The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11

III transportation pleasure and ccn,or
,ain,.a "s.' mas rercertbly enhanced IN,
wnich they pass '"''"H
,h,v,rErn conntv. New Jersey. WIKI a non
,'n Ii,'o" ot inuvi and sg0.6So.oN taNahi,
ia M; sl,eni %ll.SH on roads from lss
i ~ inclusive. besides $,01.wN snlul
~ i'Nttc PARTIES ami corporations. ~
,nie sum $4,000 was raised ON bonds ,
,'riN'ns onlcc, lesson is taught in com
WIN thc small expenditures for like ,S,r
pusVs ny our own Voilv,y ot Galveston IN,
, N Years including 1885, aud ai,proN,
'aNN"hie Values. Of :.aooepa
! rNnvrlencc demonstrates that IN Now
III sVV width of II to IL feet is pr,fcf.
anle TO 2 narrower road. Experience also
l SHOWS mat gravel roads arc TAR loss 81.
n',,u, IMAM stone rosis. Township. are
"'s,horiSed by law to require and aucour-
/ nAv we hsn OF broad tirss--,uu, broader
! nowrNtr' than f,ur Inches. allowing Tor
/ sum ,rcs rvhnte on taxes
IN khede island Il state commission,
ol nithMuys Is elected every Afih yer
~ "" legislature. of the 2ia0 iulcS ot
hlEhwANs III the Sta.c, PCS are martd,m
1iualn roads cost about $500 per mile,
~, are i to ~ fcrt wide aud t to 5
lh'n deep lhr annual expenditure Tor
reais Is u per cont Of the siiair|iaA
The Massachusetts hfihviN commission
/ ''iermincs uron petition what hi.:hwnNs
IRE required ~ publ, necessity ANA cnn.
v.inencei and such highways are con-
sNHrlrd and mhniliu.d ~ the cost OF
tNe state. except that nun.fourth ct same
y ch''eod to lhe county IN whfch tho
foad Is built In lsni tbr state ,ppropri-
Lbon Tor highways Ms SmN. nOn, Inr i>l5
$1,000 ard fgr 1928 It Will probably hr
MNWn. puls!ic the cllos ihprs arc com
ptAtNolN f'w nacaAam roafs hNrins
ine iasi two yeirs 30 niles have been lnid
out lnd 70 n,iles hulit the eos. avcragiii,;
about sinnr per mile.
Indiana has aboh, loon milcs of inn
iroN,i roads, mostly of gravel. s,nme OF
SrnshCd stona. Average width ol road.
per mile siiVm average anaual cost for
repairs ~ per miic ra"sp roads have to
a marked desfc" enhanced tte vahlc oi
iho lands IN th ir vieini. III rolds ara,
paid for 10y taxing the lands adjacent Tor
distance of ~ mites on either anr.
IN Georgia The roNns system or lack or
Sy. ten. f POI sonal road service. pro.
yaiis An invt.tisetlou nude lay L. %.
ShDlil, a.. tsu.. {. l., OF the I'm vcrs.ty ~
H'oisia. who's rtrcri is published 10y an
ihor'y Of 'he secretary of aYranlt.rs.
lr'stnt SYST N SnpHa cost OF paid labor
NW cost OF couvic, labor $5250
IN FpRElGN COUNTRIES.
Your committee deem I suitable 10 .,tatc
some Interesting iaot, relating 20 roads les
itaucc, Geffetly ard Switzerland aup,el
alio culnpil'u from special consular IC-
ports published by Tie state department
ar l ne road ~ lem OF traner hts heen
oi tteeter NaiHe to ne cyHnify a. \
- US ~ '"ssLE iNr NAiuf ui I~n ~ anu
'N ,''tilnt snhn lNAsHlit proNt r'"lN IN
10y Spl"h'N,n 60 NPlt Win 'l'iNris MAN
llrNt ,tne rHhNuSS 'e Iiu-i' i'AiiF Al"l
90 i|iiiY mHiutHihtd read SYSl"m has "lS,
"a CIV iaNnifl me success 81 ll'f ".All
'Hl' "a ~ OPT, i,is ~ ~ thNst nioHi'',t
..,.N ne fl!sNlib d'Htilhuiioh ni wealth. Its
! We k'F to ITO secret e the wonderful
lN'ns'1l ttliiY and solid prosperity Of
IN fitpVn ude1pN-
n" United states consul AT fivro re,
noiif' HNrrN !nHiRrl cart hpre Is ruHd
mixer rs lfos ase uom I" II lnN"es
iae roal. W IN lHe fow ton whr- se-
l.r'e- used. ilir iir,5 ar rae'N less lh.h
.ncNns. and We rrn 1Nlc y ,NoLl -
n"hcs lager than ne lor. thus VIII 4
'-uch tire fWo feet of rpga Wn.il q :oiie |
By every 'ssiug wason it Is v"niroH
J.. ihc rural disircis 81 lthute to nav I
hrt' tens ar Il in thr Tics tilrec 10 Ave :
ms i.c with tGc horse
The aver age COS. at building thos' good
Irench roads pa klonotei Nhurt w.
mir OF Il lnile, Is ahou' s6'nN, average !
l;nusil cost of Keeping sumo IN ~ air. l'r [
iilctnctcr. about $40
I'm SwiiHeEllud the cons rn 'l"n If roads :
IS Cal1i5d Iii with he highest ,gfnn of /
g.. a. 0. tta II.