The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-09

funds had helped to improve 573 miles
of road, and about 119 miles were
then under contract to be improved
during the year 1906. Nearly all of
these 119 miles were completed, and
contracts had been awarded for maxi
ing about 600 miles of macadam at a
cost Of $5,000,000. approximately 220
miles of macadam road were con-
structed during the year 1906.
q. Ohio.
"Ohio pays one-half, the county
one-fourth, the township fifteen per
cent and the abutting property ten
per cent for roads constructed under
direction Of the highway commission
not less than ten nor more than six
teen feet wide. On roads constructed
in excess of sixteen feet wide, the
cost of the excess width is paid by
the abutting property. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 was made for 1905.
and an equal amount for 1906 by the
state, the expenditure to be on the
basis of twenty-five per cent by the
state and seventy-f1ve per cent local
ly. Previous to 1906 the only appro-
priation by the state was for the high
way commission. Contracts had eth
er been awarded or were ready to be
awarded on Feb. z, 1907, for forty
miles of macadam road and seventeen
miles covered by petitions were ready
at the close of the year to be passed
upon by the state highway commits
sioner.
i DonnorIvan}o
Pennsylvania pays. seventy-f1ve
per cent and counties and townships
twelve and one-half per cent each, on
all highways improved under direc-
tion of the highway commission. The
appropriation for 1907 was So, ,0s0. 900
Fand for 1908.- 81 ,S95 600 and for 1909
it will be $5;710.00o. -
= Washington.
I Washington pays the entire cost
on state roads and one-half the cost
of state aid roads. An appropriation
was made last winter of $267,1 to
be expended on state roads, the entire
cost of which Is to be borne by the
state. For state aid there was ap-
propriated $135.000, one-half of the
cost Of roads under this act to be
paid by the state and one-half locally.
A levy of one-half of one mill on all
property in the state subject to taxa
ton is authorized, beginning with the
fiscal year March 1, 1907. This con-
stitutes the state public highway
fund.
Connecticut.
I'm Connecticut the surveys are or
dered and paid for by the select men
Of townships and submitted to. the
state highway commissioner for ap-
proval. The specifications and esti-
mates are prepared by the state high
way commissioner, but the contracts
are awarded by the board of select
men of each town.
"The state pays two-thirds of the
cost in towns having taxable valua-
tion of over one million dollars and
three-fourths of the cost in towns
having a taxable valuation of one mil
lion or less. The entire appropria-
ton on the. part of the state up to
Dec. 81, 1906 was $1,967 900 and the
appropriations made by the towns and
counties in the state had aggregated
s., 9,097. making total Of $3,166, ,097
since 1895, under the state aid law.
Maryland.
I'm Maryland upon petitions for
state aid originating with the county
commissioners, or with the owners Of
two-thirds Of the land adjacent to
the road to be improved, the state
highway division may make surveys
and draw up plans and specifications
for the proposed work and furnish an
estimate Of cost. The county, how
ever, pays the cost of such survey,
plans and specifications. and are au-
thorized to accept or reject the assist
ance Of the state. Contracts are
awarded by the county commission
ers, subject to the approval of the
state highway division. The state
pays one-half the cost Of construc-
ton and the counties one-half. The
appropriation in Maryland is $780,
900 annually.
New Jersey.
"In New Jersey the board of chos-
en- freeholders of any county may d.
rect that any road be improved and
may apply to the state commissioner
for aid. The survey, plans and speci-
flcations are made under the direction
Of the board Of freeholders and are
submitted to the state commissioner
for approval. Contracts are awarded
by the board Of freeholders with the
approval Of the state commissioner.
nse tonight at 8 O'Clock. ID.