Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
The West Road.
MONEY FOR ROADS
Federal Appropriation of s25,000,oo0
Immediately Available.

Twenty-Five million dollars is imme-
diately available fer1 the continuation
Of good roads projects IN the Several
states Of the union. 4anuary 1, the re-
naming $50,O00,Q00 and the $4,000, 900
appropriation carried in the bill re-
Gently signed by the president will be
available.
This money will be prorated among,
the several states Of the union, but
must be matched, dollar for dollar,
by the state appropriations. Texas,
because Of it's extensive territory, will
receive larger share than any other
state, $4,425,172.41. New York fol-
lows with $S,ss6,447.97. Then comes
Pennsylvania with s3,39S,953.97 and
Ohio with $2.S23,004.05s
The majority of the states receive
between s1.000;000. and S2,000,000, ex-.
anples following: Alabama, S1,553,-
42Q67; Georgia, $1,997. .957.5S; Missis-
sippi, $1,294, ,906.22; North Carolina,
81, ,709, 1888 80; South Carolina, $1,061,-
237.34; Florida, sSS6,825.69. =
The new funds are received just in
time, as projects in several states were
about TO be abandoned for lack oflap-
propriations. Since 1915 when Repre-
Lee of Georgia, Shackelford of Mis-
souri, and other members of the house
conferred and introduced bill, which
was suppanted by the Senator Bank
head bill in the senate, The govern
ment has appropriated $275,000,000 as
federal aid to roads. OF that amount,
$199, 9,S23,427 has been put to work in
projects which are completed or in
course Of completion. To match that
amount, the states have appropriated
$265, 529, ,090 for total Of $465, ,353,517.
The roads to be paid for by this
money would encircle the earth and
extend from San Francisco 70 New
York on the second lap, the total mile
age under construction and completed
being $4,000. OF this mileage 1855 is
in projects completed. The balance OF
17,455 Is in projects still under con-
struction, but which are So per cent.
completed. The average cost per mile
of federal air roads has been between
$4,000 and $4,000.
1t is estimated by engineers Of the
department Of agriculture that fed
eral aid roads under construction Oc-
tober 81 were giving employment to
about 250,000 men. entirely directly on
actual road construction, or indirectly
in the production and transportation
Of material. .'
The new act will, 1t is estimated,
keep this quarter of million men at
work and thereby prevent more seri-
Gus aspects Of the unemployment Sit
uation. The new act follows the old
in that it will be administered by the
secretary of agriculture. Apportion-
ment of the fund is divided into three
parts, one apportioned according to
population, one according to area, and
one according to mileage OF rural ana
star mail routes.
A new feature is the stipulation that
no state shall receive less than one
half of one per cent. Of the total fundn
This will increase the share Of four
states, Delaware, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Vermont.
A notable change requires each
state to select a connected road sys-
tenn not exceeding Z per cent. Of its
road mileage for improvement by fed
eral aid. This system will be divid-
ed into two classes, one OF which VIII
be known as interstate highways and
the other as intercounty highways.
The interstate highways must not ex-
ceed three -sevenths Of the system Sc
lected.
All highways in the interstate sys-
tenn must have a surfaced width Of at
least is feet. In case federal AID
is not properly maintained by
a state. the state will be given 80 days
notice by the department. At the end
of that period If the highway is not
in good condition of maintenance, the
secretary of agriculture will maintain
It out of the states allotment and re-
fuse to approve any new projects un-
til reimbursement is made by the state.