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Type of entity
Primary Agency
Authorized form of name
Saskatchewan. Board of Highway Commissioners
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- Board of Highway Commissioners
- Highway Commissioners, Board of
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Dates of existence
1912-1917
History
The Board of Highway Commissioners was established in 1912 with the passing of the Public Highways Act (S.S. 1912, sec.5, s.s. 6). The Board was given the responsibility to lay out, plan and determine a system of public highways for the province. A.J. McPherson was appointed chair of the Board. The Board had jurisdiction over three branches: the Accountant's Branch, the Highways Branch and the Bridges Branch and had an operating budget of $1,600,000. Initially, money for construction and/or improvement of highways was extended to municipalities at a rate of not more than $5,000 per year for each municipality.
Prior to the formation of the Board of Highway Commissioners, when Saskatchewan became a province in 1905, highways fell under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Department of Public Works. A.J. McPherson was the first Superintendent of Highways and administered an annual budget of $90,617.49 distributed between two branches; the Constructive Branch and the Educative Branch. Local foremen were employed to perform road construction and maintenance. The following year, 1906, the Department prepared a manual of instruction to ensure uniform performance of duties throughout the province.
The Board of Commissioners was disbanded in 1917 when the Department of Highways was created.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Board of Highway Commissioners was responsible for construction, improvement and maintenance of public highways in Saskatchewan.
Mandates/sources of authority
Public Highways Act (S.S. 1912, sec. 5, s.s. 6).
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Authority record created on 2009-03-09. Approved 2012-03-06. Last modified on 2017-11-29.
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Sources
Board of Highway Commissioners Annual Reports.
Statutes of Saskatchewan.