The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
ALLOTS s2,3O8,OOO FOR
ROAD WORK IN GEORGIA
NEARLY ONE MILLION WILL
BE SPENT IN SOUTHERN
SECTION OF STATE.
ARE MANY REQUESTS FOR AID

Banner ear III NOdQ CONSTRUCTOR III
Georgia Is Predicted by Chairman
Holder of the Highway Commits.
sion. Many New Projects.
| A total Of $13,519,l49 will have been
invested in the improvement OF Geor-
gia highways by the end OF 1925, it is
disclosed by John N. Holder, chair
man OF the state highway commission
in connection with an announcements
that $2,30S,O00 has been allotted for
1925 road construction projects.
The year 1925 will be the banner
year in Georgia highway work, it is
predicted by Mr.. Holder, because OF
the passage OF road bond issues in va
| rious counties, and the widespread in
clination to meet federal and state ap-
preparations with local funds. Al
though the highway commission had
only $2,200,000 to aliot, the commits
sioners were asked for a total of ST.
100000 by the counties Of the state
By road divisions the allotments
were as follows Southern division,
No. l, 1921, 200; middle division, No.
y, $4,000; northern division, No. 3,
$6o8, 600.
The money previously allotted and
Expended i'll the various districts was
I$3,773,50570 in the southern division;
So 689, 400 i'll the middle division and
$5,748,244.12 in the northern division.
When the 1925 work is completed the
standing will be: $4594, 50570 in the
southern division $4,47S, 400 in the
middle division and $4,446,244.12 i'll
the northern division.
Millions for New Construction.
In making up the 1925 budget it
was planned that this year the depart
ment will spend $2,300,000 for new
construction and 100000 for recon
struction work. The commission ex-
poets to get from the various counties
of the state for 1925 work about a
million dollars of funds with which to
match federal funds for work in the
respective counties participating
Chairman Holder states that every
dollar of work provided and contract
ed for in 1924, both state and federal,
has either been paid already or pro-
visions made for its payment and the
year 1925 starts clear of obligations,
except about $l05,00O of last years
contracts which are to be concluded
and paid for this year out OF state
funds
Among the items listed specially it
is shown that special allotments for
emergency bridge work on the state
system for this year have been made
as follows Southern DIVISION $66,395;
middle division $3l,780, and northern
division $3.50.
The northern division OF the state
consists OF all that territory above a
| line on the map running Immediately
under Jonesboro and below Carroll
ton, drawn straight across to a point
little above Augusta.
I The middle division extends over all
the territory between that line and a
line drawn across the map from the
northern edge of Richland, just over
Vienna on the west, running imme-
diately under Claxton and Ellabelle
and lust above Savannah on the east.
The southern division is all that ter
rtory below the last described line,
and extending to the Florida ling.
In the northern division Atlanta
and Rome are the large cities includ-
ed; in the middle division, Macon, Co
Ilumbus and Augusta, and i'll the south
ern division Savannah and Amer1cus.