Southern good roads . ribution of $315,000. During the last year weexpended on road and bridge work throughout theState approximately $1,767,000. So much, then, forthe work which has been done during the past 12months. Since the organization of the Highway Departmentand prior to October 1. 1914, the State had appropria-ted for road and Inidge improvement in the variouscounties, under the convict road law and the Statemoney aid law, approximately $2,300,000. In additionto this, the various counties and districts had votedbonds amounting to $6,675,100. A great of thecounties, however, have
Southern good roads . ribution of $315,000. During the last year weexpended on road and bridge work throughout theState approximately $1,767,000. So much, then, forthe work which has been done during the past 12months. Since the organization of the Highway Departmentand prior to October 1. 1914, the State had appropria-ted for road and Inidge improvement in the variouscounties, under the convict road law and the Statemoney aid law, approximately $2,300,000. In additionto this, the various counties and districts had votedbonds amounting to $6,675,100. A great of thecounties, however, have made direct appropriationsfrom their county and district road levies to main-tain the convict camps and to meet state money these various amounts we liave expended approxi-mately $551,000 in the construction of highway bridgesof lengths and types, and have expended $,309 in the construction of roads. With thisamount of money we have constructed between 250and 300 In-idycs and 2916 miles of Proper Maintenance Under OfTice of PubUc Roads, Granville County, N. C. Nineteen-Fifteen SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS I 3 The averaso rosl of tliosc mails Iu- vaiialilr wiilfhs unwise and iinhiisinossliko tn ;ill loiiir tciiri Immls for ?f: lliis pniiiiisr and made nn |irii\-isi(ni I>v iiiaintenaiice. I .Muncy Aid, ^il47.(in pii- niilr. I^oi- nndci- llic rxistinti laws many n\ nnr counties hvc, Convict lalioi-, +44oll pci- mile. issnint: these lonu- (ei-ni IidikIs ior Inad ennst Iuetiim, (?ravel—State Mnney Aid. .i. selves, and in a Iew years tlu only thine \vliicli the Soil 01 sand-clay -State .Muney ,\id $747 pei mile. conid\- will ha\c show Inr it will he the ileht. In Convict labor. .11)411 per mile. )ther wm-ds. unless the roads aie \ maintain- We liad availahle lui the first of the \cai-. Il-din all imI and careil for they will nu
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