Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-20
erage approximately $1,30O,O00 per
yaor or q total for six years of ST 800

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slightly more than s1,OOO,OOO per year.
or about s6,2O0,OOO for the six years.
4. A tax of l cent per gallon on mo-
tor vehicle fuel could be imposed with
out appreciable burden and would yield
an average of between s500,000 and
100000 per year, or say s3,4O0,000 for
the six year period.
5. A state bond issue Of only $10,-
100000 would bring the total fund up
to s34000,0 900, and this issue would be
so arranged that a part Of the tax rev.
enues above suggested would take care
of it during and after the six year Pc
riod.
This s34,OOO,O00 fund would be suffi-
cient to carry out the following de-
scribed programme of road improve
ment:
/. Construct 1000 miles of soft sur
faced roads, including minor bridges
and culverts, $4,000 per mile, 10000
900.
2. Construct 400 miles Of hard sur
faced roads, including grading and the
minor bridges and culverts, $4,000 per
mile, s1O,OOO,OOo.
3. Construct all of the important
bridges on the state highway system
not already provided for at q cost OF
S5,500,OO0.
D.n,,gJo oufnNipnt
amount to maintain oil state roads pre-
viously constructed varying from $780,
900 per year at present to about ST.
600, 900 per year when the state system
is complete, or about s5.5oO,00O for the
six years.
S. Maintain the state highway de-
partment at q cost Of about 100000
per yea, or 81 100000 for tho six years.
G. Provide interest and sinking fund
of s1,SOO,0OO for bonds. Interest and
sinking fund, after the six year period,
cou.d be provided from the same reve-
nues with a substantial balance for
matching subsequent federal aid and
continuing the construction of hard
surfaced roads.
Miles in Present System.
The state highway system as at pres
ent planned contains about $500 miles
of road, Of which more than 1900 miles
will be completed or provided for by
the end of 1921, including more than
200 miles of hard surface. The 2,4Go
miles provided in the above programme
would therefore complete the system
and enable the addition Of some 500 or
600 miles to the present layout The
400 miles addition OF hard surfacing
would a'so take care Of practically all
parts of state roads where the traffic
Is too heavy for the soft surface and
where the counties have not already
made arrangements for hard surfacing.
The expenditure Of the S2O,OOO,00o
proposed for road construction can be
equltably distributed among the coun-
ties according to any reasonable sched-
ule and adequately complete the high
way system as above stated. II the
distribution were based, for example
one-third on land area, one-third on
assessed valuation and one-third on
motor vehicle license receipts for 1921,
no county would receive less than
about $1S0,0O0, and in each case the
county's proportion would be sufficient
to complete the state roads within its
limits, due regard being had for the
type of surfacing which the present
traffic would warrant. AS examples OF
how a distribution Of this kind would
work out, consider a few Of the coun-
ties at random:
Orangeburg county would receive
about $4,000 and has $50 miles OF
road in the state system, Of which
about rs miles will be constructed or
provided for at the end Of the present
wear. The remaining los miles could
be graded and surfaced with and-clay
at a cost Of not exceeding s525,o0O,
which would leave at least $215,0OO for
constructing several miles Of needed
hard surfacing. Besides, much need
ed bridge across the Santee river be-
tween Orangeburg and Clarendon
counties could be provided from the
bridge fund.
Would Aid Counties.
Chesterfield county would receive
s3s0. 900 and has SO miles on the state
highway system, Of which about 20
miles have already been constructed or
provided for. To construct the remaih-
ing so miles with sand-clay or graVel
surfacing would cost some $35O,OOO'
which would leave a margin Of $4,000
for constructing additional mileage
that might be added TO the state sys-
tenn. Chesterfield county has no state
roads at present requiring hard sur
face.
Grecnville county would receive
about $l,14O,O 900 and has total Of l9l
miles on the state system, al except
about ten miles of which has already
been improved. At least $l,0OO0OO rs
needed in this county Immediately,
however for hard surfacing those roads
on which traffic is too heavy for the
existing top soil surfacing.
RichIand county would receive about
s1.1oO, 1000 and has 70 miles on the state