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,o0o,ooo,oo for I'm
proved Highways


$4,127,899. The average cost per mile
of public roads was $49.15, or S1.5S
per inhabitant.
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
!cc:s 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 yEars been built
Geven miles OF shell, thirty-five miles
Of maoadam, 235 miles of roads sur
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 $20,0O0 for read
work to be done by convict labor and
a road was built between Carson City,
the capital. and Reno. IN 1913 thc
legislature appropriated 100000 to be
used in the construction of 100 miles
of good roads," but Governor Oddie
vetoed it because the appropriation
was SO utterly insufficient to construct
the mileage OF roads the legislature
had In contemplation, although road
building in Nevada is mad. relatively
cheap by the reason OF the natural
climatic and soil conditions.
Annual Aut0Robi Tax.
West Virginia r., constructed no
roads from State funds cnly. In 1909
the legislature created o State road
department. and made q levy of cent
per 800 valuation. Political condi-
tions changed and the following ses-
sion Of the Legislature abolished the
law and prorated the money raised by
the tax to the various counties, Great
ing State road bureau and chief road
a State road bureau and chief road
engineer under the control of the
State University. which bureau has
advisory authority over ali 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-bourd
macadam. The latter is most univer-
sally used there on account of it's
ranging from only $50 to $4,000 per
mile s.sg,..5
New York State originally begun
it's direct road work by the creation
Of highway commission of three,
and providing for bond issue OF $780,
100000 to be 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 0.000. 900 to
be used in further construction of
highways. making total thus far
provided OF a round $1.00b, ,000. geo, all
Of which has not yet been spent.
he newer New York hao divided
the State into nine divisions and
places o division engineer in active
supervision OF the work and main
tenance in each division fse .s
New York's Plan Of Operation.
Highways are classified as estate
Highways" being those constructed
solely at State expensel county high
ways" constructed jointly by State,
county and town; town E;ghwsys,.' .
constructed by the towns with the aid
of the State. The highway commits
stoner receives salary OF $40 900
psf year. The first depsity receives
$4,000. the second and third deputies
$1,000 each. Other employees receive
correspondingly proportionate conf
pensation. The nine division engi-
nears each receive $4,000 per a.inum.
The law requires the appointment OF
O county focd supeitntendant, and
also n towp supcrinte nnsnt eks high
ways. The duties OF these ofiicers
are to supervise and maintain the
reeds, highways and streets. bridges
and culyerts within their respective
iutisdietions. 4,
The State is building system OF
cardinal tralk line and market roads
Mt It's own expense. II contributes to
the building of roads by the counties
and towns based upon assessabse
values per mile OF road. The law also
provides FOR the use 81 convicfs and
prison labor.
The frat deputy commissioner Is
| IN charge OK construction work. tne
second or mainteHantec and repairs
the third OF town highways
State and county highways cofn.
pleted under contract and ready for
contract total 6,109 miles. Plans are
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