Bulletin Volume 376-400

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...by the county when the whole would be burdensome to the town or when the county convention has recommended such order. When the expense of rebuilding or repairing a highway is excessively burdensome to the town in which it is situated, the supreme court, upon petition and proceedings thereon, as in the case of laying out a highway, may order a portion of such expense paid by the other towns that will be benefited thereby. All the moneys obtained from automobile licenses are awarded by the highway commissioner to the respective towns for the purpose of maintaining the roads previously built under the State-aid law, or built under trunk-line appropriations. This money is divided 65 per cent to trunk lines and 35 per cent to State aid. The highway commissioner notifies each town of the amount estimated as necessary to maintain its State-aid and trunk-line roads for the coming season, and adds to this apportionment certain sums, provided the town raise a fixed sum. This fund is expended under the direction of the State highway commissioner. REVENUES APPLIED TO ROADS AND BRIDGES, 1914. The total revenues applied to roads and bridges in 1914 amounted to $1,590,464.11, comprising the following items: Town appropriations for town roads, $788,291.11; contributions by towns to Stateaid roads, $301,288; State contributions to State-aid roads, $491,520; and expenditures by State for work done solely at State expense, $9,365. Of the $491,520 contributed by the State for State-aid work, $271,767 was for construction, $157,155 was for maintenance, $11,995 for administration, and $50,603 for miscellaneous equipment. Of the $301,288 contributed by the towns, $225,000 was for construction and $76,288 was for maintenance. The total revenues applied to roads and bridges in 190...