The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-09
GEORGIA EXPENDED
eA19? 900 IA RnAnc; R!l!nl!!!! 4! !;
New York State Has Appropriat.
ed $1,O0O,O00,O 900 for Inn
proved Highways

of public roads was $49.15, or S1.58
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
Geologist Department in charge OF
State Geologist. This department COL
lects statistical information relative
10 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
seven miles of shell, thirty-five miles
OF macadam, 235 miles of roads sur
faced with gravel and ebert and A..
or miles surfaced with sand-clay
mixtures.
Nevada has no highway department
and 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 wac built between Carson City,
the capital. and Reno. IN 1913 the
legislature appropriated $4,000 to be
used in the construction OF l 100 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 a State road
department. and made levy of cent
per 500 valuation. Political condi-
tions changed and the following ses-
sion Of the legislature abolished the
iaY and nroFaied 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
roads within the State. An annual
automobile tax of g." is collected.
Permanent road building materials
| used in West Virginia is brick, con-
crete, tarvia, bituminous, penetration
| macadam, bitulithic and water-bound
macadam. 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 q bond Issue Of $780,
900, 900 to be used In road construction.
In 1913 the legislature abolished the
three-headed commission and substi-
ltuted In its place a single commission
err, and provided plans for the direct
appropriation OF. another. $50.000.0 900 to
be used n,ffurther construction Of
! highways, making total thus far
lproyided Of a round 81 600. .0Q0, 900. all
Of which has not yet been spent.
lA-he newer New York has divided
/ the State into nine divisions and
places q division engineer In active
I.supervision OF the work and main
tenance in each DIVISION;
New Y0rk's Plan Of Operation.
Highways are classified as State
Highways" being those: constructed
solely at State expense; county high
ways" constructed Jointly by State.
Soahty cAhA SO"As s0"H ut6AWoyot
constructed by the towns with the aid
Of the State. The highway commits
I:sioper receives 8 salary Of $4,000
per year. The first deputy receives
$6.0eg. the second and third deputies
i $1,000 each. Other employees receive
correspondfngly proportionate CON-
! pensation. The; nine division engi-
neers each receive $4,000 per annum.
The law requires the appointment of
i county road superintendent, and
also town superintendent Cf high
ways. The duties OF. these officers
4 are to supervise and maintain the
i roads, highways and streets. bridges
I and culyerts within their respective
4 jurisdictions. s5s ST s9ssSsi. ~
The State is building a system OF
Il I.cardinal trunk line and market roads
u at Its own expense. It contributes to
the building Of roads by the counties
IL and towns based upon assAssable
Il values per mile Of road. The law also
II provides for the, use Ss conyicts and
4 prison labor. lss h s
q The first deputy acommieBioner is
in charge OF construction work. the
second of maintea ance End repairs,
the third OF town highways. y
i State and county highways com.
pleted under contract, and ready for
u contract total 6,109 mtles, Plans ARE
made for completing 9, 900 add ditional
Il miles. lss (: .j}s.
State Aid Plan in Colorado. SIS
i Colorado has IAN ont a general sys-