Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-30
Illinois Bxildj,1g Real Roads

n8tneef, In chicago IrlDuHe.l ~ gg&
i Il In this type Of construction. The
state highway commission. while II
does not recommend an oiled earth
road road for heavy traffic, has con-
scented to the use Of the state AID
money for the purpose OF oiling roads
where the travel is comparatively light.
provided that the road is properly
graded and drained. -
40 Miles to BE Constructed.
The state highway department esti-
mates that there will be some $40
miles OF state aid roads constructed
this year, divided as to type as fol-
lows: -
Brick =. ........ .-..'. u iniles
Concrete .................. DO mHeS
Gravel >. ..... ....-.. 20 "1es
Water bound macadam ...... miles
Bit. macadam ......... ...-.. niles
Oiled earth .zoV niies
Plain earth 1Zo miles
OF course these figures are but rough
approximations, based on the type OF
road the county has selected. the
amount OF money available, and esei-
mated cost Of construction. In al
earth road construction, whether oil Is
used or mot, the road surface will be so
graded and drained that any type OK
wearing surface may be placed there
on without additional expenditure Tor
grading or draining. .,-.... g. 6.
Counties Issue Bonds. 49,
The 1915 session OF the legislature
helped the good roads movement
greatly when it amended the law SO
that the counties, II they so desire, can
issue bonds to secure funds for the I'M
mediate improvement. Of their desis
mated state aid routes instead OF
building each year only the amount on
road possible with the the money al
loted by the state, together with the
like amount furnished by the county.
In case county issues bonds Tor the
purpose OF building state aid roads the
law provides that the future allotments
from the state can be used II met with
a similar amount by the county IN
paynig of these bonds. &.
The advantages Of thds method are
manifold. 1t enables the people to pay
for tho road at the same time they arc
using t. It does not throw the burden
Of cost on the taxpayer OF today ZOE
an ,mtf5vement which win last for q
score Of years. and be q constant oen-.
eft to the taxpayer OF the future:
When system Of roads ID consfructeo
with money raised by q bond issue.
those who get the benefits pay fhe
costs, which is undoubtedly the way
public Improvement should be paid Tor.
Furthermore, IL fifty miles or more o.,
rpad are constructed in a county at one
time. the unit cost will be mnch les
than r. the fifty miles or more OF con-
struction are spread but over q period
of seven or eigth years. It Is always
cheaper to buy dr large Quantities ana
this law applies to roads as well az 70
any other commodity. ~, :.
tl% Twenty Millions For Roads. g't Z
1yermilIion county; was the frst coun-
ty TO Issue, bonds for the purpose OF
constructing their DESIGNATED system o.
state aid roads, eThey~ votsd to issue
bonds TO the amount of $1,b0o, 900 Tor
the purpose Of constructing IT'S miles
Of permanent roads. Cook county has
issued 100000 in. bonds fors nara
roads. y, s.,
The enthusiasm for this plan OF
FINANCING the construction OF state
aid roads by bond issues is growing
every day. The plan Of getting all the
roads improved at one time without
placing heavy tax burden on the
people appeals very much to the coun-
ties. This is evidenced by the fact that
at the present time there are some
thirty counties in the state contem-
plating such bond issues, the total
amount OF which approximates 32o,-
000. 00-ten times the amount appro-
priate6 by the last legislature for the
purpose OF road construction for a Pc
riod OF two years. tt5SsS