The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-24
D1aDINe ROADS
s UNDER way IN
MANY SECTIONS;
Numerous States Have Far
seeing Highway Programs,
Wisconsin,.

mission recently awarded con,rac-
for = little over nine miles Of concrete
payel highway ON the Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls road This improve
n,ept aill be a part of the Wisconsin
state highway system which is being
built in co-opera,ion with the several
counties The pavement will be
eighteen fee, wide. six and eigh,
inches in thickness and will be con
suue'eu oy r. larson ana company
son'ise'o'S o' I'd" N'a're. =
no'n 'hH ysa' anu ''s' INC Guy o'
MILWAUKEE, "N' mas peeh ae'iVe'y
e'g"beu !" campaign 'o' a''ey III
Wovehien'' Niea', ana sanitary CON
crete paVeHents nave been Dun, III
many 'nouSanus OF M''waukee a'ieyN
snu 'he WORK IS expected 10 10 on
uh"' every alIey 10 'ne eiV' wnete
'ns eohu'''o" oi 'he properly 'eq"'es'
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maryland ana Vifgih'&
: The states OF Maryland and Virginia
arc actively increasing the mileage OF
paved highways in the state this year,
Maryland already has some 800 miles
OF concrete highways in the state and
is much further along in this respect
Than is Virginia. Maryland will
award contracts for about thirty miles
oi concrete paved highway early in
May and Virginia has recently
awarded contracts for about sixteen
miles in Norfolk. Southampton and
Princess Anne counties.
California.
The state Of Caliiorni, submitted
10 rs voters on IuB |, 1919 a pro
po,al for a rev bond issue OF $40 0OO
100 10 provide funds for the exten-
sion OF tie pavement, on the state
highway system. In 1910 the STA,
authorized an issue OF $4,000 900 and
a second issue OF Sls0O00O0 in 1915
The paved roads which have been
completed under these issues have in.
spirei ! desire for more--and have
created need Tor more by reason
oi the development Of new areas which
are reached by these highways.
Among the new projects the citizens
desire to undertake are the 'kerns
river highway, the road from San
Diego to Yuma, Arizona, and CON
crete boulevard 100 feet wide from
Ncrced to the Yosemite park through
III Portal California has found that
paved roads return dividends 20 the
taxpayers not only on account Of the
tourist business, but on account OF
the facilities they afford to the great
agricultural districts like the Sacra
inento valley, the San Joaquin valley,
the Santa Clara valley. and many
other equally rich districts OF smaller
area. Overwhelming Endorsement oi
the new bond issue 10 predicted.
Michigan.
The counties OF Michigan are losing
no time in getting action on their
individual programs for this year
whik the state Is preparing its plans
for construction work under the new
SS0,0O0,0O0 bond issue, authorized by
the voters April 7. To date this wear.
the counties of Michigan have
awarded contracts for more than
100000 square Yards OF, concrete
Highways. This puts the state among
,he leaders i, this line OF activity for
the wear. even without Nh. large pro-
gram made nossible by the bond is.
sue Recently Kalamazoo comfy
awarded con,rac, for five and ono.
fourth miles Of concrete highway six.
teen fee, wide. near Kalamazoo 10 the
In,ra. State Highway companv Of Kal.
ama,oo The Total con,rac, pric, for
the iob is sl42 200 This improye.
ment will be ON IN. fine Of the main
road from Chicago 70 De,ro', which
/, being nayed by IN, counties through
which the road pas,e,
Iowa
A number of cities !, Iowa mi,
wear have been very effective in LET.