The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-28
For the Good of
the Community


1t is proposed to issue $25 900 900 of bonds with
which to construct system of permanent high
ways traversing the state in every direction and
connecting up all county seats and also connect
Y ing at the border with trunk highways of adjoin-
ing states.
With this election coming on at an early date it =
may be interesting to know what other states are
doing or have done in the matter of road build
ing. The Portland Cement association has COM
piled list of bond issues authorized or to be
authorized by the various states and countless the
aggregate running we'll above S1,000,000,000.
Alabama heads the list with $30,O00,000.
The list of bond issues shown by the Portland
company follow
county, proposed SIS, 100000. Total, $30,00O,00O.
Arizona: Various counties, proposed, $10,-
100000; authorized $4,40OOO0. Total, $751;
100000
Arkansas: State, proposed s15oooooo;
county, 100000; authorized, county, S2,OO0,OoO,
Total, $17,1O0,00O.
California; State, authorized, s4O,O0O,OOO
Counties, proposed S., 585, 900; authorized, ST.,
$4,000 Total s6s, 100000,
Colorado: State, proposed, $4,000 600
Delaware: County, authorized, S5OO0OO.
Florida: State, proposed, $10,0OO0OO Coun-
ties, authorized ST ,O65 900 Total $11, O65, O00
Georgia: State, proposed $40 100000. Coun-
ties, proposed, ST, 835000 Counties, authorized,
900. Total, 62,080,000
Idaho: State, proposed, S2,O00,0OO. Coun-
ties, proposed, $3,405000. Counties, authorized,
s6,773,O0O. Total, S12,178,0OO.
Illinois: State, authorized, $780, 100000 Coun-
ties, proposed $11 398 900; counties, authorized,
$2615,000. Total, $74,013,845.
Iowa. Counties proposed, $4,500,000; coun-
ties, authorized, $18475,OO0. Total, S22,975,O0O.
Kansas: State proposed, $60,000,0 00 Coun-
ties, authorized, $4,000. Total, S60,O5O,OO0..
Kentucky: Counties, authorized, 81 ,O5O, 900
Louisiana: Counties, proposed, S3, 100000;
counties, authorized, SO, 100000 Total, $6,230,-
900.
Maine State, authorized, s8,OOo,OOo
Michigan: State, authorized, $50,OOO,O 900.
Counties, proposed 81, 800 900; counties, author
lied, So, 100000. Total, 100000.
Minnesota: State, proposed, S100,000,000.
Counties, proposed, ST. 1872 900; counties, author
lied, $12, 100000. Total s116,682OOo.
Mississippi State, proposed 1000.
orized i, $5,s15ooo. Total, $27s95ooo.
ties, proposed, S21 435 900; counties, authorized
s11,378600: Total, 92,813,600
Montana State, proposed S15,ooo,0oO.
lied, $6,283, O0O Total, $21, 443, 0OO.
Nebraska: County, authorized, $3,000,0O0
Nevada: State authorized, 81 100000. Coun-
ties, proposed, $600,000; counties, authorized,
100000. Total, $1,80O,O0O.
New Jersey: Counties, proposed s6O5OOo.
New Mexico: State, proposed, $2,0oO,00O.
Counties, proposed 100000. Total, s2,2OO,0OO.
North Carolina: State, proposed, $25,0OO,O0O.
Counties, proposed So, 565 900; counties, author
lied, $13,1O9,635. Total, $43, 674, 635.
Oklahoma: Counties proposed, $7,86O,0O0;
authorized, $1,158,000. Total, $9018,0OO.
Oregon: State authorized, S10,000,000 Com-
ties, authorized, $9,696,704 Total, $19,696,7O4.
Pennsylvania: State authorized S50,0O0,O0O.
Counties, proposed, $8,225,OOO; counties, author
lied, $16663, SOC. Total S74, 1886, SOC.
Rhode Island: State proposed, $1,OOOOOO.
South Carolina: Codnties, proposed, $780,
600; counties, authorized, $8,625,00O Total
$1O185, 900.
South Dakota: Counties, proposed, $13,000,-,
OO0
Tennessee Counties, proposed, $5,OOOOOO;
counties, authorized Sc, 685, 900. Total $11 $685.,
OO0
Texas: State, proposed, s75O0o,000.. Coun-
ties, proposed, $22 100000; counties, authorized,
$73532, 900. Total, SIT, 222,000. 4
Utah: State, proposed, 100000. Counties,
proposed, 900; counties. authorized $780,
900. Total, $6,8O6,00O.
Washington: State, proposed, $3O,00O,OOO.
Counties, proposed, $500,000 countless author
ICED, S7,875, 900. Total, $38375,O00.
West Virginia State, proposed, S50,000,00O.
Counties, proposed, S13,972,0OO; counties, auth
orized, $5,z13, 20O.-, Total, $69, 185,2OO.
Wisconsin: State, proposed, S5O,0O0,000.
Counties, proposed S24,O00,0O0; counties, aa-
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