Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-14
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| in SIsotHstvanIa county, virginia.
bond issne Of giT33, Goo was provided
aad 10 miles ef road were siaprayeds
The average iaasia hauled hi il two
horse wagon increased materially after
the raafis ssera improved, and tcu.siiita
costs dropped from 80 cents sa la.7
cents. This meant Ii gross Ioil-faiIa
1 Naying OF itisy cents. or NET foIa-saiile
saving. when charges were made Tor
Interest Of, bonds and maintenance or
roads, OF Is.si CENTS. 1siaa gross total
annual aasing ln the eaunty Is, there.
fore, approximately $3.50. coo md when
deductions are made for interest nnd
| maintenance costs, The annual InlicHt.
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| IN DinwidIie county, Virginia. Il
| bond Issue Of ss;sso5 900 wan provided,
and the state contributed, I'M addition
nearly $4,000 worth BIT convict labor.
The improved road mileage at the con,-
pleiien sf the study was 1Ui miles.
Average leads for two-horse wagon
Increased fRara about 1000 pounds To
about $500 pounds. and ton-naiie costs
decreased fra.a 30 cents I'd I5 cents.
The net tonsmiia saving is 1877 csslts
and the indicated gross saving for thu
county is SI24,37U.
In Lee county, Virginia, ii fund of
sssssss4 900 wns provided by bonds, and
the state contributed labor worth more
than S2Ioo0. Nfnety-usne miles OF
road were improved Average loads
increased from 1900 to 1000 pounds.
and ton-Eniie costs were reduced from
80 cents 10 20 cents. with net tom
mile saving OF 1915 cents The cross
annual saving for the county wps
$50, 400.
Ia Franklin county, New York. bonds
to the amount of $500, 900 were issued. Il
and l35 miles Of road were Improved.
Average loads increased from about
400 pounds to 5,557 pounds. Ton,
mile costs dropped from 3O.3 cents
to 96 cents, and the net fon-nlile
saving was III cents. Tile gross an
,nual saving In the county for hauling
charges has been approximately S5o,-
oOo since the roads were improved.
County sayes $4,000.
i In Dallas county, Alabama, $3.50, OFT
secured from the bond Issue was used
to improve 101 miles OF road Aver
age loads increased from 1,5o0 pounpx
70 $500 pounds, and ton-rnile hanllps
costs fell from 30 to I5 cents. ls.se
net t0n-miie saving was 100 cents.
It is estimated that the county saves
annually 500, 600 gross la hauling costs
as result Of the road Improvement.
In Lauderdaic county, Mississippi,
$500, 600 worth Of bonds was issued 81
and 90 miles of road improved Az
erage loads increased from j, 800 to
2,5O0 pounds, and hauling costs
dropped from 81 to 30 cents per Ton
mile
In Wise county, Virginia, $I.Osl
578.54 was provided for road work BY f
bond Issues, state contribut lions and ID
other ways. From this fund 8S miles
of road have been surfaced and 06 {
miles graded. Average loads have ias
creased from 800 to $500 pour III
and ton-mIle hauling costs have ben
reduced from 57 to % cents, The