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

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and who serve without pay, one for
each county of thu state. They select
highway engineer for whose office
an annual appropriation Of $4,000 is
made, who makes all plans ani speci-.
fications under which contracts are
awarded by the commissioners and
who also superintends all construc-
ton.
'The legislature makes appropria-
ttons for the work to be done after
preliminary surveys and recommends
tions by the highway commission.
The state pays al the expense of
construction for roads fourteen feet
wide, for widths In excess Of fourteen
feet, the city or, town pays for the
cost of constructing the excess width.
The legislature made an appropria-
ton Of 100000 fns 1903, the same
amount in 1904 and Increased the ap-
preparation to $126,000 in 1905. The
state levies i've mill tax, the pro-
ceeds Of which, together with the
revenue from local option licenses is
to be devoted to road Improvement.
The total expenditure from this tax
up to and including the year 1904
amounted to $360.202. The state high
way commissioner reported last De-
cember that there would be $4,000
available from the state, besides the
five mill tax which Srais.s little less
than 100000. This is available to
towns only where's m equal amount is
voted to be spent with the state
money, and the maximum allowance
to. any town in any year Is $500. He
estimated the amount which would be
spent in repairs blythe towns in 1907
to be between 100000 ard 100000.
S.s Mlssss pset4ls.
achusetts Il !, Il highway COM
! mission consisting tf three members
and all roads constructed under their
direction are called state roads. The
state pays the entire cost of .construc-
ton but one-fourth of this amount Is
returned by the towns or counties in
which the construction work is done
in six annual ,installments with inter-
est at three per cent. The total ap-
preparation to the close of 1905 was
$6,269;1 ;150, one-fourth Of which was to
be returned by the counties. The an
nual appropriation by the state for
the five years beginning 1903 was
$450,000. This was increased to $780,
900 beginning with the year 1908.
This annual appropriation does not
include the amounts appropriated for
the support Of the highway commits
sion or for the maintenance of state
roads.
California.
California pays the entire cost Of
constructing improved highways. The
state legislature began in 1897 to ap-
propriate for state roads the entire
cost Of which was borne by the state.
The appropriations for that year
amounted to $4,000. Up to date the
legislature has appropriated $383,930
and there are now over $50 miles Of
road controlled by the state.
Colorado.
Colorado pays the entire cost of
highways constructed under the su-
pervision Of the state highway com.
mission. The appropriations made by
the legislature at its last session for
the construction of state roads
amounted to $64,250 and in addition
to this the state provides convict la
Dor for this work.
New York.
"New York pays one-half the cost
Of highways constructed under its
highway commission. The appropria-
ton under the Higbie-Armstrong act
from 1899 to 1904 amounted to 3d.
1,266. Under the Fuller-P Plank act
the appropriations up to and includ-
ing 1905 amounted to $1,407.835. In
1905 bond issue Of $50,000,000 to
pay the states share OF improving
the roads was authorized by an
amendment to the constitution and in
1906 the legislature passed the neces-
sary legislation to put this amend
ment into effect. This money is to
be expended under the Higbie-Arm-
strong law, which means that the
counties will also spend $4,000, 900.
Bonds arc to be issued at the rate of
u, 100000 per annum. An appropria-
tion was made by the legislature in
1906 Of $150,000 for the purpose Of re-
pairing roads which had been i'm
proved by state aid. Each town 10 re-
quired to pay the state treasurer $50
for each mile or fraction thereof for
improved roads within its Boundaries,
which fund Is devoted to the main
tenance OF roads, the state to furnish
such additional funds % are neces-
sary. Up to January I, 1905, state
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