The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-07
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 ROAD CONDITIONS STARTS TOMORROW
Committee Will Begin Work on Budget For Permanent Highway System in
 Alabama
By FRED H. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Age-HeraId, 221-2 First National Bank Building


 Montgomery, May 6.-(Specia1.)- With the determination to work out a system for the state highway de- partment which will show the prog ress of the work at all times and will make the information available for ldll who may care for 1t, a special subcommittee of the state highway commission will start. a general in- vestigation beginning Monday.
 Senator John A. Rogers, chairman of the highway commi ssion, has ap- pointed q subcommittee with s. P. Mcdonald of Sylacauga as chairman and this committee will begin it's hearings Monday. Chairman Rogers has rendered an invitation to all per- sons interested to attend the hear ings.
 The action of the highway com- mission followed a resolution of Mr. Mcdonald which provided for the es- tablishment of 8 budget and appor- sionmen. system which would keep the public informed of the progress of the work.
 Instead of adopting the resolution, the commission created the subcom- mittee and instructed it to make the investigations and prepare a report for submission to the commission
 Evety County to Have Road Alabama is about to enter upon a road construction program which will sive every county in the state at least one road. Three million dol- lars of the state highway bonds voted by the people January 30 will be of tered in the market by the bond com- mission May 23. Bids have been re- quested and the interest manifested by bond buyers during the past 10 days indicate that several bids will De submitted.
 The first issue will carry interest at AZ per cent. Although this will be F per cent less than the max mum permitted by the highway bond amendment, several large companies have made inquiries while others have stationed agents In Alabama which is accepted as an indication that bids of at least par will be of- fered at this rate of interest.
 With the sale of $3,000,00O of state bonds the state can begin the con- struction without delay of roads which will cost six million dollars when the work Is completed. For every dollar made available by the state the federal government will give one dollar
 Keep People Informed
 The purpose of the investigation by the subcommittee is to have a system at the very beginning of the extensive road construction program which will keep the people informed and will show every county that no discrimination is being practiced against it.
 In inviting representatives of the public to attend the hearings, Senator Rogers said: The commission has known that It was spending the pulp lies money, not its own, and has felt that the people had right to know how their money was spent" Although complete plans for the expenditure of the bond money have not been made. the general opinion is that the highway commission will seek to connect up links of the main highways through the state insofar us 1t may without depriving any county of its pro rata share of the money and without preventing the construction of necessary arm-to- ,market roads and roads connecting county seats. For instance. counties between Birmingham and Montgom- cry will have their money spent on the Birmingham Montgomery high way because this road is the most important in the counties and will benefit the greatest number or people.