The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-24
HIGHWAY OF STATES
 LARGELY IMPROVED
 BY DEMOCRAT RULE
Commissioner Bennett Answer Governor BaldWns Questions
 Showing Great Work That Done

s Har41ord. Got 2Acorrespondezsca between Governor Baldwin and State Hnghway Commissions Bennett reEa- tive to the construction and cost of constructing highways dslTdng the in rJHnbency of ConrnfssaoGrer MacDDn- a1d ,ann his own ancunaHoenoy at11pe February 2S 1916, y5as made raibEsc at tho staihe capitol today. Goveruor Baldwin sent twelve QuaB- tioans to Mir Bennett and bo each a spectflc reply was given.
 Tn fu11 the questions follow:
 Question No. 1--What was the mile age of the rUads built by your pre- deceesor, sComanfss1oner MacDona1d, dlmang his entire term, including the time when he held over?
 Answer Approximately 1,o16 miles prdnr to February 26. 1913.
 QueshHoaa No. 2-wTlat were the vari- ous types of these roadss batumfnous concrete 16.S miles; b5turninous ma cas1am S.4; nacaK7am 485 miles; gravel 25z n1a1es; graded roads 260.6 miles.
 The connrndssBoner explained the com posncn and character Of these EOaldE.
 Question No 3--;What was the con- tract prAce per cubic yard with refer ence to each type?
 The comHniasdoner said that it was not possible 10 give the unit price as roads built by NIT. Macdonald were contRaroba6 for on the linear foot" basfs. lump sum incfudi1lg cuEtnng. filling, cufverts and extra. width. THae estimated cost Of roads under contn act February 26. 1918. was as follows: T Bdtundnous concrete. $1O,500 per mile; bdtunnous macadam $17,2oO per mle; macdahn S 800 per na1e; gravel ss.s0O per mile; grasded roads ss.9OO per mile.
 Question 4-who were the corrtraic-s tors whom he enp1oyed7
 The contractors employed by Conn missioner Macdonald were practically the @a3ne as tflose at present employed by tl1as department and a list Of con tra,rts 1n course September 29, 1914. is attHcheds Fl (E3tst lengthy1.
 Question No. 6-What was. the total appTog9aat1on made for those years and what WAS, in fact. sexpenled by the a1digshsVsIy department out of that ap- pGopGaataon?
 Fd,orn July g. 1895 urntu Feb 2s 1913 the total appropriation was $7sS84 000 u1ne depazarnent expended for sccan- struction purposes s6.a1S, 1142 29. in which ss1m is included refunds from your incumbency?
 Questaen No 6-Va1at is the total -ulldIsaee Of roads built by you during y1orr hDcubber1cyg
 S The tota1 nai1eagA between Feb 26 1913 and October 10, 1914, is 31s.33 miles, whdch includes 1927 miles under con- fTact om the foruner date The total hni1sage Is not reached by adding the .016 miles built by MT. MacDonad to S1S.S5 built by Mr. Bennett, as much of tl1e latter was reooz1strglctfon Of old age Is 1,25o
 Questfon No. 7-yvIhht have been the vaN1os1q types of constr ructfon and con- tract p11ce per cubic yard for each?
 f5atrulfrsos1s concrete IA miles. cost per mil $a2s77. .43. B1turndnous ma caE1azn 7.58 miles, cost per nad1e S1S.- 6SS.18. CnncEetes 18.74 miles, cost per nli1e s15.6m, ,6S. Malrdam 1o1 62, cost per nadae $12.230. Gravel 79.3 miles cost per mile $9264 63 Graded T,ssI ss.1z uAaes cost per mile s 121.s7. ssuTs- 1ac11g 11 .9s miles, cost per mile ss,- SS5-2S Brick pavement 13 miles escSst per ndae $2S.46522
 The average unfit cost Of the differ- ez1t types Of surfacing without regard to grading. drainage and bridge and culvert work which is included in the average cost per mile. as stated above, is:
 Birunndnous concrete on a concrete foundation, $2s15 per square yard: bit-t foundatons $14O per cubic yard, i'm. ct1dtug preparation Of the sub grade and shoulders. Concrete from % ce1ts to $1-53 per square yard Macadan from 55 cents in the case Of native stone. to approxiInately 70 cents fri the case of trap rock. Gravel from 30. cents per sq1are yard. SuTfacing about 20 cents per square yard Brick pave znent approximately ss.ss per square yard.
 Question 91o. s--what was the name of each contractor you employed? Qengthy list of contractors attached in correspondence).
 Question No. 9-What is the amount of the tota1 appropriation2
 Total to date not including autono- bile Hcense money SIG, 384 000 from July O. 1895. to Oct 1, 1s14
 Question No. 1O-How much of the %1o,Se4,ooo expended up to the date of your letter has been expended under our direction?
 Based on subject matter Of letter. road construction Feb. %, 1913, to Oct 70, 1s1A cost $ss546. CHAOS. This sum irl- dudes refunds due from towns where state aid and refunds due from other sources
 Question 11-How much Of an ap- pruprtatdon should you incline to favor for the next fiscal period of two years7
 Repairs on trunk line not Including aa7tomobfIe license fees, $1 ,0Oo, 900: re- newaIs and reconstruction of trunk lines. $1sooo.Ooo; state aid roads s1 GOO.