The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-17
BOARD OF REVENUE WORKING ON DETAILS
 OF ENGINEER REPORT
National Highway Associa- tion Will Make Effort to Have Warrior Highway Adopted as Part of Ma ti0nal System

II the nlSnWay to the Warrior river is built of brick or concrete in the proper manner, the cost of mainten- ance will not exceed S25 to $50 per
 mile per year, according to John Craft of Mobile, member of the council of commissioners of the National High way association and formerly a mem Der of the Alabama Highway commits sion. Mir Craft, in a statement for the Agc- Herald, expresses the opinion that if permanent highway of fine con- struction is built, it is possible that the people of Birmingham and Jeffer- son county would be reimbursed at some future date by the United States government.
 Mr. Craft. pledges the support of the National Highway association with it's
 membership of 100000 to an effort to have the Warrior river highway
 adopted as part of the national high way system. Such a highway would be the greatest asset of the city and says:
 MILITARY HIGHWAY "The road to the Warrior river should be a dependable highway, con structed of brick or cement, so that the
 road would last longer than the bonds issued to construct it, thereby being a profitable investment and the mainten- ance would not exceed s25 to $50 per mile a year.
 "A dependable road would be a part of the National highway system, and wnIll0 ba f as well as be military highway. At the Warrior river it would connect with the National Water highway by the river to Mobile bay, where Admiral Stafford has recommended Mobile, with its land-locked harbor, as a suitable place to build a navy yard.
 "It is possible that the citizens of Birmingham and Jefferson county would be reimbursed by the United States government, if they construct a modern, dependable highway. That policy stands for that the federal gov ernment should build system of na- tional roads throughout the nation and
 leading to all strategic points, "As Birmingham and Jefferson coun- ty are one of the greatest possible points for armor plate and supplies and Mobile is Alabamas only sea port, the National Highway association, with it's 100000 membership, will CO., operate with the citizens of Birming- ham, when such a road is constructed;
 they will endeavor to have it adopted as part of the National highway sys- ta,,, l; ham and Jefferson county's greatest asset
 CLARk'S REPORT CONSIDERED In discussing the proposed highway to the Warrior, pr. R. F. Lovelady, president of the board of revenue, said l, yesterday: "We are considering the report which was made to our board by County Engineer Clark, but of course. we have not yet had time to go
 into the matter as exhaustively as it demands. This is a big problem and
 one that must not be passed on hur-
 ried1y by our board. Of course, every
 member of the board of revenue is fully
 cognizant of the importance of a high :
 way to the Warrior, but up to the pres
 ent time, we have not had time to dis
 cuss that matter in detail"
 That the members of the board of
 revenue could not at this time make
 any statement concerning their prob
 able course of future action with ref
 erence to the proposed highway to the Warrior. was the statement of II. L. Pennington, member of the board yes, terday. "The members of the board could of course, do nothing until MT. Clark had completed his report and turned it over to us. We have not yet had time to study this report, as it Is an exhaustive one, and must be looked at from many angles. The members of the board of revenue could not afford, in justice to the county, to take any hasty action. Within A reasonable time, the members of the board will be able to formulate their plans and the public may be assured
 that the question will be considered from every angle.'
 TABLE OF DISTANCES A table of river distances, which
 has been prepared for The Age-Herald, shows that from Sipsey to Mobile by the Warrior is 454 miles, although by air line it is only 275 miles. The table, taken from government maps, shows