San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-09
COUNTIES GAN
GET MORE AID
FOR HIGHWAYS
Maximum Allowance Is
Raised From $675,000 /:
to 100000. !.
TO PROVE BENEFICIAL
Emergency Provisions
Permit Immediate
Repair Work.

The maximum state aid formerly OF
| S67J,000 granted 10 a county for con-
| struction of highways has been IN
creased by the state highway depart
ment TO 100000. according to ID. r..
Colp. manager of the Glacier-to-Guif
motOrway. and George ID. Armistead,
state highway commissioner.
The resolution was passed recently
at the July session of the commission
! and states that the maximum aid
granted any county will be 30 per cent
| of the cost of the construction of the
road provided that that amount does
not exceed 100000. This increase is
already aiding several counties in the
construction of highways.
The first maximum set by the state
was $1,000. This was several years
ago and since that time the state high
way department has raised it each
year. No county in the state can vote
bonds for the construction OF roads
which will exceed in cost % per cent
of the ceunty's assessed realty value.
An amendment 10 the highway law
was passed recently by the state Leg
islature causing the state highway de-
partment to take over the maintenance
NVlh VI Skdlt VII L.
An emergency clause was placed in
the amendment which provides for
maintenance work to begin on coun-
~ road at the states expense imme-
diately if necessary.
To Start Work in Hays.
Work of repairing the state road in
Hays county. which is a part of Merl-
dian highway will begin Monday. Lei
Ehlinger, maintenance engineer for
the state highway department. is in
charge Of the repair work under the
"emergency' provisions. Emergency
work on about 80 miles of state high
way in Kimble county is already un-
der way.
Floods recently in Kimble county
damaged the roads aud bridges there
considerably making immediate repair
necessary.
The road through Hays county is in
an exceedingly poor condition and re-
pairs are necessary at once. according
to officials of the state highway de-
partment. Hays county voted bonds
up to % per cent assessed property
value and the construction of the road
by the county will not be lawful. Al
though the state will not take over
the maintenance of state highways 10
formal manner before January |,
1924, the emergency" provision al
lows necessary repairs to be made. A
discussion at recent meeting of the
highway department is said to have
been to the effect that portion Of the
state highway through Hays county
would be rerouted.
Over Blaneo River.
The portion said to have been dis
cussed lies just beyond the Blanco
river bridge. There are two roads from
this bridge, one to the right and one
10 the left. both running to Kyle. 1t
is said that the highway commission
ers are discussing the possibilities of
cutting a new road directly between
these two roads and thereby saving
several miles in distance and subse-
Quently a large sum on maintenance
or construction of q road.
MIR. Armistead presented the Hays
county situation before the commits
sion at the recent meeting of the state
highway department and fund was
made available at once for mainte-
nance
The increase in the maximum state
aid for counties in the construction OF
the portion of state highway in their
respective Limits is of great interest to
good roads promoters throughout the
state and is of special interest in
South Texas where extensive road i'm
provements are being made. all OF
which will doubtless prove beneficial
TO San Antonio and the Rio Grande
valley. In Cameron county it will
mean that an additional 100000 to
apply toward the extension of a con
crete highway system, will be avail
able