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which is used as a thoroughfare by the people of said township, 

 and the neighboring- township, cities and boroughs, agreeing by 

 resolution to assume, for said township, the proportionate share 

 of the expense of said improvement. Should the supervisors or 

 township commissioners of their own volition fail to take the neces- 

 sary steps to secure State aid, as aforesaid, then the owners of 

 a majority of the assessed valuation of real estate in the township, 

 may present a petititon to the supervisors or township commission- 

 ers requesting them to make the necessary application to the county 

 commissioners. Upon receipt from a township of the proper appli- 

 cation, it is the duty of the county commissioners to petition the 

 State Highway Department to undertake the improvement of the 

 highway or section thereof specified in the petition from the town- 

 ship, and authorizing the assumption by the county of its share of 

 the expense of said improA^ement. Accompanying the petition of 

 the county commissioners should be the petition of the supervisors 

 or township commissioners, and an accurate map or plan showing 

 the layout lines, profile and grade of such highway, and giving such 

 other information as may be necessary to the proper planning 

 of said road improvement. The county commissioners are to state 

 the kind of material to be used or available for the construction 

 of such road. 



If the county commissioners neglect or refuse to act after the 

 proper applications have been filed with them, the law provides 

 for the appointment of a jury of view by the court of quarter ses- 

 sions upon petition from the township authorities, and upon a 

 favorable report from said jury, and with the approval of the 

 court, it shall be the duty of, and the court may by order require, 

 the said county commissioners to petition the State Highway De- 

 partment for the aid asked for by the township. 



Upon receipt of the application and plan from the county com- 

 missioners, it is the dutj' of the State Higliwa}' Commissioner or 

 his assistant, to make an inspection of the road for the re- 

 construction of which State aid is asked, in order to obtain data 

 which can only be obtained by such personal insj>ection. A plan 

 is then carefullv marked out and estimates are made of the 

 amount of excavation, macadam, etc., required. Copies of this 

 plan, with the specifications, are sent to the county commissioners, 

 who are required to advertise in two newspapers for thirty days 

 prior to the time fixed for the opening of bids. The bids are re- 

 ceived by the State Highway Commissioner, who opens them and 

 afterwards submits them to the county commissioners and town- 

 ship supervisors or commissioners. If all the parties agree upon 

 the acceptance of one of the bids, an agreement is then entered into 

 with the county and township for the payment of their respective 



