Title XX, Transportation

In case the proceedings are begun against the town in which the highway is situated only, the selectmen thereof shall cause true copies of all statements, petitions, writs and other papers served upon them or their town to be given to, or left at the usual place of abode of, one …

Any such town may settle with the claimant its proportion of the damages claimed; and the settlement shall be a full discharge of its proportional share of the damages and costs as against both it and the other towns; but the same shall not affect the claimant's rights against th…

Whenever final judgment is to be entered up in any such action the court, upon notice to all the towns interested, shall determine the amount to be paid by each to either of the others to adjust all matters of damage, cost and expense according to the provisions of the preceding …

Any person or corporation, except municipal corporations, through whose negligence or carelessness any obstruction, defect, insufficiency, or want of repair is caused upon any highway, shall be liable to any person injured by reason thereof, and the damages may be recovered in an…

At the time and place so appointed the selectmen shall make a personal examination of the several routes proposed, and of the highways for which such new highway is designed to be a substitute, shall hear all parties interested who may attend and any evidence they may offer, and …

All actions for damages brought under the provisions of this subdivision shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the injuries were received.

The mayor and aldermen of any city, upon petition, may construct sidewalks therein, with or without edgestones, and covered with any appropriate material, and for that purpose may widen and straighten any highway as in other cases, except that the notice of proceedings shall stat…

In constructing such sidewalks such board may assess upon the owners of the property abutting on such street a portion not exceeding 1/2 of the expense of constructing the same, and the amount so assessed upon each of such owners shall be reasonable, and proportional to the benef…

The highway agent, under the direction of the mayor and aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town shall have charge of the repair of all sidewalks therein constructed under the provisions of this subdivision, and such sidewalks shall be maintained, repaired and reconstructed …

It is hereby found and declared: I. That the free circulation of traffic of all kinds through the streets of the municipalities of this state is necessary for the rapid and effective fighting of fires, disposition of police forces, and transit of other emergency vehicles in said …

Terms used in this subdivision shall have the meanings set forth below, unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context, or is otherwise inconsistent with the manifest intention of this subdivision: I. "Public parking facilities" shall mean any lots, g…

I. When the legislative body of any municipality finds that the public health, safety, morals and general welfare so requires, it may undertake to study the question of providing public parking facilities. For the purpose of such study said legislative body may appoint or authori…

Pursuant to a plan adopted under RSA 231:116 a municipality is empowered, subject to the fiscal and other pertinent requirements of law: I. To construct or contract for the construction of public parking facilities and shall have the right to acquire or agree to acquire when comp…

If the legislative body of a municipality which has adopted a plan as described shall determine to acquire pursuant to said plan any real property or interest therein, including air rights, necessary for or incidental to the construction, maintenance or operation of public parkin…

Municipalities may finance the construction of public parking facilities by issuing bonds or notes, which bonds or notes shall conform to and be issued in accordance with the provisions of RSA 33 insofar as the same may be applicable. All such bonds or notes shall be issued for p…

They may lay out such highway over any ground they may deem most suitable, and alter any highway as they judge proper, without regard to intermediate limits or particular monuments described in the petition.

I. The assessors of any municipality which has constructed public parking facilities, upon direction from the legislative body and in accordance with the plan adopted, shall assess in the manner provided in paragraph II of this section upon the owners or lessees of leasehold inte…

Assessments shall be levied according to a formula which shall be set forth in the plan and which shall be reasonable and proportional to the benefits conferred upon the land or leasehold interest upon which such assessment is laid. Such formula may, but need not necessarily, be …

In order to defray the costs of the operation and maintenance of such public facilities, the assessors may assess upon the owners and lessees whose land is benefited by such public parking facilities their just share of the annual operating expenses of the same. The assessors may…

The funds received from the collection of assessments provided in RSA 231:122 shall be deposited by the treasurer of the municipality in a special account which in any fiscal year shall be used only to pay the operating expenses of the public parking facilities. Any surplus in su…

All assessments under the provisions of RSA 231:120 and 122 shall create a lien upon the lands on account of which they are made, which shall continue until one year from October 1 following the assessment, and, in case an appeal has been taken and the assessment has been sustain…

Assessments provided in RSA 231:120 and 122 shall be committed to the collector of taxes, with a warrant under the hands and seal of the assessors requiring him to collect them; and he shall have the same rights and remedies and be subject to the same liabilities in relation ther…

For good cause shown, the assessors may abate any such assessment made by them or by their predecessors.

If the assessors neglect or refuse to abate any such assessments, any person aggrieved may apply by petition to the superior court for relief at any time within 90 days after notice of the assessment, and not afterwards; and the court shall make such order thereon as justice may …

If any error is made in any such assessment it may be corrected by the assessors by making an abatement and a new assessment, or either, as the case may require; and the same lien, rights, liabilities and remedies shall attach to the new assessment as to the original.

I. Referendum. If the legislative body of a municipality affected by this subdivision desires to place the question of approving a plan formulated pursuant to this subdivision on a referendum, they may do so at any regular municipal election or at a special election called for th…

The selectmen of 2 adjoining towns, acting jointly and by a vote of the major part of each board, may lay out any new highway, or alter any existing highway within such towns, for the accommodation of the public in the same manner as selectmen are authorized to do in their respec…

The city council of any city shall have the power to authorize the installation of parking meters on any street or public parking area and the power to establish reasonable charges for parking to be paid through such meters and the powers to make any incidental use of such meters…

I. The legislative body of any municipality may adopt the provisions of this section. Each municipality which does so shall: (a) Maintain a record in the office of the town or city clerk which shall contain a listing of all residents of such municipality who have outstanding park…

The revenue derived from the use of such meters shall be expended to finance the purchase, maintenance and policing of such meters or to maintain and improve streets and highways, or to acquire, construct, improve, maintain and manage public parking areas and public transportatio…

The police commission of the town of Exeter shall have the same powers as are granted to city councils of cities under the provisions of RSA 231:130. The provisions of RSA 231:130 requiring authorization of the installation of parking meters and of the fixing of reasonable charge…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality which installs parking meters pursuant to RSA 231:130, or which establishes other parking restrictions pursuant to RSA 41:11 or 47:17, or which seeks to enforce the stopping, standing and parking restrictions set forth in…

I. In all towns, cities, and those village districts which maintain public highways, every highway and street under the control of the town, city, or village district shall have a name which shall be given it by the governing body. Said name shall be legibly marked on a suitable …

The governing body may adopt a system for assigning or altering address numbers of buildings and other property along any public or private way in the municipality. Prior to the actual assignation or alteration of numbers along any way or portion of any way the governing body or …

The corners and angles of all streets shall be marked by a durable marker of stone, metal or other material, of such size and construction that it can be readily found.

All streets affected by this subdivision, the bounds of which have been lost, shall be resurveyed so that the provisions of this subdivision may be carried out. Principal streets which have curbings and corners of stone or other similar material, or permanent, durable sidewalks o…

RSA 231:134 and RSA 231:135 shall be in force in cities and in such towns as shall, at any regular meeting by a majority vote, adopt the same.

I. A city or town may provide for the appointment of a tree warden or wardens. A tree warden shall be a person known to be interested in planting, pruning, and preserving shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in public ways, village commons, parks, cemeteries, and other public gr…

The cost of such laying out or altering shall be apportioned between the towns by the selectmen acting as aforesaid; and their return shall not take effect until the apportionment is made.

Towns shall have control of all shade or ornamental trees and shrubs situated within the limits of town public ways, village commons, parks, cemeteries, and other public grounds which have been or may be acquired by gift or purchase, or planting by or with the advice of the tree …

It shall be the duty of the tree warden to examine the trees growing within the limits of town public ways, village commons, parks, cemeteries, and other public grounds, and to designate from time to time such as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of shade or ornamentati…

A record shall be kept of the trees so acquired which may be marked for identification in an appropriate manner as shall be determined by the city or town. Such record may include the approximate location, name of abutting landowner, variety and approximate diameter, and date of …

Such sums of money as the town may appropriate, or as are available, may be used to carry out the provisions of RSA 231:139-142.

Whoever desires the cutting and removal in whole or in part of any public shade or ornamental tree owned by the city or town may apply to the tree warden, who shall give a public hearing, upon the application, at some suitable time and place, after publishing and posting notices …

Notwithstanding the provisions of other sections of this subdivision and subject to the provisions of RSA 231:157 and RSA 231:158, the commissioner of transportation on class I and III highways, and state maintained portions of class II highways, and the governing bodies of citie…

Notice to the abutting landowner of a tree declared a public nuisance shall be given by delivery at his place of residence or by sending by registered mail to his last known address and it shall clearly state the intention of removal of such tree. He may appeal to the superior co…