Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-10

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RESULTS
TOTALED.
Eighteen Millions of
State, County and
National Funds Are
Spent In Year

A total of $1S,245,S21.S7 was
spent on Oregon highways under
supervision Of the state highway
department, during the fiscal year
ending November 80, 1921, ac-
cording to a statement issued to-
day by Herbert Mum, state high
way engineer. This amount in
cludes $15,031,655.14 of state
funds, $2,1S1,956.65 of federal
cooperative funds, $sS5,SS1.42 OF
county funds and $46,S7S.16 OF
railway funds.
In addition to these amounts
the state highway department has
supervised the surveys and loca-
tion of market roads involving the
ultimate expenditure of approx
mately $2,00O,O00.
Construction work completed by
the department during the year
includes 1873 miles of pavement,
499 miles of macadam and 504
miles of grading, a total Of 119l
miles of improved highways. II
has also completed 9S bridges dur
ing the year at an aggregate cost
of approximately $1,444,1S0.
Overhead High.
Nunn's statement shows an
overhead cost for the year of sos
per cent of the total expenditure
This overhead cost includes the
following items: Expense of high
way commission and secretary; ex-
pense of legal department; audit
ing; cost-keeping;. testing mater
ials; road maps and information
reports; bridge designs for coun-
ties; engineering work furnished to
counties; surveys and engineering
for market roads; state surveys for
cooperative construction; alb en-
gineering for construction on state
and cooperative roads, and the
supervision of maintenance.
The departments overhead cost
account compares very favorably
with the showing of other states
for engineering costs alone, ac-
cording to Num-.
A total net earning for the year
amounting to $128,394.19 is
shown by the state highway de-
partment shops, according to
Mum, who declares this to be zone
of the most profitable departments
within the state highway organ
ization."
Shows Good Profit.
MANY of the states have com
planned bitterly of the war depart
ment," Num- declares, "but by the
establishment of state shops to re-
build this equipment and adapt II
for road work the state Of Oregon
has been able to show handsome
profit. The state highway depart
ment carries a special account for
the equipment department and all
costs are carefully segregated and
audited.
"The department shows at this
time that the total charges against
its warehouses, shops and equip
ment amount to only $166,390.40
and as against this total charge
the department has equipment to
the value of $S23,000 and shops,
warehouses and small tools to the
value of 100000 or a total of
$8S3.000. Besides this, approxi-
mateiy 100000 in equipment has
been allotted to the counties. The
counties have paid only the cost of
freight and alterations.
Equipment Charges.
During the year the total
charges against the equipment de-
partment, including equipment,
labor and other charges amounted
to 1891, ,459.79 and the total cred
its to the department were $519,-
853.98, showing a total net earn
ing OF $12S,394.19.
"Thirty-five counties OF the
state are furnished parts and
equipment at cost plus a handling
charge to the state and the prin-
cipal earnings are from trucks and
machinery owned by the depart
ment and rented to contractors do
ing state work"