The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-06
GEORGIA EXPENDED
S4.R7,89s IN ROADS
New York State Has Appropriate
ed $1,0o0,ooO,o0o for Inn
proved Highways

COuuticB anu CONVICT ldDOT IuTnlSneQ
by the State. In dollars amounted to
$4,127,899. The average cos per mile
OF public roads was $49.15, or $1.58
per inhabitLnt.
Georgia has no highway commits
sion or State engineer, nor does the
State directly engage in road con-
struction 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 a
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 1886, there have
within the last few yhars been built
seven miles of shell, thirty-five miles
Of maoadam, 235 miles If roads sur
faced with gravel AID chez. and A.
or miles surfaced with sandclay
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
a road was built between Carson City,
the capital, and Reno. IN 1913 the
legislature a-TrUpriated 100000 to be
used in the construction OF 1 100 miles
OF good roads," but Governor Oddie
vetoed 1t 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 1903
the legislature created q State road
department and made levy OF cent
per $100 valuation. Political condi-
tions changed and the following ses-
sion Of the legislature abolished the
law and prorated the money raised by
IL : tax to the various counties. Great
m (, 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 ANIMAL
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-aound
macadam. The latter is mcsS univer-
sally used there on account of its
ranging from only $50 to $4,000 per
mile. s..,tst
New York State originally begun
its direct road work by the creation
Of q highway commission of three,
aud providing for bond issue OF $780,.
600. 900 to be used in road construction.
In 1913 the Legislature abolished the
three-headed commission and snbst.-
tuted In its place n single commission
er, and provided plans for tho direct
appropriation OF another $50, 900 900 to
be used In further construction of
highways. making a total thus far
provided OF a round $1,000, 600. GOO, ell
OF which has not yet been spent b
he newer New York has divided
the State into nine divisions and
places Q division engineer In active
supervision OF the work and main
tenance in, each division.
New Y0rk's Plan Of Operation.
Highways are classified as ssState
Highways" being those constructed
solely at State expensej county high
ways" sconstructed jointly by State,
county and town; town highways,s
constructed by the towns with the aid
OF the State. The highway comrnis-
sioner receives o salary of $19, ,00e.
per year. The first deputy receives
$4,000, the second and third deputies
$4,000 each. Other employees receive
coFrespondingly propoftionate com
pensation. The nine division engi-
neers each receive $4,000 per AflnpfIl.
The law requires the appointments of
o county road 'superintendoSt, and
also . town superintendent eS high
ways. The duties OF these Cilieers
are to supervise and maintain the
roads, highways and streets, bsidxes
and cniyerts within their fsspectiva
sjufisdi dictions.
The State Is building system Of
cardinal trunk line and xsarket r0ndsj
at Its own expense. 1T ccntribntee Co
the building OF roads by the eoGnties
and towns based upon assessabfe
values per mile of road The law also
provides for the use Oe ccnsicts and
prison labor.
The first deputy commissioner is
IN charge OF construction work, the
Beeond OF maintensnce and repairs.
the third 1f town highwaFa. s
II State and county bifhvcAya ,.n5,, :
contract tota, (. .1gs milea. PLANS are
made for conSpls ting e.eD0 additional