Sentence:  Now suppose we commence and <WSD>pike</WSD> one mile of road in every township in this county each year,nb.... The saving on what was <WSD>piked</WSD> the years before would be such that you would be able to pay into the treasury only the amount that you did the first year. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To equip with a turnpike.