California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . populated sectionaround San Francisco Bay. In this tunnel enterprise theco-operation of Alameda County was had, and by no smallexpenditure of funds the two counties eliminated a road ofarduous grades and made possible an easy way into ContraCosta County and to Sacramento Valley points by way ofthe Martinez-Benicia ferry. Immediately following this accomplishment real roadbuilding at once began and for some years the people ofContra Costa County pointed with pride to their ro
California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . populated sectionaround San Francisco Bay. In this tunnel enterprise theco-operation of Alameda County was had, and by no smallexpenditure of funds the two counties eliminated a road ofarduous grades and made possible an easy way into ContraCosta County and to Sacramento Valley points by way ofthe Martinez-Benicia ferry. Immediately following this accomplishment real roadbuilding at once began and for some years the people ofContra Costa County pointed with pride to their road-building accomplishments, but finally, in the spring of 1919,awakened to the fact that after five years of road-buildingthey only had forty-eight miles of paved highway. Im-mediately a sentiment began to grow for another bond issue,one having been tried before and failed. And in June, 1919,after developing what seemed to them a sound, wise, andeconomical plan, the Board of Supervisors, made up of J. , chairman, Antioch; Zeb Knott, Richmond; J. , Port Costa; Vincent Hook, Concord; and W. J. [138]. <8
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