Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-20
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
IN EVERY COUNTY is
PLAN FOR NEXT NEAR
State Highway Department
Has Built SO Miles OF Pave
ment In z Years.

! In the last two years the state high
way department has built 50 miles of
hard surface pavement, lis miles of
broken stone or gravel, l3+.5 miles of
roadbed graded, and 40 bridges. 1t has
expended $9,Sss,957 and has balance
on hand of $67S,5S2, according to the
biennial report of the commission
The report, giving a summary of 4he
work done and existing conditions,
says:
"With the close of the war and the
prospect of declining prices of mater
ial and moro plentiful supply of la
Dor, the commission looks forward to
1919 as a year in which a great deal
can be accomplished and at this cate
a tentative program has been prepared
providing for improvement of the
state highways in every county in the
state.
"Under the post read law IL pro-
ieets have been agreed upon, and to
date 10 have been approved, three dis
approved, two pending and two in prep
aration. Construction work has been
started on two of these projects. TN
der the forest road law IA projects
have been approved. Construction has
been started on four of these projects.
Several will carry over into the 1920
program.
ga railroad asphalt paving plant
was purchased but not used during the
1878 season, since no bituminous pave
ments were constructed under new con
tracts, in that period. Three concrete
PAYERS are owned by the commission,
as well as three read rollers, four rock
ernshers, and six auto trucks, besides
considerable grading construction
equipment. A large part of this equip
ment has been in use this season and
not only saved the cost of rented equip
ment but made it available at times
when it was impossible to get the same
elsewhere.
The report says that the interpreta-
ton placed upon the federal aid road
law by the secretary of agriculture, re-
quiring actual carriage Of the mails or
a reasonable prospect before approving
as eligible for federal cooperation, elm
mated from the classification practical
lly all of the Columbia river highway
and especially links in the Pacific
highway in Douglas county on which
! it was desired to receive federal aid.
The estimated cost Of the post road
lproiects agreed on to date is given at
81 ,4O9,993 Of which $627496 is to be
paid by the government and similar
amount by the state and $l55000 by
the counties.
The commission made surveys and es-
Inmates for the various counties at a
cost of $l37,945. 1t is mandatory upon
the highway department to make these
surveys and estimates when requests
are received from the counties, but the
cost must be included in the 10 per
cent limit allowed the commission for
all construction work. The department
has kept within the 10 per cent limit,
the report shows.
John D. Ryan heads a new associa'
tion Of copper producers just incorpor
ated in New York with capital stock
Of $250000.
-Four Mexicans were banged at Aqua
Prieta Tuesday for the murder of Gus
toms Collector Caturgli and the rob
berry of $125,000.
The sixth session of the Washington
Irrigation institute opened at Yakima
Tuesday with $50 delegates in attend
ance.
NDTTRNAI. WANT ADS pay