| mission may. however. with the ap-
proVal of the governor and council.
| provide for the construction of the
bridge by contract or on day Ia
Dor basis, without advertising for
| bids. The commission shall have full
power in all matters relating to the
full bidders for the completion of their
work and fulfilling of their contracts.
These bonds shall protect fully the
state. county and town from all liza
bilitY arising from damage or injury
to persons or property as result
of the contractors operations. The
county comm ssioners of any county
where bridge is built or rebuilt in
any unorganized township are au-
thOriZed and required to assess upon
said township such sums as may be
| required to build or rebuild said
bridge according to the last state val
uation. This expense shall he added
| to their assessment on said town
ship for repairs authorized bv sec
tion sixty of chapter ten of the re-
vised statutes, which assessment shall
create a lien upon said township for
the amount thereof as effectually as
is now provided in relation to re-
pairs on county roads. The portion
of such expense to be assessed in any
one year shall be determined by the
r.