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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

best decline for running the water off and drain the

roads, and the earth from said ditches shall be thrown

into the centre of the road so that the centre shall

always be kept higher than the sides; all holes shall

be filled with solid material or earth, and no hills or

banks be left on the sides of the roads; and the

supervisor, his agent or deputy, shall, with the

Keep

assistance of those laborers summoned, make and

substantial
bridges.

keep good and substantial bridges over all the heads
of rivers, creeks, branches and swamps, and all other

Drain roads.

places where bridges are necessary; to drain the

roads, fill and remove all the decayed or dead trees

on either side of the public roads where limbs hang

over the same, and may by their falling injure trav-

elers, and shall top and cut off all limbs or branches

of trees hanging or projecting over said roads within

fifteen feet above the surface.

SEC. 160. The supervisor may, as often as neces-

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move.

sary, give, take and remove any stone, gravel or earth
which may be found on any lands adjoining the pub-

lic roads and use the same in repairing roads ; and

may cut down any trees growing on any lands, next

adjacent to places where bridges may be necessary,

and apply the same to the making or repairing of

such bridges or causeways; provided that when

private property is used for making or repairing

bridges or roads the owner of this property shall be

paid by the County Commissioners the customary

price for such timber, plank, earth or other materials.

SEC. 161. The supervisors may hire and employ

carts and teams for the carrying and removing all

Hire carts
und teams

such stones, dirt, gravel and timber, as may be
deemed necessary for repairing roads and bridges,

and expenses of such carts and teams shall be levied

upon the county.

SEC. 162. The supervisor shall perform all the du-

ties required of him in repairing the roads, and use

all the means at his command to place said public

When re-

roads in the best possible condition for the conve-

quired to

nience of travelers and persons passing over them

have repaired

with teams, before the first day of September in

each and every year ; and after that date he shall

keep the bridges repaired, and holes filled up ; and