The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-06
GEORGIA EXPENDED
>S4.l27,899 IN ROADS
New York State Has Appropriat-
ed $1,oO0,o0O,oo0 for I'm
proved Highways

In 1911 Georgia road building by
counties and convict labor furnished
by the State. in dollars amounted to
$4,127899. The average cost per mile
of public roads was $49.15, or $1.58
per inhabitant.
Georgia has no highway commits
sion or State engineer, nor does the
State directly engage in road con-
structioE except TO furnish the State
convicts. In 1911, 4,744 convicts were
employed in road construction work.
The State, however, has what is
known as an advisory board OF the
Geological Survey, composed Of the
elective officers of the State and a
Geologist Department in charge of
State Geologist. This department col
lects statistical Information relative
to-the public roads and highways OF
the State.
The 1912 report, the last available,
shows that out of public road mile
age in Georgia of S3.S96, there have
within the last few yEars been built
6even miles of shell, thirty-five miles
Of maoadani, 235 miles Of roads STIR
faced With gravel and ebert and A.
or miles surfaced with sand-clay
mixtures.
Nevada has no highway department
apd contributes nothing toward the
building OF roads. In 1911 the legis.
lature appropriated $4,000 for road
work to be done by convict labor and
road was built between Carson City,
the capital, and Reno. n 1913 the
legislature appropriated 100000 to be
used in the construction of 1.10O miles
of good roads," but Governor Oddie
vetoed it because the appropriation
was 80 utterly insufficient to construct
the mileage of roads the legislature
had in contemplation, although road
building in Nevada is made relatively
cheap by the reason OF the natural
climatic and soil conditions.
Annual Automobile Tax.
West Virginia has constructed no
roads from State funds only. In 1909
the legislature created State road
department and made a levy OF cent
per 500 valuation. Political condi-
tions changed and the following ses-
sion of the legislature abolished the
law ard prorated the money raised by
the tax to the various counties. Great
ing State road bureau and chief road
State road bureau and chief road
engineer under the control OF the
State University. which bureau has
advisory authority over all public
roads within the State. An annnal
automobile tax of $40 Is collected.
Permanent road building materials
used in West Virginia is brick, con-
crete, tarvia. bituminous, penetration
macadam, bitulithic and water-bound
mac dam. The latter is most univer-
sally used there on account OF its
ranging from only $50 to $4,000 per
mile. ~
New York State originally begun
It's direct road work by the creation
OF highway commission of three,
and providing for a bond issue OF $780,
100000 to he used in road construction.
In 1913 the legislature abolished the
three-headed commission and substi-
tuted in its place single commission
er. and provided plans for the direct
appropriation of another 100000 to
be used in further construction of
highways, making a total thus far
provided of round $1,000. 100000. all
OF which has not yet been spent.
he newer New York has divided
the State into nine divisions and
places division engineer in active
supervision OF the work and main
x
New Y0rk's Plan Of Operation.
Highways are classified as Estate
Highways" being those constructed
solely at State expense; county high
ways" constructed jointly by State,
county and town; town highways"
constructed by the towns with the aid
of the State. The highway commits
sioner receives a salary of $4,000
per year. The first deputy receives
$4,000, the second and third deputies
$4,000 each. Other employees receive
correspondingly proportionate COM
pensation. The nine division engl-
neers each receive $4,000 per annum.
The law requires the appointment of
a county road superintendent, and
also q town superintendent OF high
ways. The duties OF these officers
are to supervise and maintain the
roads, highways and streets, bridges
and culvarts within their respective
Jurisdictions.
The State is building system of
cardinal trunk line and market roads
at its own expense. 1t contributes to
the building of roads by the conaties
and towns based upon assessa5le
values per mile of road. The law also
provides for the use of convicts and
prison labor.
The first deputy commissioner Is
In charge of construction work, the
second OF maintenance and repairs,
the third OF town highways.
State and county highways com
pleted under contract and ready for
contract total 6.109 miles. Plans are
made for completing 5000 additional
miles. 4
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