The Holt County sentinel., 1919-06-20
MAKES STATEMENT.
Highway Department Outlines Steps
To BE Taken For State
Aid,

Secretary John NJ. Malang. Of the
State Highway Department, has is
sued a highly interesting and instruc-
tive document in pamphlet form relat-
ing to the policy of the department
in regard TO the new road law, and as
the subject Is Of general interest 70
our readers AT this time we give II in
INull:
In order to acquaint the various
counties, civil subdivisions and inter-
estcd parties of the state who are in
terested in cooperating with the state
Highway Department in the building
Of state roads in their respective cOun-
tics and subdivisions, and TO appraise
them of the policy so far adopted by
the department as TO how TO proceed
under the amended HAYES law, the
department authorizes the following
statement:
The board organized by clecting r.
l.. Sanford, chairman; George +. Nc
Ininch, vice chairman; John NJ. Ma
lang, state highway superintendent
and ex-officio secretary OF the board;
Alexander W. Graham, state highway
engineer; j. Russell Ellis, LIST assist
ant state highway engineer and Kirk
Mcfarland, 2nd assistant state high
way engineer.
The department upon the advice Of
the engineer divided the state into
six districts and will Immediately place
resident engineer in each district,
whose duty il will be TO confer with
the local authorities, view and lay
out state roads and advise with them
rs TO the best method and policy TO
pursue TO have the same surveyed ds
soon as possible. The department has
laid out n tentative system of state
roads 10 comply with the provisions Of
the amended HAYES law that viii
come under that part Of the law that
provides for Sl.2O0.00 per mile Of
state and federal aid to be used with
out cost TO the counties. II will be
the duty of the district engineer TO
call upon the various counties in their
respective districts. view the roads
after consulting local authorities and
rcnort 10 the highway department the
feasibility Of improving such roads
and they will decide whether or not
the roads viewed and agreed upon by
the district engineer and the local au-
thoritcs shall he improved as provided
in the amended Halves law in the
5000 miles system. After the state
highway department has acted upon
the recommendation Of the resident
engineer he will then advise with the
counties, subdivisions or interested
parties. the best method Of having
the road surveyed and plans prepared.
Under the provisions Of the law the
state highway department Is author
/ iZcd to make surveys and deduct the
cost from the Si,2O0.00 per mile Of
| such s.Iycy not To exceed $4,000 per
mile. II also provides that county
civil subdivision or interested party
may secure their own engineer AM
make their own survey mt their cost
provided such survey complies Will
the requirements of the state highway
department and meets with the AZ.
proval of the bureau of public roads al
I Washington. The district engineers
will advise with the counties and in
stUct them and their engineers n
tn the kind of survey and plans that
will be required and in no case shoul,
"A county, civil subdivision or inter
, csted party, start such survey unit
, they have advised with the distric
engineer or the state highway en-
ginccr.
The law contcmpntcs road i'm
proved in each county before coun
~ shall receive aid on two roads un
der that part of the Act that give
To the counties Sl,2OO per mile with
out cost.
Now, in order that oil will fully un
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