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THE OFFICIAL
GOOD ROADS YEAR BOOK
OF THE
UNITED STATES
1914
COLORADO BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
COPYRIGHT 1914
BY
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
COMPOSED AND PRINTED AT THE
WAVERLY PRESS
BY THE WILLIAMS & WILKINS COMPANY
BALTIMORE, U. S. A.
GOOD ROADS YEAR BOOK
J. E. PENNYBACKER, EDITOR
CHARLES P. LIGHT, BUSINESS MANAGER
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AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
COLORADO BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C.
President
MR. LOGAN WALLER PAGE
Director, U. S. Office of Public Roads
Vice-President
MR. FAIRFAX HARRISON
President, Southern Ry. Co.
Secretary and Editor
MR. 'J. E. PENNYBACKER
Treasurer
MR. LEE McCLUNG
Former Treasurer of the United States
Chairman, Board of Directors
MR. JAMES S. HARLAN
Chairman Inter-State Commerce Commission
Field Secretary
MR. CHARLES P. LIGHT
IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Advertising 137-169
Alabama 19, 68, 89, 99, 219, 238, 280, 335, 431, 454
Alaska 219, 335
American Highway Association 348, 351, 425, 478
American Road Builders Convention 2
American Road Congress 2
Ancient Road Builders 6
Arizona. . 20, 68, 89, 99, 219, 240, 280, 335, 432, 454
Arkansas 20, 68, 89, 99, 220, 242, 281, 335, 432, 454
Asphalt Blocks on Country Roads 127
Associations 424
Austria-Hungary 13
Automobile Legislation 99
Bituminous Macadam Roads 119
Bond Issue Legislation (local) 68
Bond Issues 501
Bridge Designs 204 205, 206
Bridges and Culverts 197
Brick Roads 122
Bulletins, Circulars and Documents 329
California 21, 69, 99, 220, 234, 242, 281, 335, 432, 454
Cast Iron Pipe Culverts 201
Concrete Bridges and Culverts 200
Concrete Roads 124
Colorado 22, 69, 89, 100, 220, 243, 282, 336, 454
Connecticut 23, 70, 89,100, 220, 244, 282, 336, 433, 454
Convict Labor 455
Convict Labor Laws 89
Corrugated Iron Pipe 201
Culvert Designs 203, 205
Delaware 24, 70, 90, 100, 221, 244, 283, 336, 454
Denmark 13
District of Columbia 25, 100, 221, 246, 336
Drainage 110, 117
Dust Preventives 134
Earth Roads 110
England and Wales 14
Expenditures 1913 280, 297
Federal Aid 3
Florida 25, 70, 90, 100, 221, 246, 283, 336, 454
France 14
French as Road Builders 7
Funds Available 1914 280, 300
Georgia 15, 70, 90, 101, 221, 246, 283, 336, 433, 454
Germany 15
Government Inventory of Post Roads 4
Grades and Alinement . Ill
Gravel Roads 115
Great Road Builders 9
Highway Engineering Education 396
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AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
COLORADO BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C.
President
MR. LOGAN WALLER PAGE
Director, U. S. Office of Public Roads
Vice-President
MR. FAIRFAX HARRISON
President, Southern Ry. Co.
Secretary and Editor
MR. 'J. E. PENNTBACKER
Treasurer
MR. LEE McCLUNG
Former Treasurer of the United States
Chairman, Board of Directors
MR. JAMES S. HARLAN
Chairman Inter-State Commerce Commission
Field Secretary
MR. CHARLES P. LIGHT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Advertising 137-169
Alabama 19, 68, 89, 99, 219, 238, 280, 335, 431, 454
Alaska 219, 335
American Highway Association 348, 351, 425, 478
American Road Builders Convention 2
American Road Congress 2
Ancient Road Builders 6
Arizona 20, 68, 89, 99, 219, 240, 280, 335, 432, 454
Arkansas 20, 68, 89, 99, 220, 242, 281, 335, 432, 454
Asphalt Blocks on Country Roads 127
Associations 424
Austria-Hungary 13
Automobile Legislation 99
Bituminous Macadam Roads 119
Bond Issue Legislation (local) 68
Bond Issues 501
Bridge Designs 204 205, 206
Bridges and Culverts 197
Brick Roads 122
Bulletins, Circulars and Documents 329
California 21, 69, 99, 220, 234, 242, 281, 335, 432, 454
Cast Iron Pipe Culverts 201
Concrete Bridges and Culverts 200
Concrete Roads 124
Colorado 22, 69, 89, 100, 220, 243, 282, 336, 454
Connecticut 23, 70, 89,100, 220, 244, 282, 336, 433, 454
Convict Labor 455
Convict Labor Laws 89
Corrugated Iron Pipe 201
Culvert Designs 203, 205
Delaware 24, 70, 90, 100, 221, 244, 283, 336, 454
Denmark 13
District of Columbia 25, 100, 221, 246, 336
Drainage 110, 117
Dust Preventives 134
Earth Roads 110
England and Wales 14
Expenditures 1913 280, 297
Federal Aid 3
Florida 25, 70, 90, 100, 221, 246, 283, 336, 454
France 14
French as Road Builders 7
Funds Available 1914 280, 300
Georgia 15, 70, 90, 101, 221, 246, 283, 336, 433, 454
Germany 15
Government Inventory of Post Roads 4
Grades and Alinement Ill
Gravel Roads 115
Great Road Builders 9
Highway Engineering Education 396
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Page
Highway Officials 219
History of Road Building 6
Idaho 25, 70, 90, 101, 222, 246, 283, 336, 454
Illinois 25, 71, 90, 101, 222, 247, 284, 337, 435, 454
Important Events in Road Movement during 1913 1
Indiana 26, 72, 90, 101, 223, 248, 284, 337, 436, 454
International Road Congress 1
Iowa 26, 72, 91, 102, 223, 248, 285, 337, 436, 454
Italy 16
Kansas 27, 72, 91, 102, 223, 250, 285, 338, 436, 454
Kentucky 27, 73, 91, 102, 223, 250, 285, 338, 437, 454
Legislative Development 3
Lincoln Highway 5
Local Road Legislation 62
Louisiana. . , 28, 73, 91, 102, 224, 251, 285, 339, 438, 454
MacAdam, John Loudon 10
Macadam Roads 117
Magazine References 351
Maine 29, 74, 91, 102, 224, 252, 286, 339, 438, 454
Maintenance 129, 130
Manufacturers, List of 459
Maryland 31, 74, 91, 102, 224, 252, 287, 339, 438, 454
Massachusetts 32, 74, 92, 103, 207, 224, 254, 287, 339, 440, 454
Massachusetts Specifications for State Highways 207
Michigan 34, 74, 92, 103, 224, 235, 255, 288, 340, 440, 454
Mileage of Roads 454
Minnesota 36, 74, 92, 103, 225, 235, 256, 288, 340, 440, 454
Mississippi 38, 75, 92, 103, 225, 258, 288, 341, 441, 454
Missouri 38, 76, 92, 103, 225, 257, 289, 341, 441, 454
Mixing Method 120, 211, 214
Montana 39, 76, 92, 104, 226, 258, 289, 341, 412, 454
Nebraska 40, 76, 93, 104, 226, 238, 289, 341, 442, 454
Nevada 41, 77, 93, 104, 226, 258, 290, 341, 454
New Hampshire 41, 77, 104, 226, 259, 290, 341, 454
New Jersey 43, 77, 93, 104, 227, 259, 290, 342, 443, 454
New Mexico 44, 78, 93, 105, 227, 259, 291, 342, 443, 454
New York 25, 78, 94, 105, 227, 262, 291, 342, 443, 454
North Carolina 47, 78, 94, 105, 228, 264, 292, 343, 443, 454
North Dakota 48, 79, 94, 105, 228, 265, 292, 344, 447, 454
Norway 17
Office of Public Roads, U. S 219, 237, 329, 421
Ohio 48, 79, 94, 106, 228, 266, 293, 344, 447, 454
Oklahoma 52, 80, 95, 106, 229, 267, 293, 344, 447, 454
Oregon. 53, 81, 95, 106, 229, 267, 293, 345, 447, 455
Organization Charts:
California 234
Massachusetts 235
Minnesota 236
Patented Methods of Road Construction 313
Patents Issued in 1913 301
Penetration Method 121, 208
Pennsylvania 53, 82, 95, 106, 229, 268, 293, 345, 455
Periodicals 349
Piers and Abutments 198
Pipe Culverts 200
Principle Inventions 11
Progress Reports 237
Revision of State Road Laws (proposed) 5
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Rhode Island 54, 82, 96, 107, 229, 269, 294, 345, 448, 455
Road Machinery 417
Road Maintenance and Repair 129
Road Systems of Foreign Countries 13
Roman Road Builders 6
Russia 17
Sand Clay Roads 113
Sectional Cast Iron Culverts 201
South Carolina 55, 82, 96, 107, 229, 270, 294, 345, 448, 455
South Dakota 55, 82, 96, 107, 230, 273, 294, 346, 449, 455
Spain 17
Specifications for Highways 207
Split Log Drag 131, 133
State Bond Issues 4
State Geologists 232
State Legislation 3, 19
Steam Road Roller 11
Steel Bridges 197
Stone Crusher 12
Sub-Grade 117
Surface Betterment 112
Sweden 18
Switzerland 18
Tables of Quantities, Weights and Measures 422
Telford, Thomas : 10
Tennessee 55, 83, 96, 107, 230, 274, 294, 346, 449, 455
Texas 55, 83, 96, 107, 230, 275, 295, 346, 450, 455
Toll Roads 7
Trade Names 414
Treatises on Road Bridge and Culvert Construction 318
Tresaguet, Pierre-Marie 9
Types of Road 110
Utah 56, 84, 96, 108, 230, 275, 295, 346, 455
Vermont 57, 84, 97, 108, 230, 275, 295, 346, 451, 455
Virginia 57, 85, 97, 108, 231, 275, 295, 347, 451, 455
Vitrified Clay Culvert Pipe » 202
Washington 58, 86, 97, 108, 231, 276, 295, 347, 452, 455
Washington Atlanta Highway 4
West Virginia 59, 87, 98, 108, 231, 277, 296, 347, 455
Wisconsin 60, 88, 98, 108, 232, 277, 296, 347, 453, 455
Wyoming 60, 88, 98, 109, 232, 279, 296, 348, 453, 455
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ADVERTISERS
Acme Road Machinery Co 138
Allentown Portland Cement Co.,
The, 138
Alliance Clay Product Co., The. 140
Alpha Portland Cement Co 139
Alsen Cement 140
American Highway Association 137
American Ingot Iron A.R.M.
Co., Culverts 194
American Sheet and Tin Plate
Co. , 141
American Tar Co 140
Ash Grove Lime and Portland
Cement Co 140
Austin-Western Road Machin-
ery Co., The 143
Atlas Portland Cement Co.,
The 142
Baker Co., The R. D 144
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.,
The 145, 161
Barrett Manufacturing Co 147
Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. . 140
Bessemer Limestone Co 140
Better Roads and Streets (pub-
lication) 146
Big Four Clay Co., The 146
Birmingham Metal Products
Co 196
Blanchard and Hubbard 146
Buffalo Steam Roller Co 148
Canada Cement Co 149
Canton Culvert Co., The 195
Carlyle Paving Brick, Co., The. 146
Cast Iron Pipe 193
Chicago Portland Cement Co. .. 148
Chicago Steel Tape Co 152
Clinton Paving Brick Co 146
Crescent Portland Cement Co. 152
Crosby, Walter Wilson 152
Deckman-Duty Brick Cc., The. 152
Dixie Portland Cement Co 150
Dunn Wire-Cut-Lug Brick Co. . . 151
Egleston, Howard 152
Farquhar Co., Ltd., A. B 153
France Stone and Slag Co., The. 165
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Galion Iron Works and Manu-
facturing Co., The 154
German-American Portland Ce-
ment Works 146
Giant Portland Cement Co 153
Good Roads Machinery Co.,
Inc., The 156
Gurley, W. and L. E 155
Haines and Teal, Inc 173
Hartranft Cement Co., Inc.,
Wm. G 170
Hassam Paving Co 155
Hastings Pavement Co., The... 158
Hocking Valley Brick Co 165
Holt Manufacturing Co., The. . 160
Howard, J. W 165
Huber Manufacturing Co., The . 161
Hunt and Co., Robert W 159
Hvass and Co., Chas 159
Hydraulic Press-Brick Co 165
International Instrument Co. . . 165
Interocean Oil Co., The 184
Institute of Industrial Research.
The... 137
International Harvester Co., of
America, Inc 162
lola Portland Cement Co., The 163
Jaeger Machine Co., The 164
Jennison-Wright Co., The 165
Koehring Machine Co 166
Lehigh Portland Cement Co. . . 167
Luten Design 195
McAvoy Vitrified Brick Co.,
The 169
Metropolitan Paving Brick Co. . 172
Michigan Bridge and Pipe Co.... 195
Michigan Portland Cement Co. 152
Milwaukee Concrete Mixer Co. 168
Munnsville Plow and Culvert
Co 195
National Paving Brick Manu-
facturers Association 169
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LIST OF ADVERTISERS
Page
Nelsonville Brick Co., The 172
Novelty Brick and Coal Co. ... 172
Oklahoma Portland Cement Co . 170
Olsen Testing Machine Co.,
Tinius 170
Oregonia Bridge Co., The 190
Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Co — 179
Patton Clay Manufacturing Co. 172
Peerless Portland Cement Co. . 170
Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory . 171
Port Huron Engine and Thresh-
erCo 171
Portland Cement Co. of Utah.. 172
Portsmouth Culvert Co 196
Portage Silica Co., The 179
Randolph and Co., Isham 185
Rood-Maher Co., The 191
Robeson Process Co 172
Robinson and Ross 185
Roche, Thos. M 185
Russell Grader Manufacturing
Co 174
Sandusky Portland Cement Co.. 174
Soisson Fire Brick Co., Jos. . . . 185
Southern Branch Petrolithic Co. 177
Southern Clay Manufacturing
Co 179
Spottiswoode-Cusack Co 179
Standard Asphalt and Rubber
Co 175
Standard Oil Co... . 176
Pag.
Standard Oil Co. , of New York. . 178
Steel Protected Concrete Co. . . 179
Sterling Brick Co 185
Texas Co., The 180
Texas Portland Cement Co 163
Thornton Fire Brick Co., The. 190
Trumble Paving Brick Co., The. 190
Trussed Concrete Steel Co 181
Union Oil Co. of California. ... 182
United Brick Co 179
United States Asphalt Refining
Co 184
United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry Company 196
U. S. Wood Preserving Co 183
Universal Portland Cement Co. . 186
Universal Road Machinery Co. . 187
Virginia Portland Cement Co. . . 157
Vulcanite Portland Cement Co. 185
Wadsworth Stone and Paving
Co., The 188
Warren Brothers Co., 189
Webster Brick Co., The 190
Westrumite Co., The 190
Whitehall Cement Manufactur-
ing Co 192
Wolverine Portland Cement Co.,
The 190
Zieg Manufacturing Co., The F.
B... . 196
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE ROAD MOVE-
MENT DURING 1913
Conventions and Congresses
International Road Congress. — The Third International Road
Congress was held in London, England, June 23-28, 1913, and was
participated in officially by the governments of practically all of
the enlightened nations of the world except the United States.
The Congress was held under the direction of the Permanent Inter-
national Association of Road Congresses formed in Paris in 1908.
The program was divided into two sections. The first section
covered the general subjects of construction and maintenance and
comprised papers and communications on the following subdivi-
sions of these subjects: first question, "Planning of New Streets
and Roads;" second question, "Types of Surfacing to Be Adopted
on Bridges, Viaducts, etc.;" third question, "Construction of Mac-
adamized Road Bound with Tarry, Bituminous or Asphaltic Mate-
rials;" fourth question, "Wood Paving;" first communication,
" Improvements Adopted Since the Second Congress in Machinery
Used in the Construction and Maintenance of Macadamized
Roads;" second communication, "Tests of Materials Used in
the Construction of Macadamized Roads;" third communication,
"Construction of Water Bound Macadamized Roads;" fourth
communication, "Technical and Economic Study of the Compara-
tive Advantages of Different Types of Roads;" and fifth communi-
cation, "Various Types of Stone Paving in Use."
The second section covered the general subjects of traffic and
administration and comprised papers and communications on
subdivisions of these subjects as follows: sixth question, "Obser-
vations Noted Since 1908 as to the Various Causes of Wear and
of Deterioration of Roadways;" seventh question, "Regulations
for Fast and Slow Traffic on Roads;" eighth question, "Authorities
in Charge of the Construction and Maintenance of Roads; Func-
tions of Central Authorities and Local Authorities;" ninth question,
"Finance of the Construction and Upkeep of Roads; Provision of
Revenues;" communication six, "Direction and Distance Sign
Posts;" seventh communication, "Development Since the Second
Congress of Self -Propelled Public Service Vehicles;" eighth com-
munication, " Qualifications of Engineers and Surveyors in Charge
of the Construction and Maintenance of Roads; Wages and Condi-
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tions of Service of Foremen and Roadmen;" ninth communication,
"Statistices of Cost of Construction and maintenance;" and tenth
communication, "Terminology Adopted or to Be Adopted in
Each Country Relating to Road Construction and Maintenance."
American Road Congress. — The Third American Road Congress,
under the management of the American Highway Association,
the American Automobile Association and the Michigan State
Good Roads Association, was held at Detroit, Michigan, September
29 — October 4, 1913. The Congress was participated in by twenty
eight organizations and had an attendance of over 3500. In
connection with the Congress an exposition was held comprising
exhibits by the United States government, several of the States
and more than one hundred manufacturers. The program was
divided into sessions as follows: National Legislation; Construc-
tion and Maintenance; Contract Work; State Legislation and
Management; Finance; Economics; Traffic; Michigan Day.
Hon. David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, presented a
paper carefully analyzing the question of " Federal Aid to Road
Improvement." This subject was also dealt with by Hon. Dorsey
W. Shackleford, chairman of the committee on roads, United
States house of representatives, and by Hon. William P. Borland,
member of congress. The government at Canada was represented
by Hon. A. W. Campbell, deputy minister of railways and canals.
The proceedings included papers by Hon. L. W. Page, director,
United States Office of Public Roads; Secretary Doyle of the United
States Civil Service Commission; State Highway Commissioners
Sohier of Massachusetts, Carlisle of New York, Stevens of New
Jersey, Wilson of Virginia, Buff urn of Missouri, Terrell of Kentucky,
Rogers of Michigan, State Highway Engineers Kellar of Alabama,
Cooley of Minnesota, Hooker of New Hampshire, Foster of Penn-
sylvania, Hirst of Wisconsin, MacDonald of Iowa, Shirley of
Maryland, Atkinson of Louisiana, Fletcher of California, McLean
of Ontario and by former State Highway Commissioner MacDonald
of Connecticut.
American Road Builders' Convention. — The Tenth Annual Con-
vention of the American Road Builders' Association was held in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 9-12, 1913. The atten-
dance was estimated at about 3000 and a comprehensive exhibit
participated in by more than one hundred manufacturers was held
in connection with the Convention. The program was divided
into sections as follows: Organization; Construction; Maintenance.
Papers were presented by State Highway Commissioners Stevens
of New Jersey, Rogers of Michigan, Carlisle of New York;
State Superintendent of Highways, Hooker of New Hampshire;
State Geologist Pratt of North Carolina, Chief Engineer Foster of
Pennsylvania, Superintendent of Suburban Roads Grabill of the
IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING 1913 3
District of Columbia; State Highway Engineers Cooley of Minne-
sota, Kingsley of Arkansas; Deputy State Highway Commissioner
Hunter, of Pennsylvania Chief Engineer Dean of Massachusetts,
Mr. Connell Chief of Bureau of Highways, Philadelphia, followed
by discussion of these papers by many engineers and contractors.
Legislative Development
Federal Aid. — A standing committee on roads was established
in the house of representatives in 1913 in the first session of the
sixty-third congress, with Hon. Dorsey W. Shackleford, of Missouri
as chairman. A bill presented by this committee in the second
session of the sixty-third congress (H. R. 11686) was passed on
February 10, 1914, by a vote of 284 to 42 and was referred in the
senate to the committee on post offices and post roads on February
11, 1914. The bill authorized the secretary of agriculture to aid
the States and civil subdivisions in the construction and mainten-
ance of rural post roads in an amount not exceeding $25,000,000 in
any fiscal year. Of this amount $65,000 is allotted to each State
and the remainder, after deducting expenses of administration, is
allotted to the States on the basis of population and mileage of
rural post roads. Two methods of granting aid are provided in
the bill under section 3 and 4, respectively. Section 3 provides for
a cooperative arrangement between the secretary of agriculture
and the State officials for the construction and maintenance of
such roads as they may jointly agree upon, the work to be conducted
under a joint arrangement, and the federal government and the
States to each bear one-half of the cost. Section 4, generally
known as the Shackleford Plan, classifies unproved roads in class
A, comprising macadam roads or their equivalent; class B compris-
ing gravel or sand-clay roads or their equivalent; class C comprising
graded and drained earth roads. For each mile of such roads
federal aid is granted as follows: For class A $60 per mile, for
class B $30 per mile and for class C $15 per mile, provided
that the States shall put up an equal amount for expenditure
during the succeeding year in construction and maintenance of
the roads on which such reward has been paid by the federal
government. The secretary of agriculture is authorized to make
needful rules and regulations for the administration of the act.
State Legislation. — The States of Illinois and Iowa furnished the
most striking development in State road legislation during the
year 1913. In Illinois a long step toward centralizing the control
of road construction and maintenance was made by the enactment
of a law providing for a county superintendent in each county who
is made by law a deputy of the State highway engineer. These
superintendents have the power to veto all expenditures in excess
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of $200 in all townships and road districts. In Iowa the State
highway commission is given general supervision over all county
and townships officers charged with duties in connection with
public highways. Other important legislation affecting roads was
enacted, but these two are mentioned specifically because they
indicate the trend toward State supervision and control of all high-
ways within the State and not merely those upon which State
funds are expended.
Among other developments during the year was the establish-
ment of State highway commissions by Arkansas, North Dakota
and Oregon.
Defeat of State Bond Issues
The defeat of the proposed $50,000,000 State bond issue for
road improvement in Pennsylvania in 1913 was the third set back
to the policy of State bond issues in the past three years. During
1912, a State bond issue of $50,000,000 for road construction was
defeated in Ohio and a State bond issue of $10,000,000 was defeated
in Colorado. In striking contrast to these defeats was the over-
whelmingly favorable vote of the people of New York at the
general election in November, 1912, for a State bond issue of
$50,000,000 to continue the work begun by the first $50,000,000
bond issue authorized in 1905. The majority in favor of the
second bond issue, was 356,000 as compared with the majority
of 266,000 for the 1905 issue.
Important Projects
Government Inventory of Post Roads. — The comprehensive investi-
gation begun in 1913 by the joint congressional committee on
federal aid in the construction of post roads and completed in
1914, gives exact information on mileage and character of the roads
on which rural free delivery routes are located. Briefly sum-
marized, the investigation shows that the actual length of roads
traversed by rural carriers is, in round figures, 1,003,000 miles;
that of this length 61,500 miles consist of paved, crushed stone,
slag and shell road; 128,600 miles of gravel and sand-clay road;
537,500 miles of improved earth road; 275,700 miles of unimproved
earth road; 469,000 miles of road in bad condition part of the year,
and 80,350 miles of road in bad condition all of the year. The
investigation shows that the number of persons served on rural
routes is 23,184,600.
Government Maintenance Object Lesson. — A project inaugurated
by the American Highway Association has for its object coopera-
tion between local authorities and the United States Office of
Public Roads, in efficient maintenance of a highway leading from
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Washington, D. C., to Atlanta, Georgia, a distance by the route
selected of about 850 miles. The arrangement proposed is that
the local authorities in each county expend such local funds as
they have available for the portion of road in their respective
counties under the direction of government highway engineers to
be assigned to the work continously by the United States office
of Public Roads and that the local authorities should further place
the length of highway in their respective counties under the
complete direction of these government engineers. The director
of public roads has agreed to assign three engineers to this project
for continuous service, and the American Highway Association has
undertaken to make all the preliminary arrangements, conducting
the negotiations between the government and the local authorities
and provide an automobile for the use of each engineer for inspec-
tion purposes. Preliminary tours for completing arrangements
were made in February, 1914, in which the State highway officials,
of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia partici-
pated with representatives of the government and of the Ameri-
can Highway Association.
Lincoln Highway. — The construction of a great hard surfaced
highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific as a memorial to Abraham
Lincoln, largely through private enterprise and private capital
is a project of great magnitude launched by the Lincoln Highway
Association in 1913. This Association has its headquarters in
Detroit.
Revision of State Road Laws. — Under a cooperative arrangement,
committees from the American Bar Association and the American
Highway Association are acting in conjunction with the United
States Office of Public Roads in a compilation of the laws of all of
the States and as soon as this project is completed will take up
the question of a revision of the laws looking to the obtainment of
simplicity, efficiency and also of uniformity as far as practicable.
The committees will make a progress report at the Fourth American
Road Congress to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, in November, 1914
HISTORY OF ROAD BUILDING
Ancient Road Builders
When or where the first road was built is not known. Herod-
otus speaks of a great Egyptian road on which King Cheops
employed 100,000 men for a period of ten years. According to
the historian, this road was built of massive stone blocks 10 feet
deep, and lined on both sides with temples, mausoleums, porti-
coes and statues. The streets of Babylon are said to have been
paved as early as 2000 B.C., and several well surfaced roads
radiated to neighboring cities. Carthage, before its fall, was the
center of a highly developed road system. The ancient Peruvians
had a wonderful system of national roads connecting all the prinei-
pal parts of their empire.
Bridges were also built by the ancients at a very early date.
The Euphrates, at Babylon, was crossed by a stone bridge prior
to 2000 B.C., and it is known that the Chinese built bridges as
public works as early as 2900 B.C.
The Romans as Road Builders
The first definite and fully authentic information concerning
the systematic construction and maintenance of permanent roads
comes to us from the Romans. It is generally understood that
the Romans learned the art of road building from the Cartha-
genians. However, the construction of their first great road was
as perfect as that of any of their later ones.
The first of the great Roman roads was from Rome to Capua,
a distance of 142 Italian miles, and was begun by Appius Claudius,
about 312 B.C. It was known as the Appian Way or "Queen of
Roads." This road was later extended to Brundisium, a total
of 360 miles, and was probably completed by Julius Caesar. About
220 B.C. the Flaminian Way was built. It crossed the river Nar
on a stone bridge which had a central span of 150 feet with a rise
of 100 feet. When Rome reached the height of her glory, under
the reign of Augustus, no less than 29 great military roads radiated
from the city. These roads extended to every part of the vast
empire and are estimated to have had a total length of 50,000 miles.
The Roman construction was in general extremely massive. The
Appian Way is said to have been in good repair 800 years after
HISTORY OP ROAD BUILDING 7
it was built. On a carefully prepared earth subgrade was placed
four successive courses or layers; the statumen or foundation
course, the rudus or second course, the nucleus or third course,
and the pavimentum or wearing surface. The top and bottom
courses consisted in general of large flat stones, while the two
intervening courses were built of smaller stone or other suitable
material laid in lime mortar.
With the fall of the Roman Empire the roads were neglected
and gradually fell into decay, so that today but little more than
a trace remains of these splendid achievements.
The French as Road Builders
The Romans built and improved many roads throughout what
is now France, but later these fell into decay. It was not until
the beginning of the seventeenth century that interest in road
building revived to any considerable extent. In 1661 Colbert
was appointed comptroller of finance, and during his ministry
15,000 miles of hard road were built by means of enforced peasant
labor under the old feudal institution of the corvee. The corvee
prevailed with the utmost rigor until 1774, when Turgot abolished
some of its most objectionable features. It was finally abolished
in 1787.
The present road system of France was really founded by
Napoleon. He adopted very largely the innovations instituted
by Tresaguet, and perfected a splendid administrative system.
The most striking feature of the French road system is the skilled
supervision provided in every grade of road work and in every
unit of the administrative organization. The basis of the French
system is the School of Roads and Bridges, one of the finest tech-
nical schools in the world, and maintained entirely at the expense
of the National government. From the graduates of this school
are chosen the highway engineers who are entrusted with the
construction and maintenance of the roads of France.
The total mileage of all roads in France is about 355,000 miles.
Of these 23,820 miles are classed as national roads and are, there-
fore, the property of the State. The remaining roads are divided
into departmental and vincinal routes, for which the state only
makes occasional appropriations for construction and which are
invariably maintained by the local governments.
Toll Roads
The earliest mention we have of the exaction of tolls is probably
that given by Strabo, on the roads leading from Babylon to Syria.
It is not until 1346 that we find the toll system definitely adopted
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as a means of raising revenue for road maintenance and repair.
In that year Edward III of England granted a commission to the
Master of the Hospital of St. Giles and John Holborn to collect
tolls on vehicles passing on the road leading from the Hospital
of St. Giles to the Old Temple, London, and also on an adjoining
roa4 called the Portal. But it was not until the latter half of
the eighteenth century and first part of the nineteenth century
that this method of raising road revenues reached its greatest
popularity. This took the form of a regular flood of turnpike
acts passed by Parliament. It is estimated that in 1838 no less
than 1100 turnpike trusts were hi existence throughout the king-
dom. The cost of collecting the tolls, however, often nearly equaled
the income, leaving little or nothing for maintenance. In 1871
the census showed that 5000 persons in England and Scotland
were engaged in merely collecting tolls. In 1857 Ireland freed
herself from toll gates, and in 1878 Parliament passed an act
abolishing tolls in England.
Tolls on vehicles were never popular in France and while intro-
duced somewhat at different periods, never became general.
In the United States the first toll road was the Lancaster Pike,
between Philadelphia and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a distance of
62J miles, the construction of which was authorized in 1792.
Bridges were also constructed by private capital and tolls charged
for crossing. The turnpike improvements continued to expand
rapidly until in 1828 the length of chartered turnpikes in Penn-
sylvania amounted to 3110 miles, of which 2380 miles were com-
pleted at a cost of $8,431,059.50. It is stated that none of these
roads had, up to that time, yielded sufficient dividends to remuner-
ate their proprietors. By 1811 over 317 turnpikes had been
chartered in New York and the New England States, having a
combined length of 4500 miles and a capital of over $7,500,000.
With the introduction of the railroad, interest in turnpike build-
ing practically ceased, and today there remain in the United States
very few roads on which toll is collected on passing traffic.
The Cumberland Road. — Popular tradition generally attributes
the conception of the National Road to Henry Clay. However,
Albert Gallatin seems to have made the first definite suggestion
of this road, while Henry Clay soon became its ablest champion.
By an act of Congress approved by President Jefferson on
March 29, 1806, $30,000 was appropriated toward the survey and
construction of a road leading from a point on the Potomac at or
near Cumberland, Maryland, to the Ohio River at or near a point
opposite the town of Steubenville. This act provided that the
road be cleared to a width of four rods, and that no grade exceed
five degrees. An act of Congress, May 15, 1820, provided $10,000
for laying out a road from Wheeling, Virginia, to the Mississippi
HISTORY OF ROAD BUILDING
River near St. Louis. This was really to be a continuation of the
Cumberland or National Road. The road was to be laid out 80
feet wide.
In 1835 arrangements were completed whereby the portion of
the National Road between Cumberland and Wheeling was taken
over by the respective States and operated as a toll road. Appro-
priations, however, were continued on the portion west of the
Ohio River until May 25, 1838, when the last direct appropria-
tion for construction was made. The total amount appropriated
by Congress was $6,824,919.33.
The length of the line first opened was 130 miles and the cost
of construction $1,700,000. The first stage coach bearing the
United States mail from Cumberland to Wheeling passed over
the road on August 1, 1818.
West of the Ohio, the road led through Columbus, Indianap-
olis and Terre Haute. The road was surfaced to Columbus, but
west of that point it was only surfaced in places; and about 1850
most of the road was absorbed by local turnpike companies.
Before the road was completed beyond the western boundary of
the State of Indiana, the steam railway had become the chief
agency of transportation and the National Road came to an end
on the prairies of Illinois.
Great Road Builders
Tresaguet. — Pierre-Marie Tresaguet was born at Nevers, in 1716,
died in Paris, 1796. While he was a great engineer and made
many improvements for river navigation, posterity knows him only
as a great road builder. Tresaguet may well be called the father
of modern road building. In 1775, when Mac Adam was but
twenty-one years of age, Tresaguet presented a report to the
Assembly of Bridges and Highways which amounted in reality
to a treatise on road construction. The real value of Tresaguet 's
work was; first, in recognizing the need of constant maintenance
and devising a means for carrying it out; second, improving the
methods of construction and reducing the cost. The prevailing
form of stone roads up to this time consisted of a transversely
level stone pavement on which was placed broken stone to the
depth of 12 inches at the sides and 18 inches at the middle. Tres-
aguet improved the drainage, gave a crown to the stone pavement
or foundation, and reduced the depth of broken stone to a uni-
form thickness of 10 inches. The roads built by Tresaguet differ
but little from those built by Telford in Scotland some thirty
years later. While Tresaguet was not fortunate enough to leave
his name to the type of road he advocated and built, he laid the
foundation upon which it was possible for Napoleon to build the
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great system of French highways. Tresaguet laid especial empha-
sis on organized, continuous maintenance. He first began the
organization of cantonniers, which are the very backbone of the
present French system of road maintenance.
John London MacAdam. — John Loudon Mac Adam was born at
Ayr, Scotland, September 21, 1756, and died November 26, 1836.
While MacAdam was not the inventor of the road which now
bears his name, he nevertheless deserves great credit for the work
he did. The broken stone road as adopted by MacAdam was used
in practically the same form in several parts of Europe, though he
was no doubt the first to grasp and fully explain the theory of
the broken stone road without a paved foundation.
MacAdam demonstrated that stone when broken to the proper
size and placed on a properly drained and graded earth founda-
tion would so consolidate under traffic as to be thoroughly water-
proof and capable of carrying the heaviest vehicles without injury.
He held that the earth, in fact, sustained the load, and all that
was necessary was to thoroughly drain the roadbed and protect
the surface with an impervious covering.
At the death of his father in 1770, young MacAdam went to
live with his uncle, a merchant in New York City. In 1783 he
returned to Scotland and was shortly appointed as deputy-lieu-
tenant for the county of Ayreshire. In performing his duties as
magistrate and trustee of roads, MacAdam became impressed with
the lack of scientific principles in the construction and mainte-
nance of the roads. In 1816, he became inspector for the Bristol
" Turnpike Trust" and supervised the reconstruction and repair
of 178 miles of roads. In 1817 he built the first macadam roads in
London, the approaches to Blackfriars and Westminster bridges.
In 1823 MacAdam moved to London, where he was appointed
street commissioner in 1817. Slowly the system of construction
and maintenance which he advocated spread throughout the entire
empire. In 1836 he returned to Scotland where he owned a house
in the little town of Moffat: but he was not long permitted to
enjoy his leisure, for he died the same year.
His principal writings are: A Practical Essay on the Scientific
Repair and Preservation of Public Roads, London, 1819, and,
Remarks on Present State of Road Making, London, 1820.
Thomas Telford. — Thomas Telford was born in Dumfriesshire,
Scotland, August 9, 1757, and died September 2, 1834, and was
buried in Westminster Abbey.
Thomas Telford was one of the greatest civil engineers of his
time. He was one of the founders of the "Institution of Civil
Engineers" and was annually elected as its president until his
death. His works were recognized both at home and abroad.
For the Austrian government, he built the road from Warsaw, to
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Brest, while the King of Sweden conferred the order of knight-
hood of "Gustavus Vasa" in recognition of his services on the
Gotha Canal. As some of his most notable achievements may be
mentioned the following bridges: Across the Tay at Dunkeld, the
Menai Straits, the Conway bridge, the Deanbridge at Edinburgh,
and the Broomielaw bridge at Glasgow. Canals: Ellesmere, Cale-
donian, Gloucester and Berkeley, Grand Trunk, Macclesfield,
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction, and the Gotha. Harbors:
Pulteneytown, Aberdeen, Dundee, Dover, and the St. Katherine
docks at London.
In 1803 he was appointed engineer for the construction of
920 miles of roads in the highlands of Scotland. Later, he per-
fected the road communication between London and Scotland and
the northern towns of England. An undertaking of equal magni-
tude and importance with that in the highlands of Scotland was
a system of roads through the more inaccessible parts of Wales.
The form of construction most generally used by Telford, and
which bears his name, is very similar to that employed much earlier
by Tresaguet. The foundation course on which is placed the
broken stone consists of stones about 10 inches by 6 inches by
4 inches, in dimension, carefully placed by hand and keyed firmly
with smaller chips. Care is taken to secure the best possible
drainage. At the present time, the Telford system is more com-
monly employed abroad than in this country. American road
builders usually only resort to the Telford system when the natural
earth foundation is weak. The chief objection is generally stated
as being the high first cost due to the large amount of hand labor
required.
Principal Inventions
The Steam Road Roller. — The steam road roller was invented
by M. Louis Lemoine, of Bordeaux, France, and a patent was
granted to him by the French government in 1859. M. Lemoine's
roller was first used on the road in the Bois de Boulogne in 1860.
The first English patent was granted to Messrs. Clark and Batho
in 1863. About 1864 a roller built under this patent was shipped
to Calcutta, where it was used with great success.
The first steam roller used in England was on the roads in
Hyde Park in 1866. In September 1867, the borough authorities
of Liverpool purchased from Messrs. Aveling and Porter their first
steam road roller, which weighed 30 tons.
The first steam roller used in the United States was imported
from England in the fall of 1868. This roller was first used in
the United States Arsenal grounds, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
At the present time, the term "steam roller" is somewhat of a
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misnomer, as the recent developments in oil and gasoline engines
have made this form of motive power practical.
The Stone Crusher. — The stone crusher was invented in 1858,
by Mr. Eli Whitney Blake, of New Haven, Connecticut. Mr.
Blake's crusher was used for the first time in Central Park in crush-
ing stone for concrete. In 1859 the city of Hartford, Connecti-
cut, purchased one of these crushers for use hi the improvement
of its streets and roads. This is the first application of mechanical
power in the preparation of road metal.
Mr. Eli Whitney Blake was born in Westboro, Massachusetts,
on the 17th of January, 1795. He was a nephew of Eli Whitney,
the inventor of the cotton gin. In 1816 he graduated from Yale.
For a time he studied law, but soon entered the manufacturing
business. He died in 1886.
ROAD SYSTEMS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Austria-Hungary
The roads in Austria-Hungary are divided into four administra-
tive classes, namely; government roads, provincial roads (desig-
nated county roads in Hungary), district roads, and town roads
(designated parish roads in Hungary). The government roads,
of which there are 10,008 miles in Austria and 5600 in Hungary,
are constructed and maintained at the expense of the imperial
government, which has complete supervision over construction
and maintenance. The provincial roads in Austria, of which there
are 2288 miles, and county roads in Hungary, of which there are
17,400 miles, are constructed and maintained at the expense of the
province or county, the imperial government contributing in some
cases. The district roads, of which there are 39,212 miles in
Austria and 8100 miles in Hungary, are constructed and main-
tained by the districts, except that very poor districts are aided
by the province or the county. The town roads, of which there are
22,756 miles in Austria, and the parish roads, of which there are
700 miles in Hungary, are local roads and are paid for by the
town or parish, the province or county occasionally aiding by
grants. The total mileage of all roads in Austria was 74,265
miles in 1909, and in Hungary 31,800 miles in 1910. The average
cost of maintenance in Austria is given at about $311 per mile per
annum, and in Hungary $282, exclusive of bridges. In both Aus-
tria and Hungary the general government has general supervision
over all roads. In Austria the road administration is under the
ministry of the Interior, under which there are district engineers,
each in charge of 74J miles of road. Under each of the district
engineers are three road masters, each having about 24.9 miles of
road, and these in turn supervise the actual road workers or patrol-
men, each of whom has about 2.9 miles of road to maintain. There
are in all about 4000 men employed on the Austrian government
roads. The Hungarian road system is similar and employs about
2500 men.
Denmark
The roads of Denmark are divided into main roads, of which
there were 4213 miles in 1910, and local roads, of which there were
22,505 miles in 1910, or a total of 26,718 miles. The main roads
are maintained at the expense of the counties, of which there are
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twenty-one in the kingdom, and the local roads are maintained at
the expense of the parishes, which are sub-divisions of the coun-
ties. There is a general superintendent of highways who has
supervision over all the highways in the kingdom. The direct
supervision, however, is by the counties for main roads, and by
parishes for local roads. The government does not grant money
aid. The principal roads in the kingdom are maintained by a
patrol system, under which each patrolman has charge of about
2^ miles of road. The cost of construction varies widely, ranging
from about $1300 to about $8700 per mile, the character of con-
struction being usually either gravel or macadam.
England and Wales
There were in 1909-10 a total of 150,908 miles of roads. The roads
are divided into main roads and roads other than main roads, the
mileage in 1909-10 being respectively 27,826 miles and 123-,082 miles.
The general government renders aid to road construction and main-
tenance in three ways; first, through the assignment of certain na-
tional revenues, varying in amount, to the aid of local taxation, it
being optional with the local authorities as to how much of this
fund is spent on roads; second, by loans through the government
road board; third, by free grants through the government road
board. The government does not supervise the work where it
is done with current revenues, but where it is under loan or grant,
the sanction of the road board must be obtained and this is gen-
erally based on plans and estimates. The assistance granted by
the government through loans and grants is for the construction
and maintenance of new roads or the road board itself may con-
struct and maintain new roads. The annual cost of maintenance
of main roads is given for 1909-10 as $389 per mile per annum,
and the roads other than main roads $112 per mile per annum.
The amount expended by local authorities in 1909-10 was $32,-
498,000, not including loans, which amounted to $7,916,964.
France
The roads of France aggregate 520,088 miles and are divided
into the following classes: national roads 23,754 miles; department
roads 9050 miles; vicinal roads, sub-divided into roads of through
travel 107,065 miles, and roads of common interest 47,263 miles
(the roads of these two latter classes traversing several communes
or towns), ordinary vicinal, which are located within a single
commune, 177,580 miles; rural roads, which are unimportant
neighborhood roads 155,376 miles. It is estimated that the
national roads cost $9000 per mile for construction and $346 per
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annum for maintenance; the department roads $7400 per mile
for construction and $189 per annum for maintenance; the vicinal
roads of through travel $4500 per mile for construction and $125
per annum for maintenance; the vicinal roads of common interest
$3000 per mile for construction and $95 per annum for maintenance;
the ordinary vicinal roads $2000 per mile for construction and $63
per annum for maintenance. The national roads are constructed
and maintained entirely at the expense of the national government,
which also aids by subsidies to a small extent, the vicinal roads.
The departments maintain the department roads. The national
government has general jurisdiction over all transportation facili-
ties and direct supervision over the national roads, which are
administered by the corps of bridges and roads in the ministry of
public works. The corps of bridges and roads is divided into
three divisions, of which roads and navigation form one.
The division of roads and navigation is under the direction of
a counselor of state and is divided into two sections, namely;
bridges and roads, and navigation. The section of bridges and
roads is divided into two bureaus, one of which has entire charge
of the national roads, and the other has jurisdiction over all mat-
ters relating to department roads, automobile traffic and general
police regulation. The sections and bureaus and the higher field
inspection are under the direction of inspectors general. Each
of the inspectors general of the second class have charge of a large
field division and under him engineers in chief, usually one to each
department, while under these engineers in chief are ordinary en-
gineers and under them are sub-engineers and conductors or fore-
men and finally the patrolmen who work directly and constantly
on maintenance, each having a section of road varying in length,
but averaging about 2.8 miles. There were 8560 patrolmen em-
ployed in 1909 on the national roads. The engineers for the French
road service are trained in the School of Roads and Bridges at
Paris and are appointed upon graduation to the lower positions
and gradually advanced to positions of responsibility.
The annual expenditure on the public roads of France is about
$48,000,000. The national government appropriated in 1910,
$9,720,000 for the national roads. It is estimated that the total
cost of the entire French road system, excluding the unimportant
neighborhood roads, is upwards of $1,100,000,000.
Germany
The imperial government of the German Empire takes no part
in the construction or maintenance of public roads. Each state
in the Empire follows its own policy in this matter.
As a general rule the roads in the various states are divided into
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three classes: state or provincial roads; county roads, and local
roads. The state roads are generally built and maintained by the
state, which maintains a corps of competent engineers. The larger
states usually divide their road systems into districts, the engineers
in charge of the districts reporting directly to the central office.
The patrol system is quite generally followed, each patrolman hav-
ing from 2 to 5 miles of road to maintain. Their compensation
is from $150 to $250 per annum. At the end of thirty years serv-
ice, or if sooner incapacitated, they are entitled to a pension.
Prussia takes no direct part, however, in the maintenance of
roads. The state roads were turned over to the provinces in 1875
and some of the provinces in turn passed them on to the counties.
The general government grants aid to the provinces by certain
allowances fron the "dotation fund."
The largest class of improved roads in the German Empire is
that of the county roads which are very largely maintained by
local taxation. The states and provinces, however, exercise close
supervision over these roads. The parish roads are purely local
and are maintained and managed by the parishes, although occa-
sionally the county and even the province aid in new construction.
There are approximately 36,000 miles of state road in Germany,
of which Prussia has 20,489 miles, Bavaria 4200 miles, Saxony 2267
miles, Baden 1890 miles, Wurtembourg 1710 miles, and the smaller
states the remainder. Of county roads Prussia has 38,400 miles
hard surfaced, parish roads 14,598 miles hard surfaced, and pri-
vate roads 1100 miles hard surfaced, or a total of 74,587 miles of
improved roads, or 1 mile for each 1.8 square mile of area. Prussia
expends nearly $35,000,000 a year on all roads, of which about
28 per cent is paid by the provinces, 33 per cent by the counties and
39 per cent by the parishes. Under favorable conditions the cost
of construction of state roads does not often exceed $5000 per
mile. In Hanover a considerable mileage of brick roads has been
constructed at from $10,000 to $13,000 per mile. In the kingdom
of Wurtemburg the cost of maintenance of state roads in 1910
was $400 per mile.
Italy
The roads of Italy aggregated 92,199 miles in 1910, and were
divided into three classes, namely, national roads, connecting im-
portant cities and ports; connecting with roads of other countries;
the Alpine and Appennine roads, and those used for military pur-
poses, having a total mileage in 1910 of 5159 miles; the provincial
roads, connecting the chief town of each province with the chief
towns of other provinces and with maritime ports, having a total
of 27,757 miles; communal roads, which are the roads of local in-
terest, having a mileage of 59,283 miles. The national roads are
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constructed and maintained by the national government through
the department of public works. The official in charge is desig-
nated as the director general of bridges and roads. The pro-
vincial roads are constructed and maintained by the provinces,
while the communes or townships provide for the construction and
maintenance of communal roads. The national roads are main-
tained by means of the patrol system, each patrolman having an
average of 2J miles of road. It is estimated that the cost of main-
tenance in 1909-10 was $274.70 per mile per annum for national
roads, and $183.32 per mile per annum for provincial roads.
Norway
The roads of Norway aggregate 17,550 miles and consist of main
roads, 6570 miles, and district roads, 10,980 miles. The national
government contributes two-thirds to three-quarters of the cost
of construction of main roads, while the maintenance of such
roads is, with few exceptions, a local burden. The work is done
under county engineers who are nominated by county councils
and appointed by the national government. At the head of the
whole system, however, is the national road director. It is esti-
mated that the main roads cost about $8000 per mile.
Russia
There are 11,254 miles of post roads in Russia, of which 8326
miles are under direct government control and 2928 miles are
temporarily under control of district councils with government
supervision. The construction and maintenance of these govern-
ment roads are partly under the ministry of ways and communi-
cations, and partly under the war department. It is estimated
that the cost of construction of government roads is from $8544
to $10,874 per mile, and the maintenance from $70 to $210 per
mile per annum.
Spain
There were 33,873 miles of road in Spain, in 1910, which were
classified as state roads and provincial roads. State roads are
constructed and maintained by the general government through
the department of public works. Under this department is a
director general, and under him a chief engineer for each province.
The government also aids, by appropriations, maintenance of pro-
vincial roads. The patrol system is followed in the maintenance
of state roads. It is estimated that the maintenance of state
roads costs between $230 and $240 per mile per annum.
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Sweden
There were 35,450 miles of road in Sweden, in 1907, made up
of 11,850 miles of main roads and 23,600 miles of district roads.
The main roads are those which unite the kingdom with other
countries and connect the large cities and ports. The district
roads are those of local importance. For the construction of main
highways, the government pays two-thirds and the districts one-
third of the cost, while on maintenance of these roads, the govern-
ment pays 15 per cent of the total. The royal board of road
building and water works has supervisory powers in road, railroad
and harbor construction. The expenditure per mile of road, in-
cluding all classes, was in 1907, $60 per mile.
Switzerland
There were in 1911, 7426 miles of road in Switzerland which
were classified as federal aid canton roads built and maintained
by the cantons with federal aid, 350 miles; canton roads, built and
maintained by cantons, 862 miles; municipal roads built and main-
tained by municipalities 6214 miles. The federal government
grants aid only to those four cantons whose roads are of interna-
tional character, the annual aid being as follows: Uri, $15,440;
Graubenden ,$38,600; Tessin, $38,600; Valais, $9650.
The department of public works in each canton supervises road
construction and maintenance, while the upper supervision of the
federal government is carried on through the department of the
interior. Construction of roads in Switzerland is very expensive
on account of the fact that they are practically all mountain roads.
STATE AID LEGISLATION
Revised to January 1, 1914 l
ALABAMA
The State highway commission consists of a professor of civil
engineering in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, the State geolo-
gist, and three civilians appointed by the governor, who hold
office for four years. The commission deals with matters of general
policy and acts for the highway department in making recom-
mendations to the governor and hi all dealings which the highway
department may have with the governor and the legislature.
A State highway engineer is chosen by the commission and holds
office at their pleasure and he is required to be a competent engineer
experienced in road building. He is required to make a general
highway plan of the State, collect information, determine the
character and supervise the construction of roads built through the
aid of the State, and he is further required to prepare a map showing
such of the main highways in the State as in his judgment are of
sufficient importance to be designated as State roads and which
should be improved and maintained at the cost of the State in
cooperation with the counties.
A cash appropriation is made and apportioned equally to all the
counties in the State on condition that the counties provide an
equal amount. Any county desiring such aid shall make a written
application to the State highway commission and power is given the
State highway engineer to approve or disapprove this application.
The preparation of plans and specifications and the actual con-
struction of the road selected are under the direct control of the
State highway engineer, who is also authorized to thereafter require
that such roads be kept in proper repair, and if the county fails to
carry out the recommendations of the State highway engineer in
the maintenance of such road, the State highway commission may
prescribe rules under which the work may be done by the State
and the expense paid by the county, or if the county defaults, the
payment shall be made out of any money due the county from the
State aid fund.
1 In the preparation of this digest much information has been obtained
from the publications issued by the Joint Congressional Committee on Fed-
eral Aid in the Construction of Post Roads.
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The appropriation for the last fiscal year was $154,000 less the
expense of operating the State highway department, or an average
of about $2000 per county. (Approved by W. S. Keller, State
highway engineer.)
ARIZONA
The State engineer is appointed by the governor by and with the
advice and consent of the senate, and is required to be a competent
civil engineer. He prepares plans and specifications for State
highways and bridges and all State highway work is done under
his supervision. He is also required to aid the county superin-
tendents of roads by giving them advice (office of county road
superintendent and county surveyor, abolished January 1, 1915 — •
see county road laws).
For construction purposes an annual running appropriation of
$250,000 is made. Seventy-five per cent of this appropriation is
to be expended in the counties in which raised under the direction of
the county boards of supervisors and the State engineer; 25 per cent
to be expended under the direction of the State board of control
(the governor, auditor and citizen member, appointed by the
governor), and the State engineer. All engineering expenses
to be paid out of the 25 per cent portion. (Approved by Lamar
Cobb, State engineer.)
ARKANSAS
An act approved March 31, 1913, provided for forming the
State land office into a department of State lands, highways, and
improvements, and created in connection with it a State highway
commission and a highway improvement fund. The State high-
way commission is to consist of five members, as follows : Commis-
sioner of State lands, highways, and improvements, chairman ; two
members to be appointed by the governor to serve, respectively, one
and two years; thereafter, as the terms expire, each commissioner
appointed shall serve two years. The existence of the State
highway commission is limited to thirty years.
The commissioner of State lands, highways, and improvements
is required to appoint a State highway engineer subject to the
approval of the commission, who shall be a graduate in engineering
of some reputable school of engineering and skilled in road building.
He holds office for the term of two years.
A highway improvement fund is created, composed of funds
derived from motor-vehicle fees and licenses being one-half the
total $10 fee or $5 per vehicle.
The department is required to collect data, see that road laws
are enforced, hold road institutes at least once a year, which
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county judges, county engineers, and road overseers are required to
attend, and for which they are to receive the same pay as if they
were engaged in actual road work. The department is required to
furnish plans and specifications when required to do so, and aid in
the formation and management of highway improvement districts.
The department is authorized to determine the method of distribu-
tion of any State road funds that may be available.
The highway improvement districts are created on application
to the county courts, giving description of the roads to be improved
and the territory traversed by them. The county court, in the
approval of any highway improvement district charter, shall give
to the department of State lands, highways, and improvements
such specific supervision and control over the highways in question
as may be proper and convenient for improvements contemplated in
the charter. These applications are forwarded to the department
of State lands, highways, and improvements, with recommendations
by the county judge. The State highway commission then selects
the routes to be taken by such highways and provides for laying
off the improvement district to be especially taxed for such
improvements, and prepares and issues a charter to the district.
The State highway commission assesses the benefits upon the prop-
erty within the district.
The department is authorized to employ State convicts on the
public roads or for public road purposes. (Approved by E. A.
Kingsley, State highway engineer.)
CALIFORNIA
The State department of engineering consists of the governor
who is exofficio chairman; State engineer, who is the chief executive
officer; the general superintendent of State hospitals; the chairman
of the State board of harbor commissioners at San Francisco; and
three members appointed by the governor. The department has,
in addition to its other duties, authority over State highways and
all participation by the State in works of highway improvement.
It is also authorized to make such investigations as are deemed
desirable.
By resolution, the department of engineering designated the
appointed members of the department as a commission to be known
as the California Highway Commission. The resolution gave the
commission full authority over the construction of the system of
State highways under the $18,000,000 State bond issue, and to
perfect such organization as should be necessary to carry on such
work. A highway engineer appointed by the governor is the
executive officer of the commission and has charge of the construc-
tion of the system of State highways under the $18,000,000 bond
issue.
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The legislature of 1909 passed an act which was ratified in the
November election in 1910, authorizing the issue of $18,000,000 in
State bonds for the acquirement and construction of State high-
ways running north and south, traversing the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Valleys and along the Pacific coast, and connecting the
county seats lying east and west of such highways. This system
of highways is to be constructed and maintained at the expense of
the State, except that each county must pay into the treasury 4
per cent per annum upon the sum of money expended in such
county in the construction of said State highways, less such portion
of the amount expended as the bonds matured shall bear to the
total number of bonds outstanding.
In addition to the system of State highways, special appropria-
tions are made from time to time for the construction of State
roads in mountainous country and in localities too poor to pay for
their construction and upkeep. (Approved by A. B. Fletcher,
State highway engineer.)
COLORADO
The State highway commission consists of a highway commis-
sioner, appointed by the governor, and an advisory board of five
members, holding office from one to five years, respectively. The
commission is required to meet four times a year and to appoint a
secretary, who is required to be a civil engineer and a practical
road builder, to hold office at the pleasure of the commission.
The commission is required to prepare a map showing the public
roads in each county connecting the roads of sufficient importance
to receive State aid and form a connecting system of State roads.
The commission is given authority to designate the most important
roads as the first to be improved. They are also authorized to
make investigations to ascertain the location of road material,
etc. The commission is given authority to apportion the State
road fund among the counties, taking into consideration area,
amount of money expended in construction, difficulty and extent
of such construction, and extraordinary expenses in connection
with the development of new territory. The counties receiving
such aid are required to raise an amount equal to the amount
set aside by the State, unless the State highway commission
should desire to extend further aid to poorer counties, in which
case they may extend it to the extent of $5 of State money to $1
of the county's. All money apportioned to counties and not
accepted by them is distributed to other counties. The county
commissioners are to designate the roads to receive State aid,
subject to the approval of the State highway commissioner. The
county commissioners must make surveys, prepare plans and
STATE AID LEGISLATION 23
specifications, and make estimates and submit them to the State
highway commissioner for approval. Contracts are let by the
county commissioners after approval by the State highway com-
missioner. Construction and maintenance are under the super-
vision of the county commissioners, subject to the approval of
the State highway commissioner. The money apportioned by the
State highway commission shall be paid to the treasurer of the
county on estimates from the State highway commissioner as
the work progresses. Annual reports must be made by the county
commissioners to the State highway commissioner of all moneys
expended on roads during the current year.
All moneys accruing from forest reservations in the State under
act of Congress approved May 23, 1908, shall be apportioned to
the counties in which the reservations are situated in proportion
to the area of such reservations in the respective counties. No
less than 5 per cent of such fund shall be expended for either roads
or schools, in the discretion of the board. Appropriations for State
highways are made directly by the legislature.
An act of the legislature passed in 1913 providing that the
county commissioners in counties having a revenue of $12,000 or
more may elect a county road supervisor to have entire supervision
of all the roads and bridges in the county. He is required to make
a complete report on the first of each month, which report after
approval by the county commissioners is forwarded to the State
highway commissioner. He is required to attend at least one
meeting annually at the capitol called by the State highway com-
missioner. His other duties are explained in the chapter on
"Local Road Legislation." (Approved by J. E. Maloney, secre-
tary, State highway commission.)
CONNECTICUT
A State highway commissioner, who shall be a capable road
builder, is appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate
and holds office for four years. He has a right to enter any town
in the State and lay out and improve any trunk-line roads and
certify the cost of the same to the State comptroller for payment.
He has authority to approve the application of the selectmen of
any town for State aid, to select the highway to be improved with
such aid, make surveys, plans and specifications therefor, deter-
mine the character of the road, and have supervision of the con-
struction. He has the right to reject any and all bids, and where
the cost is less than $1000 he may at his discretion, permit the
town to do the work. He shall keep all State roads in repair and
certify the cost to the comptroller. He is authorized to appoint
a deputy commissioner, eight division engineers, and such other
assistants as he may deem necessary, and fix their salaries.
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Whenever any town desires to improve a public road by the aid
of the State the selectmen of the town shall make application to the
State highway commissioner for such aid, such application to be
subject to his approval. The aid granted by the State is appor-
tioned as follows: In towns having a taxable valuation of over $lr
250,000 the State pays three-fourths of the cost of roads con-
structed as State aid roads, and in towns having a valuation of
$1,250,000 or less the State pays seven-eights of the cost of such
construction, the whole amount to be paid by the State in any one
year being $500,000. The sum so expended shall not exceed
$10,000 per town in any one year. The law permits the use of two
years appropriation in one year. A trunk line system, comprising
the principal roads of the State laid out and amended by the legisla-
ture of 1913 is gradually being constructed and maintained entirely
at the cost of the State, provided the total amount expended for
such trunk line to September 30, 1915 shall not exceed $2,000,000
under the new appropriation. The State highway commissioner
is authorized to lay out, widen and grade any highway in the
State whenever he deems it necessary for the purpose of con-
necting with the trunk line highways. Under the new law, towns
are permitted to improve State aid roads with their own funds and
recover their proportion of the cost of said improvement under a
subsequent appropriation by the State. Said work must be done
under the supervision of the State highway department and must
not exceed an amount designated by said department.
The maintenance of trunk-line roads is paid for entirely by the
State, while the maintenance of State roads other than those on the
trunk lines is borne by the State and town in the ratio of three-
fourths and one-fourth respectively. All moneys received by the
State from automobile licenses and fines, amounting at present to
about $350,000 are for road maintenance. The State issues State
bonds for building of State highways, and the law of 1913 provides
for the issuance of said bonds for this purpose. Additional appro-
priations are made, as necessary, for maintenance.
There is an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the two years ending
September 30, 1915, for the improvement of State aid roads.
Of this $1,000,000, the towns in which work is done, are obliged to
contribute either one-quarter or one-eighth of this amount. (Ap-
proved by Charles A. Bennett, State highway commissioner.)
DELAWARE
There are three counties in the State one of which, New Castle
County, has a State highway commissioner for the county, ap-
pointed by the governor. As the duties of the commissioner
relate only to the one county further information is given in a
chapter on "Local Road Legislation."
STATE AID LEGISLATION 25
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The commissioners forward to congress, through the secretary
of the treasury, estimates of proposed expenditures for each fiscal
year ending June 30. To the extent to which these estimates are
approved, inasmuch as the National government owns fully one-
half in value of the property in the District, congress appropriates
50 per cent, and a like proportion is paid from the District revenues.
(Approved by Mark Brook, captain, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.
assistant to engineer commissioner, D. C.)
FLORIDA
The State government has no highway depaitment and does not
grant aid to road construction.
GEORGIA
Georgia has no State highway department and grants no State
aid in the form of money. All male felony convicts are appor-
tioned to the several counties for work on the public roads, the
apportionment being on the basis of population. This aid is
under the supervision of the State prison commission, which is
authorized to purchase road machinery, appliances, and teams
and equip and organize such convicts in road forces. (Approved
up Dr. S. W. McCallie, State geologist.)
IDAHO
The present State highway department was created by the 1913
legislature and consists of a State highway commission of five
members including ex-officio, the State engineer, secretary of state,
and the professor of civil engineering of the State University, and
two civilian members appointed by the governor. The engineering
department is under the direction of a State highway engineer
appointed by the commission. The legislature authorized a
State bond issue of $200,000 to aid in the construction of proposed
State roads on the plan of the State bearing one-third of the cost
of construction and the county two-thirds. The location, surveys
estimates, etc., are made at the expense of the State and the roads
are built under the supervision of the State highway engineer under
contracts which are let by the State highway commission. After
completion all roads of this kind are maintained at the expense
of the State. (Approved by Edward S. Smith, State highway
engineer.)
ILLINOIS
Under the road and bridge Law, approved! June 27, 1913, a State
highway commission of three members was appointed by the
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Governor, one for two years; one for four years, and one for six
years; and thereafter one every two years. A chief State highway
engineer and an assistant State highway engineer are also appointed
by the governor, each to serve for six years and until their suc-
cessors are appointed and qualified. All are appointed with the
approval of the State senate.
The state appropriated $400,000, 1913-1914, and $700,000,
1914-1915, for State aid roads. An equal amount must be raised
by the various counties in order to make these appropriations
available. Also in addition $100,000 per annum for engineering
and experimental work.
Counties in order to meet allotments made to them by the State
highway commission may raise money to meet their proportion by
special tax, or by issuing bonds if there is not enough money in the
county treasury to meet them by direct appropriation.
State aid roads and bridges are constructed at an expense of
one-half paid by the county and one-half by the State, but the
State will forever maintain roads so built under the direction of the
State highway commission.
Provisions are made for construction of highways and bridges
on county lines other than state aid roads by joint action of the
counties. Also for construction by joint action of the counties
and townships interested. (Approved by P. C. McArdle, assis-
tant State highway engineer.)
INDIANA
The State has no highway department and does not grant aid in
any form toward road construction and maintenance.
IOWA
By the act of the thirty-fifth general assembly, a State high-
way commission was created in Iowa with much more power than
the former commission. Two members of the commission, J. W.
Holden, and H. C. Beard, are appointed by the governor from
opposite political parties. A. Marston, Dean of Engineering at
the Iowa State College is ex-officio the third member of the com-
mission.
These commissioners have organized their engineering force,
under Thos. H. MacDonald, highway engineer, working in
four departments: designing, field, office, and educational. The
designing department is under the direction of C. B. McCullough;
the field department is in charge of F. R. White; the office de-
partment is managed by J. H. Ames; and the educational depart-
ment is directed by J. S. Dodds. The field work of the commission
is in immediate charge of five division engineers who cover the
whole State and report to the field engineer.
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The highway commission is charged with the supervision of
the road and bridge work of the State. This work is in direct
charge of the county and township officers assisted by the county
highway engineer. The township officers have charge of construc-
tion and maintenance of the township road system which embraces
about 85 per cent of the mileage of the county. The county officers
build all bridges and culverts and have charge of the county road
system made up of those roads not in the township system. The
county system, made up of those roads which connect the trading
points and the adjoining county systems but not to exceed 15 per cent
of the entire mileage of any county are the main traveled roads
and constitute a complete network of roads threading throughout
the State without a break.
All bridge and culvert work must comply with the highway
commission standards. Contracts for single structures costing
over $2000 must be approved by the -highway commission. All
plans for permanent road grading, drainage, and surfacing must
be approved by the commission. Standard plans and profiles are
made for each mile of road so improved.
An excellent feature of the law is the resolution of necessity re-
quired to be published to inform the public of the intention to
build structures costing over $300. This resolution must describe
the location of proposed structure, dimensions, drainage area,
material of construction, and estimated cost of all contemplated
work.
KANSAS
The State grants no money aid for road improvement, but the
office of State engineer has been established at the agricultural
college for the purpose of giving advice throughout the State in
connection with the construction and maintenance of roads and
bridges, drainage, and irrigation. The appropriation is about
$9,000 per annum. (Approved by W. S. Gearhart, State engineer.)
KENTUCKY
By an act passed in March, 1912, the governor was required to
appoint on July 1, 1912, and every four years thereafter a State
commissioner of public roads who, shall be a graduate in civil engi-
neering from some reputable university or some technical college
and have had at least five years' experience in civil engineering.
The expenditures chargeable to the State road fund were limited
to not to exceed $25,000 per annum. The commissioner is author-
ized to collect and disseminate information, furnish plans, speci-
fications, and estimates of cost of bridges and roads, but it is not
obligatory on the part of local officials to accept such plans and
specifications, but they must be kept on file in the office of the
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county road engineer, as are the plans, specifications, and actual
cost. He is also required to hold an examination for the ap-
pointment of county engineers, and such county engineers shall,
upon order of the State commissioner, cause all roads within
their counties to be measured and shall make report to the said
commissioner.
The law does not give any money aid to the counties, nor does it
give the State commissioner of roads supervision or control of any
road work in the State. (Approved by Robert W. Terrell, State
highway commissioner.)
LOUISIANA
The board of State engineers is authorized to appoint a State
highway engineer, who holds office until removed for cause by the
board. He is required to be a competent civil engineer, experienced
in highway work. The board is authorized to appoint assistants
and clerks and provide offices; to hold meetings in its discretion
for considering the general policy of the department and receive
the annual report of the State highway engineer. The board acts
in all matters concerning recommendations, estimates, etc., to be
submitted to the governor.
The State highway engineer is required to make a general high-
way plan of the State, collect statistics, establish standards for
construction and maintenance, have supervision over construction
and maintenance of State highways on which State aid has been
granted, subject to the approval of the board of State engineers.
He or his assistants must make all surveys, plans, specifications,
and estimates and select material for such State highways. He
awards contracts, but may reject any and all bids and conduct the
work with his own force. He is authorized, with the approval of
the board of State engineers, to purchase, for the State, road ma-
chinery, draft animals, and supplies, and loan such equipment to
the parishes. Upon completion of contract for State highways the
State highway engineer certifies to the State treasurer and the
president of the police jury the portion to be paid by the State
and parish respectively.
The State highway engineer is required to keep all roads im-
proved as State highways hi repair, the total cost to be paid by the
State and the parish to reimburse the State in the same manner as
for construction. He is required to organize a system of repair
whereby all roads may be in good condition at all times.
The initiative in obtaining State aid rests with the police juries
of the respective parishes. They make application to the State
highway engineer for State aid in the improvement of main traveled
roads, and the said State highway engineer must take up such
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applications as far as practicable in the order of their receipt, pro-
vided the parishes have raised their portion of the cost of such
improvement.
In order to provide a State aid fund all surplus revenues received
by the oyster commission and the game commission and from any
State vehicle tax and from a general property tax of one-fourth of
1 mill, are placed in a fund known as the State highway fund.
This fund is apportioned by the State highway engineer with the
approval of the board of State engineers.
The State engineer may, with the approval of the board of State
engineers, use convicts for highway work, the labor to be furnished
free of charge, and the cost of maintenance and operation to be
borne by the parishes or districts. (Approved by W. E. Atkin-
son, State highway engineer.)
MAINE
Under an act passed in 1913 " the governor with the advice and
consent of the council shall appoint a State highway commission
consisting of three members; one to serve three years, one to serve
two years and one to serve one year.
"The commission shall select, and with the approval of the
governor and council appoint a chief engineer, upon terms to be
fixed from time to time by the commission, subject to the approval
of the governor and council/'
He shall under the direction of and control of the commission
have general charge of the office, the records [and all construction
and maintenance work, and may with the approval of the commis-
sion employ necessary clerical assistance. The engineer may with
the approval of the commission employ such other engineers, super-
visors, assistants and help as he may deem necessary.
The commission shall lay out, construct and maintain a system
of State and State aid highways. The State highways to be con-
structed wholly by the State from the bond issue. The State aid
highways to be constructed by the State and municipalities jointly.
Both classes of highways to be maintained under the direction of
the commission, the cost to be borne jointly by the State and munic-
ipalities. The charge against the municipalities for maintenance
of State highways shall be $60 per mile per annum; for State aid
highways, the charge shall be one-half the actual expense but not
to exceed $30 per mile per annum.
The commission have full power in the letting of all contracts
for the construction of all State and State aid highways. The
commission may make contracts with towns for construction of
State aid roads without advertising for bids.
Towns may make the following appropriations and apply for
State aid:
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Towns having a valuation of $200,000 or less may appropriate
any amount, not exceeding $300; towns having a valuation of over
$200,000 and not over $800,000 may appropriate any amount not
exceeding $533; towns having a valuation of over $800,000
and not over $1,000,000 may appropriate an amount not ex-
ceeding $600; and towns having a valuation of over $1,000,000
and not over $3,000,000 may appropriate in addition to the sum of
$600 an additional sum of $66 for each $200,000 or fraction thereof
valuation in excess of $1,000,000; towns having a valuation of
over $3,000,000 and not over $4,000,000 may appropriate, not
exceeding $1333, and towns having a valuation of $4,000,000 may
appropriate in addition to the sum of $1333 an additional sum
not exceeding $133 for each additional $1,000,000 of additional
valuation.
The commission from the funds for State aid construction shall
to each town which has conformed to the provisions of the act, for
each dollar so appropriated, apportion the following amounts:
To each town having a valuation of $200,000 or less, $2 for each
dollar appropriated by said town; to each town having a valuation
over $200,000 and not over $1,000,000 $1 for each $1 appropriated
by said town; to each town having a valuation of over $1,000,000
and not over $1,200,000 92 cents for each $1 appropriated by said
town; to each town having a valuation over $1,200,000 and not over
$1,400,000,85 cents for each $1 appropriated by said town; to each
town having a valuation over $1,400,000 and not over $1,600,000 80
cents for each $1 appropriated by said town; and to each town having
a valuation over $1,600,000, 75 cents for each $1 so appropriated by
said town. The money appropriated by towns applying for State
aid with the amount apportioned by the commission shall consti-
tute a joint fund for the construction and improvement of the
State aid highways in such towns.
After the year 1913, between the 15th day of July and the 15th
day of August in each year, municipal officers shall prepare and
file with the commission, suggestions for the improvement during
the next calendar year of State aid highways located in each town
accompanied by plans so far as practicable, setting forth the loca-
tion of the highway and the nature of the improvement desired.
The commission shall examine and report thereon with its recom-
mendations to the municipal officers on or before the 20th day of
February following. Such reports shall be submitted to the voters
of such towns at the next regular meeting.
To provide funds for the construction of State aid highways there
shall be appropriated for the year 1913 the sum of $250,000 and
annually thereafter there shall be appropriated the sum of $300,000.
To provide for the administration of the office and duties of the
commission and for all expenditures, salaries and expenses incident
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thereto, and for the maintenance of all State and State aid high-
ways there shall be appropriated the sum of $50,000 annually.
For the construction of the State roads the treasurer of State is
authorized under the direction of the governor and council to issue
from time to time serial coupon bonds, not exceeding $2,000,000
in amount outstanding at any one time, payable at the State
treasury within forty-one years from date of issue; the interest on
the bond issse and retirement of bonds to be provided for from
the automobile license fees. Not more than $500,000 of bonds shall
be issued in any one year.
The fund for maintenance and administration is augmented
each year by the balance remaining on the 31st of December in
the appropriation for State aid highways; that is, so much of the
state's appropriation for this purpose as has not been apportioned
to municipalities on account of State aid is automatically carried
into the fund for administration and maintenance for the succeed-
ing year. This fund is further augmented by the balance remain-
ing in the fund created by the licensing of automobiles after
providing for the payment of interest on the bonds issued and a
sinking fund for the retirement of bonds. (Approved by Paul D.
Sargent, chief engineer, State highway commission.)
MARYLAND
The State roads commission consisting of six members appointed
by the governor has direct control over the construction and main-
tenance of a system of main highways through all the counties in
the State, the cost of such construction and maintenance to be
borne entirely by the State. The commission also has authority
to approve applications for State aid on roads not included hi the
trunk-line system, and when such applications are approved the
plans and specifications are prepared by the State, the contract
awarded by the counties subject to approval of the State, and the
performance of the contract supervised by the State.
The cost of State aid roads is shared equally by the State and
counties. The allotment of State funds to the counties is based
upon road mileage. After the construction of a State aid road its
maintenance devolves upon the county authorities subject to the
approval of the State. The revenues from the automobile-license
law go to the maintenance of State and State aid roads according
to their mileage after deducting 20 per cent for Baltimore City.
A system of trunk-line roads, built and maintained entirely at the
expense of the State, was authorized by the legislature in 1908, and
a State bond issue of $5,000,000 was authorized for this purpose.
An additional bond issue of $1,000,000 was authorized by the
legislature in 1910, and in 1912, a bond issue of $3,170,000 was
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authorized. The trunk-line system is selected entirely by the
State roads commission and every stage of the work is completely
under the control of the commission. A chief engineer selected
by the commission is the executive officer and active head of the
work. The funds for State aid roads as distinguished from State
roads are provided by direct appropriation. The legislature in
1912 provided that an annual State tax of 1 cent on each $100
should be levied to provide a maintenance fund for State High-
ways. (Approved by Henry G. Shirley, chief engineer, State roads
commission.)
MASSACHUSETTS
A State highway commission consisting of three members
appointed by the governor for a term of three years, one term expir-
ing each year, has control over the construction and maintenance
of roads, partially or wholly paid for by the State.
The duties of the commission relate to roads and automobiles.
Its duties so far as they relate to roads are : (a) The collection of
statistics as to road materials and road conditions in the State,
the making of maps, the giving of advice to local road authorities,
etc.; (6) the laying out and construction of State highways, the
improvement of certain town roads, and the supervision of main-
tenance of State highways.
The State highways are such as are designated by the commission
upon petition of the city government, the board of selectmen, or
the county commissioners. As soon as (a) highway has been thus
designated, it passes under complete jurisdiction of the State
highway commission, which has control not only of construction
and maintenance but also of the location of water and gas mains,
poles or other structures, the planting or cutting down of trees on
the right of way, etc.
The cost of constructing State highways is borne as follows:
75 per cent by the State and 25 per cent by the county in which
the highway is located, the State paying the entire cost in the first
instance and collecting as a refund the 25 per cent from the county.
In order to aid the small towns, 15 per cent of the amount
appropriated annually for State highway construction may be
expended as follows: 5 per cent in towns of less than $1,000,000
valuation, upon petition, the town making no contribution; 5
per cent in towns of less than $1,000,000 valuation, the towns
contributing an equal amount; and 5 per cent in towns of more
than $1,000,000 valuation, the towns contributing an equal
amount, which amount must be in excess of its average annual
appropriation for roads for the last five years.
This has been amended by the acts of 1913, chapter 774, which
provides that when any road has been constructed or improved, in
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whole or in part, with money furnished by the commonwealth, and
is not laid out as a State highway, the city, town, or county shall
at all times keep it in good repair and condition. The commission
shall from time to tune notify the authorities in charge of the road
whenever it is not so kept in condition, and shall specify what
repairs or improvements are necessary, and said authorities shall
forthwith proceed to make the specified repairs and improvements.
If not made within sixty days (unless further time is allowed) the
commission may do the specified work and pay for the same from
any money available for the maintenance of State highways or
from the part of the motor vehicle fees' fund available for work on
through routes in the towns (20 per cent of the net). The amount
of such expenditure shall be collected back in the manner in which
the expense of repairs on State highways is collected (see above).
The money collected to be available for use for the same purposes
for which the money so expended was available, or for the repair
and maintenance of State highways: but in towns of under $1,000,-
000 valuation not more than $50 a mile a year; in towns with a
valuation of over $1,000,000 and under $2,000,000 not more than
$100 a mile a year, and in towns with over $2,000,000 valuation not
more than $200 a mile a year shall be collected in any one year; but
any balance due may be collected hi succeeding years, the maximum
collection in any one year being as above stated. The commission
may upon petition exempt any town from the whole or any part of
such payment if in its judgment said payment would prove to be
an undue burden.
The State highway commission maintains the State highways at
the expense of the State in the first instance, and the counties
are required to repay to the State 25 per cent of the amount
expended by the State for maintenance. This has been amended
by the acts of 1913, chapter 773, so that not exceeding $50 a mile a
year is collected back from towns of under $1,000,000 valuation;
not exceeding $100 a mile a year from towns whose valuation is
from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000; not exceeding $200 a mile a year
from towns whose valuation is from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 and
in cities and towns of a valuation of over $5,000,000, one-half said
expenditures, not exceeding $2000 a mile in the aggregate, and not
exceeding $500 a mile in any one year, shall be made a part of
the State tax and collected, and any balance due may be made a
part of the State tax for the succeeding three years. The amount
collected shall be credited to the appropriation for State highways,
to be used again by the commission.
The State road revenues are derived from State bond issues, usually
authorized for five years, one-fifth of the amount authorized to be is-
sued each year during the five-year period. The present bond issue
is at the rate of $1,000,000 per annum. Of the automobile fees and
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fines, after deducting the expense of administering the automobile
department, 80 per cent is applied to the maintenance of State
highways, and 20 per cent is spent on through routes in the towns.
The net fees, fines, etc., now amount to from $500,000 to $600,000
per annum. In addition, the legislature makes direct appropria-
tions from time to time to meet special expenses and additional
maintenance cost.
As indicating the manner hi which the law is carried out in
relation to road construction by the State highway commission, it
may be stated that contracts are awarded by the commission to
the city or town in which the highway is to be laid out, if prices
are satisfactory to the commission and if the contract is acceptable
to the local authorities. The work is then done by the local author-
ities under the direction of the commission and its engineers. The
contracts for State highway construction are usually based on
given unit prices for each item of work, while the small town con-
tracts are on the lump-sum basis. If the local authorities do not
take the contract, bids are advertised for and awarded in the usual
way.
The organization of the commission is as follows: A central
office at Boston with three commissioners, a secretary, the various
assistants in the highway department, the motor-vehicle depart-
ment, and a chief engineer. The State is divided into four divisions
each in charge of a division engineer, who has the necessary assist-
ants and resident engineers, who are employed directly on the
work. State issues bonds for road construction. (Approved by
Col. Wm. D. Sohier, chairman, Massachusetts highway commission.)
MICHIGAN
The law provides that hi 1913 and every four years thereafter a
State highway commissioner shall be nominated and elected by
the people at the same time and in the same manner as the justices
of the supreme court. He is required to be a citizen of the State
and may appoint a deputy, who shall be a civil engineer skilled in
road building, and such other assistants as may be necessary. His
duties are to give instruction hi road and bridge construction and
maintenance, to collect statistics, and distribute State-reward funds
or any funds given to the State for such purposes by the United
States government or by individuals. He is required to give expert
advice to the local authorities and is required to make a map of
every township in the State showing the roads and their condition
and the location, kind, and quantity of road materials, etc. His
decision is final as to whether a road merits State reward, and he
may withhold any portion of the reward until the road has been
thoroughly tested.
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Whenever any township board or board of county commissioners
have made arrangements to improve a mile or more of public road
by constructing a sand-clay, gravel, stone-gravel, gravel-stone,
macadam, or concrete road and ask for an allotment of State reward,
and file with the State highway department a profile of the highway
to be improved, and make application for plans and general speci-
fications, the State highway commissioner shall furnish the plans
and specifications and allot the funds from the State treasury as the
State reward if, after completion, he finds the road to be up to the
required standard. Each surveyed township is entitled to receive
State reward on no less than 1 or more than 4 miles of road in any
one fiscal year. The reward is allotted as follows:
a Each mile of well graded road, with grade not exceeding 6
per cent, except where found impracticable and a steeper grade is
recommended after examination by the State highway commis-
sioner, width not less than 20 feet between side ditches, properly
drained, with travel track not less than 9 feet, made of a mixture
of sand and clay, shall merit if approved by the State highway
commissioner, a reward of $250 per mile, and pro rata for extra
miles, with an extra $25 for each additional foot in width of metaled
surface in excess of 9 feet up to and including 16 feet.
6. Every mile of well graded road having not to exceed 6 per
cent grade, except where found impracticable and a steeper grade
is recommended after examination by the State highway com-
missioner, width not less than 20 feet between ditches, well drained,
travel track not less than 9 feet, surface not less than 8 inches
compacted gravel applied in not less than two courses, each rolled
separately, shall merit, if approved by the State highway com-
missioner, a reward of $500 per mile, with an extra $50 per mile for
each additional foot in width of metaled surface in excess of 9 feet
up to and including 16 feet.
c. Every mile of well graded road having not to exceed 6 per
cent grade, with not less than 20 feet between ditches, well drained,
travel track not less than 9 feet and having a foundation not less
than 4 inches of crushed stone, slag or other material compacted,
and top course of layer of gravel not less than 3 inches, shall merit,
if approved by the State highway commissioner, a reward of
$750 per mile, with an extra $75 for each additional foot in width
of metaled surface in excess of 9 feet up to and including 16 feet.
d. Every mile conforming to the above conditions as to grade,
width, drainage, etc., and having a bottom course of gravel, slag
or other material not less than 4 inches thick after rolling and a top
course of crushed stone not less than 3 inches thick after rolling
shall merit, if approved, a reward of $750 per mile, with an extra
$75 per mile for each additional foot in width of metaled surface in
excess of 9 feet up to and including 16 feet.
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e. Every mile conforming to the foregoing as to width, grade,
drainage, etc., and having a surface of well compacted macadam
not less than 6 inches thick laid hi not less than two courses, each
properly bonded, shall merit, if approved, a reward of $1000 per
mile, with an extra $100 per mile for each additional foot hi width
of metaled surface in excess of 9 feet up to and including 16 feet.
/. Every mile conforming to the foregoing as to width, grade,
drainage, etc., and having properly laid concrete not less than 6
inches in thickness with or without a paving brick surface, shall
merit, if approved, a reward of $1000 per mile, with an extra $100
per mile for each additional foot in width of metaled surface in
excess of 9 feet up to and including 16 feet.
g. Every mile conforming to the foregoing as to width, grade,
drainage, etc., and consisting of a paving brick surface laid on
gravel, sand, broken stone or slag, the quality of brick, manner of
laying and kind of inspection employed to be made to comply with
the specifications made by, or approved by the State highway
commissioner, shall merit, if approved, a reward of $1000 per mile,
with an extra $100 per mile for each additional foot in width of
metaled surface in excess of 9 feet up to and including 16 feet.
Two or more townships may act jointly in the improvement of
boundary line roads.
Upon application by the highway officials to the wardens of the
various State penitentiaries, State prisoners may be put to work
upon the highways or may be used in quarries for preparing road
material.
The 1913 legislature of Michigan passed what is known as the
trunk line highway act, which delineates certain highways leading
from town to town in the State, totalling about 3000 or 4000
miles, upon which townships and counties will be entitled to
double the State rewards mentioned above, when they build roads
according to specifications drawn by the State highway department.
The fixing of the location of these routes between towns, the pre-
liminary surveys and the drafting of specifications are hi the hands
of the State highway department, while the construction of the
roads is hi the hands of the townships and counties through which
they pass. (Approved by Leroy C. Smith, deputy State highway
commissioner.)
MINNESOTA
The State highway commission consists of three members ap-
pointed by the governor and holding office for three years and
serving without compensation, one new commissioner to be ap-
pointed each year. The commission holds meetings not less
than once hi each month and appoints a secretary who shall be a
civil engineer and practical road builder and be known as the State
STATE AID LEGISLATION 37
engineer, and holds office subject to the pleasure of the commission.
They may also employ other assistants and fix their compensation.
The commission shall make report to the governor annually.
The State engineer is required to give advice under the rules of
the commission and to perform such other engineering services
for other State departments as the governor may require. He
shall make all necessary surveys, establish grades, prepare plans
and specifications, and have supervision of all work on State roads.
He shall make an annual inspection of all bridges exceeding 30 feet
in length, shall make report on their condition with recommenda-
tions to the State highway commission and county boards. The
commission is authorized to investigate the location of road mate-
rials, investigate methods of construction, systems of road admin-
istration, hold public meetings, and apportion State aid.
A State road fund is created by an annual tax levy of 1 mill on
each dollar of valuation, together with all money accruing from
investments in the internal improvement land fund. The State
highway commission allots this fund to the various counties, but
no county shall receive hi one year more than 3 per cent nor less
than 1 per cent. Twenty per cent of the allotment shall be used
only for maintenance of State roads and bridges. In determining
the percentage accruing to each county the commission shall take
into consideration the area, the amount of money expended hi road
construction, the difficulty and expense of such construction, and
the extraordinary expense connected with the development of new
territory.
Any county board may with the consent of the Highway Com-
mission designate any established road in the county as a State
road, and, if the cost does not exceed $500, cause surveys to be
made when necessary by a State assistant engineer and then
proceed with the construction. If the cost is over $500 the county
board shall cause survey and plans and specifications to be made
by the assistant State engineer and submit the same to the State
highway commission for approval. When such approval has
been obtained the county board proceeds to do the work under
the supervision of the assistant State engineer, who acts under
instructions of the State engineer. After completion, if the State
highway commission approves the work, the State engineer certi-
fies to the same and a warrant is issued by the State auditor for
a share as provided by the law of the amount expended, but in
no case shall the warrant exceed the amount allotted to such
county. The assistant engineers throughout the State are appoint-
ed by the State highway commission and act under the instructions
of the State engineer. The appropriation for State highway de-
partment is $150,000 per annum. (Approved by Geo. W. Cooley,
state engineer.)
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MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi has no State highway department, and the control
of the roads, ferries and bridges of the State is vested in the county
boards of supervisors by the constitution.
MISSOURI
The State highway commissioner is appointed by the governor
for a term of four years. The highway commissioner also appoints
a deputy engineer. The duties of the State highway commis-
sioner are to devise plans and estimates for road and bridge con-
struction and hold public meetings, to give assistance and advice
to local road officials, to issue bulletins, etc. He has authority
over road work and over the distribution of State aid apportioned
to the counties, but his work is also investigative and educational.
The first State aid for roads in Missouri was the equal division
of the war debt fund of $475,000 among all the counties in 1907.
This was given without condition and without any supervision of
its expenditure by State authorities. At the present time a
State tax is levied upon certain market transactions and is known
as the "stamp act." The income from this act was about $26,846
in 1913 and was distributed among the counties in proportion to
the school attendance. The automobile licenses yielded $173,-
810.50 in 1913 and this fund is disbursed: $225,000 for the biennial
period for dragging of roads, county seat to county seat, or actual
mileage and at $15 per mile per year payable monthly on requisi-
tion on Auditor approved by the State highway commissioner.
This fund, owing to mileage being much more than makers of
bill estimated, will only cover a period of about one year, but by
reason of the State highway commissioner holding back approval
of requisitions and the lapse of time necessary to get roads approved,
the fund will be nearly sufficient for the needs of the counties.
Where roads cannot be dragged the law may be applied for better-
ment. There is also another law which when parties put up a
certain sum with the county court the said court must, if they
have funds, give a like amount, and then the State is drawn on
for an amount equal to what both the individual and county has
advanced but no county shall receive in any one year more than
3 per cent of the whole amount. The plans for work costing more
than $1,000 per mile shall be approved by the State highway
commissioner.
There goes into the general good roads fund all monies received
from corporation fees, which amounted in 1913 to $77,873,59.
(Approved by Col. Frank W. Buffum, state highway engineer.)
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MONTANA
Under an act of the legislature passed in 1913, the governor is
required to appoint a State highway commission of three members
consisting of the professor of civil engineering of the Montana
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, ex-officio; the
State engineer, ex-officio; a civil engineer who is a trained and ex-
perienced road builder, who shall hold his office subject to the
pleasure of the governor and act as secretary of the commission.
He is required to devote his entire time to the work and is to
receive a salary of not to exceed $3500 per annum. Each ex-
officio member of the commission is to receive a per diem of $10
while the commission is in session, in addition to their actual and
necessary expenses, provided that no ex-officio member shall
receive for services and expenses a sum in excess of $1200 per
annum. The commission is required to meet not less than once
a month. The duty of the commission is to give advice, assistance
and supervision in regard to road construction and maintenance,
throughout the State. The attorney-general is made ex-officio
attorney for the commission.
The board of county commissioners in each county is required
within six months after the passage of the act to have prepared
duplicate road maps of all public roads in the county as well as
public roads constituting boundaries between counties and desig-
nate on the map such roads as the county board considers of suffi-
cient importance to justify their improvement under this act.
One of the maps is filed with the county clerk and the other is
forwarded to the State highway commission with a statement of
the location in the county of all deposits of road material. If
the county board fails to carry out the provisions of the act, the
state highway commission may proceed to obtain the information
and deduct the amount thus expended from the first apportion-
ment to such county.
The State highway commission is required on or before January
1, 1914 to prepare a map showing all public roads in each county,
and all roads which the commission deems of sufficient importance
to entitle them to State aid. The commission may in cooperation
with the county commissioner divide the roads into two classes,
one of primary importance and the other of secondary importance,
the primary roads to be the first improved.
A State highway fund is created consisting of $5000 direct
appropriation to pay the expenses of the commission until the
amount credited to the State highway fund is available, thereafter
the expenses of the highway commission to be paid out of the said
highway fund. There does not seem to be any further provision
in the act looking to the appropriation or creation of a State
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highway fund, although the motor vehicle law provides the
motor fees shall be apportioned in the same manner as the State
highway fund.
The act states that on or before the first Tuesday of March of
each year the highway commission shall apportion the State high-
way fund among the different counties of the State and notify
then* respective boards of county commissioners. The highway
commission is given discretion as to the amounts to be apportioned
to the representative counties and is required to take into consid-
eration the area of the county, the amount of money to be expended
by it, the difficulty and expense of road construction and extra-
ordinary expenses connected with the development of new terri-
tory. The commission is not allowed to spend any of the funds
within the corporate limits of cities or towns or in any of the
counties in which the county commissioners have not provided
for the raising of an amount equal to the amount set aside by the
State highway commission. If any county within ninety days
fails to avail itself of the act, the highway commission may appor-
tion its allotment among the other counties. The commission is
authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the construction
and maintenance of State roads. The board of county commis-
sioners is required to make the necessary surveys, plans, specifi-
cations and estimates for State roads, in accordance with rules
and regulations of the state highway commission, which is author-
ized to approve or disapprove of the same. The actual construction
or maintenance of state roads is under the direction of the State
highway commission. The boards of county commissioners may
for such work employ a competent civil engineer at not to
exceed $12 per day. Contracts are let by the boards of county
commissioners.
The boards of county commissioners are required to make a
report on or before December 30 of each year to the State highway
commission showing in detail all money expended by such county
during the current year in the construction and maintenance of
the public roads. One part of the report shall cover State roads
and the other portion cover all other roads.
The State highway commission is required to make a biennial
report to the governor.
NEBRASKA
The county board of commissioners is required to have bidders
on bridge work use forms provided by the secretary of State board
of irrigation. The county board is forbidden to let a contract
for a bridge costing over $500 except upon plans and specifications
of the secretary of the State board of irrigation, who is required
also to inspect and check that completed work.
STATE AID LEGISLATION 41
The State board of irrigation is constituted by law. The State
board of supervision for bridges and the State engineer is empowered
to carry out the orders of the board.
The board of county commissioners may make application to
the State board of irrigation for State aid in the construction of
any bridge over a stream of 175 feet or more in width, pledging
the county to furnish one-half the cost of construction, and, if the
application is approved by the State board, the contract is let
jointly by the said county board and the State board of irrigation.
The plans and specifications are furnished by the State engineer and
the construction is under the joint supervision of the State board
of irrigation and the board of county commissioners. A State levy
of one-fifth of 1 mill on the dollar constitutes the " State aid bridge
fund."
The State board of irrigation, highways and drainage is empow-
ered to advise with county boards on highways and bridges. The
board is authorized to establish an advisory board of three members
to supervise the expenditure of any funds that may be provided by
the federal government for highway and bridge construction.
NEVADA
A law passed by the legislature of Nevada, and approved by the
governor March 16, 1911, provides that the State engineer shall
have general supervision of road work carried on by convict labor.
An appropriation of $20,000 was made to cover the work, which
was more hi the nature of an experiment with convict labor than
of expecting any large results from so small an appropriation.
No appropriation was made by the last legislature to continue
the road work with convict labor. A brief outline is all that I
can give you, regarding the road work under State supervision
for the period of 1911-1912. The above statistics, of course,
may be used to head the report.
On June 1, 1911, work was commenced on a State highway be-
tween the cities of Carson and Reno; about 1J miles of standard
macadam road was constructed on the Carson end of the road;
about 6 miles of road shaped and filled on the Reno end of the road.
The type of construction used on the Reno end of the road was
macadam, using a rock which was found about 5 miles from Reno
and which proves to be an excellent road material. A total of
about 20 miles of the road was repaired to permit of fast auto
travel the entire distance. (Approved by W. W. Kearney,
state engineer.)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The governor and council have authority to appoint a State
engineer and necessary assistants and fix their compensation.
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The governor and council shall act upon all applications for State
aid and apportion the aid among the counties, cities, and towns
making application. The State engineer, under authority of the
governor and council, prepares plans and specifications for all
State aid road work. The governor and council, through the
State engineer, are required to designate for improvement three
continuous highways known, respectively, as the East Side Road,
the Merrimac Valley Road, and the West Side Road. On these
roads the towns receive at least dollar for dollar from the State and
additional amounts as governor and council may decide.
Aside from the State highways the State grants aid to the
towns on the following plan:
Each town, out of the money raised for highway purposes, shall
set aside the following amount for the improvement of its high-
ways under the supervision of the State engineer: Towns having a
valuation of less than $2,000,000, $1 on each $1000 valuation;
towns of $2,000,000 and less than $3,000,000 valuation, 75 cents
on each $1000 valuation; towns of $3,000,000 and less than $5,000,-
000 valuation, 50 cents on each $1000 valuation; towns of $5,000,-
000 and less than $15,000,000 valuation, 33J cents on each $1000
valuation; towns from $15,000,000 and upward valuation, 25
cents on each $1000 valuation; counties in which are located
unincorporated towns, $1 on each $1000 valuation. If a town
desires State aid for permanent improvement in addition to the
improvement provided by the foregoing method, it shall raise an
additional amount equal to 50 per cent of this sum and then make
application for State aid. They shall then receive for each addi-
tional dollar so set apart the following amounts : Towns having a
valuation of less than $100,000, $3 for each $1 so set apart; $100,-
000 and less than $150,000, $1.25 for each $1; $250,000 and less
than $500,000, 60 cents for each $1; $500,000 and less than
$1,000,000, 40 cents for each $1; $1,000,000 and less than $3,000,-
000, 25 cents for each $1; $3,000,000 and upward, 20 cents for
each $1.
The amounts thus set aside by the towns, respectively, constitute
a joint fund for permanent improvement. After plans and speci-
fications have been approved by the State engineer the governor
and council may permit the town to execute the work if it desires
to do so; otherwise the work shall be let to the lowest bidder.
The State road funds for trunk lines are provided by State bonds
bearing not to exceed 3J per cent interest. A direct appropriation
is made annually for paying interest and installments on the bonds.
The regular State aid not on trunk lines is met by current appro-
priations. The law provides that 65 per cent of the fees and fines
from motor vehicles shall be used for maintenance of trunk-line roads
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and 35 per cent for maintenance of State aid roads not on trunk
lines. (Approved by S. Percy Hooker, state superintendent of
highways.)
NEW JERSEY
The State highway commission consists of the governor, president
of the senate, speaker of the house of assembly, the State treasurer,
who serve without compensation, and the commissioner of public
roads.
The commission is required to establish a continuous State
highway system of improved main traveled roads connecting
counties, cities, seaside resorts, large centers of population, outlets
at the boundaries of the State, the Ocean Highway, and the Dela-
ware River Drive, and the State commissioner of public roads is
directed to submit to the commission a map showing the proposed
system, the aggregate mileage of which shall not exceed 1500 miles.
The commissioner of public roads is appointed by the governor
for three years. His staff is composed of civil-service employees
who hold office, unless removed for cause; a State highway engineer
who is chief engineer; and four division engineers ten regular
inspectors and six foreman who are intended to form the nucleus
for a trained corps of inspectors. In addition to this force the
commissioner may appoint a local supervisor or inspector when
necessary on each contract at compensation of $3 per diem.
The State commissioner of public roads is directed to take
charge of the construction, improvement, and maintenance of the
State highways comprising the State highway system, all such
work to be done at the expense of the State, the plans and speci-
fications to be prepared by the State highway department and
supervision to be exercised by the department.
The commissioner of public roads is intrusted with the execution
of the law granting State aid in the improvement of highways,
such highways being in addition to the State highways. The
commissioner, after conference with the board of chosen freeholders
in respective counties and other local authorities, passes upon
requests for aid in road improvement. The surveys, plans, esti-
mates, and specifications are made locally, but must be approved
by the State commissioner of public roads before the local author-
ities advertise for bids. Later the contracts and bonds are exam-
ined and approved by the commissioner before work begins. After
the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the local author-
ities a written statement with detailed cost data is submitted to
the commissioner, and if after inspection it is approved by him the
State's portion of the cost, amounting to 40 per cent, is sent to
the county.
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After final approval by the State commissioner of public roads
such roads shall thereafter be county or municipal roads, to be
maintained by the county board of freeholders and the county
supervisor or by the township or municipal officers. If the county
fails to repair the road within 60 days after notice in writing by
the State commissioner, he shall certify such neglect to the
State comptroller, who shall withhold payment to the county of
any money that may be apportioned to it until such repairs are
made. The State road fund includes appropriations made by the
legislature and the receipts from motor vehicle licenses and fines.
The commissioner of public roads may grant aid in the con-
struction of bridges on roads being improved to the extent of 20
per cent of their cost, otherwise the State takes no part in the
cost of building or maintaining bridges, the only exception being
the bridge over the Raritan River to Perth Amboy, for the main-
tenance of which the State pays one-third, in accordance with the
terms of a statute passed in 1912. (Approved by Col. E. A.
Stevens, State highway commissioner.)
NEW MEXICO
The State highway commission consists of the governor, the
commissioner of public lands and the State engineer, all of whom
serve without compensation. The commission is required to
meet four times a year, in January, March, June and September,
and hold such special meetings as they consider necessary. The
commission has general supervision of all highways and bridges
constructed or maintained wholly or partly by the aid of State
money. The commission is required to construct, prepare and
maintain at the expense of the State either wholly or in part such
public roads as best serve the interest of the general public, looking
to the construction and maintenance of a complete system of high-
ways. The commission is directed to investigate the needs of
the various localities and to cooperate with the various boards of
county commissioners in road construction.
In order to provide State aid fund an annual tax is levied not to
exceed 1 mill on each dollar of taxable property, the sum thus
realized to be turned over to the State treasurer and constitute the
road fund which is subject to the orders of the highway com-
mission.
The commission is required to make an annual report on or
before January 1.
The State engineer is the engineer of the highway commission,
and subject to its orders, has supervision of the construction
and maintenance of all highways and bridges under the State aid
act and also has supervision of all county bridges built by contract
STATE AID LEGISLATION 45
where the amount exceeds $1000. No bridge costing more than
$1000 shall be constructed until the State engineer first approves
the site, the contract and specifications.
The commission is authorized to do educational and investigative
work.
In extending State aid preference is to be given by the com-
mission to those counties which shall contribute an amount at
least equal to that appropriated by the commission.
Certain specific State roads are provided for by State legislation.
The State highway commission is required to appoint in each
county a county road board of three members to serve without
compensation and to hold office for a period of three years subject
to removal by the commission for cause. The county road boards
are required to make an annual report to the State highway com-
mission. The county road boards have full charge of road funds
in their respective counties. The position of road supervisor was
abolished in 1912.
NEW YORK
The State commission of highways consists of a single commis-
sioner who is appointed by the governor with the consent of the
senate for a period of five years.
The commissioner of highways appoints a secretary, auditor,
and three deputy commissioners. Each of the deputy commis-
sioners has had practical experience in the actual building, con-
struction, and maintenance of highways and is familiar with the
operations and effect of State statutes relating to highways and
bridges.
The first deputy is a practical civil engineer, whose duties relate
to the plans, specifications, and execution of all contracts awarded
by the department.
The second deputy's duties relate to the maintenance of State
and county highways, and the third deputy's duties relate to the
improvement and maintenance of town highways and bridges.
The commissioner has general supervision of highways and bridges
constructed or maintained in whole or in part by the aid of State
money; aids district, county, and town superintendents by advice
and information; investigates methods of road construction and
maintenance; compiles statistics, including highway map of the
State; holds public meetings, etc. The State is divided by the
commission into not more than nine divisions, each in charge of
a division engineer who, under the direction of the commission,
makes surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for the con-
struction and maintenance of highways in his division constructed
wholly or in part by the aid of State money. All State and county
highways on which the State expends money are inspected annually
46 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
and a report prepared showing their condition, the improvements
necessary, and the estimated cost, and a report made annually
to the legislature setting forth the amount required for main-
tenance for the ensuing year.
If the board of supervisors of any county fail to appoint a
a county superintendent of roads, the State highway commission
is authorized to appoint such superintendent from the eligible
list of the county and fix his salary, or place such county in a district
with other counties and appoint a district superintendent. These
district and county superintendents are subject to the regulations
of the State highway commission. The town superintendent of
highways, elected annually, is also subject to the regulations of
the State commission of highways and is required to report annually
to the district or county superintendent.
The highways of the State are divided into four classes, namely,
State highways, improved and maintained at the sole expense
of the State; county highways improved and maintained at
the joint expense of the State, county and town; county roads
improved and maintained by the county; and town highways
improved and maintained by the town with the aid of the State.
The system of State highways is defined by law and the routes
described. Such highways are to be improved from the funds
from the sale of State bonds. The board of supervisors of any
county may request that a certain designated highway be improved
as a county or State highway. If the State commission of high-
ways approves the request, it shall cause the division engineer to
prepare plans and specifications, which are then sent to the division
or county superintendent, who personally examines the highway
and makes his recommendation to the commission. The com-
mission may then finally adopt the plans and estimates and, if it
be a State highway, advertise for bids and award contracts. If
it be a county highway, the plans and estimates are transmitted
to the board of supervisors for final approval.
The performance of every contract for State and county high-
ways is under the supervision and control of the State commissioner
of highways. When the board of supervisors of a county requests
the improvement of a county highway it shall make appropriation
of the county's share of the cost of such improvement. After final
payment under contract the State commission files a statement
of cost with the county treasurer, who thereupon pays upon the
request of the commission the county s' share as follows: 2 per cent
of the cost of each $1000 of assessed valuation of real and personal
property in the county for each mile of public highway in such
county, to exceed 35 per cent of the cost for the county. The
maintenance of State and county highways is under the direct
supervision of the commission, which also has authority to provide
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for a system of patrol of highways, the patrolman to be appointed
by the State commissioner of highways. Each town pays for
the maintenance of State and county highways annually $50 for
each mile of said highway within the town.
The State annually contributes to the expense of maintenance of
county roads which have been constructed without expense to the
State 50 per cent of the amount appropriated by the county for
the maintenance of such roads.
The State contributes to town highways on the following basis:
(1) Where the assessed valuation of the town is less than $5000
for each mile of highway in such town, outside of incorporated
villages, an amount equal to the amount of taxes raised for high-
ways; (2) where the assessed valuation is $5000 or over and less
than $7000 per mile an amount equal to 90 per cent of such taxes;
(3) where the assessed valuation is $7000 or over and less than
$9000 per mile an amount equal to 80 per cent of such taxes; (4)
$9000 or over and less than $11,000, an amount equal to 70 per
cent; (5) $11,000 or over and less than $13,000, an amount equal
to 60 per cent; (6) $13,000 or over, an amount equal to 50 per cent.
No town shall receive in one year an average of more than $25
per mile for the total mileage of roads outside of incorporated
villages, and the amount which is raised by local taxation shall
be such as will, when added to the amount received from the State,
be not less than $30 for each mile of highway in the town.
A State bond issue of $50,000,000 was authorized hi 1906 and an
additional State bond issue of $50,000,000 in 1912. The bond
issue was originally intended for the improvement of a system of
county highways aggregating 8,380 miles, and to this was added a
system of State highways aggregating 3,617 miles. The recent
$50,000,000 bond issue is to be expended as follows: $20,000,000
for the construction and improvement of State highways and $30,
000,000 for the construction and improvement of county highways.
The apportionment among the counties is on the basis of population
the measured mileage of public highways outside of cities and
villages, and the total area, each factor having a weight of one-
third. Direct appropriations are made by the legislature for
maintenance. (Approved by R. K. Fuller, secretary, commission
of highways.)
NORTH CAROLINA
This State does not make any direct appropriation for highway
improvement but the State geological board is authorized to make
investigations and give advice concerning highway improvement;
and an annual appropriation of $5000 has been made for this
purpose.
The legislature of 1913 authorized the working of State convicts
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on two special highways in the State: one in Henderson County,
known as the Hickory Nut Gap Road; and one in Madison County
as a link of the Central Highway. (Approved by Dr. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, State geologist.)
NORTH DAKOTA
The State is prohibited by its constitution from granting aid
in any manner in the construction or maintenance of highways.
There has been, in effect, an act establishing an experimental good
roads station at Bismarck, under the supervision of the board of
trustees of public property, but no work whatever has been done
under its provisions. The board of trustees is required to have
the State engineer provide plans and specifications for the con-
struction of the roads, and to furnish supervision. It is the intent
of the act that inmates of the State penitentiary shall be employed
in the construction of these roads. The principal reason that
nothing has been accomplished is that all of the prisoners are
needed to keep the regular industries of the penitentiary in opera-
tion.
The members of the State highway commission, consisting of
the governor, the State engineer, and one other member to be
appointed by the governor, serve without extra compensation.
It is their duty to prepare plans and specifications and superintend
the construction of any roads, when requested by any board having
jurisdiction over such roads, and to give advice, assistance and
supervision with regard to road construction throughout the state,
as time and conditions permit, and as the rules and regulations of
the commission may prescribe; to have prepared maps of the
various counties showing the roads and location of bridges and
culverts, and showing roads on which it is proposed to utilize state
funds whenever such funds may be available. They shall also
issue bulletins containing advice and suggestions, and the law
concerning highway construction, from time to time, as they shall
deem practicable.
It is the duty of the State engineer, when requested by any
board of county commissioners or township supervisors, to prepare
plans for the construction of any bridges or culverts, or to examine
and report on existing bridges or culverts, charging to the county
or township for which such work is done, the actual and necessary
expenses and the cost of the work. (Approved by Jay W. Bliss
State engineer.)
OHIO
The State highway commissioner is appointed by the governor,
and holds office for four years. He is required to be a competent
civil engineer and experienced in construction and maintenance of
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roads and bridges. He is required to appoint, subject to the
approval of the governor, three deputy highway commissioners,
no more than one of whom shall be of the same political party as
himself, who shall be competent civil engineers and serve during
the pleasure of the commissioner. The highway department is
required to be divided into three bureaus, i.e., the bureau of con-
struction, the bureau of maintenance and repair, and the bureau
of bridges, each to be in charge of a deputy. The State highway
commissioner may appoint the following division engineers:
Four in the bureau of construction, two in the bureau of main-
tenance and repair, and two in the bureau of bridges. He may
also appoint as many additional division engineers as may
become necessary to carry out the provisions of the law.
The State highway commissioner has general supervision over
the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges which
are constructed or maintained by the aid of State money. He is
required to advise with county commissioners and prepare plans,
specifications and estimates for local roads when requested to do
so by the county commissioners. He shall make inquiries into
the methods of road and bridge construction throughout the
United States, prepare bulletins, etc. He is authorized to call
meetings in each county of the State and give instruction in road
and bridge building, maintenance, and repair, and the county
commissioners, county engineers, and township road district
officers are required to attend, and are paid their regular per diem
allowance for the actual time they spend in attending the meetings.
He is also authorized to run a car for demonstrating methods of
construction and maintenance. The equipment of the Ohio
State University may be used by the State highway commissioner
in investigating the chemical and physical character of road and
bridge material, if the president of the university consents. The
State highway commissioner is authorized to maintain inter-
county highways, main market roads, bridges, and culverts con-
structed by the aid of State money or taken over by the State,
and the State may pay the entire cost thereof.
In the granting of State aid for road improvement on inter-county
highways, applications are made by county officials to the State
highway commissioner and approved or disapproved by him. If
he approves the application, he shall cause a map to be made and
plans and specifications prepared, including bridges and culverts.
He shall then prepare estimates and transmit a copy to the county
commissioners. If they approve the construction of the road, they
shall so notify the State highway commissioner, and he shall
advertise for bids, and subject to the approval of the county
commissioners, award the contract to the lowest bidder. Upon
the completion of the work the State highway commissioner shall
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ascertain the cost and apportion the same on the following basis:
50 per cent by the State, 25 per cent by the county, 15 per cent by
the township, and 10 per cent by the abutting property owners.
The State's share is payable from the unexpended balances remain-
ing to the credit of a county from the money appropriated by the
general assembly, or from the State highway improvement fund,
provided by an annual levy of one-half mill on all the taxable
property of the State, first available in 1914. Seventy-five per
cent of all money raised by said levy shall be applied to the main-
tenance of the State highway department and for the construction,
improvement, maintenance and repair of an inter-county system
of highways in the State. Twenty-five per cent of all moneys
raised by said levy shall be used for the construction, improve-
ment, maintenance and repair of certain main market roads in
the State, and the same shall be located along and upon the route or
portions of said inter-county highways.
The construction, improvement, maintenance and repair of the
main market roads may be begun at any point and shall be executed
in such manner and method, with such road materials and in
accordance with such plans, details and specifications, as may be
adopted by the State highway commissioner with the approval of
the governor; and as to such main market roads there shall be no
necessity for petitions being presented and filed as in other improve-
ments and no procedure for constructions, improvement, main-
tenance and repairs of roads as is provided for in any other act or
acts of the general assembly shall apply to such main market
roads.
The highway commissioner shall have power to purchase such
equipment and materials and employ such labor as may be deemed
necessary to execute with skill and economy any work upon said
main market roads without letting contracts for the same at public
bidding; and he is further authorized to use convict labor in the
building of said main market roads.
For the purpose of providing a fund for the payment of the
proportion of the cost and expense to be paid by the county for
the construction, improvement, maintenance or repair of state
highways, the county commissioners are authorized to levy a tax
not exceeding 1 mill upon all taxable property of the county.
Said levy shall be in addition to all other levies authorized by law,
for county purposes, subject however to the maximum limitation
upon the total aggregate amount of all levies in force.
For the purpose of providing a fund for the payment of the
proportion of the cost and expense to be paid by the township or
townships for construction, improvement, maintenance or repair
of State highways, the county commissioners or township trustees
are authorized to levy a tax not exceeding 3 mills upon all taxable
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property of the township or townships in which such road improve-
ment is situated, in whole or in part. Such levies shall be in addi-
tion to all other levies authorized by law for township purposes,
subject however to the maximum limitation upon the total aggre-
gate amount of all levies in force.
The commissioners of a county may, by a properly certified
resolution setting forth that the public interests demand the im-
provement of a certain highway, described therein, make appli-
cation to the State highway commissioner for aid from a State
appropriation, or from any fund available, for the construction
and repair of inter-county highways. Such application must be
made prior to January 1, preceding the date when such appro-
priation becomes available, and shall not include any portion of a
highway within the limits of a municipality. If the county
commissioners have applied prior to January 1 and upon examination
of the application by the State highway commissioner, it is found
to be irregular, it shall be his duty to immediately notify the
board of county commissioners and request that they make the
proper correction or amend the petition and return the same to
the office of the State highway commissioner on or before the first
of February next succeeding. If the county commissioners have
not made use of the apportionment to such county on or before
the first day of May next succeeding, then the State highway com-
missioner shall enter upon and construct, improve maintain or re-
pair any of the inter-county highways or parts thereof of said county,
either by contract, force account, or in such manner as the
State highway commissioner may deem for the best interests of
the public, paying the full cost and^expense thereof from the said
apportionment of the appropriation to said county so unused as
aforesaid. Any part of the apportionment to a county remaining
unexpended shall remain to the credit of such county and be
available for the succeeding year as herein provided.
Upon the receipt of an approval of an application from the
State highway commissioner, together with proper plans, maps,
and specifications, the county commissioners or township trustees
may, by a majority vote, adopt a resolution authorizing said
highway to be constructed, transmitting a copy of such resolution
to the State highway commissioner. If the lines of a proposed
highway deviate from those of an existing highway, the officials
making application must provide the requisite right of way,
and secure proper releases of damages, prior to the commencement
of the work.
The county commissioners may, upon the petition of the owners
of 25 per cent or more of the lineal feet of adjacent property, order
the improvement of a public road, or section thereof, at least one
mile in length, or less than 1 mile if it is an extension or connected
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with a permanently improved street or highway of improved con-
struction. And they may require that the township or townships
through which such road extends shall pay 25 per cent of the cost,
excepting bridges and culverts; and that the trustees thereof shall
approve the same. The county commissioners by resolution may
relieve the township or property owners from any assessment.
If more roads are petitioned for than can be constructed in any one
year, the State highway commissioner and the county commis-
sioners shall decide upon the road to be first improved, having in
mind the importance of such road to the county or township.
No contract for road improvement unless otherwise provided
shall be let unti1 the county commissioners sha1! enter into agree-
ment to assume their share of the cost.
The county commissioners of any county may waive any or all
of the apportionment of the expense of highway improvement to be
paid by townships or abutting property owners, and assume any
part or all of the cost of such road improvement; and the township
trustees may, in like manner, waive any or all the apportionment
of the expense to be paid by the county or abutting property own-
ers, and assume any part or all of the cost of such road improvement
in excess of the amount received from the State. (Approved by
James R. Marker, State highway commissioner.)
OKLAHOMA
Under a constitutional amendment the legislature established in
1911 a State department of highways consisting of a State highway
commissioner to be appointed by the governor and to hold office
for four years. The commissioner is required to have a recognized
knowledge of construction and maintenance of improved roads
and receives a salary of $2500 and actual travelling expenses.
The commission is authorized to employ an assistant engineer,
such clerical force as may be necessary, at an annual expense not
to exceed $5000. He is required to make a general highway plan
of the State, collect information, prepare standard specifications
and plans, and give advice to local officials. The local officials
are required to furnish the State highway commissioner with
information which he may request. The State highway depart-
ment is maintained through a fund derived from state automobile
license fees, as set forth in the chapter on automobile legislation.
State convicts may be used in road work as explained in the
chapter on convict labor legislation. (Approved by Sidney
Suggs, State highway commissioner.)
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OREGON
The 1913 legislature passed a law creating a State highway com-
mission which consists of the governor, secretary of state, and
state treasurer. The position of State highway engineer was
created, at a salary of three thousand dollars per year, to be
appointed by the State highway commission.
The duties of the commission are to determine a system of
state roads and to construct the same as money becomes available
for that purpose. The highway engineer is required to act in an
advisory capactiy to the county courts of the different counties
in the matter of road construction and maintenance, whenever so
requested. On request of the county court of any county, the
State engineer must furnish plans and specifications for any piece
of proposed road construction, or any bridge, free of all cost to
such county. (Approved by H. L. Bowlby, State highway engi-
neer.)
PENNSYLVANIA
The act approved May 31, 1911, known as the Sproul good
roads law provided for the appointment of a State highway com-
missioner, two deputy State highway commissioners (one of whom
must be a competent civil engineer), an auditor, and a chief engi-
neer. These appointments are made by the governor of the Com-
monwealth by and with the consent of the senate. The State
highway commissioner shall appoint an engineer of bridges; 50
superintendents of highways; and 15 competent civil engineers,
together with a chief clerk, chief draftsman, assistant draftsmen,
and a force of clerks and stenographers.
The State highway commissioner shall cause to be made a survey
of all roads of the State and a general highway plan of the State.
He shall collect statistics, publish maps giving a complete road
survey of each county, and may be consulted by county, city,
borough, and township officials. He is directed to construct,
improve, and thereafter maintain at the expense of the Common-
wealth the highways forming the system of State highways, the
specifications for which are to be prepared by the State highway
department.
The State highway system, which comprises approximately
8,805 miles, shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State
highway department, and shall comprise the main traveled routes
between county seats and principal cities, boroughs, and towns,
and the main traveled routes leading to the State line.
Where the expense of constructing a route may be materially
lessened by a change of location from that at present defined, the
State highway commissioner may, with the approval of the gover-
nor, change the location of such a route.
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Where a toll-road company controls any part of a route forming
a State highway, the State highway commissioner may purchase
said toll road at a fair and reasonable price, to be approved by
the governor.
An appropriation of $2,800,000 was made at the 1913 session of
the legislature for the construction, repair and maintenance of the
State highways, unproved and unimproved, for the two years
ending June 1, 1915. Also, at the 1913 session of the legislature,
there was a bill passed creating additional State highways, to
become effective June 1, 1915, and another bill making changes in
the now existing State highways, which became effective the date
of approval, July 22, 1913. In addition to the State highway
system State aid is granted for the improvement of other roads.
Counties, townships, or boroughs (as the case may be) which desire
State aid can proceed in the following manner: The township
supervisors or commissioners or borough council of the township
or borough in which the road lies shall first make petition to the
county commissioners, and it shall then be the duty of the county
commissioners to adopt a resolution assuming on behalf of the
county its share of the cost of the proposed improvement. The
county commissioners shall then petition the State highway depart-
ment for State aid, the cost of the improvement to be pro rated
among the townships or boroughs (as the case may be), the county,
and the State, the State paying 50 per cent of the cost of recon-
struction, the county and township, or borough (as the case may
be), the other 50 per cent. If either the county, township, or
borough desire to act independently of the other, they may make
application direct to the State highway department and agree to
assume 50 per cent of the total cost, in which event the other 50
per cent is paid by the State. The State also pays 50 per cent of
the cost of maintenance, the other 50 per cent being paid by the
township or borough in which the road may lie.
The State aid fund is apportioned among the several counties
of the State according to the mileage of township and county
roads. An appropriation was made at the legislative session of
1913 for the two years ending June 1, 1915, of $1,400,000, covering
the permanent improvement and maintenance of State aid roads.
(Approved by L. F. Neefe, chief clerk, State highway department.)
RHODE ISLAND
The State board of public roads, consisting of five persons, one
from each county, is appointed by the governor for a term of five
years. The board has direct control of the expenditure of all
appropriations by the legislature for road improvement, and has
supervision over the construction and maintenance of all State
roads.
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The entire cost of construction and maintenance of State roads is
paid by the State. At the close of 1912 there were 294 miles of
State roads under the direct control of the State board. A State
bond issue of $600,000 was authorized in 1906 to bear 3 per cent
and an additional bond issue of $600,000 in 1909, 1912, $600,000
the proceeds to be used in completing the system of State roads.
No more than one-third nor less than one-seventh of the available
appropriation in any year shall be expended in any one county.
The proceeds of automobile licenses and fines are used for the
repair of State roads under the direction of the State board of
public roads.
In addition to the State highways, State aid is granted as
follows:
Whenever any town shall make an annual appropriation equal
to or in addition to the sum of 20 cents on each $100 of taxable
valuation, and whenever the electors shall vote that said appro-
priation be expended under the direction of the State board of
public roads a sum of money equal to one-fifth of the money so
appropriated by any town is annually appropriated by the State
for the care and maintenance of the public highways and bridges
of said towns.
In 1912 legislation was enacted providing that bridges on State
roads shall be under the control of the State board of public roads.
(Approved by Peter J. Lannon, clerk, State board of public roads.)
SOUTH CAROLINA
The State does not grant aid and has no highway department
but considerable amount of efficient investigative and educational
work is done in behalf of road improvement by the State commis-
sioner of agriculture, Hon. E. J. Watson.
SOUTH DAKOTA
A State highway department was established in July, 1913,
consisting of a commission of three members. There is no provi-
sion in the road laws of the State for state aid or control of the
highways. The work of the commission is to give advice and con-
duct educational work.
TENNESSEE
The State has no highway department and grants no aid to road
improvement.
TEXAS
The State has no highway department and grants no aid to
road improvement.
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UTAH
The State road commission consists of the governor, the State
engineer, the State treasurer, one member of the faculty of the
Agricultural College of Utah and one member of the faculty of
the University of Utah all of whom serve without compensation.
The commission selects the roads which comprise the system of
State roads; has charge of the expenditure of the State road building
fund; furnishes plans, specifications and estimates on application
of the county commissioner; prepares and issues a manuel of road
building for public officials; gives information to local officials;
submits report biennially to the governor. The county commis-
sioners are required upon request of the State highway commission
to prepare a map of the county showing location of county roads
and shall designate the roads to comprise the system of State roads.
An appropriation is made from the general revenues of the State
for the construction of State roads such appropriation to be ex-
pended equally in each county. The commission may require
counties having an assessed valuation under $2,000,000 to dupli-
cate one-fourth of the amount of the State road fund expended in
said county, and counties having an assessed valuation of more
than $2,000,000 and less than $4,000,000, duplicate one-half of
the amount, and counties having an assessed valuation of more
than $4,000,000 duplicate the full amount. Should the county
default in the payment of its proportion, the State road commis-
sion is authorized to collect the amount of default from any
moneys due said county in the hands of the State treasurer. When-
ever the State road commission decides to improve a portion of
the road in any county the county commissioners are required to
levy a special road tax not to exceed 5 mills on all taxable property
within the precinct, the amount thus realized to be used in con-
nection with the county appropriation and the State road building
fund but not in lieu of the amount to be appropriated by the
county.
The State highway commission makes all plans, specifications,
and estimates for the improvement of State roads, and awards
contracts. The State roads in each county are to be kept in repair
by the county.
State bonds are authorized under an act passed in 1911 in the
sum of $260,000 to be expended by the State highway commission.
The provisions of this act are explained in the chapter on bond
issue legislation. The proceeds from motor vehicle fees are also ap-
plied to the State road fund. State convicts may be worked upon
the State roads.
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VERMONT
The State highway commissioner is appointed by the governor
for a term of two years, and has control over the expenditure of
all moneys appropriated by the State for highway purposes.
He shall annually issue the same to the town road commissioners
with plans, specifications, and advice. He appoints not to exceed
one supervisor for each county to assist him in the performance of
his duties. The State highway commissioner meets the road and
street commissioners of the several towns and villages at least once
annually, and these commissioners receive their per diem and
necessary expenses for attending the meetings.
The selectmen and town commissioners select the roads on which
State aid shall be expended, but such selection is subject to the
approval of the State highway commissioner. The selectmen and
the State highway commissioner may agree upon any plan of
expenditure deemed best in any such town.
A State highway tax of 5 cents on each $100 is annually assessed
and the amount thus derived is apportioned to the towns upon
the basis of the road mileage therein, which shall be certified to
the State treasurer by the selectmen. A direct appropriation is
made to be available to cities and towns, excepting incorporated
villages, as follows: When a town shall vote to raise money in
addition to the amount required by law, an amount shall be appor-
tioned to the town equal to the excess amount, provided it is not
less than $100 or more than $1000 in any one year.
Automobile fees are used for the repair of main highways under
the direction of the State highway commissioner.
VIRGINIA
A State highway commissioner is appointed by the governor,
with the consent of the general assembly, for a term of six years.
The commissioner, together with the professors of civil engineering
of the University of Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute, and
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, constitute the State highway
commission. The State highway commissioner is required to be
a citizen of the State and a civil engineer versed in road building.
The State highway commissioner has super sdsion of the construc-
tion and maintenance of main-traveled roads of the State, may
recommend to the governor and local authorities needed improve-
ments, collect information and disseminate the same, and give
advice.
Whenever the local authorities of any county desire to perma-
nently improve any main road, they may make application to
the State highway commissioner. If he approve such application
he shall prepare plans, specifications, and estimates and submit
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a copy of same to the local authorities. If they decide to improve
said road, they may make application to the State commissioner
for State aid, which may be money aid or convict labor. If money
aid is desired, the local authorities shall agree that the county will
bear one-half of the cost of improvement and the State highway
commissioner shall advertise for bids and the local authorities
award the contract subject to the approval of the State highway
commissioner. The work shall be done under his supervision.
The money aid is apportioned among the counties of the State
according to the total amount of State taxes paid by the respective
counties. If a county pays more than 50 per cent of the expense
it shall be entitled to receive annual apportionment until the
receipts from the State shall equal 50 per cent of the cost of such
permanent improvement.
If convict labor is desired, the local authorities shall undertake
to supply necessary materials, tools, and teams, and have the work
done under the supervision of a civil engineer, to be supplied by
the State highway commissioner, at a salary not to exceed $1200 a
year, to be paid by the county. The State commissioner then
makes requisition on the superintendent of the penitentiary for
such convicts as he may deem necessary. If the local authorities
desire to do the work by contract, the labor of the convicts may
be estimated at $1 per 10 hour day, and the State grant in this way
not more than 40 per cent of the contract price. Counties may
not receive both convict labor and money aid in the same year.
Any county may use its apportionment of State money in the con-
struction of bridges, and any county may determine what part of
its 50 per cent of the cost of road or bridge construction shall be
borne by the sub-divisions of the county.
Whenever any county or district shall issue bonds for road
improvement, application shall be made to the State highway
commissioner for a competent highway engineer to make plans
and specifications and supervise the work, which shall be awarded
to contract jointly by the State highway commissioner and the
local authorities. The proceeds of automobile fees are expended
under the direction of the State highway commissioner. (Ap-
proved by G. P. Coleman, commissioner, State highway commis-
sion.)
WASHINGTON
The State highway board consists of the governor, the auditor,
the State treasurer, the State highway commissioner, and a mem-
ber of the State railroad commission, to to be named by the
governor. The State highway commissioner, who is appointed
by the Governor for a term of four years, is required to compile
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statistics relating to public highways throughout the State, give
advice to local officials, make recommendations as to needed State
highways, with estimated cost. The State highway board shall
apportion the amount appropriated for any State road to be
expended withing the boundaries of the several counties through
which the road may pass.
The permanent highway law provides for a tax of 1 mill on all
property in the State, the amounts received from each county to
be credited to the county paying the same until it shall be expended
on contract for permanent highways in such county, 15 per cent
of the cost of such permanent highway to be assessed on abutting
property and the balance to be paid from the permanent highway
fund. When a road is completed under this act, the highway
commissioner is required to inspect it and certify to the State
auditor that the work has been done in accordance with plans and
specifications which were provided by him before the contractor
can be paid the final 20 per cent on the contract. The legislature
makes specific appropriations for specifically designated roads from
time to time.
The State highway board is authorized to establish State quarries
to be operated by convict labor. The material prepared at the
State quarries shall be delivered to the State highway commissioner
for use on State roads, or to any county, city, or town after the
requirements of State roads work are met, at a price not less than
10 per cent above the estimated cost of production at place of
delivery. Any surplus material may be sold. The State highway
commission is authorized to appoint a superintendent of quarries.
The State convicts may be used under the authority of the State
board of control, in the building of State roads.
WEST VIRGINIA
At the 1913 session of the legislature a law was enacted estab-
lishing a State road bureau consisting of the professor in charge of
the railway and highway department of the State university to be
chief road engineer and chairman of the bureau; the director of the
State experiment station and two additional members to be ap-
pointed by the governor. Both of these two members shall not be
appointed from the same political party. The professor in charge
of the railway and highway department at the State university is
to be appointed by the governor. The bureau is to give instruc-
tion and advice in road building, collect data, test materials, and
have such supervision of the roads of the State as is consistent with
the constitutional provision on this subject and to see that all
road laws are enforced.
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The State grants aid to the counties in the form of convict labor
to be employed under the supervision and in accordance with plans
and specifications of the State road bureau.
The bureau is under the control of the governor.
The law requires all county prisoners to work on the roads, all
justices to sentence the misdemeanor convicts to work on the road
their sentence and also the fines and costs if not otherwise paid.
Prisoners not able to give bail or refused bail while awaiting trial
may elect to work on the roads and if convicted get credit for the
work done and if acquitted of the charge the county shall pay
them 50 cents per day for the days worked.
The road bureau is stationed at the University and a highway
laboratory has been established preparatory to testing road ma-
terials.
A special course in highway engineering has been provided.
The law requires all county road engineers to attend this course
for at least 10 days in each year. (Approved by A. D. Williams,
chief road engineer.)
WISCONSIN
The State highway commission consists of five members, who
are nonpaid except as to actual expenses. The dean of the college
of engineering of the State University and the State geologist are
members ex officio. The three other members are appointed by
the governor. The commission in turn selects a State highway
engineer.
The boards of county commissioners are required to select a
continuous system of roads, to be known as "the county system of
prospective State highways." These roads may be constructed
by the town, county, and State jointly, each paying one-third of
the cost, or a county can assume two-thirds of the cost and the
State one-third. Bridges over 6 feet in span are paid for, two-fifths
each by the town and county and one-fifth by the State. Improve-
ments on this road system are made by a county highway commis-
sioner selected by the county board under the general direction
and in accordance with the plans and specifications of the State
highway commission. After improvement, the hard-surfaced roads
are maintained by the counties and the dirt roads by the towns.
(Approved by William Dawson, chief clerk, highway commission.)
WYOMING
Certain highways have been designated as a system of public
highways to be improved by State convicts, under the control of
the State commission of prison labor. All locations and surveys
of such highways are to be made under the direction of the State
engineer, while the county commissioners are required to secure
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rights of way and construct bridges in connection with plans made
by the State engineer. — An appropriation of $10,000 was made
by the eleventh legislature to purchase the necessary equipment
and meet expenses incident to utilizing convicts on this work.
An additional appropriation of $7500 was made by the last
(twelfth) legislature for the purchase of additional tools and equip-
ment. (Approved by A. J. Parshall State engineer.)
LOCAL ROAD LEGISLATION
County Systems
In each of the States of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia
and Wyoming, the local road work is under the control of a board
of county commissioners, elected by the people. The duties and
authority of the boards of county commissioners are similar in
most of the States. In Alabama the board consists of a probate
judge and four other commissioners although, by special statute,
boards of revenue or other like boards may be created GO take the
place of the board of commissioners.
In Alabama the board may appoint a supervisor of public roads
for the entire county and similar authority is also possessed by the
board of county commissioners of Colorado; in Kansas the county
commissioners have authority over State and county roads and
may appoint a county engineer or designate the county surveyor as
county engineer, to have general supervision of all county road and
bridge work under the authority of the board; in Maryland the
county board has authority to employ competent civil engineers
for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges; in
North Dakota the county board may appoint a county superin-
tendent of highways; in Ohio the county surveyor is the execu-
tive in control of road work under the county board; in South
Carolina a county supervisor has charge of the roads under the
direction of the board of county commissioners; in Utah the board
of county commissioners is required to appoint a county road
commissioner biennially; in Washington the county commissioners
appoint a supervisor for each district, but a county engineer is
elected by the people every two years; in West Virginia it is optional
with the board as to whether they appoint a county engineer; in
Wyoming the voters of the county may elect a county supervisor
of roads for a term of two years. In the other States mentioned in
the foregoing list the councy commissioners follow the old plan of
dividing the county into suitable precincts or districts and ap-
pointing one or more overseers, this practice being varied in a few
of the states by having the overseer elective instead of appointive.
Another group of States comprising Arizona, California, Iowa,1
1 See paragraph on centralized systems.
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LOCAL BOAD LEGISLATION O5
Mississippi, Virginia, have county boards of supervisors who have
control of public roads, these boards differing from the boards of
county commissioners only in name. In Arizona there is also a
county superintendent of roads elected by the people who has the
immediate supervision of county road work. A law which becomes
effective January 1, 1915, in Arizona provides that the board of
supervisors may appoint a county engineer at not to exceed $3000
per year salary, the county surveyor is the official having charge of
the roads under the direction of the county board. In Iowa there
is a distinction between county road work and township road work,
the former being under the county board, and, the latter under
boards of township trustees. In Mississippi one supervisor is
elected from each district and has control of the roads in his district
and may appoint a road overseer therefor. The five supervisors
comprise the county board. In Virginia the board of supervisors
of each county is required by law to appoint a county superin-
tendent of roads or in their discretion appoint a superintendent of
roads for each magisterial district or group of districts, or they
may appoint both district superintendent and the county superin-
tendent. In New Jersey the governing board of the county is
designated the board of freeholders, which board has charge of all
county roads and are required to appoint a county supervisor of
roads who is required to report to the board, they also have a
county engineer appointed by the board.
In Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, the
control of the public roads is in the hands of a single official who in
Arkansas is known as the county and probate judge and appoints
such road officials as he considers advisable; in Kentucky a county
judge, who appoints with the consent of the fiscal court the county
road engineer; in Oregon a county judge; hi Tennessee a county
judge, who presides over a court of county commissioners, consisting
of four members besides the judge, the court divides the county
into road districts and appoints a road commissioner for each
district who in turn appoints road overseers for each section of road
(toll roads are looked after by a board of turnpike commissioners
selected by county court) ; in Texas a number of the counties have
a county judge who appoints a county engineer or superintendent,
while many other counties have boards of county commissioners
who appoint county superintendents or engineers.
Louisiana is divided into parishes which are equivalent to coun-
ties. In each parish the governing body is known as a police jury,
corresponding to county boards of commissioners.
In Delaware, which has only three counties, the governing body
is a levy court, which appoints a county engineer. The levy court
corresponds in many respects to the board of county commissioners
or county courts of other States.
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County and Township Systems
A third group of States comprising Illinois,1 Michigan, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
and Wisconsin, have both county and township systems, some of the
counties operating under one and some operating under the other.
In Illinois the county board of commissioners of each county is
required to submit to the State highway commission a list of from
three to five persons from which list the State highway commission
by competitive examination selects a person for county superin-
tendent of highways, who is thereupon appointed by the county
board. The term of office of the county superintendent of high-
ways is six years and he is subject to the regulation of the State
highway commission but may be removed by the county board for
incompetence or neglect of duty. He has charge of the road and
bridge work of the county where county funds are expended. In
counties not under township organization the county board divides
the county into road districts. In each township in the counties
under township organization and in each road district in counties
not under township organization there is a board of highway com-
missioners of three members each serving three years, one term
expiring each year. These township or district boards have general
control of the roads within their township or district. In Michigan
a highway commissioner in each township under the control of a
board has charge of construction and maintenance of earth roads
while the county road commissioners have charge of the construction
and maintenance of all roads taken over from the townships under
the control of the board of three county commissioners. Missouri
also has both a county system and a township system. In all
the counties the principal governing body is the county court com-
posed of three members. This court annually appoints a county
highway engineer and fixes his salary. In ninety-two of the
counties the county court has full charge and control of road
affairs and divides the county into road districts and appoints over-
seers in addition to appointing the county highway engineer. In
twenty counties the roads are controlled by the respective townships
in each of which the governing body is a board of three township
commissioners. Nebraska also has both the county and township
system. In the former the county commissioners appoint a county
highway commissioner in January of each year. In the counties
under township organization the county commissioners divide the
county into seven supervisor districts in each of which a supervisor
is elected by the people. In counties under this form of govern-
ment the township boards have control of the roads in their respect-
ive townships and they further subdivide the township into sub-
districts and appoint road overseers. In North Carolina some of
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the counties have the county system and some the township system
while a very large number of the counties operate under special
laws. In Oklahoma most of the counties are operating under the
township system in which a township board of trustees has charge
of the roads, and appoint a road supervisor for each road district
in the township. In counties operating under the county system
the board of county commissioneis elected by the people may
appoint a county engineer. In Pennsylvania general jurisdiction
over the roads vests in township boards of supervisors but under a
recent county road act the board of county commissioners have
control of such roads as are designated county roads. In South
Dakota some of the counties are under county system and some
counties under the township system. In Wisconsin the general
charge of the roads is in the hands of the town boards consisting of
three members elected annually although county boards are author-
ized to vote on the method of paying road taxes.
Town Systems
The States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut have the town system of govern-
ment as contrasted with the county system so general in the
southern States. The governing body in each of the towns is
known as the board of selectmen, usually consisting of three mem-
bers elected annually at the town meeting. The selectmen usually
employ a road agent or highway commissioner but in many in-
stances this latter official is elected by the people instead of
appointed by the board of selectmen. Boards of county commis-
sioners have some measure of authority in relation to roads, such
for example in Maine where the county boards act in road matters
for unincorporated towns. In most of the States named the
county boards have some control over laying out new roads,
altering or discontinuing roads from town to town. In Connec-
ticut the county board may interfere when petitioned to do so or if
the towns neglect to repair the roads.
Centralized Systems
In New York a rather centralized system prevails in that the
State highway commission by reason of its granting aid to counties
and towns exercises a limited supervision over practically the
entire road mileage of the State. The governing body in the
counties is a board of supervisors, and the governing body in the
townships is a township board. A county superintendent ot
roads is appointed by the county board of supervisors or if they fail
to appoint such a superintendent, the State highway commission
makes the appointment or includes the county in a district and
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appoints a district superintendent. The term of office of the super-
intendent is four years but he may be removed by the State highway
commission upon written charges, such superintendent is subject
to the rules and regulations of the State highway commission. In
the towns a town superintendent of highways is elected annually
and has supervision of the highways subject to the regulations of
the State highway commission. As the aid of the State is granted
for construction, maintenance or improvement to practically every
class of highway in the State, and as the various road officials con-
duct their work in accordance with the regulations of the State
highway commission it is evident that the New York system is
highly centralized.
In New Mexico under an act passed in 1912 a county road board
is created in each county, to serve without compensation and to
consist of three members to be appointed by the State highway
commission for a period of three years and to be subject to removal
by the commission for cause. The boards are required to make an
annual report to the State highway commission. The New Mexico
system would appear to be even more centralized than New York
so far as the legislation is concerned but will probably prove much
more local in the actual working out of the law as the county boards
are for the most part expending local funds and not in continuous
touch with the State highway officials through the expenditure of
State funds as are the local officials hi New York.
A decided example of the trend toward centralization is afforded
by legislation recently enacted hi Iowa which gave to the State
highway commission general supervision over all road work in the
State. Another example illustrating this trend is shown in the
Illinois law whereby the county superintendents are made law
deputies of the State highway engineer and have veto power over
expenditures in excess of $200 in all townships and road districts.
Local Revenues and Labor Taxes
The system of working out road taxes has been abolished by a
great many States in recent years but is still in effect in the States
of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (partially), Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin (partially), a total of twenty-
one States. In the remaining twenty-seven States the taxes are
paid in cash some of the States levying a cash poll tax as well as
property tax and some of the States restricting the taxation to
property.
In some of the States the formation of special assessment dis-
tricts for the construction of roads, is permitted by law.
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In Arkansas the law provides that such improvement districts
may be formed upon petition of the majority of the property owners.
The cost of the improvement is assessed upon the property owners
in the district and the work is done by a board of directors com-
posed of three members who receive $3 per diem for days actually
employed. In Arizona the law provides such districts not to
exceed 10 miles in length and 1 mile in width and permits bonds to
be issued by a vote of the electors. The corporate districts is also
authorized in Colorado. In Florida special road and bridge dis-
tricts may be created by election but the special taxes are levied
and collected by the county board. Among other States which
permit this system are; Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, and Oklahoma.
Wide Tire Legislation
Wide tire legislation is in effect in a few of the states but has not
proven effective owing to the difficulty of enforcing the law. For
example a wide tire law of Florida provides that the width of tires
on vehicles used to hold heavy loads over improved roads shall be
as follows: fo~ a two-horse wagon, 4 inches; for a four-horse wagon,
6 inches; and for a four-horse wagon used to haul heavy logs or
stone, not less than 7 inches; the law is subject to adoption by
county commissioners of the respective counties. A more practical
form of legislation on this subject would be an annual wheel tax
which could be remitted upon proof that the tires have a greater
width than 4 inches. This would make the law effective as the
burden of proving exemption would be upon the tax payer instead
of upon the State or county.
LEGISLATION GOVERNING LOCAL BOND ISSUES1
Alabama
The court of county commissioners and board of revenue of
any county may order an election on the question of issuing bonds
of the county for building roads or to pay debts created for the
building of roads. After an election is held, another such election
shall not be held within one year. A majority vote is necessary to
carry. The amount of bonds shall not exceed 3J per cent of the
assessed value of property and shall bear not to exceed 5 per cent
interest, shall be sold for not less than par value, and shall run for
such time as may be fixed by the court of county commissioners
and board of revenue. No specific provision is made by law for
retiring such bonds, and this matter presumably is left to the dis-
cretion of the court of county commissioners and board of revenue
Arizona
The board of trustees of any road district may, when it is deemed
necessary or advisable to expend a larger amount than can be
raised by the tax of 75 cents, call an election and submit the ques-
tion of bonds to the voters of the district. A two-thirds favorable
vote authorizes the issuance and sale of bonds, which shall run for
not more than twenty years, shall bear interest not exceediag 6 per
cent, payable annually, and shall not be sold for less than par.
The board of supervisors shall levy a tax sufficient to pay interest
and retire bonds at the end of their term, although the board may
provide for bonds to be retired serially.
Arkansas
Highway improvement districts may be organized and chartered
upon vote of a majority of the electors. If so provided in the
charter, the State highway commission, as agent of any such
highway improvement district, or such other commissioners as
may be designated as such agents in the charter, may issue bonds
for terms not exceeding thirty years, with interest at not exceeding
6 per cent per annum. Bonds may be serial or straight terminable
bonds with proper provision for a sinking fund. Such bonds shall
be a lien upon all real estate in the district, and an annual tax
shall be levied to pay interest and principal. No bonds shall be
sold for less than par.
1 From data supplied by U. S. Office of Public Roads.
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LEGISLATION GOVERNING LOCAL BOND ISSUES 69
California
Upon petition of a number of freeholder electors of any county
equal to 10 per cent of the last vote cast for governor, praying that
the issuance of bonds for highway purposes be submitted to the
electors, the county supervisors may appoint a highway commission
of three members for such county to investigate the main roads and
report to the board of supervisors those roads that should be
improved, their estimated cost and the amount of bonds to be
issued. If this report is approved by the board of supervisors,
an election on the issuance of the bonds shall immediately be
called. A two-thirds majority vote of the qualified electors is
required. The term and rate of interest is not specified in the act.
All work done with the proceeds of the bond issue shall be under
the direction of the highway commission.
The county supervisors of any county may create road districts
under two different acts. A permanent road district (act of March
19, 1907) may be created upon the petition of a majority of the
land owners of the proposed district, who may, in their petition,
propose a bond issue for certain road improvements, and this
bond issue shall be submitted by the supervisors to the electors of
the district, and if two-thirds of the votes cast are favorable, then
bonds of the district shall be issued not to exceed 15 per cent of the
assessed valuation, to run not to exceed twenty years, and to bear
interest at not to exceed 7 per cent per annum. The bonds shall
be sold to the highest bidder at not less than par, and the work
authorized shall be done by contract to be let to the lowest respon-
sible bidder. A special road district (act of March 21, 1913),
for certain specified improvements on established roads may be
created by the county supervisors after giving notice of the pro-
posal, if a majoroity of the land owners of the proposed district
do not file objections thereto prior to the date set for hearing
objections. Upon the creation of the district, contracts under
the approved specifications shall be awarded to the lowest respon-
sible bidder and, upon the completion and acceptance of the work,
bonds of the district shall be issued to pay for this work, to run not
to exceed twenty years, and bear interest at not to exceed 7 per
cent per annum. Under both acts a tax shall be levied to pay in-
terest and principal when due, although in the case of bonds issued
by a special road district the county supervisors may make tranf era
of funds for the payment of interest and principal when due.
Colorado
When the county commissioners of any county shall deem it
necessary to create a county indebtedness for road and bridge
purposes, they may submit the proposition to a vote and, if a
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majority of the votes cast are in favor of the proposition, they may
issue bonds of the county in the aggregate not to exceed the follow-
ing: Counties of assessed valuation over $1,000,000 and less than
$5,000,000, $2 on each $1000; and counties of assessed valuation
over $5,000,000, $6 on each $1000. These bonds shall bear
interest not exceeding 10 per cent per annum and shall be payable
at the pleasure of the county after ten years, but absolutely due
and payable twenty years from the date of issue. To pay the
interest on such bonds, an annual tax shall be levied by the county
commissioners, and for their ultimate redemption the county
commissioners shall levy annually, after ten years, a tax upon all
taxable property in the county in such an amount as to create a
yearly fund equal to 10 per cent of the whole amount of the bonds.
The proceeds of these bonds shall be used only for the purpose for
which they were issued.
Connecticut
No general road bonding law.
Delaware
No general road bonding law.
Florida
Upon a petition of 25 per cent or more of the registered voters
or freeholders residing in any territory embraced wholly or in part
in one or more road districts, praying that this territory shall
constitute a special road and bridge district for the purpose of
improving roads and bridges therein by the levy and collection
of special road and bridge taxes or by the issue and sale of bonds,
the board of county commissioners shall order an election thereon,
and a favorable majority vote shall be necessary to authorize this
arrangement. If, at this election, bonds are authorized to pay for
such improvement, the board of county commissioners shall issue
and sell these bonds and levy an annual tax to pay the interest
and create a sinking fund for their redemption.
Georgia
No general road bonding law.
Idaho
There are in Idaho two classes of road districts that are author-
ized by law and may issue bonds. Since 1905 it has been lawful
for any portion of a county containing twenty-five or more resident
taxpayers, by a majority vote of the resident freeholders at an
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election ordered by the county board of commissioners and peti-
tioned for by a majority of the freeholders, to organize and become
a good roads district. Three good roads commissioners are also
chosen at this election, who are authorized, with the consent of
two-thirds of the qualified freeholders expressed at an election, to
issue bonds in any amount not exceeding 25 per cent of the assessed
real property valuation in the district, and the proceeds must be
used exclusively for road purposes. These bonds shall bear interest
not to exceed 6 per cent, shall run for not more than twenty years,
and shall not be sold for less than par.
Under an act of 1911, fifty or more freeholders of lands wholly
within a county aggregating 20,000 acres or consisting of less
contiguous territory that has an assessed valuation of $1,000,000,
provided that these freeholders own at least 10 per cent of all the
property in the proposed district, or a number of resident free-
holders equal to 20 per cent of the last vote cast for governor may
petition the county board of commissioners for an election at which
the majority vote decides. If the vote is favorable, a highway dis-
trict is organized with three highway commissioners, with terms
of four years each, and the first of these commissioners are appointed
by the governor, while their successors are elected. The commis-
sioners constitute a highway board and have authority by resolution
to issue coupon bonds for road purposes at not exceeding 6 per
cent interest, and payable within twenty years by sinking fund
provided therefor. If these bonds increase the outstanding
bonded debt of the district, the resolution shall provide for an
election, and a two-third vote is necessary to carry the election.
In highway districts the amount of the bond issue shall not exceed
10 per cent of the assessed valuation of all property in the district
A good roads district may become a highway district in the
same manner as any unorganized territory.
Illinois
If the highway commissioners in any township in a county
under township organization or in any district in a county not
under township organization desire to expend on any bridge or
other distinct and expensive work on the roads a greater sum than
is available, they may call a special election to decide on the
issuance of bonds. If a majority of the legal voters voting at
such election shall favor the bond issue, the commissioners and
town clerk or district clerk shall issue from time to time, as the
work progresses, a sufficient amount of bonds for the purpose of
building the bridge or other construction. These bonds shall
bear not to exceed 5 per cent interest and shall be of such denomi-
nations and upon such time as the necessities require. They shall
not be sold for less than par and the town or district must provide
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for their payment by appropriate taxation. Likewise, a petition
signed by the highway commissioners and one hundred free-
holders may be addressed to the town clerk requesting an election
to determine whether the town shall borrow funds to construct
or maintain gravel, macadam, or other roads. A majority vote
shall cause the bonds to be issued under the same provisions as
above: Provided that the amount to be voted upon, including
principal and interest, shall not exceed the amount which can be
raised during a period of five years by an annual levy of $1 on each
$100 of taxable property.
Indiana
County commissioners are authorized, when requested by a
petition signed by fifty freeholders, to grade, drain and pave with
"stone, gravel or other road paving material" new or existing high-
ways in any township or on the line dividing two or more townships,
and to issue 5 per cent county bonds not to exceed the contract
price of the improvements, nor in excess of 4 per cent of the
assessed valuation of the town or townships including bonds
already issued. The bonds must be in denominations not less
than $50 and payable in semiannual series in not less than ten nor
more than twenty years. The bonds are retired by an annual
tax levied by the commissioners on all the property of the town-
ships affected. Complete plans and specifications for all improve-
ments are made before the election is ordered by a competent civil
engineer and two viewers appointed by the commissioners.
For the same purposes as above, gravel road assessment bonds
may be issued by county commissioners when petitioned by a
majority of the resident landowners within one mile of the proposed
improvement. The bonds are paid off by assessment upon the
property in proportion to the benefits derived from the improve-
ment.
For the purchase of toll roads, the county commissioners may issue
bonds not exceeding 4 per cent of the payable assessed valuation
in annual series for not more than twenty years, and bearing interest
not exceeding 6 per cent.
All highway bonds bearing interest not exceeding 4J per cent
are exempt from taxation.
Iowa
No general road bonding law.
Kansas
Upon petition of 60 per cent of the landowners who own at least
50 per cent of the land to be taxed, naming the road, the terminal
points of improvement, the kind of improvement, and the number
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of assessments, not exceeding ten, to be made in payment thereof,
the county board shall improve this road if it is found and declared
to be of public utility.
The county commissioners are empowered to make contracts.
In payment for any work or material, these commissioners shall
issue special improvement bonds, bearing interest not exceeding 6
per cent and payable within the time or times mentioned in the
petition.
Three-fourths of the cost of the improvement shall be appor-
tioned among the property owners within the radius described in
the petition and shall be collected as other taxes. One-fourth shall
be charged to the township or townships in which the improvement
is made and this amount shall be raised in the same manner as
provided by law for raising taxes for all purposes : Provided that
this act does not apply to the construction or improvement of
roads costing less than $500 per mile.
Bridge bonds in any sum not in excess of 1 per cent of the
taxable property may be issued by the board of county commis-
sioners of any county, the mayor and council of any city, and the
trustee, clerk, and treasurer of any township, upon a majority
vote at an election called by a petition signed by two-fifths of the
voters of their respective political division.
The bonds shall be in denominations of not less than $100, shall
bear interest not exceeding 10 per cent, and shall run for not less
than five, nor more than thirty years.
Kentucky
On the petition of 150 voters and freeholders of a county, the
county court shall call an election to determine whether bonds of
the county shall be issued in an amount not to exceed 2 per cent
of the taxable valuation of the county. If two-thirds of the legal
voters who vote shall favor the bond issue, the fiscal court may
issue bonds to bear not exceeding 6 per cent interest, to run not
more than thirty years, and to be retired, interest and principal,
by the proceeds of a tax not exceeding 20 per cent on the $100.
Louisiana
Municipal corporations, drainage districts, or parishes may issue
bonds for the purpose of improving the roads therein. Before these
bonds are issued, the question shall be submitted to an election
and a majority in number and in the amount of property valuation
of the actual votes cast shall be necessary to carry the election.
Bonds shall not be issued for a greater amount than 10 per cent of
the assessed valuation, shall bear not exceeding 5 per cent interest,
and shall run not to exceed forty years. A sinking fund shall be
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provided to redeem these bonds at maturity and an annual tax
imposed to create this sinking fund and pay the interest on the
bonds annually. Such bonds shall be sold for not less than par,
and the proceeds thereof shall not be used for any other purpose
than that for which they are issued.
Maine
No general road bonding law.
Maryland
No general road bonding law.
Massachusetts
No general road bonding law.
Michigan
The township board of any organized township, upon petition
of at least twenty-five freeholders thereof, may submit to an elec-
tion the proposition of issuing bonds of the township in an amount
not exceeding 5 per cent of the assessed valuation thereof, for
improving the roads therein under the commissioner of highways,
subject to direction of the township board a majority of the legal
voters voting is necessary to authorize the bond issue. These
bonds shall bear not to exceed 5 per cent interest and shall run not
to exceed twenty-five years, and a tax shall be levied annually to
meet the interest and principal as fast as they become due.
Counties that have adopted the county road system may issue
bonds to pay for such improvements as the commissioners of high-
ways decide to make, in an amount not exceeding 3 per cent of
the valuation of property assessable for this purpose. Before
issuing these bonds, the county board of supervisors must order an
election to decide on the issue upon petition signed by twenty-five
resident freeholders. A majority of votes cast is required to
authorize the bond issue. Bonds shall not be sold for less than
par and shall run for not exceeding twenty years. The rate of
interest and method of payment are not specified.
The county board of supervisors in counties that have not
adopted the county road system may, without petition from free-
holders, submit to a vote the question of issuing bonds of the county
for road purposes.
Minnesota
On petition of 50 or more voters who are freeholders of the
county, the county commissioners may submit to vote the propo-
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sition of issuing county bonds for road purposes. If a majority of
those voting are in favor of the proposition, the county board
shall issue bonds of the county in such amount as will not, with
existing indebtedness, make the total indebtedness of the county
exceed 15 per cent of the assessed valuation of taxable real property
therein. These bonds shall bear not to exceed 6 per cent interest,
shall have coupons attached, and shall be paid in equal install-
ments— the first to become due and payable not less than five years
after the date thereof, and the last not more than twenty years
after such date.
The town board, to make extraordinary improvements that will
cost more than the town is otherwise authorized to appropriate,
on petition of 15 or more voters of the town owning real estate
therein, may submit the question of the improvement to the next
annual town meeting, or, if so requested, may call a special town
meeting to vote on the question, and a 60 per cent majority vote
shall authorize the improvement. The town board may then
issue bonds of the town to raise the necessary funds. The amount
of these bonds, with the existing indebtedness of the town, shall
not exceed 5 per cent of the assessed valuation thereof. Such bonds
shall bear not to exceed 6 per cent interest, shall have coupons
attached, and shall be due in ten equal installments, the first of
which shall become due and payable not more than eighteen months
after date, and one each consecutive year thereafter. A tax
shall be levied to pay the interest and principal of such bonds as
they become due.
Mississippi
For the purpose of road and bridge improvement, the county
board of supervisors may issue bonds of the county to an amount
not exceeding, including all of its bonded indebtedness, 5 per cent
of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the county.
These bonds shall run not exceeding forty years, shall bear interest
at the rate of 6 per cent, and shall be redeemed by a sinking fund to
be provided for that purpose by annual taxation.
Supervisor districts may issue bonds for road purposes on peti-
tion to the county board of supervisors signed by 20 per cent of
the qualified electors of the district. A favorable vote by a ma-
jority of those voting at an election to be called for that purpose
is necessary to authorize the issue. These bonds shall run not
exceeding twenty-five years, shall bear not exceeding 6 per cent
interest, shall be exempt from taxation, and shall be sold for not
less than par. A tax shall be levied annually to pay the interest
and create a sinking fund for the discharge of such bonds at matur-
ity.
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Missouri
When petitioned by 100 tax-paying citizens of any county, the
county court thereof may submit to a vote the question of issuing
bonds for road and bridge purposes, and a two-thirds majority
vote of those voting is required to authorize the bond issue. Such
bonds shall be coupon bonds and issued in such amount as will not,
with the existing indebtedness of the county, exceed the consti-
tutional limitation of 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of the
taxable property therein; they shall bear not to exceed 5 per cent
interest, shall be exempt from taxation, and shall mature and be
payable within 20 years upon the call of the county court. The
principal sinking fund and interest of these bonds shall be paid by
a tax levied for this purpose.
Special road districts may be organized and the board of com-
missioners thereof may call an election to determine whether bonds
shall be issued for road purposes. A two-thirds majority of those
voting shall be necessary to authorize the issuance of these bonds,
which, if issued, shall be in an amount, including existing district
indebtedness, not to exceed 5 per cent of the assessed valuation
of the district. The bonds shall bear not exceeding 6 per cent
interest, shall become due in not exceeding fifteen annual install-
ments, the first of which shall become due not later than two years
after the date of the bonds. The bonds shall be sold to the best
advantage by the board of commissioners.
Montana
The board of county commissioners of any county may issue
coupon bonds in an amount which, with the outstanding bonded
indebtedness, will not exceed 5 per cent of the assessed valuation
of the taxable property therein; provided that no county shall
incur any indebtedness or liability for any single purpose to an
amount exceeding $10,000, without the approval of a majority of
the electors thereof.
Nebraska
Any county, township, precinct, city, or village may issue bonds
to construct a highway bridge across any boundary river of the
State, if so voted by three-fifths of the voters at a special election.
The amount of bonds must not exceed 10 per cent of the valuation.
In any county, township, precinct, city or village which has made
donations to railroads or other internal improvements, a two-
thirds vote shall be required for such bonds. The interest shall
not exceed 7 per cent. There shall be an annual tax for interest
and sinking fund. The term of the bond is not designated.
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Similar provision is made for purchasing private bridges within
any township or across any river bounding a township. For such
purpose a two-thirds majority is required and the bonds shall bear
not to exceed 8 per cent interest. A yearly tax must be levied to
pay 5 per cent oi the principal annually and the interest on the
bonds. Any county or city in the State is authorized to issue bonds
for internal improvements, and it appears that such improvements
include highways.
Nevada
On a majority vote of the qualified electors of any county, the
board of county commissioners may issue bonds of the county to
create a fund to be known as the " county road and bridge fund,"
to be used in the construction, repair, and maintenance of the
county roads and bridges, and the purchase of necessary implements
and machinery for this purpose. The amount of these bonds shall
not exceed the equivalent of 3 per cent of the total assessed valua-
tion of the real and personal property in the county. The bonds
shall have interest coupons attached, shall bear not to exceed 6
per cent interest, shall be in denominations of $1000, $500 or $100,
as determined by the board of county commissioners, and shall
be numbered consecutively from first to last, and must not be
sold for less than par. On January 1 of the third year succeeding
their sale and annually thereafter, one or more of these bonds, as
shall be designated by the board, in consecutive order, shall be
paid and redeemed by the county, and an annual tax shall be levied
to pay the interest on them and to create a sinking fund for their
retirement.
New Hampshire
No general road bonding law.
New Jersey
The board of chosen freeholders may issue bonds of the county
in an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 3
per cent of the assessed valuation of the real estate therein; pro-
vided that in no case shall the amount of such bonds outstanding
at any one time exceed $300,000. These bonds shall bear interest
not to exceed 5 per cent, and shall run presumably for forty years.
Before issuing the bonds, the board of chosen freeholders shall
make application in writing to the circuit court of the county for
authority to issue the bonds, and the circuit court shall investi-
gate and determine whether the bonds shall be issued.
The board of chosen freeholders of a county, or the township
committee of a township, or the proper governing body of other
municipality, may, by resolution, issue bonds thereof to pay the
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share of the county, township, or other municipality in the cost
of State-aid road work therein. These bonds shall bear not
exceeding 5 per cent interest and shall run not exceeding thirty
years (except bonds issued to provide funds for extraordinary
repairs or reconstruction which shall be payable in not exceeding
five years), and an annual tax shall be levied sufficient to pay the
interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund for the retire-
ment of such bonds at maturity.
New Mexico
When petitioned by not less than 10 per cent of the qualified
electors of the county who are taxpayers, the board of county
commissioners may submit the question of issuing bonds of the
county for road purposes. A majority of those voting is required.
The amount of the bonds shall not exceed in the aggregate, includ-
ing existing indebtedness, 4 per cent on the value of the taxable
property within the county, shall bear not to exceed 5 per cent
interest, and shall run not to exceed thirty years, but may be made
redeemable prior to the date of their maturity, as may be provided
by order of the board of county commissioners. An additional
annual tax levy shall be made to meet the interest charges on the
bonds, and there shall be created a fund to be known as the "county
highway sinking fund," which shall be used for the redemption of
bonds so issued.
New York
The county board of supervisors may, by resolution, authorize
the issuance and sale of bonds for paying the county's share of the
cost of any highway. These bonds must not be sold for less than
par, and the amount of the issue must not increase the total
county indebtedness to more than 10 per cent of the assessed
valuation.
For the purpose of purchasing toll roads and bridges, the county
board may issue bonds which shall bear interest not exceeding 5
per cent, shall run not longer than twenty years, and shall not be
sold below par.
Towns may issue bonds for road purposes when authorized
by the county board of supervisors. In the case of towns, a
majority vote may increase the amount of issue to one-third of
the assessed valuation of the town.
North Carolina
Upon presentation of a petition by not less than one-fourth of
the qualified voters of any township to the board of county commis-
sioners, the board shall within thirty days order an election in
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the town to determine if bonds shall be issued. This election shall
be held subject to the rules and regulations of the general election
laws of the State, and a majority vote of the qualified voters shall
be necessary. Such elections shall not be held oftener than every
twelve months. The amount of bonds that may be so issued
shall not exceed $50,000 for any one township in any county,
and the bonds shall be paid by the township for which they are
issued, and shall not be chargeable against any property or polls
outside of the township. These bonds shall be coupon bonds,
shall bear not to exceed 5 per cent interest, and shall be sold for not
less than par value, and the interest and sinking fund charges shall
be met by appropriate annual taxation. The fund raised by this
taxation in excess of the amount required to pay interest shall be
safely invested by the board of commissioners and the county
commissioners are authorized to purchase any of these bonds to
the amount of this excess annually, and after ten years they may
purchase at a sum not exceeding par value, one-twenty-fifth of
the bonds issued for any township.
North Dakota
Section 183 of article 12 of the constitution authorizes counties,
townships, cities, towns, or other political subdivisions to create
an indebtedness not to exceed 5 per cent of the assessed valuation
of the taxable property therein, but apparently there has been no
general statutory enactment permitting the creation of an indebt-
edness for road purposes under authority thus conferred.
Ohio
Authority is conferred upon township trustees to issue bonds of
the township in denominations of $500 to bear not exceeding 6
per cent interest per annum, to run not exceeding thirty years, and
to be sold for not less than par, and the aggregate amount of such
bonds which may be outstanding at any one time is not to exceed
$50,000. Not more than 5 miles of road may be improved in any
one year, and no more bonds shall be issued than shall be required
to pay the cost of such improvements for the current year. A tax
of not exceeding 3 mills on the dollar of all taxable property in
the township shall be levied each year until the interest and the
principal of the bonds are paid.
The township trustees of a township may create a road district
and may issue the bonds of the road district to bear not exceeding
5 per cent interest per annum, and to run not exceeding twenty
years, and the amount of bonds that may be outstanding at any
one time is not to exceed $100,000. Before these bonds shall be
issued, the proposition shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified
electors of the district.
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In any county, adjacent townships, not exceeding four, may be
organized into a road district to improve the roads. When the
construction of such a road district is petitioned for by at least
fifty resident taxpayers of each of the townships, a road commission
of not more than one member from each township, shall be nomi-
nated by the township trustees and appointed by the county com-
missioners. These road improvements must be indorsed by the
qualified voters of the district at an election to be held for that
purpose. The road commission may issue bonds to run not ex-
ceeding 15 years, to bear not exceeding 6 per cent interest, to be
sold for not less than par value, and not to exceed, in the aggregate,
$250,000 to be outstanding at any one time, unless the taxable
valuation of the district shall exceed $5,000,000, when $25,000
additional bonds may be issued for each million of assessed valua-
tion over $5,000,000. To meet the interest and principal of such
bonds, the county commissioners shall levy on all taxable property
in the district an additional tax of not to exceed 3 mills on the dollar.
In addition, there are numerous special provisions of law under
which county commissioners may issue county bonds, and town-
ship trustees may issue township bonds for road improvement
purposes.
Under the act approved May 31, 1911, as amended in 1913 pro-
viding for State aid in the construction of "inter-county highways,
etc.," the county commissioners of any county are authorized to
issue bonds in anticipation of collections of revenue from the
assessment of a special tax for the purpose of constructing, improv-
ing or repairing roads under the act, and obtaining State aid there-
for. Such bonds shall state the purpose for which they are issued,
and shall bear interest not to exceed 5 per cent per annum, payable
semiannually, and mature not later than ten years from the date
of issue, as the county commissioners shall determine, provided
the aggregate amount of these bonds shall not exceed 1 per cent of
the tax duplicate of the county. The bonds shall be advertised
in two newspapers published in the county at least once each week
for four consecutive weeks, and shall be sold to the highest bidder
at not less than par and accrued interest, and the county commis-
sioners may reject any and all bids. The proceeds of such bonds
shall be used exclusively in constructing, improving, maintaining
or repairing the road for which they were issued, except that any
unexpended balance shall become a part of the general road funds
of the county.
Oklahoma
The township board may issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
3 per cent of the taxable property upon a three-fifths vote at a
special election. The bond interest shall not exceed 6 per cent
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and the term shall not exceed twenty-five years. An annual tax
shall be levied to pay the interest and to create a sinking fund for
the redemption of the bonds at their maturity.
The county commissioners of any county are authorized, upon
a three-fifths vote of those voting at a special election, to issue
county bonds for building, repairing or acquiring bridges, and the
term of the bonds shall not exceed twenty-five years and their in-
terest shall not exceed 5 per cent. An annual tax is levied to meet
the interest and sinking fund charges on the bonds.
Road improvement districts of not less than 8 square miles in
area may be created in any county upon written petition signed by
15 per cent of the qualified electors of the proposed district, filed
with the county clerk. Such petition shall ask for a vote on the
bond issue for the improvement of the roads in the district, and
at the election a three-fifths majority of those voting shall be
required to authorize the issuance of bonds. Interest on these
bonds shall not exceed 5 per cent, and the term shall not exceed
twenty-five years. The board of county commissioners shall an-
nually levy upon all the taxable property in the road improvement
district a tax sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds and to create
a sinking fund for their redemption.
Oregon
A proposition to issue county road bonds may originate in either
of four ways: First, upon the petition of the registered voters
equal to one-fourth of the greatest number of votes cast for any
candidate for judge of the supreme court at the last general election
in that county, or by 5000 registered voters, the county court
shall submit a proposition to issue county road bonds at a special
election called for that purpose; second, upon the petition of one-
twentieth of the registered voters, as above, the proposition may
be submitted at a special election; third, upon the petition of one-
tenth of the registered voters, as above, the proposition shall
be submitted at the next general election; and fourth, the county
court may submit the proposition at any general election of its own
motion.
Upon a favorable vote of the majority of all those voting at the
special or general election, the county court shall issue the road
bonds or the county warrants in lieu thereof, as funds are needed.
The bonds shall be issued in denominations of not less than $50
nor greater than $1000, and shall bear interest not to exceed 6 per
cent. The aggregate of all bonds outstanding shall not exceed 2
per cent of the assessed valuation, and shall be sold to the highest
bidder. The proceeds shall be expended only in constructing
permanent public roads as specified in the order submitting the
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proposition. A special tax may be levied to pay interest charges,
and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal, or
provision therefor may be made by transferring funds to such
sinking fund.
Pennsylvania
The county commissioners of the several counties may borrow
money for improving and maintaining the public roads, and may
issue bonds for these improvements. The amount shall not exceed
in the aggregate 2 per cent of the total of the assessed valuation
of all property in the county at the last triennial valuation; but,
no such bonds or indebtedness shall bear interest exceeding 5 per
cent. The county commissioners shall not issue bonds in one year
to exceed one-half of 1 per cent of the total valuation of all property,
as shown at the last triennial assessment; provided, that the amount
of bonds issued in any one year in excess of one-tenth of 1 per
cent of such total valuation of all property shall be approved by
the grand jury and court of quarter sessions.
Rhode Island
No general road bonding law.
South Carolina
No general road bonding law.
South Dakota
It is provided in article 25, section 1137, of the revised code of
1903, that the boards of supervisors of organized townships are
authorized to issue coupon bonds when directed by a two-thirds
majority of the voters, at a town meeting called for that purpose.
Under the amendment of 1911, chapter 250, these bonds or orders
are to be payable in such amounts and at such times, not exceeding
ten years from date, as two-thirds of the legal voters present and
voting shall determine, with interest not exceeding 6 per cent
per annum, payable annually. The section of the original article
agrees with this amendment in its provision that the above action
may be taken at an annual town meeting duly advertised.
Section 1139 of the original act provides that the board of super-
visors must levy a tax for interest and principal not exceeding 15
per cent of such maturing bonds, and section 1140 of the original
act provides that whenever a petition bearing the signatures of
two-thirds of the legal voters of a township asks that an amount
of money not exceeding 5 per cent of the taxable valuation of
the town and not exceeding $5000 be raised for the construction
LEGISLATION GOVERNING LOCAL BOND ISSUES 83
of any public road or roads, the supervisors shall issue and sell
coupon bonds for the amount specified. The term shall not exceed
twenty years and the interest shall not exceed 10 per cent, payable
annually, and these bonds are to be sold for not less than par value.
The interest and principal are to be provided for by taxation.
Money so obtained is to be used under the direction of the super-
visors of the town involved.
Tennessee
Under an act approved September 27, 1913, the county court of
any county, when authorized by a majority vote at an election
held for the purpose, may issue coupon bonds for highway pur-
poses in any amount which will not increase the outstanding indebt-
edness of the county to more than 10 per cent of the taxable
valuation. These bonds shall bear interest at not exceeding 6
per cent, shall not run for more than forty years, and shall not be
sold for less than par; provided that a two-thirds vote may authorize
a bond issue that may increase the outstanding indebtedness to
an amount not to exceed 15 per cent. The county court provides
the levy for interest and retiring the bonds and also for creating an
annual maintenance fund equal to 2 per cent of the bond issue.
In case of federal aid, the court is authorized to appropriate an
amount not to exceed double the federal aid, and, in case there
are insufficient funds in the treasury, may issue bonds not to exceed
3 per cent of the taxable valuation.
The county court must adopt a resolution setting forth the roads
to be built or improved and the number of miles thereof, and may
authorize the expenditure for the employment of engineers and
payment of expenses incident to the preparation and preliminary
plans for the improvement to be made under this act.
The county court shall have the right to divide the county
into districts (not less than three nor more than eight) and there
shall be elected one road commissioner from and for each district;
provided that any county not desiring districts shall have the
right to elect three commissioners at large who shall constitute the
county board of commissioners.
The commissioners shall let all work for grading, macadamizing,
concreting, bridge building, etc., by contract. They shall employ
an engineer to lay out and estimate the cost of the improvement
and supervise the work done under this act.
Texas
Any county, political subdivision, or other defined district of
the county, upon a vote of two-thirds majority of the resident,
property-holding taxpayers, may issue bonds for road purposes
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in an amount not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of
the real property therein. These bonds shall run for not less than
twenty nor more than forty years, with such option of redemption
as may be fixed by the commissioners' court, shall bear not more
than 5J per cent interest per annum, and must be examined by
the attorney general and registered by the state comptroller of
public accounts. The county commissioner's court shall levy a
tax sufficient to pay the interest on these bonds and produce a
sinking fund sufficient to redeem them at maturity. Each polit-
ical subdivision or defined district so issuing bonds shall be made
a body corporate, and may sue and be sued in like manner as coun-
ties. The county commissioner in whose precinct the political sub-
division or defined district is located shall be ex-officio road super-
intendent of the road district, with power to contract for and on
behalf of it.
Utah
The board of county commissioners may contract bonded indebt-
edness by an order specifying the purposes for which the indebted-
ness is to be created and the amount of the indebtedness, and by
providing for submission of the proposition to the electors of the
county at the next succeeding general election, or at a special election
to be called for that purpose. At this election only such qualified
voters as have paid a property tax in the county in the year pre-
ceding the election shall be permitted to vote on the question of
issuing bonds. A majority of those voting shall be necessary to
authorize the issuance of bonds. If the bonds are issued, the board
shall levy a tax necessary to pay the interest on them and to create
a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity. Bonds shall not
be in an amount which, including existing indebtedness, will
exceed 2 per cent of the value of the taxable property of the county.
Vermont
Any town or incorporated city may issue bonds to an amount
not exceeding three times its grand list for the purpose of purchasing
road-making apparatus and building permanent highways therein.
To authorize such bonds a two-thirds majority vote of all those
cast at a meeting of the town or corporation for that purpose shall
be necessary. These bonds shall be issued for a term not exceeding
twenty-five years, with interest coupons attached bearing not to
exceed 5 per cent interest. The town, city or village must by vote
determine the time, place, manner of payment, and the terms, de-
nominations and conditions of such bonds.
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Virginia
Upon the petition of a majority of the board of supervisors of
any county or upon the petition of 150 freeholders of a county to
the circuit court thereof, the circuit court may order an election
to determine whether the board of supervisors of the county shall
issue county bonds for road purposes. A majority of the qualified
voters of the county will be necessary. The amount of the bonds,
including all bonds previously issued and remaining unpaid, shall
in no case exceed 10 per cent of the total taxable value of the county.
These bonds shall be issued in denominations of $100 or some multi-
ple thereof, shall bear not to exceed 6 per cent interest, and shall
be payable not exceeding thirty-four years from the date thereof,
but may, in the discretion of the board of supervisors, be made
redeemable at such time or times as the board may prescribe and
stipulate upon the face of the bonds when issued. After the issu-
ance of the bonds, a tax shall be levied in the county on all property
liable to State tax to an amount sufficient to meet the interest on
the bonds and create a sinking fund for their redemption at ma-
turity.
The board of supervisors, or local county road board if there be
one, shall apply to the State highway commissioner for, or shall
employ a competent road engineer to make plans and specifications
for and supervise the improvements made from the proceeds of
the bond issue.
Bonds may be issued by any county for the purpose of macad-
amizing or otherwise improving the public roads and bridges of
any magisterial or road district in such county. Before the bonds
are issued, a petition signed by a majority of the board of super-
visors of the county or by fifty freeholders of any magisterial dis-
trict or districts in the county shall be presented to the circuit
court of the county, which shall order an election to be held to
determine whether the bonds shall be issued. A majority of
the qualified voters of the district voting thereon shall be necessary
to carry the election. The amount of these bonds shall not exceed
10 per cent of the total assessed taxable values at the time in the
magisterial district. These bonds shall be in denominations of
$100 or some multiple thereof, shall bear not exceeding 6 per cent
interest per annum, and shall be payable within not exceeding
thirty-four years from the date thereof, but may, in the dis-
cretion of the board, be made redeemable at such time or times
and upon such notice as the board may prescribe and stipulate
upon the face of the bonds when issued. The necessary tax levy
shall be made by the board on all taxable property liable to State
tax in the magisterial district, in order to meet the interest on the
bonds and to create a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity.
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Under a clause in article 5 of chapter 76 of the laws of 1908,
when more than 50 per cent of the expense of permanent road
improvement in any county is expended in accordance with pro-
visions of the act, that county shall be entitled to receive its
annual apportionment of State aid until its receipt from the State
on that account shall equal 50 per cent of the expense.
Washington
There are in Washington three operative statutes passed and
effective in the years 1890, 1893 and 1913, respectively. The last
two are very similar, and the act of 1913, as therein stated, is
intended to confer additional power and authority. Bonds may
be issued under the provisions of either of these statutes.
The board of county commissioners of any county may, by the
act of 1890, whenever .a majority of them shall so decide, submit
to an election the question of issuing coupon road and bridge
bonds in an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the taxable property
in the county, bearing not to exceed 6 per cent interest per annum,
and payable at such time as may be fixed by the board of county
commissioners. This proposition may be submitted at a general
election and a majority of three-fifths of the votes cast is necessary
to authorize the issue of these bonds. If bonds are issued, the
county commissioners must ascertain and levy annually a suffi-
cient tax to pay the interest on them when they become due and
to create a sinking fund to redeem them at maturity.
The county commissioners are authorized by the act of 1893
to establish and construct a system of improved roads on petition
setting forth that the public welfare requires that such improve-
ments should be begun without delay and that the county has
not sufficient funds. If the commission shall approve the petition,
they may by resolution direct that an election be called on the
question of issuing bonds of the county to provide funds. If
three-fifths of those voting are favorable, the commissioners shall
issue the bonds and negotiate their sale at not less than par value.
These bonds shall be made payable to the bearer within not more
than twenty years from their date and shall bear not exceeding 6
per cent interest. Bonds shall not be issued under the provisions
of this chapter in such an amount as will make the aggregate indebt-
edness of the county exceed 1^ per cent of the value of taxable
property therein. When bonds are issued, the board of county
commissioners is authorized and required annually to levy and
collect a tax sufficient to pay the interest on them, and, in case
they are to run longer than ten years, they shall annually levy
and collect, beginning with the annual tax levy succeeding the
expiration of ten years from the date of the bonds, an additional
tax to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal
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thereof. This annual sinking fund levy shall be at least equal to
10 per cent of the amount of the bonds issued.
An act passed in 1913 authorizes the board of county commis-
sioners of any county to submit to the voters of the county the
question of issuing negotiable coupon road bonds in an amount not
to exceed 5 per cent of the taxable property of such county. This
question may be submitted at the general election or at a special
election called for that purpose. A three-fifths majority of the
votes cast shall be necessary to authorize the issuance of the bonds.
If issued, they shall run not to exceed twenty years and bear
not to exceed 6 per cent interest. The provisions of this act shall
apply not only to roads which are or shall be under the general
control of the county, but also to all parts of the State roads in the
county and to all roads which are situated or are to be constructed
wholly or in part within the limits of any incorporated city or
town therein; provided that the board of county commissioners
finds that they form or will become a part of the public highway
system of the county; provided further that no proposition for
bonds shall be submitted which proposes that more than 40 per
cent of the proceeds thereof shall be expended within any city or
town or within any number of cities and towns. After the bonds
are issued, the county commissioners shall levy an annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest and at least five years prior to the
maturity of the bonds, and thence forward each year until their
maturity the county commissioners must ascertain and levy a tax
sufficient to accumulate during the last series of years a fund equal
to the principal of all the bonds then remaining outstanding and
unpaid. The proceeds of this tax shall go into a sinking fund for
the discharge of the bonds.
West Virginia
The county court of any county may improve the main roads
thereof, and may pay for them by the issuance of the bonds of the
county. In this case the court, upon petition of fifty legal voters
of the county, shall submit the proposition at a general school or
special election, and a three-fifths favorable vote of all votes cast shall
be necessary to authorize the issuance of the bonds. The amount of
bonded indebtedness that may be outstanding at any one time
shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the taxable property within
the county. Interest on these bonds shall not exceed 6 per cent,
and the bonds shall be sold at not less than par. The term not
exceed thirty-four years, and an annual tax shall be levied on all
property subject to taxation in the county sufficient to meet the
interest and to create a sinking fund for the redemption of the
bonds at maturity.
In like manner the county court may issue road bonds of any
magisterial district within the county.
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Wisconsin
Any county, through its board, may issue nontaxable coupon
bonds bearing interest at 5 per cent, payable semiannually, for the
original improvement of any portion of the system of prospective
State highways. The bonds may run not to exceed ten years, and
the entire issue, when added to other county indebtedness, must
not exceed 5 per cent of taxable property, as ascertained by last
assessment. The bonds may not be sold below par outside of the
county until the residents of the county have had a reasonable
opportunity to purchase them, and when sold, the proceeds must
be apportioned to the respective towns by the county board. The
form of the bonds is to be approved by the State highway commis-
sion, and the bonds are to be printed from plates furnished by the
commission.
The bonds are to be divided as to denominations and due dates
so as to have an equal amount payable each year. The interest
and principal are provided for by a direct tax to be assessed by
the county board. Provision is also made for the issuance of
bonds conditioned upon the payment of all interest by private
subscriptions, but money or approved securities must be first
deposited to secure the payment of this interest. State aid may
be obtained upon proceeds from bond sales not to exceed one-half
of the tax levy in the county for the payment of the face of the
bonds.
No bond issue shall be authorized for more than one-fifth of 1
per cent of the assessed value of all the taxable property in the
county until the proposition has been submitted to a vote of elec-
tors of the county, and a majority of those voting have been favor-
able. A petition signed by qualified electors equal to 10 per cent
of the number of votes cast for governor at the last general election
may secure the submission to a vote of any proposition to issue
bonds.
Any town may issue bonds for the original improvement of any
portion of the system of prospective State highways in a manner
similar to that of the county, except that the proposition must,
without exception, be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors
of the town at a regular town meeting, or at a special meeting
called for the purpose. The rate of interest and other terms of
the bonds are practically identical with those of the county.
Wyoming
The State constitution authorizes the county and subdivisions
thereof to create indebtedness not to exceed 2 per cent of their
taxable valuation, but there has been no statutory enactment,
either general or special, under the authority thus conferred, for
the issuance of road bonds.
DIGEST OF CONVICT LABOR LAWS
Alabama
The convicts of any county or municipality may be worked
upon the public roads, bridges or ferries of the county under the
direction of the court of county commissioners, or they may be
hired to contractors.
Arizona
The State board of control may cause persons convicted of
crime and placed in the state prison to be employed in the construc-
tion and maintenance of State roads and bridges. Such prison
labor shall conform to directions and specifications of the State
engineer, and shall be performed in the several counties only when
requested by the county supervisors thereof. The board of
control and the State engineer are clothed with ample authority
for the effective administration of this act.
Arkansas
The department of State lands, highways and improvements
shall employ as many of the State convicts on the public roads as
may not be otherwise employed by the penetentiary authorities,
the expenses to be borne by the county or improvement district
in which they work.
County convicts may be worked upon the highways of the
county, and it is lawful to provide in any highway charter for
working the male county convicts upon the highways of the county.
In case such district is not coextensive with the county from which
they come, the county court shall first approve the provision.
Special improvement districts may use convict labor and pay a
flat rate of 75 cents to the county.
Colorado
At the request of the board of county commissioners the warden
of the State penitentiary shall detail such a number of prisoners
to work on the public roads as he shall deem proper. The addi-
tional cost of guarding and other expense must be borne by the
county.
Connecticut
Convict labor on highways is not provided except work for a
day or two on roads of town in which county jail is located.
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Delaware
In the counties of Kent and Sussex, vagrants and minor crimi-
nals may be sentenced to hard work on the county roads.
In New Castle County, the levy court is empowered to arrange
for employing any of the able bodied convicts on the public roads.
Florida
The county commissioners may employ all convicts in jail
under sentence for crime at labor upon the streets of cities and
towns or upon roads, bridges and public works; or the board may
hire out convicts. There is no provision for working state convicts
upon roads.
Georgia
Convicts guilty of misdemeanors may be sentenced to work in
the chain-gang of the county. All felony convicts except such as
are required by law to be kept at the State farm may be employed
in the several counties. On or before February 10 annually, the
prison commission shall communicate with the county authorities
and ascertain those counties desiring to use convict labor. Convicts
shall be apportioned according to population.
Idaho
The highway commission is authorized to make requisition upon
the warden of the State penitentiary for convicts for road labor,
subject to such rules and regulations as the board of prison com-
missioners shall prescribe. The warden and prison commission
shall assign such prisoners as they deem physically able and at
the same time reasonably safe to work on the State roads under
the general direction of the highway commission.
Illinois
Convicts are not worked outside of prison except in rock quarries
in getting out rock for the use of the State. Crushed rock and
other road material created by convict labor shall be furnished
free at the penitentiary where prepared to the State highway com-
mission, provided such material shall be placed only upon a perma-
nent public highway.
Indiana
The managing boards of the State reformatory and State prison
may wherever there is no work for the inmates within the prison,
arrange with the county commissioners or township trustees for
working the convicts on the roads.
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Iowa
State convicts may be worked at stone quarries, and the crushed
stone produced, furnished to counties, townships, or road districts,
f.o.b. cars at crushing plant.
Kansas
It is the duty of the warden of the penitentiary to employ the
surplus convict labor in extending and repairing the state and
county roads. By special act, the State will furnish the necessary
labor from the penitentiary to build a macadam road from Leaven-
worth to Kansas City, provided the counties furnish right-of-way
and material.
Kentucky
All male persons confined in county jails or work houses, under
judgment of a court directing that they may be worked at hard
labor, shall be available for work on county roads, upon the appli-
cation of the road supervisor or overseer. In counties having
work houses the superintendent thereof, the board of county com-
missioners and the road supervisor or overseer shall agree as to the
terms of the employment on the roads, and in counties not having
work houses, the county judge shall assign such prisoners as he
shall think proper for work on the roads, upon application of the
supervisor or overseer. The road supervisor or overseer shall be
responsible for the safe-keeping of the prisoners assigned for work
under him.
Note. — Constitutional amendment affecting convict labor now
pending.
Louisiana
The State highway engineer, with the approval of the board of
State engineers may use convicts for highway work, such convicts
to be under the supervision and guardianship of the board of
control of the State penitentiary.
Maine
Upon written application from county or municipal authorities
the board of inspectors may direct that jail prisoners be worked on
county roads.
Maryland
For the purpose of building and constructing or maintaining any
road, bridges or highways under the provisions of this act (State
highway act of 1910) or for the purpose of working any stone quarry
operated by the State highway commission, the said commission
is authorized to make request of the directors of the Maryland
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House of Correction for as many inmates thereof as may be neces-
sary for said purpose, and the said directors are directed to furnish
same with a sufficient number of guards for their safe-keeping of
the prisoners while so employed.
Massachusetts
Convicts may be employed in the preparation of road material
by hand labor only, and are not employed in the construction and
maintenance of highways.
Michigan
County road officials may direct the employment of county
prisoners confined for petty offenses, upon the highways of the
county.
The wardens of the State penitentiaries may, upon proper
application from highway officials, put State prisoners to work in
the same manner as county prisoners. State convicts may also
be used in surface quarries and stone yards in preparing material
to be used on the public highways.
Minnesota
No legislation providing for convict labor upon highways.
They may be used for crushing stone for highway purposes on the
prison grounds.
Mississippi
There is no general convict labor law in reference to highways.
Most convicts are employed upon state farms. The superinten-
dent of the penitentiary is authorized to improve and maintain
roads from each convict farm in the State for a distance of 5 miles
out from said farms.
In four counties, convicts between the ages of eighteen and
and fifty sentenced to the farms may be required to work fifteen
days on the roads.
Missouri
The warden and inspectors of the penitentiary may, in their
discretion enter into contracts for the employment of not to exceed
300 convicts of the state penitentiary upon public roads and high-
ways of the State at such times and places and upon such terms
as the warden and inspectors deem proper.
Montana
County commissioners may require prisoners to labor "on the
public works or ways in the county."
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Under the State highway commission, act of 1913, county com-
missioners may have work done by prison or convict labor on State
roads in their county.
Nebraska
For the purpose of enabling the county commissioners to employ
in a profitable manner all convicts sentenced to hard labor, the
board has authority to make rules and regulations and designate
the place where the convicts shall work. The county jail is
declared to extend to any quarry, road or other place the commis-
sioners may designate.
Nevada
The State prison commissioners are authorized to detail for
work on the public highways any male convict in the State prison
who may be properly detailed, except prisoners under sentence of
death, provided, that such detail shall be voluntary on the part of
the convict.
Convicts so detailed are not required to wear stripes, are given
ten days off sentence for each month's faithful work, and are paid
10 cents per day.
New Jersey
The board of chosen freeholders of any county may order the
sheriff to cause all able bodied male convicts or so many as may be
required, to be put to work on the public roads of the county.
The State commissioner of public roads, or the board of chosen
freeholders of any county may make application to the prison labor
commission for convicts to work on public highways. The prison
labor commission in conjunction with the governing body of the
penal institution determine the number to be assigned the cost of
maintenance and compensation and may enter into an agreement
for the payment of costs or any portion thereof.
The prison labor commission is authorized to acquire so much
land for agricultural and quarry purposes as may be selected by
said commission, and transfer prisoners for agricultural purposes,
and to be employed in the quarrying and preparation of building
and road materials.
New Mexico
Aside from the special acts of the legislature which provides for
building certain roads by convict labor, a general act of 1909 pro-
vides that the State highway commission shall employ such convict
labor as shall be available and advisable. The board of peniten-
tiary commissioners shall on demand of highway commission fur-
nish available convicts and also necessary guards, provided that
the cost of transportation, maintenance and guarding while engaged
in road work shall be paid from the road fund.
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New York
The town superintendent with the consent of the town board
may request the supervisor of the town under the provisions of
section 93 of the county law to procure the services of the prisoners
serving in the county jail for general work on the public highways
of the town.
North Carolina
In counties having arrangements for working convicts upon
public roads, the presiding judge shall sentence the following
convicts to such work; all those convicted of crimes, the punish-
ment of which is imprisonment in the county jail; those convicted
of crimes, the punishment of which is confinement in the State
penitentiary not exceeding ten years; those sentenced to impris-
onment in a county jail by a magistrate.
North Dakota
The board of control is authorized to employ convicts upon the
public highways, under the supervision of proper guards, all the
convicts not needed in the State twine mills, and it is otherwise
deemed practicable to so employ them. They may also be
employed by the several counties of the State for work on the public
roads thereof when it is mutually so agreed by the county com-
missioners and the State board of control, the county paying all
the salaries and expenses in connection with said work. The
convicts shall at all times be under State control, and shall be
supervised by skilled laborers who shall at the same time act as
guards. As nearly as practicable, all the men shall be pledged on
their word of honor not to attempt escape, they shall be dressed
uniformly, and shall bear some insignia not too conspicuous, and
shall not be required to work more than ten hours in any one day.
Also, a convict shall not be assigned to work in the community
from which he came.
The convicts are entitled to a credit of from 10 to 25 cents per
day, the exact amount depending upon the amount and manner of
work done, and in addition thereto, those assigned to outside work
are entitled to a double allowance of "good time."
Ohio
The governor shall have power to direct and require the Ohio
board of administration, the warden, and such other officers who
have charge of the keeping and maintenance of the prisoners in
the Ohio penitentiary and Mansfield reformatory to furnish to the
State highway department such number of able bodied prisoners as
the State highway commissioner may certify to the governor can
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be advantageously employed upon any part or parts of the main
market road system. The housing, guarding and maintenance
shall be paid from the funds appropriated for such penitentiary or
reformatory. Strict account shall be kept of all such labor to
determine its actual cost to State.
Oklahoma
The county commissioners shall have authority by providing
suitable arrangements therefor, to work all convicts confined in
the county jail upon the public highways, and may by arrange-
ments with the city council, work the prisoners of any city, but
shall not pay therefor other than the cost of maintenance.
The State board of prison control may provide for the working
of convicts upon the public roads of the State. The work shall be
done upon roads designated by the county commissioners of the
several counties. State convicts shall be divided into groups not
exceeding 100 each. Only one group shall work in any county,
and for a period not to exceed five months. No county shall
receive the second group until all counties making application
shall have received their proportion of the work from state convicts.
Oregon
State. — The State highway commission may authorize and pro-
vide for the construction of any State road or part of such road by
convict labor; and if said commission so authorizes and provides
convict labor, the governor shall, upon its request detail from the
penitentiary such convicts as in his judgement may seem proper
for use in the work of constructing said road or part of a road;
and such convicts shall be delivered to said engineer on such terms
and conditions as shall be prescribed by the parole board and
approved by the governor.
County. — Upon the written request of the county court of any
county, the governor may detail from the State penitentiary such
convicts as in his judgment may seem proper for use on the
public highways. Said convicts shall be delivered to any county
court on such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the
parole board and approved by the governor.
Pennsylvania
All male persons sentenced to county jails and workhouses may
be assigned to work on the public roads of the county by the
prison board. Preference shall be given to the making of new roads
and the repair of main roads, all roads to conform to the plans
and specifications of the State highway commission. The work
shall be done in 5 mile sections by townships in rotation.
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Rhode Island
No convict labor.
South Carolina
All able bodied male convicts are placed on the county chain-
gang except those, who in the discretion of the presiding judge,
should be placed in the State penitentiary. The county chain-
gangs are engaged exclusively on the county roads. No State
prisoners are worked upon the public highways.
South Dakota
When in the opinion of the sheriff any convict sentenced to hard
labor can be more profitably employed outside of the jail or yard,
it shall be his duty to employ said convict either in work on public
streets or highways or otherwise.
Tennessee
County convicts may be worked upon the public highways of
the county, subject to the direction of the county court.
Texas
The commissioners court may require all male county convicts,
not otherwise employed, to labor upon the public highways under
such regulations as may be deemed most expedient. Each convict
worked on the roads in satisfaction of any fine and cost shall receive
a credit thereon of 50 cents for each day he may labor and reasona-
ble commutation of time may be granted as a reward for faithful
service and good behavior, provided same shall not exceed one-
tenth of the whole time.
Utah
Convict labor may be utilized in providing road material and
also actual construction. Prisoners in the county jail may be
required to work on the county roads under regulations made
by the board of county commissioners, and prisoners in the state
prison may be required to work on the State roads.
When state prison convicts are used in the construction or im-
provement of any State road, the work shall be under the authority
and control of the State road commission, the state board of cor-
rection and the warden of the Utah State prison.
The State board of pardons is required to make provision for
granting privileges and reduction of sentence for good behavior on
part of convicts employed on roads.
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Vermont
The sheriffs of the several counties may employ or cause to be
employed able-bodied prisoners confined in county jails, upon
conviction for crime, in the improvement of the public highways
within a radius of 30 miles from such jail and outside of a city or
incorporated village. The county sheriff makes necessary rules
for the proper care of such prisoners subject to the approval of the
attorney-general and governor. The State highway commissioner
shall designate subject to the approval of the sheriff the highways
upon which labor shall be employed. The highway commissioner
or his assistants shall direct the work.
Virginia
After May 1, 1913, all male prisoners confined in the State
penitentiary shall be subject to work on the State convict road
force, except those considered unsafe by the superintendent.
The road force shall be under the direction of a civil engineer
appointed by the State highway commissioner, or of a guard so
appointed who shall be well versed in road building. When local
road authorities desire to make permanent improvement by con-
tract, the State may furnish such force of convicts that at $1 per
day will amount to 40 per cent of the contract price.
Washington
Whenever there are persons confined in the State penitentiary
who are physically able to perform manual labor upon the public
highways and who shall not be engaged in other work required by
the State board of control, the same may be employed upon the
construction and improvement of the public highways within the
State.
The board of control shall monthly certify to the State highway
commissioner the number of persons in the institution named who
may be used for the work authorized under this act, and the state
highway commissioner shall, whenever possible use such persons
in the building or repair of public roads.
All work shall be under direction and supervision of the State
highway commissioner, but the control and management of the
convicts shall be under the supervision of the State board of
control. All expense of care, maintenance and transportation
above 25 cents per day for each convict shall be paid from the
funds authorized to be used on the road being improved. Twenty-
five cents per day shall be paid from the fund appropriated for the
maintenance of the penitentiary.
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County commissioners may order jail prisoners to work on the
public roads under direction of the sheriff at a distance of not to
exceed 5 miles from place of detention.
West Virginia
County courts may sentence convicts to be confined at hard
labor in the county jail, and may designate what work as roads,
bridges, etc.
Proceeds from leasing or hiring inmates of the penitentiary,
less $20,000, shall be paid into the State road fund. In the State
road bureau act of 1913, it is provided that county courts may
apply to the State board of control for State prisoners to work upon
the State highways of the county. The application will be granted
if prisoners are available, provided, the state board of control may,
for good cause, refuse to grant any application.
Wisconsin
Convicts in county jails may be used in breaking stone for road
purposes.
Wyoming
Any convict may be put to work on the highways and streets.
A recent law (1913) provides for a system of public highways
consisting of twelve trunk lines to be improved by prison labor in
accordance with plans of the State engineer.
DIGEST OF AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION LAWS
Alabama. The law provides for annual registration of motor
vehicles with the secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as
follows: Less than 20 h.p., $7.50; 20 to 30 h.p., $12.50; 30 to 40
h.p., $17.50; 40 h.p. and over, $20; electric machines, $12.50; steam
automobiles, $15; motor cycles, $3; manufacturers and dealers,
$100; motor vehicles for hire, $25; chauffeur's license, $5.
The automobile revenues are not applied to roads. Forty per
cent of the gross revenue derived from owners residing in incor-
porated cities and towns is returned to such cities and towns, and
40 per cent derived from owners in counties not residing in cities
or towns is returned to the county of their residence. (Act, April
22, 1911.)
Arizona. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The registration fees are as follows: 25 h.p.
and less, $5; 25 to 40 h.p., $1 ; over 40 h.p., $15; motor cycles,
$2; dealers, one machine in each class, at regular rates; chauffeur's
license, $5.
The revenues are credited to the State road tax fund. (Chapter
No. 68, Laws 1913.)
Arkansas. The law requires annual registration with the com-
missioner of State lands, highways and improvements, payment
to be made to the county tax collector, whose receipt is forwarded
with the application for registration. The fees are as follows:
All motor vehicles, $10; dealers, one machine in each class, at
regular rate; chauffeur's license, $1.
The revenues are equally divided between the State and the
county in which the revenue is collected, the State portion to be
credited to the State highway improvement fund. The fees and
forfeitures are paid into the general school fund of the county in
which they are imposed. (Act No. 134, Laws 1911, as amended
by Act No. 302, Laws 1913.)
California. Annual registration is required, the application to
be forwarded to the State treasurer with fee and thence transmitted
to the State department of engineering, which issues the necessary
seals, etc. and makes necessary record. Registration fees are as
follows: Less than 20 h.p., $5; thence to 60 h.p. and above, an
increase of $5 for every 10 h.p.; motor cycles, $2; dealers, for each
five cars operated, $50, and $10 for each additional car; motor
cycle dealers, $5; transferring registration from one vehicle to
another, $2; chauffeur's license, $2.
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Not to exceed $5000 of the revenue may be expended by the
State treasurer's office in connection with registration and not
to exceed $10,000 by the State department of engineering in
connection with registration. Half of the net revenues shall be
returned to the county in which collected and credited to the road
fund, and the remaining half remains in the State treasury for
maintenance of State roads under the direction of the highway
department of the State department of engineering. (Act of May
31, 1913.)
Colorado. Annual registration with the secretary of State is
required. The fees are as follows: 20 h.p. and less, $2.50; 21 h.p.
and 40 h.p., $5; 41 h.p. and over, $10; motor cycles, $2; chauffeur's
In- 'Dse, $1.
Revenues are divided equally between the State and the county
from which the revenue is received. The State's portion is credited
to the State road fund, to be expended in improving and main-
taining State roads, and the counties' portion is credited to the
road fund of such county. Fines and forfeitures are divided equally
between the State and the county and credited in the same way as
the registration fees. (Act No. 49, Laws 1913.)
Connecticut. Annual registration with the secretary of State is
required. The registration fees are as follows: Automobiles, 50
cents per h.p. with a minimum charge of $5; automobiles, livery,
$10; motor cylces, $2; commercial motor vehicles, for first one
thousand pounds capactiy, $7; and for each additional one thousand
pounds, $3; dealers in motor vehicles, $50; dealers in motor cylces,
$10; manufacturers minimum charge, $25; operators license, $2.
The revenues are placed to the credit of the State highway fund
to be expended in the maintenance of State highways. (Acts of
May 28, and June 4, 1913.)
Delaware. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: Motor
cycles, $3; all other motor vehicles, $5; operators, including owners,
$5; manufacturers and dealers, for each car demonstrated on the
roads, $5.
Registration revenues are credited to the general fund of the
State treasury. (Act of April 29, 1909, as amended by Act of
March 19, 1913.)
District of Columbia. Regulations provide for registration with
automobile board. Schedule of fees is as follows: All motor
vehicles, perpetual registration, $2; operator's, including owners,
perpetual, $2; dealers license for each machine demonstrated, $2;
(Regulations of July 18, 1913.)
Florida. The law provides for annual registration with the
tax collector of the county in which the motor vehicle owners
reside. The schedule of fees is as follows: Less than 10 h.p., $3;
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11 to 29 h.p., $5; 30 to 40 h.p., $10; 41 to 50 h.p., $15; 51 to 60
h.p., $25; 61 to 70 h.p., $35; 71 h.p. and over, $50. Registration
fees of vehicles used for hire are double the above rates.
Registration revenues are paid into the county treasury and
credited to the county road and bridge fund. (Chapter No. 6212,
Laws 1911.)
Georgia. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. Registration fee for all motor vehicles is
$5. The net revenue from registration is paid into the State
treasury and credited to the State road fund. The said fund is
apportioned to the several counties in the State in proportion to
the number of miles of rural mail route in such counties. (Act No.
478, Laws 1910, as amended by Act of August 19, 1913.)
Idaho. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of the State highway commission. The schedule of
fees is as follows: 30 h.p. or less, $15; 31 to 40 h.p, $20; 41 to 50
h.p., $25; 51 h.p. and over, $40.00; motor cycles, $5.00; dealers and
manufacturers, $35.
Registration revenues are paid into the State treasury and cred-
ited to the State highway fund for expenditure under the direction
of the State highway commission. However, 70 per cent of the
fees collected from the residents of any county which has issued
road bonds shall be returned to such county for the payment of
interest on the bonds. Fines and forfeitures are paid into the
State treasury and credited to the same fund as registration reve-
nues. (Chapter No. 179, Laws 1913.)
Illinois. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 25 h.p.
or less, $4; 26 to 35 h.p., $6; 36 to 50 h.p., $8; over 50h.p.,$10;
all electric motor vehicles, $5; motor cycles, $2; manufacturers
and dealers, $15; chauffeur's license, original, $5.
Registration revenues are paid into the State treasury and
credited to the State road fund for expenditure only in the con-
struction of permanent roads. Fines and forfeitures are paid into
the treasury of the road district, town or city in which collected
and credited to the road fund. (Chapter No. 121, Code of 1912, as
amended by Act of June 28, 1913.)
Indiana. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 25 h.p.
or less, $5; 26 to 40 h.p., $8; 41 to 50 h.p., $15; over 50 h.p., $20;
electric pleasure vehicles, $3; all commercial vehicles, $5; motor
cycles, $2; manufacturers and dealers, $25; chauffeur's license, $2.
The net registration revenue is paid into the State treasury and
credited to " a road fund" which shall be apportioned to the several
counties on January 1 and July 1, of each year. Fines and for-
feitures are paid into the State treasury and credited to the same
fund as the registration revenues. (Chapter No. 300, Laws 1913.) \
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Iowa. The law provides for annual registration with the secre-
tary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 20 h.p. or less,
$8; each additional h.p. over 20 h.p., $.40 additional; all electric
and steam vehicles, $15; motor cycles, $3; manufacturers and
dealers, $15.
Eight per cent of the gross revenue is set aside in the State
treasury as a maintenance fund for the State highway department.
Eighty-five per cent of the gross revenue is apportioned to the
several counties of the State for expenditure only for crowaing,
draining, dragging, graveling or macadamizing public roads outside
of incorporated towns or cities. (Chapter No. 72, Laws 1911, as
amended by Chapter No. 130, Laws 1913.)
Kansas. The law provides for annual registration with the sec-
retary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: All motor
vehicles, $5; motor cycles, $2; dealers shall register one in each class
at regular rates.
The net revenue is paid into the county treasury of the county
in which collected for expenditure only in maintenance of public
roads. (Act of March 12, 1913.)
Kentucky. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: Less than
25 h.p., $5; 26 to 49 h.p., $10; 50 h.p. and over, $20; manufac-
turers and dealers, one vehicle in each class, at regular rates.
Registration revenues are paid into the State treasury for the
benefit of the State road fund. (Act of March 14, 1910.)
Louisiana. No State registration laws.
Maine. The law provides for annual registration with the secre-
tary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 20 h.p. or less,
$5; 21 to 35 h.p., $10; over 35 h.p., $15; motor trucks and com-
mercial automobiles, $10; traction engines, $10; motor cycles, $3;
operators, including owners, $2.
Registration revenue is paid into the State treasury and credited
to a fund for the repair, maintenance and construction of State
highways. (Chapter No. 162, Laws 1911.)
Maryland. The law provides for annual registration with the
commissioner of motor vehicles at Baltimore. The registration
fees are as follows: 10 h.p. or less, $5; 11 to 20 h.p., $10; 21 to 30
h.p., $15; 31 to 40 h.p., $20; and over 40 h.p., $25.00; all commercial
motor vehicles, $3; motor vehicles, $1.80; dealers and manufac-
turers (motor cycles only, $10), $24; operators, including owners,
(motor cycles, $1) $2.
One-fifth of the net registration revenue is apportioned to the
city of Baltimore for use on its roads and streets and the remainder
shall be expended for oiling, repair and maintenance of the modern
State and county roads. Fines and forfeitures are paid into the
State treasury for the same use as the registration revenues. (Chap-
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ter No. 207, Laws 1910, as amended by Chapter No. 68, Laws
1912.)
Massachusetts. The law provides for annual registration with
the State highway commission. The registration fees are as
follows: Less than"20 h.p., $5; 20 to 29 h.p., $10; 30 to 39 h.p.,
$15; 40 to 49 h.p., $20; 50 h.p. and over $25; motor cycles, $2;
all commercial automobiles and trucks, $5; dealers and manu-
facturers, $25; and $5 for each additional car over five demon-
strated on the roads; dealers and manufacturers motor cycles only,
$10; operators, including owners, $2.
The net registration revenue shall be expended under the direc-
tion of the State highway commission for maintenance of State
highways, provided that an amount not exceeding twenty per
cent of such reveune may be expended by the Commission for the
repair, improvement and construction of local roads used as through
routes. All fines and forfeitures are credited to the same fund as
registration receipts. (Chapter No. 534, Laws, 1909, as amended
to January 1, 1914.)
Michigan. The law provides for registration with the secretary
of State, annually. The schedule of fees is as follows: All motor
vehicles per h.p., $.50; dealers and manufacturers, not to exceed
five vehicles used on the road, $50, and $10 for each additional
vehicle so used; dealers and manufacturers motor cycles only,
$20.
The registration revenue, after deducting five per cent for
expenses, shall be paid into the State treasury for expenditure under
the direction of the State highway department in addition to the
regular appropriation. (Act No. 318, Laws 1909, as amended by
Act No. 181, Laws 1913.)
Minnesota. The law provided for triennial registration with the
secretary of State. Registration fees are as follows: All motor
vehicles, $1.50; dealers and manufacturers, one machine in each
class, $10; chauffeur's license, $3.
The registration revenue is not applied to roads, but is paid to
the State treasury to the credit of the general fund. (Chapter
No. 365, Laws 1911.)
Mississippi. Chapter No. 108, Laws 1912 provided for State
registration of motor vehicles, but the act was declared unconsti-
tutional by the State Supreme Court, May, 1913.
Missouri. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: Less than
12 h.p., $2; 12 to 23 h.p., $3; 24 to 35 h.p., $5; 36 to 47 h.p., $7;
48 to 59 h.p., $8; 60 to 71 h.p., $10; 72 h.p. and over, $12; dealers
and manufacturers, $16; chauffeur's license, $1.50.
The registration revenue is paid into the State treasury to the
credit of the State good roads fund, but specific appropriation by
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the legislature is necessary before expenditures are made. (Act
of March 9, 1911, as amended by Act of January 31, 1913.)
Montana. The law provides for registration with the secretary
of State. Schedule of fees is as follows: All motor vehicles, perpet-
ual, $2; chauffeur's license, perpetual, $2.
The net registration revenue is paid into the State treasury and
credited to the State highway fund, to be expended in constructing
State roads and for apportionment to the several counties of the
State. (Chap. No. 73, Laws 1913.)
Nebraska. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State, payment of fees to be made to the treasurer of
the county in which the vehicle owner resides. The schedule of
fees is as follows: Motor cycles, $1; all other motor vehicles,
$2; manufacturers and dealers, one of each class of vehicles, at
regular rates. The registration revenue is credited to the road
fund of the county in which it is collected. (Chapter 115, Laws
1911.)
Nevada. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The registration fee is 12 J cents per h.p.,
minimum fee, $2.50. Motor cycles exempt.
The net registration revenue, when it aggregates $25,000, shall
be apportioned to the several counties of the State for construction
of county roads under the joint supervision of the county commis-
sioners and the State engineer. (Chapter No. 206, Laws 1913.)
New Hampshire. The law provides for annual registration with
the secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: Motor
cycles, $3. Automobiles, 15 h.p. and less, $10; 16 to 30 h.p.,
$15; 31 to 40 h.p., $20; 41 to 50 h.p., $25; 51 to 60 h.p., $30; 61 h.p.
and over, $40. Motor trucks, 1 ton capacity or less, $10; over one
and less than two tons capacity, $12.50; over two and less than
five tons capactiy, $15.00; over five tons capactiy, $20. Automo-
biles used for carrying passengers for hire, $10; manufacturers and
dealers, $25.
The net registration revenue shall be expended in the mainte-
nance of highways in accordance with the State highway laws, pro-
vided that 35 per cent of such net revenue may be expended in the
maintenance of roads in cities, towns and places where roads are
not ordinarily maintained with assistance of the State. Fines and
forfeitures are paid into the State treasury for use in the same
manner as registration revenues. (Chapter No. 133, Laws 1911,
as amended by Chapter No. 81, Laws 1913.)
New Jersey. The law provides for annual registration with the
assistant secretary of State, who is exofficio commissioner of motor
vehicles. The schedule of fees is as follows : 10 h.p. and less, $4.50;
11 to 29 h.p., $7.50; 30 h.p. and above, $15; motor cycles, $2;
motor trucks weighing over 4,000 pounds, in addition to regular
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fees, $10; dealers and manufacturers for each car demonstrated,
$5; operators, including owners, for cars not exceeding 30 h.p.,
$2; operators, including owners, for cars exceeding 30 h.p., $4;
motor vehicle line carrying passengers operating from and adjoining
State $100.
The net revenue derived from registrations, fines and penalties
shall be deposited in the State treasury for use in repairing the
more important improved roads of the State, under the direction of
the commissioner of public roads. (Chapter No. 113, Laws 1906
as amended to January 1, 1914.)
New Mexico. The law provides for the annual registration with
the secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: Less
than 12 h.p., $2; 12 to 19 h.p., $4; 20 to 29 h.p., $6; 30 to 39 h.p.,
$8; 40 to 49 h.p., $10; 50 h.p. and over, $12; dealers and manufac-
turers, $12.
The net registration revenue shall be paid into the State treasury
and credited to the State highway fund for expenditure upon the
public highways of the State, preference being given to automobile
routes. (Chapter No. 19, Laws 1913.)
New York. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 25 h.p. or
less, $5; 26 to 34 h.p., $10; 35 to 49 h.p., $15; 50 h.p. and above,
$25; all motor vehicles used for commercial purposes only, $5;
dealers and manufacturers, $15; chauffeur's license, $5; motor
cycles exempt.
The revenue derived from registrations, fines and forfeitures is
paid into the State treasury for appropriation to be used for
maintenance and repair of improved roads of the State under the
direction of the State highway commission. (Chapter No. 374,
Laws 1910, as amended in 1911.)
North Carolina. The law provides for annual registration with
the secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 25 h.p.
or less, $5; 26 to 40 h.p., $7.50; 41 h.p. and over, $10; motor cycles,
$2; manufacturers and dealers, $10.
The registration revenue shall be paid into the State treasury and
a separate account kept of it. On July 1, of each year, 80 per cent
of such revenue shall be returned to the county from which col-
lected for expenditure upon the public roads of such county and for
no other purpose. (Chapter No. 107, Laws 1913.)
North Dakota. The law provides for annual registration with
the secretary of State. The registration fee for all motor vehicles
is $3.
The net registration revenue is returned to the county from
which collected for expenditure for repairs and maintenance of
the main traveled roads of the county, provided that no part of
said funds shall be expended within the limits of an incorporated
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town or city, nor within any township that does not levy a road
tax of at least 6 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation. (Chapter
No. 6, Laws, 1911.)
Ohio. The law provides for annual registration with the secre-
tary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: Motor cycles,
$2.00; electric motor vehicles, $3.00; gasoline and steam motor
vehicles, $5.00; dealers and manufacturers, motor cycles, for each
make manufactured or dealt in, $10.00; dealers and manufac-
turers, other vehicles, for each make manufactured or dealt in,
$20.00; chauffeur's license, motor cycles, $1.00; chauffeur's license,
all other motor vehicles, $3.00.
The net revenue derived from motor vehicle registrations shall
be paid into the State treasury and one-third of the same shall be
used for the repair, maintenance, protection, policing and patrol-
ling of public roads and highways. The remaining two-thirds of
the net revenue goes into the general fund of the State. (Chap.
21, Code 1910, as amended to March 1, 1914.)
Oklahoma. The law provides for annual registration with the
State highway department. The registration fee for automobiles
is $1.
The registration revenue shall be used to create a fund for the
maintenance of the State highway department. (Chapter No.
105, Laws 1911.)
Oregon. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 26 h.p.
and less, $3; 27 to 36 h.p., $5; 37 to 40 h.p., $7.50; over 40 h.p.,
$10; electric pleasure vehicles, $3; electric commercial vehicles,
$5; motor cycles, $3; chauffeur's license, $2; manufacturers and
dealers, $10.
The net balance of registration revenues on December 31 of each
year is returned to the county treasurer of the county from which
collected to be credited to the general road fund. Fines and
forfeitures are also paid to the county treasury to be credited to
the general road fund. (Chapter No. 174, Laws 1911, as amended
by Laws of 1913.)
Pennsylvania. The law provides for annual registration with
the State highway department. The schedule of fees is as follows :
Less than 20 h.p., $5; 20 to 34 h.p. $10; 35 to 49 h.p., $15; 50 h.p.
and over, $20; motor cycles, $3. Motor vehicles with solid tires,
less than 4,000 pounds gross, $5; 4,000 pounds and less than 5,000
pounds gross, $10; 5000 pounds and less than 10,000 pounds gross,
$15; 10,000 pounds and less than 15,000 pounds gross, $20; 15,000
pounds and not over 24,000 pounds gross, $25; not licensed over
24,000 pounds. Chauffeur's license, $2; dealers and manufacturers
for each pair of number tags, $10.
Registration revenue is paid into the State treasury to be
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available for expenditure in assisting in the construction, main-
tenance, improvement and repair of State highways and State aid
highways. Fines and forfeitures imposed for violation of the pro-
visions as to speed and weight shall be paid into the treasury of the
city, borough, town or townships in which such violations occur
for expenditure in construction, maintenance and repair of the
highways thereof. Other fines and forfeitures are paid into the
State treasury for use in the same manner as registration revenues.
(Act No. 385, Laws 1913.)
Rhode Island. The law provides for annual registration with
the State board of public roads. The schedule of fees is as follows :
20 h.p. or less, $5; 21 to 30 h.p., $10; 31 to 40 h.p., $15; 41 h.p.
and over, $25; all commercial vehicles, $2; motor cycles, $1;
dealers and manufacturers, $50; operators, including owners, $1.
The revenue derived from registrations, fines and forfeitures is
paid into the State treasury to be used for the repair and main-
tenance of State roads under the direction of the State board of
public roads. (Chapter No. 86, Laws 1908, as amended to Jan-
uary 1, 1914.)
South Carolina. The law provides for registration with the
clerk of court of the county in which the owner resides. Regis-
tration fee for all motor vehicles is $1.
The law makes no provision for the distribution of the revenue
from registrations. (Act No. 55, Laws 1906.)
South Dakota. The law provides for annual registration with
the secretary of State. The application for registration shall
be filed with the county treasurer and the payment of fees made
to him. The schedule of registration fees is as follows: Automo-
biles, $6; motor cycles, $2.
Twelve and one-half per cent of the gross revenue is transmitted
to the secretary of State with the application to be expended in
payment of costs in connection with registration. Eighty-seven
and one-half per cent of the gross revenue shall be retained by
such county treasurer for expenditure only in grading, crowning,
draining, dragging, graveling or macadamizing public highways
of the county under the direction of the board of county commis-
sioners. (Chapter No. 276, Laws 1913.)
Tennessee. The law provides for registration with the secretary
of State. The registration fee (perpetual) is $2. The State regis-
tration certificate shall be recorded with the clerk of the county in
which the vehicle owner resides, for which a fee of $1 may be
charged. The law makes no provision for the disposition of the
registration revenues. (Chapter No. 173, Laws 1905.)
Texas. The law makes provision for registration with the Clerk
of the County in which any motor vehicle owner resides. The
registration fee (perpetual) is 50 cents.
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The revenue from registrations apparently goes to the clerk
making the registration. (Chapter No. 96, Laws 1907.)
Utah. The law provides for registration with the secretary of
State. The registration fees (perpetual) are as follows: All motor
vehicles, $2; chauffeur's license, $2.
The registration revenues are paid into the State treasury and
there credited to the State road fund to be expended under the
direction of the State highway department. (Chapter No. 113,
Laws 1909.)
Vermont. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: First regis-
tration, per h.p., $1; second registration, per h.p., 75 cents; third
and subsequent registrations, per h.p., 50 cents; operators, includ-
ing owners, $2.00; manufacturers and dealers, $25.
The net registration revenue is paid into the State treasury to
be expended for the repair and maintenance of main thoroughfares
and State roads under the direction of the State highway com-
missioner. (Chapter No. 176, Public Statutes of 1906, as amended
to January 1, 1914.)
Virginia. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows: 20 h.p.
and less, $5; 21 to 44 h.p., $10; 45 h.p. and over, $20; motor cycles,
$2; manufacturers and dealers, $50; chauffeur's license, $2.50.
The net registration revenue is paid into the State treasury to be
credited to a special fund for expenditure in permanent improve-
ments of the main highways of the State, under the direction of the
State highway commissioner and in accordance with the State aid
highway act of 1908. (Act of March 17, 1910.)
Washington. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The registration fee is $2.
The law makes no special provision for the disposition of the
registration revenue. (Chapter No. 154, Laws 1905.)
West Virginia. The law provides for annual registration with
the State auditor. The fee for motor vehicle registration is $10.
Chauffeur's license (perpetual) $2. The registration revenue is not
applied to roads but goes into the general fund of the State. (Chap-
ter No. 32, Code of 1906, as amended to January 1, 1914.)
Wisconsin. The law provides for annual registration with the
secretary of State. The schedule of fees is as follows : Motor cycles
$2; all other motor vehicles $5; dealers and manufacturers, for
each garage, $5.
Three-fourths of the net registration revenue is returned to the
county from which collected at the end of each year, same to be
expended in repairing highways outside of incorporated towns
and cities. The remaining amount of such revenue shall be
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credited to the State highway fund in the State treasury. (Chap-
ter No. 600, Laws 1911.)
Wyoming. The law provides for annual registration of automo-
bile with the secretary of State. The registration fee is $5.
Four dollars of each registration fee paid is returned to the
county treasurer of the county from which received, and shall be
credited to a special fund for expenditure only for temporary im-
provement of the county roads. The remaining one dollar of such
registration fee is retained by the secretary of State for the payment
of expenses incident to such registration. (Chapter No. 95, Laws
1913.)
TYPES OF ROADS
Earth Roads
The importance of earth roads is indicated by the fact that of
the approximate mileage of 2,200,000 in the United States, 2,000,-
000 are classed as earth roads. The work in the future upon earth
roads should contemplate (1) proper drainage, (2) reduction of
grades, (3) improvement of alignment, (4) betterment of the road
surface.
Proper Drainage. — The prevailing defect in earth roads is poor
drainage and this defect is the first one which should be remedied.
Drainage is for two purposes, first to remove water which reaches
the surface of the road by precipitation or otherwise and, second,
to remove under ground water which reaches the road from adjacent
land or through the top surface. Surface drainage is accomplished
by securing a reasonably firm crowned traveled roadway and by
providing broad shallow ditches of good alignment and uniform
grades and with ample outlets. Subdrainage to remove water
from beneath the road surface or to prevent its presence in the
roadbed is accomplished most effectively by socalled blind drainage
or French drains or special sub-side-drains. There are also other
methods. These methods include center subdrains or V-shaped
drains or sometimes rock bottoming in the form of a rough telford
construction. The best side-drains consist of a trench 3jr feet deep,
15 inches wide at the top, in which is laid an open bell joint glazed
tile 4 to 6 inches in diameter with the bells up hill and the trench
back filled with broken stone or coarse gravel. The main purpose
of these drains is to intercept ground water. The joints of the
pipes should be left open and the drains should lead into a proper
outlet so that the water may go entirely away from the road. One
such drain upon the up-hill side of a road will frequently remedy
the worst conditions due to the presence of water. The V-drain
consists of a shallow V-shaped trench under the entire traveled
way which is back filled with field stones or cobbles. Such con-
struction requires considerable excavation but is somewhat cheaper
than two side-drains. The excavation must be 12 to 18 inches
deep at the center and 6 to 8 inches deep at the edges. It should
be back filled with stones ranging from 6 to 10 inches in diameter
with the largest in the bottom. To dispose of water collected by
this drain, trenches should be dug about every 50 feet and back
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TYPES OP ROADS 111
filled with stone. These trenches should lead entirely away from
the road so it is seen that this construction is mainly available for
either roads located over fills on boggy land or on side-hills when
the outlets will of course be on the down hill side only. Sub-
drainage should not be undertaken without proper lines and grades
furnished by an engineer as it is expensive and if properly put in
would constitute sufficient drainage for any subsequent improve-
ment of the road by macadamizing or otherwise.
Returning to the matter of surface drainage, the earth road
should be kept free from ruts by the use of the road drag or other-
wise and a crown of 1 inch to the foot should be preserved. Water
is thus shed toward the sides. The side ditches collect surface
water and must be kept free. On heavy grades they will tend
to wash and may require paving in the worst cases. The wash
may usually be prevented by providing sufficient outlets to reduce
the volume of water. A common defect in earth roads is failure
to provide side-drains to discharge water away from the roads
Surface drainage is greatly hampered and interfered with by drive-
ways leading into private grounds. Raised drive-ways across
open gutters divert the water into the center of the road and unfor-
tunately in most instances where tiled drains have been placed,
they have become broken or clogged and every considerable rain
storm threatens the destruction of a portion of the roadway. The
only point where such a drive-way is safe is at the top of a grade.
Even when drive-ways are provided with under drains it is common
to find that the drainage of the drive-way itself runs into the road.
Surface drainage then upon earth roads demands fearless treatment
of the drive-way problem. It would probably pay in most instances
to pave the bottom of the gutter where the drive-way crosses it
and leave the side drainage free.
When it becomes necessary that drainage water cross the road,
ample culverts must be provided. The worst fault common to
culverts is that they rapidly become clogged with leaves or other
rubbish. They should therefore be of more than sufficient size
in the first instance. When less than from 2 to 3 feet of earth
cover tile pipe, it is liable to become broken. The prevalent defect
on earth road construction in the matter of culverts is that they
are too small and too near the surface. It will pay even in earth
road construction to install more expensive culverts in the first
instance rather than to rip them up for repairs at frequent inter-
vals.
Grade and Alignment. — The worst grade on any road is the effec-
tive limitation of traffic. After a grade exceeds a rise of 6 feet in
the hundred it is serious. Grades may be avoided or reduced
either by relocation in part or by excavation and embankment.
The best treatment of earth roads in the matter of grades is to
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establish once and for all a definite, permanent grade with the engi-
neer's level. It need not follow that the entire road is to be graded
but with the grade line in mind the worst hills may be cut down
and the worst hollows filled up and year by year the entire road
will progress toward a final and satisfactory profile. Much
money has been wasted by not adopting such a grade line at the
outset. In the matter of relocation it is, of course, impossible for
a road well established in the community to be entirely changed
or abolished in most cases. Grade improvement may have to be
brought about by relocating smaller portions of earth roads. Here,
again, the services of a surveyor or experienced road supervisor
with a transit will prove economical in the end. Some necessary
relocation may be undertaken each year. In reducing grades or
relocating for earth roads, it is not necessary that all cuts and
fills should balance as excess of material may always be used to widen
fills and a deficiency of material can usually be supplied by widen-
ing the cuts. In the matter of roads over rocks or ledges, it is
cheaper to fill up hollows with borrowed earth than to undertake
excessive rock cutting. In constructing or repairing an earth road,
it is quite common to use the scraping grader or road machine.
Where work with this machine is undertaken the width of the road
between gutters should be determined. It is a common fault to
to find earth roads too wide. Twenty-four feet between gutter
lines is ample for a road which a community is not warranted in
improving by macadamizing or otherwise hardening its surface.
Frequently 20 or 18 feet is a sufficient width. With the width
between gutters in mind, a line of stakes shquld be set before the
grader begins its work. The line of stakes along each gutter will
improve the work of the grader and leave gutters which will not
tend to cause wash into the road.
Surface Betterment. — When it is desired to spread new material
upon an earth road care should be taken to secure it from the best
available supply. It is not good practice to place gravel in patches
upon an earth road to fill hollows. Materials should be spread
uniformly upon the traveled way and should be applied for a
considerable distance and the ends of the application should be
reduced in depth gradually so as not to form a new chuck hole.
The object of the scraping grader is to simultaneously construct
gutters or side-drains and place material for a crown in the center.
Right here is opportunity for a great improvement in earth
road work. Sod, leaves, vegetable matter and rotted material
of any description can never form a road surface. There are two
ways of using the grader. It may be operated at first to cut the
surface only and scrape all perishable material into ridges which
are later carted away or the grader may be run regardless of sod
and other poor material and men with rakes and forks can then
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follow it and remove all objectionable matter into dump wagons.
Old roads are frequently in such condition that it is better to scrape
the shoulders and gutters away from the center and remove the
entire mass. Frequently this operation alone will result in a well
established and crowned roadway with live material for its surface.
Conclusion. — The earth road problem today is a problem of
repair and maintenance. No earth road will endure travel with-
out constant care. The use of the split-log drag which is described
in the paragraph upon maintenance is the best method for preserv-
ing road surfaces and establishing proper surface drainage from the
traveled way to the side ditches. Earth road repairs will become
unnecessary in proportion to the increased care in road maintenance.
It cannot, however, be expected to start any maintenance upon an
earth road until it is put in reasonable repair. The repair should
follow the lines indicated above, that is to say, earth road repair
should include some permanent drainage work, the reduction of
some of the worst grades, the straightening of bad curves and the
betterment of the road surface by the removal of worn out and
objectionable material.
Sand-Clay Roads
A sand-clay road is composed of sand and clay mixed in such
proportions as to form a compact and firm support to traffic. The
perfect sand-clay road should be neither sticky nor sandy. The
sand and clay may form a natural mixture, in which case the road
is termed a "natural sand-clay road." The two materials may
have become mixed in the fields along the road by successive culti-
vation of soil, and this soil known as "top soil" is sometimes used in
road construction.
There are many varieties of both sand and clay, consequently
there is a wide variation in the characteristics of a sand-clay road.
Sand while one of the hardest minerals known, possesses practically
no binding or cementing power. The grains of sand instead of
cohering in a tough mass under the impact of traffic and the action
of water, remain loose and shifting. No road is so difficult to
travel as the road located through fine sand, and the difficulties
are enormously increased when high winds prevail.
Clay is a decomposition product of the mineral feldspar. If
the clay has been carried by water the deposit is known as "sedi-
mentary clay." If the feldspathic rock has disintegrated in place,
the product is known as "residual clay." The sedimentary clays
are in general more sticky and plastic than the residual clays. In
contrast with sand, which possesses no binding power but is very
hard, clay is a powerful binder, but does not possess the quality
of hardness. It is evident that in the construction of a sand-clay
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road the sand must furnish the quality of hardness amd resist-
ance to wear while the clay must furnish the quality of toughness
and bind the individual sand grains firmly together.
The theory of the sand-clay road is very similar to the theory
of the macadam road. In the latter, rock dust and screenings fill
the voids between the angular fragments of stone and when wet
serve as a cement or binder. The grains of sand may be likened
to the angular fragments of stone and clay to the rock dust binder.
In the most successful sand-clay road, just a sufficient amount of
clay is used to fill the voids between the grains of sand. In this
way, the sand sustains the wear, while the clay serves as a binder.
If too much sand is used, the result will be loose sand on the surface;
if too much clay is used, the surface of the road will become sticky
after rains.
The best mixture of sand and clay can be made when the materials
are wet, and particularly is this true of the "ball clays." The
more water that is used, the better the mixture, and if practicable,
the materials should be puddled. A disk harrow may be used to
advantage.
The extent to which the mixing can be carried on will depend
largely upon the character of the clay. If it is a very plastic clay,
much greater effort will be necessary to obtain a complete mixture;
if, on the other hand, it is a slaking clay, the mixing will be much
less difficult. Slaking clays are not as satisfactory, however, as
the ball clay, as their binding powers are much less. In selecting
clay for road purposes, it is always best to select the stickiest clay
available. A common test is to wet the thumb and place it against
a piece of clay. If the clay sticks to the thumb, it is reasonable
to suppose that it will stick to the sand; if it will not stick to the
thumb, it is safe to assume that it will be a poor binder in a sand-
clay road.
If the clay is placed on sand to a depth of 6 inches, a cubic yard
of clay will cover 54 square feet, consequently a 16-foot road treated
in this manner would require about 1 cubic yard of clay for each 3
feet of length. A mile of 16-foot road would, therefore, require
1760 cubic yards of clay. The amount that can be hauled by the
average team varies from two-thirds to 1 cubic yard, according to
the character of the road over which the hauling is done.
If the clay sub-soil is to be treated with sand, it should be plowed
and harrowed to a depth of about 4 inches. On this prepared
sub-surface should be placed from 6 to 8 inches of clean sand,
spread thickest at the center and sloping to the sides in much the
same manner as the clay is applied to a sand road. These materials
should then be mixed dry instead of the wet mixing, which is
preferable when clay is applied to sand. This is preferable, because
the clay can be better pulverized when in a dry state. After the
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dry mixing, the road should be heavily sprinkled or should be
puddled after the first heavy rain. After the materials are thor-
oughly mixed and puddled, a road machine or grader should be
used to give proper crown to the road, and if a roller is available
the road can be improved by the use of it. As it is impossible
to determine exactly the proportions of sand and clay to be used
in the first place, it is necessary to give careful attention to the
sand-clay road for a considerable time after it is completed, in
order that additional sand or clay may be applied as needed.
Gravel Roads
There are three important qualities which should be possessed
by road-building gravel — hardness, toughness, and cementing or
binding power. Of these three qualities, the last is the most im-
portant. This binding quality is due in part to the presence of
oxide of iron, lime, or clay, and in part to the angular shape and
size of the pebbles composing the gravel. Blue gravel is generally
conceded to be the best for road construction, because it is usually
derived from trap rock. As the pebbles composing the gravel
retain the characteristics which they formerly possessed as a part
of the larger rock itself, it follows that as trap rock is considered
an excellent material for road building, trap rock gravel should
occupy the same relative rank among the gravels. Quartz pos-
sesses practically no binding power, although it is very hard.
Therefore, gravel which contains an exceptionally large percentage of
quartz will not prove successful, as it will fail to consolidate unless
it contains binding material, or unless a good binder is added.
This, however, is not true of the chert gravels which bind and con-
solidate very well forming excellent roads.
The shape and size of the pebbles composing the gravel have
an important bearing upon its value as a road material. In order
that the material may bond readily, the pebbles should be angular
and should vary in size so that the smaller fragments may fill the
voids between the larger pieces. Gravel obtained from streams is
usually inferior to pit gravel for the reason that the action of the
water has worn the pebbles smooth and practically all the fine
binding material has been removed by the same agency. Even
if clay or loam is mixed with river or creek gravel, the result is not
likely to be as satisfactory as that obtained by the use of pit gravel.
Pit gravel frequently contains too much clay or earthy matter,
while river gravel may have too much sand. In such cases it is
advisable to screen the gravel so as to eliminate the material which
is too fine and that which is too coarse. The screen should be
similar to that which is used in preparing material for a macadam
road. In the handling of the gravel care should be exercised not
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to separate the binding material from it, nor should this binding
material be allowed to settle to the bottom in spreading the material
over the road surface. It will often be found advisable to spread
a thin layer of such binding material over the surface after the
material has been distributed and rolled, and after this the surface
should be sprinkled and rolled again, or else rolled while still damp
from the rains.
When the gravel, especially that which is to constitute the surface
layer, contains large pebbles, these should be removed and either
thrown aside or else raked into the foundation or recrushed. At
least 60 per cent by weight of the gravel should be pebbles above
one-eighth inch in size, and there should be no pebbles in the bot-
tom layer that will not pass through a 2 J-inch or 3-inch ring, and in
the top layer there should be no pebbles which will not pass through
a li-inch ring. Not over 20 per cent of the mass should be clay,
and this should be uniformly mixed and should contain no large
lumps. Ten or 15 per cent of clay produces better results than
20 per cent. If the foundation or road bed is loose, it should be
carefully rolled. It is quite as important to have a solid founda-
tion for a gravel road as for a macadam road. Gravel will com-
pact to about 80 per cent of its depth, loose measure. If the com-
pacted depth of the gravel road is to be 8 inches and the width 12
feet, it will take about 2250 cubic yards of gravel to the mile, and
it is best to make the first layer about 6-inches in depth, loose
measure, and the second layer about 4-inches in depth, loose
measure.
Gravel should not be dumped directly on the road, as this will
usually result in a rough, uneven surface. A carefully staked out
sub-grade or "box" with earth shoulders is necessary. The sub-
grade should be rolled. If specially devised spreading wagons
are not used, the gravel should be dumped on boards and spread
from them on to the road. The gravel should be placed on the
road commencing at the end nearest the gravel pit in order that
the teams may aid in packing the material.
Each layer of gravel should be rolled separately with a power
roller; the rolling should begin at the sides and continue toward
the center until the surface is thoroughly compacted. The surface
layer should be sprinkled while the rolling is in progress, but if a
roller and sprinkler are not available, the road should be constructed
during the wet season of the year, as the rains will cause the material
to pack much better than if the road were built during the dry
season.
The split-log drag, or some similar device, can be used to advan-
tage in maintaining gravel roads but it will be necessary to use hand
rakes to remove excessively large stones which appear on the sur-
face. New gravel must be uniformly spread from time to time.
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Macadam Roads
The macadam road takes its name from John L. Macadam,
whose biography appears in this volume. The word macadam
denotes a surfacing composed of angular broken stone bound
together, whose voids are filled with stone screenings flushed with
water, and which is consolidated by rolling, into a practically
impervious crust, superposed on a thoroughly compacted founda-
tion or subgrade. Both the exposed surface and the subgrade
have a crown or slope from center to sides.
A good macadam road should have (1) proper location, (2)
easy grades, (3) perfect drainage, (4) firm subgrade or foundation,
(5) broken stone with good wearing and bonding properties and
(6) careful inspection during the construction. Proper location and
easy grades are more essential for macadam roads than for less
expensive types of roads for the reason that unless right at the
outset they cannot be changed without extraordinary expense.
Perfect Drainage. — Drainage must remove water from the road
surface and the foundation and carry it entirely away from the
road. The properly completed macadam surface sheds water into
broad open side ditches by virtue of the road crown. The side
ditches may have to be paved upon steep grades especially where
they carry considerable water from adjacent land. When ditch
water must cross the road, catch basins are usually necessary and
ample culverts should be provided of first class construction (see
article on culverts) . To drain the road foundation or subsoil, side-
drains with tiled pipe and stone back fill are most effective. Where
considerable field stone is present a shallow so-called V-drain form-
ing the entire subgrade is cheaper than two side-drains and equally
effective in providing sub-drainage. The V-drain filled with stone
not greater than from 8 to 10 inches in diameter with the larger
stones at the bottom, should be brought to the true crown and
rolled and it should have frequent outlets entirely away from the
road. When properly built, the V-drain offers an excellent founda-
tion for the macadam surface. In particularly damp or boggy spots
a telford foundation or bottoming course of hand laid stone not
less than 6 inches in depth is sometimes used. Modern practice,
however, seems to favor either the sub-side-drain or the V-drain
construction for drainage purposes. Sub-drainage is usually re-
quired in heavy cuts on hillside roads and for roads over swampy
land.
Subgrade. — After a road has been properly graded and the per-
manent drainage structures completed, the subgrade must be
built. In cuts through firm soil, the subgrade is formed by simply
excavating a trench of width and depth equal to the width and
depth of the compacted stone surfacing. Spongy material wherever
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encountered must be removed and replaced by good live earth or
gravel. Where loose dry sand is encountered, the utmost care is
necessary to prevent the sand from churning into the first layer
of broken stone when rolling commences. In fills if the earth has
been deposited in layers and subjected to teaming, the subgrade
trench or box may be excavated and afterwards thoroughly rolled.
Care must be taken to insure that the subgrade is thoroughly solid
and it must not wave under the roller. Material excavated from
the subgrade is piled along the sides or shoulders to form earth
abutments to prevent spreading of the macadam when it is rolled.
Too much care and refinement cannot be given to the subgrade
or foundation for the macadam. It should invariably be rolled
to a true firm surface, clean and without ruts and with perfect
crown. There will then be no waste of stone or churning of earth
into the lower course to weaken the macadam and the tendency
of the finished road to form holes will be largely avoided.
Broken Stone. — Trap rock is the best road stone for plain mac-
adam or "waterbound" macadam construction. It is frequently
desirable, however, to use local stone and the Office of Public
Roads, U. S. Department of Agriculture, will test stone samples
from any locality in this country free of charge. This Office has
published complete tables showing the relative merits of nearly
all road stones. Road stone should (1) be hard enough to wear
well, (2) so tough that the roller does not crush it, (3) and possess
bonding qualities to form a smooth unyielding surface. Road
stone is usually placed in two courses; the first course ordinarily
consists of stones varying in size from 3 to 1J inches in greatest
diameter. The softer stones may be somewhat larger than the
denser or tougher material. Ordinarily a roller cannot compact
more than 6 inches of loose stone successfully and it is customary
for the first course to be rolled separately. The stone is spread
either from spreader wagons or from dumping boards. Care-
less dumping of the stone directly upon the subgrade in piles will
result in an uneven finished surface. The first course is sometimes
called the no. 1 stone. It is thoroughly rolled with a steam roller
until walking does not loosen the stones. Teams hauling stone
over the subgrade should guard against cutting ruts or churning
the stone in the subgrade soil. Upon the rolled first course, a
second course of stone varying in size from 1 \ to f inches in diame-
ter is placed to a depth of about 3 to 5 inches in a manner similar
to the first course. When the second course stone has been rolled
until its surface is smooth and the individual stones are well keyed
together and no creeping or wavering appear before the front wheel
of the roller, the bonding process commences.
Careful Inspection. — Bonding of a macadam road is accomplished
by completely filling the voids in the broken stone with fines or
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screenings from the crusher. The best practice requires that these
screenings be from the same stone as is used in the top course.
The process of binding or bonding requires the greatest care. The
fines or screenings or stone dust should be worked in the road
gradually. To accomplish this, the screenings are spread in thin
successive courses with alternate wetting by a sprinkling wagon
and continuous rolling. Care should be taken that wagons draw-
ing screenings should not cut up the partially built road. When
the voids are completely filled mud will flush to the surface in front
of the roller and the bonding is complete. If the macadam is
well bonded, the road is now strong enough to withstand the kick
of a boot-heel.
The width and depth of macadamized surfaces are governed by
local conditions. A one-way road may be as narrow as 8 feet.
The general practice is to build macadam surface from 14 to 16
feet in width. The thickness of the macadam surface is determined
somewhat by the traffic conditions and varies from 5 to 8 inches
when complete. Loose broken stone is usually estimated to con-
solidate about one-third under rolling.
A newly built or green macadam road will sometimes immedi-
ately show tendency to ravel particularly if the second course stone
is trap rock. This raveling usually cures itself but if it continued,
removal of the larger loose stones and additional rolling may be
necessary.
Bituminous Macadam Roads
The term "bituminous macadam "47 was introduced about the
year 1906 to designate a macadam road, for which some form of
bituminous material was used as a binding agent and to form a
surface coat. The desirability of changing from the original type
of what is now called "waterbound macadam " was brought about
unquestionably by the action of increasing automobile traffic.
Whea the presence of automobiles of various types and speeds
became general on macadam roads, it was found (1) that more or
less dust was raised from the surface by the passing automobile
47 In justice to those who claim that the term "Bituminous Macadam"
should be used in a much more restricted sense the following definition
from the Report of the Sub-Committee on Bituminous Paving Nomencla-
ture of the American Society of Municipal Improvements is given.
(3) Bituminous macadam is a pavement consisting principally of crushed
stone ard retains its integrity of structure mainly by the mutual support of
the various particles of stone, aided by the slight bonding value of the fine
mineral matter in its composition, and which is protected from surface dis-
turbances by an upper bonding layer of bituminous material. It is a one-
layer pavement and there is no definite distinction to be made between the
wearing surface and the base, as in their nature they must be knit together
in one structure. Practically all the horizontal stability, as well as vertical
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and that this dust usually was carried away from the road; (2)
that the surface of the dry macadam road soon raveled and in the
worst conditions completely disintegrated; (3) that it was too
expensive to water macadam roads sufficiently to prevent the forma-
tion of dust and the consequent destructive effect of excessive
automobile traffic.
A bituminous macadam road does not differ from the original
macadam construction until the process of binding begins. It
has been found, however, that the former desirable qualities in road
stones, such as hardness, toughness, and cementing qualities, do
not play so important a r61e as formerly when the stone in question
is to be treated with bituminous material. If we assume then the
construction of a macadam road to have progressed through the
stages of proper drainage, grading and consolidation of the sub-
grade, we then place the first course of No. 1 stone upon the rolled
subgrade, as formerly. This no. 1 stone is still laid in the same
standard sizes ranging from 2^ to 1J inches in diameter. After
this course has been thoroughfy rolled to consolidated thickness,
say from 3 to 5 inches, the no. 2 course is than applied. There
are two well defined methods for applying this course.
Mixing Method. — No. 2 stone varying in diameter from 1J to
\ inch is cleaned and dried. It is then mixed with sufficient quan-
tity of bituminous material to thoroughly coat all the pieces.
This may be done by hand labor upon a mixing board, or by raking
stones through a bath of the bituminous liquid, or otherwise. The
practice of using mixing machines similar to concrete mixers is
increasing and with the better types of machines results are satisfac-
tory and the cost is reduced. Practice has shown that it requires
in the neighborhood of 1 \ gallons of bituminous material per square
yard of finished surface, so that if a second course were spread 3
inches thick loose, a cubic yard of stone would require about 18
gallons of bituminous material. After the coated stone has been
put in place, a thin layer of clean, sharp fines (from which the best
practice demands the removal of the dust) is spread lightly and
the course is then rolled with a steam roller. Wherever an excess
of bitumen appears on the surface, more fines should be added and
support, is from the macadam base. The pavement may be produced by
adding the bituminous top to the macadam base by either the penetration
method or the mixing method. In the former the bitumen is applied in a
liquid state and a top dressing of stone or sand is spread over the surface
and thoroughly rolled. In the latter the bitumen is mixed with the mineral,
consisting of comparatively fine stone or sand, or a mixture of both, and
forced into the macadam body of the pavement by rolling. In either case,
whether the penetration or mixing method is followed, the macadam base
must be specially prepared, with voids in the upper portion into which
the bitumen or bituminous mixture penetrates leaving a coating of the de-
sired thickness over the surface.
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rolled. After rolling is completed, all surplus fines and dust should
be swept from the surface. A seal coat or paint coat or finishing
coat of bituminous material to insure waterproofing and complete
filling of the voids is now applied. This consists of a uniform
application of about one-half gallon to the square yard of surface.
Screenings or fines are again applied and the road may or may
not be rolled.
Penetration Method. — By the penetration method, the second
or no. 2 course of stone is put in place and partly rolled with a
steam roller. The bituminous material is then applied either by
hand from pouring pots or by some modified hose nozzle leading
from a tank cart or by a mechanical distributor. Material for
hand spreading is usually brought to the job in barrels; when a tank
cart is used, it is generally filled from a tank car at the siding. Bitu-
minous material is heated usually by steam from a steam roller,
but when hand pots are used, the material is heated with kettles
over fires. The application is about 1£ gallons to the square
yard and the object is to penetrate the second course to a consider-
able depth. It is now considered good practice to apply the bitu-
minous material under pressure from a hose fitted with a proper
nozzle to spread the material in a finely subdivided stream, or
spray. The object is to secure better penetration and more uni-
form distribution over the road stones. After the distribution of
bituminous material, a light coating of sharp, clean fines or screen-
ings or sometimes sand or clean gravel is applied and rolling pro-
gresses. A paint coat of about one-half gallon to the square yard
is usually applied, followed by a coat of screenings to complete
the construction.
The above description presents a bold outline of bituminous
construction and it must be understood that various modifications
in processes are practiced, e.g., the no. 1 course may be bound
with screenings or no. 2 course may also be partly bound with
screenings, even with the use of a sprinkler and subsequent drying
of the road. Some engineers prefer to apply the stone without
screening into separate sizes with the object of securing the reduc-
tion of the voids by the use of crusher run stone. Other engineers
have seen fit to use no. 1 stone as the second course. The practice
of spreading the broken stone in sizes and then thoroughly mixing
by harrow or otherwise, is not uncommon. It is clearly evident
that the final standardization of bituminous construction has not
yet been reached. In round figures, the cost of bituminous mac-
adam runs about 25 to 40 cents per square yard in excess of ordinary
"waterbound" macadam.
Some engineers contend that an ordinary plain macadam con-
struction, followed by a thorough paint coat, is the most desirable
form, but this is essentially surface treatment.
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A system introduced in England by Arthur Gladwell, now known
as the Gladwell system of bituminous road construction, requires
the spreading of a mixture of sand and bituminous material or
fines and bituminous material over the top of the no. 1 or first
course of macadam followed by a no. 2 course of clean, dry stone
and a second layer of mixed fines and bituminous material. The
three layers are then rolled with a steam roller. The object of this
form of construction is to secure a thorough filling of the second
course of stone by the mixture of fines and bituminous material
from both above and below.
Throughout this description the term "bituminous material"
has been used as a generic term and should be read to include all
forms of artificial binders which are in common use.
The details of the management of bituminous material are
extremely important. It is known that a proper selection of the
bituminous binder is vital to the success of construction. Standard
specifications for bituminous material are not yet in complete
agreement. There are certain chemical tests which it is known
that good bituminous material should satisfy. It is quite possible
that these chemical tests have not yet developed final form and
that additional physical tests should be introduced to enable proper
selection of material. For further details as to matter of pressure,
temperature, viscosity, etc., the reader is referred to articles upon
bituminous road materials.
Brick Roads
Vitrified paving brick have been in use in this country a little
more than thirty-five years as a wearing surface for streets and
highways. In their early history little attention was given to using
them in the most advantageous way, either as to durability or as
to the possible satisfaction in their use. It was rather a commin-
gling of varied ideas with a good material, with no definite realiza-
tion of what is really possible in a brick street constructed under
the most approved methods of today.
Vitrified paving brick are manufactured from the less refractory
fire clays and shales which are found in almost all of the bituminous
bearing deposits throughout the United States. No two deposits
of these shales or clays are exactly alike; they do not burn alike
either in color or in the amount of heat required to bring them into
the best condition adaptable for their use, so that the raw material
must receive slightly different treatment at each of the factories.
On this account brick of different manufacture differ in appearance.
A brick burned sufficiently to develop the best quality from any
one of the clays and shales used is almost impervious; at least suf-
ficiently so that the amount of moisture absorbed, regardless of
temperature, does not affect the brick in any way. The adhesion
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of the particles is brought about by sufficient heat to bring them
into a molten state. The process has brought into a new use the
word "vitrified" and in connection with the manufacture of paving
brick that word is given a new meaning. It does not mean that
perfect vitrification is obtained as in the manufacture of glass, but
an approach to it, forming a coalescent body.
In the use of vitrified brick for a wearing surface, due consid-
eration must be given to the amount and character of the traffic
in determining the width of the road and the character of con-
struction. The amount of money possible to expend must also
have due weight. The available local ingredients which may be
used in the construction of the road in addition to the brick, must
also be taken carefully into consideration. For example, it is
necessary to determine whether concrete shall be used as founda-
tion, and, if so, of what the concrete shall consist, or whether
there shall be any artificial foundation at all. The question of
whether the road is to to be located in the northern portion of the
country subject to extreme climatic conditions or in the extreme
south where low temperature need not be guarded against is of
great importance. The question of drainage also enters mate-
rially into the problem.
The type of the road therefore must be influenced by some one
or more or even all of the foregoing, as every feature to a greater
or less extent bears a particular relation to the economy of the road
itself. To illustrate: the black mucky soil of somewhat difficult
drainage of northern Illinois where practically all of the thorough-
fares are subject to a traffic of numerous and heavily loaded
vehicles, and subject also to extremes of low temperature and
liable to consequent damage from frost, require the best and more
expensive type of roads. In and about the Gulf Coast where the
soil for the most part carries a large proportion of sand and is not
subject to frost action economical roads can be built without any
artificial foundation at all by merely preparing the grade to corre-
spond with that of the finished highway. The requirements for
these two types of roads as to local conditions to a very large
degree equalizes the cost in respective localities. For instance,
in northern Illinois the brick on account of freight rates are
slightly less in cost and the material, such as gravel and broken
stone, which enter into the foundation are of low cost so that a
road built in northern Illinois corresponds in price to the road
equally adapted to conditions found in the South and this state of
affairs very largely obtains throughput the country, so that the
cost of adaptable types is not materially different.
As to the different types and kinds they may be approximated
as follows : the best and most expensive type that shall meet sever-
est conditions as well as severest traffic must be made with a care-
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fully drained and thoroughly compacted subgrade, the surface of
which shall be made to exactly conform with that of the finished
highway. Upon this subgrade must be placed a concrete base
finished with a smooth surface and from 4 to 6 inches in depth.
On this base a compressed sand cushion to a uniform depth of two
inches is placed . Upon this 2-inch sand cushion must be placed the
brick with the best edge up . These bricks after being so placed must
be rolled and ironed out so that the plane presented by the surface
shall be entirely free from any depressions. Following this con-
dition the interstices shall be completely filled with a mixture in
uniform preparation of 1 to 1 of sand and portland cement. Pro-
visions shall also be made along either curb for contraction and ex-
pansion. The details for installation of this work may be obtained
from the National Paving Brick Manufacturers Association by a
request for the same addressed to their headquarters in Cleveland,
Ohio. The cheapest and least expensive type eliminates from the
foregoing the foundation of concrete and even cement filler so that a
road in the sandy districts can be made based upon the expenses
of the brick, the curb and the preparation of the grade. Inter-
mediate conditions necessarily obtain here and there throughout
the country where with good judgment economy may be greatly
subserved in the manner and method of building with due con-
sideration of the traffic to which the roads respectively are to be
subjected. Let it be thoroughly understood that the highest and
best type is not only satisfactory and sanitary but of the greatest
durability. However, the cheaper type is ofttimes advisable
because of lower first cost and traffic requirements. The main-
tenance cost of a well constructed brick road is small and its advo-
cates claim that this cost is negligible.
Concrete Roads
Types. — The methods of construction of concrete roads divide
them into one course, two course and one and two course reinforced.
Materials. — 1. Portland Cement. The cement shall meet the
requirements of the United States government for Portland cement
or of the standard specifications for Portland cement of the Ameri-
can Society for Testing Materials.
2. Fine Aggregate. Fine aggregate shall consist of sand,
crushed stone or gravel screenings, graded from fine to coarse, and
passing when dry a screen of i-inch mesh. It shall be preferably
of silicious material, clean, free fiom soft particles and dust (both
loose and occurring as a coating on the grains), loam, vegetable or
other deleterious material ; and not more than 3 per cent shall pass
a sieve having 100 meshes per lineal inch. Fine aggregate shall be
of such quality that mortar composed of one part Portland cement
and three parts fine aggregate, by weight, when made into briquettes,
TYPES OF ROADS 125
will show a tensile strength at least equal to the strength of 1:3
mortar of the same consistency, made wifch the same cement and
Standard Ottawa Sand. In no case shall fine aggregate containing
frost or lumps of frozen material be used.
3. Coarse Aggregate. Coarse aggregate shall consist of inert
materials, such as stone or gravel, graded in size, retained on a
screen of i-inch mesh, and passing a screen of 1J inches mesh.
It shall be clean, hard, durable and free from all deleterious matter
and shall contain no soft flat, or elongated particles. In no case
shall coarse aggregate containing frost or lumps of frozen material
be used.
4. Natural Mixed Aggregates. Natural mixed aggregates shall
not be used as they come from deposits, bub shall be screened and
remixed to agree with the proportions specified.
5. Water. Water shall be clean, free from oil, acid, alkali, or
vegetable matter.
Equipment. — In addition to the usual equipment needed in the
preparation of the subgrade or foundation for all types or roadways,
there will be required for the construction of a concrete roadway
a good concrete mixer of the batch type provided with traction
power, a sufficient amount of 2-inch lumber for side forms, wheel-
barrows, shovels, the finishing and other small tools owned by
every contractor doing concrete work and some means for hauling
materials.
On large work, or long hauls or in districts where men and teams
are scarce, hauling with traction engines has been found to be most
economical, and the comparatively large amount of water required
can probably be best attained from the nearest source of supply by
pumping through small metal pipe lines with small gasoline engines,
rather than by hauling in tank wagons with teams.
Foundation. — The subgrade or foundation upon which concrete
is to be laid should be made flat and brought to a firm unyielding
surface by rolling, and all soft, spongy or yielding spots and all
vegetable or perishable matter should be entirely removed from
the subgrade and the space refilled with gravel, broken stone or
other suitable material. Special attention should be paid to
drainage and water must be kept from reaching the foundation by
means of open ditches or tile or French drains, provided with
suitable outlets. Old macadam or gravel roadways make ideal
foundation upon which to lay concrete, provided the same are
scarified and made flat and the surface sealed with clay or loam or
other material thoroughly wet and rolled, which will prevent the
grout from the concrete running into the sub-base and will prevent
any bond between the sub-base and the pavement. The surface
of the sub-base must be smooth and free from all irregularities.
One-Course Roadway. — Upon the properly prepared subgrade
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concrete should be deposited having a thickness of at least 5 inches
at the sides and 7 inches at the crown. It should be made in the
proportion of at least one bag of Portland cement, 1-| cubic feet of
fine aggregate and 3 cubic feet of coarse aggregate. The mixture
should be laid in a sloppy wet condition and the surface struck off
with a template cut to the proper shape of the road and running on
the side forms. The rough places left after the use of the template,
should be smoothed with a wooden float.
Two-Course Roadway. — Upon a properly prepared subgrade
should be laid concrete mixed in the proportion of at least 1 sack of
cement to not more than 2J cubic feet of fine aggregate and not
more than 5 cubic feet of coarse aggregate, having a thickness of at
least 4 inches at the sides of the road and 6 inches at the crown.
The concrete should be mixed as wet as is practicable, and should
be placed as soon after mixing as possible but in no case should more
than thirty minutes elapse between the mixing and the placing of
the concrete base. The concrete base should be deposited in
strips extending across the full width of the area paved and should
be brought to a surface the thickness of the wearing surface below
the finished surface of the roadway.
The concrete base before it begins to harden should be covered
with a wearing course at least 2 inches thick composed of one sack
of cement and not more than 2 cubic feet of suitable fine aggregate.
The wearing course should be placed as soon as it is mixed and in
no case should more than forty-five minutes elapse between the
mixing of the concrete base and the finishing of the wearing course.
After the wearing course has been struck off with a template
the rough places should be smoothed with a wooden float.
Protection. — The concrete shall be sprinkled with water as soon
after finished as may be possible without pitting the surface. It
shall be kept moist in this manner for at least 7 days during which
time it shall be protected from the elements by covering with
canvas, sand or earth. No travel shall be allowed upon it until
the concrete is 10 days old.
Joints. — To provide for free movement of the concrete, the road
should be laid with joints of J-inch width not more than 30 feet
apart. Such joints should be vertical and extend entirely through
the concrete. They should be filled with tar paper or a waterproof
filler.
Crown. — The road should be given a crown at the center of at
least one-hundredth and not more than one-seventy-fifth the width
of the road.
Reinforced Concrete Pavement. — When the road is 20 or more
feet wide, reinforcing shall be used; the same shall consist of wire
fabric or of plain or deformed steel bars. The cross-sectional
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area of the transverse reinforcing shall amount to at least 0.041
square inch per lineal foot of length of roadway measured parallel
to the axis of the street. The cross-sectional area of the longitu-
dinal reinforcing shall amount to at least 0.025 square inch per
lineal foot of width of roadway measured perpendicular to the
axis of the street. The reinforcing shall be placed 2 inches from the
upper surface of the pavement, and shall be lapped, where neces-
sary, sufficiently to develop the full strength of the metal. The
reinforcement shall extend to within 1 inch of all joints in pavement
and under no condition shall be continuous across them.
Asphalt Blocks on Country Roads
As designed and manufactured for use on country roads, the
asphalt blocks are 5 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 2 inches deep,
weigh about eleven pounds each, and have a specific gravity of
about 2.40.
The asphalt block was developed and perfected on the theory
that crushed trap rock, on account of its preeminent hardness and
inherent grittiness, made the best known material for a roadway
surface, the one thing needed being a cement, or binding material,
to keep all of the particles permanently in place. This was accom-
plished by the use of an asphaltic cement to bind together the prop-
erly graded particles of crushed trap, the hot mixture being con-
solidated by tremendous pressure into blocks so dense and free from
voids as to be practically non-absorbent. In the asphalt block,
therefore, we have an asphaltic concrete, or macadam, mixed, in
exact proportions, at a great central plant, under conditions insur^
ing absolute uniformity, and receiving the compression necessary
to produce a dense and non-absorbent material.
Not only has a special block been produced, but a special method
of construction has been worked out, designed to utilize what is
left of the worn and rutted macadam road as a foundation for the
blocks. This is accomplished by scarifying the surface, if necessary,
filling up the deep ruts, rolling with a heavy steam roller, and lay-
ing upon the surface of the old macadam, a bed of cement mortar
about 1 inch in thickness, to serve the double purpose of forming
a firm unyielding bed for the blocks, and binding them securely
to the macadam foundation underneath. By this method the
material used in the original construction of the road is not thrown
away, but used as foundation for a permanent wearing surface.
Where the old macadam is too thin, or too badly worn to be safely
used as a foundation, it will be necessary to lay a concrete base,
but usually there is broken stone enough in the old macadam to
supply what is needed for laying concrete.
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A pavement may be laid of any desired width, contour, grade,
or crown. It is perfectly feasible to pave one-half of the roadway,
or only a narrow strip in the center,
and extend the paved area at a later
date as traffic necessities require, or as
appropriations become available. It
is not necessary to set curbstones or
heading stones to border or define the
paved area, since a row of stretcher
blocks held firmly in place by a shoulder
of mortar, as shown in the sketch, answers the purpose perfectly
and leaves the entire roadway surface smooth and uniform.
A good example of this construction is on the Albany Post
Road, through the villages of Hastings-on-Hudson, North Tarry-
town and the Town of Mount Pleasant, N. Y., and on the Boston
Post Road in Pelham Manor and Rye, N. Y.
ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Repairs of all kinds of roads should take place before maintenance
charges are begun. Too often the terms maintenance and repair
are confused. If the maintenance of a road is neglected, it will be
necessary eventually to repair it. A well maintained road, on the
other hand, may never require repair.
The repair of earth and gravel roads usually involves reshaping
and drainage and the subsequent betterment of the road surface.
Special items of repair are replacing culverts, refilling washed
portions of the road, excavating new ditches, etc. The repair of
gravel and earth roads is well explained in the article on construc-
tion of the same.
To distinguish the repair of macadam roads from the mainte-
nance of the^same, the word repair may be restricted to those opera-
tions commonly called resurfacing. When an old macadam is
worn so thin or becomes so full of chuck holes that its life is
endangered, it is usually resurfaced; the period is about 6.5 years.
It is becoming increasingly common to resurface macadam roads
with some form of bituminous construction. If the old macadam
surface is first scarified or picked up with the roller or hand labor,
and considerable new stone added the repair operations go forward
from this point as in bituminous macadam construction. When
no bituminous material is used in macadam road repairs, the sur-
face stone is brought to true crown and thoroughly rolled and
bonded as in ordinary macadam road construction. There is con-
siderable variation in the method and amount of scarifying or
loosening of the old macadam surface; e.g., if a macadam road has
simply developed a horse track or worn travelled way for a width
of 6 to 8 feet in the center, the road is sometimes repaired by thor-
oughly sweeping and adding sufficient new stone to restore the
crown without scarifying. Sometimes the edges only of a mac-
aolam roadway are scarified or picked to insure a bond of new stone
with the old road course. Scarifying or picking up of the old
road surface may be entirely omitted and new stone put in place
without disturbing the road crust. This should never be done
without first thoroughly scouring the old surface with stiff brooms
and flushing with hose, if possible, otherwise a dust layer will
be present and no bond develops between the new and old material.
Of course, if a hose cannot be had, thorough dousing with a sprink-
ling cart will suffice.
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Many macadam roads are now repaired by what is known
as surface treatment. This is essentially a modified form of bitu-
minous construction by the penetration method. A typical ex-
ample of this process is as follows: The old road is thoroughly
cleaned of all dust and refuse; and application of bituminous
material is made on the road of J gallon to the square yard followed
by a uniform coating of screenings or fines, preferably of screened
trap rock. These screenings should not exceed \ inch in greatest
diameter. If ruts or holes are present, they may be brought up
to a true surface with screenings. The road is now rolled; another
application of \ gallon to the square yard of bituminous material
is made and the second course of screenings applied. Such depres-
sions as developed are of course filled with screenings as the work
proceeds and a sufficient excess of bituminous material should be
given to such spots. A supply of surface screenings should be left
along the road when such repair methods are used so that they
may be spread subsequently to take up any excess of bituminous
material that develops on the surface.
Maintenance
Undoubtedly the best system of maintenance for all roads is
that which provides for the permanent and sometimes continuous
employment of skilled laborers who have charge of particular sec-
tions of road, or who may be assigned to any part of the county or
other road unit where there is work most needed. Men employed
in this way become experts in their particular line and if they make
mistakes one year or in one place, they are apt to correct them but,
under the labor tax system, mistakes are often repeated. If one
man is employed to look after a particular stretch of road, he will
learn to take pride and interest in his work.
The continuous maintenance system has been adopted in this
country only to a limited extent. It has been used by the Massa-
chusetts highway commission for several years. The New York
State highway commission introduced it in the year 1910 for the
maintenance of State roads, and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
employs it for the maintenance of about 100 miles of county roads.
The office of Public Roads has also determined its effectiveness on
experimental stretches.
While it would be manifestly impossible to adopt the continuous
maintenance system throughout the country on account of limited
resources, and sparse population, still there are many places where
it might be used with success. It would be difficult to find a county
which is so poor that it could not afford to employ continuously
eight or ten laborers and three or four teams to maintain and
repair its roads. That such a plan would be more effective than
the labor tax system has been often proved.
ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 131
Of all our roads, the earth roads are probably the most neglected.
The first and last principle in the maintenance of earth roads is
to keep the road well drained. Water is the great enemy to our
clay or soil roads, and must be removed immediately, or mud
results. To insure good drainage, the ditches must be free and the
smooth crown of the road maintained. For this purpose the split-
log drag, or an equivalent drag is very useful and, at the same time,
inexpensive. The drag can be used on a sand-clay road or gravel
road with good effect.
The following points govern dragging on earth, gravel or sand-
clay roads: The drag should be light, and should be hauled over
the road at an angle of about 45 degrees so that only a small amount
of earth is pushed to the center of the road. The driver should
ride on the drag and not drive faster than a walk. Some men
like to weight the drag and direct it by handles arranged like
plow handles. Dragging should begin on the side of the road,
or wheel track and return on the opposite side. Unless a road
is already in good condition, it should be dragged after every
heavy rain, when the mud will puddle well, and still not adhere
to the drag. A few trips over the road will give the operator a
clue as to the proper and best time to drag. If a road is dragged
immediately before a cold spell, it will freeze smooth.
Always drag a little earth toward the center to keep the slope
of the crown about an inch to the foot. If the drag cuts too much,
shorten the hitch or change your position on the drag. The results
from dragging are obtained only by repeated applications. A
good system of dragging is that which is practiced in Kansas and
Iowa, where road authorities are authorized to let contracts to
farmers for dragging the roads abutting their lands. The cost of
dragging will be for from $.75 to $1.25 per mile per complete
dragging of several trips. The cost will depend on the width and
price of teams. From 15 to 30 draggings should be given a road
the first year.
With reference to the maintenance of macadam roads, it is
pertinent to state at the outset that it is doubtful practice now
to patch macadam roads without using some form of artificial
binder. A few automobiles a day passing a well made patch will
frequently destroy it. There are, however, roads where a strictly
macadam surface must be maintained. In repairing such roads,
the stones should be applied only after the depressions have been
thoroughly cleaned with stiff brooms and it is desirable to pick the
edges with hand picks. The stones should be thoroughly rammed
and bound with fines. An essential feature of all stone road re-
pair is to have a supply of stone and binding material at frequent
intervals, not less than 100 tons to the mile. Do not attempt to
patch a road with stone greater than 1J inches in longest dimen-
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sions and use clean screenings. Road sweepings or organic matter
and rubbish must never be used to bond stone patches. The
maintenance of all kinds of macadam roads will be more effective
if such roads are rolled in the spring with a steam roller when the
frost has left the ground.
Where a patrolman has charge of waterbound macadam roads,
he should take advantage of all wet weather to discover depressions
in the road and to improve drainage. A patrolman should also
remove all loose stones as they are particularly injurious to auto-
mobile tires and to the road used by automobiles. Such stones
should be collected in piles of sufficient size so that no stone is
wasted. An important item of maintenance of macadam roads is
the paring of the shoulders and attention to weeds and sod which
encroach on the roadway. If a road has been lined and graded it
should be possible to cut weeds and grass on the shoulders with a
mowing machine.
The importance of all forms of maintenance on roads is becom-
ing more clearly recognised. It is an administrative problem.
Where good business management is introduced, success follows.
It is quite possible that extensive modern roads can be absolutely
maintained for an indefinite period if they are given the proper
surface treatment at necessary intervals. Frequently, however,
even the best constructed road depreciates and ultimately requires
rebuilding, because of the failure to properly systematize the main-
tenance.
ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
133
DUST PREVENTIVES
Until comparatively recent years, the macadam road, if properly
constructed of suitable material, was theoretically correct and
practically sufficient to withstand the average traffic of our rural
communities. It was dependent for its bond upon the dust pro-
duced by traffic, and so long as this dust remained upon the road
surface to be washed into the interstices by occasional rains, a mac-
adam road gave excellent and satisfactory service. With the
advent of modern fast motor traffic, however, these roads began to
deteriorate rapidly, since the rubber tire created practically no
dust, but raised such as there was and allowed it to be carried away
from the surface. This displacement not only robbed the road of
valuable binding material, but created a menace to the health and
comfort of the community. The need for a remedy soon became of
paramount importance, and we have at present a great variety of
materials for the purpose of laying the dust and thus tending to
preserve the surface.
Water has been, of course, the best known and most generally
employed dust preventive. It effects a mechanical bond between
the particles of dust and rock, and with certain types of rock it
has been shown to develop a chemical bond by hydrolyzing some
of the rock components with the formation of colloidal cementing
materials. The effect, however, is only temporary, and under
heavy motor traffic, in dry weather, continual sprinkling is neces-
sary which soon becomes an expensive item. Sea water has been
tried with better success, owing to the fact that certain magnesium
and calcium salts contained in it are capable of retaining moisture
for a considerable length of time. The large amount of common
salt also contained forms an objection to sea water, since in wet
weather it leads to the formation of a salty mud which is injurious
to the paint and iron work of vehicles. The good results of sea
water without its disadvantages are obtained by the use of cal-
cium chloride which is obtained as a comparatively cheap by-prod-
uct in the manufacture of soda by the ammonia or Solvay proc-
ess. This material was formerly applied in solution, but recently
it has been prepared in a fine granular form to be spread over the
road surface in a thin layer. It takes up water immediately, giving
the surface a damp appearance, and proves quite efficient where
the average moisture in the atmosphere is sufficient to feed the
salt. Otherwise, an occasional light sprinkling with water is
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DUST PKEVENTIVES 135
necessary. The salt is, of course, washed away by repeated rains
and must be replenished from time to time, so that the cost of the
treatment is largely dependent upon local climatic conditions.
The purpose of the above-mentioned materials has been essen-
tially to retain water as a binding agent in the road surface. An-
other by-product which of itself contains some excellent binding
qualities is commercially known as "Glutrin." It is a concen-
trated waste sulphite liquor obtained by the evaporation and treat-
ment of liquors obtained in the manufacture of paper from wood
pulp by the sulphite process. When diluted with water and
applied to the surface of a macadam road, it effectively reduces
the formation of dust, and produces a firm, hard surface. The
binding material, however, is soluble in water, and the treatment
must be repeated during a season.
The waste molasses or ''black strap" from sugar refineries in
conjunction with milk of lime has also been used in surface treat-
ment, and this gives some promise of becoming an economic and
satisfactory material in localities where it can be obtained cheaply.
It depends for its binding value upon the formation of calcium
sucrates by the action of lime on the sugar contained in the mo-
lasses. These are tough, sticky substances, sparingly soluble in
water and possessing considerable binding value. The use of this
material is at present, however, an experimental proposition.
The greatest development in the preparation of dust preventives
has been made in the utilization of bituminous products such as
petroleums, coal tars and water-gas tars. These materials were
first used in their crude state, but the results were only partially
satisfactory, so that now we have to deal almost entirely with
refined products. Practically the only exceptions to this state-
ment are the recently exploited Trinidad oils, which consist natur-
ally of a light volatile fluid carrying a large amount of true asphal-
tic base, and some of the more fluid crude California petroleums
which are all of an asphaltic nature. Artificial products in many
ways resembling the Trinidad oils have been produced by fluxing
and cutting back some of the oil asphalts with volatile distillates.
Some nonasphaltic petroleum preparations are used with satisfac-
tory results as dust preventives and in proportion to their viscous
or adhesive quality, make the fine particles of dust adhere to each
other, thereby holding the powdered top dressing in a moist cush-
ion in the center of the road, consequently helping to preserve
macadam roadbeds against pitting or raveling.
In order to facilitate the application of petroleum products,
more particularly to park roads and suburban streets, emulsions
have been prepared with some cheap soap as the emulsifying agent.
When such an emulsion is properly compounded, the oil becomes
readily miscible with water and can be successfully applied from
136 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
an ordinary sprinkling cart. Many of the large producers now
have on the market so-called emulsified oils which contain a proper
amount of soap to permit of their being mixed with water quite
readily.
Increasing quantities of tars which are obtained as by-products
from our gas and coke industries, are being used for the manufac-
ture of dust preventives and road binders. Low carbon coke
oven tars and water-gas tars or mixtures of the two when properly
refined are the most desirable of this type of product for cold sur-
face applications; and a considerable amount of work is being done
with light tars carrying a small percentage of an oil asphalt in solu-
tion.
The cold application of any of the types of petroleum or tar prod-
ucts may be made when the material is sufficiently fluid, but the
more viscous products must be heated. In either case, best results
are obtained by first cleaning and repairing the road surface, after
which an application of sufficient material to uniformly cover the
surface should be made. The quite common mistake of flooding
the surface and permitting large quantities of material to go
to waste in the ditches should be guarded against. When
possible, traffic should be kept off the road for ten or twelve hours
to allow the application to penetrate thoroughly, after which a
light coat of sand or stone screenings may be spread over it. A
treatment of this character not only keeps down the dust for some
time but, when a proper grade of material is used, forms a protect-
ing mat which prevents excessive wear on the road surface.
A clean, practically dustless surface is the prime requisite for
any form of successful surface treatment, and neglect to have such
a properly prepared surface is too frequently responsible for unsat-
isfactory results. The surface should be reasonably clean for the
application of a simple dust layer, since it is not the purpose of
such an agent to lay any quantity of dust which may be present
on the road, but rather to hold the products of wear for a period
after the application has been made.
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141
/PORTLAND,
ATLAS
CEMENT
This Quality Mark
is not found on
every bag of good
cement — but it is
never found on
any bag containing
cement which is not
all that "the Standard
by which all other
makes are measured"
should be.
142
THE AUSTIN=WESTERN ROAD
MACHINERY CO.
CHICAGO
are the largest builders and builders of the largest line of
Road Machinery in the World.
OUR LINE
Motor Road Rollers Wheeled Scrapers
Horse Road Rollers Drag Scrapers
Gyratory Rock Crushers Road Drags
Jaw Rock Crushers Road Scarifiers
Elevating Graders Road Plows
Road Graders Street Sprinklers
Street Sweepers Road Oilers
OUR BRANCHES
New York City St. Paul, Minn.
Syracuse, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal.
Atlanta, Ga. Los Angeles, Cal.
Memphis, Tenn. Salt Lake City, Utah
Columbus, Ohio Portland, Ore.
Milwaukee, Wis. Denver, Colo.
Dallas, Texas
143
BAKER ARMORED JOINTS
AND
INSTALLATION SYSTEM
HAVE MADE THE "WEAKEST
SPOTS" IN THIS CONCRETE
PAVEMENT THE STRONGEST
THE ONLY ARMORED JOINT THAT CAN BE INSTALLED To
PERFECT LINE AND GRADE.
THE ONLY ARMORED JOINT THAT CAN BE INSTALLED AT
A REASONABLE COST.
ARE You FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE NEW BAKER PRODUCTS
AND METHODS ?
Write for our new literature — It tells how to build better
roads for less money.
THE R. D. BAKER CO.
164 GRISWOLD ST. DETROIT, MICH.
144
For Permanent Roads
Bermudez Road Asphalt is
the only Lake asphalt ma-
cadam binder for perma-
nent construction. It does
not "bleed," volatilize or
coke, and allow the maca-
dam to go to pieces under
traffic.
Bermudez
Road Asphalt
"It stays put/' because na-
ture has exhausted her de-
structive influences upon it
before it goes into roads.
Perfectly adapted to city
boulevards, park drives, pri-
vate roads and town streets,
as well as to country roads.
Send for the Bermudez
Road Book.
For road preservation,
Trinidad Liquid Asphalt
applied hot or cold forms a
protective coating for road
surfaces. Trinidad Liquid
Asphalt has the stability of
the lake asphalt, of which
it is a primary form.
Trinidad
Liquid Asphalt
should not be confused with
ephemeral dust preven-
tives. Such products must
be constantly applied to re-
place what quickly disap-
pears from the road. Trini-
dad Liquid Asphalt stays
in the road and builds up
a lasting asphaltic surface.
Send for Booklets.
The Barber Asphalt Paving Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Offices in all Principal Cities
145
OWL CEMENT
GERMAN and AMERICAN
Expert Knowledge and Methods Combined
Explain THE SUPERIORITY of
OWL CEMENT
ASK THE MAN WHO USES IT
German-American Portland Cement Works
E. L. Cox, General Sales Agent,
930 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
Works: La Salle, III.
THE BIG FOUR CLAY COMPANY
Manufacturers oi
BIG FOUR PAVING BLOCK
Offices
609-611 City National Bank Bldg.
CANTON, OHIO
BLANCHARD & HUBBARD
Highway Efficiency
Experts
Broadway and 117th Street
NEW YORK CITY
CARLYLE PAVERS
Best Testers Made
THE CARLYLE PAVING
BRICK CO.
PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
Clinton Paving Brick Company
Manufacturers
PAVING BRICK
CLINTON, INDIANA
"BETTER
ROADS
AND
STREETS
PUBLISHED
MONTHLY
JESSE TAYLOR
Editor-in-Chief
GEORGE D. STEELE
Eastern Editor
"BETTER ROADS AND STREETS"
is an attractively printed monthly jour-
nal presenting road and street construc-
tion, financing and maintenance.
BETTER ROADS AND STREETS
EVERYWHERE
Its plan is to keep its readers promptly
and correctly informed upon road and
street affairs in the cities, counties and
states and throughout the civilized world,
and to present
Road and Street Financing
Road and Street Construction
Road and Street Maintenance
in an attractive, conservative and intelli-
gent way
ILLUSTRATED
During the years 1914-1915 the monthly
issues will be enlarged and improved
and generously illustrated
Annual Subscription
$1.50
Publiihing Office. DAYTON, OHIO
Editorial Office. JAMESTOWN. OHIO
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN IT
146
PresertA
Preven
Roads around New National Museum, Washington, D. C, Constructed with "Tarvia X."
This Road is Two Years Old
1LJT ERE is aTarvia-built road that for
•*• •* two years has carried the heavy
traffic of sight-seers to the New
National Museum in Washington.
Ordinary macadam would have lasted
but a few months in this location.
The addition of uTarvia X" as a bind-
er, when the road was constructed,
has been sufficient to keep the surface
in splendid condition for two years
with the prospect of very little main-
tenance expense in the near future.
Tarvia is a dense, viscid coal tar prod-
uct of great bonding power. It in-
troduces an element of plasticity in the
roadway and binds the stone in a tough
matrix. Internal friction under heavy
loads is prevented. Water runs off
the surface instantly, and the tarviated
macadam will not ravel on slopes.
The surface is automobile-proof,
producing no dust.
Tarviated macadam in the end costs
no more than ordinary macadam — its
first cost is a little higher, but its main-
tenance cost is very much lower.
Tarvia is made in three grades: "Tar-
via X" is suitable for building Tarvia — •
macadam roads; "Tarvia A" and
"Tarvia B" are thinner grades suitable
for roads already in use, to preserve
them and make them dustless.
Booklets free on Request.
BARRETT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Kansas City ' Cleveland
Cincinnati Minneapolis Pittsburgh Seattle Birmingham
THE PATERSON MFG. CO., Limited:— Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver St John N B
Halifax, N. S. Sydney, N. S.
147
PrkllltfC? are the result of long experience
KOllCFS in Road RoUer Building
Their record for efficiency and durability is unequalled
Made in all types and all sizes for all purposes 2£ to 20 tons
Buffalo Steam Roller Company
Buffalo,
N. Y.
Eliminating upkeep charges in Geneseo, Illinois, "CHICAGO A A"
Concrete Pavement*. Chas. Hamann, Contractor
Road cost should be figured at so much per mile per year of service; when
this is done, the result is concrete. The people's money is sensibly invested
when a concrete road is built.
Some of the best roads and
pavements have been built of
"Chicago AA" Portland Cement.
This brand has been in the market
for more than 15 years, and has
always given entire satisfaction.
CHICAGO PORTLAND
3O North LaSalle
"Chicago A A" is made in one
big mill and from one quarry only.
It is always uniform in quality and
color. You can easily forecast re-
sults if you use the brand that
has made good in service —
"Chicago AA."
CEMENT COMPANY
Street : : Chicago
Concrete
Roads
bring
Profit and Pleasure
There isn't a single requirement of a highway
that is not fulfilled by concrete — and it has many
exclusive advantages over all other materials.
Wear-resisting, and practically devoid of maintenance
expense, concrete roads — -by reason of their permanence — •
permit the taxes, otherwise needed for the upkeep of a
mediocre road, to be applied to the building of further
new roads of concrete.
Travel cost and travel comfort both depend upon the smoothness of the
road. Before the advent of concrete, the greatest difficulty encountered
was to build a road suitable for horses, which would not disintegrate
under the action of motor vehicles. Concrete has solved that problem —
and every problem in road construction.
Canadian Engineers everywhere specify Canada Portland Cement,
to be absolutely sure of satis'actory results in their concrete road work.
Write for advice and full particulars, to
Concrete Roads Department
Canada Cement Company
Limited
Montreal, Canada
149
THE CONCRETE ROAD
IS THE
HIGHWAY of the FUTURE
*
We have a very instructive book, profusely illus-
trated, entitled Concrete Highways. This book
contains a world of information about concrete
roads.
We will be glad to forward it to any address
absolutely free of charge.
Your copy of Concrete in the Country, 112 pages of
live information about the various uses of concrete
about the home and on the farm is also here for you.
A postal will bring it to you.
May We Have Your Inquiries
DIXIE PORTLAND CEMENT CO
1010 JAMES BUILDING
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
150
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MODEL ROADWAY— Chevy Chase, Md.
' I ""HE section of the government model roadway
shown in the photograph is paved with WIRE-
CUT-LUG BLOCKS. It represents perfect mono-
lithic construction, as the joints between the brick are
completely filled with cement grout. The square edges
of the WIRE-CUT-LUG BLOCK afford a surface that
is even and smooth but not slippery.
Leading paving brick manufacturers reaching every
section of the country are now making this perfect type
of paving block.
Our engineering corps will personally show you how
to duplicate this excellent construction. Their services
are freely given wherever called for.
Dunn Wire-Cut-Lug; Brick Co.
Conneaut, Ohio
151
HOWARD EGLESTON, C.E.
Member of AM. SOC. Engineering Contractors
Consulting Highway Engineer
Advice, Plans and Specifications, Superintendence.
On Highways, Pavements, Concrete Bridges and Culverts.
Correspondence solicited.
ASPHALTIC SURFACINGS FOR MAINTENANCE A SPECIALTY
620 Maison Blanche, New Orleans, La.
CRES CENT
Portland Cement
the
Brand you should use
to obtain permanent
streets and roads.
Crescent Portland Cement Co*
Wampum, Pa.
Booklets regarding all classes of
construction furnished on request.
STEEL TAPES, LEVELING
and STADIA RODS,
ROD RIBBONS AND
OTHER SUPPLIES
For Field Engineers, Surveyors,
Road and Highway Engineers.
Send for Illustrated Circulars.
TRADE MARK
CHICAGO STEEL TAPE CO.
6231 Cottage Grove Ave.
Chicago, III.
WALTER WILSON CROSBY
Member Am. Soc. C. E.
CONSULTING ENGINEER
HIGHWAYS
Munsey Building
BALTIMORE, MD.
If you will write
The Deckman-Duty Brick Co.,
1307 S wetland Bldg.,
Cleveland, Ohio
They will tell you all about their Medal
Block for Paving Roadways.
uBuild the road of concrete. Your
grandchildren will appreciate it in
the years to come."
MICHIGAN PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
CHELSEA, MICHIGAN
152
Farquhar
Single and Double
Cylinder Steam
Tractors
Farquhar
4=30 Gas Tractor
Farquhar
Portable-Stationary
Semi Portable Rigs
for Rock Crushers,
Shovels, etc.
DEPENDABLE POWER
There are two things that stand out prominently on all
Farquhar Engines — efficiency and service with low cost of
operation. We do not claim any radical points of un-
proven merit. Each feature on Farquhar Engines has
been thoroughly tested in practical use and is known to
be suitable for the work intended.
New 72-page Machinery Catalog contains a full ac-
count of the different style Farquhar Engines. This book,
which is particularly valuable to road builders and power
users generally, will be mailed free on request. Write for
a copy today.
A. B. Farquhar Company, Ltd.
Box 439 York, Penna.
President Woodrow Wilson, betore the American Road Congress on
September 3oth, igi2, at Atlantic City, N. J., said "You cannot rationally
increase the prosperity of this country without increasing the road facilities
of this country" and by this he also meant, improve the class of road that
was inadequate to meet the exacting demands of present day traffic. Promi-
nent engineers have become very much interested in straight concrete roads,
as the upkeep has shown the superiority of this type of construction over
other types, and the wise paving contractor is now familiarizing himself
with the methods and materials entering into this work.
Contractors who have already laid concrete roads with our good "Old
Reliable" "GIANT" Portland Cement are unanimous in their praise 01 our
brand, and we solicit your business on these experiences and on the repu-
tation of 'GIANT."
GIANT PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
1883 1914
Egypt, Pa.
Works
Lesley, Pa.
Offices
Norfolk, Va.
603-610 Pennsylvania Bldg., Philadelphia
New York City Office— 30 Church Street
Boston, Mass., Office— 101 Milk Street
153
WELL BUILT ROADS
NEED LITTLE MAINTENANCE
Highways constructed with Gallon Road Building Machines are
properly made and give lasting service.
WEMAKEansden
direct to the user
Road Machines — Seven Styles,
from light two-horse machine
to heaviest engine grader.
Scarifiers— Two Styles.
Road Drags and Levelers — Ten
Styles.
Rooter Plows— Four Styles.
Cast Iron and Corrugated Pipe
—Six Styles.
Cast Iron Culvert Bulkheads or
Headers.
Cast Iron Catch Basin Covers
and Collars.
Blades for all makes of Graders.
Combination Tank and Sprink-
ling Wagons.
Anti-Skid Attachment for Road
Drags.
Most efficient Engine Grader
Steering Gear made.
Best Portable Stone Unloading
Machine on the market.
Giant All-Steel Reversible Engine Grader, Equipped
with Ideal Engine Steering Gear
Galion Ideal Cast Iron Culvert Pipe
UHl r ,
Galion Standard Corrugated Culvert Pipe
We are largest manufacturers exclu-
sively of culvert pipe and road build-
ing machines and tools. We supply
everything for road makers and sell
direct from factory to you.
Let us quote you on Rock Drills,
Rock Crushers, Road Rollers, Trac-
tors, Hauling Cars, Dump Wagons,
Scrapers, etc.
Catalog of our complete line mailed on request
The Gallon Iron Works and Mfg. Co
HOME OFFICE AND WORKS
GALION, OHIO
NEW YORK
PITTSBURGH
ATLANTA
PHILADELPHIA
MINNEAPOLIS
BRANCH OFFICES
CHICAGO
HARRISBURG
MEMPHIS
MOBERLY, MO.
MILWAUKEE
DES MOINES
COLUMBIA, S. C.
ENID, OKLA.
RICHMOND, VA.
154
Most Highway Engineers
Use the GURLEY
Light Mountain Transit
The extreme accuracy of this rigidly
constructed, precisely graduated transit,
combined with its light weight (about
i of pounds), general adaptability, and
reasonable price, explains why such
large numbers are being sold to satis-
fied Road Engineers all over the United
States.
Send for new illustrated booklet con-
No. 28 Light Mountain Transit
Price Complete, $186.00 taming specifications and prices.
W. & L. E. GURLEY, TROY, N. Y.
Branch Factory SEATTLE, WASH.
HASSAM PAVING COMPANY
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Hassam
Compressed
Concrete.
Hassam
Compressed
Concrete
with Bitum-
inous Wear-
ing Surface.
Hassam
Compressed
Concrete
with Gran-
ite Block
Surface.
A Hassam Street
155
REDUCE THE HIGH COST OF MAKING
GOOD ROADS
by using
G
O
O
D
Improved Steel Champion Road Machine,
Strong, durable, convenient, capable.
Monarch Pressure Distributor. For apply-
ing dust layers and road preservatives under
pressure.
R
O
A
D
S
M
A
C
H
I
N
E
R
Y
Champion Portable Crushing Outfit. The
ideal rock crushing plant for towns, counties
and contractors.
Keystone Corrugated Culvert Pipe. Fur-
nished set up or nested. Guaranteed to last
twenty-five years under ground.
Two Horse Steel Street Sweeper. Light,
durable and efficient. We furnish any street
cleaning appliance.
Our Line:
Rock Crushers,
Tandem Rollers,
Macadam Rollers,
(Steam and Horse)
Oiling Machinery,
Road Machines,
Road Drags,
Culvert Pipe.
Monarch Steam Roller
10 and 12 ton sizes
Champion Horse Road Roller. Made in 2\,
3j, 4 1 and 5! ton weights. Built of Steel.
Reversible.
'Branch Offices:
Fort Wayne - Ind.
Marathon - N. Y.
Boston - - Mass.
New York - N. Y.
Philadelphia - Pa.
Pittsburgh - - Pa.
Mechanicsburg - Pa.
Memphis - Tenn.
Charlotte - - N. C.
Atlanta - - - Ga.
INTERESTING CATALOGUES FREE
THE GOOD ROADS MACHINERY CO., Inc.,
KENNETT SQUARE, PA.
156
OLD DOMINION PORTLAND CEMENT
The Standard of the South
The Best for
Roadways, Bridges, Culverts, Sidewalks and Streets
Concrete Road, Farmville, Va., Marye & Saville, Contractors. Built with
OLD DOMINION PORTLAND CEMENT
MANUFACTURED BY
VIRGINIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
WORKS, FORDWICK, VA.
ANNUAL CAPACITY 1,000,000 BARRELS
WM. G. HARTRANFT CEMENT CO., INC.
SOLE SELLING AGENT
REAL ESTATE TRUST BLDG. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Send for Bulletin on Concrete Roadway Construction.
157
ASPHALT BLOCKS
FOR
RESURFACING COUNTRY ROADS
A REAL PAVEMENT ON A REAL COUNTRY ROAD
THE ALBANY POST ROAD
The construction in 1910 of an asphalt block pavement on this
main artery of travel out of New York City has resulted in the
adoption of asphalt blocks for about 30 miles of roadway in
Westchester County, and the very general adoption of this
style of construction in many of the localities in New York and
neighboring states.
(Read article on Asphalt Block, page 127)
The Post Road was reconstructed and paved
by
THE HASTINGS PAVEMENT CO.
New York City
Manufacturers Contractors
158
ROBERT W. HUNT
JNO. J. CONE
JAS. C. HALLSTED
D. W. McNAUGHER
ROBERT W. HUNT & CO.,
ENGINEERS
INSPECTION TESTS & CONSULTATION
INSPECTION OF
PAVING MATERIALS
CEMENT -CREOSOTED BLOCK— PAVING BRICK
ASPHALT AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE
INSPECTORS PLACED AT POINTS OF MANUFACTURE
FOR STATES, COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES
CHICAGO NEW YORK PITTSBURGH ST. LOUIS
2200 Insurance Exchange 30 West Street Monongahela Bank Bldg. Syndicate Trust Bldg
DALLAS— SAN FRANCISCO— MONTREAL— LONDON— SEATTLE— TORONTO— VANCOUVER.
Motor Roller
No. i-A Street Sweeper
Also Manufacturers of
Scrubber with Fibre or Rubber Broom
Street Sprinklers, Pressure and Gravity Oil Distributors,
Road Making and Street Cleaning Machinery and Implements
CHAS. HVASS ®, CO.
East I8th to I9th Streets, Aves. A and B NEW YORK CITY
159
For
Any
Road
Work
The Caterpillar Tractor is used successfully for road construction at all times —
even when soft or wet surface conditions prevent the use of horses and round-
wheel tractors. The Caterpillar track makes this possible by distributing the
weight of the machine over a large surface It's sure to grip — there are no wheels
to slip, so that it develops a high per cent of power at the draw bar.
The Caterpillar can haul your materials, and your machinery with it, in spite of
bad weather. You are insured against expensive tie-ups on important contract
jobs. It never suffers like horses from heat or too long hours of heavy hauling.
It is handled easily and turns in a short space, even in sand. Its low center of
gravity helps you finish ditches — there is no danger of tipping over. The large
track prevents any injury to the sub-grade.
Your time means money. With the Caterpillar you can finish your grading
quickly. In a contest before the County Commissioners at Billings, Montana, it
graded 350 yards of road in i hour and 42 minutes.
The reliable, powerful motor is adapted for belt work to operate a crusher or
mixer. Haul your materials at night and use the same power to mix during the
day. (You can not do that with horses.) The clutch picks up gently so there is
no sudden strain or jerk, either on the motor or machine you operate.
The track wear comes on cheap parts — sleeves and pins — that are easily replaced.
A whole set costs less than half the price of a master-gear on the average round-
wheel tractor.
A tried and proved method which will save you money in every season is worth
your consideration. Send now for our bulletin GR 37.
The Holt Manufacturing Company
(Incorporated)
Stockton, Calif. Peoria, 111.
San Francisco, Calif. Spokane, Wash.
Los Angeles, Calif. Portland, Ore.
Calgary, Alta. New York, N.Y.
160
HUBER
STEAM
ROAD
ROLLER
Equipped with new features that increase its efficiency and reduce operating
expenses.
Guided by steam power. Operator moves a lever forward or back to change
direction of travel.
Made in two regular sizes, ten and fourteen ton.
Our new Scarifier attachment can be placed on either size. Tears up old maca-
damized or gravel streets or roads, putting the material in shape to be used again.
There is no device made that will re-surface old macadam or gravel
roads so thoroughly or cheaply
Built by
THE HUBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
MARION, OHIO
IROQUOIS
PAVING AND ROAD BUILDING
TOOLS AND MACHINERY
Tandem and macadam rollers, asphalt and concrete mixers, heating kettles, fire
wagons, surface heaters, melting pots, etc., etc. Send for catalogues.
THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING CO.
IROQUOIS WORKS, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
SALES OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES
161
Buy the IHC Road-RollerTractor
THE IHC road-roller tractor is three machines in one:
a road roller; a tractor to furnish power for grading
machines, hauling stone and other material and to move the
concrete mixer as required; and a portable engine to run the
stone crusher or concrete mixer.
This combination of three machines in one saves the pur-
chase price of one or more engines. There is no expense of
any kind except when the engine is working. The engine runs
on kerosene or gasoline, allowing you to use the cheapest or
most convenient fuel. An IHC road-roller tractor can be
depended upon to do any reasonable amount of work that may
be required of it. With proper oiling and attention it is good
for twenty-four hours a day as long as may be necessary.
I H C road-roller tractors are made in 20 and 25-horse power
sizes. The change from a road roller to a tractor is made in
a few minutes and requires no special mechanical skill.
The IHC line also includes stationary, portable and skidded
engines in i to 5o-horse power sizes, tractors in 6-12 to 30-
6o-horse power sizes, hoisting engines, sawing and grinding
outfits, etc. Catalogues of any or all of our engines will be
sent on request.
International Harvester Company of America
(Incorporated)
181 Harvester Building
Chicago, USA
162
'The
Western
Standard'
8iS5"co°leeSrce Kansas City, Mo.
THE TEXAS
STANDARD
SALES OFFICES11
DALLAS.VTEXAS
WORKS
CEMENT, TEXAS
163
THE JAEGER PAVING=GROUT MIXER
A complete plant for mixing and distributing grout over Brick Streets.
Equipped with Loader— self propelled — distributing spout — Water tank and special
mixing agitator inside of Conical Shaped Drum.
Approved by authorities on grouting. Makes a more even mix. Saves 50% labor.
Gets the job done in one-fourth the time.
Can Also be used on Road Work — Light — Portable — At a price that will surprise you.
THE JAEGER MACHINE COMPANY
106 W. RICH ST. COLUMBUS, OHIO
164
LUGS MAKE IT
SY AND ECONOMICAL^!
TO APPLY FILLER A
Blocks
"The Paving, that's saving
NOTICE in these illustrations the Lugs on
one side and the end of each Kreolite
Block. They solve — in a rational way — the old
expansion problem.
Each individual block is formed to obviate
weather conditions. Expansion is provided for
hence the surface of the paving never buckles.
Creosoting alone never did and never will pre-
vent expansion. Our Lug Block permits the
use of ample Kreolite Oil for perfect preservation
of the wood without the excess that invariably
produces bleeding.
Kreolite Lug Blocks provide sufficient foothold
every day in the year. Frost or rain never
makes them slippery, either on the level or on
a grade.
Write for detailed information
and sample specifications
THE JENNISON-WRIGHT GO.
0 Nicholas Bldg.
Toledo, Ohio
We furnish Crushed Slag and Crushed Stone
for all types of Macadam Road Con-
struction. The Kind the People Want
Plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michigan
The France Stone & Slag Go.
General Office
Second Nat'l Bank Bldg. TOLEDO
HOCKING VALLEY BRICK
COMPANY
Output, Fifteen Millions
General Sales Office Plants
COLUMBUS, OHIO LOGAN, OHIO
ROADS AND PAVEMENTS
Specifications reviewed and prepared.
Construction supervised. Laboratory for
Chemical and Physical tests. Legal Expert.
J. W. HOWARD
Consulting Engineer
1 Broadway New York
HY-TEX BRICK
Hydraulic-Press Brick Company
ST. LOUIS MISSOURI
Largest Makers of Face Brick in the World
also
Vitrified Pavers
Showing highest Cross Breaking, and low-
est Rattler and Absorption tests.
Cementation Impact
Machine
Highway Laboratory Apparatus
Diamond Core Drill
Diamond Saw
Ball Mill
Abrasion Machine
Toughness Impact Machine
Dorry Hardness Tester
International Instrument Co,
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
165
The Koehring Special Street Paving
MIXER
The Machine that Helps the Contractor Har-
vest a BIGGER CROP of PROFIT DOLLARS
Just remember this: You win two ways with a Koehring Mixer In the first place,
it helps you make big money by doing faster work and better work than
any other outfit on the market, besides effecting a big cut in your labor costs. And
what is just as important, it keeps you from losing money by sticking on
the job every hour of every day, year after year!
You know that the mixer plays a mighty big part in your business. When the mixer
stops, everything stops— except your losses I And you also know that a good
many mixers have the habit of "going wrong" just when they are needed the most.
Play safe! Make this year's profit-crop a sure one. Get a Koehring — the mixer that
stands right up to its work under all conditions — stays on the job to the finish— cuts
your costs, increases your profits and puts a quick stop to dangerous delay.
And when you get your new mixer, look out for imitators! For, as you probably
know, the Koehring has been copied. There are mixers on the market that resemble
the Koehring — in outward appearance. But there are none that can touch it for
durability, efficiency or economy of operation.
If you need a new mixer at all, you need the best your money can buy. And that
means a Koehring — as we'll prove to you if you will write today for the Koehring
Book of Facts — sent on request.
Koehring Machine Co.
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
SALES AGENTS
BALTIMORE, MD
BOSTON, MASS
CHICAGO, ILL
CLEVELAND, OHIO ....
COLUMBUS, OHIO
DETROIT, MICH
KANSAS CITY, Mo
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. . .
NEW YORK, N.Y
PHILADELPHIA, PA —
PITTSBURG, PA
ROCHESTER, N.Y
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL..
SEATTLE, WASH
.Thomas M. Brown, 32 Knickerbocker Bldg.
.F. O. Johnson, 70 Kilby Street
.Koehring Mach. Co., G. E. Hillsmann, Dist. Mgr., 857 People's Gas Bldg.
.Bacon Engineering & Sales Co., Builders' Exchange
.Koehring Mach. Co., W.W.Williams, Dist. Mgr., 507-509 Brunson Bldg.
.Good Roads Supply Co., 1408 Ford Bldg.
.Koehring Mach. Co., F. P. Wilcox, Dist. Mgr., 208 Glendale Bldg.
.Koehring Machine Co., H. B. Jones, Dist. Mgr.
.Koehring Machine Co., R. E. Brooks, Dist. Mgr., 50 Church Street
.Lee T. Ward Co., 688 Bourse Bldg.
.Chas. T. Topping, Bessemer Building
.H. B. Trevor Co., 144 Cutler Bldg.
.Harron, Rickard & McCone, 139-149 Townsend Street
.Moran Engineering Co., 1246 First Ave. So.
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1NY HIGHWAY SHOULD OUTLIVE ITS GUARANTEE
THE Concrete Road is the only known
indestructible road. Properly made, a
concrete road will outlive any guarantee
under which it is constructed.
A Concrete Highway means permanent sat-
isfaction to all taxpayers in any community.
Have you investigated the many advan-
tages of Concrete Highways ?
Write us for full details.
Lehigh Portland Cement Co.
Main Office
Young Building
Allentown, Pa.
Western Office
Consumers' Bldg,
Chicago, 111.
167
MILWAUKEE
Concrete=Mixer
MR. CONTRACTOR:
IF You EXPECT TO COMPETE
WITH YOUR COMPETITOR You
MUST HAVE A MILWAUKEE
ORDER EARLY AS WE ARE
RUNNING OUR FACTORY NIGHT
AND DAY TO SUPPLY THE DE-
MILWAUKEE-IN-THE-END MAND .
WHY NOT NOW?
Representatives Everywhere
Write for Catalogue
A Milwaukee Record
Loading 10 Seconds
Mixing 20 Seconds
Discharging. . . . 10 Seconds
Total .... 40 Seconds
Our 1914 Model is without a Question the most Up- to- Date and Improved
Street Paver Ever Produced.
Milwaukee Street Paving Machine
EQUIPPED WITH BOOM AND TRACTION DRIVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
ALSO POWER STEERING ATTACHMENT
MADE IN THREE SIZES AS FOLLOWS:
No. 9, 9 cu. ft. loose material, No. 14, 14 cu. ft. loose material,
7 cu. ft. mixed material. 1 2 cu. ft. mixed material.
No. 20, 20 cu. ft. loose material,
1 8 cu. ft. mixed material.
Boom 20 ft. long, and bucket will carry the full batch of mixer.
Milwaukee Concrete Mixer Co.,
168
T. B. McAVOY, JOHN D. STINGER JOHN C. McAVOY
PRES'T AND TREAS. VICE-PRESIDENT SEC'Y AND GEN'L MGR.
ANNUAL CAPACITY 15,000,000
BLOCK
DUNN=WIRE=CUT=LUQ
BLOCKS
THE McAVOY VITRIFIED BRICK COMPANY
GERMAN-AMERICAN BUILDING
BROAD AND ARCH STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA,
.SS!
CTIONAL PASON6 _BRICK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
ot_EVEt,A.N0 , OHK
169
BUY THE BEST
PHOENIX PORTLAND CEMENT
Especially adapted for concrete road work
The average
results of eight
brands of
Arneri can
Portland Ce-
ment which
were the only
brands used
for the past
twelve consec-
utive years on
public work in
Philadelphia,
are as follows:
Brand
Alpha
Atlas
Giant
Lehigh
PHOENIX
Saylors
Vulcanite
Whitehall
Fineness
No. 100 No. 200
94.1
94.0
93.8
93.9
95.8
95.5
93.9
93.9
77.0
76.9
77.3
76.9
78.9
77.4
75.9
75.7
Ultimate Tensile
strength in Ibs.
per square inch.
7 days 28 days
298
284
277
270
301
237
296
280
367
330
355
363
386
327
368
365
WM. G. HARTRANFT CEMENT CO., INC.,
SOLE SELLING AGENT
Real Estate Trust Bldg. Philadelphia, Penna.
Road Materials Testing Machines
als,
Complete Laboratory Equipment
for testing
Cement, Concrete, Iron, Steel, etc.
Write for full Information
Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co.
500 North 1 2th Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
"OK" CEMENT
meets all requirements of most exacting
engineers and architects. Largely used
in government work in the Southwest It
is ground finer than other cements and is
always uniform in strength and color.
OKLAHOMA
PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
ADA, OKLA.
'PEERLESS PORTLAND CEMENT'
Is especially adapted to economical concrete
road making because of its high sand carrying
qualities — -absolute uniformity and reliability
EVERY BARREL GUARANTEED
ADDRESS
PEERLESS PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
UNION CITY, MICHIGAN
170
PITTSBURGH TESTING LABORATORY
P. T. L. BUILDING, PITTSBURGH, PENNA.
ROAD MATERIALS AND
PAYING DEPARTMENT
SPECIALISTS in inspection and testing of all road materials:
Creosoted Blocks, Bitumens of all types, Oils, Brick, Concrete,
Cement, Sand, Stone, etc. Also inspection of all
materials of construction.
Research, Chemical and Cement Laboratories
BRANCH OFFICES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CENTERS.
EVERYTHING FOR BUILDING GOOD ROADS
HAND-STEERING REVERSIBLE "GENERAL PURPOSE' ROAD ROLLER
SPREADING CAR AND HAULING ENGINE
ROAD SCARIFIER
STANDARD ROLLER
PORT HURON ENGINE & THRESHER CO
PORT HURON, MICH.
171
GLUTRIN increases the natural bond of
a road to such an extent as to
meet all the requirements of
modern traffic.
Its action is chemical and
continuous, causing the road
to become tighter as it grows
older.
REG. U S. PAT. OFF
ROBESON PROCESS COMPANY
GENERAL OFFICES
PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY
PORTLAND^
UTAH
CEMENT
In all kinds of Concrete Construction
—USE—
"UTAH" BRAND
PORTLAND CEMENT
For Full Information Write to
PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY OF UTAH
Salt Lake City, Utah
METROPOLITAN
PAVING BRICK COMPANY
Mfrs. of
"Best Paving Brick Made"
Canton, Ohio
THE NELSONVILLE BRICK CO.
NELSONVILLE, O.
Capacity 100,000 paving block per day
THE NOVELTY BRICK & COAL
COMPANY
Manufacturers of
"NOVELTY" Shale Paving Block
NEWCOMERSTOWN, OHIO
PATTON CLAY MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
Manufacturers of
Sewer Pipe, Paving Brick, Etc.
Office and Works:
PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA.
172
Rocmac
^ lH^^^^^ TRADE MARK REGISTERED
THE PERFECT PAVING MATERIAL
Rocmac Roads
j^ j^^^ rRADE MARK REG|STERED M ji^^^^
ROCMAC is a mineral binder that has been tested for years with the most satisfactory results. The
binding action is the result of a series of chemical reactions which take place between carbonate
of lime, the carbonic acid gas of the atmosphere, and the Rocmac solution, forming a waterproof,
therefore frostproof, composition.
A Rocmac road is simple to construct, requiring neither skilled supervision nor special equipment.
Any outfit competent to build ordinary macadam can build a Rocmac road, the essential difference in the
two systems of construction being that while ordinary top course macadam is filled from the top down
by puddling, Rocmac top course is filled from the bottom up by rolling the stone composing the course
down into the cementing material or matrix, which ensures the filling of all interstices, and prevents, to
a large extent, the crushing or breaking up of the stone under the action of the roller.
Rocmac contains no tar, oil or anything which will injure the paint of motor cars or other vehicles. ^
Rocmac can be laid in any weather, and makes a clean, hard, well-surfaced road, which gives a mini-
mum of mud in wet and a minimum of dust in dry weather.
Rocmac solution is shipped in casks or tank-cars in concentrated liquid form, and is ready for use
without further preparation, except diluting with water on the job.
For further information apply to
Rocmac
JH H^^^^^ TRADE MARK REGISTERED
Address Alt Communications to
HAINES & TEALL, Inc., U.
Lafayette Building, Fifth and Chestnut Sts.,
173
S. Agents
Philadelphia, Pa.
'THE Russell line is represented in every part of the country by thou-
1 sands of machines which are demonstrating their genuine merit.
The Russell invites comparison with any other line of earth-handling
machines. In fact it is by comparison that the worth-while advantages
of the Russell are most clearly pioven. The Russell policy of making each
machine the most complete and efficient for its purpose wins everywhere.
There is a Russell Machine for Every Glass of Work
For grading, excavating, conveying, ditching, grading and leveling,
irrigating, drainage, etc. — practically every kind of earth -handling
work, the Russell Line offers you the very best service. Elevating
Graders, Road Machines of all sizes, Buck Scrapers, Wheel and Drag
Scrapers, Road and Railroad Plows, Road Drag, Road Scarifiers, Dump
Wagons, Culverts, Steel Bridges, etc.
Our 80-Page Catalog Free
The new Russell Catalog should be in the hands of every Contractor.
It is a most complete book, dealing with earth-handling machines.
Contains also general information which is very valuable, such as cost
of moving fixed amounts of earth, methods of doing various kinds of
ditching, road building, etc. Write for it today.
RUSSELL GRADER MFG. GO.
General Office and Factory:
2207-29 University Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn.
Atlanta, Ga.— 128 Marietta St.
Newport, Ky. —
Salt Lake City, Utah— 316 Dooley Block
San Francisco, Cal.— 320 California St.
El Paso, Tex.— P. O. Box 598.
Butte, Mont.— 17 E. Granite St. ,
Muskogee, Okla.— 411-13 S. Cherokee St. Portland, Ore. — Front St.
Topeka, Kan.— i5th & Santa Fe Tracks Winnipeg, Man.— 108 Carlton Bldg.
Philadelphia, Pa.— Empire Bldg. Regina, Sask.— Box 380
Buffalo N. Y. Calgary. Edmonton.
Greensboro, N. C. — 327 S. Davie St.
Los Angeles, Cal.— 475 E. 3rd St.
Birmingham ,Ala — Brown-Marx Bldg.
Dallas, Tex.— 602 Scollard Bldg.
Denver, Col. — 41 1 Nassau Bldg.
Memphis.Tenn. — 204 Baltimore Bldg.
MEDUSA PRODUCTS
Are being used in all parts of the world and
under all conditions, and have been found
EFFECTIVE— ECONOMIC— SATISFACTORY
MEDUSA GRAY PORTLAND CEMENT
Celebrated for its uniform color and strength and
guaranteed to pass and surpass standard specifications.
Over 100,000 barrels used by U. S. Government in break-
water at Cleveland, O.
MEDUSA STAINLESS WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT
The first true white Portland ever manufactured. Being used by U. S.
Government in work on the Panama Canal and in many public buildings.
MEDUSA WATERPROOFING
Makes concrete absolutely impervious to water and prevents discoloration
and efflorescence. Not a wash or an experiment.
Write for descriptive booklets, samples and prices
SANDUSKY PORTLAND CEMENT CO. Sandusky, Ohio.
174
That Label is a Positive
Guarantee of Quality
SARCO paving asphalts and road binders are made from the purest natural
asphalt in the world — Utah Gilsonite — and the best quality of Asphalt Flux.
We own and operate the largest plant in the world for producing superior quality
refined asphalts. We use only the most select quality of Gilsonite and our asphalt
flux is refined under our own supervision.
SARCO paving asphalts and road binders are furnished in any desired consistency,
ductility or melt point. They are delivered ready for use and do not require the
addition of a softening agent at the paving plant. Each shipment is guaranteed to
strictly conform with the specifications under which it is sold and the material to be
of absolutely uniform quality.
TO MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS:—
If you are seeking a better quality of asphalt for your pavement work we would
be pleased to submit for your consideration complete and convincing evidence of the
superiority of our SARCO paving asphalts. This evidence is in the nature of the
records of pavements now in use and opinions of experts qualified to render judgment.
TO CONTRACTORS:-
We solicit inquiries from responsible contractors who desire to purchase high
grade refined asphalt for paving work at a price that is right.
On account of our light shipping package we deliver almost a net ton of material
for each gross ton shipment. This feature means a big saving on large contracts.
We would be pleased to submit information and data on any of our paving asphalts
and also asphalts for Roofing, Water-Proofing, Asphalt Floors, Insulation, etc.
Send for our booklet SARCO Asphalt Products and Their Uses.
Form 107 S
Standard Asphalt & Rubber Co*
CHICAGO, ILL.
175
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(NEW JERSEY)
Manufacturers of
STANDARD
ROAD OILS
STANDARD
ROAD BINDERS
STANDARD
MIXING ASPHALT
STANDARD
PAVING ASPHALT
Character of surface secured after treating gravel or macadam road with BINDER "A" applied hot
and covered with grits or screenings.
Roads of every description successfully treated with
our well known ASPHALT ROAD OILS AND
BINDERS.
Asphalt pavements to withstand the heaviest traffic
constructed with STANDARD PAVING AS-
PHALT.
Specifications for all types of construction sent upon request.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(New Jersey)
Road Oil and Asphalt Dept.
26 Broadway, N. Y. Baltimore, Md.
176
COMPACT your sub-grade with a "Sheepsfoot" rolling
tamper and save money.
WHEN the tamping roller is properly used there will be no
"soft spots" in the base to develop into "holes" on the
surface.
SAND-CLAY roads become as uhard as rock" when built
with the tamping roller.
"With team and driver at 50 cts. per hour, a subgrade can be plowed, harrowed,
sprinkled and tamped for less than 4 cts. per sq. yd., and this provides a liberal
allowance for hard plowing and clodbreaking; the tamping alone costs only i^ cts.
per sq. yd. as a maximum, so that there are many soils where plowing, sprinkling
and tamping cost less than 2 cts. per sq. yd.
When one remembers that a square yard of macadam 6 ins. thick rarely costs less
than 60 cts., the great economy of properly consolidating the subgrade for macadam
is apparent, for a 2-in. reduction of thickness of macadam causes a saving of 20 cts.
per sq. yd.
A 6-in. base of concrete seldom costs less than 70 cts. per sq. yd., so that a saving
of only 2 ins. in its thickness means a reduction of 23 cts. per sq. yd.
The writer is satisfied that, so far as thickness needed for wheel load distribution
is concerned, 3 ins. of macadam or concrete on a properly prepared and tamped earth
sub-grade is sufficient in most cases."
—Extract from an editorial article in Engineering-Contracting, June 9, 1909.
MANY OTHER road building tools for up-to-date road builders.
If interested write to
Southern Branch Petrolithic Company,
620 Maison Blanche, New Orleans, La.
177
Refined
Mexican Asphalt
Prepared in various grades for
Sheet Asphalt Pavements
and
Bituminous Macadam Road
Construction
by either the penetration or
mixing method.
Standard Asphalt Road Oil
Containing from 40% to 60%
asphaltum, to keep down dust.
Specifications and other particu-
lars on application.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
26 Broadway, New York
178
WAINWRIGHT STEEL-BOUND CONCRETE CURB
HAS A RECORD OF SIXTEEN YEARS' USE WITHOUT A FAILURE
Absolutely Non-Breakable
CHEAPER THAN GRANITE
" WAINWRIGHT
PATENTS"
March 9, 1897
November 22, 1898
May 5, 1903
March 26, 1907
August 29, 1907
August 2, 1910
OVER
SIX MILLION
FEET
IN USE IN MORE THAN
FOUR HUNDRED
CITIES
IN THE UNITED STATES
This curb will stand harder use and last ten times as long as plain concrete curbing
The Wainwright Galvanized Steel Corner Bar
IS THE ONLY BAR THAT CAN BE DEPENDED ON TO
PERMANENTLY RETAIN ITS PLACE IN CONCRETE
The superiority of the Wainwright Galvanized Steel Corner Bar is due to the
solid rounded head with dovetail web, making continuous integral anchorage.
FROST WILL NOT DISPLACE THE WAINWRIGHT BAR, AS IT WILL ANY BAR ANCHORED AT INTERVALS
METAL PARTS FOR SALE. SEND FOR COPYRIGHTED BOOKLET No. 8.
STEEL PROTECTED CONCRETE CO.
REAL ESTATE TRUST BLDG.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
SILICA ROAD PEBBLE
For the
"WEAR" in Bituminous Road Tops
THE PORTAGE SILICA CO.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
PAVING BRICK
Repressed, Wire-Cut-Lug
SOUTHERN CLAY MFG. CO.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
SPOTTISWOODE-CUSACK CO.
Coal— Lumber— Masons' Materials
Crushed Stone for Concrete Road Making and
Repairs
Office: Masons' Materials — Lumber:
181 Essex Avenue 241 Washington Street
and D.L.&W.R.R. and Erie Railroad.
Phone 32 Phone 3633
ORANGE, N. J.
THE UNITED BRICK COMPANY
Wire Cut Lug Paving Block
Works:
Conneaut, Ohio
General Office:
Greensburg, Pa.
Good Roads at Low Cost
Cars, Track, Switches
—For Rent—
-For Sale-
Works:
KOPPEL, PA.
Other Offices:
30 Church Street
New York City
179
V
People's Gas Building
Chicago, 111.
MacChesney Build-
ing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
San Francisco, Calif.
Havana, Cuba.
TEXACO an BE SURE
TEXACO ROAD PRODUCTS are notable for their uni-
formity. This means consistency. In other words any
one of the products used under the same conditions
gives the same results.
On roads throughout the country they are demonstrating
their fitness to cope with traffic conditions, and their
adaptability to climatic changes.
Engineers, contractors and tax payers in localities as
divergent in requirements as New York, Texas, Montreal,
or Florida, have expressed their appreciated confidence in
Texaco Road Products.
THE TEXACO FAMILY IS:
Texaco Road Oil Texaco Road Asphalt
Texaco Liquid Asphalt Texaco Paving Filler
Texaco Macadam Binder Texaco Paving Cement
The proper use of these products brings with them the certainty
of economy.
Specify TEXACO and BE SURE
We shall be pleased to receive any inquires as to prices,
specifications or requests for information of any sort.
THE TEXAS COMPANY
PAVING AND ROADS DIVISION
NEW YORK HOUSTON
BRANCH OFFICES
Boston Chicago Atlanta Dallas Pueblo
Philadelphia Norfolk New Orleans El Paso Tulsa
180
Concrete Pavement, Detroit, Mich. Expansion Joints protected with TRUS-CON ARMOR PLATES
Concrete reinforced with RIB METAL, note how flat the sheets lay without fastening
Concrete Curbs protected with TRUS-CON CURB BARS
TRUS=CON ARMOR PLATES
The Most Efficient Expansion Joint Protector
Two solid steel plates that protect the edges of expansion joints in concrete pavements
from chipping and breaking down under traffic. Very easy to install to perfect line
and grade. Anchored securely to concrete base by specially hooked prongs and wear
evenly with road surface. Curved to pitch or crown of pavement in any lengths.
RIB METAL reinforces concrete pavements against frost heaves and cracks caused
by settlement of sub-soil. Consists of a series of straight bars rigidly connected by
cross members formed from the same sheet of steel. Two men can handle and place
128 sq. ft. of RIB METAL reinforcement as easily as they would handle a single bar.
There is no unrolling of coils, no cutting to length, nor special labor to hold steel
in place.
TRUS-GON CURB BARS are substantial galvanized steel plates that protect the
greatest area of exposed edge of concrete curbs. Anchored absolutely by rigid bolts
which do not split the concrete Very simple to install, no special tools or detached
parts required.
FREE! VALUABLE PAMPHLET ON CONCRETE PAVING— Con-
tains complete information and illustrations on pavement rein-
forcement and protection of expansion joints and concrete edges.
KAHN
Building
^Products/
Trussed Concrete Steel Co.
1039 Trussed Concrete Building Detroit, Michigan
Reinforcing, Hy-Rib & Lath, Steel Sash, Etc.
181
WHAT COUNTS?
THE SERVICE TEST
UNION
and MALTHA
Brand Asphalts have
passed the Service Test
in hundreds of pavements
throughout the North Amer-
ican continent during
the past twenty
years
UNION OIL COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA
General Sales Offices
SAN FRANCISCO
Distributing Stations
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
AND ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES
182
u. s.
Wood Block Pavement
Courtyard of New Orleans Gas Light Company, Showing Wood Block Pavement
A Wood Pavement That Lasted
Thirty=Two Years
Thirty-two years ago the New Orleans Gas Light Company paved a portion
of their courtyard with creosoted wood blocks. The courtyard was used as
a driveway and has had steady wear.
It has never been repaired on account of wear and is a perfect pavement
to-day. How much longer it will last without repairs no one can predict until
some wood block pavement somewhere actually wears out.
Wood blocks laid with the grain vertical cannot split or be crushed. The
only effect of traffic upon them is the hammering down and matting of the
end fibres of the wood. This process makes the surface so hard that, after
the first year, no wear is discernible. The pavement practically makes itself
traffic-proof.
Wood Block pavement is the only pavement of which this is true. Wood
Block pavement is to be recommended wherever heavy traffic necessitates
long-lived pavement.
Wood Block pavement is to be recommended for streets where quietness is
desirable, as, for instance, in office-building districts, on residential streets and
around hospitals, schools, courts, etc.
Wood Block pavement is to be recommended for the main "show streets"
of towns, for silence is the greatest beauty a pavement can have.
Wood Block pavement is to be recommended for bridges, because it is the
only durable light-weight pavement. Also for shop floors, track paving,
courtyards, private driveways, etc.
Booklet with Further Information on Request.
U. S.Wood Preserving Co., 165 Broadway, New York
183
Traffic Conditions Demand
Hard, Permanent Roads
Every road must be built for its traffic. Time was when macadam roads
were good roads — before the days of motor travel. Now the steady grind-
ing of heavy cars gouges macadam into ruts; the constant suction of motor
car wheels rips the binder from the surface.
Concrete Roads
stand up under the wear of heavy motor traffic. Weather conditions do not
affect them. Freezing does not make the binder brittle, heat does not soften
it. The surface is smooth, hard and dust less; the road is permanent.
If you are interested in good roads, send for our free
booklet on the use of concrete in road construction.
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
CHICAGO - PITTSBURGH - MINNEAPOLIS
Plants at Chicago and Pittsburgh— Annual Output 12,000,000 Barrels
186
RELIANCE
This word stands for the best road machinery in the world. It means quality,
service, satisfaction. It stands as a protection to the buyer, for we back every piece
of machinery that leaves our factory. It means in road machinery what honesty,
integrity and faithfulness mean in a man.
For selfish reasons you ought to investigate our line. You may not save money
on the first cost but when it comes to maintenance, convenience in handling and un-
interrupted service, the figures will show on the right side of the ledger.
The illustration shows a complete Reb'ance portable stone crushing outfit — Capac-
ity 150 tons per day. We build our crushers in sizes from 8x 14 to 12x2-4 inches
jaw opening with capacities from 70 to 250 tons per day. Reliance portable bins are
built in 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 tons capacities.
The Reliance Sweeper weighs just 200x5 Ibs. The mechanism is held in positive
alignment, the broom may be positively and accurately adjusted. Contractors and
towns owning several makes of sweepers pronounce the Reliance the best.
The Porcupine Scarifier will pay for itself on one job. 4000 square yards is an
average day's work on macadam roads. It may be adjusted to scarify evenly to any
desired depth up to eight inches. Figure out for yourself what you can save.
Don't wait until you are in the market to investigate — you may forget — write
now for our literature and prepare yourself to purchase wisely.
UNIVERSAL ROAD MACHINERY CO., Kingston, N.Y.
BOSTON, MASS. HARRISBURG, PA. ROCHESTER, N. Y.
F. H. HOPKINS & CO., Montreal. Canada
W. L. CLEVELAND CO.. Los Angeles, Cal.
H. H. MEYER CO., Baltimore, Md.
RUBERT M. GAY CO.. New York. N.Y.
187
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WA R R E N I T E
Some Things You Should Know About the Warrenite Road
Surface
Warrenite is the most successful road surface that has yet been devised, and is far superior to all
other forms of bituminous road surfaces.
Warrsnite, Cromwell Road, Cromwell, Conn.
Warrenite stops maintenance expense.
Warrenlte is a sanitary, dustless, noiseless surface.
Warrenite saves the wear and tear of motor and horse vehicles.
Warrenite beautifies and enhances the value of abutting property.
Warrenite prevents automobiles from skidding and insures a secure foothold for horses.
Warrenite can always be had at a reasonable cost under the mixture agreements filed with the
proper authorities.
The State of Connecticut alone has over 57 miles of Warrenite roads; other states bring total to
306 miles.
The experience of these states should satisify you that Warrenite is the "best by every test."
Warrenite is not an oil coating for macadam roads but is a permanent surfacing which is com-
posed of varying sizes of the best stone obtainable scientifically mixed with bituminous cement, laid and
rolled while still hot, the fine particles of stone filling the voids and giving the surface the inherent sta-
bility a permanent country road surface requires.
Why not investigate Warrenite before spending vast sums of money experimenting on your coun-
try roads?
Write today for Warrenite circular, specifications and form of mixture agreement available to all
contractors and learn more about this modern permanent ideal country road surface.
I WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY
Executive Offices: 59 Temple Place, Boston, Mass.
District Offices:
New York, N. Y. Chicago, 111. Rochester, N. Y.
50 Church St.
10 So. LaSalle St.
Portland, Oregon
Journal Bldg.
Los Angeles, Cal.
303 Main St. West 926 Calif. Bldg.
Phoenix, Arizona
204 Noll Bldg.
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Some Things You Should Know About the Warrenite Road
Surface
Warrenite is the most successful road surface that has yet been devised, and is far superior to all
other forms of bituminous road surfaces.
Warranite, Cromwell Road, Cromwell, Conn.
Warrenite stops maintenance expense.
Warrenite is a sanitary, dustless, noiseless surface.
Warrenite saves the wear and tear of motor and horse vehicles.
Warrenite beautifies and enhances the value of abutting property.
Warrenite prevents automobiles from skidding and insures a secure foothold for horses.
Warrenite can always be had at a reasonable cost under the mixture agreements filed with the
proper authorities.
The State of Connecticut alone has over 57 miles of Warrenite roads; other states bring total to
306 miles.
The experience of these states should satisify you that Warrenite is the "best by every test."
Warrenite is not an oil coating for macadam roads but is a permanent surfacing which is com-
posed of varying sizes of the best stone obtainable scientifically mixed with bituminous cement, laid and
rolled while still hot, the fine particles of stone filling the voids and giving the surface the inherent sta-
bility a permanent country road surface requires.
Why not investigate Warrenite before spending vast sums of money experimenting on your coun-
try roads?
Write today for Warrenite circular, specifications and form of mixture agreement available to all
contractors and learn more about this modern permanent ideal country road surface.
WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY
Executive Offices: 59 Temple Place, Boston, Mass.
District Offices:
New York, N. Y. Chicago, 111. Rochester, N. Y. Los Angeles, Cal.
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Manufacturers of
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CAST
IRON
PIPE
CULVERTS
6 inches to 6 feet
Do not rust out
Do not rot out
Do not wear out
Do not wash out
When you use a Culvert of
there is no waiting— fill in and
the job is done — to last forever
Always in stock at the foundries of
any of the following companies — all
independent and competing makers of
Cast Iron Pipe:
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
Birmingham, Ala.
James B. Clow & Sons,
Chicago, 111.
Donaldson Iron Co.
Emaus, Lehigh Co., Pa.
Glamorgan Pipe & Foundry Co.
Lynchburg, Va.
Lynchburg Foundry Co.
Lynchburg, Va.
Massillon Iron & Steel Co.
Massillon, Ohio.
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Bristol, Pa.
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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THIS AMERICAN
INGOT IRON
ARMCO CULVERT
is entering upon its second pe-
riod of usefulness. See what the
man who installed it has to say:
ALHAMBRA, CALIF.,
Sept. 23, 1913.
California Corrugated Culvert
Company,
Dear Sirs: — I assisted in plac-
ing a 24" American Ingot Iron
Culvert under the Garvey Road
in June, 1907, and because of
changes in drainage it was
necessary to take the culvert
out, this spring, and there was
built at that place a concrete
arch about eight by seven feet.
About five hundred yards
west on Garvey Road we needed
some 24" pipe, and your pipe
was in such good shape we put
it in at that point, under a deeper fill than before.
The pipe when removed showed hardly any sign whatever of having been in use tor
six years, and knowing as I do of the sand and gravel which this pipe had to carry, I
consider its condition remarkable. The pipe looks as good as new — I would just as
soon have this pipe as a new one.
Yours truly,
(Signed) LEE L. PAGE,
Acting Road Foreman, Alhambra Dist,
Los Angeles County.
Write to the Nearest Manufacturer for Particulars and Prices on American Ingot
Iron Corrugated Culverts, Plates, Sheets, Roofing and Formed Products.
Arkansas, Little Rock
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
California, Los Angeles
California Corrugated Culvert
Co.
California, West Berkeley
California Corrugated Culvert
Co.
Colorado, Denver
R. Hardesty Manufacturing Co.
Delaware, Clayton
Delaware Metal Culvert Co.
Florida, Jacksonville
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
Georgia, Atlanta
I- Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
Illinois, Bloomington
Illinois Corrugated Metal Co.
Indiana, Crawfordsville
W. Q. O'Neall Co.
Indiana, Princeton
W. Q. O'Neall Co.
Iowa, Des Moines
Iowa Pure Iron Culvert Co.
Iowa, Independence
Independence Corrugated Cul-
vert Co.
Kansas, Topeka
The Road Supply & Metal Co.
Kentucky, Buechel
Kentucky Culvert Co.
Louisiana, New Orleans
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
Maryland, Havre de Grace
Spencer, j. N.
Massachusetts, Palmer
New England Metal Culvert Co.
Michigan, Bark River
Bark River Bridge& Culvert Co.
Michigan, Lansing
Michigan Bridge & Pipe Co.
Minnesota, Minneapolis
Lyle Corrugated Culvert Co.
Minnesota, Lyle
Lyle Corrugated Culvert Co.
Missouri, Moberly
Coirugated Culvert Co.
Montana, Missoula
Montana Culvert Co.
Nebraska, Lincoln
Lee-Arnett Co.
Nebraska, Wahoo
Nebraska Culvert & Mfg. Co.
Nevada, Reno
Nevada Metal Mfg. Co.
New Hampshire, Nashua
North-East Metal Culvert Co.
New Jersey, Flemington
Pennsylvania Metal Culvert Co.
New York, Auburn
Pennsylvania Metal Culvert Co.
North Carolina, Greensboro
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
North Dakota, Wahpeton
Northwestern Sheet & Iron
Works
Ohio, Middletown
American Rolling Mill Co.
Ohio Corrugated Culvert Co.
Oklahoma, Shawnee
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
Oregon, Portland
Coast Culvert & Flume Co.
Pennsylvania, Warren
Pennsylvania Metal Culvert Co.
South Dakota, Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Metal Culvert Co.
Tennessee, Nashville
Tennessee Metal Culvert Co.
Texas, Dallas
Atlas Metal Works
Texas, El Paso
Western Metal Mfg. Co.
Texas, Houston
Lone Star Culvert Co.
Utah, Woods Cross
Utah Culvert Co.
Virginia, Roanoke
Virginia Metal & Culvert Co.
Washington, Spokane
Spokane Cor. Culvert&TankCo.
Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Bark RiverBridge& Culvert Co.
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Wisconsin Culvert Co.
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hauling to installation — and a saving of expense from repairs. PURE
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HIGHWAY BRIDGES AND CULVERTS
The proper material to be used in the construction of a bridge or
culvert depends almost wholly on local conditions, such as area
of waterway required, character and amount of traffic, available
funds, etc. For bridges of considerable span, steel is commonly
used, though long arches of concrete, stone or brick are not un-
usual. For the shorter spans up to 30 or 40 feet, reinforced con-
crete is well adapted. Culverts are built of various materials,
such as stone, brick, concrete, and pipe of cement, vitrified clay,
corrugated iron, or cast iron. Wood is also frequently used, but
the high cost of maintenance, and the inconvenience and discom-
forts attending periodic repairs or renewals make it a very
undesirable material of which to construct highway bridges or
culverts, and its use should be avoided.
Steel Bridges
Because of its toughness and great unit strength, steel is pecul-
iarly well adapted for use in bridge construction. Cast and wrought
iron were formerly much used for this purpose, but in recent
years have been generally supplanted by steel.
A complete discussion of the subject of steel bridges would oc-
cupy too much space to be undertaken here. There are a few
essential details, however, which may be profitably pointed out.
Design
The design of steel bridges is now almost an exact science, and
most of the bridge companies doing business in this country are
amply equipped for executing designs under any reasonable set
of conditions that may be imposed. It is obviously bad practice,
however, to invite bids for furnishing and erecting a proposed
bridge from these companies upon their own plans, without first
having prescribed a complete and definite set of conditions to
which the designs must conform. Otherwise, in the absence of
a standard of excellence, no adequate comparison can be made of
the bids received. Also, irresponsible parties are likely to secure
the contract by submitting low bids with very light designs.
Provision should always be made for having bridge designs checked
by a competent, disinterested designer.
197
198 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Loading
The loading which a highway bridge should be designed to sustain
depends in general on the local traffic conditions. Due allowance,
however, should always be made for reasonable increases both in
the amount of traffic and in the weight of concentrated loads.
For rural bridges it is usually sufficient, in designing the floor
system, to provide for a uniform live load of 125 pounds per
square foot, or for a load of 20 tons concentrated on two axles
10 feet apart, with wheels spaced 6 feet on axles and with two-
thirds of the load on the rear axle. In designing the trusses the
uniform live load may be safely assumed as follows : For spans less
than 50 feet in length, 125 pounds per square foot of floor surface;
for spans between 50 and 100 feet in length, 100 pounds per square
foot of floor surface; while for spans greater than 100 feet in length,
the assumed uniform live load per square foot of floor surface may
be reduced 2 pounds for each additional 10 feet in length of span,
provided that in no case should the assumed uniform live load be
less than 80 pounds per square foot of floor surface.
Piers and Abutments
A large percentage of the bridge failures in this country have
been due to umproperly designed abutments. There seems to be
a general tendency to confuse the design of abutments with that of
piers, and it is not unusual to see a bridge, consisting of a single
span, supported on four slender cylindrical piers with no other pro-
vision for restraining the material of the approach embankment
than wooden boards resting against these piers. There can be
no objection to the use of properly designed cylindrical piers for
supporting intermediate spans; but the abutment must serve a
dual purpose. It is required to support the bridge and also to act
as a retaining wall for the approach; and both of these functions
should be considered in making the design.
Foundations for Piers and Abutments
In designing piers and abutments, the size of the footings should
usually depend on the character of the foundation material. In-
vestigations should, therefore, be made in the vicinity of each pier
or abutment before the design is completed. The foundation may
be tested by sounding with rods, by boring with wood augers, by
sinking pipes with water jets or by drilling with a percussion drill.
When the character of the foundation material has been deter-
mined, its safe bearing capacity may be estimated from the fol-
lowing table, taken from U. S. Office of Public Roads Bulletin
No. 48.
HIGHWAY BRIDGES AND CULVERTS 199
Material Bearing power
(tons per square foot)
Quicksand and wet soils 0 . 05 to 1
Dry earth 1 to 1.5
Moderately dry clay 2 to 4
Dry, stiff clay 4 to 6
Sand 2 to 4
Sand, compact and cemented 4 to 6
Gravel, cemented 8 to 10
Rock 200
Where the material of the foundation is poor, as, for example,
wet clay or quicksand, it is customary to increase its bearing power
by making use of piles, which are driven to such depth as is neces-
sary to prevent settling after the weight of the whole structure is
superimposed, the piles being considered as carrying the entire
load. The formula in most general use for determining the amount
of driving necessary to produce this condition is that proposed by
2WH
the Engineering News. P= 0 , , in which P is the safe load in
o +
pounds on one pile, W the weight of the hammer in pounds, H the
fall of the hammer in feet, and S the penetration or sinking in
inches under the last blow.
Floors
Highway bridge floors are made of wood, reinforced concrete
or steel. Wood floors are probably the most common, but rein-
forced concrete presents many advantages over wood for this pur-
pose, and is becoming very popular. Wood floors on old bridges,
however, should never be replaced by concrete, unless the change
was anticipated in the original design. Neither should the thick-
ness of the wood floor be much increased, as any additional weight
put on the structure for which provision has not been made is
likely to prove disastrous.
The economical thickness of wood floors depends on traffic and
climatic conditions, as well as on the quality of the wood. In
general, it should be such that the wood will have practically worn
out before being destroyed by decay. This economical thickness
varies from 2J to 4 inches.
Concrete or steel floors should always be protected from the
traffic by cushion of earth or macadam.
Painting
Steel bridges should ordinarily be repainted about once every
three years. If this work is neglected, as is so frequently the case,
rust soon makes inroads into the metal, impairing both its strength
and appearance.
200 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Concrete Bridges and Culverts
Concrete bridges and culverts should be designed to sustain the
same live loads as those indicated above for steel bridges.
The proper type of superstructure to adopt for any particular
case should usually depend on local conditions. For example,
where sufficient head room and satisfactory foundation can be
obtained, an arch may be advantageously used. Where head room
is limited or the foundation poor, however, it may frequently be
necessary to make the superstructure flat. Also, flat slab super-
structures are ordinarily used for. spans less than about 14 feet in
length, as little, if any, saving can be effected by using an arch.
Where appearances are of prime consideration, however, an arch
may properly be used, even at additional cost.
There are three types of flat reinforced concrete superstruc-
tures in general use which are respectively known as the slab type,
the encased I-beam type, and the T-beam type. Each of these
types may be used with either stone or concrete abutments.
The slab type is practicable only for spans less than about
16 feet in length. Culverts and bridges of this type are very easily
constructed, and require very little skilled labor.
The encased I-beam type of superstructure is well suited for
spans from 10 feet to 30 feet in length. In this type, the steel
beams are designed to carry the entire load, though the concrete
casing undoubtedly increases the strength of the structure.
The T-beam type is adapted for about the same range of spans
as the I-beam type, though T-beams can be used for somewhat
longer spans. When used for spans over 30 feet in length, however,
the economy of employing them should be demonstrated for each
particular case. The construction of T-beam bridges and cul-
verts is more difficult than either of the other types and requires
more skilled labor. The cost of materials, however, is, in general,
somewhat less.
The accompanying illustrations, which have been prepared from
data contained in Bulletin No. 45 of the U. S. Office of Public
Roads, show how the various types of concrete superstructures
are designed, and also show typical designs for a 4 foot by 3 foot
box culvert, and a 10 foot span slab bridge on stone abutments.
Specifications for reinforced concrete bridge and culvert con-
struction are contained in U. S. Office of Public Roads Bulletin
No. 45, which may be had upon application to the Director of
that office.
Pipe Culverts
Vitrified clay, cast iron, corrugated iron, steel plate and cement
pipes are used for the smaller culverts. Up to 24 inches in diam-
eter pipe culverts are usually economical and the pipes are easily
HIGHWAY BKIDQES AND CULVERTS 201
handled and laid. They should be laid true to grade and on a firm
foundation. Headwalls of concrete, brick or stone should be con-
structed at each end, extending high enough to carry the fill and
low enough to avoid damage by frost.
Cast Iron Pipe Culverts
Cast iron pipe has been satisfactorily used for culverts for many
years, and while not as cheap per foot, nor as easily handled as
some of the lighter metal culverts, its claim to durability can not
be questioned. Some of the cast iron pipe culverts placed in Paris
over three hundred years ago are still in service and apparently
in a fair state of preservation.
Cast iron pipe for highway culverts is usually made in 12-foot
lengths, and can be obtained in various diameters from foundries
in almost every part of the country.
Sectional Cast Iron Culverts
The sectional cast iron culverts possess features which tend to
make them desirable in highway work. With their flattened oval
base, they are said to have greater freedom from clogging. Their
locked joints holds them intact. It is claimed that their headwalls
hold the roadbed in shape thus allowing a shorter length of culvert
to be used. It is also claimed that their form gives them greater
strength than the round structures possess, as well as facilitating
easy handling and consequent saving in transportation and that
they may be assembled by unskilled labor. They make good
culverts for highways.
Corrugated Iron Pipe
Many culverts are now being constructed of corrugated pipe
made of pure iron. The corrugations make the use of relatively
very thin metal possible without danger of collapse, and it is
claimed that the pure iron of which the pipe is made offers superior
resistance to corrosion. As far as is known, these culverts are
proving generally satisfactory, but since they have been in use
only a comparatively short time, their claim to durability under
service conditions has not yet been fully established. It may be
stated, however, that tests made on iron by the Office of Public
Roads have uniformly indicated that segregated impurities
present in iron affect its power to resist corrosion in a marked
degree. The tests of the Office of Public Roads, in fact, formed the
basis for the development of the pure iron industry (Bulletin 45,
Office of Public Roads).
202 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Vitrified Clay Culvert Pipe
In localities where the ground does not freeze to great depths,
vitrified clay pipe has proved satisfactory as a culvert material.
It should be double strength, hard burned, and salt glazed. Each
pipe should be a true cylinder, free from cracks, and have a thick-
ness of shell of at least one-twelfth of the internal diameter. In
laying the culvert, care should be taken to round out the bottom
of the ditch to fit the pipe, making suitable depressions for the
bells. Where rock occurs in the ditch, it should be excavated
some 6 inches below the lower surface of the pipe and replaced
with clay or sand. In very cold climates, the pipe should be com-
pletely covered with sand or broken stone for a depth of at least
6 inches. Where earth comes directly in contact with the pipe,
danger from freezing is considerably increased. The surface of the
roadway should never be less than 1 J diameters above the top sur-
face of the pipe.
Importance of Engineering Supervision
Before leaving the subject of bridges and culverts, attention
should be called to the importance of having the design and con-
struction of all such structures executed under the immediate
supervision of a competent engineer. In no other feature of high-
way improvement can technical training be employed to better
advantage. Not only the efficiency of the structure itself is in-
volved, but human safety is not infrequently dependent on its
proper design and construction.
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206
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIFICATIONS FOR STATE
HIGHWAYS
Specifications for Tar Grouting
Broken Stone and Bituminous Surfacing. — Section 10. Broken
stone consisting of local stone shall be spread and rolled on the
road bed prepared as hereinbefore described, as follows:
The width of broken stone shall be fifteen (15) feet.
The lower course shall consist of stones that will pass through a
ring two and one-half (2J) inches in diameter and will not pass
through a ring one and one-quarter (1J) inches in diameter, and
shall be four (4) inches deep in the centre and sides after rolling.
The lower course shall be shaped to a true section, bound with
stone screenings and thoroughly rolled. Any depressions or
irregularities which may occur shall be filled with smaller stones
as directed by the engineer and again rolled until the surface is
smooth, true, and unyielding.
The interstices in this course shall be filled to the surface and
there shall be no excess of screenings remaining above the stones
after a thorough rolling.
Upon the lower course of stone shall be spread the upper course
of stone which shall consist of stones that will pass through a ring
one and one-quarter (1J) inches in diameter, but will not pass
through a ring one half (J) inch in diameter, and shall be two (2)
inches in thickness after rolling with a steam roller and evened up
with material of the same size and quality as has been used in that
particular course and to the satisfaction of the engineer. All
broken stone shall be spread from carts by hand or from a dumping
board or from self-spreading carts.
Upon the upper course of stone, prepared as hereinbefore de-
scribed, refined tar shall be uniformly applied with a pressure
machine at the rate of one and one-quarter (1J) gallons to each
square yard of surface, and immediately covered with clean local
pea stone and then thoroughly rolled.
A second application of refined tar shall then be made in the
same manner as in the first application at the rate of one-quarter
(i) gallon per square yard and immediately covered with clean
local pea stone and then thoroughly rolled.
If so ordered by the engineer the thickness of the broken stone
shall be increased or diminished at such points as he may direct.
207
208 AMEKICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
No soft or disintegrated stone shall be used.
In distributing the tar no overlapping shall be allowed.
The contractor shall sprinkle the road with water when and as
directed by the engineer.
All depressions in any course shall be filled with the same mate-
rial used in that particular course and shall be rolled until a smooth,
true and unyielding surface is obtained.
The bituminous binder shall consist of refined tar and when
applied to the road surface it shall have a temperature approxi-
mating 200° F.
If at any time before the acceptance of the work any soft or
imperfect places or spots develop in the surface, all such places
shall be removed and replaced with new material and then rolled
until thoroughly compacted, and until the joints or edges at which
the new work connects with the old become invisible. All such
removal and replacement of unsatisfactory surfacing shall be done
at the expense of the contractor.
No bituminous work shall be done during rainy weather nor
when weather conditions as to temperature or otherwise are, in
the opinion of the engineer, unfavorable to obtaining satisfactory
results.
The Massachusetts highway commission will furnish all refined
tar necessary for the work in tank cars at the railroad freight sta-
tion nearest to the site of the work.
The commission will order the tar when requested so to do by
the contractor.
The contractor shall be responsible for any and all railroad
storage charges and for any loss or damage to material that may
accrue after the delivery of the tar at the railroad delivery selected.
The contractor is to heat the tar in tank cars or otherwise,
team the tar to the site of the work, and apply thereon as specified
without compensation additional to the price paid per gallon for
bituminous surfacing.
Double Penetration Method
Broken Stone and Bituminous Surfacing.— Section 10. Broken
stone consisting of trap rock or rock which in the opinion of the
engineer is equal to trap rock — local stone shall be spread and
rolled on the road-bed prepared as hereinbefore described, as
follows :
The width of the broken stone shall be fifteen (15) feet.
All broken stone used shall be laid in layers or courses.
The lower course shall consist of stones that will pass through
a ring two and one-half (2£) inches in diameter and will not pass
through a ring one and one-quarter (1|) inches in diameter, and
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAYS 209
shall be four (4) inches deep at the centre and four (4) inches deep
at the sides, after rolling.
The lower course shall be shaped to a true section, bound with
sand or stone screenings and thoroughly rolled.
Any depressions or irregularities which may occur shall be filled
with smaller stones, as directed by the engineer, so that the sur-
face will be smooth, true and unyielding. The interstices in this
course shall be filled to the surface, and there shall be no excess
of sand or screenings remaining above the stones after a thorough
rolling.
If sand is used in this course it shall be of a quality satisfactory
to the engineer, and shall be measured and paid for as borrow.
The broken stone in the lower course shall be spread from the
carts by hand, or from a dumping board, or from self-spreading
carts.
Upon the surface prepared as hereinbefore described heavy
asphaltic oil shall be uniformly applied with a pressure machine
at the rate of five-eights (f ) of a gallon to each square yard of
surface.
Immediately after the application of the oil a course of stone
consisting of broken trap rock in sizes varying from one-half (?)
inch to one and one-quarter (1J) inches in their longest dimen-
sions shall be applied by spreading by hand from piles previously
distributed on the side of the road, the course to be one and one-
half (1 J) inches in thickness after rolling.
A second application of oil shall then be made in the manner
previously described and at the rate of five-eighths (f ) of a gallon
to each square yard of surface.
Immediately after this second application of oil s course of
stone of the same sizes as in the first application shall be lightly
spread in quantity sufficient to cover the oil, and then thoroughly
rolled; after which, a third application of oil shall be made in the
manner previously described at the rate of one-quarter (J) of a
gallon to each square yard of surface, immediately covered with
clean trap rock pea stone, and then thoroughly rolled.
The bituminous binder shall consist of asphaltic oil and when
applied to the road surface, it shall have a temperature approxi-
mating 250° F.
If so ordered by the engineer the thickness of the broken stone
shall be increased or diminished at such points as he may direct.
The finished surface of the road shall present such crown as shall
be directed by the engineer.
No soft or disintegrated stone shall be used.
In distributing the oil no over-lapping shall be allowed.
The contractor shall sprinkle the road with water when and as
directed by the engineer.
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All depressions in any course shall be filled with the same mate-
rial used in that particular course and shall be rolled until a smooth,
true and unyielding surface is obtained.
If at any time before the acceptance of the work any soft or
imperfect places or spots develop in the surface, the material at all
such points shall be removed and replaced with new material,
and then rolled until thoroughly compacted, and until the joints
or edges at which the new work connects with the old become
invisible.
All removal and replacement of unsatisfactory material shall be
done at the expense of the contractor.
No bituminous work shall be done during rainy weather nor
when weather conditions as to temperature or otherwise are, in
the opinion of the engineer, unfavorable to obtaining satisfactory
results.
The Massachusetts highway commission will furnish all asphal-
tic oil necessary in tank cars at the railroad freight station nearest
to the site of the work.
The commission will order the oil when requested so to do by
the contractor.
The contractor shall be responsible for any and all railroad
storage charges and for any loss or damage to material that may
accrue after the delivery of the oil at the railroad delivery selected.
The contractor is to heat the oil in tank cars or otherwise, team
the oil to the site of the work, and apply thereon as specified, with-
out compensation additional to the price paid per square yard.
Hot Oil Blanket Goat
Bituminous Wearing Course. — Section lOa. After the macadam
road has been finished as herein described, the surface shall be swept
with brooms, or a horse sweeper, approved by the engineer, and
so as to fully expose the stones of the upper course and to remove
to a slight extent the binder between them. If directed by the
engineer, the road shall then be watered slightly. tFpon the sur-
face for the full width of the macadam the bituminous binder
hereinafter described shall be applied in a thin film, shall be heated
to the temperature hereinafter stated and distributed evenly by
means of a machine approved by the engineer, so designed as to
enable its operator to control the flow and to distribute the material
uniformly, leaving no streaks or spots and so designed as to enable
its operator to "cut out" any portion of the roadway and to avoid
any surplus deposit of the binder on the roadway or elsewhere.
If the engineer shall so direct the bituminous binder shall also be
further distributed by means of soft brooms or "squeegees." For
this portion of the work not more than one-half (|) of a gallon of
said material to the square yard of surface shall be required.
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As soon as may be after the application of the bituminous binder,
as above specified, a thin layer of sand shall be distributed evenly
thereon to such a depth that after rolling to the satisfaction of
the engineer no surplus binder shall appear upon the surface of
the roadway and so that there shall be a wearing course of the sand
combined with the bituminous binder approximating one-half (J)
inch in depth.
The completed surface of the roadway shall be smooth, conform-
ing to the profile and cross-section, and free from hollows or depres-
sions, and if at any time before the acceptance of the work spots
or streaks appear, indicating a deficiency or a surplus of the bitumi-
nous binder, the surface shall be again treated with more of the
binder or sand, as the case may be, and if directed by the engineer
the surface shall be lightly watered and thoroughly rolled.
The bituminous binder shall consist of asphaltic oil, and when
applied to the road it shall have a temperature approximating
250° F.
The sand used shall be clean, sharp and dry, free from loam,
clay and foreign matter of all kinds. It shall contain no pebbles
which will not pass through a one-half ( J) inch mesh nor practically
any grains or particles which will pass through a screen of thirty
(30) meshes to the lineal inch.
If the contractor so desires he may use stone screenings instead
of sand but it is understood that he will receive no extra compen-
sation therefor and that the screenings must conform in general
with the requirements of the specifications for sand.
The Massachusetts highway commission will furnish all asphaltic
oil necessary for the work in tank cars at the railroad freight sta-
tion nearest to the site of the work. The commission will order
oil when requested so to do by the contractor, and the contractor
hereby agrees that he will make no claim for damages of any kind
which may be caused by any haste or delay in the delivery of the
asphaltic oil. The contractor is to heat the oil in tank cars or
otherwise, team the oil to the site of the work, and apply thereon
as specified, without additional compensation.
Bituminous Macadam Surface—Mixing Method
Excavation of Broken Stone in Present Road Surface. — Section 9.
The present macadam surface of the road is to be loosened with
picks placed in the wheels of a steam roller or otherwise. The
material so loosened is to be scarified or harrowed with a tooth har-
row, so as to leave only clean broken stone on the surface, raked,
shaped, and new stone added where necessary, and rolled with a
steam roller to an even firm surface two (2) inches below the fin-
ished grade to the satisfaction of the engineer. Wherever it is
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necessary, the broken stone in the present road surface shall be
screened and moved and spread on the road surface where re-
quired.
Broken Stone. — Section 10. Broken stone consisting of trap
rock or rock which in the opinion of the engineer is equal to trap
rock shall be spread on the road-bed prepared as hereinbefore
described wherever it is necessary to give, in addition to the broken
stone in the present road surface, the required width of thirty (30)
feet and a depth of not less than four (4) inches in the centre and
sides, after rolling. The size of the stones used in the bottom
course (in addition to those in the present road surface) shall be
not larger than two and one-half (2^) inches in their longest diam-
eter and not smaller than one and one-quarter (If) in their shortest
diameter, as the engineer shall determine.
The bottom course shall be rolled by a steam roller and evened
up with material of the same size and quality as has been used in
that particular course, and to the satisfaction of the engineer.
All broken stone shall be spread from the carts by hand, or from
a dumping board, or from self-spreading carts.
No soft or disintegrated stone shall be used.
If so ordered by the engineer the thickness of the broken stone
shall be increased or diminished at such points as he may direct.
The grade of the finished surface of the road shall present such
crown as shall be directed by the engineer.
If local stone or stone not shipped by rail is used it shall be
weighed on scales furnished by and at the expense of the con-
tractor. Said scales shall be satisfactory to the engineer and they
shall be sealed at the expense of the contractor as often as the
engineer may deem necessary to insure their accuracy.
A sworn weigher, to be appointed and compensated by the
selectmen, shall weigh all broken stone required to be weighed as
above provided.
If the stone is shipped by rail the car weights may be accepted,
unless the engineer shall determine that scales shall be used as
above.
Bituminous Mixture. — Section 11. On the bottom course of
broken stone, prepared as hereinafter specified, shall be spread
according to lines and grades given by the engineer, the bitumi-
nous mixture which shall consist of trap rock broken stone mixed
with asphalt; the sizes of stone, proportions of stone and of asphalt,
and method of mixing and spreading to be as hereinafter described.
The bituminous mixture shall be laid in one course and shall be,
after rolling, two (2) inches in thickness.
The width shall be thirty (30) feet.
The broken stone shall be trap rock and shall vary in size from
one-quarter (i) inch to one and one-quarter (1J) inches and no
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stones larger than one and one-quarter (If) inches in their longest
diameter shall be used. All broken stone used shall be absolutely
clean and free from adventitious matter.
When the broken stone has been heated to not less than 180° F.,
or more if the engineer so required, it shall be mixed with the
asphalt by machines, which shall be approved by the engineer,
and as the engineer may direct, until all particles of stone are
covered with asphalt.
Sixteen (16) gallons of asphalt measured at temperature of the
air shall be mixed with each cubic yard of stone.
Before mixing with the stone, the asphalt shall be carefully
heated to not less than 350° F. and at that temperature shall be
mixed with the stone. No asphalt shall be used after it has been
injured by over-heating or burning. The contractor shall heat
the asphalt in suitable kettles satisfactory to the engineer.
After being properly prepared as hereinbefore specified, the
mixture shall be teamed to the road and spread before it has cooled
to a temperature below 100° F.
The mixture shall be dumped on steel dumping platforms or
shovelled directly from the cart into place. As the spreading is
done rakes shall be used to obtain a uniform distribution of stones
and an even surface before rolling.
The mixture, after being satisfactorily spread and raked, shall
be at once rolled with a tandem roller, weighing not less than seven
(7) tons, care being taken not to push the mixture out of place by
the roller, but to roll so as to lay it down, compressed to a perfect
cross-section, and true to line and grade. During very hot weather
the rolling shall be postponed until cool enough to roll without
pushing out of place and shape.
If any unevenness or depressions appear during or after rolling
the bituminous mixture, suitable mixed material satisfactory to the
engineer shall be added, and rolled in a manner to remove all such
unevenness or depressions.
Immediately after the bituminous mixture is rolled to a firm
surface and free from irregularities, a seal coat of Bermudez road
asphalt shall be so applied as to completely cover the surface,
using one-third (J) of a gallon of asphalt per square yard of surface.
It shall be carefully spread with " squeegees" or brooms.
Immediately after it has been spread it shall be covered with
clean trap rock pea stone and rolled until the pea stone is bonded
with the asphalt of the seal coat.
If at any time before the acceptance of the work any soft or
imperfect places or spots develop in the surface, all such places
shall be removed and replaced with new material and then rolled
until thoroughly compacted, and until the joints or edges at which
the new work connects with the old become invisible. All such
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removal and replacing of unsatisfactory surfacing shall be done at
the expense of the contractor.
No teaming or travel of any kind shall be allowed to pass over
the new surface until twenty-four hours have elapsed after the
final rolling, or until the surface has become sufficiently hardened
to prevent injury by picking up or tracking.
No bituminous work shall be done during rainy weather nor
when weather conditions as to temperature or otherwise are, in
the opinion of the engineer, unfavorable to obtaining perfect
results.
In order to provide for passing traffic during the progress of the
work it will be necessary to construct only one-half of the width
of the roadway at one time. The bottom course of that portion
of the roadway which shall first be laid shall be extended two (2)
feet beyond the centre of the road or two (2) feet beyond the inside
edge of the bituminous mixture so as to provide a firm base for
the bituminous mixture, also to satisfactorily bond into the remain-
ing portion of the bottom course when laid.
The bituminous mixture and sealing coat of that portion first
laid shall lap over beyond the line of the joint at the centre of the
roadway, so that when the second half is laid the first half can and
shall be cut back to a uniform longitudinal line and perfect verti-
cal section so as to obtain a perfect joint and cross-section.
From the time of commencement of laying the bituminous mix-
ture during and until the time the final covering of pea stone is
spread on the seal coat, the adjoining surface on any or all sides
of the portion under construction shall be kept watered as directed
by the engineer to prevent dusfc alighting on the bituminous sur-
face.
The selectmen will furnish all asphalt in barrels in cars at the
railroad siding requested by the contractor.
The selectmen will order the asphalt so that the first delivery
of ten thousand (10,000) gallons shall be made on or about April 15
and thereafter at the rate of ten thousand (10,000) gallons a week
until the entire quantity has been received.
The contractor shall be responsible for any and all railroad
charges and for any loss or damage to material after the delivery
of the asphalt at the railroad siding.
The contractor shall at his own expense team the asphalt to the
work, store it and protect it from the weather to the satisfaction
of the engineer.
Sand and Oil Road— Mixing Method
Bituminous Surface. — Section 10. Upon the road bed prepared
as described in Section 9, the sand and oil surfacing shall be applied
as follows:
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The sand and oil shall be mixed by hand or with a mechanical
mixer, or by other means furnished by the contractor, provided
the method employed is approved by the engineer. If the mixing
is done by hand, it shall be done on tight platforns, to be furnished
by the contractor, the platforms to be made of two (2) inch plank,
about sixteen (16) feet in length, and in two sections, each about
four (4) feet in width.
The contractor shall furnish and operate at least four (4) mixing
platforms and four (4) heating kettles or tanks, and a sufficient
number of sand heaters, and if in the opinion of the engineer the
work is not proceeding with sufficient rapidity to insure its com-
pletion within the time specified in the contract, the contractor
shall furnish and operate a sufficient number of additional plat-
forms, kettles, and sand heaters to insure the work being so com-
pleted within the specified time.
The contractor will be allowed to mix the hot sand and oil with
a mechanical mixer or other means furnished by him, provided
the method employed is approved by the engineer.
The kettles or tanks for heating the asphaltic oil shall be of a
design satisfactory to the engineer, and of a capacity of not less
than sixty (60) gallons each.
The sand shall be dry and so heated that when mixed with the
oil a uniform mixture will be secured. Care must be taken not
to overheat the sand so as to burn the oil.
The sand and oil shall be mixed in batches of approximately
one (1) cubic yard, the sand being spread upon the mixing plat-
form and the hot oil poured upon it and the whole mass thoroughly
turned with shovels, hoes, or rakes, until each particle of sand is
completely covered with oil, about sixteen (16) gallons of oil being
required for one (1) cubic yard of sand as measured loose in measure
box.
The oil when mixed with the sand shall be hot enough to secure
a good mixture, and shall be of a temperature between 250° F.
and 375° F., depending on nature of oil used.
When the mixture is completed to the satisfaction of the engineer
it shall without delay be spread while still warm upon the subgrade
to a width of sixteen (16) feet and to a depth of four (4) inches at
the centre and three (3) inches at the sides, after rolling with a
tandem roller weighing approximately six (6) tons.
After the mixed material is deposited in place and shaped with
rakes, etc., it shall, before it hardens, be rolled with a horse roller
weighing about one (1) ton, then shaped with a road machine or
with a suitable scraper and afterwards rolled with a tandem roller
to the satisfaction of the engineer. A hand roller weighing about
two hundred (200) pounds may be used before rolling with the
horse roller if preferred.
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If any depressions appear after scraping and rolling the sand and
oil mixture, suitable mixed material satisfactory to the engineer
shall be added. If such depressions are found after the sand and
oil has hardened so that the new mixture will not readily bond with
the old, the old mixture shall be dug out to a depth satisfactory to
the engineer and the new material added.
Any slight unevenness of the surface shall be remedied by scrap-
ing with a road machine or a suitable scraper, and the surface shall
then be rolled in a manner to remove all such depressions and
leave a smooth and even surface.
After the sand and oil mixture is rolled to a firm surface, free
from all irregularities and all surplus loose material, a seal coat
of asphaltic oil shall be distributed at the rate of one-half (J) of a
gallon per square yard of road surface.
The oil so applied shall be uniformly covered with a thin layer
of sand and rolled to the satisfaction of the engineer.
The asphaltic oil when applied to the road surface shall have a
temperature approximating 250° F.
If so ordered by the engineer the thickness of the sand and oil
mixture shall be increased or diminished at such points as he
may direct.
The sand shall be clean, sharp, and dry, free from loam, clay and
adventitious matter of all kinds. It shall contain no stones larger
than one-half (J) inch in their longest dimensions, nor practically
any grains or particles which will pass through a screen of fifty (50)
meshes to the lineal inch.
The finished surface of the road shall present such crown as shall
be directed by the engineer.
In distributing the oil no over-lapping shall be allowed.
The contractor shall sprinkle the road with water when and as
directed by the engineer.
All depressions in any course shall be filled with the same mate-
rial used in that particular course and shall be rolled until a smooth,
true and unyielding surface is obtained.
If at any time before the acceptance of the work any soft or
imperfect places or spots shall develop in the surface, the material
at all such points shall be removed and replaced with new material,
and then rolled until thoroughly compacted, and until the joints
or edges at which the new work connects with the old become
invisible.
All removal and replacement of unsatisfactory material shall be
done at the expense of the contractor.
No bituminous work shall be done during rainy weather nor
when weather conditions as to temperature or otherwise are, in
the opinion of the engineer, unfavorable to obtaining satisfactory
results.
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAYS 217
The Massachusetts highway commission will furnish all asphaltic
oil necessary for mixing in barrels and for sealing coat in tank
cars at the railroad freight station nearest to the site of the work.
The commission will order the oil when requested so to do by
the contractor.
The contractor shall be responsible for any and all railroad
storage charges and for any loss or damage to material that may
accrue after the delivery of the oil at the railroad delivery selected.
The contractor is to heat the oil in tank cars or otherwise, team
the oil to the site of the work, and apply thereon as specified, with-
out compensation additional to the price paid per square yard for
bituminous surfacing.
Shaping Surface for Sand and Oil. — Section 9. Before the sand
and oil is spread the road-bed shall be shaped to a true surface
conforming to the proposed cross-section of the highway and rolled
by a steam roller, unless otherwise ordered by the engineer. All
depressions occurring must be filled with suitable material and
again rolled, until the surface is smooth and hard.
The cost of shaping and rolling the road-bed shall be included in
the price paid for excavation and for furnishing the material used,
and shall not be additional thereto.
When in the opinion of the engineer it is necessary to place
hardening material on the subgrade of the road before the sand
and oil is spread, the contractor shall spread clay or other material
satisfactory to the engineer and roll the same in such manner as
is satisfactory to the engineer, and with such weight of roller as
he may direct.
Sand and Oil surfaces. — Section 10. Upon the road-bed prepared
as described in Section 9 shall be applied asphaltic oil for a width
of fifteen (15) feet, by means of a distributor, so arranged as to
enable the operator to control the flow and distribute the oil
equally and uniformly, leaving no spots or streaks uncovered and
to avoid spreading a surplus of oil at any point, and to completely
control the quantity of oil delivered on the road.
The oil shall be spread on the road at a temperature not greater
than 250° F., and not less than 180° F., and shall be so heated as
to insure its delivery on the road at the required temperature.
There shall be three applications of oil, the quantity for each
application to be on the average not less than two-thirds (?) of
a gallon per square yard.
After the first application of oil has been made and as soon
thereafter as the engineer may direct, a layer of sand shall be
uniformly spread thereon of sufficient depth to insure a thickness
of approximately one (1) inch after rolling.
As soon thereafter as the engineer may determine, the second and
third applications of oil and sand shall be applied in the same
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manner as in the first application and to the satisfaction of the
engineer.
After three layers of oil and sand have been applied in the pre-
scribed manner, the road shall be rolled by a roller of such size
and weight as the engineer may determine.
During the rolling, sand shall be applied to absorb any oil which
may flush to the surface and in such quantities as the engineer
shall direct.
After the rolling has been completed to the satisfaction of the
engineer, a thin layer of sand shall be spread evenly over the entire
oiled surface.
All sand shall be clean, sharp and free from loam, clay and adven-
titious matter of all kinds and shall meet with the approval of
the engineer.
The beginning and ending of sections of road under treatment
shall be suitably barricaded and posted with warning signs as
shall also all roads entering upon such sections.
If at any time before the acceptance of the work any soft or
imperfect places or spots shall develop in the surface, the material
at all such points shall be removed and replaced with new material
and then rolled until thoroughly compacted, and until the joints
or edges at which the new work connects with the old become
invisible.
All removal and replacement of unsatisfactory material shall
be done at the expense of the contractor.
No bituminous work shall be done during rainy weather nor
when weather conditions as to temperature or otherwise, are in
the opinion of the engineer, unfavorable to obtaining satisfactory
results.
The contractor shall keep all of the sections of road constructed
by him covered with sand to the satisfaction of the engineer for
a period of sixty (60) days after the completion of the work.
HIGHWAY OFFICIALS
Office of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture. —
Logan Waller Page, director; P. St. J. Wilson, assistant director:
Vernon M. Peirce, chief engineer; J. E. Pennybacker, chief of
road economics;* E. J. James, chief division of maintenance; T.
Warren Allen, chief of national park and forest roads; E. B. Me
Cormick, testing engineer; C. S. Reeve, chemist; W. C. Wyatt,
chief clerk.
Alabama
State Highway Commission. — Robert E. Spragins, chairman ; John
Craft, V. B. Atkins, Dr. Eugene A. Smith, State geologist,
University of Alabama; G. N. Mitcham, professor of engineering,
Alabama Polytechnic Institute; W. S. Keller, State highway engi-
neer, Montgomery; R. P. Boyd, assistant State highway engineer.
County commissioners or boards of revenue elected by the people
of each county in November of even years, have supervision over
the roads. They divide the county into road precincts and appoint
apportioners, who in turn appoint a road overseer for each precinct.
A county supervisor of roads to receive not more than $5 per
diem, may be appointed by county commissioners, and, in acts
allowing bond issues, it is usual to provide that county commis-
sioners may appoint an engineer and fix his salary.
Alaska
Road work is under supervision of board of road commissioners
of Alaska, composed of officers of the corps of engineers, U. S. A.,
upon whose recommendations appropriations are made by Congress.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. P. Richardson, U. S. A., president of
board; Lieutenant Glen E. Edgerton, C. E., U. S. A.f engineer
officer, Valdez.
Arizona
Board of Control. — Geo. W. P. Hunt, governor; J. C. Callaghan>
State auditor; Chas. R. Osburn, citizen member and secretary;
Lamar Cobb, State engineer, Phoenix.
County Road Officials. — County board of supervisors, county
road superintendents. Office county road superintendent, abol-
ished to take effect January 1, 1915, thereafter county engineers
will be appointed by board of supervisors.
*Sinc» March 15, 1914.
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Arkansas
State Highway Commission. Five members, of which the com-
missioner of State lands, highways and improvements, is chair-
man, appoints a State highway engineer The present State high-
way engineer is H. R. Carter, at Little Rock.
County judges elected in September of even years, and who
take office November 1, have control of highways, but there are
many special laws affecting localities.
California
State Highway Commission, Sacramento. — Charles D. Blaney,
Saratoga; Newell D. Darlington, Los Angeles, Chas. F. Stern,
Eureka.
Austin B. Fletcher, recently of San Diego, formerly the secretary
and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts highway commis-
sion, is the highway engineer and executive officer of the commis-
sion. Wilson R. Ellis of Berkeley is secretary of the commission.
County supervisors, of whom there are five in each county, elected
for a term of four years in November of even years, have authority
over roads. The county surveyor is elected.
Colorado
State highway commissioner Mr. T. J. Ehrhart, of Denver,
Colorado. There is an advisory board of five members, composed
at this time of J. M. Kuykendall, chairman, Denver; Leonard E.
Curtis, V. chairman, Colorado Springs; Chas. R. McLain, member,
Canon City; L. Boyd Walbridge, member, Meeker; C. E. Herr,
member, Durango and secretary and engineer, J. E. Maloney,
Littleton; stenographer, A. A. Ross, Denver.
County commissioners of whom there are three in each county
elected by the people in November of even years for two, four and
six years respectively, have jurisdiction over local roads.
General road overseer for county may be appointed by county
commissioners or district overseers for districts.
Connecticut
State Highway Commissioner. — Charles J. Bennett, Hartford
Deputy Highway Commissioner. — Richard L. Saunders, Hartford
Division Engineers. — R. S. Hulbert, Winsted; E. C. Welden,
Willimantic; J. A. McElroy, Bridgeport; W. H. Moody, Middle-
town; C. A. Campbell, Norwich; G. E. Smith, New Haven; 0. W.
Head, New Milford; R. W. Stevens, Hartford.
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Delaware
New Castle County Levy Court.— E. B. Hollingsworth, Mont-
chanin, term expires December 31 1916, president, for the year
1914; S. J. Burris, Wilmington, term expires December 31, 1916;
C. W. Gooding, Wilmington, term expires December 31, 1914,
can succeed himself for term of four years; B. A. Groves, Marshall-
ton, term expires December 31, 1914, can succeed himself for a
term of four years; M. E. Smith, Rosehill, term expires December
31, 1916; T. S. Fouracre, Middletown, term expires December 31,
1914, can succeed himself for a term of four years; W. A. Scott,
Townsend, term expires December 31, 1916.
New Castle County State highway commissioner, James
Wilson, who is a State official, and has charge only of the building of
improved roads.
Kent County Levy Court. — W. Hart Scott, county engineer,
Dover.
Sussex County. — M. T. Gum, county engineer, Georgetown.
District of Columbia
Engineer commissioner in charge of all public work, Maj.
Chester Harding, U. S. A.; surface division is in charge of Captain
Mark Brooke, U. S. A., assistant to the engineer commissioner;
engineer of highways, Mr. C. B. Hunt.
Florida
County commissioners of whom there are five in each county,
elected in November of even years, for two year terms, have super-
vision of roads.
Three road commissioners must be appointed annually by the
county commissioners for each road district.
A road overseer must be appointed by the road commissioners
for each subdivision of road districts.
Where the voters elect to have their road district a special tax
road district they elect at the same time three trustees to supervise
the road work of the district.
Georgia
Georgia has no State highway department but the geological
survey collects and publishes data on roads. Dr. S. W. McCallie
is the State Geologist.
State prison commission has authority over convict labor, which
is utilized for road improvement. Mr. R. E. Davidson, Atlanta,
is the chairman of the commission.
Board of county commissioners three to five members, have juris-
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diction of roads and must divide county into road districts. Three
road commissioners are appointed for each road district and these
appoint overseers.
Idaho
State Highway Engineer. — Edw. S. Smith, Boise.
State Highway Commission as created by the 1913 legislature
consists of five members: Theodore Turner, chairman; Miles
Cannon; W. L. Gifford, secretary of state, secretary; F. P. King,
State engineer; Dr. C. N. Little, professor of civil engineering,
State University.
The three last named are made members ex-officio of the
commission by the provisions of the bill creating the same. The
two civilian members are appointed by the governor to hold office
until the first Monday in January, 1914 and 1915, respectively, a
commissioner to be appointed at the expiration of the term of each
of the foregoing appointees.
Illinois
State Highway Commission, Springfield. — A. D. Gash, president;
S. E. Bradt, secretary; Jas. P. Wilson. A. N. Johnson, State
highway engineer and P. C. McArdle, assistant State highway
engineer.
In counties having township organization three township high-
way commissioners elected by the people have jurisdiction, one
of whom is elected in April of each year, and may employ general
superintendent, overseers, et al. In counties not having township
organization, county boards of commissioners, elected by the
people, divide county into road districts, in each of which three
highway commissioners and one clerk are elected, and these may
appoint general superintendent, overseers, et al.
The new law provides also for the election of one commissioner
in each township provided the voters petition for it. It also pro-
vides that in counties under township organization the supervisor
becomes the treasurer of the road and bridge fund of the town-
ship; and in counties under the county commissioner system, a
district clerk must be elected who should serve as treasurer of
the road and bridge fund of the road district. In the latter cases,
the one commissioner serves for a term of three years, after which
a change may be made back to the three commissioner system in the
same manner as the change was made in the first place.
County superintendents are appointed with jurisdiction over
construction, repair and maintenance of all highways and bridges
in counties and towns. They are by law deputies of the State
highway engineer. They have veto power over expenditures in
excess of $200 in all township and road districts.
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Indiana
Three county commissioners in each county, one commissioner
elected in November of each year, have supervision over roads.
They are also ex-officio a board of directors for all free gravel,
macadam and turn pike roads and shall appoint a county high-
way superintendent for 2 years. They also appoint superintend-
ents of construction for gravel roads built by assessment of
contiguous property.
Boards of township trustees elected in November every four
years divide the township into road districts and a supervisor is
elected every odd year in December in each road district.
The county highway superintendent shall appoint assistant
superintendents not to exceed four for each 100 miles of road.
The county highway superintendent shall have general supervision
of the maintenance and repair of all county highways, bridges and
culverts.
Iowa
The Iowa State College of Agriculture acts as a State highway
commission.
Highway engineer, T. H. MacDonald, Ames.
County board of supervisors elected by people (three to seven
members) control county work, bridge funds and portion of road
funds.
Township trustees, three for each township, elected by people,
control township road funds. They may appoint road superinten-
dents. One trustee is elected each year at general election.
Kansas
The State engineer is appointed by the State Agricultural College,
Manhattan.
W. S. Gearhart, Manhattan, State engineer ; A. R. Losh, Assistant
State Engineer.
Board of three county commissioners elected in November of odd
years, has jurisdiction over State and county roads.
County engineer appointed by commissioner in June of odd years,
has general charge under direction of county commissioners.
Township trustee , clerk and treasurer constitute township high-
way board having charge of township roads and mail routes.
Their term is two years.
One or more overseers shall be appointed by township board for
each mail route and township road.
fort.
Kentucky
State commissioner of public roads, Robert C. Terrell, Frank-
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County fiscal court, consisting of county judge and five to eight
justices of the peace, elected by people, have jurisdiction overall
roads. County judges elected for four years, next election 1913.
A county road engineer is appointed by said court.
A district road overseer is appointed for each road district.
Louisiana
The board of State engineers of Louisiana, of which the high way
department is a branch, is composed of the following members;
F. M. Kerr, chief state engineer, Gervais Lombard, J. W. Monget,
Marshall Robertson, John Klorer.
The officers of the highway department of the board of State
engineers, are: F. M. Kerr, chief State engineer, and president of
the board of state engineers; W. E. Atkinson, State highway engi-
neer; C. C. Sandoz, secretary, New Orleans.
Police juries have control of roads in each parish. Last election
April, 1912, for four years.
Maine
State Highway Commission, Augusta. — Lyman H. Nelson, chair-
man; Philip J. Deering; William M. Ayer; Paul D. Sargent, chief
engineer.
Maryland
State Roads Commission, Baltimore. — Governor is ex officio
chairman; 0. E. Weller, Ira Remsen, William Bullock Clark,
E. E. Goslin, W. B. Miller, Andrew Ramsay, Henry G. Shirley,
chief engineer; W. L. Marcy, secretary.
Boards of county commissioners have full authority over local
roads and may appoint supervisors, engineers, etc.
Massachusetts
State Highway Commission, Boston. — William D. Sohier, chair-
man; Frank D. Kemp, James W. Synan, Frank L. Bieler, secretary;
Arthur W. Dean, chief engineer.
County commissioner may, upon petition lay out new roads or
make specific improvements, and may direct towns and cities to
make such improvements.
Selectmen, three to each town, elected in March each year, have
purchasing power, except in cities.
A road superintendent or highway surveyor is usually elected at
each annual town meeting. In some towns he is appointed by the
selectmen.
Michigan
Frank F. Rogers, State highway commissioner, Lansing; Leroy
C. Smith, deputy highway commissioner.
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In counties having township system, one township commissioner,
elected annually, has control.
In counties having district system control vests in a board of dis-
trict supervisors, one from each township in the district, elected
for a term of two years.
In counties having county system the Board of three County
Commissioners is in charge. One commissioner is elected every
two years, to hold office six years. All elections held the first Mon-
day in April.
Minnesota
State Highway Commission, St. Paul. — C. M. Babcock, chair-
man; F. S. Bell, Clarence I. McNair. George W. Cooley, State
engineer and secretary of commission; John H. Mullen, chief road
deputy; Carl D. Nagel, chief Bridge deputy; S. C. Hotestein,
chief clerk.
Board of five county commissioners elected in November for
four year term has control of county funds subject to supervi-
sion of State highway commission. Next election 1914. Three
town supervisors in each town conduct work under highway com-
missioners.
Mississippi
Each county must be divided into five districts, each of which
elects a supervisor, the five constituting a county board of super-
visors, who have full authority over roads. They are elected for a
term of four years and take office in January. The next change
occurs in 1916. The board of supervisors appoint three road com-
missioners to manage the roads of a supervisor district when the
district so petitions for a term of four years, subject to super-
visors control.
Missouri
Highway Department of State Board of Agriculture, Jefferson
City. — Frank W. Buffum, State highway commissioner; W. S.
Hawkins, deputy commissioner.
Missouri has two systems of local road administration. In
ninety-two counties the county court, consisting of a chairman,
elected for a term of four years, and two associates, elected for
two years has control, and appoints a county engineer annually
except in counties which have suspended the act relating to county
engineers; divides the county into districts and appoints overseers
who report to county engineer.
In the twenty-two township counties the roads in each town-
ship are under the control of a township board of three members,
elected every two years, who divide the township into road dis-
tricts and appoint overseers.
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Next election for chairman county court, November, 1914.
Two associate members county court elected November of even
years. County engineers appointed in January of even years.
Montana
State Highway Commission, A. W. Mahon, Helena, State en-
gineer, chairman; Geo. R. Metlen, secretary; Prof. R. D. Kneale,
Bozeman.
County commissioners, three to each county, have supervision of
roads. One commissioner is elected in November of even years
and holds office for six years. The commissioners appoint super-
visors and a county surveyor.
Nebraska
State engineer, Donald D. Price, Lincoln; H. W. Roberts, assist-
ant State engineer, Lincoln.
County commissioners three to each county , elected in November
of even years, have control where township organization does not
exist. They divide county into districts, in each of which an over-
seer is elected by the people.
The county commissioners appoint a county highway commis-
sioner in January of each year, who must be experienced road
builder.
In counties under township organization, the county commis-
sioners divide the county into seven supervisor districts, in each of
which a supervisor is elected by the people. The town boards in
each town have supervision over the roads, subject to the general
control of the board of supervisors or the county commissioners.
The town board divides the town into road districts and appoints
an overseer for each district.
Nevada
State engineer, W. M. Kearney, Carson City.
County commissioners elected by the people have supervision over
the roads. They appoint a county surveyor and divide the county
into road districts, in each of which they appoint a road overseer.
New Hampshire
State Highway Department, Concord. — S. Percy Hooker, State
superintendent of highways.
Assistant Engineers. — F. W. Brown, Concord; F. E. Everett,
Elkins; W. A. Grover, Dover; H. L. Smith, Lakeport; C. M.
Brooks, Keene; O. M. James, Northwood Narrows; C. H. Chan-
dler, Concord; C. P. Riford, Concord ; F. H. Colburn, Concord.
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New Jersey
State Department of Public Roads, Trenton.— Edwin A. Stevens*
State road commissioner; Robert A. Meeker, State highway
engineer .
Division Engineers in Charge of Roads. — E. M. Vail, E. E. Reed,
M. H. Weeks.
Division Engineer in Charge of Bridges. — Lloyd McEntire.
The State department of public roads is under the direct control
and supervision of the commissioner.
In addition thereto a State highway commission, composed of
the governor, president of the senate, speaker of the house, State
treasurer and the commissioner of public roads, has charge of the
design and location of a system of State highways, connecting the
county seats and principal cities of the State with each other and
with the main outlets to the State boundaries.
The county boards of Chosen freeholders, composed of one
member from each township and minor municipality and a varying
number from the several cities, are elected in November of each
year. These freeholders have charge of the county roads and
bridges in their several counties. They appoint a county engineer
for a term of five years; they also appoint a county supervisor of
roads for the same period, whose duty it is to take charge of all
county repair work.
New Mexico
State Highway Commission, Santa Fe. — Wm. C. McDonald,
governor; Robert P. Ervien, land commissioner; James A. French,
State engineer.
The county commissioners are elected in November at the regu-
lar election day and the next election will be in 1916 and will be for
a term of four years. On account of adopting a new constitution
and becoming a State, the present commissioners were elected in
November, 1911, and will hold for five years. The commissioners
take office the first of January following election.
The county road work is under the supervision of a county
road board, who are appointed by the State highway commission
for term of three years and subject to removal by them for cause.
This law went into effect on September 10, 1912. The various
boards were not appointed until November. They have all the
authority relating to roads formerly delegated to the county com-
missioners, except that of taxation.
New York
State commissioner of highways, John N. Carlisle; first deputy
commissioner, George A. Ricker; second deputy commissioner,
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Paul Schultze ; third deputy commissioner, Walter Willson; auditor
Sephrine D. Gilbert; secretary Royal K. Fuller; Assistant secretary
Frank R. Pennock, Albany.
Town highways are under town superintendents elected in No-
vember of even years. The superintendents are under supervision
of a county superintendent.
North Carolina
Geological and Economic Survey, Chapel Hill. — Joseph Hyde
Pratt, State geologist and engineer. Highway engineers: T. F.
Hickerson, W. S. Fallis, D. T. Brown, R. P. Coble.
In most cases the county commissioners, averaging three in a
county, and elected in November of even years, have control of
roads. It is, however, becoming increasingly prevalent to have
special road commissioners either as county or township commis-
sions to take charge of road work.
North Dakota
State Engineer. — Jay W. Bliss, Bismarck.
Highway Commission. — Gov. L. B. Hann; C. A. Grow, Minot;
Jay W. Bliss, Bismarck.
County Commissioners of whom there are three in some counties
and five in others, elected by the people, may appoint a county
superintendent of highways in January of even years. The
county superintendent has charge of the construction and main-
tenance of roads, and appoints deputies.
County Superintendents. — Griggs County, Martin A. Ueland,
Cooperstown; Dickey County, Sol Hunter, Oakes; Stark County,
W. R. Veigel, Dickinson; Billings County, Thor G. Plomasen,
Beach; McKenzie County, Chas. R. Martin, Schafer.
Ohio
State Highway Department, Columbus. — James R. Marker, State
highway commissioner; deputies: Clifford Shoemaker, construc-
tion; John R. Chamberlin, bridges; A. H. Hinkle, maintenance.
Division engineers: D. W. Seitz, Harwood Lersch, J. R. Burkey,
Nicholas Koehler, Paul K. Sherdler, Arch. W. Smith, H. D.
Bruning, J. H. Tilton, chief clerk.
County commissioners three to each county, elected in Novem-
ber of even years, have charge of county roads. County surveyor,
elected at the same time, has direction of actual work.
Township trustees, three to a township, elected in November
of odd years, have cnarge of township work.
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Oklahoma
State Department of Highways, Oklahoma City. — Sidney Suggs,
commissioner; Clark Hudson, assistant commissioner; W. R. Goit,
chief engineer; Walter S. Gilbert, secretary.
Township board of trustees elected by the people has charge of
roads in most of the counties. They appoint a road supervisor
for each road district into which the township is divided.
County commissioners elected by the people may appoint a
county engineer.
In twenty-seven counties the township was abolished as a
road unit and authority was given the county.
Oregon
State Highway engineer, Henry L. Bowlby, Salem.
County judges elected by the people have charge of roads.
Township supervisors appointed every January have charge of
work under direction of county judge.
Pennsylvania
State Highway Department, Harrisburg. — E. M. Bigelow, State
highway commissioner; J. W. Hunter, first deputy commissioner;
E. A. Jones, second deputy commissioner; S. D. Foster, chief
engineer; Howard W. Fry, chief clerk.
County commissioners, three to each county, elected for four
year terms have charge of county work. Township supervisors,
three to each township, have charge of township work. One mem-
ber is elected in February every two years and holds office six
years.
Rhode Island
State board of public roads, Providence. — Robert B. Treat, Wil-
liam C. Peckham, John F. Richmond, Benj. F. Robinson and
Abram E. Atwood, members of board; Irving W. Patterson, engi-
neer; Peter J. Lannon, clerk.
The governor appoints one member of the board from each
county for a term of five years, one vacancy occurring every year.
Each town through its officials, known as road commissioners or
surveyors, looks after its road affairs. These officials are in some
cases elected, in others appointed, by town council.
South Carolina
County commissioners elected in November of even years have
charge of roads. In most of the counties a county supervisor of
roads is elected at the same time. In other counties the commis-
sioners appoint a county engineer.
E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, commerce and indus-
tries, Columbia.
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South Dakota
State Highway Commission. — E. C. Issenhuth, chairman,
Redfield; N. O. Monserud, Humboldt; B. M. Wood, Rapid City.
In some of the counties the roads are under supervision of county
commissioners, of whom there are five, elected by the people. In
other counties township boards of three supervisors have charge of
roads within the township.
Tennessee
No State highway department.
Judges of county courts have supervision of roads. In January
of odd years the county court divides the county into road districts
and appoints a road commissioner for each district. A board of
turnpike commissioners, selected every four years by county court
and consisting of three members, looks after toll roads. The dis-
trict road commissioner appoints an overseer for each section of
road in January each year. Many counties have special laws.
County judges have control of roads, and preside over commis-
sioners. Court of four members besides the judge. The members
are elected in November of even years for three-year terms. Dis-
tricts or precincts may be formed in counties in which case trustees
elected at same election have charge.
Texas
No State highway department.
The unit of administration is the county. In most instances
the county judge has charge of road matters but in some counties
the authority rests with a board of county commissioners.
Utah
State Highway Commission, Salt Lake City. — Wm. Spry, chair-
man, Richard R. Lyman, vice-chairman, W. D. Beers, secretary;
Jesse D. Jewkes, Wm. Peterson; E. R. Morgan, State road engi-
neer.
County commissioners, of whom there are three in each county,
elected in November of even years, have supervision of roads.
They appoint a county road commissioner who has full charge of
the road work.
Vermont
State highway commissioner, Charles W. Gates, Franklin.
The State highway commissioner appoints a supervisor of roads
in each county as his representative.
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In March each year one selectman, of which there are three,
and a road commissioner are elected in each town, the former to
have charge of purchases and location and changes in roads, and
the latter to have charge of maintenance.
Virginia
State Highway Commission, Richmond. — G. P. Coleman, State
highway commissioner; Wm. M. Thornton, dean, engineering
department, University of Virginia; Col. T. A. Jones, professor of
civil engineering, Virginia Military Institute; R. B. H. Begg, dean
engineering department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; C. B.
Scott, assistant commissioner; B. Atkins, clerk.
Engineers. — D. McDonald, assistant; W. F. Cocke, assistant;
F. D. Henley, assistant; O. L. Grover, bridge; C. D. Snead, as-
sistant to bridge.
County boards of supervisors, consisting of three or more mem-
bers elected in January, to serve four years, have control of roads.
The next election will be held in 1916. The board may appoint a
county road superintendent in January of even years. They may
also appoint a superintendent for each magisterial district. There
are many special road laws relating to specific counties.
Washington
State Highway Board, Olympia. — Governor Ernest Lister, chair-
man; Wm. J. Roy, State highway commissioner, secretary;
Edward Meath, State treasurer; C. W. Clausen, State auditor,
and Judge M. M. Godman of the public service commission.
Three county commissioners, elected in November of even years,
two every two years and one every four years, the long term alter-
nating, have control of roads, except where township system pre-
vails. They divide county into districts and appoint a supervisor
for each to serve at their discretion.
A county engineer is elected in November of even years.
The citizens of any county may by majority vote adopt township
organization.
West Virginia
State Road Bureau. — A. D. Williams, chairman and chief road
engineer, Morgantown; the director of the State experiment station
ex-officio and two members appointed by the governor. Personnel
E. D. Sanderson, Morgantown; Geo. B. Chorpening, Clarksburg;
J. W. Lynch, Union.
Three county commissioners, elected for six years, one every
two years in November at regular elections, have control of roads.
The county commissioners may appoint a county engineer in Sep-
tember of odd years.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Highway Commission, Madison. — J. A. Hazelwood,
chairman, Jefferson; W. O. Hotchkiss, State geologist, Madison
(ex-officio) ; F. E. Turneaure, Madison (ex-officio) ; John S. Owen,
Eau Claire; J. H. Van Doren, Birnamwood.
A. R. Hirst, State highway engineer; M. W. Torkelson, bridge
engineer.
A county commissioner elected in November for three years has
charge of county road work. Where State aid is obtained he must
appoint a county highway commissioner to act under the State
highway commission.
A town chairman of town board, elected in April each year, has
charge of town roads.
Wyoming
A. J. Parshall, Cheyenne, State engineer; Henry G. Watson,
deputy engineer, J. B. True, Asst. Engineer.
There are three county commissioners in each county, two being
elected in November of the even years, one for a term of two years
and one for a term of four years. These commissioners have charge
of the county roads. The Counties are divided into road districts,
in each of which a supervisor is elected. The supervisor performs
his duties under the direction of the County Commissioners.
State Geologists
Alabama Geological Survey, Dr. Eugene A. Smith, State geologist, Univer-
sity, Alabama.
Arizona Geological Survey, C. F. Tolman, State geologist, Tucson, Arizona.
Arkansas Geological Survey, N. F. Drake, University of Arkansas, Fayette-
ville, Arkansas.
California State Mining Bureau, F. McN. Hamilton, State mineralogist,
San Francisco, California.
Colorado Geological Survey, Prof. R. D. George, Boulder, Colorado.
Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey, Prof. William North
Rice, superintendent, Middletown, Connecticut.
Florida Geological Survey, Dr. E. H. Sellards, State geologist, Tallahassee,
Florida.
Georgia Geological Survey, Dr. S. W. McCallie, State geologist, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Illinois State Geological Survey, F. W. DeWolf, director, Urbana, Illinois.
Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Edward Barrett,
State geologist, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Iowa Geological Survey, George F. Kay, State geologist, Iowa City, Iowa.
Kansas State Geological Survey, Prof. Erasmus Haworth, State geologist,
Un versity of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Kentucky Geological Survey, J. B. Hoeing, director, Frankfort, Ken-
tucky.
Maine State Survey Commission, Mr. C. Vey Holman, State geologist,
Brunswick, Maine.
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Maryland Geological Survey, Prof. William B. Clark, State geologist,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Michigan Geological Survey, Roland C. Allen, director, 503 Hollister Block,
Lansing, Michigan.
Minnesota Geological Survey, William H. Emmons, State geologist, Uni-
versity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mississippi Geological Survey, Prof. E. N. Lowe, State geologist, Jackson,
Mississippi.
Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, Prof. H. A. Buehler, director,
Rolla, Missouri.
Nebraska Geological Survey, Prof. E. H. Barbour, State geologist, Univer-
sity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
New Jersey Geological Survey, Dr. H. B. Kummel, State geologist, Trenton,
New Jersey.
New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Prof. Charles T. Kirk, State geol-
ogist, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
New York State Education Department, Sciences Division, Dr. John M.
Clarke, Director and State geologist, State Museum, Albany, New
York.
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
State geologist, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
North Dakota Geological Survey, Dr. A. G. Leonard, State geologist,
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Ohio Geological Survey, Prof. John A. Bownocker, State geologist, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Oklahoma Geological Survey, C. W. Shannon, director, Norman, Oklahoma.
Oregon, H. M. Parks, State geologist State Bureau of Mines and Geology,
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon.
Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Prof. Richard R. Rice, State geologist,
Beaver, Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island Natural Resources Survey, Prof. Charles W. Brown, super-
intendent. Providence, Rhode Island.
South Dakota Department of Geology, University of South Dakota.
Prof. E. C. Perisho, State geologist, Vermilion, South Dakota.
Tennessee Geological Survey, Prof. A. H. Purdue, State geologist, Capitol
Annex, Nashville, Tennessee.
Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology, Dr. Wm. B. Phillips,
director, Austin, Texas.
Utah, University of Utah, Dr. J. Fred Pack, Professor of Geology, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Vermont Geological Survey, Prof. George H. Perkins, State geologist,
Burlington, Vermont.
Virginia Geological Survey, Dr. Thos. L. Watson, director, Charlottesville,
Virginia.
Washington Geological Survey, Prof. Henry Landes, State geologist, Uni-
versity Station, Seattle, Washington.
West Virginia Geological Survey, Prof. I. C. White, State geologist, Morgan-
town, West Virginia.
Wisconsin State Geological and Natural History Survey, Dr. E. A. Birge,
director and superintendent, W. O. Hotchkiss, State geologist, Mad-
ison, Wisconsin.
Wyoming Geological Survey, C. E. Jamieson, State geologist, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
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ORGANIZATION SHEET
STATE AND U. S. PROGRESS REPORTS
United States Office of Public Roads
Since the office was established, 470 object-lesson and experimen-
tal roads have been constructed, illustrating various methods, for
the purpose of instructing local road builders, stimulating senti-
ment for road improvement, and introducing adequate types and
correct methods of road construction. The total number of square
yards of road built under this project from July 1, 1905 to July
1, 1913 amounted to 4,203,640.16.
From 1902 to the present time, 7494 samples of road materials
have been tested in the chemical and physical laboratories.
The office has issued 206 publications, including bulletins,
circulars, farmer's bulletins and annual reports.
The photographic files of the office contain about 10,500 nega-
tives and about 6000 lantern slides for lecture purposes.
The employes of the office on March 1, 1914 numbered 219, of
which 85 are collaborators.
Among the most important projects carried on by the office at
the present time may be mentioned the following:
Object-lesson roads; county model systems; advice and inspection;
superintendence of county roads; road surveys; instruction of students
in highway engineering; forest reserves; routine chemical testing of
dust preventives and road binders; microscopic examination and
classification of road-buiding rocks; research upon properties of dust
preventives and road binders; standardization of methods of testing
bituminous road materials; experimental bituminous road construc-
tion and maintenance; concrete investigations; non-bituminous road
materials investigations; standardization of tests on non-bituminous
road materials; instrument making and repairing; field experiments;
traction tests; post roads; general statistical and research investiga-
tions; experimental maintenance; economic study of highway systems;
traffic census; lectures and demonstration of road and bridge models;
state index, including studies of road legislation and administration.
The office sends out its engineers and experts to give lectures
and addresses and to confer with State and local officials on all
phases of the road subject. Testing and research laboratories are
maintained for the purpose of determining the suitability and
relative value of the various materials for road building. A great
deal of experimental work is conducted with bituminous and other
binders, concrete and various special materials and methods.
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In order to secure the engineering and expert advice or super-
vision from the office of public roads, an application should be made
to the director of that office, by the local authorities having juris-
diction over the roads sought to be improved. If it is desired that
road materials be tested in the laboratories of the Office of Public
Roads, application should be made to the director of that office
for shipping instructions, and blank forms for description of the
material. The assistance given by the Office of Public Roads is
free to local communities and citizens of the United States, where
the object sought is of benefit to the public. The publications of
the office may be obtained upon request. The office occupies the
entire building at 14th and B streets S. W., Washington, D. C.
L. W. PAGE,
Director.
Alabama
(Three counties not reported)
Amount spent on roads, 1912 $1,353,750
Amount spent on bridges, 1912 290,344
Amount available for roads, 1913 1,534,424
Amount available for bridges, 1913 333,176
Number of miles of road improved during 1912
Macadam 33J
Gravel 194
Chert 45
Sand-clay 208
Graded earth .274
Total 754J
Number of miles of improved road in Alabama
March 1, 1912 3,780.00
Number miles improved by State aid 97 .56
Number miles improved by counties . 754 .25
Total number miles improved in Alabama 4,641 .81
Number of miles of road in Alabama 49,639 .
Percentage of improved road in Alabama 9 .35 per cent
The above statistics were secured from Probate Judges and
County Treasurers. So few of the counties keep a separate
account for construction of new roads and for maintenance, it is
impossible to separate the two. No accurate account is kept as
to the mileage of roads constructed ; however, the reports this year
are very near accurate, as we have been strict in classifying the
different type roads.
Since March 1, 1913, which is the beginning of fiscal year of the
highway commission, there has been constructed up to January
1st 1914 by State aid:
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Mile*
Macadam 6 .5
Gravel 21 .5
Chert 15 .0
Sand-clay 22 .0
Graded earth . 27 .0
92.0
There has been constructed 1950 lineal feet of steel and concrete
bridges. All State aid roads are constructed according to speci-
fications and plans furnished by the highway department and the
work is supervised by a resident engineer who acts under the State
highway engineer.
Each type of road is selected to suit the local conditions as far as
possible and the use of local materials for surfacing is encouraged.
Rules of construction. — The width of the travel way of any State
aid road must not be less than 20 feet between side ditches. The
space between the improved surface part of any road and the ditches
known as the shoulders, shall not be less than 4 feet each in width
and the surfaced part on macadam roads shall be not less than ten
feet in width. On gravel roads, the surfaced or gravelled width
shall not be less than 12 feet. Sand-clay may be placed any width
exceeding 14 feet, but will not be less than 14 feet. The depth of
surfacing material will vary in accordance with the quality of the
material and will be left to the judgment of the State highway
engineer or his assistant. The grade of any State aid road shall
not exceed 5 per cent. The best surfacing material near the work
may be used and it must be approved by the State highway engi-
neer or his assistant. Specifications for the construction of any
State aid road or bridge shall be prepared by the State highway
engineer. Where a county has a competent county engineer, he
may prepare plans, profiles and specifications, but such specifica-
tions must be submitted to the State highway engineer for his
approval or disapproval, or for such changes as he may deem wise.
The cost of roads vary depending on local conditions. An
average cost is about as follows:
Per mile
Macadam $4000
Gravel 2500
Sand-clay 1500
Top soil 1200
No legislative changes have been made during the year and no
changes in organization. During the year five counties have voted
road bonds amounting to $680,000.
No State convicts are used on the roads and this cannot be done
without a change in the constitution. Counties may work county
convicts and ten counties are doing this.
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Arizona
The first State road law (territorial road law) was passed in
March, 1909, and carried a provision for the collection of a certain
tax to raise a fund to be expended in the construction of State roads
and bridges. It provided that this tax should be collected for
the years 1909-10 and 1910-11. By congressional enactment,
made necessary by our not having a legislative session in 1911, this
tax was continued in operation for the year 1911-12. During its
operation, two State highways were selected, the east and west
highway, running from Yuma via Phoenix, Roosevelt, Globe and
h olomonville to Clifton, and the north and south highway, running
from Douglas, via Bisbee, Tombstone, Tucson, Florence, Phoenix,
Prescott, Camp Verde and Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. Upon
portions of these two highways there was expended, prior to this
administration, approximately the sum of $462,000. The con-
struction work, on the east and west highway, consisted of the
construction of 37 miles of road between Roosevelt and Globe;
the repair and partial construction of 9 miles of road between
Phoenix and Tempe and the commencement of work upon a 1500-
foot reinforced concrete bridge across the Salt River at Tempe.
On the north and south highway, there was constructed 23 miles
of road between Douglas and Bisbee; about 10-miles through the
Santa Rita Mountains between Tombstone and Tucson; 41 miles
were graded between the Pima County line and Florence, and a
700-foot reinforced concrete bridge built over the Gila River at
Florence. Between Phoenix and Glendale, 9 miles of road were
repaired and some construction work done. On the Phoenix-
Prescott road, fourteen miles were constructed south of Prescott
to the top of Senator mountain and about three or four miles were
partially graded south of this place. About three miles were
graded on Silver mountain. Between Camp Verde and Flagstaff,
eleven miles of road were constructed.
When this administration came into office on the 14th day of
February, 1912, there was a deficit in the territorial road fund of
approximately $25,000. All construction work had been closed
down with the exception of the work on the Tempe bridge, the
Florence-Tucson highway and the Black river bridge. These
two latter projects were being partially financed by Pinal and
Gila counties respectively. As the tax levy to create the terri-
torial road fund had expired by limitation, there were no further
funds in sight to continue the State road work. , As the legislature
was soon to convene, it was anticipated that it would soon enact
such laws as would provide for State road construction. The
grading of the Florence-Tucson highway to the Pinal county line
was continued until completion in April ; the Black river bridge was
completed and work continued on the Tempe bridge. It was not
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until June 20 that the present State road law was finally passed
and approved. At this time there was a deficit of over $50,000,
the major portion of which had been expended on the Tempe bridge.
This law provided that the funds to be raised under its provisions
could not be expended until after they were collected, which meant
about December of that year; it further provided that 75 per cent of
the money raised should be expended in the counties in which col-
lected under the direction of the board of supervisors and the State
engineer, and the 25 per cent should be expended under the direction
of the State board of control and the State engineer, wherever they
might select, but that the entire deficit then existing in the State
road fund, of something over $50,000, should be paid out of this
25 per cent fund. The law further provided that all the engi-
neering expense should be paid out of the 25 per cent fund. Owing
to these restrictions and provisions of the State road law, the State
engineering department was confronted with the problem of mak-
ing surveys and preparing plans, estimates, etc., for the expendi-
ture of the 75 per cent fund of $187,500, with practically no money
to do this work. However, the fund raised under the automobile
tax law was to be converted into the 25 per cent portion of the
State road tax fund. It being uncertain as to the amount that
would be collected under the automobile tax, no plans could be
made for its use until after collection was made. From this
source about $1500 has been collected monthly since the law went
into effect September 20, 1913. Owing to this shortage in funds
for engineering work in the beginning and the uncertainty of the
monthly collections, it was impossible to prepare for the expenditure
of the county proportions of the State road fund as rapdily as they
became available.
In addition to the two State highways that had been selected by
the previous administration, another east and west highway has
been selected running from Topoc Station on the Colorado River
in Mohave County, via Kingman, Nelson, Seligman, Ash Fork,
Williams, Flagstaff, Winslow, Holbrook, St. Johns and Springer-
ville to the New Mexico line. A branch line from Tucson to No-
gales was also selected as a State highway. The selection of these
highways does not mean that they have been designated as such
by the proper authorities and that future maintenance must be
paid for out of the State road fund. Only those portions of these
selected routes upon which there had been expended moneys de-
rived from the State road law, are correctly speaking, State high-
ways, and have to be maintained from this fund. The balance
of these roads are still county roads and have to be maintained at
the expense of the county from their county road funds. It is
necessary to limit the State roads to be maintained from the
State road fund to those portions that have been constructed out
of the State road appropriation, otherwise we would have, with
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the three State roads mentioned, a total mileage of about 1,600
miles with about $275,000 to construct and maintain them, or
approximately $170 a mile.
LAMAR COBB,
State Engineer.
Arkansas
No progress report received as the State highway department
was only established in 1913 and sufficient time had not elapsed
for the department to compile data.
California
The State has undertaken to construct and maintain a system of
State highways distinct from the State roads built under legis-
lative appropriation, and has appropriated the sum of $18,000,000
for the purpose.
The State highways act outlines in somewhat general terms the
scope of the work, the locations of the routes, places the jurisdiction
over the proposed State highways in the department of engineering
and provides for a bond issue of $18,000,000 and for a State highway
fund and a State highway sinking fund. This act was approved
by the people at the general election held in November, 1910.
The commission has organized its work after the fashion of a
modern business corporation. The commissioners act as a board
of directors. Reporting directly to the commission are its secre-
tary, the highway engineer, and the attorney. The highway
engineer was made the executive officer of the commission corre-
sponding to the general manager of a business corporation. Under
him are the several departments of the work: Engineering and
operating department, legal department (in right of way matters),
purchasing department, accounting department, disbursing depart-
ment.
The chiefs of the several departments report directly to the
highway engineer.
Beginning with May 21, 1912, the advisory board of the depart-
ment of engineering, have adopted sections of State highway
aggregating 429.1 miles in length. Contracts for the construction
of State highways have been authorized aggregating about 356
miles estimated to cost about $2,900,000.
State highway bonds had been sold previous to and including
December 31, 1913, to the amount of $5,200,000.
The commission has expended for preliminary expenses, surveys,
overhead expenses and for road contracts to and including Decem-
ber 15, 1913, the total sum of $2,588,000.
A. B. FLETCHER,
Highway Engineer.
STATE AND U. S. PROGRESS REPORTS 243
Colorado
The total length of roads in the State is estimated to be 30,000
miles, of which 350 miles are estimated to be hard surfaced. No
roads have been completed entirely at the expense of the State, but
it is estimated that 5000 miles have been improved partly at the
expense of the State and partly at the expense of local subdivisions
an additional 600 miles are in course of improvement jointly by the
State and subdivisions. No roads are maintained at the expense
of the State but there are approximately 5300 miles maintained
under the direction of the county commissioners for which the
State pays a portion of the cost. There were 1600 miles of road
graded and ctained and about 50 miles of road surfaced with
gravel, shale and clay, under the direction of the State highway
commission during the calendar year 1913. The total expenditure
of State funds on State roads during 1913 was $447,400.08, and of
county funds on these roads $343,600 making a total expenditure
on State road system for the year of $791,008.
The last legislature amended the highway act by providing for
one State highway commissioner and an advisory board of five
members, who were appointed and took office in March, 1913.
The State highway commissioner receives a salary of $3,000 and
the secretary-engineer a salary of $2,100. No bonds were issued
in the State during the year but the direct tax has been increased in
most of the counties.
Five convict camps of approximately 50 men each were worked
on the roads in differenct portions of the State during the year.
The grading and ditching on the 1600 miles of State road during
1913 averaged about $350 per mile. About 180 bridges were built,
mostly of steel and reinforced concrete, at an average cost of $800
each; 900 culverts were placed at an average cost of about $30
each. The 50 miles of road surfaced with gravel, shale and clay
averaged about $1200 per mile. The expenditure on county
roads of the State amounted to about $100,000 on some 20,000
miles of road. Work has been in progress in every county in the
State and the main passes have been rendered so as to permit
travel with comfort, and by the end of the coming season it will be
possible to travel by wagon or automobile to any section of the
State.
J. E. MALONEY,
Secretary-Engineer.
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Connecticut
At this time it is not possible to furnish the information desired.
The department did a large amount of work last year and has
been awarding contracts practically twice a month ever since the
first of October.
C. G. NICHOLS,
Chief Ckrk.
Delaware
The good roads work in this State was first taken up under an
act of the general assembly approved April 14, 1903, which pro-
vided for the appointment of a commission of three, one from each
county in the State, which had charge of all improved roads to be
built in the State under State aid.
The act provided that the State would pay one-half the cost
of building roads in each of the three counties if the cost per year
to the State did not exceed $10,000 for each county. The act also
required that public meetings be held for the promotion of the
good roads sentiment.
The commissioners appointed under this act were Cornelius J.
Horrigan, chairman; Walter J. Harrington, secretary, and John
Barr.
Under this law there were built 7.98 miles in New Castle County,
and 0.907 miles in Sussex County.
The above mentioned law was repealed at the session of the
General Assembly held in 1905 and the law under which we are
now working in New Castle County was approved March 3, 1905.
This law created the office of New Castle County State highway
commissioner, applied to New Castle County only, and provided
for State aid to the extent of $10,000 per year. The highway
commissioner however has charge of the building of all improved
roads in the county, whether State money is used or not and all
plans, specifications and contracts must be approved by him before
they become effective and no bills can be paid without his approval;
in other words the highway commissioner and the levy court
are both responsible for the proper building of the roads and the
payment of all bills relating thereto. The highway commis-
sioner has no jurisdiction over the roads after they are finally
accepted from the contractor.
Under this law there have been built 155.47 miles, all of which is
water bound macadam, with the exception of about 3.13 miles of
a bituminous surface, penetration method, and 0.94 miles of
amiesite road. The county has also taken over 11.32 miles of
turnpikes, making a total of 166.79 miles of stone roads under its
care. This year $50,000 was set aside from our taxes for the
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maintenance of these roads, and two more steam rollers with their
accompanying sprinklers were bought, making five rollers, with
their water barrels sprinklers, etc., in the seven rural districts.
Within the next year we shall have completed some 15 miles more
of improved roads making over 180 miles of improved road. A
bond issue of $100,000 was specially set aside to fill in the gaps
or broken pieces of road, so as to make at least one continuous
improved road from the northern boundry of New Castle County,
or Pennsylvania line, to the southern boundary, or Kent County
line. Only 4 miles remain to complete this road, which are now
under contract and will be finished early in spring. We have now
eight good stone roads, radiating from Wilmington to the Penn-
sylvania State line and have hopes that in the near future that
State will meet us at some of them. We have also built two to
the Maryland State line on routes to Baltimore. Maryland has
met us on the old Newark and Elkton road with a very good im-
proved highway. In our efforts to find some good surface treat-
ment, both durable and economical, we have experimented with
several kinds of oils, calcium chloride and a small quantity of
glutrin, but as yet are undecided in the matter. Kent and Sussex
counties have no State highway commissioners, but have a road
engineer in each, appointed by their respective county bodies, and
I understand are beginning some good work.
The expenditures on construction of roads has been about
$1,250,349.45 making an average cost of construction of about
$8,500 per mile. This cost includes the construction of bridges,
culverts (mostly concrete) and all other appurtenances necessary
in the proper construction of a good road.
The estimated length of all public roads in this county is about
1000 miles, from which it may be seen that nearly 18 per cent of
our roads are improved roads.
The commissioner appointed under the act of March 3, 1905,
was Francis A. Price, who held the office until January 7, 1913,
when he was succeeded by James Wilson, the county engineer
of New Castle County, thus combining the two offices in one
person.
The General Assembly of this year 1913, passed a law empower-
ing the levy court to contract, when advisable, without county
workhouse authorities for the use of the short term prisoners on
our county roads. With this law we have done considerable
repair work, and built one short stretch of road 625/1000 miles in
length at a contract price of $2493. The work so far has been very
satisfactory.
JAMES WILSON,
County Engineer.
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District of Columbia
The commissioners forward to congress, through the secretary of
treasury, estimates of proposed expenditures for each fiscal year
ending June 30. To the extent to which these estimates are
approved, inasmuch as the national government owns fully one
half in value of the property in the district, congress appropriates
50 per cent, and a like proportion is paid from the district reve-
nues.
Asphalt ....................................... 146 .93 148 . 27
Asphalt block ................................. 33 .02 33 .37
Granite block ................................. 25.96 25.96
Cobble ....................................... 3.84 3.75
Vitrified Block ................................ 1 .40 1 .40
Bituminous Concrete .......................... 1 .75 2 . 13
Cement Concrete ............................. 0 .54 0 .91
Bituminous macadam ......................... 4 .94 4 .94
Waterbound macadam ........................ 92 . 10 94 .80
Gravel and dirt roads ......................... 160.00 160.00
Approved by MARK BROOKE,
Captain, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.
Assistant to Engineer Commissioner,
D. C.
Florida
As there is no State highway department it is impracticable at
this time to obtain a comprehensive report on road improvement
throughout the State.
Georgia
No State highway department exists and a State report is
therefore impracticable. It may be stated, however, that up-
wards of 5000 State convicts are regularly employed on. the pub-
lic roads of the State under lotfal supervision, resulting in a great
increase in the mileage of improved roads, particularly of the
sand-clay type.
Idaho
It is estimated that the length of main traveled roads in the
State is 5000 miles, of which 38 miles is improved by hard surface
and 25 miles by sand-clay surface. No roads have been completed
at whole or partial expense of the State but at the close of 1913 there
were 4 miles under construction for which the State pays one-third
of the cost. The State does not maintain any of the roads nor
contribute any part of the cost of the maintenance. No convict
labor is yet employed on roads. The present State highway depart-
ment was created by the 1913 legislature and consists of a State
highway commission of five members including ex-officio, the
State engineer, secretary of State, and the professor of civil engi-
neering of the State University, and two civilian members appointed
STATE AND U. S. PROGRESS REPORTS 247
by the governor. The engineering department is under the direc-
tion of a State highway engineer appointed by the commission.
*The legislature authorized a State bond issue of 8200,000 to aid
in the construction of proposed State roads on the plan of the State
bearing one-third of the cost of construction and the county two-
thirds. The location, surveys, estimates etc., are made at the
expense of the State and the roads are built under the supervision
of the State highway engineer under contracts which are let by the
State highway commission. After completion all roads of this
kind are maintained at the expense of the State.
Bonds voted to January 1, 1914, as follows: Ada $234,484;
Bear Lake $45,000; Boise $70,000; Canyon $198,782; Ouster $15,-
000; Fremont District No. 1 $120,000; Gooding $160,000; Koot-
enai $83,071; Lincoln Highway District $130,000 ;0neida Highway
Districts $59,000; Twin Falls $100,000; and Washington $6,500;
or a total of $1,221,837. With these funds the roads have been
constructed or will be constructed as follows : sand-clay 585 miles,
gravel 65 miles, macadam 7 miles, total 657 miles. Of the bonds
voted in Canyon County, $151,162 was for bridges, and of the
bonds voted in Twin Falls $50,000 was for bridges, making a total of
$201,162 for bridges, thus leaving the net total for roads $1,020,675.
ED. S. SMITH,
State Highway Engineer.
Illinois
Construction on the basis of 1% feet wide
Milt*
Experimental macadam road built 35 .80
Non-experimental road built with State stone, about 60.00
Bituminous macadam road built under State supervision... 0.87
Concrete road built under State supervision 7 .56
Resurfaced bituminous macadam and waterbound macadam . 9 . 00
Total road built 113 .23
Cos*
Cost of experimental macadam built under State super-
vision $130,751 .11
Cost of concrete roads 72,782.14
Cost of bituminous macadam and repairs under State
supervision. 7,616 .97
Cost of non-experimental roads built with State stone,
estimated at 240,000.00
Total cost of work excluding engineering, inspection
and depreciation on road equipment $451,150.22
Bridges
123 concrete, and 18 steel bridges $200,000 .00
A. N. JOHNSON,
State Highway Engineer.
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Indiana
No State highway department exists and no central source of
information from which a comprehensive report could be obtained.
Iowa
The estimated total mileage of all the roads in this State is
102,000. The estimated total mileage of roads improved by hard
surfacing is 500. Included under this heading would be classi-
fied all roads that have been macadamized and have concrete
or brick surfacing. At this time there are, to our knowledge, only
2 or 3 miles of concrete roads in this State outside the limits of
incorporated cities and towns. The estimated amount of 500 miles
does not include a large percentage of the roads in the State which
have been graveled. This can hardly be called hard surfacing
and for this reason has been omitted from this classification.
There is no law in this State which allows the State to bear a
portion of the expense for the construction and maintenance of
the highways. At present this work is carried on entirely by the
townships and the counties. Under the law enacted by the
thirty-fifth general assembly of this State, all of the roads in the
State are under the general supervision of the state highway com-
mission. A division is made in each county into township and
county roads. The county constructs and maintains the entire
county road system which is composed of not less than 10 per cent
and not more than 15 per cent of the total mileage of the county.
These roads included in the county system have been designated as
county roads and the township officials have no authority over
them. The remainder of the roads in the townships outside of
the limits of incorporated cities and towns are under the super-
vision of the local township officials namely, the township trustees
and road superintendents.
The thirty-fifth general assembly provided a maintenance fund
consisting of 8 per cent of the motor vehicle tax for the general
expenses jof the state highway commission. This is the only
expenditure made by the State towards road improvement at this
time. Previous to April 9th, the date when the new law went into
effect, the work of the commission was carried on as a department
of the State College under an appropriation of $10,000 per year.
This year the estimated amount available for the use of the com-
mission is $54,000.
A very radical change was made whereby the board of super-
visors of each county was required to appoint a county engineer
who has general charge of the road and bridge work throughout the
county. Under the present law all of the bridges regardless of
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size or location excepting those inside the cities and towns, are
built and maintained by the county board of supervisors under
plans and specifications issued by the commission.
During the past year a number of important changes have
occurred in the organization of the commission. At present the
commission is composed of three members, namely, A. Marston,
chairman, J. W. Holden, and H. C. Beard, and a highway
engineer, Thos. H. MacDonald. The detailed work of the
commission is carried on in four departments, the designing
department, educational, field, and office department. The State
has been divided into five sections over which is placed a district
engineer under the direct charge of the field department. At
present the commission force consists of about thirty employes.
We are unable to supply you with information regarding finan-
cial progress, bond issues, etc., in this State. We have asked for
a report from the county engineers which will give this information
accurately. We will have these reports filed and financial state-
ments issued as soon as possible. There was very little actual
work of convicts on the roads in this State, although the experi-
ment was tried by the State Reformatory of Anamosa, la. where a
number of convicts were taken to the State College and used there
on construction work. They were paid regular wages and were
not kept under guard. The plan has worked very successfully
and with one exception no attempt was made to break their
parole.
The commission is at present conducting a series of lectures in
each of the counties of the state on road work. We are also issuing
a monthly publication entitled a "Service Bulletin." This
bulletin is being sent to all the road officials in the State as well as
others interested in road work. This bulletin will contain the
current news relative to important road projects and general
information of interest to road workers. This bulletin will also
contain current quotations and prices on road and bridge material,
and all information and data concerning contract lettings, etc.
During the past year the commission has prepared special
plans and designs for over $1,000,000 worth of bridge and culvert
work. Standard plans have been issued for a number of the
general types of highway bridges used in the State as well as stand-
ard cross sections for the road work. At present there is a great
deal of interest being taken in the betterment of the highways in
the State. The commission is endeavoring in every way possible
to impress upon the road officials the necessity of maintaining the
entire mileage of the highways in the State in a safe condition. A
very marked improvement has been made in the past year in the
condition of the roads and bridges.
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EUrring the past ten months under the new law, a great im-
provement in the amount and character of road and bridge work
has been apparent. During 1914, about $10,000,000.00 will be
available for expenditure from county, township, and motor ve-
hicle tax. Eighty-five per cent of the automobile tax is returned
to counties for use in permanent road work. Eight per cent is
set aside for support of the highway commission. In 1913 this
amounted to about $60,000.
A one mill non-divertible drag tax producing nearly $1,000,000
annually must be levied by the townships for dragging purposes
only. As a result of winter road dragging Iowa roads have been
in use by automobiles all through the past winter.
THOS. H. MACDONALD,
Highway Engineer.
Kansas
The board of regents of the Agricultural College appointed a
highway engineer in 1909 and provided funds to support the office
from the appropriations for the department of college extension.
In 1911 the legislature authorized the board of regents of the
Agricultural College to appoint a State engineer of highways and
bridges, and authorized him to furnish advice and scientific knowl-
edge concerning plans and specifications for road and bridge work
free of charge to highway officials when they requested the same.
The salaries and expenses of the State engineer and his assist-
ants are provided for from the appropriation for the department
of college extension. The amount of funds available for the year
ending July 1, 1914, is $9150, and for the year 1915 about $10,300.
During the past year plans, specifications and estimates have
been furnished on about $298,900 worth of bridge work, about
$107,000 worth of road work and about $225,000 worth of drain-
age and irrigation work. In our educational campaign speakers
have been furnished for 210 meetings. This includes the superin-
tending of the work of six good road days.
W. S. GfeARHART,
State Engineer.
Kentucky
The State department of public roads was organized July 1, 1912.
The State appropriates $25,000 annually for the support of the
department.
The department furnishes plans, specifications and estimates for
all bridges over $500 in value. It furnishes surveys, specifica-
tions and estimates for all new roads and the same for all recon-
struction when requested by the fiscal courts. The department
also keeps up a continuous campaign along educational lines by
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mailing bulletins for road information by displaying road models
at the State fair and some of the larger county fairs, by holding road
meetings over the State and by furnishing speakers for road meet-
ings in the various counties of the State. Since the organization
of the department plans, specifications and estimates for about
200 bridges have been made, surveys for about 75 miles of new road
have been made, about 400 miles of old road has been inspected and
advice furnished. In some cases the department has furnished super-
intendents in actual construction and reconstruction of roads. In
the November election of 1913 an amendment to change the consti-
tution of the State to allow convict labor on public roads was
voted upon and carried. The Legislature convenes on January 6th,
1914 and it is expected that this body will make some changes in
the existing road laws of the State.
ROBERT C. TERRELL,
State Commissioner of Public Roads.
Louisiana
During the year 1913, the highway department, board of State
engineers, extended State aid to seven parishes for the construction
of ten highway projects aggregating 103.8 miles, of which 30 miles
are graveled roads and 73 . 8 miles improved earth and sand-clay.
The estimated cost of construction is $297,000 the State contri-
buting approximately $111,000 and the parishes the remainder.
State convicts were not employed during 1913 in the construction
of State aid projects.
Concerning the expenditures made for highway construction in
Louisiana undertaken by various authorities independently of the
highway department, will state that no figures were compiled
covering these expenditures for 1913, but a conservative estimate
based on the information on hand would indicate the following:
Parish expenditures $2,600,000
Municipal 1,500,000
Contracts let by highway department 297,000
Total ..... $4,397,000
The highway department, board of State engineers, will
have available during 1914, approximately $130,000 for dis-
tribution among the parishes applying for State aid. Figuring
from present indications, this department will construct and have
under construction during 1914, State aid highway projects costing
about $500,000.
Bonds are being issued and special taxes voted in many parishes
of this State and there is no question but that highway construction
is becoming a real live issue in Louisiana.
C. C. SANDOZ,
Secretary.
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Maine
Lineal feet and cost of road work done under supervision of
highway department, 1913
Feet Cost
Gravel 685,042 $426,497.12
Earth 54,855 31,490.78
Macadam 25,288 36,086.18
Bituminous macadam 32,114 58,709 .61
Concrete 62,571 189,311 .25
Wood block 523 7,722 .01
Sand clay 1,664 859.49
862,057 $750,676.44
Maintenance in which costs were separated
Feet Cost
Marion and Edmunds 13,200 $1,960 .62
Indian Township 23,010 3,339.01
Rockland and Rockport T. L 15,840 2,454 .25
Lily Bay Township Sp. Res 18,480 453 .48
70,530 "$8,207.36
Cost of culverts included in the above $50,004.99. 135,911.05
feet of " V" drain cost not separated
Culverts not included in above, also bridge, $5,482.70.
In the 1913 auto work 66,960 feet received repairs or maintenance
not included in the above table, but costs were not separated and
are consequently included.
Cost of bridges under special appropriations, $49,669.79.
P. L. HARBISON,
Assistant Engineer.
Maryland
The State roads commission of six members consisting of the
governor, ex-officio, and five members to be selected by him, was
established in 1908 and State bonds were authorized to the amount
of $5,000,000 for the purpose of building a main arterial system of
State roads connecting Baltimore city with the counties and the
county seats with each other as far as practicable. On April 1,
1909 the State road system was finally adopted to include 1,285
miles. On June 1 , 1910, the State aid work and the construction of
the Washington boulevard were transferred from the Maryland
geological and economical survey to the commission, and the
assembly provided an additional $1,000,000 in bonds. During
the year 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911, a total of 353.44 miles of new
state road were let or otherwise arranged for by the commission at
a cost of $4,037,217.16.
On January 10, 1912, Governor Goldsborough was inaugurated
and became an ex-officio member of the commission. On April
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8, 1912, the assembly authorized another issue of $3,170,000 of
State bonds. In May, 1912, Henry G. Shirley succeeded W.
W. Crosby as Chief Engineer and several changes were made
in the membership of the commission. On June 1 , after a thorough
study of various systems, a modern system of bookkeeping and
accounting was installed by the commission and on June 10 the
executive and engineering offices were combined thus affecting a
saving in expense. On August 15 the construction and maintenance
departments were consolidated and the [State was divided into
eight geographical sections with a resident engineer living at a
central point of each residency, responsible for all construction
and ^maintenance for both State and State aid work in his territory
and equipped with a motor cycle so as to enable him to reach all
parts of his section quickly. This change resulted in a saving of
many thousand dollars as well as in greatly increased effectiveness.
On August 20 a purchasing department was organized for the
purchase of all supplies and equipment, this department saved the
State about $25,000 in sixteen months. In October the taking of
cash discount on bills was commenced by which $3,300 was saved in
fourteen months. The engineering and inside forces are assembled
at headquarters several times each year for discussion and this
plan has been found to work well. The engineering department
has been classified and placed upon a merit basis.
Active operations in 1912 were not begun until July on account
of the reorganization work but during the year 96.16 miles of new
State road were begun at an approximated cost of $906,672.55.
In maintenance work 182.4 miles were oiled and 4.65 miles resur-
faced or reconstructed. On State aid work 6.92 miles of new road
were let at an estimated cost of $77,776.36, 8 miles were certified to
the comptroller, surveys made on 83.97 miles, plans prepared on
16.5 miles and 8 miles accepted. The total approximated amount
of State and State aid work in 1912 was $1,529,501.25 (exclusive of
$175,000 paid by counties), covering 307.78 miles of road.
A system of monthly reports was inaugurated in 1913, specifi-
cations were simplified, checks and safe guards for payments and
estimates provided. On the State system 154.46 miles of new road
were begun at a cost of $1,700,937.35; 202.42 miles were completed;
90.98 miles were under construction at the end of the year ; surveys
were made of 372.03 miles; plans were prepared on 235.79 miles.
In the maintenance work 326.61 miles were oiled; 575 miles were
maintained and a total of $261,379.48 expended for oiling and
maintenance. On State aid work, 54.88 miles of new road were
started at a cost of $595,718; 18.15 miles were certified to the
comptroller surveys made of 94.83 miles; plans prepared on 69.68
miles; and 18.15 miles accepted. A total of 366.55 miles of State
and State aid work in 1913 approximated $2,363,905.39.
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The net proceeds of the $9,170,000 of State bonds amounted to
$8,864,775.02. This discount was due to the fact that $5,000,000
of bonds carried only 3j per cent interest and $4,710,000 carried
only 4 per cent interest.
It is estimated that it will require an additional $9,000,000 to
complete the 1285 mile State road system. The commission
estimates that it can economically expend $6,000,000 in 1914 and
1915 on the State system. The commission recommends that
$500,000 from the Annapolis boulevard fund be applied to the
State road system leaving $5,500,000 which it recommends be
provided by State bonds for 1914 and 1915.
Summarizing the construction the commission shows that 45.96
miles were completed in 1910; 86.51 miles in 1911; 153.92 miles in
1912, and 202.54 miles in 1913 ; making a total of 489.93 miles. The
average cost of the roads constructed in 1910 was $10,481.19;
per mile in 1911 $12,296.43; in 1912 $10,833.82; in 1913 $8,286.45,
or a general average of $9,986.92. The overhead expense per
mile averaged $1,213.13 for the years 1908-1911 inclusive; $380.95
for 1912 and $309.63 for 1913.
The patrol system of maintenance was in effect on 575 miles in
1913 employing 170 patrolmen. The average length of road main-
tained per patrolman was 5.37 miles. The average cost of oiling
roads in 1913 was $346.59 per mile. The average cost of total main-
tenance per mile in 1913 was $434. The net receipts from motor
vehicle fees in 1913 were $263,845.91 of which $132,494.04 was
applied to maintenance of State roads and $78,582.69 to main-
tenance of State aid roads. The legislature of 1912 provided a one
cent direct tax for maintenance, which yielded only $30,996.68 in
1913 but it is estimated that this tax will yield from $90,000 to
$100,000 per annum for 1914 and 1915.
Massachusetts
We laid out about 60 miles of State highway during the year, and
completed work in over 49 miles that we laid out in 1912.
Besides $1,000,000 we had some $630,000 available under
special acts for particular roads.
The commissioners have constructed, under the " small town"
act, over three hundred fifty-three miles, and with money available
from the motor-vehicle fees for use in towns, nearly one hundred
thirty miles of road have been constructed and improved, and from
special appropriations, over twenty-eight miles.
We had available for maintenance and construction $1,000,000
for State highways and small town roads. There was appropriated
$200,000 from the State tax for the maintenance'of State highways,
and $513,000 was available from net motor vehicle fees, making a
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total of $713,000 available for the maintenance of State highways.
There was $138,000 available for through roads in the towns from
the motor vehicle fees. The municipalities contributed $212,000 in
connection with this work.
The commission has been doing work in 222 cities and towns
under the " small town" act, State highway, motor vehicle fees, etc.,
out of 354 in the State.
Of State highway, over 22 miles were bituminous macadam; 9
miles water-bound, which will be covered with butiminous binder;
4 miles gravel; 4| miles sand and asphaltic oil; 3J miles macadam
covered with a heavy asphaltic oil; 2 miles of concrete; 3 miles of
bituminous gravel, and f mile of granite block on a concrete basis.
It has been continuing to nil in the gaps on the through roads as
rapidly as possible, and almost all the cities and towns have cooper-
ated so that a number of the main through lines will soon be com-
pleted. The town of Athol, alone, appropriated $54,000 to build
the two miles of road through the village which are on the route
from Boston to Greenfield, or Keene, N. H.
During the year we used bituminous materials on over 500 miles
of State highway, and resurfaced thirty-three miles of the older
roads. Out of our total of 980 miles of State highway, 881 have
now been treated with some form of bituminous material, either
in resurfacing or on the surface.
The most noticeable thing in Massachusetts is the interest that
has been aroused in almost every single town in the State, in good
roads. More and more towns are asking for engineering advice,
and more and more towns are making appropriations to be used in
connection with the allotments to be made by the commission in
improving the main roads in the towns.
The fact that we actually did work and made appropriations in
over two-thirds of all the towns and cities in the commonwealth
shows how the good road movement has grown in the state.
WM. D. SOFTER,
Chairman, State Highway Commission.
Michigan
The total length of road in the State is estimated to be 70,000
miles, of which it is estimated that approximately 3,700 miles
are hard surfaced. No roads have been built entirely at the ex-
pense of the State but there are 11 miles under construction at
the expense of the State by special appropriations, the total -length
of roads constructed partly at the expense of the State and partly
at the expense of the local subdivision, is 1700 miles and it is esti-
mated that about 500 miles are under construction at joint expense
of State and local subdivisions. No roads are maintained entirely
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at the expense of the State but the entire 1700 miles of State road
are maintained by townships and counties under the supervision of
State highway department. During the calendar year 1913, 524
miles of roads were completed under the supervision of the State
highway department. The total expenditure of State funds during
1913 under the direction of State highway department, was $250,000.
New legislation was enacted providing for a trunk line system as
explained in a chapter on State aid legislation.
LEROY C. SMITH,
Deputy State Highway Commissioner.
Minnesota
No progress report received from the State highway depart-
ment in time for publication.
Mississippi
An estimate has been made by the officials of each county show-
ing the mileage of all the roads in the State to be as follows :
Total mileage of public roads 44,803; mileage improved as
follows: macadam 100, gravel 487.81, sand clay 920.16, other hard
surface 100, making a total of 1607.97 miles. Approximate
mileage under construction as follows: macadam 15, gravel 330,
sand clay 465, other hard surface 50, making a total of 860 miles.
The recent bond issues about which I have secured information
are: Jones County $50,000; Copiah County $25,000; Lauderdale
County $100,000; Union County $35,000; Benton County $20,000;
Jackson County $3,000; and Greene County $10,000. Other issues
in 1913 are as follows: Alcorn County $10,000; Copiah County
$75,000; Forrest County $100,000; Hinds County $200,000; Ita-
wamba County $65,000; Jackson County $47,000; Lee County
$40,000; Madison $50,000; Lincoln $50,000; Neshoba County
$100,000; Montgomery County $40,000; Noxubee County $125,000
Pike County $200,000; Pearl River $25,000; Quitman County
$5,000; Rankin $55,000 (1911); Scott $25,000; Warren $303,100;
Lauderdale $170,000; Covington County $75,000 and $50,000 in
1911; and Lafayette $75,000 Copiah has only issued as a total
including new issues $253,000. Leflore fell down on their $200,000
as shown in 1913 Year Book.
The average costs of sand clay road will run about $1000 a mile;
gravel roads $3500 to $5000 a mile; and macadam $4500 to $7500.
The tax rate has been increased in counties improving their
roads an average of Ij mills.
No funds available for road work from State as yet. Legislature
is in session and may appropriate sufficient to establish a State
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highway department to have supervision over the location and
construction of the various projects.
I would estimate that the various counties, supervisors districts,
etc., in Mississippi this year will float bonds to the extent of $1,-
500,000 for the purpose of highway construction.
A. T. WITBECK, C.E.
Missouri
When the writer took charge of the State Highway Department
he specified that the width of a highway should be at least forty
feet, that it should have a roadway on the same thirty feet wide;
should be raised at least 2| feet in the center; that the culverts
should be at least twenty feet and if possible thirty feet; that the
bridges should be twenty feet with cement floors, where it is possi-
ble to get the county courts to make them that wide ; that hedges
should be cut to five feet in heighth, that they should be entirely
eliminated as well as all other obstructions 150 feet back from
corners as a matter of safety; that corners should be rounded; that
jogs in roads caused by error in surveying should be made in shape
of S-shaped turns; and other improvements in this manner, and
our people have taken up the requests by complying with them.
Governor Elliott W. Major of this State issued a proclamation
for the days of August 21st and 22nd to be made "Good Road
Days", and practically in all parts of the State work was done, and
the fine thing about it was that it was continued in these different
communities, so that a very large amount of work has been com-
pleted.
Great interest is being taken in our State, meetings are being
held in the same, and the writer has many invitations to address
the different gatherings.
The St. Louis Republic raised a fund, which was turned over to
the writer, for the buying of good roads machinery, and this
machinery has been bought and placed in different portions of
the State, and in addition thereto other machinery has been pur-
chased or presented to our department. During the year our
department has been very vigorously pushing the buying of large
tractors, those that develop about 75 horse power, at the belt,
to be used in grading our road systems, the plan being to use
graders that are heavy and strong in tandem behind these tractors.
The road drag law, which is the one which names a county seat
to county seat road to be selected by three commissioners, ap-
pointed by the county court, who select the roads to the next
county seat, in connection with the commissioners from the ad-
joining counties, and these roads are then approved and inspected
by the writer, who allows them, if in his opinion they are properly
located, or sufficient interest is taken.
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The benefit assessment law passed in our State, whereby farm-
ers and others adjacent to a road, could lay out a district, was
declared invalid by our supreme court, but upon being urged to
re-hear the case, they have done so, but at this time they have not
stated whether they would reverse their decision or not. This is a
very popular law.
Our eight-mile road district law, which takes in districts adja-
cent to incorporated towns and cities, which may be extended, is
a law that is quite popular.
The highway department has been limited a great deal by funds,
the appropriation being very light, but from the large amount of
work that has been started, it is quite possible that at the next
session of the legislature, other appropriations will be granted.
F. W. BUFFUM,
State Highway Commissioner.
Montana
No progress report received in time for publication.
Nebraska
The State engineer, Mr. D. D. Price, reports that the State
advisory highway commission is composed of three members who
are not paid any salary or expenses. Such work as has been done
during the year has been largely under the direction of Mr. Price.
He states that his time has been practically taken up with design-
ing bridges and looking after bridge work under the State aid
bridge Jaw and also under the law passed at the last session
requiring that all county bridges costing over $500 shall be de-
signed and built from plans and specifications prepared by the
State engineer. He states that his office has practically com-
pleted a standard set of plans and that the work of collecting sta-
tistics on road work will be undertaken about March or April, 1914.
Nevada
There have been no changes in the highway laws of this State
since I sent you the last report on that subject. Our last legislature
failed to make any appropriation to continue the construction of
roads with convict labor and there is no work being carried on at
this time under that law.
A great deal of work is being carried on by the individual counties,
under the law which permits the county commissioners to appoint
road supervisors to repair and construct county roads.
It is the plan of the present administration to obtain statistics
regarding the best method of constructing roads and to recommend
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to the legislature the passage of a law which will enable the State
to carry out the construction of roads in a definite and compre-
hensive plan which will result in permanent highways and to con-
struct a system which will be best for the State and the transcon-
tinental traffic.
W. M. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
New Hampshire
The total length of roads in the State is estimated, to be approx-
imately 15,116 miles of which it is estimated that 840 miles consist
of hard surfaced roads. Considerable of this mileage is gravel
composed of hard pan (clay and metal, the latter being not less
than 60 per cent of the total). About 130 miles of road have been
completed entirely at the expense of the State, but most of these
are only graded roads. There are no State roads under construc-
tion. The total mileage of all roads completed partly at the expense
of the State and partly by local subdivisions is 840 miles, and no
mileage is reported uncompleted. A total of 130 miles of State
roads is now being maintained by the State. All roads built at
the partial cost of the State are maintained under the supervision
of the State highway department with contributions from the
town and the State. The total expenditure by the State in 1913
for construction was $313,000 and for maintenance $65,000, in
connection with which the towns expended $175,000 for construc-
tion and $65,000 for maintenance. A new State bond issue of
$300,000 was authorized by the legislature in 1913. No convict
labor was used in road work .
S. PERCY HOOKER,
State Superintendent of Highways.
New Jersey
No progress report received from the State department of pub-
lic roads in time for publication.
New Mexico
As a general statement, highway construction in the State of
New Mexico has some serious problems to contend with, not
encountered in the more humid States, and further it may be
said that within the boundaries of the State we are singularly blessed
with great extensive areas wherein road construction is unneces-
sary. In other words, it would almost be criminal to work or
touch the present native wagon tracks over these great areas.
The several types of roads in existence and under construction
will be described in some detail and may be of interest.
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CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
The precipitation throughout the State is very variable both
annually and in periods of cycles of years. The rainfall varies
from a mean of 8 inches annually in the lower valleys and plains
to 25 and 30 inches in the higher mountains. The rainfall in the
valleys at times may reach its mean annual precipitation within
two or three months, leaving nine or ten months of almost abso-
lute drought. In the mountains the mean annual may be pre-
cipitated in the form of snow during the winter months and pro-
portionately small rainfall in the summer period, or it may be vice
versa. These climatic changes are one of the factors which pre-
clude systematic dragging of roads.
TOPOGRAPHY
The area of the State is 122,469 square miles; population is
350,000. Within the State altitudes ranging from elevations of
4000 to 6000 or 7000 feet above sea level are found, and great flat
mesas or plains covering probably more than half the area. Over
the balance of the State four mountain ranges traverse the State
from north to south. The Rio Grande, its main stream system,
traverses the State in a north to south direction, dividing it in
half. The mesas are generally formed of clay and gravel deposits
and proportioned by nature in their mixtures to maintain roads
for large traffic without any amount of work. The mountains
are typical of the western ranges and furnish ready material for
construction work. The areas along the river valleys may be
divided into three types, namely, the sandy stretches, river soil
or adobe, and the irrigated tracts, each requiring a different type
of road construction.
ROAD TYPES
No. 1. Mesas
During the early history of the territory, the roads traveled
by the pioneers sought naturally the straight routes over these
mesas. These roads made by the wagon wheels alone are in
good preservation today, and it is only in crossing the drainages,
which are few and far apart, that work is being carried on. These
ancient roads have been generally adopted in the State highway
system where convenient for inter-county and inter-State traffic.
New roads of this type are being constructed by a lister plow point
on the ends of timbers dragged and spaced from 56 inches to 60
inches apart. Several miles of road work a day may be made by
these plows. This type of road approximates probably one-half
of the mileage of the State highway system.
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No. 2. Mountains
These roads are built of material from the side hill cuts, crowned
and turned. Secondary drains are also constructed paralleling
the roadside ditch to prevent practically all water from reaching
the ditch along the side of the road. A maximum grade of 6
per cent is adhered to on the State roads. The road is surfaced
with decomposed granites, lime or sandstones near at hand.
No. 3. River and valley
a. Sand stretches. — Clay covering to 6 or 8 inches is placed over
the alignment. Gravel is placed over the clay to 9 inches in
depth. The road is then left for traffic and rains to compact.
This takes place within say six months, more or less, according
to rains. During this period following the rains dragging is re-
sorted to. Splendid success has followed this method.
6. Adobe stretches. — Standard types of graders are used for
ditching and crowning. Gravel is then placed and in a similar
period and manner as stated in the above paragraph, the road
finally becomes in good shape.
c. Irrigated land. — Roads in these districts are graded by slips,
fresnos, or graders, as convenient. These roads are gravelled,
wetted and rolled. This puts the road immediately in shape for
traffic.
STRUCTURES
Perennial streams are being bridged by steel spans and concrete
arches. Culverts in the valleys are of mass and reinforced con-
crete. Sand arroyas are crossed by pile bent structures where
the gradient is steep; where the gradient is light, concrete or stone
walls (acting as weirs) are constructed along side the lower edge
of the road. Some types of arroyas of this class, namely, the low
gradient, a concrete floor full width of roadway, anchored by pil-
ing or cut off walls and piers are constructed. These are of a
permanent nature, generally cheaper than bridging and may have
water crossing them only a few hours in a year.
DRAGGING
Dragging is practical upon the roads through the irrigated sec-
tions. This is possible owing to the fact that habitation is cen-
tered along these tracts. It is impractical on the roads over the
long sand and adobe stretches to drag this class of roads following
rains, owing to the scarcity of inhabitants being available for
this work. It is also impractical in these cases for dragging where
an inhabitant is many miles from the road in need of dragging,
for the reason that evaporation rapidly dries up these stretches.
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ORGANIZATION
The road work is carried on by the State highway commission,
organized under the State highway act of 1912.
FINANCIAL
The State highway commission is expending a fund obtained
by a mill levy tax upon each dollar of the assessed valuation of
the property in the State. This amount (estimated for 1914)
$82,000 with the automobile tax, forest reserve and special levies,
gives the commission approximately $120,400 for the coming year.
The counties by levy have for 1914 some $266,000. These es-
timates are given in detail further along in this letter.
A State bond issue of $500,000 was legalized by the last legis-
lature, but to this time has not been sold, but a great many inquir-
ies from the various bond buyers throughout the country make
it appear that these bonds may be sold this coming year. This
bond issue is to be expended by the State highway commission
and proportioned out to the counties according to the amount of
money turned in by each county according to the mill levy of the
preceding year.
One county, Dona Ana, has already issued local bonds for their
county and has at this time expended $82,000 of a total of $100,000
bond issue. As this bond issue is nearing its end in being expended,
the county is now proposing to issue another issue of $50,000. This
county has built approximately 45 miles of gravel road under
these bonds.
ROAD SYSTEM
The State highway commission has designated a system of
highways approximately, 3710 miles in length. Of this system
50 per cent may be classed under type No. 1. From 1909 to
1912 there was graded and improved 460 miles of road; during
1912, 245 miles were graded and improved. In 1913 approxi-
mately 56 miles of road were graveled in the State. It is impos-
sible to estimate at this time the amount of work accomplished
by the counties.
New York
The report of the State commissioner of highways for the year
1913 shows that of the original $50,000,000 bond issue there has
been actually expended on contracts $40,951,002.12 and that there
is obligated on existing contracts or by expedited routes $9,048,-
997.88, thus accounting for the entire issue. Of the second $50,-
000,000 bond issue, $5,000,000 has been appropriated by the legis-
lature, of which $1,369,265.25 is obligated by contracts leaving
$3,630,734.75 unobligated.
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There are now nine divisions in the State each under the super-
vision of a division engineer. These engineers are appointed upon
certification of the State civil service commission. To each of
these engineers is assigned a resident engineer who acts as a deputy.
To each county is assigned a chief assistant engineer, and in some
of the counties two men are assigned who have charge of main-
tenance and repair. The commission with the approval of the
civil service commission appointed a board of advisory engineers
consisting of Mr. Harld Parker, of Massachusetts, Mr. George C.
Diehl, of Buffalo, and Mr. Wm. DeHetburn Washington, of New
York.
New specifications were adopted on January 15, 1914, and new
roads will be constructed under these specifications. A geological
survey has been partially completed of approximately 7000
miles of uncompleted portions of the main highway routes. Charts
will be prepared showing the location of stone, gravel and sand
deposits, on these roads". A guarantee is required of the contractor
on the wearing surface of all highways except water-bound macadam
and cement concrete for a period of three years. This places the
responsibility for the selection of materials upon the contractor
and leaves him the liberty of purchasing his material wherever he
chooses to do so.
A bill has been introduced into the Legislature asking for an
appropriation of $10,000,000 of which $5,000,000 is to become
available at once and $5,000,000 is to become available October 1,
1914. Twenty million dollars of the second bond issue is required
to be apportioned among the counties for State roads and $30,000,-
000 for county roads, the apportionment to be contributed on the
basis of the population, mileage of highways outside of cities and
villages, and the total area of the counties. The report calls
attention to the fact that the law provides for the apportionment
without taking into consideration the roads already constructed or
to be constructed and as a result, there is either a deficit or a
surplus apportioned to each county over and above the amounts
necessary to complete both the State and county highways. Bas-
ing the cost of State highways on an average of $13,000 per mile
the deficit in different counties amounts to $7,676,000 and the
surplus among other counties to $3,964,000, while, under the la.w,
the commissioner has been obliged to apportion some of the coun-
ties large amounts of money although the State mileage has already
been completed. The same condition prevails with reference to
the county roads and the commissioner calls attention to the fact
that if these roads continue to cost $13,000 per mile there will be
a deficit of $25,000,000. The construction of roads at moderate
cost is urged as under the present system only 12,000 miles out of a
total of 80,000 miles can, in any event, be completed.
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Recommendation is made that some of the State convicts be
utilized in the construction of State and county highways.
On May 1, 1913 the commissioner found in existence 325 con-
tracts covering over 2000 miles of road, involving an expenditure of
over $28,000,000. Practically the greater part of these contracts
were closed during the construction season of 1913, and during the
year 57 contracts were awarded obligating $1,369,265.25 as the
State's share.
In May 1913 the bureau of maintenance was abolished and the
organization for maintenance work, consolidated with the organiza-
tion for construction. There were 4000 miles of completed road,
for which it was necessary to provide maintenance. Fifty repair
contracts involving $733,396 were awarded. Under a law enacted
in 1913 the sum of $3,350,000 will be appropriated for maintenance,
and according to the report, this amount has either been appro-
priated or obligated by the department for repair of roads this
spring. During the year approximately 1000 miles of State and
county highways were completed making in round numbers 5000
miles of State and county highways to be maintained and repaired
during the coming year. It is estimated that to place this road
system in proper repair and keep it well maintained a sum of at
least $4,838,417 should be appropriated for the next year. The
patrol system is declared to be not entirely satisfactory and it is
believed that section gangs may give better satisfaction. During
the coming year both the patrol and the section gang methods
will be carefully studied.
In the system of town highways are included all public highways
which do not form part of the State or county improved systems or
county roads. The length of town highways is approximately
75,000 miles. There have been constructed by the towns during
the current year 464 miles of macadam highway, ranging in cost
from $1200 to $3000 per mile; there have been constructed 365
miles of gravel road at a cost ranging from $500 to $1500 per mile;
there has been constructed 13,381 permanent culverts and 968
concrete bridges by the town superintendents.
North Carolina
The State does not make any direct appropriation for highway
improvement but the State geologic board is authorized to make
investigations and give advice concerning highway improvement,
and an annual appropriation of $5000 is made for this purpose.
The legislature of 1913 authorized the working of State convicts on
two special highways in the State; one in Henderson county known
as the " Hickory Nut Gap Road" and one in Madison county as a
link of the central highway. Altogether ninety-two convicts are
STATE AND U. 8. PROGRESS REPORTS 265
at work on these highways, fifty in Henderson and forty-two in
Madison county. The State pays the entire cost of feeding,
guarding, and carrying for the convict. The work is done under
the supervision of the geological survey.
At the special session of the general assembly held in September
1913 a law was passed providing that county, townships or good
roads districts desiring to use convict labor for highway improve-
ment shall apply to the geological survey for plans or approval of
plans for the work after which application shall be made to the
board of state prison directors for the number of convicts desired
for the work. The work done with these convicts is to be under
the direction of the State geological survey. The law further
provides that counties, townships or road cfistricts using convict
labor shall pay to the State noteless than $1 per day for each laborer,
furnish quarters, firewood for camp use and overseers to direct the
work and that all other expenses shall be borne by the State
board of prison directors.
JOSEPH HYDE PRATT,
State Geologist.
North Dakota
The State of North Dakota has made some progress in the inter-
ests of good roads during the year just closed. The 1913 legislative
assembly passed a proposed amendment to the State constitution
which is to give the State the power to grant aid in highway con-
struction. This proposed amendment will be submitted to the
people for an expression of their will at the general election of
1914 and it is expected that it will be adopted. A campaign of
education has been carried on by various organizations and the
sentiment is much more favorable for State aid than ever before.
It is therefore probable that at the 1915 session of the legislature a
State aid law will be enacted. The 1913 assembly also created a
State highway commission consisting of the governor of the
State, the State engineer, and one member to be appointed by
the governor, the governor being chairman of the commission
and the State engineer the secretary. No funds have been placed
at the disposal of the commission and the members serve without
compensation their duties being largely advisory. It is the duty of
the commission to require the State engineer to prepare county
maps showing the location of bridges and culverts and all the
roads now being used. This work is now nicely under way. The
highway commission also is to prepare maps showing proposed
State highways.
A law was enacted also at the last session of the legislature
making it the duty of the State engineer to prepare plans and
specifications of bridges and culverts when requested to do so by
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county commissioners or township supervisors or others having
jurisdiction over highway work. The office has made a number
of plans of both bridges and culverts under this law.
Counties are now enabled to employ convict labor on roads.
Counties taking advantage of this law are required to pay the
men at the rate of 25 cents per day and to pay the guards provided
by the warden of the penitentiary as well as provide board for the
convicts.
The 1911 legislature created the office of county superintendent
of highways leaving it optional with the counties as to whether or
not they should establish such office. There have not been more
than five such county superintendents serving at any one time.
At present the following superintendents are serving: Billings
county T. G. Plomasen, Beach; Dickey county, Sol Hunter, Oakes;
Griggs county, Martin Ueland, Cooperstown; McKenzie county,
Chas. Martin, Schafer; Stark county, W. R. Veigel, Dickinson.
The automobile license law which lias been in effect since 1911
has resulted in a refund to the counties of the State of $17,661 in
1911, $22,800 in 1912, and $33,660 in 1913. These funds are ex-
pended in the maintenance of highways under the direction of
county superintendents of highways or of county commissioners.
JAY W. BLISS,
State Engineer.
Ohio
The State highway commissioner submits tabular information
showing mileage, cost, and types of road, etc., during each year
from 1905 to 1913, inclusive, as follows: road mileage constructed
1908, 62.69 miles, contract cost $453,581.15; 1909, 63.01 miles,
contract cost $534,945.77; 1910, 72.87 miles, contract cost $627,-
574.18; 1911, 60.83 miles, contract cost, $455,419.11; 1912, 161.28
miles, contract cost $1,389,742.85; 1913, 157.61 miles, contract
cost $1,386,505.26, a total of 578.29 miles at a total contract cost of
$4,847,768.32, or an average cost per mile of $8383. Of this total
mileage 131.13 miles is of brick, 60 miles of plain concrete, 6.43
miles of bituminous concrete, 333.52 miles of plain macadam, 40.4
miles of bituminous macadam and 5.60 miles of gravel. The 1912-
13 work comprised 29.30 miles of brick, 22.30 miles of plain concrete,
and 106.01 miles of plain macadam, or a total of 157.61 miles.
The engineering costs during 1908-09 comprised 5.19 per cent of
the total; in 1909-10 6.04 per cent of the total; in 1910-11 7.20
per cent of the total; in 1911-12 6.05 per cent; 1912-13 6.34 per
cent of the total.
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Oklahoma
The State highway commissioner reports under date of December
13, 1913, that no change has occurred since the biennial report of
January 1, 1913. The report was that the State highway depart-
ment was organized July 1, 1911 under a law providing that the
department should be supported by automobile fees. The auto-
mobile law provided that a fee of $1 should be paid for each
automobile operated in the State and that from the fund thus
derived $9000 should be paid for the salary of the State highway
commissioner and the expenses of his office.
Considerable educational work was done by the department;
standard designs for highway bridges of concrete and steel were
developed and prepared; bulletins issued on bridge and culvert
work; a general highway plan of the State prepared; and statistics
assembled showing the road conditions in each county. It was
ascertained that the total road and bridge fund for 74 counties was
$1,307,461.60 making an average county and road bridge fund of
$17,668.40. The township tax levy was $1,839,218.24 and the
cash value of the poll tax was $731.120 making a total of $3,877,-
799.84 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, exclusive of bonds.
The commissioner estimates that the State is losing at least a
half million dollars a year on account of inferior bridges and culverts
and he calls attention to the fact that during the rains early in
the year 1912, $400,000 worth of bridges and culverts were washed
out and must be replaced. His report was that the length of road
open for travel in the State aggregated 79,883 miles, of which 499
miles were improved.
Oregon
No State road work has been done so far in Oregon. During
1914 approximately $240,000 will be spent by the State highway
commission on a State road. This money is provided by a
quarter mill tax for State road purposes.
From the best data available there are approximately thirty-
three thousand miles of road in Oregon.
There are approximately twenty miles of hard-surfaced road in
the State.
During the eleven years from 1903 to 1914 there has been
expended on roads and bridges in Oregon, under county supervi-
sion, approximately $18,000,000.
H. L. BOWLBY,
State Highway Engineer.
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Pennsylvania
1. Total mileage, 97,900 miles.
2. About 1225 miles improved by the State with metal surface,
and in addition there are 475 miles of improved toll roads on
State highway routes. No data on township or county roads.
3. Mileage completed at total expense of State is 269 miles on
December 31, 1913.
4. Mileage not completed under contract at total expense of
State is 11.1 miles on December 31, 1913.
5. Mileage of State aid highways built under the provisions of
acts since June 1, 1911, is 61.1 miles, and 905.1 miles of State aid
highways were built under the provisions of acts previous to June
1, 1911, making a total of 960 miles completed.
6. Mileage of State aid contracts not completed December 31,
1913, is 37 miles.
7. Total miles now being maintained at total expense of State
is 8827.
8. Of the 960 miles of improved roads built by State-aid,
about 385 miles are not on State highways, and are maintained by
the State and township or borough, each bearing 50 per cent of the
expense. The remaining 575 miles of State aid highway are on
State highways and maintained at total expense of the State. A
small percentage of the above is constructed of brick and asphaltic
concrete.
9. Contracts let during the current year:
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Telford macadam 7 .64
Brick block 14.74
Asphaltic macadam 24 .37
Asphaltic concrete 17 .98
Total 64.73
Practically all highways are 16 feet wide. Some borough work
is wider.
10. The total expenditure of funds from January 1, 1913, to
December 31, 1913, was approximately $4,600,000 which amount
was used from State aid fund (1909-1911), State highway fund,
national road fund, and maintenance fund.
11. The Legislature of 1913 created a bureau of township high-
ways under the jurisdiction of the highway commissioner. This
department is empowered to furnish plans and specifications,
approve contracts and advise the township supervisors in the
discharge of their duties. All road taxes in the township must be
paid in cash and the State pays to the townships, $0.50 for every
dollar of road tax collected, not to exceed $20 per mile.
STATE AND U. S. PROGRESS REPORTS 269
12. The department has organized a maintenance division under
a maintenance and assistant maintenance engineer to do all main-
tenance work. The bureau of township highways has been organ-
ized under the direct control of the first deputy commissioner.
13. No financial progress. A proposed amendment to the
constitution to issue bonds for State highway construction was
defeated at the general election.
14. No convict labor was used.
15. Superintendents were schooled in the new system o* main-
tenance.
16. Statement of unit costs of contracts let is attached.
17. Answer to no. 9 shows tendency from water-bound macadam
toward more permanent construction.
JOHN T. GEPHART, JR.,
Acting Chief Engineer.
Rhode Island
The report of the State board of public roads issued January,
1914, emphasizes the seriousness of the maintenance question.
The board states that the most serious problem with which it has
struggled during the season of 1913 was that of maintaining with-
out sufficient funds roads built seven, eight and ten years ago when
methods of construction and tonnage of traffic per road mile
were far different from those confronting the road builders of the
past three years. About $150,000 was appropriated for main-
tenance, in addition to the $130,000 of automobile funds, and with
this amount the board concentrated its efforts toward maintaining
the sections subjected to the heaviest trunk line traffic. The
constructed system of roads under the care and maintenance of the
board on January 1, 1914 comprised approximately 325 miles
consisting of 236 miles of water-bound macadam and 89 miles of
bituminous macadam widely distributed among all of the counties
of the State. The average cost of construction per mile including
grading, drainage, guard rails, and engineering expenses, has been
less than $7400. Since the creation of the board in 1902, there
has been received for highway purposes by appropriations, by
bond issues, from the automobile department and from fines,
approximately $3,189,527.46 to January 1, 1914.
The board recommends to the legislature the adoption of a
graded tariff of registration fees covering commercial motor
vehicles as it considers the present flat rate of $2 per motor truck
far from sufficient.
Although the State highway system as adopted by the legisla-
ture comprises approximately 683 miles, the board is by law respon-
sible so far as maintenance is concerned for only such roads as
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have been constructed by the board and upon which they have
caused work to be done. The total length or roads therefore to be
maintained by the board in 1914 is 324.42 miles.
Of the 156 bridges along the line of State roads brought by an
act of the legislature in 1912 under the care of the board, twenty-
one have been rebuilt and most of the others repaired. Attention
is called to the fact that wooden bridges still form one-third of the
total number, and a record of the maintenance of bridges during
the past year shows that by far the greater part of the money
expended was in keeping these wooden bridges in safe condition.
South Carolina
The report of the commissioner of agriculture and industries
for the year 1913 summarizes the highway conditions in the State
to January 1, 1914 in the following tabU:
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South Dakota
There is no provision in the road laws of the State for State aid
or control of the highways. Until July 1911 we had no laws on the
subject except the old pathmaster system of ordering out the citi-
zens for a day or two to work out the poll tax and additional
property road tax in most cases light if any at all. Results were
no roads were completed — and in most cases proved only a waste
of time and energy.
We are now operating under a road contract law passed in 1911.
All maintenance of the roads and all contract work under value of
$250 is in charge of the township 'supervisors who are the road
officers. All contract work over $250 which will include real ex-
pensive road work of the county is in charge of the county com-
missioners who are the road officers of each county.
While we are at the foot of the ladder in amount of money ap-
propriated in this State, yet we have proof that sentiment is
rapidly gaining, that good roads pay for themselves and that
road improvement should not be classed as an expense but an
investment. In 1912 less than $100,000 was expended by counties
and that about all in the Black Hills in the western part of the
State. In 1913 fifty-three counties levied a total of $561,622
being more than four times as much as in 1912. This is saying
nothing of the levies by townships in the State to take care of the
maintenance and contract work under $250 which roughly
estimated I think was another half million dollars. (We enclose
table by counties as levied in 1913.) We look for greater improve-
ment than ever before in the history of the State in 1914.
The total mileage of roads in the State unimproved and all
kinds of improved roads are about in miles 200,000. Of this there
are improved more or less, but most all splendid dirt roads 29,000
miles. Total miles of hard surface roads, graveled, paved or
brick 1000 miles. We have little or no sand clay roads except in
Black Hills, and I classed same with dirt roads.
There were no roads built by expense of the State. The only
instance is the Federal Forest where the government turned over
to the State $3750 which was expended on good roads in the
counties where the forest is located. The Government also ex-
pended o!irectly on roads $4200.
There is nothing in the State at present in the way of contracts
for roads not completed. This being in a latitude where no work
is done between November and April.
Our State highway department was not created until July 1913
and no funds were allowed us by the legislature, therefore, there
were no roads constructed under our supervision. Our work is
in counseling, giving assistance, advice and altogether merely edu-
274 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
cational. Much was done in our State the past year along educa-
tional lines.
No other changes in legislation or organization in 1913 except
as to cutting weeds and removing rocks from the highways, there
being a law now to remove both weeds and rocks.
Altogether we are optimistic as to the near future developments
on road building in this State. The Cross State Highway have
helped materially in awakening public interest. Chief interest in
South Dakota has become concentrated on several important
trunk line roads which may be designated as the MeridanRoador
Winnipeg to Gulf Highway: The Chicago, Black Hills, Yellow-
stone Park to Coast Highway; the Minneapolis, Aberdeen Yellow-
stone Road; the Watertown, Redfield, Gettysburg, Belle Fourche
Road; the Sioux Falls, Salem, Iroquois Road; the South Dakota
Scenic Highway; and the Sioux City Platte, Chambelain Road.
It is proposed to improve existing roads as far as practical and
the program contemplates the construction of good earth roads.
E. C. ISSENHDTH,
Chairman State Highway Commission.
Tennessee
1913 brought to a successful completion roads and pike systems
in several counties, bond issues for same having been voted during
1912. This was particularly true in Robertson, Carter, Washing-
ton, Sullivan, Roane, Cumberland and other counties, while in
the counties of Knox, Hamilton, Davidson and Shelby, there is
work constantly going on in improving and extending pike systems.
During the session of the legislature in 1913 two enabling acts were
passed, which will materially assist the cause of good roads in
Tennessee, namely; A general enabling act defining a road district
and permitting sections of counties to hold an election for the
purpose of raising money for road construction and improvement,
and also an enabling act permitting counties to vote bonds for
improving and building public roads, without the necessity of a
special enabling act. In the provisions of these two acts the cause
of good roads in Tennessee will be greatly strengthened for the
reason that in the event the county fails to vote bonds it will not
be necessary to wait until another bi-annual session of the legis-
lature for permission to hold another election, but an election can
be held as often as desired. Furthermore, should the good roads
advocates of any county fail to carry the election by reason of
strong opposition in any particular section, the district embracing
the territory not exceeding 12 square miles, can hold an election and
vote bonds for the improvement and construction of public roads.
While the interest in the Memphis to Bristol Highway has
STATE AND U. S. PROGRESS REPORTS 275
abated to some extent, yet rapid stride is being made in the com-
pletion of this State highway. For instance during 1913 Cheatam
and Dickson counties voted bonds for the building of their links
which is now under way and Davidson has practically finished
the extension of its pike to the Cheatam county line. This will
only leave three counties of the western division unprovided for
and in one of the three, Benton, an election will be held during
1914.
C. C. GILBERT,
Secretary Tennessee Manufacturers Association.
Texas
No State highway department exists and hence it is impractic-
able to obtain at the present time a comprehensive progress report
for the State.
Utah
No progress report received in time for publication.
Vermont
Our work has proceeded in 1913 along our regular lines, with but
little of a spectacular nature to bring to attention. We expended on
improvement of our selected highways, which are 4000 miles out
of 15,000, some $500,000. By improvement, we mean construction.
On maintenance, we expended something over $200,000. Of
these amounts, some $115,000 for improvement was supplied from
the towns, as well as over $100,000 for maintenance.
Our type of road remains the same, gravel or gravel-telford.
Our plan of improvement remains the same — building no long
stretches of road, but constantly improving the worst places
throughout the entire system of 4000 miles. In this way, we have
very poor roads at all, after the spring roads are dried out, and we
have hundreds of miles of very delightful roads for the public
travel. We have built some 200 miles of road in 1913. We are
not aware of any known type of road, that will answer the needs of
Vermont so well as earth roads.
M. E. SHEDD,
Clerk.
Virginia
The report of the State highway commissioner for the year
ended September 30, 1913, gives the mileage of the various types
of road constructed since the establishment of the department as
follows: 1907, 24 miles comprising 6 miles of sand clay and 18
miles of macadam; 1908, 51.80 miles, comprising 20 miles of
276 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
gravel and 31.80 miles of macadam; 1909, 137.58 miles, comprising
39.37 miles of soil or sand clay, 30.91 miles of gravel, 67.30 miles of
macadam; in 1910, 290.07 miles comprising 90.20 miles of soil or
sand clay, 74.60 miles of gravel, and 125.27 miles of macadam;
1911, 395.86 miles comprising 53.71 miles grading to be macadam-
ized, 139.36 miles of soil or sand clay, 83.70 miles of gravel and
119.05 miles of macadam; 1912, 542.63 miles, comprising 150.11
miles grading to be macadamized, 3.19 miles shell, 179.17 miles
soil or sand clay, 63.39 miles gravel and 146.77 miles macadam;
1913, 619.33 miles comprising 73.22 miles grading to be macadam-
ized 1.80 miles of better than macadam, 5.66 miles shell, 270.35
miles sand clay or soil, 98.65 miles gravel, and 169.65 miles macad-
am. This gives a total of 677.84 miles of macadam, 371.29 miles
of gravel, 724.45 miles of soil or sand clay, 8.85 miles of shell,
1.80 miles better than macadam, 277.04 graded to be macadamized
or a total of 2061.27 miles.
A comparison of the costs of road built with free labor and
convict labor demonstrates that the convict labor has been used
to greater advantage on the heavy work. The cost of convict
labor per ten hour working day during the past year has been
50| cents.
Bonds have been issued by thirteen counties or magisterial
districts during the past year as follows: Accomac (Lee District)
$50,000; Dickenson (1 district) $32,000; Lee (2 districts) $76,000;
Lunenburg (2 districts) $64,000; Nelson (1 district) $35,000;
Rappahannock (2 districts) $64,000; Russell (1 district) $150,000;
Fmyth (2 districts) $225,000; Spotsylvania (2 districts) $100,000;
Scott (3 districts) $167,100; Warren (2 districts) $60,000; West-
moreland (1 district) $25,000; Wise (2 districts) $260,000.
The average cost per mile of macadam road constructed during
the fiscal year 1913, with the aid of State money and bond issues,
was $5,690.12. The average cost of macadam roads built with
convict labor was $4,360.23, and the average cost per mile for both
money and convict labor was $5,027.49. The average cost per
mile of gravel roads built with the aid of State money and bond
issues was $1,424.20 and the average cost per mile with convict
labor $1,611.17 making an average for both money and convict
labor of $1,503.67. The average cost of sand clay or top soil roads
constructed with the aid of State money and bond issues was
$819.23, and the average cost with convict labor was $1,092.25
making the average for both money and convict labor $883.32.
Washington
No progress report received in time for publication.
STATE AND U. S. PROGRESS REPORTS 277
West Virginia
The West Virginia road bureau was created by the acts of
legislature of 1913. On the 8th day of July A. D. Williams of
Marlinton was appointed chairman and chief road engineer,
Geo. B. Chorpening of Clarksburg was appointed one member,
one member not yet appointed, Dean E. D. Sanderson of the
college of agriculture is a member by viture of his official position.
The legislature established a department of highway engineering
at the university. There are students taking the regular course in
civil engineering, making highway their major subject.
Special road school for benefit of road supervisors, county engi-
neers and county officials was held here February 10th to the 20th,
1914. The State has established a testing laboratory at the
university, and arranged to work prison labor on the roads after
October 1st, 1914, as the said labor is under contract until that
time. The law provides that the prisoners in county jails shall
work upon the public roads.
Bonds have been voted in the following counties : Marion $700,-
000, Mercer $500,000, Pleasants $60,000, Wetzel $150,000, Cabell
$300,000, Hancock $350,000, Wood $180,000. The counties of
Wood, Marion, Cabell and Hancock are constructing brick road.
Logan county has voted $60,000 for bridges. The county of
Mercer will construct macadam and earth road. The county of
Wetzel will use the amount of $150,000 in regrading its road.
A. D. WILLIAMS,
Chief Road Engineer.
Wisconsin
The State aid law was passed by the legislature in 1911, and at
that time an annual appropriation of $350,000 was made. This
did not prove enough to meet the State's fu1! one-third, as proposed
by law, as 511 towns voted a total of $422,163 for road improve-
ments, and 125 towns voted a total of $55,133 for bridge improve-
ments.
In 1912 the amount available for State aid was $350,000 plus
$28,000, the latter amount being the 25 per cent of the net proceeds
of the automobile fund of the State. It was seen, however, that
$378,000 was totally inadequate to meet the demands of the
towns which asked for $816,000. When the legislature met in
January last, they made an additional appropriation to meet the
demands of the towns. There was, therefore, available for 1913
work $2,500,000 in round numbers, and the work done can be
classified in miles of roads built as follows:
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Milet
Concrete roads 26
Stone macadam roads 290
Gravel macadam roads 155
Shale or clay surfaced roads 65
Graded but not surfaced 460
Total 996
Up to the present time the work has been confined to the towns.
As a result the nine foot gravel, macadam and dirt road has been
the leading type of construction. Wisconsin has about 63,000
miles of highways according to Government reports, and a popula-
tion of two million and one-half. Almost four-fifths of these
people live in rural districts, necessitating an extensive system of
rural highways by which the farming, dairying, and stock raising
population of the State can get their products to the railroad and
market. The nine foot road has proved the most economical and
practical at the present stage of industrial developments in the
State, and this width of roadway will no doubt predominate for
some time to come.
In evidence of the growth of the work under this system, I
submit the figures showing the amounts voted by the towns,
villages, and cities of the fourth class at the last spring election,
the certifications of which are now complete. 1211 governmental
units have voted $1,548,839.48. To this the counties will add
$1,548,839.48, and the State, $1,230,000, making a total of
$4,327,778.96. Of the $41,000 which constitutes the State's
share of the proceeds from the automobile licenses, $30,000 of this
amount has been added to the regular appropriation, thus making
in all $1,230,000 allotted by the State to meet the votes of the
towns.
For the first two years of operation the appropriation set aside
by the legislature for administering the law was $40,000 annually.
This was more than sufficient for the first year (1911-12). This
amount was not enough, however, for 1912-13 work, and the
legislature made an extra appropriation of $20,000 to meet the
needs of last year, at the same time the appropriation of $450,000
was made, which was the amount appropriated to meet the inade-
quacy of the $378,000 referred to above.
The commission has tried to follow the motto "A dollar's worth
of road for every dollar of tax." Economy and efficiency have
been particularly emphasized, and it has been the practice of these
principles which has contributed largely to the success and popu-
larity of the road work in Wisconsin.
WILLIAM DAWSON,
Clerk.
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Wyoming
There is a total of about 15,000 miles of what are known as
county roads, and in addition to this there are several thousand
miles of roads that have been in use for years, but to which the
county pays no attention. The State legislature has designated sev-
eral routes aggregating over 2500 miles, which are known as State
highways, and has provided for the employment of State convicts
in the construction of such highways. There are over 1000
miles of road which have been improved by grading and providing
drainage. These roads are mostly in the mountainous or hilly
districts where the material is largely gravel or shale, so that a
hard surface is not provided. The work of locating the State
highways has progressed slowly, as the legislature has failed to
provide any means for carrying on this work. It is only as the
State engineer is able to interest the counties, that this work can
be done.
By deputizing the county surveyor and having him paid by the
county, nearly a thousand miles of State highways have been
located. Of such roads, about 100 miles have been improved by
convict labor. The last legislature designated about 600 miles of
road as State highways. This is in addition to the 2000 miles laid
out by the previous legislature. But few convicts have been avail-
able this year for road work, largely on account of construction
work at the State penitentiary, where convicts who were eligible
for outside work have been employed.
Considerable interest has been aroused in the State, owing to
several through routes which have been designated to cross
various parts of the State.
A. J. PARSHALL,
State Engineer.
ROAD EXPENDITURES 1913 AND FUNDS
AVAILABLE 1914
Alabama
Road expenditures 1913 will approximate $1,900,000 when all
reports from county treasurers to the State highway department
are in.
Funds available 1914
From all counties for construction and maintenance
roads and bridges $2,100,000.00
From the State in State aid work 267,165.00
Total $2,367,165.00
Bonds voted 1913
Marion County $100,000.00
Crenshaw County 125,000.00
Cullman County 200,000.00
Blount County 150,000.00
Marshall County 125,000.00
$700,000.00
W. S. Keller,
State Highway Engineer.
Arizona
The following table gives the amount of road funds available
for road construction.
1912-13 1913-14
Apache $8,046.00 $11,000.00
Bond issue 30,000.00
Cochise 59,640.39 99,253.00
Coconino 20,538.00 23,578.00
Gila 27,750.00 50,497.00
Graham 2,825.00 8,019.00
Greenlee 17,729.00 76,823.00
Maricopa 75,586.00 72,963.00
Bond issue for special road districts Nos.
1, 2 and 3 40,000.00
Proposed 1,000,000 .00
Mohave 15,354.00 18,277.00
Bond Issue 100,000.00
Navajo 10,354.00 17,745.00
Pima 28,575.00 30,062.00
Final ; 16,663.00 31,716.00
Santa Cruz 4,000.00 8,000.00
Yavapai 41,712.00 66,296.00
Yuma 6,969.00 21,495.00
Bond issue 500,000.00
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Total county funds available exclusive of bonds, 1912-13,
$335,724; 1913-14, $535,724.
LAMAR COBB,
State Engineer.
NOTE: State expenditure 1913— $274,631 and 40,925 days State
convict labor. State funds available 1914— $258,577.— From
U. S. Office of Public Roads.
Arkansas
The total amount of money which the State highway department
will have for expenditure during 1914 will amount to $5 each for
probably 5000 automobile licenses which will be issued, making in
all $25,000. There are no other sources of revenue under the State
law for funds to be expended by the highway department.
There is a law providing for a 3 mill tax, which must be voted
biennially in each county of the State. There are not to exceed
one-half a dozen counties in normal times that vote against this
proposition any more, and the total amount of this fund for 1914
is $1,163,000. This fund, however, is entirely in the hands of the
probate judge of each county to spend as he may direct in the vari-
ous county districts. This is spent very largely through the over-
seers for the district, and, of course, a large portion of the money
is wasted because of political work. Some of the larger counties,
notably Pulaski, in which Little Rock is situated, Jefferson, in
which Pine Bluff is situated, and Sebastian, in which Fort Smith is
situated, have in recent years been awarded contracts for consider-
able bridge, road and street work, and there has been a tendency
in the more settled districts to get away from the overseer propo-
sition, and do better and more intelligent work.
E. A. KlNGSLEY,
State Highway Engineer.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912— $1,586,050.
California
I regret very much that I am unable to give you an estimate
of the expenditures which will be made by the counties and town-
ships during 1914 for road purposes.
This commission is engaged in the particular task of building
the roads provided for by the $18,000,000 bond issue and little, if
anything, is done in the way of securing statistics from the coun-
ties and cities and I know of no State department which is charged
with this duty.
A. B. FLETCHER,
Highway Engineer.
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NOTE: Expenditures by State highway commission 1913 —
$2,032,084; county road and bridge expenditures 1912— $6,228,527,
exclusive of San Francisco County. State funds available,
$15,500,000 as required, and about $350,000 automobile rev-
enues for maintenance. — From U. S. Office of Public Roads.
Colorado
The funds available for expenditures by this department will
amount to about $375,000 for this year, as near as we can esti-
mate at this time.
In meeting this amount the counties will put up probably about
$300,000. This amount will be spent on the State primary road
system. In addition to this, the counties will raise by their tax
levy for roads and bridges about $1,250,000, which will be spent
on all roads other than State roads, although it is possible that
about $250,000 of this later amount may be diverted to use upon
the State road system. The amount that will be spent by the towns
and cities is something which I can not give you, as their taxes
for street purposes are spent entirely within the corporate limits
of the town or city, and not upon the county or State roads.
The sources of the State fund are as follows:
Amount repaid from capitol building fund $175,000
Receipts from automobile license 30,000
Amount to be realized from sale of old refunding bonds due
to the internal improvement fund 52,000
Amount received from the internal improvement income
and permanent fund 118,000
Total $375,000
The county fund is raised entirely by direct levy for roads and
bridge purposes.
J. E. MALONEY,
Secretary.
NOTE: State expenditures 1913— $448,000. Local expendi-
tures 1912— $1,469,690.
Connecticut
The legislature of 1913 made an appropriation of $3,000,000 for
road work, $2,000,000 of which was designated as trunk line fund
and $1,000,000 as State aid fund. These appropriations run to
September 30, 1915.
The appropriations for repairs on State aid roads and for admin-
istration purposes are the same as last year's appropriation. The
receipts from automobile licenses will aggregate about $350,000 a
year.
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The State continues to pay three-quarters of the cost of State
aid roads in towns with a grand list of over $1,250,000 and seven-
eighths of the cost in towns having a grand list of said amount or
less. The State also pays three-quarters of the expense of main-
tenance of State aid roads and the entire expense of the mainte-
nance of trunk line highways.
C. J. NICHOLS,
Chief Clerk, State Highway Commission.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912— $1,250,000.
Delaware
New Castle County, 1914
Balance of bond issue $50,000
State fund 10,000
County fund 50,000
Total $110,000
J. HARRY PIERSON,
Assistant to the Highway Commissioner.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912.— $339,480— From U. S. Office
of Public Roads.
Florida
Local expenditures 1912—31,500,000. Highway and bridge
bonds voted 1913— $2,665,000.— From U. S. Office of Public
Roads.
Georgia
This department made no attempt to collect road statistics
last year and consequently can give no data as to cost of roads for
that year. I should think the amount to be expended on the roads
for 1914 would be greater than any previous year, but how much I
could not say.
S. W. McCALLIE,
State Geologist.
NOTE: County and district expenditure for 1912 — $2,750,000. —
From U. S. Office of Public Roads.
Idaho
Total amount of money expended during the year 1913, for
highway work :
By State $15,000
By counties for highway district 1,000,000
Total $1,015,000
The amount available for 1914 is approximately as follows:
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State funds
Balance on hand State road funds $25,000
State highway bond issue 200,000
Motor vehicle tax (estimated) 50,000
Total State funds $275,000
Other than State funds to be expended under direction of State
highway department:
Estimated $525,000
Estimated County and Highway District expenditure
other than above 750,000
Grand total $1,550,000
Five per cent of the above amount is to be regarded as set aside
for maintenance. Of the above amount outside of the motor-
vehicle tax, and possibly one-third of the county and highway
district estimated tax levy, the balance of the total amount avail-
able exclusive of State funds, will probably be raised by the county
and highway district bond issues.
County and highway district bonds issued 1913 $520,000
State bond issue 200,000
Total $720,000
County bond issues proposed for 1914 (estimated) $750,000.
ED. SMITH,
State Highway Engineer.
Illinois
Funds available for State department
Appropriated for the work of Illinois highway depart-
ment from July 1, 1913 to July 1, 1915 $200,000.00
Appropriated for State aid July 1, 1913 to July 1, 1914. . 400,000.00
Appropriated for State aid July 1, 1914 to July 1, 1915. . 700,000.00
Estimated tax levy in Illinois for roads and bridges, $7,000,000;
of which about 40 per cent is used for bridges.
A. N. JOHNSON.
State Highway Engineer.
NOTE: State expenditures fiscal year 1913— $100,000.— From
U. S. Office Public Roads.
Indiana
Local expenditures 1912 — $8,887,553. Highway and bridge
bonds voted 1913— $4,705,797.— From U. S. Office of Public
Roads.
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Iowa
Estimated amount of money available for road improvement during
1914, including culverts and bridges
State appropriation for highway commission $60,000.00
Auto tax distributed by the State 750,000 . 00
Twp. road fund controlled by twp. trustees 2,500,000.00
Twp. drag fund controlled by twp. trustees 500,000.00
County road fund controlled by county supervisor.. 1,000,000.00
County bridge fund controlled by county supervisors. 3,500,000 . 00
$7,310,000.00
The above are all cash taxes. There is in addition roughly
$500,000 available from labor taxes.
THOS. H. MCDONALD,
Highway Engineer.
Kansas
Expenditures 1913:
Township and county funds for roads and bridges. . $4,800,000.00
Automobile and motor cycle registration fees 175,000.00
For State highway work, a little more than 9,000.00
W. S. GEARHART,
State Engineer.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912— $5,155,360.— From U. S. Office
Public Roads.
Kentucky
Total appropriation for State highway department for 1913
was $25,000. The total appropriation for 1914 is $25,000, but
only such part to be used as is necessary ,in carrying on the work
of the department, which is purely advisory. Estimated money
to be spent by the various counties on the public roads during
1914— $2,000,000.
ROBERT C. TERRELL,
Commissioner of Public Roads.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912— $1,933,000 plus about 555,000
days statute labor worked out. — From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Louisiana
Total expenditures for State aid roads up to December 31, 1911,
$129,594.16; State appropriation for State aid for the year 1912,
$130,000; total expenditure for State aid roads up to December
31, 1913:
State funds $71,067 .60
Parish funds 156,504.00
Total... . $227,571.60
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These amounts are supplemented by labor of State convicts,
surplus revenues of the oyster commission and the fish and game
commission and automobile revenues. The cost of State aid
roads is apportioned 20 to 50 per cent to the State and 50 to 80
per cent to the county.
Estimated parish expenditures for 1913, $2,500,000; estimated
expenditures by incorporated places $2,200,000; State highway
department contracts let during 1913, $280,684.32; State convict
camps 1912, $32,220.
C. C. SANDOZ,
Secretary, Highway Department, Board of State Engineers.
Maine
During the year 1914 there will be available for expenditure
for the State highway department the following sum:
State highways
From sale of highway bonds, September 1, 1913 $300,000.00
State highway bonds to be issued during 1914 500,000.00
Total for state highway construction. $800,000 .00
State aid highways
State aid appropriations $300,000.00
From cities and towns for same purpose, about 300,000.00
Total for state aid construction $600,000 .00
Administration and Maintenance
State appropriation $50,000.00
Residue from automobile licenses fees after payment
of interest and sinking funds on bonds (esti-
mated) 75,000 .00
Payments by towns on account of maintenance State
aid highways already built (estimated) 15,000 .00
Total for administration and maintenance $140,000.00
Total appropriation to be handled by State high-
way department for 1914 $1,540,000.00
I should estimate that the cities and towns on their own ac-
count, entirely separate and apart from the above expenditures
would expend, $1,500,000.
PAUL D. SARGENT,
Chief Engineer.
ROAD EXPENDITURES AND FUNDS AVAILABLE 287
Maryland
State expenditures 1913— $2,500,435.— From State Report.
Local expenditures 1912— $1,000,000.— From U. S. Office of
Public Roads.
For 1914, as follows:
State aid $300,000
Maintenance 400,000
State roads (recommended) 3,000,000
$3,700,000
Massachusetts
The cities and towns in Massachusetts expended last year about
$8,232,490 for highways, and also an excise and franchise tax avail-
able from street railway companies amounting to $1,327,191,
making a total of $9,559,681. They will have as much or more in
1914.
These expenditures were outside of the expenditures that were
made by the State for State highways, etc. Our department
expended in 1913 for new construction, including State highways,
" small town" work, and work under the motor vehicle fees act,
$1,034,902. We had available under special acts $338,375, and
for two investigations $869, making a total of about $1,374,147.
We expended for maintenance, bridges, etc., $819,854.47, and, for
general office expenditures $62,561.77. We also have the auto-
mobile department, which adds for investigations, registrations,
etc., $128,420.83, making a total of $2,384,984.97.
Expenditures 1912 by cities and towns
Total expenditures for highway purposes $7,739,764 .67
Of this amount the reports show that
Construction and resurfacing cost 3,431,402.70
Bridges and culverts 970,315 .54
General expense, repairs and maintenance 3,338,046.43
$7,7397764.67
These expenditures (expended by the Massachusetts
Highway Commission) do not include about . . . 2,500,000.00
Total expenditures $10,239,764.67
For 1914 we have available from the loan fund for State highway
work and "small town" work from the road fund, $1,000,000;
for work in the towns under "motor vehicle fees," probably $150,-
000; bridges, $20,000; for the repair of State highways from the
tax levy, probably $350,000; and from motor vehicle fees probably
$550,000. We also have available from special acts for particular
roads $352,315, making a total of $2,447,315 to be expended by
this department.
WM. D. SOHIER,
Chairman, Massachusetts Highway Commission.
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Michigan
There were appropriated by the last legislature $700,000 for the
fiscal year 1914, to be used for the running expenses of this depart-
ment and for the payment of State rewards upon roads. In addi-
tion to this, all automobile license fees are to be turned over to this
department to be applied in the building and improvement of
highways.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, this department paid
out $329,392 in State rewards upon roads.
According to statistics compiled in this office, it is estimated that
about $4,183,972 will be raised for roads purposes by townships
and counties, by bonding and direct taxation.
FRANK F. ROGERS,
State Highway Commissioner.
Minnesota
The following funds are available for road work in Minnesota
for 1914:
State aid fund $1,400,000
County road fund 1,874,291
Township road fund 2,397,963
Total $5,672,254
GEORGE W. COOLEY,
State Engineer.
NOTE: Local expenditure 1912, $3,000,000— From U. S. Office
Public Roads.
Mississippi
I am enclosing a list of the bond issues that have been made and
that are available for 1914. There may be some errors as I got
this information from indirect sources owing to the short time that
I had:
Alcorn County $50,000, Attala County $175,000, Clay County
$15,000, Covington County $20,000, Greene County $50,000,
Jones County $150,000, Lauderdale County $200,000, Benton
County $20,000, Copiah County $25,000, Jackson County $3,000,
Lee County $40,000, Leflore County $40,000, Lincoln County
$10,000, Noxubee County $99,000, Pike County $200,000, Rankin
County $75,000, Warren County $303,100, Wayne County $100,-
000, Union County $35,000.
Pike County issue did not become available until this year, also
part of Lauderdale, Copiah, Jones, Warren, etc.
ROAD EXPENDITURES AND FUNDS AVAILABLE 289
This totals $1,720,000 but I have no doubt, but that the $2,500,-
000 mark and possibly the $3,000,000 mark will be reached this
year.
A. T. WITBECK, C.E.
NOTE: Local expenditures, 1912— $2,000,000.
Missouri
State highway commission, appropriation 1913-14 — $16,000.
State funds apportioned to counties 1913 — $321,730. County
expenditures 1912— $4,650,516.
State funds available 1914 in giving aid to counties from four
sources; stamp act, automobile registration, corporation tax and
general State road fund. — From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Montana
The State proper will not spend any money for highway improve-
ment during the year of 1914, owing to the fact that no appro-
priation was made at the last legislature for such purposes.
The road fund available and raised by taxes levied in the various
counties will amount to about $2,000,000. In addition to this
there will be a small amount, some $60,000 or $80,000 derived from
the rental of forest reserves and appropriated by the U. S. Forest
Service to the counties in which such revenue is derived.
As to an estimate of the expenditures which will be made by the
counties during 1914 for road purposes I have no detailed figure at
this time.
The year 1912 expended for road purposes $1,058,341 and for
bridge purposes $474,446 within the State.
GEO. R. METLEN,
Secretary, Board of Highway Commissioners.
NOTE: State expenditure 1913, $2484.— From U. S. Office Public
Roads.
Nebraska
A State tax of one-fifth of 1 mill is levied to create a State
aid bridge fund, which for 1914 amounts approximately $90,000.
I am not in shape to advise you the different amounts of money
that the counties and township organizations will raise.
D. D. PRICE,
State Engineer.
NOTE: State expenditures 1913, $52,428. Local expenditure,
1912, $2,278, 188.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
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Nevada
There are no State funds available, but certain bond issues
have been made by various counties for road work, the amounts of
which I cannot give you at this date.
(• W. M. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
NOTE: 1912 expenditure, $150,000.— From U. S. Office Public
Roads.
New Hampshire
There will be expended during 1914 approximately $500,000
for construction and $125,000 for maintenance.
The total expenditures for State aid up to January 15, 1914, has
been $1,804,310.94. The State's portion for the year ending
January 15, 1914, was trunk line roads $194,900.80; for State aid
roads $82,650.88 ; for State roads $35,471.07. There was expended
for maintenance $109,660.57 during the same period by the State.
S. PERCY HOOKER,
State Superintendent of Highways.
New Jersey
It is impossible to give you the exact information as to the road
funds available during the year 1914 until the legislature has acted
in the matter of appropriations.
The motor vehicle fund is estimated to yield from $600,000 to
$650,000 for road work (of this about $210,000 has been already
collected and spent). It is now proposed to change the scale of
motor vehicle fees, which might affect this amount very consider-
ably. In addition to this the legislature will probably make some
appropriation. Preliminary estimates submitted to them request
an additional appropriation of about $300,000 available for road
work. The additional amount usually appropriated for this
purpose in the past has been $100,000. To avoid misunder-
standing I summarize as follows:
Regular appropriation for the year ending October 31, 1914,
$450,000. Estimated motor vehicle receipts available for roads,
$640,000. Supplementary appropriation requested, $300,000
which is in addition to the $450,000 appropriated by the last
legislature, making the total for the road fund $750,000 exclusive
of the motor vehicle receipts.
E. A. STEVENS,
Commissioner.
NOTE: Expenditures fiscal year 1913 State highway department:
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Construction $532,725
Maintenance (from motor vehicle fund) 323,807
Administration, etc 77,558
Total $934,090
Local expenditures 1912— $3,629,773.— From U. S. Office Pub-
lic Roads.
New Mexico
The total amount of money available for road and bridge pur-
poses in the State of New Mexico during the second fiscal year to
November 30, 1914, is as follows:
To be spent by highway commission
Mill levy $82,000
Automobile licenses 10,000
Forest reserve 6,246
Special roads (county levy) 22,210
$120,456 $120,456
To be spent by counties
General road and bridge fund $167,745
Special Bridges 65,675
Camino Real 23,922
Forest reserve 9,396
$266,738 $266,738
Total $387,194
Of this amount $65,675 must be used in paying for bridges built
or being built under contracts already made.
Leaving $321,519 available for new work.
The total amount expended for roads and bridges during the
calendar year 1913 was $302,912.67.
JAMES A. FRENCH,
State Engineer.
New York
I beg to advise that the appropriation for 1914 has not yet been
made by the legislature. This department has, however, an unob-
ligated balance of unexpended appropriations amounting to
approximately $6,000,000, which will be available for construction
in 1914, about $3,000,000 of this being appropriated from the
first referendum or bond issue and about $3,000,000 having been
appropriated from the second referendum or bond issue. There
will also be approximately $3,600,000 appropriated by the State
and counties in equal proportion to be expended on the mainte-
nance and repair of what are called town roads in distinction from
improved roads, the improved roads being those which have been
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constructed either wholly or in part from the highway improve-
ment fund. This money is not expended by the department but
under its supervision. The bureau of town highways having
charge of that work.
No appropriation has been made yet by the legislature for the
maintenance and repair of roads during 1914, but in all probability
this appropriation will approximate $3,500,000.
S. D. GELBRICH,
Auditor.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912— $6,938,694.— From U. S. Office
Public Roads.
North Carolina
Funds available for 1914
Amount of bonds voted in 1913 for road work $3,642,500
Special tax for road purposes (a portion of this goes
toward defraying interest and sinking fund on bonds. $1,061,500
Average number of county convicts used on roads (for
1913) 1,700
Number of state convicts on public roads (for 1913) 144
JOSEPH HYDE PKATT,
State Geologist.
North Dakota
I am of the opinion that approximately $725,000 will be collected
by the various counties of the State as taxes for the road and
bridge fund. There will be paid into the county treasuries in the
neighborhood of $400,000 in the way of delinquent taxes, in addi-
tion to the amount mentioned. There will be approximately
$40,000 returned to the various counties from the motor vehicle
registration account. There are no funds to be expended under
the direction of this office for road purposes.
It is difficult to estimate the amount of money that will be
expended in the various townships during the ensuing year, because
of the fact that there are no past records to go by. I estimate
however, that at least $1,200,000 worth of township taxes will be
worked out in the various townships in the State. This is in
addition to the estimates given in the previous paragraph.
Practically the entire amount of money raised during the year
for road purposes will be expended in 1914, therefore the total
amount of money expended on North Dakota roads in the year
1914 is approximately $2,365,000.
As above stated, there are no road funds to be expended under
the direction of the State engineer and no State levy or appro-
priation for this purpose.
JAY W. BLISS,
State Engineer.
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Ohio
There will be available for State aid in road building a levy of
one-half of 1 mill which will amount to approximately $3,500,000.
One-fourth of this amount is to be set aside for the construction
of main market roads and may be spent independent by the State
highway department. The remaining three-fourths is to be used
in cooperation with the county, the county being required to fur-
nish an amount at least equal to the amount provided by the
State. It is the intention to use the proceeds of the automobile
license money for road maintenance and repair.
JAMES R. MARKER,
State Highway Commissioner.
NOTE: Expenditures State highway department 1913 — $738,-
174. County and township expenditures 1912— $7,350,000.—
From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Oklahoma
Local expenditures 1912— $4,105,300. Highway and bridge
bonds voted 1913 — $82,288. State highway commission, admin-
istration—$5,000. From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Oregon
Expenditure State highway commission 1913 — $5008. State
funds available 1914— $238,000. Local funds available 1914—
$3,288,000.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
The expenditures in Oregon for roads and bridges during the
year 1913 approximated $3,288,000. It is probable that during
1914 more than $4,000,000 will be expended.
H. L. BOWLBY,
State Highway Engineer.
Pennsylvania
Approximate funds available from January 1, 191 4, to June
1, 1915
State highways, State-aid highways, national road and
maintenance funds $2,000,000
Automobile division expenses, experiments and tests,
contingent funds, etc 300,000
Township road fund » 245,000
In addition to the above funds, the department will have avail-
able about $1,000,000 from township and county funds, being the
shares returned by counties and townships on State-aid roads.
JOHN T. GEPHART, JR.,
Acting Chief Engineer.
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Rhode Island
Total expenditures on trunk lines for construction to December
31, 1913— $2,620,784.40. For reconstruction, resurfacing and
repairs from 1905 to December 31, 1913— $883,282.41.
Do not expect any appropriation for construction this year.
The State board of public roads, asked the legislature for an
appropriation of $250,000, for maintenance only.
The income from the automobile law will be about $140,000 this
year.
All the towns of this State appropriate for their highways about
$390,000 collectively each year.
PETER J. LANNON,
Clerk.
NOTE: State expenditure for 1913.
Construction $279,733
Maintenance 260,864
$540,597
Local expenditures 1912— $281,775.— From U. S. Office Public
Roads.
South Carolina
The counties in this State spend annually a sum aggregating
just about $1,000,000 for road work, and we use convicts entirely in
the construction of highways. Under our present law even life
term men can be used on the highways when they are not con-
sidered dangerous by the authorities.
E. J. WATSON,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
South Dakota
Fifty-three counties levied $561,622 last September for expend-
iture in 1914. Also the townships of the State levied about as
much making $1,000,000 in all. The road movement in the past
has not been prominent but is gaining rapidly now. Great prog-
ress will be made this year.
E. C. ISSENHUTH,
Chairman, State Highway Commission.
NOTE: County and township road and bridge expenditures
1912, $1,250,000.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Tennessee
Local expenditures 1912— $2,000,000. Highway and bridge
bonds voted 1913.— $2,766,000.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
ROAD EXPENDITURES AND FUNDS AVAILABLE 295
Texas
Local expenditures 1912— $7,269,592. Highway and bridge
bonds voted 1913— $6,598,819.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Utah
State funds available 1913-14— $97,200. Local expenditure
1912— $500,000.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Vermont
State appropriation for 1914 $200,000
Voted by towns to get Sta.te aid 125,000
Five per cent tax apportionment 110,000
$435,000
We may easily say, in round numbers, that the road expendi-
tures for 1914 (construction) will be $450,000.
For maintenance of the State roads only, there will be
Expended by the State an estimate of $100,000
Expended by the towns, a minimum 100,000
$200,000
M. SHEED,
Clerk, State Highway Commission.
NOTE: State expenditure 1913 — $505,000. Local expenditure
1912, $676,039.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Virginia
We are asking the present legislature for a total of $463,000,
and we feel satisfied that this will be about the amount appropriated
for the coming year. We will also have the expending of about
$1,500,000 from the different district and county bond issues.
Of course it will be impossible for us to expend during the year
1914, under existing conditions, as much as $2,000,000 but we will
probably expend $1,500,000.
We constructed approximately 619 miles of road at a cost of
$1,411,000 and 83 bridges at a cost of $112,000.
GEO. P. COLEMAN,
State Highway Commissioner.
Washington
The amount of the State levies for 1913, available for road
work in 1914, is $2,789,806.
WM. R. ROY,
Highway Commissioner.
Local expenditures 1912— $4,059,509.— From U. S. Office Public
Roads.
296 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
West Virginia
We will expend approximately in this State on roads $2,268,-
557.92 in 1914. We do not have the information as to expendi-
tures for 1913.
L. W. STENGEB,
Clerk, State Road Bureau.
NOTE: Local expenditures 1912— $1,042,353.— From U. S. Office
Public Roads.
Wisconsin
State funds available 1914— $1,230,000 for State aid and $95,000
for administration.
State expenditures 1913— $1,305,000. Local expenditures 1912
—$4,000,000.— From U. S. Office Public Roads.
Wyoming
The only State appropriation for road work was that made by
the last Legislature, amounting to $7500 for the purchase of tools
and -equipment necessary in using convicts on State highways.
Probably half of this amount is available for use during 1914. It
is estimated that the counties of the State will spend $500,000
during 1914.
A. J. PARSHALL,
State Engineer.
APPROXIMATE PUBLIC ROAD EXPENDITURES
BY STATES, COUNTIES, AND TOWNSHIPS
DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1913
Returns are not available, except in a few States, covering local
expenditures during 1913. The following table shows therefore,
in most of the States, local expenditures for 1912 and State expend-
itures for 1913. It would seem conservative to add to the total
as shown by the table about 8 per cent, thus allowing an increase of
about 10 per cent in local expenditures in 1913 as compared with
1912 expenditures. Where the year is not stated in the table the
figures are for the calendar year 1913.
Alabama.
Arizona
Arkansas
California. . .
Colorado —
Connecticut.
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho...
Illinois.,
Indiana.
Iowa. . .
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts . .
Michigan
/State $264,000
I Local 1,900,000 $2,164,000
/State 274,631
\Local 335,724 610,355
(1912) 1,586,050 1,586,050
State 2,032,084
Local (1912) 6,228,527 8,260,611
State 448,000
Local (1912) 1,469,690 1,917,690
State (about) 1,850,000
Local (1912) 1,250,000 3, 100,000
State 10,000
Local (1912) 339,000 349,000
Local (1912) 1,500,000 1,500,000
Local (1912) 2,750,000 2,750,000
/State 15,000
\Local 1,000,000 1,015,000
/State 100,000
V Local 7,000,000 7,100,000
Local (1912) 8,887,553 8,887,553
State (1914) 60,000
Local (1914) 7,250,000 7,310,000
State (1914) 9,000
Local (1914) 4,975,000 4,984,000
State? 25,000
Local 2,000,000 2,025,000
State 71,000
Local 2,500,000 2,571,000
State 496,000
Local 1,800,000 2,296,000
State 2,500,435
Local (1912) 1,000,000 3,500,435
State 2,384,984
Local 8,232,490 10,617,474
State 329,392
Local (1914) 4,183,972 4,513,364
297
298
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Minnesota { Local (1914)
1,400,000
4,272,254
5,672,254
Mississippi Local (1912)
2,000,000
Missouri
State
Local (1912)
329,000
4,650,516
2,000,000
4,979,516
Montana
State
Local (1912)
2,484
1,532,787
1,535,271
Nebraska
State
Local (1912)
52,428
2,278,188
2,330,616
Nevada 1912
150,000
150,000
New Hampshire. . . Joint expenditures.
752,059
752,059
f State
mew jersey ^ Local (1912)
934,090
3,629,773
4,563,863
New Mexico 1914
387,194
387,194
*,- Vrt , / State (estimated)..
NewYork \Local (1912)
10,000,000
6,938,694
16,938,694
XT™.*** ro^iir,o /Exclusive of bonds
North Carolina. . . | Bonds yoted
1,061,500
3,642,500
4,704,000
North Dakota 1914
2,365,000
2,365,000
r\u'
State
738,174
Unl°
Local (1912)
7,350,000
8,088,174
Oklahoma
State
Local (1912)
5,000
4,105,300
4,110,300
Oregon
State
Local (1912)
5,008
3,288,000
3,293,008
State 1914 (about).
1,800,000
Pennsylvania
Local contribution.
1,000,000
Local (1912)
5,864,718
8,664,718
Rhode Island
State
Local (about)...
540,597
390,000
930,597
South Carolina Estimated
1,000,000
1,000,000
South Dakota Local (1912)
1,250,000
1,250,000
Tennessee Local (1912)
2,000,000
2,000,000
Texas Local (1912)
7,269,592
7,269,592
Utah
State
Local (1912)
97,200
500,000
597,200
Vermont
State
Local (1912)
505,000
676,039
1,181,039
Virginia
State
Local
250,000
1,978,590
2,228,590
Washington
State (1914)
Local (1912)..
1,250,000
4,059,509
5,309,509
West Virginia Local (1914)
2,268,557
2,268,557
Wisconsin ••{LtoactaT(i9i2):::::::
1,305,000
4,000,000
5,305,000
•nr • / State. . . .
7,500
1 Local (1914)
500,000
507,500
Total
$177,537,783
Add 8 per cent for increase in local expenditures 1913
over 1912
14,202,000
Total
$191,739,783
Value of statute labor estimated by U.
S. Office of
Public Roads
15,000,000
Total $206,739,783
APPROXIMATE PUBLIC ROAD EXPENDITURES FOR 1913 290
Of the above amount approximately $29,600,000 consisted of
State funds expended under the State highway departments. The
total expenditure of State funds for road construction and main-
tenance, all years to December 31, 1913, was approximately
$155,000,000.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR 1914
Alabama $267,165.00
Arizona 258,577.00
Arkansas 25,000.00
California (estimated expenditures) 5,000,000 .00
Colorado 375,000.00
Connecticut 1,850,000.00
Delaware 10,000.00
Idaho 275,000 .00
Illinois 600,000.00
Iowa 60,000 .00
Kansas 9,000.00
Kentucky 25,000.00
Louisiana. 140,000.00
Maine 1,225,000.00
Maryland 3,700,000.00
Massachusetts 2,447,315 .00
Michigan 1,070,000.00
Minnesota 1,400,000.00
Missouri 337,000 . 00*
Nebraska (bridges) 90,000.00
New Hampshire 625,000.001
New Jersey 1,390,000.00
New Mexico 120,456.00
New York 11,300,000.00
North Carolina 7,000.00
Ohio 4,000,000 .00
Oklahoma 5,000.00
Oregon 238,000.00
Pennsylvania 2,800,000.00
Rhode Island 390,000.00
Utah 97,200.00
Vermont 410,000.00
Virginia (recommended) 463,000.00
Washington 1,250,000.00
West Virginia 5,000.00
Wisconsin 1,325,000.00
Wyoming 3,750.00
Total $43,858,463.00
* Based on 1913 figures.
f Includes some local funds.
300
PATENTS ISSUED BY UNITED STATES PATENT
OFFICE IN 1913 PERTAINING TO ROADS
1,049,927. Elevator-drag. Alonzo T. Adams, of Moline, Illinois, assignor
to Marseilles Company, of East Moline, Illinois, a corporation of
Illinois. Continuation of application Serial No. 485,640 filed March
25, 1909. This application filed April 29, 1912. Serial No. 693,920.
Patented Jan. 7, 1913.
1,049,422. Lift-bridge. John A. L. Waddell and John Lyle Harrington, of
Kansas City, Missouri. Filed November 20, 1911. Serial No. 661,282.
Patented January 7, 1913.
1,049,542. Corrugated metal casing for culverts, drainage-tiling, etc. Andrew
Smith, of San Mateo, California, assignor to Smith Metal Perforating
Company, of San Mateo, California. Filed April 9, 1912. Serial No.
689,594. Patented January 7, 1913.
1,049,548. Corrugated sheet-metal sectional casing for culverts, drainage-
casings, etc. Andrew Smith of San Mateo, assignor, to Smith Metal
Perforating Company, of San Mateo, California. Filed April 13, 1912.
Serial No. 690,519. Patented January 7, 1913.
1,049,544- Sheet-metal casing for culverts ; conduits, and drainage tiling.
Andrew Smith, of San Mateo, California, assignor, to Smith Metal Per-
forating Company, of San Mateo, California. Filed April 13, 1912.
Serial No. 690,520. Patented January 7, 1913.
1,049,744. Road drag. William C. Maggard, of Mingo, Iowa. Filed April
15, 1912. Serial No. 690,842. Patented January 7, 1913.
1,049,774. Rotary under-reamer. Albert J. Snow and Archie M. Kidd, of
Taft, California. Filed September 28, 1912. Serial No. 722,871.
Patented January 7, 1913.
1.049.816. Sheet-metal culvert. John H. Dean of Birmingham, Alabama,
assignor by direct and mesne assignments, to the United States Sheet
and Metal Culvert Company, a corporation of Delaware. Filed April
22, 1912. Serial No. 692,326. Patented January 7, 1913.
1.049.817. Sheet-metal culvert. John H. Dean, of Birmingham, Alabama,
assignor by direct and mesne assignments, to the United States Sheet
and Metal Culvert Company, a corporation of Delaware. Filed April
30, 1912. Serial No. 694,271. Patented January 7, 1913.
1,050,003. Road-cutter or the like. Lee D. Craig, of San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, assignor to National Trenching Machine Company, of Washing-
ton, District of Columbia, a corporation of Delaware. Original appli-
cation filed December 14, 1909. Serial No. 533,063. Divided and this
application filed May 12, 1910. Serial No. 561,005. Renewed June 12,
1912. Serial No. 703,327. Patented January 7, 1913.
1.050.055. Sheet^netal culvert. John H. Dean, of Birmingham, Alabama,
assignor by direct and mesne assignments, to the United States Sheet
and Metal Culvert Company, a corporation of Delaware. Original
application filed April 22, 1912. Serial No. 692.326. Divided and this
application filed September 16, 1912. Serial No. 720,527. Patented
January 7, 1913.
1.060.056. Sheet^metal culvert. John H. Dean, of Birmingham, Alabama,
assignor, by direct and mesne assignments, to the United States Sheet
901
303 AMEKICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
and Metal Culvert Company, a corporation of Delaware. Original
application filed April 22, 1912, serial No. 692,326. Divided and this
application filed September 16, 1912. Serial No. 720,528. Patented
January 7, 1913.
1,050,898. Rock-crusher. Thomas L. Smith, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Filed October 29, 1910. Serial No. 589,778. Patented January 14,
1913.
1,050,806. Rotator for rock-drills. Charles T. Carnahan, of Denver,
Colorado. Filed April 22, 1911. Serial No. 622,848. Patented January
21, 1913.
1.050.838. Excavating-bucket. George W. King, Charles B. King, Harvey
T. Gracely, and Herbert E. Roush, of Marion, Ohio, assignors to the
Marion Steam Shovel Company, of Marion, Ohio, a corporation of
Ohio. Filed September 24, 1910. Serial No. 583,611. Patented Jan-
uary 21, 1913.
1.050.839. Excavating-bucket. George W. King, Charles B. King, Harvey
T. Gracely, and Herbert E. Roush, of Marion, Ohio, assignors to the
Marion Steam Shovel Company, of Marion, Ohio, a corporation of
Ohio. Filed September 24, 1910. Serial No. 583,612. Patented Jan-
uary 21, 1913.
1.050.840. Excavating-bucket. George W. King, Charles B. King, Harvey
T. Gracely, and Herbert E. Roush, of Marion, Ohio, assignors to the
Marion Steam Shovel Company, of Marion, Ohio, a corporation of
Ohio. Filed September 24, 1910. Serial No. 583,613. Patented Jan-
uary 21, 1913.
1,051,627. Apparatus for producing cement. Hermann Passow, of Ham-
burg, Germany, assignor by mesne assignments to the Atlas Portland
Cement Company, of New York, New York, a corporation of Penn-
sylvania. Filed January 6, 1903. Serial No. 138,060. Patented Jan-
uary 28, 1913.
1,051,844- Apparatus for producing cement. Hermann Passow, of Blank-
anese, Germany, assignor, by mesne assignments, to the Atlas Portland
Cement Company, of New York, New York, a corporation of Penn-
sylvania. Original application filed January 6, 1903, Serial No. 138-
060. Divided and this application filed March 24, 1909. Serial No.
485,376. Patented January 28, 1913.
1,052,025. Oil-sprinkling apparatus. Howell Topping, of Brooklyn, New
York. Filed March 9, 1909. Serial No. 482,260. Patented February
4, 1913.
1,052,048. Bridge construction. Howard Friend, of Lexington, Oklahoma.
Filed May 19, 1909. Serial No. 496, 987. Patented February 4, 1913.
1,052,198. Culvert-pipe. Harry D. Wyre, of Orrville, Ohio. Filed Novem-
ber 29, 1912. Serial No. 734,045. Patented February 4, 1913.
1,052,373. Rock-drill. Alexander Palmros, of Syracuse, New York, as-
signor to the Pneumelectric Machine Company, of Syracuse, New York,
a corporation of New York. Filed April 6, 1908. Serial No. 425,483.
Patented February 4, 1913.
1,052,502. Road-scraper. Perry Miller, of Yorktown, Indiana. Filed
October 28, 1911. Serial No. 657,329. Patented February 11 1913.
1,052,578. Joint-filling machine. Thomas Fitzgerald, of Freaonia, New
York. Filed October 10. 1910. Serial No. 586,147. Patented Feb-
ary 11, 1913.
1,052,643. Combined roller and tractor. Alphonse Baechle, of Norwalk,
Ohio. Filed April 30, 1912. Serial No. 694,163. Patented February
11, 1913.
1,052,971. Bridge. Salvatore Sanna, of Olinghouse, Nevada. Filed June
24, 1911. Serial No. 635,151. Patented February 11, 1913.
PATENTS 303
1,058.134. Culvert and culvert-pipe. Frank B. Zieg, of Fredericktown
Ohio, assignor to the F. B. Zieg Manufacturing Company, of Frederick-
town, Ohio. Filed October 26, 1912. Serial No. 727,932. Patented
February 11, 1913.
1,068,203. Grading and ditching machine. William H. Morenus, of Lake
View, Iowa, assignor to Austin Manufacturing Company, of Chicago,
Illinois, a corporation of Illinois. Filed April 6, 1911. Serial No.
619,198. Patented February 18, 1913.
1,058,220. Rock-crushing machinery. Jean Ribeyron, of Sosnowice, Russia.
Filed December 27, 1911. Serial No. 668,125. Patented February 18,
1913.
1,058,426. Scraper. William H. Morris, of Brownsville, Tennessee, assignor,
by direct and mesne assignments, of one-third to Edgar S. Harston and
one-third to William H. Coffey, both of Brownsville, Tennessee. Filed
May 13, 1912. Serial No. 697,064. Patented February 18, 1913.
1,052>,428. Excavating-machine. Claude E. Negley, of Indianapolis,
Indiana. Filed May 6, 1912. Serial No. 695,550. Patented February
18, 1913.
1.058.475. Bevel-cutting dies for rock-drills. Carl Brown, of Denver,
Colorado, assignor to the Champion Forging Machine Company, of
Denver, Colorado, a corporation of Colorado. Filed August 2, 1909.
Serial No. 510,951. Patented February 18, 1913.
1.058.476. Sharpening-dies for rock-drills. Carl Brown, of Denver, Colo-
rado, assignor to the Champion Forging Machine Company, of Denver,
Colorado, a corporation of Colorado. Filed August 2, 1909. Serial
No. 510,952. Patented February 18, 1913.
1,053,645. Bridge-crane. Edwin H. Steedman, of St. Louis. Missouri.
Filed November 22, 1912. Serial No. 732,839. Patented February
18, 1913.
1,054,065. Road-drag. Warren C. Wharton, of Fremont, Iowa. Filed
September 16, 1912. Serial No. 720,660. Patented February 25. 1913.
1,054,128. Rock-crusher. Charles T. Hutchinson, of Oakland, Calif ornia,
assignor to Joshua Hendry Iron Works, of San Francisco, California, a
corporation of California. Filed June 8, 1911. Serial No. 632,078.
Patented February 25,1913.
1,054,181. Percussive Rock-drill Carl Davenport, of Sheffield, England.
assignor of one-half to Richard Nicholson, of Sheffield, England. Filea
July 15, 1911. Serial No. 638,620. Patented February 25, 1913.
1,054,488. Grading-machine. Andrew J. Akers and Emmett E. Akers, of
Columbus, Illinois, Filed May 20, 1912. Serial No. 698, 543. Patented
February 25, 1913.
1,054,895. Culvert. Gardner A. Balknap, of Conneautville, Pennsylvania.
Filed October 31, 1912. Serial No. 728,955. Patented March 4, 1913.
1,055,880. Culvert-mold. Byron E. Woodhull, of Webster, and William
A. Wilson, of Lockport, New York. Filed July 1, 1911. Serial No.
636,487. Patented March 11, 1913.
1,055,685. Traction-engine. Henry J. Heider, of Carroll, Iowa, assignor to
Heider Manufacturing Company, of Carroll, Iowa. Filed February 20,
1911. Serial No. 609,681. Patented March 11, 1913.
1,055,674. Sheet-metal casing for drainage culverts, conduits, screens, wells.
etc. Andrew Smith, of San Mateo, California, assignor to Smith Metal
Perforating Company, of San Mateo, California. Filed March 16, 1912.
Serial No. 684,177. Patented March 11, 1913.
1,065.806. Culvert. Julius H. Schlafly, of Canton, Ohio, assignor to the
Canton Culvert Company, of Canton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio. Filed
April 29, 1908. Serial No. 429,847. Patented March 11, 1913.
304 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
1,055,862. Collapsible form for building culverts. Charles A. Besser, of
Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Filed August 17, 1911. Serial No. 644,617.
Patented March 11, 1913.
1,066.105. Excavating -machine. Leo A. Krupp, of Findlay, Ohio. Filed
February 5, 1912. Serial No. 675,686. Patented March 18, 1913.
1,056,132. Rock-drill. Nikolaus Staub, of Schiffweiler, Germany. Filed
May 5, 1911. Serial No. 625,307. Patented March 18, 1913.
1,056,268, Excavating apparatus. James G. Fairbanks, of Marion, Ohio.
Filed December 6, 1909. Serial No. 531,644. Patented March 18, 1913.
1,056,398. Excavating-machine. Chalmers S. Brown, and Frank H.Gerde-
man, of Findlay, Ohio, assignors to the Buckeye Traction Ditcher
Company, of Findlay, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio. Filed February 1,
1912. Serial No. 674,778. Patented March 18, 1913.
1,056,935. Roadway for vehicles. Frederick L. Pitman, of Spokane, Wash-
ington. Filed May 1, 1912. Serial No. 694,520. Patented March 25,
1913.
1,057,162. Wheeled excavator or ditching -machine. Daniel H. Mahoney,
of Vincennes, Indiana, assignor to the Mahoney Railroad Ditching
Alachine Company, of Vincennes, Indiana. Filed November 5, 1910.
Serial No. 590,894*: Patented March 25, 1913.
1,057,227. Treating petroleum and petroleum residues. Jesse A. Dubbs, of
Los Angeles, California. Filed December 5, 1910. Serial No. 595,750.
Patented March 25, 1913.
1,057,253. Squeegee. Frank J. Matchette, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Filed December 17, 1908. Serial No. 467,991. Patented March 25,
1913.
1.057,416. Process of concentrating sulfite waste liquor. Carleton Ellis, of
Montclair, New Jersey, assignor to Ellis-Foster Company, a corporation
of New Jersey. Filed February 16, 1912. Serial No. 678, 153. Patented
April 1, 1913.
1,057,457. Excavating-machine. Charles W. Rood, of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin. Filed August 15, 1910. Serial No. 577, 169. Patented
April 1, 1913.
1,057,505. Sheet-metal casing for culverts, conduits, etc. Andrew Smith, of
San Mateo, California, assignor to Smith Metal Perforating Company,
of San Mateo, California. Filed July 24, 1912. Serial No. 711,271.
Patented April 1, 1913.
1.057.732. Rock-drill. Charles C. Hansen, of Easton, Pennsylvania,
assignor to Ingersoll-Rand Company, of New York, New York, a cor-
poration of New Jersey. Filed August 8, 1911. Serial No. 643,006.
Patented April 1, 1913?
1.057.733. Rock-drill. Charles C. Hansen, of Easton, Pennsylvania,
assignor to Ingersoll-Rand Company, of New York, New York, a cor-
poration of New Jersey. Filed August 8, 1911. Serial No. 643,007.
Patented April 1, 1913.
1,057,922. Rock-drill. Julian E. Blackburn, of Texarkana, Texas. Filed
July 17, 1912. Serial No. 710,073. Patented April 1, 1913.
1,057,997. Support for bridge-planks. Fred L. Doeblin, of Rush Hill,
Missouri. Filed May 14, 1912. Serial No. 697,264. Patented April 1,
1913.
1.058.072. Rock-drilling engine. John George Leyner, of Denver, Colorado,
assignor to the J. Geo. Leyner Engineering Works Companys, of Little-
ton, Colorado, a corporation of Colorado. Filed July 5, 1910. Serial
No. 570,339. Patented April 8, 1913.
1.058.073. W ater -convey ing apparatus for ejecting rock-drillings for rock-
drilling engines. John George Leyner, of Denver, Colorado, Filed
August 15, 1911. Serial No. 644,151. Patented April 8, 1913.
PATENTS 305
1,058,198. Culvert. Julius H. Sohlafly, of Canton, Ohio, assignor to th»
Canton Culvert Company, of Canton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio.
Filed October 28, 1911. Serial No. 657,271. Patented April 8, 1913.
1,058,420. Road-surfacing machine. William H. Gailor, of Saratoga Springs,
New York. Filed September 20, 1912. Serial No. 721,418. Patented
April 8, 1913.
1,058,503. Road surf ace and preservative. Henry R. War dwell, of New York,
New York, assignor to H. W. Johns-Manville Company, a corporation
of New York. Filed July 16, 1912. Serial No. 709,790. Patented
April 8, 1913.
1,058,526. Culvert-mold. Alfred Bailey, of Aredale, Iowa. Filed Novem-
ber 20, 1911. Serial No. 661,219. Patented April 8, 1913.
1,058,841. Scarifying attachment for road^machines. David C. Boyd, of
Galion, Ohio. Filed June 4, 1912. Serial No. 701,671. Patented April
15, 1913.
1,059,227. Excavating attachment for motor-vehicles. Dudley Smith, of
Benton, Illinois, Filed May 3, 1912. Serial No. 694,950. Patented
April 15, 1913.
1,060,558. Excavator. Willard L. Reed, of Washington, Pennsylvania.
Filed June 8, 1912. Serial No. 702,522. Patented April 29, 1913.
1,060,604. Road-making machine. Charles F. Keables, of Indianola, Iowa.
Filed May 6, 1912. Serial No. 695,560. Patented May 6, 1913.
1,060,684. Traction device. John S. Hunter, of Egeland, North Dakota.
Filed March 25, 1912. Serial No. 686,186. Patented May 6, 1913.
1.060.917. Arch. Daniel B. Luten, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Filed April
24, 1905. Serial No. 257,165. Patented May 6, 1913.
1.060.918. Arch. Daniel B. Luten, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Filed April
24, 1905. Serial No. 257,166. Patented May 6, 1913.
1.060.920. Concrete bridge. Daniel B. Luten, of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Original application filed November 1, 1906, serial No. 341,605. Divided
and this application filed March 29, 1909. Serial No. 486,643. Patented
May 6, 1913.
1.060. 921. Concrete bridge. Daniel B. Luten, of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Original application tiled November 1, 1906, serial No. 341,605, Divided
and this application filed March 29. 1909. Serial No. 486,645. Patented
May 6, 1913.
1,061,085. Combined scraper and smoother. Frank J. Kolson, of McKeesport,
Pennsylvania. Filed February 17, 1913. Serial No. 748,976. Patented
May 6, 1913.
1,061,104. Traction-engine. Fred H. Nett, and Frank W. Nett, of Rialto,
California. Filed September 20, 1911. Serial No. 650,328. Patented
May 6, 1913.
1,061,144- Grading -scraper. James F. Thomas and John Haney, of Odessa,
Minnesota. Filed December 13, 1912. Serial No. 736,510. Patented
May 6, 1913.
1,061.210. Chambering attachment for rock-drills. John B. Word, of Latrobe,
California, assignor of one-half to William F. Deaner, of Amador City
California. Filed April 5, 1912. Serial No. 688,589. Patented May 6,
1913.
1,061,296. Wood-pavement. Harry G. Jennison, of Toledo, Ohio. Filed
April 17, 1912. Serial No. 691,439. Patented May 13, 1913.
1,061,453. Traction-engine. Oscar McGruder Cox, of Plainview, Texas.
Filed May 4, 1910. Serial No. 559,279. Patented May 13, 1913.
1,061,491. Culvert-mold. John F. Peck, of Madison, South Dakota. Filed
October 21, 1911. Serial No. 655,972, Patented May 13, 1913.
1,061,684. Traction-engine. Nels H. Nelson, of Willmar, Minnesota.
Filed November 6, 1911. Serial No. 658,768. Patented May 13, 1913.
306 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
1,061,788. Rotating Mechanism for rock-drills. Clark J. Smith, of Ottum-
wa, Iowa, assignor to the Hardsogg Wonder Drill Company of Ottumwa,
Iowa. Original application filed February 26, 1912. Serial No. 679-
956. Divided and this application filed July 22, 1912. Serial No.
710,773. Patented May 13, 1913.
1,061,990. Smoothing -drag. Morgan Davison, of Almeda, Texas. Filed
February 4, 1913. Serial No. 746,247. Patented May 20 1913.
1,062,528. Ditching -machine. William J. Abbott, of Algiers, Indiana. Filed
May 3, 1912. Serial No. 694,847. Patented May 20, 1913.
1,062,655. Surface-heater. Walter Macleod, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Filed
April 26, 1911. Serial No. 623,512. Patented May 27, 1913.
1,062,662. Rock-drill tester. William D. Paynter, of Grass Valley, Cali-
fornia. Filed August 7, 1912. Serial No. 713,794. Patented May 27,
1913.
1,065.194. Engine for rock-drills. George H. Gilman, of Claremont, New
Hampshire, assignor to Sullivan Machinery Company, of Claremont,
New Hampshire, a corporation of Maine. Filed January 3, 1911.
Serial No. 600,403. Patented June 3, 1913.
1,068,474. Drag and grader. Tola Fred Stober, of West Grove, Iowa.
Filed August 1, 1912. Serial No. 712,812. Patented June 3, 1913.
1,068,792. Composition of matter. Arthur G. Harris, of Lancaster County.
Nebraska. Filed November 29, 1910. Serial No. 594,634. Patented
June 3, 1913.
1,068,889. Rock-crusher. Charles O. Michaelsen, of Omaha, Nebraska.
Filed February 1, 1913. Serial No. 745,726. Patented June 3, 1913.
1,068,899. Process of forming cement blocks. Christ Westergard, of Everett,
Washington. Filed July 29, 1911. Serial No. 641,223. Patented June
3, 1913.
1,064,850. Process for the production of coke from wood-tar. Friedrich
Wilhelm Lefelmann, of Aue, Germany, Filed October 1, 1912. Serial
No. 723;366. Patented June 10, 1913.
1,064,408. Concrete pavement and method of making same. Frederick H.
Webster, of Kansas City, Kansas. Filed June 20, 1912. Serial No.
704,736. Patented June 10, 1913.
1,064,876. Bridge. Jose T. Trujillo, of Malachite, Colorado. Filed
January 8, 1913. Serial No. 740,887. Patented June 17, 1913.
1,065.007. Rock-drill. James A. Thompson and Edwin M. Mackie, of
Chicago, Illinois, assignors to Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, of
Chicago, Illinois, a corporation of New Jersey. Filed November 22,
1906. Serial No. 344,568. Patented June 17, 1913.
1,065,429. Knockdown culvert-pipe. Alex Bruce, of Fargo, North Dakota.
Filed March 31, 1913. Serial No. 758,029. Patented June 24, 1913.
1,065,457. Ditching-machine. Harry W. Lutz and William Hutchinson, of
Antioch, California. Filed May 9, 1912. Serial No. 696,126. Patented
June 24, 1913.
1,065,545. Paving. Ray McDonald, of Austin, Texas. Filed January 20,
1912. Serial No. 672,508. Patented June 24, 1913.
1,065,926. Composition for patching stones. John H. Dugan, of Chicago,
Illinois. Filed August 26, 1911. Serial No. 646,219. Patented July
1, 1913.
1,066,196. Corner-bar. Hugh J. Fixmer, of Edison Park, Illinois. Filed
July 29, 1912. Serial No. 712,023. Patented July 1, 1913.
1,066.277. Mantle for crushing -heads of gyratory rock-crushers and the like.
David Gavine Hunter, of Simmer, and Thomas George Murton, of
Jack, Transvaal. Filed October 31, 1910. Serial No. 589,933. Patented
July 1, 1913.
1,066,888. Road-scraper. James Andrew Smith, of Carthage, Illinois.
Filed January 6, 1913. Serial No. 740,489. Patented July 1, 1913.
PATENTS 307
1,066,423. Wheel and Drag-line scraper. Elmer M. Sheaffer, of Proctor,
Colorado. Original application filed October 23, 1911. Serial No. 656,105.
Divided and this application filed February 5, 1912. Serial No. 675,608.
Patented July 1, 1913.
1,066,558. Ditching-machine. Harve P. Thomas, of Sumner, Iowa. Filed
February 15, 1913. Serial No. 748,543. Patented July 8, 1913.
1,066,778. Tamping-machine. Theodore Ahlborn, of Waterloo, Iowa,
assignor to the Waterloo Cement Machinery Corporation, of Waterloo,
Iowa. Filed May 24, 1912. Serial No. 699,523. Patented July 8, 1913.
1,066,811. Traction road-machine. James R. Harrison, of Peoria, Illinois.
Filed October 19, 1912. Serial No. 726,656. Patented July 8, 1913.
1,066,901. Rock-drill. Charles C. Hansen, of Easton, Pennsylvania,
assignor to Ingersoll-Rand Company of New York, New York, a
corporation of New Jersey. Filed July 7, 1911. Serial No. 637,277.
Patented July 8, 1913.
1,066,945. Sheet-metal culvert. Edwin R. Probert, of Covington, Kentucky.
Filed March 3, 1913. Serial No. 751,769. Patented July 8, 1913.
1,067,091 . Road Grading and Leveling Device. Elmer E. Woodin, of Mechan-
icsville, New York. Filed September 11, 1912. Serial No. 719,777.
Patented July 8, 1913.
1,067,169. Gate for bridges. John Lyle Harrington, of Kansas City, Mis-
souri. Filed February 23, 1912. Serial No. 679,356. Patented July 8,
1913.
1,067,210. Heating and mixing plant. Horace W. Ash, of Winchester,
Massachusetts, assignor to Warren Brothers Company, of Charleston,
West Virginia, a corporation of West Virginia. Filed October 18,
1910. Serial No. 587,707. Patented July 8, 1913.
1,067,229. Rock-breaking machine. Cornelius Kimplen, of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, assignor to Carrie A. Shove, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Filed December 12, 1910. Serial No. 596,813. Patented July 8, 1913.
1,067,308. Road-grader. Harry K. demons, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Filed
February 7, 1912. Serial No. 675,933. Patented July 15, 1913.
1,067,375. Rock-breaking shovel. Olin S. Proctor, of New York, New York,
Filed August 18, 1908. Serial No. 449,137. Patented July 15, 1913.
1,067,388. Rock-drilling machine. Daniel Shaw Waugh, of Denver, Colo-
rado, assignor by mesne assignments, to the Denver Rock Drill Manu-
facturing Company, of Denver, Colorado, a corporation of Colorado.
Filed September 12, 1911. Serial No. 648,960. Patented July 15. 1913.
1,067,616. Bridge. Harry E. Matteson, of Maud, Oklahoma, assignor of
one-half to Charles W. Friend, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Filed January
21, 1913. Serial, No. 743,315. Patented July 15, 1913.
1,068,048. Road-bed and construction thereof. Carleton Ellis, of Montclair,
New Jersey. Filed December 7, 1912. Serial No. 735,393. Patented
July 22, 1913.
1,068,155. Road-planer. James W. Mosher, of Berkeley, California.
Filed May 18, 1912. Serial No. 698,180. Patented July 22, 1913.
1,068,687. Drag-scraper. Joseph S. McKinney and Edward H. McKinney,
of Menlo, Kansas. Filed October 14, 1912. Serial No. 725,710. Pat-
ented July 29, 1913.
1,068,739. Paving-block. James A. Cogswell, of Boston, Massachusetts.
Filed May 25, 1912. Serial No. 699,615. Patented July 29, 1913.
1,069,524- Road-working machine. Preston V. Burson, of Broadway, Ohio.
Filed November 5, 1912. Serial No. 729,637. Patented August 5,
1913.
'9,644- Paving and rrt
Cabool, Missouri. ]
ented August 5, 1913.
1913.
Paving and method of making the same
Serial No. 645,468. Pat-
1,069,644- Paving and method of making the same. William A. Newton, of
Cabool, Missouri. Filed August 23, 1911. £
308 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
1,069,660. Bank-retainer for culverts. Bartholomew Scully and Alfred
Ernest Rigby, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Filed July 8, 1912.
Serial No. 708,209. Patented August 5, 1913.
1,070,156. Concrete mixer and spreader. William L. McFarland, of Fair-
field, Illinois. Filed June 1, 1912. Serial No. 700,990. Patented
August 12, 1913.
1,070,198. Road-building machine. Edward F. Stevens, and William
Roach, of Rudolph, Ohio. Filed November 12, 1912. Serial No. 730,
998. Patented August 12, 1913.
1,070,248- Track or roadway for the use of motor-propelled vehicles. Filed
July 18, 1911. Serial No. 639,201. Patented August 12, 1913.
1,070,S26. Machine for consoldiating the road metal in the construction and
maintenance of metaled roadways. Raoul Coutant, of Champeaux, and
Emile Jean Jules Salmson, of Paris, France. Filed February 8, 1911.
Serial No. 607,384. Patented August 12, 1913.
1.070.381. Road hone-scraper. Lorenzo Charles Averell, of Cambria, New
York. Filed March 7, 1912. Serial No. 682,189. Patented August
12 1913
1.070.382. Culvert. Frederick G. Bradbury, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Filed
November 30, 1909. Serial No. 530,639. Patented August 12, 1913.
1,070,406. Excavator-shovel. Henry G. Butler, of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
assignor to Shnable and Quinn, of Chicago, Illinois, a copartnership
composed of Emile R. Shnable and John B. Quinn. Filed February
21, 1910. Serial No. 545,086. Patented August 19, 1913.
1,070,807. Metallic culvert. Robert Mason Hereford, of New Orleans,
Louisiana. Filed June 24, 1913. Serial No. 775,600. Patented August
19, 1913.
1,070,870. Brick. James G. Barbour, of Canton, Ohio. Filed February
6, 1913. Serial No. 746,450. Patented August 19, 1913.
1,071,085. Ditching machine. Micajah L. Poulter, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa
assignor to Iowa Ditching Machine Company, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa
a corporation of Iowa. Filed September 27, 1912. Serial No. 722,673.
Patented August 26, 1913.
1,071,108. Metal Culvert. William T. Shannon, of Cincinnati, Ohio
Filed November 11, 1912. Serial No. 730,549. Patented August 26,
1913.
1,071,185. Sheet-metal culvert. William T. Shannon, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Filed March 6, 1913. Serial No. 752,338. Patented August 26, 1913.
1,071,221. Apparatus for treating oils with gasses. Carleton Ellis, of Mont-
clair, New Jersey. Filed February 5, 1913. Serial No. 746,394. Pat-
ented August 26, 1913.
1,071,362. Rock-crusher. Thomas L. Smith, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Filed August 12, 1910. Serial No. 576,842. Patented August 26, 1913.
1,071.477. Ditching-machine. De Witt C. Stowe, of Mooreland, California.
Filed September 26, 1912. Serial No. 722,505. Patented August 26,
1913.
1,071,606. Treatment of slag. George L. Danf orth, Jr., of Chicago, Illinois.
Original application filed June 17, 1911. Serial No. 633,885. Divided
and this application filed August 23, 1912. Serial No. 716,590. Pat-
ented August 26, 1913.
1,07S,160. Road-scraper. Edwin S. Philips, of Kennett Square, Pennsyl-
vania, assignor to American Road Machine Company, a corporation of
Pennsylvania. Filed December 18, 1912. Serial No. 737,408. Pat-
ented September 2, 1913.
1,072,592. Reinforced concrete construction. Claude A. P. Turner, of
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continuation of application Serial No.
603,562 filed January 19, 1911. This application filed April 17, 1912.
Serial No. 691,278. Patented September 9, 1913.
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1,072,855. Crossing. William Keffer, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Filed May 15, 1913. Serial No. 767,810. Patented September 9, 1913.
1,075,664- Road-drag. John H. Cherry and Louis R. Melendy, of Waterloo,
Iowa, assignors to the Kelly Manufacturing Company of Waterloo,
Iowa. Filed January 23, 1912. Serial No. 672,838. Patented September
23, 1913.
1,073,669. Combination vehicle-track and curbstone. Frank F. Fargo, of Port-
land, Oregon. Filed July 3, 1912. Serial No. 707,490. Patented
September 23, 1913.
1,075,820. Production of Portland cement. Joseph W. Richards, of South
Bethlehem, and Walter S. Landis, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Filed
February 28, 1911. Serial No. 611,323. Patented September 23,
1913.
1,073,794- Bridge or ferry. Jens Peter Marius Mathias Christensen, of
Copenhagen, Denmark. Filed May 10, 1907. Serial No. 372,984.
Patented September 23, 1913.
1,07,. ,965. Fastening means for butt-joint metal culverts. John H. Dean, of
Birmingham, Alabama. Filed February 3, 1913. Serial No. 745,903.
Patented September 23, 1913.
1,074,028. Locomotive or traction-engine. Gottlieb W. Volz, of Washtunca,
Washington, assignor of one-half to Linn L. Bassett, of Washtunca,
Washington. Filed March 12, 1912. Serial No. 683,302. Patented
September 23, 1913.
1,074,163. Machine for excavating, elevating, and dumping earth, sand, silt,
or gravel. Wesley Castles, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Filed
June 26, 1912. Serial No. 705,985. Patented September 30, 1913.
1,074,480. Excavating -machine. Abram D. Ward, of Chicago, Illinois.
Filed January 15, 1912. Serial No. 671,256. Patented September 30,
1913.
1,074,492. Form for concrete culverts. George W. Countryman, of Birm-
ingham, Iowa. Filed August 24, 1912. Serial No. 716,924. Patented
September 30, 1913.
1,074,538. Excavo ting-shovel. Tony Alexander, of San Francisco, Cali-
fornia. Filed March 19, 1912. Serial No. 684,844. Patented Septem-
ber 30, 1913.
1,074,589. Wheeled scraper. Thomas B. Ferguson, of Hanford, California
Filed October 9, 1912. Serial No. 724,772. Patented September 30,
1913.
1,074,717. Paving-block. Otto A. Heckel, of St. Louis, Missouri. Filed
March 28, 1912. Serial No. 686,946. Patented October 7, 1913.
1,074,983. Process of making artificial stone and product obtained thereby.
Siegmund Sborowitz, of Berlin, Germany, assignor to Deutsche Konit-
gesellschaft, M. B. H., of Stralau, near Berlin, Germany. Filed July
3, 1912. Serial No. 707,542. Patented October 7 . 1913.
1,076,088. Water-resistant cement and process of making same. Carleton
Ellis, of Montclair, New Jersey, assignor to New Jersey Testing Labora-
tories, a corporation of New Jersey. Filed September 30, 1911. Serial
No. 652,114. Patented pctober 21, 1913.
1,076,062. Rock-breaker. Mitts Quenner, of Nogales, Arizona, assignor to
Quenner Dry Crusher Company, of Douglas, Arizona, a corporation of
Arizona. Filed January 24, 1911. Serial No. 604,406. Patented
October 21, 1913.
1,076,246. Rock-drill. Grant W. Smith, of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Filed March 4, 1912. Serial No. 681,537. Patented October 21, 1913.
1,076,578. Traction-engine. Benjamin Holt, of Stockton, California.
Filed February 18, 1913. Serial No. 749,168. Patented October 21,
1913.
310 AMERICAN HIG^TWAY ASSOCIATION
1,077,488. Two-part dipper for excavating-machines. Walter S. McKee, of
Glencoe, Illinois, assignor to Edgar Allen American Manganese Steel
Company, of Augusta, Maine, a corporation of Maine. Filed June 11,
1912. Serial No. 703,012. Patented November 4, 1913.
1,077,508. Drift -wheel for piers and bridges. George M. D. Bell, of Lucerne,
Indiana. Filed May 22, 1913. Serial No. 769,148. Patented November
4, 1913.
1,077,684. Valve-motion for rock-drills. Lewia C. Baylea, of Johannesburg
Transvaal, assignor to Ingersoll-Rand Company, of New York, New
York, a corporation of New Jersey. Filed October 28, 1909. Serial No.
525,002 Patented November 4, 1913.
1,077,689. Concrete-waterproofing composition. Carleton Ellis, of Montclair
New Jersey, assignor to New Jersey Testing Laboratories, a corporation
of New Jersey. Filed February 3, 1912. Serial No. 675,216. Patented
November 4, 1913.
1.077.777. Ditching-machine. Edward B. Wilson, of Worland, Wyoming.
Filed May 22, 1912. Serial No. 698,992. Patented November 4, 1913.
1,077,856. Pneumatic feed and return rock-drill. Ebenezer R. Ray, of
Placerville, California. Filed September 28, 1912. Serial No. 722,873.
Patented November 4, 1913.
1,077,911. Rock-drill. Charles A. Hultquist, of Los Angeles, California.
Filed February 5, 1913. Serial No. 746,662. Patented November 4,
1913.
1,078,102. Tractor. Charles M. Manly, of Brooklyn, New York. Filed
March 13, 1911. Serial No. 614,130. Patented November 11, 1913.
1,078,184- Tooth for excavator buckets or shovels. Michel J. Woznack, of
Seattle, Washington. Filed December 29, 1911. Serial No. 668,513.
Patented November 11, 1913.
1,078,24^. Crusher. Eduard Friedrich, of Leipzig-Plagwitz, Germany.
Filed May 8, 1912. Serial No. 695,922. Patented November 11, 1913.
1,078,538. Road-roller. Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton and Ernest Thomas
James Tapp, of London, England. Filed July 17, 1913. Serial No.
779,615. Patented November 11, 1913.
1.078.778. Street and road construction. James M. Cosgrove, of Maiden
Massachusetts. Filed June 16, 1913. Serial No. 773,816. Patented
November 18, 1913.
1,078,982. Street-paving. James Banwell, of Cleveland, Ohio, assignor of
one-third to Robert L. Beck, of Cleveland, Ohio. Filed May 13, 1912.
Serial No. 696,880. Patented November 18, 1913.
1,079,000. Portable mold for concrete culverts. Andrew J. Fisher, of Buda,
Illinois, assignor to Illinois Concrete Machinery Co., of Buda, Illinois^
a corporation of Illinois. Filed October 25, 1912. Serial No. 727.727-
Patented November 18, 1913.
1,079,014. Method of recording the volume or sectional area of concrete in
piles formed in the ground. John Murray Leighton, of Belfast, Ireland.
Filed March 5, 1912. Serial No. 681,765. Patented November 18, 1913.
1,079,517. Deep-water bridge-pier and means for and method of constructing
the same. Allan C. Rush, of Los Angeles, California. Filed August 30,
1911. Serial No. 646,929. Patented November 25, 1913.
1,079,679. Road-grader. Mark J. Phillips, of Webster, South Dakota.
Filed April 12, 1913. Serial No. 760,701. Patented November 25, 1913.
1,079,587. Street-scraper. George W. Anthony, of Montpelier, Indiana.
Filed June 10, 1912. Serial No. 702,874. Patented November 25, 1913.
1,079,735. Pneumatic rock-drill. Eduard Altenhoff, of Oberhausen,
Germany. Filed December 26, 1911. vSerial No. 667,911. Patented
November 25, 1913.
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1,080,258. Road-drag. Calvin Ernest Bolt, of Ramsey, Illinois. Filed
October 21, 1912. Serial No. 726,998. Patented December 2, 1913.
it080,S9S. Excavating-shoveL Charles A. Morris, of Montclair, New Jer-
sey, assignor to the Haywood Company, a corporation of New York.
Filed April 8, 1911. Serial No. 619,646. Patented December 2, 1913.
1,080,829. Sheet-metal culvert. John H. Dean, of Birmingham, Alabama.
Filed January 16, 1913. Serial No. 742,420. Patented December 2,
1913.
1,088,437. Sprinkler. William Albert Parish, of La Salle, Colorado.
Filed April 18, 1913. Serial No. 761,979. Patented December 23, 1913.
1,082,478. Road and street surfacing. Joseph Hay Amies, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, assignor to the Amies Asphalt Company, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, a corporation of South Dakota. Filed March 7, 1913.
Serial No. 752,586. Patented December 23, 1913.
Reissued patents for year 1913
13,598. Method for bonding concrete. Sylvester W. Flesheim, of Cleveland,
Ohio, assignor to the Master Builders Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, a
corporation of Ohio. Original No. 1,012,832, dated December 26, 1911,
serial No. 634,028. Application for reissue filed May 29, 1913. Serial
No. 770,779. Reissued July 22, 1913.
1S,614- Rock-drilling engine. John George Leyner, of Denver, Colorado,
assignor to the J. Geo. Leyner Engineering Works Company, of Littleton,
Colorado, a corporation of Colorado. Original No. 651,487, dated June
12, 1900, serial No. 751,037. Application for reissue filed May 26, 1913.
Serial No. 769,817. Reissued September 9, 1913.
18,634- Tractor. George Cyrus Jett, of Gary, Indiana. Original No.
1,071,427, dated August 26, 1913, Serial No. 681,237. Application for
reissue filed September 22, 1913. Serial No. 791,259. Reissued Octo-
ber 21, 1913.
Supplement
1,080,693. Mold for sidewalk construction. Joseph W. Holman, Cleveland
Ohio. Serial No. 675,337. Filed February 3, 1912. Patented Decem-
ber 9, 1913.
1.080.706. Rock-drill. Edwin M. Mackie and Percival F. Doyle, Franklin,
Pennsylvania, assignors to Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, Chicago,
Illinois, a corporation of New Jersey. Filed January 19, 1909. Serial
No. 473,149. Patented December 9, 1913.
1.080.707. Rock-drill. Edwin M. Mackie and Percival F. Doyle, Franklin,
Pennsylvania, assignors to Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, Chicago,
Illinois, a corporation of New Jersey. Filed February 8, 1909. Serial
No. 476,616. Patented December 9, 1913.
1,081 ,060. Excavating and conveying apparatus. Joseph L. Potter, Indian-
apolis, Indiana, Filed June 21, 1911. Serial No. 634,587. Patented
December 9, 1913.
1,081,295. Fastening means for butt-joint metal culverts. John H. Dean,
Birmingham, Alabama, Filed April 15, 1913. Serial No. 761,310.
Patented December 16, 1913.
1,081,454- Excavator. Leo A. Krupp, Findlay, Ohio, assignor to Tht
Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company, Findlay, Ohio, a Corporation of
Ohio. Filed July 18, 1913. Serial No. 779,696. Patented December
16, 1913.
1,081,487. Portable excavating -ma chine. John H. Carr, Alhambra, Califor-
nia, assignor of one-half to Howard E. Marsh, Palms, California. Filed
April 13, 1912. Serial No. 6GO,58S. Patented December 16, 1913.
312 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
1,081,527. Rock-drill chuck. Frank Franz, Walter S. Tower, and Archibald
H. Wells, Wallace, Idaho. Filed December 9, 1912. Serial No. 735,-
787. Patented December 16, 1913.
1,081,781. Rock-cutting drill-bit. Walter E. Carr, Littleton, Colorado,
assignor to the Ingersoll-Rand Company, New York, New York, a
Corporation of New Jersey. Filed Mar. 3, 1913. Serial No. 751,841.
Patented December 16, 1913.
1,081,979. Transparent pavement. Leo G. Mullin, Crafton, Pennsylvania.
Filed June 16, 1913. Serial No. 773,849. Patented December 23, 1913.
1,082,011. Excavating-machine. Harold H. Damman, Ellensburg, Wash-
ington. Filed August 17, 1912. Serial No. 715,581. Patented Decem-
ber 23, 1913.
1,082,641. Ditching-plow. Louis E. Ludwig, Dale, Indiana. Filed May
17, 1912. Serial No. 697,993. Patented December 30, 1913.
1,082,722. Method of constructing roadways. Daniel B. W. Alexander, Los
Angeles, California. Filed April 9, 1912. Serial No. 689,452. Pat-
ented December 30, 1913.
1,082,959. Road-machine. Henry T. Knight, Summerl and, Mississippi. Filed
February 6, 1913. Serial No. 746,657. Patented December 30, 1913.
1,088,030. Fluid-distributing machine. Chas. P. Price, Maiden, Massachu-
setts, assignor by mesne assignments, to Bituminous Road Implement
Company, a corporation of Massachusetts. Filed Feb. 23, 1910. Serial
No. 545,396. Patented December 30, 1913.
PATENTED METHOD OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION
All manufacturers of road materials were requested to submit
description of any patented methods of road construction which
they thought should properly be included in this chapter. The
information contained herein is based upon the replies received.
Bitulithic Pavement. — This pavement is laid under several pat-
ents, the basic principle United States patent being no. 727,505,
issued to the late Frederick John Warren. The scope of the patent
as given in the opinion in Warren Brothers Company vs. Owosso,
Michigan, written by Mr. Justice Lurton, then Presiding Justice
of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, is as
follows:
Warren's invention, shortly stated, consists in the discovery that an
aggregate of large and small pieces of stone, together with a certain propor-
tion of stone dust, all mixed together and thoroughly permeated with bitu-
men or asphalt, results, when set, in a compact, staole structure, is less
liable to disintegrate from traffic or weather than any other method of
grading or arranging the mineral constituents. Under the evidence, the
particles are more compact in their relation to each other and there is a
minimum of friction in their interaction. The larger pieces of stone with-
stand the tendency of the small grains or dust to slip by each other and
change the form of the pavement oy disintegration and lumpy spots. The
result is, therefore, a stability due to the arrangement of the mineral struc-
ture which enables the use of a softer asphalt or bitumen than would be
otherwise feasible, inasmuch as a greater proportion of the wear and strain
is carried by the mineral elements than by the binding constituent.
The Bitulithic surface may be laid on any suitable substantial
foundation, such as macadam, new or old; crushed stone properly
compressed; concrete, either new or resurfacing foundations of old
pavements; old brick; granite block or cobble stones. Bitulithic
surface is described by the owners of the patents as follows :
Surface: Upon the foundation is spread the wearing surface which is
compressed with a heavy road roller to a thickness of 2 inches. The surface
mixture is made of the test stone obtainable, varying in size from a maxi-
mum of 1 inch or 1$ inches down to an impalpable powder, the various
sizes of smaller stone, sand and impalpable powder being provided to fill
the spaces between eth larger stones. The proportions used of the various
sizes of mineral are pre-determined by physical tests with a view to
obtaining the smallest percentage of air spaces or voids in the mineral
mixture, and vary with the character and shape of particles of the stone
used in each particular case. After the proportions have been determined,
the mineral material is passed through a rotary dryer, from which 'it is
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carried up an elevator and through a rotary screen which separates the
mineral material into its several different groups of sizes. The proper pro-
portion by weight of each of these sizes is secured by the use of a scale having
seven beams, the exact required amount being weighed out, and run into a
double shaft rotary mixer. There it is combined with a bituminous cement
which is also accurately weighed in the proper portion. The whole is then
thoroughly mixed together and dumped, while still hot, into carts, hauled
to the street and spread and thoroughly rolled with heavy steam road rollers.
Grit Surface: After the surface is thoroughly rolled, a flush coat of
quick drying bituminous cement is applied to the surface, thoroughly seal-
ing it and increasing its waterproofness. There is then applied a thin layer
of finely crushed stone, varying from 1-inch to f of an inch in size, according
to the roughness of the surface desired. The pavement is again thoroughly
rolled, leaving the street in a finished condition.
Warrenite Road. — Warrenite Road is a modification of Bitulithic
pavement adapted to meet the traffic conditions which exist on
country highways.
Bitustone Double Bond Roadway. — This is laid under United
States patent no. 1,001,695 issued to August E. Schutte of North-
boro, Mass., on August 29, 1911. The construction is briefly
described by the eighth claim of the patent, as follows:
A pavement for foot or vehicular traffic, comprising a mineral aggregate
the particles of which are in substantial contact and are otherwise sur-
rounded and bonded together by a rigid non-liquefiable cement, the voids
between the bonded mineral particles being filled with elastic cement.
The total depth of the construction recommended by the patentee
is 5 inches, as follows :
1. Foundation or Bottom Course; of ordinary Portland cement
concrete, the mineral aggregate of which may be either crushed
stone, gravel, slag or other suitable material.
2. Bonding Course; of hard stone or gravel, of nearly uniform
size, varying from about 1 inch to J inch mixed with neat Portland
cement in the proportion of one part cement to six parts stone.
The bonding course is tamped and well embedded into the mortar
of the foundation or bottom course.
3. Filler; after the bonding course is thoroughly set, presenting
particles of crushed stone strongly united with neat Portland
cement, but containing large percentage of voids between the
individual particles, hot bituminous cement especially prepared
for the purpose, is flushed over and penetrates into the spaces of
the bonding course, and while the cement is still hot the whole
surface is covered with fine crusher screenings or coarse sand.
Hassam Pavement. — Upon a well compacted subgrade is spread
not less than 5 inches of broken stone in sizes varying from 1J
inches to 2? inches in diameter. The stone must be clean and
fresh with no dirt. After this is rolled and brought to desired
cross section the compressed stone is thoroughly grouted. The
PATENTED METHOD OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION 313
grout consists of two parts of sand to one or more parts of Portland
cement. This grouting is done with a Hassam Patent Grout
Mixer driven by a gasoline engine. Before the initial set takes
place and during the process of grouting the road is thoroughly
rolled. Upon the top of the pavement is then spread a thin layer
of pea stone which is also rolled. The Hassam Paving Company,
Worcester, Mass.
Patented Materials for Road Construction in which the Method
of construction is not patented
To provide information concerning materials the preparation
of which involves a patent but which are not patented as to their
method of application, a letter was sent to all road material manu-
facturers asking them to submit specifications or other suitable
material for a special chapter to cover these conditions. The
following reports comprise all that have been received :
Amiesite. — A paving material, the ingredients of which are
incorporated into a paving mass under patents issued to Joseph
Hay Amies and Warren Brothers Company. It consists of the
best grade of crushed stone or gravel, graded in sizes from 1J
to J inch (as to give the inherent stability required for a perma-
nent road), chemically treated before applying the asphalt and
other material required for the finished product. The stone is
then coated, without heating, with an asphaltic cement, composed
of refined asphalt containing not less than 98 per cent bitumen
and other ingredients. The run-of-the-crusher Amiesite is to be
used in the first course ; the second course is either J or £ -inch stone,
treated in the same manner except it requires additional asphalt
per ton of Amiesite, known as "Amiesite Filler." The material is
shipped to destination ready for immediate use, without further
treatment. By way of summary, it may be stated that the ingredi-
ents of Amiesite are crushed stone, asphalt, lime and naptha.
Fibred Asphalt Pavement. — This pavement is laid under several
patents, its basic principles involved being covered by United
States patent 1040321, applied for April 8, 1911, and issued its
patentee, George A. Henderson, of St. Albans, W. Va., on October
8, 1912. The invention relates principally to the art of denaturing
hard-wood and preserving it in the following manner: a billet of
hard-wood is shredded into small particles of un-uniform lengths
of 1J inches down to wood flour, the flour itself being eliminated
from the aggregate by screening. The particles are denatured
by the process used by the tannin extract manufacturers, in which
process all sap, essence and the more evaporable and deterioble
elements in the wood are extracted, the remaining particles being
thereby rendered abnormally enlarged and porous. In their sub-
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sequently dried and heated condition the wood particles, because
of their porosity, are susceptible of impregnation, by absorption,
by a non-deteriable, non-evaporating matter (such as asphalt),
in lieu of the sap, etc., removed. The heating of the dried parti-
cles, to prevent the premature congealing of the molten asphalt
before reaching the particles' pores, has also for its object the
partial contracting of the enlarged particles. The consequent
contraction in the size of the particles' pores correspondingly
reduces the amount of asphalt required to completely fill them.
The wood fiber is a waste product of tannin extract manufac-
turers, who use hard-wood and no bark in their process. The
particles are taken from the leaches on endless belts; dried,
screened, heated and then mechanically mixed with a predeter-
mined uniform percentage of asphalt, sufficient to fill the pores
and voids in the mass when finally contracted and compressed.
The material, in its partially impregnated and partially contracted
condition is deposited at the mouth of its mixer into moulds 4 by
6 feet, these blocks being compressed on all sides only 3 to 4 inches,
and allowed to cool, when they will remain intact for shipment,
but are readily disintegrated in a breaker stationed at the front
of a portable reheating machine, designed to travel over the road
to be paved, in which machine the coated particles are deposited
and heated to from 250 to 275° F. This heating results in the
final contraction of the fiber to its normal size, as it was before
being chipped from its original log, and the entrapping of its
asphalt content, thereby insuring penetration to the most minute
pore of the fiber, thus thoroughly preserving it, without affecting
its natural resiliency. The mass emerges from the rear of the re-
heating machine in a continuous 18-inch flow on to the previously
prepared road base, where it is mechanically spread 4 inches thick,
steam roller compression immediately reducing it to a compact
mass 2 inches thick. The interlocking of the un-uniform preserved
sinews of the hard-wood, in conjunction with the substantial pene-
tration of the binding asphalt, in addition to surrounding the parti-
cles, is relied upon for durability.
Fibred Asphalt may be laid on any substantial foundation such
as old macadam, crushed stone, concrete, old brick, granite or
wood blocks or cobble stones. For use on country roads a curb
or shoulder is not necessary.
The only patent in connection with Westrumite Asphalt Pave-
ment, exist in the patents for the emulsifying of the native bitumen
(not oil residuum) of which it is made, there are also several inde-
pendent companies within the United States and Canada manu-
facturing and marketing this product.
Westrumite. — The patents in connection with Westrumite As-
phalt pavement protect the emulsifying of the asphaltum. There
PATENTED METHOD OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION 317
are also several independent companies in the United States,
Canada and Europe manufacturing and marketing Westrumite.
Westrumite is an asphaltic cement, temporarily liquified by
emulsification. It is shipped in tight barrels and without any
further preparation is mixed cold with the proper stone matter in an
ordinary concrete mixer, is laid on any suitable foundation and
thoroughly compacted, with a five to eight ton roller. The evapo-
ration of the vehicle leaves the asphaltic cement as the binder.
There are two principle types of construction. The 1st is the
mixing process or asphaltic concrete construction, using hard
suitable crushed stone of two sizes, namely: f inches to J inch and
| inch to and including dust. The latter especially is carefully
tested and made to conform to specifications designed to give the
greatest density. The mixture of the stone and the quantity of
Westrumite, are ascertained by a determination of the voids in
the stone matter. After the surface is thoroughly compacted a
flushing coat is used to fill any small voids or roughness on the
surface and the whole is again thoroughly rolled. The surface
thickness is 1| inches for light traffic and 2 inches for heavy traffic.
The other principle type of construction is the combination of
the mixing and penetration methods. Crushed stone ranging in
size from 2 inches to 1 inch, after being thoroughly coated with
Westrumite Asphalt, is spread on any suitable foundation to
make a wearing surface of at least 2 inches thickness after rolling.
This stone course is not compacted. A second course composed
of Westrumite Asphalt and crushed stone from | inch to and includ-
ing dust, in proper proportion is then spread over the coarse stone
in sufficient amount to thoroughly fill all the voids. The liquid
consistency of this mortar causes it to penetrate and fill the voids
of the coarse stone. This process is assisted by the pressure of the
roller. The seal coat is also applied in this construction.
Recently another type of construction has come into use which
is a bituminous carpet of \ inch thickness on concrete roads. This
carpet is composed of Westrumite Asphalt, mixed cold in an ordi-
nary concrete mixer, with stone matter ranging from J inch to
and including dust, properly graded. This mixture is spread on
the concrete surface to a uniform depth of ^ inch by means of a
templet. Owing to the fact that Westrumite asphaltic cement is
an aqueous emulsion the adhesion to even damp concrete surfaces
is perfect.
TREATISES ON ROAD, BRIDGE, AND CULVERT CON-
STRUCTION AND ALLIED SUBJECTS l
ADAMS, HENRY. Reinforced concrete construction in theory and practice.
and elementary manual for students and others, by HENRY ADAMS ana
ERNEST R. MATTHEWS. London, England, 1911.
AGANA, MARCELINO. The value of good roads. From the Philippine
Agricultural Review, October, 1909. Extract from Philippine Educa-
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AITKEN, THOMAS. Irish Roads Improvement Association. Good roads;
how to make and how to maintain them. Efficiency with economy.
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surveyors, and others. With an historical sketch of ancient and modern
practice. London, 1907. Charles Griffin and Company.
American Highway Association, Washington, D. C. The official good roads
year-book of the United States. 1912-13.
American Automobile Association, New York, N. Y. The automobile
official blue book, vol. 1-5. New York, N. Y., 1913. Automobile
Blue Book Publishing Company.
American Civil Engineer's Pocketbook. Second edition. New York, N. Y.,
1912, John Wiley and Sons.
American Road Builders' Association. Proceedings, lst-9th. New York
N. Y., 1904-1913. Published by the Association, 150 Nassau Street.
American Road Congress, Richmond, Va., 1911. Atlantic City, N, J.,
1912, Detroit, Mich., 1913. Papers, addresses and resolutions.
American School of Correspondence, Chicago. Bridge engineering: roof
trusses ; a manual of practical instruction in the calculation and design
of steel truss and girder bridges for railroads and highways. By
FRANK O. DUFOUR. Chicago, 111., 1908.
ANDREWS, HIRAM B. The design of reinforced concrete slabs, beams and
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Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers, Philadelphia,
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New York, N. Y., 1910. John Wiley and Sons.
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1913.
1 Only modern works in English, which are easily obtainable, have been
given in this list. Articles in periodicals, which are both numerous and
valuable, and publications of the various State organizations and federal
departments have been excluded. The publications of the Office of Public
Roads, U. S. Department of Agriculture, are given in a separate list.
318
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BALET, Jos. W. Analysis of elastic arches, three-hinged, two-hinged and
hingeless, of steel, masonry and reinforced concrete. New York, 1908.
Engineering News Publishing Company.
BALUNGER, WALTER F., and E. G. PERROT. Inspector's handbook of
reinforced concrete. New York, N. Y., 1909. Engineering News
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BAUERMAN, HILARY. Text-book of systematic mineralogy. Fifth impres-
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BLANCHARD, A. H., DROWNE H. B. Text-book on highway engineering.
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BLANCHARD, ARTHUR H. The construction and maintenance of European
roads. Reprinted from the Journal of Massachusetts Highway Asso-
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BOLLER, ALFRED P. Practical treatise on the construction of iron highway
bridges, for the use of town committees. Fourth edition. New York,
N. Y., 1901. John Wiley and Sons.
BOORMAN, T. HUGH. Asphalts, their sources and utilizations; asphalt for
dustless roads; recent improvements in asphalt industries, together
with addenda treating on general waterproof construction. New York
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BOULNOIS H. PERCY. Practical road engineering for the new traffic require-
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Municipal and County Engineer. London, England, 1910. The
St. Bride's Press.
BOWLES, OLIVER. Tables for the determination of common rocks. New
York, N. Y., 1910.
BREED, CHARLES B. The principles and practice of surveying. Vol. I.
Elementary surveying. Vol. II. Higher surveying. By CHARLES
B. BREED and GEORGE L. HOSMER. Vol. 1, third edition. Vol. 2,
first edition. New York, N. Y., 1908. John Wiley and Sons.
BRUCE HENRY A. B. Dainel Boone and the Wilderness road. New York,
N. Y., 1910.
BURR, WILLIAM H. The design and construction of metallic bridges, by
WILLIAM H. BURR and MYRON S. FALK. Second edition, revised.
New York, N. Y., 1908. John Wiley and Sons.
The elasticity and resistance of the materials of engineering. Sixth
edition, revised and enlarged. New York, N. Y., 1911. John Wiley
and Sons.
The graphic method by influence lines for bridge and roof compu-
tations, by WILLIAM H. BURR and MYRON S. FALK. Second edition.
New York, N. Y., 1909. John Wiley and Sons.
BYRNE, AUSTIN T. Inspection of the materials and workmanship employed
in construction. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York,
N. Y., 1906. John Wiley and Sons.
A treatise on highway construction, designated as a textbook and
work of reference in the location, construction, or maintenance of roads,
streets and pavements. Fifth revised and enlarged edition. New
York, N. Y., 1907. John Wiley and Sons.
CARPENTER, ROLLA C. and DIEDRICHS, HERMANN. Experimental engineer-
ing and manual for testing. Seventh edition, rewritten and enlarged.
New York, N. Y., 1911. John Wiley and Sons.
CHAMBERLAIN, LAWRENCE. The principles of bond investment. New
York, N. Y., 1911. Holt and Company.
CHUBB, JOSEPH H. Concrete pavements: their cost and construction,
with specifications. Chicago, 111., 1910.
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CHURCH, IRVING PORTER. Mechanics of engineering. Comprising statics
and kinetics of solids; the mechanics of the materials of construction,
or strength and elasticity of beams, columns, shafts, arches, etc., and
the principles of hydraulics and pneumatics, with applications. New
York, N. Y., 1894. John Wiley and Sons.
COANE, JOHN MONTGOMERY and others. Australasian roads, a treatise,
practical and scientific, on the location, design, construction and main-
tenance of roads and pavements. Melbourne, 1908. Geo. Robertson
and Company.
COCHRAN, JEROME. A treatise on the inspection of concrete construction.
Chicago, 111., 1913. Myron C. Clark Publishing Company.
COOPER, THEODORE. General specifications for steel highway and electric
street railway bridges and viaducts. New and revised edition, by
BERNT BERGER. New York, N. Y., 1909. Engineering News Publish-
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CORTHELL, ELMER LAWRENCE. Allowable pressure on deep foundations.
New York, N. Y., 1907. John Wiley and Sons.
CROSS, WHITMAN. Quantitative classification of igneous rocks based on
chemical and mineral characters. By WHITMAN CROSS, JOSEPH P.
IDDINGS, Louis V. PIRSSON, and HENRY S. WASHINGTON. Chicago,
111., 1903. Published by the University of Chicago Press.
DAVIS, A. C. Portland cement. Second edition, revised and enlarged.
London, England, 1909.
DIAMANT, SIDNEY. Curves for calculating beams, channels and reactions.
New York, N. Y., 1900. The McGraw Publishing Company.
DODGE, G. F. Diagrams for designing reinforced concrete structures,
including diagrams for reactions and strengths of steel beams. New
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DuBois, A. JAY. The mechanics of engineering, New York, N. Y. Jno.
Wiley and Sons.
DUMAZUEL, EDMUND G. F. R. Manual of reinforced concrete construction
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EARLE, ALICE MORSE. Stage coach and tavern days. New York, N. Y.,
1900.
ECKEL, EDWIN C. Building stones and clays; their origin, character, and
examination. New York, N. Y., 1912.
Cements, limes, and plasters; their materials, manufacture, and prop-
erties. New York, N. Y., 1905. John Wiley and Sons.
EDINBURGH. Royal Scottish Museum. An introduction to petrology and
guide to the collection of rocks. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1909.
ELLIOTT, BYRON K. and WILLIAM F. ELLIOTT. A treatise on the law of
roads and streets. Indianapolis, Ind., 1911. Bobbs-Merrill Company.
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York, N. Y., 1913. McGraw-Hill Book Company.
FISH, JOHN C. L. Earthwork haul and overhaul including economic dis-
tribution. New York, N. Y., 1913. John Wiley and Sons.
FLAGG, ERNEST. Roads and pavements. New York, N. Y., 1910.
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FOSTER, WOLCOTT C. A treatise on wooden trestle bridges. Third revised
and enlarged edition. New York, N. Y., 1906. John Wiley and
Sons.
FOWLER, CHARLES EVAN. Law and business of engineering and contracting
with numerous forms and blanks for practical use. New York, N. Y.,
1909. McGraw Publishing Company.
Ordinary foundations. Including the coffer-dam process for piers.
Second edition revised and enlarged. New York, N. Y., 1907. John
Wiley and Sons.
FROST, HARWOOD. The art of roadmaking, treating of the various problems
and operations in the construction and maintenance of roads, streets
and pavements. New York, N. Y., 1910. Engineering News Publish-
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Good engineering literature. What to read and how to write with
suggestive information on allied topics. Chicago,!!!., 1911. Chicago
Book Company.
Compilation. Notes on the literature of roads, streets and pavements,
reprinted from the Engineering Digest (New York) with list of current
works on earthwork, blasting, highway bridges, tunneling and allied
lines. New York, N. Y. 1909.
FRYE, ALBERT I. Civilengineer's pocket-book. A reference book for engi-
neers, contractors and students, containing rules, data, methods, formu-
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comprising the location, construction and improvement of roads
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engineers. Chicago, 111., 1910. Myron C. Clark, Publisher.
Rock excavation, methods and cost. New York, N. Y., 1904. Myron
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The economics of road construction. New York, N. Y., 1906. Engi-
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GLEN, WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM. The law relating to highways, highway
authorities, bridges, railways crossing highways, locomotives on high-
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GODFREY, EDWARD. Structural engineering. Book 1. Tables. Pitts-
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HANSON, E. S. Concrete roads and pavements. Chicago, 111. 1913.
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HARDY, RIVES B. A digest of the laws and practice of all the States of the
Union in reference to the employment of convicts. Richmond, Va.,
1911. Published by the State.
322 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
HARQBR, WILSON G. Handbook for highway engineers containing infor-
mation ordinarly used in the design and construction of roads warrant-
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design. Part II. Practice of design and construction. By WILSON
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HARRIS, G. MONTAGU. The first international road congress. Paris, 1908.
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HEIDENREICH, E. Lee. Engineers' pocketbook of reinforced concrete.
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and instructions for inspectors of concrete work, with standard and
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HINES, EDWARD. Concrete roads. Reprinted from Journal of the Western
Society of Engineers, Vol. XVII, no. 3, March, 1913.
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HOWE, MALVERD A. A treatise on arches. Second edition, revised and
enlarged New York, N. Y., 1906. John Wiley and Sons.
Symmetrical masonry arches, including natural stone, plain-concrete,
and reinforced-concrete arches. New York, N. Y., 1906. John Wiley
and Sons.
Retaining-walls for earth. Fourth edition revised and enlarged.
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HUBBARD, PREVOST. Dust preventives and road binders. New York,
N. Y., 1910. John Wiley and Sons.
HUDSON, CLARENCE W. Notes on plate-girder design. First edition
New York, 1911. Wiley and Sons.
HULBERT, ARCHER BUTLER. Historic highways of America. Sixteen
Volumes. Cleveland, Ohio, 1902-05. The Arthur H. Clark Co.
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characters and their determination in their sections, second edition.
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Irish Roads Improvement Association. Important articles on road-
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materials used by the local authorities of Great Britain to render the
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JOHNSON. Theory and practice of surveying. New York John Wiley
and Sons.
JOHNSON, JOHN BUTLER. Engineering contracts and specifications. Third
edition revised. New York, N. Y., 1902. Engineering News Publishing
Company.
The materials of construction. A treatise for engineers on the
strength of engineering materials. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged
New York, N. Y., 1902. John Wiley and Sons.
The theory and practice of modern framed structures. By J. B.
JOHNSON, C. W. BRYAN, and F. E. TURNEAURE. Ninth edition, rewrit-
ten. New York, N. Y., 1911. Wiley and Sons.
The theory and practice of surveying. Sixteenth edition, revised
and enlarged. New York, N. Y., 1906.
JUDSON, WILLIAM PIERSON. City roads and pavements suited to cities of
moderate size. Fourth edition. New York, N. Y., 1909. Engineering
News Publishing Company.
City roads and pavements, suited to Oswego, N. Y., 1894. R. J.
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Road preservation and dust prevention. New York, N. Y., 1908.
Engineering News Publishing Company.
KENT, WILLIAM. The mechanical engineers pocket book. Eighth edition
rewritten. N. Y. 1910. John Wiley and Sons.
KETCHUM, MILO SMITH. The design of highway bridges and the calculation
of stresses in bridge trusses. New York, N. Y., 1908. Engineering
News Publishing Com.
KIDDER, FRANK E. The architect's and builder's pocket-book, 15th ed.,
revised, New York, N. Y., 1909. John Wiley and Sons.
KIRBY, RICHARD S. The elements of specification writing. New York,
N. Y., 1913. John Wiley and Sons.
KUMMER, FREDERIC A. Modern wood pavements, creo-resinate process,
including a paper on recent experiences with wood pavements, by B. T.
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Company.
LATHAM, FRANK. The construction of roads, paths, and sea defenses with
portions relating to private street repairs, specification clauses, prices
for estimating and engineers' replies to queries. London, 1903. The
Sanitary Publishing Company, 5, Fetter Lane, London, E. C.
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LAW, HENRY and CLARK, D. K. The construction of roads and streets.
With additional chapters by A. J. WALLIS-TAYLOR, London, 1901.
Crosby Lockwood and Son, 7, Stationers Hall Court, Ludgate Hill.
LORD, EDWIN C. E. The composition and properties of slag for road making
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applied Chemistry. London, May 27, to June 2, 1909, section II. Lon-
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LOVEGROVE, E. J. Attrition tests of road-making stones; with petrological
descriptions, by JOHN S. FLETT and J. ALLEN HOWE. London, 1906.
The St. Bride's Press, St. Bride's House, 24 Bride Lane, Fleet Street,
E.G.
McADAM, JOHN LOUDON. Remarks on the present system of road making
with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view
to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement
in the methods of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending
the road funds from misapplication. Eighth edition. London, 1824.
(Out of Print.)
MCCULLOUGH, ERNEST. Reinforced concrete, Chicago, 111., 1908.
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MACNAIR, PETER. Introduction to the study of rocks and guide to the rock
collections in Kelvingrove Museum. Glasgow, Scotland, 1911.
MALLOCK, HENRY REGINALD ARNULPH. Construction and wear of roads.
London, England, 1909. Excerpt, Minutes of Proceedings of the Insti-
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MANSON, MARSDEN. A brief history of road conditions and legislation in
California. American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, paper
no. 926.
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vol. I, Stresses, pt. I. New York, N. Y., 1911. McGraw-Hill Book
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MARSH, CHAS. P. Reinforced concrete. New York, D. Van Nostrand
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Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture. The law of the roadside.
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Edition Boston, Mass. 1911.
MAYBURY, HENRY PERCY. Recent development in road-traffic, road-con-
struction and maintenance. London, England, 1911. Published by
The Institution of Civil Engineers.
MEADE, RICHARD KIDDER. Portland cement; its composition, raw mate-
rials, manufacture, testing and analysis. Second edition. Easton,
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MEEKER, EZRA. The ox team, or the old Oregon trail, 1802-1906. Omaha,
Neb. 1906.
MENSCH, L. J. The reinforced concrete pocket book. San Francisco,
Calif., 1909. Myron C. Clark Publishing Company.
MERRIMAN, MANSFIELD. Mechanics of materials. Tenth edition, rewritten
and enlarged. New York, N. Y., 1906. John Wiley and Sons.
A testbook on roofs and bridges, pt. Ill, Bridge design. By MANSFIELD
MERRIMAN and HENRY S. JACOBY. Fourth edition, rewritten. New
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MILLER, CLAUDE HARRIS. Making paths and driveways. New York,
N. Y, 1912.
MORRIS, CLYDE T. Designing and detailing of simple steel structures.
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MORRISON, CHARLES EDWARD. Highway engineering. First edition. New
York, 1908. John Wiley and Sons.
MORSCH, EMIL. Concrete-Steel construction. Authorized translation
from the third (1908) German edition, revised and enlarged, by E. P.
GOODRICH. New York, N. Y., 1909.
National Association of Cement Users. Proposed standard specifications
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National Free Labor Association. Series No. 1 — Road work. New York,
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National Paving Brick Manufacturers' Association. Directions for laying
vitrified brick street pavements. Specifications. Indianapolis, Ind.,
1911.
OSTRUP, JOHN C. Standard specifications for structural steel, timber,
concrete, and reinforced concrete. New York, N.Y., 1911. McGraw-
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111., 1909. Western Society of Engineers.
Portland cement concrete roads. Chicago, 111., 1912. Presented at
the spring meeting of Association of American Portland Cement Manu-
facturers.
Roads, paths and bridges. New York, N. Y., 1912. Sturgis and
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PARNELL, SIR HENRY A treatise on roads. Second edition. London,
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PATERSON, DANIEL. A new and accurate description of all the direct and
principal cross roads in England and Wales. London, England, 1786.
PATTON, W. M. A practical treatise on foundations, explaining fully the
principles involved, supplemented by articles on the use of concrete
in foundations. Second edition, enlarged. New York, N. Y., 1909.
John Wiley and Sons.
PAUL, E. M. Manual of road construction and maintenance. Chatham.
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test. International Association for Testing Materials. Sixth. New
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Asphalt construction for pavements and highways. New York,
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RICHARDSON, CLIFFORD. The modern asphalt pavement. New York,
N. Y., 1908. John Wiley and Sons.
Science in the service of highway engineering. Reprinted from the
Popular Science Monthly, April, 1912. New York, N. Y., 1912.
Street traffic in New York City, 1885 and 1904. Reprinted from Amer-
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no. 1031.
RINGS, FREDERICK. Reinforced concrete bridges New York, N. Y., D. Van
Nostrand Company. Reinforced concrete, theory and practice. Lon-
don, England, 1910.
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RINGWALT, J. L. Development of 'transportation systems in the United
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Roads Improvement Association. The movement for wider and
better roads. London, England, 1903.
ROSENBUSCH, HARRY. Microscopical physiography of the rock-making
materials; an aid to the microscopical study of rocks. Translated
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opment of roads and road systems. London, England, 1908. The St.
Bride's Press.
SEARJGHT, THOMAS B. The Old Pike. A history of the National road with
incidents, accidents, and anecdotes thereon. Uniontown, Pa., 1894.
Published by the Author.
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of their conditions and of the means by which they may be bettered.
New York, N. Y., 1896. The Century Company.
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consideration of similar materials from other parts of the United States.
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the U. S. Geological Survey, 1894-95, pt. 2.
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McGraw-Hill Book Company.
SMITH, JONAH WALKER. Dustless roads. Tar macadam. A practical
treatise for engineers, surveyors and others. London, England, 1909.
Chas. Griffin and Company, Exeter St., Strand.
The improvement of highways to meet modern conditions of traffic.
And recent developments in road-traffic, road-construction and mainte-
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Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. New York, N. Y., 1912. John
Wiley and Sons.
SPEED, THOMAS. The Wilderness Road, a description of the routes of travel
by which the pioneers and early settlers first came to Kentucky. Pre-
pared for the Filson Club. Louisville, Ky., 1886.
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economic proportions and limiting spans. New York, N. Y., 1911.
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with asphaltic oils. By Messrs. ARTHUR TAYLOR and THOMAS SANBORN
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actions, American Society of Civil Engineers.
TAYLOR, FREDERICK W. Concrete costs. By F. W. TAYLOR and S. E.
THOMPSON. New York, N. Y., 1912. John Wiley and Sons.
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TAYLOR, FREDERICK W. A treatise on concrete, plain and reinforced
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THURSTON, ROBERT H. The materials of engineering.
TILLSON, GEORGE WILLIAM. Street pavements and paving materials. A
manual of city pavements; the methods and materials of their con-
struction. Second edition. New York, N. Y., 1912. John Wiley and
Sons.
TOMPKINS, D. A. Road building and broad tires; a brief history of Meck-
lenburg's good roads, together with some arguments in favor of broad
tires for all vehicles. Charlotte, N. C., 1899. Observer Printing and
Publishing House.
Road-building in a southern state. Reprinted from the Engineering
Magazine, February, 1894. Charlotte, N. C., 1897.
TRAUTWINE, JOHN C. The civil engineer's pocket-book, revised by J. C.
TRAUTWINE, JR., and J. C. TRAUTWINE, 3rd. Eighteenth edition.
New York, N. Y., 1904. John Wiley and Sons.
TUCKER, JAMES IRWIN. Contracts in engineering. The interpretation
and writing of engineering-commercial agreements. New York, Mc-
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construction. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York, N. Y.
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by THOMAS HASTINGS. Chicago, 111., 1912. M. C. Clark Publishing
Company.
Concrete bridges and culverts for both railroads and highways,
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WAIT, JOHN CASSAN. Engineering and architectural jurisprudence. A
presentation of the law of construction for engineers, architects, con-
tractors, builders, public officers, and attorneys at law. New York,
N. Y., 1910. John Wiley and Sons.
The law of contracts. New York, 1910. John Wiley and Sons.
The law of operations preliminary to construction in engineering
and architecture. Rights in real property. Boundaries, easements,
and franchises. New York, N. Y., 1900. John Wiley and Sons.
WATSON, WILBUR J. General specifications for concrete bridges. Second
edition. New York, N. Y., 1910. Engineering News Publishing Com-
pany.
WEBB, SIDNEY and BEATRICE WEBB. English Local Government: The
Story of the King's Highway. London and New York, 1913. Longmans,
Green and Company.
WEILLER, FERDINAND Notice about the so-called "Kleinpflaster" (Small
setts, durax stones.) Published by Aktiengesellschaft Bornholmer
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translation of Parts I-II. New York, N. Y., 1912. McGraw-Hill
Book Company.
WEST, PERCY C. H. The modern manufacture of Portland cement. New
York, N. Y., 1910. McGraw-Hill Brook Company.
WESTON, EUSTACE, M. Rock drills; design, construction, and use. New
York, N. Y., 1910. McGraw-Hill Book Company.
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WHEELER, HERBERT ALLEN. Vitrified paving brick, a review of present
practice in the manufacture, testing and uses of vitrified paving brick
Second edition. Indianapolis, Ind., 1910.
WHEELER, W. H. The repair and maintenance of roads. London, England,
1900. Published by the Roads Improvement Association.
WHINERY, S. Specifications for street roadway pavements. New York,
N. Y., 1907. McGraw-Hill Book Company.
WHITE, THEO. F. Oiled roads and streets. Crude petroleum for making
roads and laying dust. Redlands, Calif., 1911. Published by The
Citrograph.
WOOD, FRANCIS. Modern road construction. London, England, 1912.
Chas Griffin and Company, Exeter St., Strand.
YOUNG, Political and constitutional study of the Cumberland road.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS
Publications of the Office of Public Roads, U. S. Department of
Agriculture1
ANNUAL REPORTS
Report of the special agent and engineer for road inquiry for 1893. Roy
Stone.
Report of the special agent and engineer for road inquiry for 1894. Roy
Stone.
Report of the special agent and engineer for road inquiry for 1895. Roy
Stone.
Report of the special agent and engineer for road inquiry for 1896. Roy
Stone.
Report of the director of the Office of Road Inquiry for 1897. Roy Stone.
Report of the director of the Office of Road Inquiry for 1898. Martin Dodge.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Road Inquiries for 1899. Roy
Stone.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Road Inquiries for 1900. Martin
Dodge.
Report of the Office of Public Road Inquiries for 1901. Martin Dodge.
Report of the Office of Public Road Inquiries for 1902. Martin Dodge.
Report of the Office of Public Road Inquiries for 1903. Martin Dodge.
Report of the Office of Public Road Inquiries for 1904. Martin Dodge.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1905. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1906. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1907. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1908. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1909. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1910. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1911. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1912. L. W. Page.
Report of the director of the Office of Public Roads for 1913. L. W. Page.
BULLETINS
1. State laws relating to the managment of roads, enacted in 1888-1893.
Compiled by Roy Stone.
2. Proceedings of the Minnesota Good Roads Convention, held at St. Paul,
Minn., January 2/J and ?6, 1894.
3. Improvement of the road system of Georgia. O. H. Sheffield.
4. Report on road-making materials in Arkansas. J. C. Branner.
1 The department suoply of a number of these publications is exhausted,
but copies may be had by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The price is 5 cents eacn
except in the case of bulletins, which range from 5 to 30 cents. A revised
list of publications of the Office of Public Roads is issued every three months,
and copies can be had upon request to that office.
329
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5. Information regarding road materials and transportation rates in cer-
tain States west of the Mississippi River.
6. Information regarding roads, road materials, and freight rates in cer-
tain States north of the Ohio River.
7. Information regarding roads and road-making materials in certain
eastern and southern States.
8. Earth roads: hints on their construction and repair. Roy Stone.
9. State aid to road building in New Jersey. Edward Burrough.
10. Proceedings of the National Road Conference, held at Westminster
Church. Asbury Park, N. J., July 5 and 6, 1894.
11. Proceedings of the Virginia Good Roads Convention, held in Richmond,
Va.. October 18, 1894.
12. Wide Tires. Laws of certain States relating to their use, and other perti-
nent information. Compiled by Roy Stone.
13- Kentucky highways : history of the old and new systems. M. H. Crump.
14. Good roads: extracts from messages of governors. Compiled by Roy
Stone.
15. Proceedings of the Good Roads Convention of Texas, held at Turner's
Hall, in Houston, Tex., February 19, 1895.
16. Notes on the employment of convicts in connection with road building.
Compiled by Roy Stone.
Notes on the employment of convicts in connection with road building.
Revised edition.
17. Historical and technical papers on road building in the United States.
Compiled under the direction of Roy Stone.
18. State laws relating to the management of roads, enacted in 1894-1895.
Compiled by Roy Stone.
State laws relating to the management of roads, enacted in 1894-1895.
Supplement.
19. Progress of road construction in the United States : Reports by Delegates
to National Road Parliament, held at Atlanta, Ga., October 17-19,
1895.
20. Traction tests. S. T. Neely.
21. Proceedings of the International Goods Roads Congress, held at Buffalo,
N. Y., September 16 to 21, 1901.
22. Proceedings of the Third Annual Good Roads Convention of the Board
of Supervisors of the State of New York, held at Albany, N. Y., January
28 and 29, 1902.
23. Road conventions in the southern States, and object-lesson roads con-
structed under the supervision of the Office of Public Road Inquiries,
with the cooperation of the Southern Railway.
24. Proceedings of the North Carolina Goods Roads Convention, held at
Raleigh, February 12 and 13, 1902. Compiled by J. A. Holmes.
25. Proceedings of the Jefferson Memorial and Interstate Good Roads
Convention, held at Charlottesville, Va., April 2, 3, and 4, 1902.
26. Proceedings of the National Good Roads Convention, held at St. Louis,
Mo., April 27 to 29, 1903.
27. The construction of sand-clay and burnt-clay roads. W. L. Spoon.
28. The decomposition of the feldspars. A. S. Cushman and Prevost Hub-
bard.
29. The Construction of Macadam Roads. A. B. Fletcher.
30. The Corrosion of Iron. A. S. Cushman.
31. Examination and classification of rocks for roadbuilding, including
the physical properties of rocks with reference to their mineral compo-
sition and structure. E. C. E. Lord.
32. Public-road mileage, revenues, and expenditures in the United States
in 1904. M. O. Eldridge.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS 331
33. Road materials of southern and eastern Maine. Prepared in coopera-
tion between the United States Geological Survey, the State Survey
Commission of Maine, and the Office of Public Roads. Henry Leighton
and E. S. Bastin.
34. Dust preventives. Prevost Hubbard.
35. The preservation of iron and steel. A. S. Cushman.
36. Descriptive catalogue of the road model exhibit of the Office of Public
Roads, Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Prepared by the Office of
Public Roads.
37. Examination and classification of rocks for road building, including
the physical properties of rocks with reference to their mineral composi-
tion and structure. Edwin C. E. Lord.
38. Methods for the examination of bituminous road materials. Prevost
Hubbard and Charles S. Reeve.
39. Highway bridges and culverts. Charles H. Hoyt and William H. Burr.
40. The road material resources of Minnesota. George W. Cooley.
41. Mileage and cost of public roads in the United States in 1909. J. E.
Pennybacker, Jr. and Maurice O. Eldridge.
42. New Hampshire highways. Report of an inspection of highways in
the State of New Hampshire, August, 1911. Charles H. Hoyt.
43. Highway bridges and culverts. Charles H. Hoyt and William H. Burr.
44. The physical testing of rock for road building, including the methods
used and the results obtained. June, 1912. Albert T. Goldbeck and
Frank H. Jackson.
45. Data for use in designing culverts and short span bridges. C. H.
Moorefield.
46. Oil-mixed portland cement concrete. August, 1912. L. W. Page.
47. Descriptive catalogue of road models.
48. Repair and maintenance of highways. L. I. Hewes.
CIRCULARS1
14. Addresses on road improvement. Roy Stone.
15. An act to provide for the construction of roads by local assessment,
county, and State aid, passed by the New York Assembly.
16. Highway Taxation: Comparative results of labor and money systems.
17. Origin and work of the Darlington Road League. Roy Stone.
18. Report of committee on legislation Adopted by the State Good Roads
Convention, held in Richmond, Va., October 10 and 11, 1895.
19. Traffic of the country roads.
20. Comments on systems of maintaining country roads.
21. Methods of constructing macadamized roads. Extract from a report
prepared by the chief engineering inspector of the Local Government
Board. (England.)
22. Appeal for organization of State and local road-improvement societies.
C. A. Locke.
23. Money value of good roads to farmers. W. C. Latta.
24. Highway maintenance and repairs. Revision of Circulars 16, 20, and 24.
25. Brick paving for country roads.
26. Going in debt for good roads.
27. Cost of hauling farm. products to market or to shipping points in Euro-
pean countries.
28. Addresses on road improvement in Maine, New York, North Carolina,
and Illinois. Roy Stone.
1 Circulars 1 to 13 were of temporary character and are no longer in print.
332 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
29. TheforceS which operate to destroy roads, with notes on road stones and
problems therewith connected. C. L. Whittle.
30. Repairs on macadam roads. E. G. Harrison.
31. Must the farmer pay for good roads? Otto Dorner.
32. State aid to road building in Minnesota. A. B. Choate.
33. Road improvement in governors' messages. Compiled by Roy Stone.
34. The social, commercial, and economic phases of the road subject. W. H.
Moore.
35. Road improvement in New York.
36. List of national, State, and local road associations and kindred organi-
zations in the United States.
37. The railroads and the wagon roads. A. L. Craig.
38. A study of rock decomposition under the action of water. A. S. Cush-
man.
39 to 46 inclusive. Public roads of Washington, Arizona, Arkansas, Oregon,
Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina, and Alabama: Mileage and expendi-
tures in 1904. M. O. Eldridge.
47. Tar and oil for road improvement : Report of progress of experiments at
Jackson, Tenn.
48 to 87 inclusive. Public roads of Tennessee, New Hampshire, Maryland
Maine, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada,
Kansas, Idaho, Colorado, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, California, Illinois
New Jersey, Missouri, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 'Delaware, Michigan, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, Texas, Connecticut, and Vermont : Mileage and
expenditures in 1904. M. O. Eldridge.
88. Publications of the Office of Public Roads. Revised June, 1909. Com-
piled by A. E. Draper. (Out of date.)
89. Progress reports of experiments with dust preventives.
90. Progress reports of experiments in dust prevention, road preservation
and road construction.
91. Sand-clay and earth roads in the Middle West. W. L. Spoon.
92. Progress reports of experiments in dust prevention and road preserva-
tion.
93. Bitumens and their essential constituents for road construction and
maintenance. Prevost Hubbard.
94. Progress reports of experiments in dust prevention and road preserva-
tion, 1910. Prepared by the Office of Public Roads.
95. Special road problems in the southern States. D. H. Winslow.
96. Naphthalene in road tars. I. The effect of naphthalene upon the con-
sistency of refined tars. Prevost Hubbard and Clifton N. Draper.
97. Coke-oven tars of the United States. Prevost Hubbard.
98. Progress reports of experiments in dust prevention and road preserva-
tion, 1911. December, 1912.
99. Progress reports of experiments in dust prevention and road preser-
vation, 1912.
100. Typical specifications for the fabrication and erection of steel highway
bridges.
FARMERS' BULLETINS
95. Good roads for farmers. M. O. Eldridge.
136. Earth roads. M. O. Eldridge.
235. Cement mortar and concrete: preparation and use for farm purposes.
P. L. Wormeley.
239. The corrosin of fence wire. A. S. Cushman.
311. Sand-clay and burnt-clay roads. W. L. Spoon.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS 333
321. The use of the split-log drag on earth roads. D. W. King.
338. Macadam roads. A. B. Fletcher.
403. The construction of concrete fence posts. Prepared by the Office of
Public roads.
461. The use of concrete on the farm. Prepared by the Office of Public
Roads.
505. Benefits of improved roads. September, 1912.
YEARBOOK ARTICLES
(Extracts from the Yearbooks of the Department of Agriculture)
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1894
24. Best roads for farms and farming districts. Roy Stone.
25. State highways in Massachusetts. G. A. Perkins.
26. Improvement of public roads in North Carolina. J. A. Holmes.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1895
40. CoSperative road construction. Roy Stone.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1897
118. Object-lesson Roads. Roy Stone.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1898
149. Steel-track wagon roads. Martin Dodge.
150. Construction of good country roads. M. 0. Eldridge.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1899
172. Progress of road building in the United States. M. O. Eldridge.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1900
204. The selection of materials for macadam roads. L. W. Page.
210. Mountain Roads. J. W. Abbott.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1901
240. Road building with convict labor in the southern States. J. A. Holmes.
245. Government cooperation in object-lesson road work. Martin Dodge.
253. Mountain roads as a source of revenue. J. W. Abbott.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1902
296. Use of mineral oil in road improvement. J. W. Abbott.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1908
305. Progress of road building in the Middle West. R. W. Richardson.
332. Building Sand-clay roads in southern States. W. L. Spoon.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1904
350. Practical road building in Madison County, Tennessee. S. C. Lancaster.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1905
407. Progress of road legislation and road improvement in the different
States. Prepared in the Office of Public Roads.
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Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1906
412. Object-lesson roads. L. W. Page.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1907
448. Dust preventives. L. W. Page.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1909
513. Information in regard to fabricated wire fences and hints to purchasers.
Allerton S. Cushman.
Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1910
535. Progress and present status of the good roads movement in the United
States. Logan Waller Page.
538. Bituminous dust preventives and road binders. Prevost Hubbard.
LECTURE SYLLABUS
Syllabus of Illustrated lecture on roads and road building. Office of Experi-
ment Stations, Farmers' Institute Lecture 7. Office of Public Roads.
Publications of the Bureau of Chemistry on Road Materials
The following publications were issued by the Bureau of Chemistry when
the Office of Public Roads formed a part of that Bureau.
BULLETINS
79. The testing of road materials, including the methods used and the
results obtained in the road material laboratory in collaboration with
the Office of Public Road Inquiries. L. W. Page and A. S. Cushman.
85. The cementing power of road materials. L. W. Page and A. S. Cushman.
92. The effect of water on rock powders. A. S. Cushman.
CIRCULAR
17. The useful properties of clays. A. S. Cushman.
SPECIAL BULLETIN
A special bulletin on "Highway Bonds" has been prepared by the Office
of Public Roads and will be issued as a congressional document.
Publications of the Joint Congressional Committee on Federal
Aid in the Construction of Post Roads
Public road systems of foreign countries and of the several States. Hearings
before the Joint Committee.
Good roads chart. Showing possible factors of distribution for Federal
Aid, public highway systems of foreign countries and of the several
States, and cost of constructing tabular roads in various sections of
country.
Report on Rural Free Delivery Roads.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS 335
Alabama
State Highway Department
Bulletin 1. State highway laws of Alabama in effect April 5, 1911.
Bulletin 2. Roads and road materials of Alabama. W. F. Prouty.
Bulletin 3. First annual report of the State highway commission, 1912.
Bulletin 4. Second annual report of the State highway commission 1913.
Third annual report will be out in 1914.
Association of Highway Engineers, Annual Proceedings, Latest 1912-1913.
Alaska
Board of Road Commissioners, War Department
Annual reports, latest issued October, 1913.
Arizona
Reports of State Engineer
Arkansas
Highway Bulletin. Issued monthly by State Highway Commission.
California
Report Surveyor General, 1854
Comments on California and Missouri mail stage road, and Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad ; also recommendation for appropriation for locat-
ing and constructing portion of proposed California and Missouri stage
road lying between some point in great central valley of State, and its
eastern boundary.
State Convention of Supervisors, San Jose", 1896.
Road sprinkling. Paper read before State Convention of County Super-
visors at San Jos6, by M. Manson. 1896.
Commissioner of Public Works
Reports, 1894 to 1904.
Department of Highways
Biennial Reports, 1895-96 to 1904-06.
Bulletin 1. An act to create a bureau of highways and prescribe its
duties and powers and to make an appropriation for its expenses (1895).
Bulletin 2. An act providing for the erection and operation of rock
crushing plants at tne State prisons for the preparation of highway
material for the benefit of the people of the State, and providing for the
necessary advances and appropriation of money to carry out said work
(1895).
Bulletin 3. Physical features of the State.
Bulletin 4. The effect of roads on industrial development.
Bulletin 5. Proposed highway legislation with comments and resolu-
tions thereon.
State Engineer
Reports from 1878-79 to 1908-10-12.
State Mineralogist
Reports, twelfth, 1892-94; thirteenth, 1894-96.
(Macadam in Alameda, Los Angeles, Marin, San Francisco, Solano, and
Sonoma Counties.)
California's State Highway. Austin B. Fletcher, Highway Engineer,
California Highway Commission. August 5, 1912.
California Highway Bulletin, issued bi-monthly by California Highway
Commission, Sacramento.
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Colorado
State Highway Commission
Biennial Report, first and second, 1910-1912.
Bulletin 1. Act establishing highway commission, 1910, Regulations,
etc.
Bulletin 2. Act establishing highway commission, 1911, and road laws
of Colorado.
Bulletin 3. General rules, regulations and highway commission Act.
1913.
Connecticut
State Highway Commissioner
Annual Reports, 1895 to 1900, inclusive.
Biennial Reports, 1901-02 to 1907-08, inclusive.
Delaware
Delaware State Highway Commission.
Biennial Report, first, 1903-04.
New Castle County State Highway Commission.
Biennial Reports, first to fourth, 1905-06 to 1911-12.
Annual Reports County Road Engineer, Newcastle County,
(6) 1908-1913 inclusive, Wilmington.
District of Columbia
Engineer Department
Annual Reports.
Report of the Operations of the Engineer Department, 1899-1900 to
1911-12.
Florida
State Geological Survey
Bulletin 2. Roads and road materials in Florida. E. H. Sellards, et al.
Georgia
Geological Survey
Bulletin 8. A preliminary report on roads and road building materials
of Georgia (1901). S. W. McCallie.
Bulletin 24. A second report on the public roads of Georgia (1910).
S. W. McCallie. (First report, Bulletin 8.)
Bulletin 28. A third report on the public roads of Georgia (1912).
S. W. McCallie.
Georgia University. State College of Agriculture.
Bulletin, vol. 9, no. 5. Good roads for Georgia.
State Prison Commission.
Annual Reports, thirteenth to sixteenth, 1909-10 to 1912-13.
Idaho
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 45, 1904. Road construction.
Bulletin 50, 1905. Road construction.
State Engineer
Biennial Reports, third, 1899 to 1900; sixth 1904 to 1906; eighth 1908 to
1910; ninth 1911-1912.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS 337
Illinois
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 65, 1901. Road construction and maintenance.
Highway Commission
Annual Reports from 1906 (1906 and 1908-1909 out of print). 1910-
11-12.
Bulletin 1. Earth road drag, how to make it and how to use it (out of
print).
Bulletin 2. Road drag law and rules for dragging.
Bulletin 3. How to secure bridge plans. Information for county,
township, and municipal officers (out of print) .
Bulletin 4. Crushed stone prepared by convict labor and rules for its
use (out of print) .
Bulletin 5. General rules and regulations (out of print).
Bulletin 6. Modern bridges for Illinois highways (out of print).
Bulletin 7. Township hard road law (out of print).
Bulletin 8. Manual of Instructions to engineers.
Bulletin 9. Modern bridges (which is a revision of bridge bulletin No.
6.)
Under the present State Highway Department, the following publica-
tions have been issued :
Bulletin 1. Qualifications for county superintendents of highways.
(out of print).
Bulletin 2. Information for county boards.
Bulletin 3. Policy of the State highway commission.
Bulletin 4. Part 1. Suggestions for the Guidance of County Superin-
tendents of Highways.
Bulletin 5. Rules and regulations of the Illinois highway commission
applying to bridge design.
Bulletin 6. Synopsis of the Illinois Road Law.
State Geological Survey.
Bulletin 9. Paving brick and paving brick clays of Illinois (1908).
Illinois University. Engineering Experiment Station.
Bulletin 65. Construction and care of earth roads. Ira O. Baker.
Indiana
State Geological Survey.
30th Annual Report, 1905. Roads and road materials of Indiana. W. S.
Blatchley and Assistant.
State Statistician, Annual Report for 1910. Data on mileage of improved
roads.
Iowa
State Highway Commission.
Annual reports 1904-05 (out of print) .
Manual for Highway Officers, 1905-06 (out of print).
Bulletin, vol. 3, no. 1. Road and Bridge Improvement in Iowa, 1908.
Service Bulletin no. 1. June edition. (A summary of the Iowa road
laws.)
Service Bulletin no. 2. Standard Specifications for Concrete Rein-
forcement Bars.
Monthly Service Bulletin. Published monthly beginning December,
191o.
Supplement to vol. II, no. 1, Monthly Service Bulletin. Standard
Specifications for Highway Bridge Construction.
Iowa State College. Engineering Experiment Station.
Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 6. The good roads problem in Iowa. lowo State
Highway Commission.
338 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Engineering Experiment Station, Iowa State College.
Bulletin 28. Road Legislation and Administration, October. 1912.
Service Bulletin 1. New road legislation enacted by the thirty-fifth
general assembly.
Kansas
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 142, 1907. Road improvement.
State Agricultural College
Bulletin, vol. 3, no. 6. Highway improvement : construction and main-
tenance of earth, sand-clay, and oiled earth roads, and culverts. W. S.
Gearhart.
Bulletin 1, vol. 5. Land drainage. H. B. Walker.
Kentucky
Governor's Message, 1827
State control of roads and bridges urged.
State Board of internal Improvement
Annual report, 1837. Directions for construction of turnpike roads.
Governor's Message, 1838-39
Review of history of internal improvement of the past. A large number
of reports and bulletins were issued by the State Board of Internal
Improvement and the Legislature regarding toll roads.
State Auditor
Biennial report, 1881-83. Statement showing number of turnpikes in
which State owns stock, length of each in miles, whole number of shares
of stock, number owned by State, amount per share, average per cent
stock has paid for six years prior to January 1, 1882 ; amount of dividends
paid State, cost for salaries to gate keepers and officers, and cost of
repairs. 1882-1885.
State Geological Survey
Report of progress, 1886-87. Historic sketch of turnpike road and rail-
road building in Kentucky. 1775-1820.
Bureau of Agriculture, Horticulture and Statistics
Annual report, eighth, part 2, 1889. Conditions of public highways in
Kentucky, 1889.
Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics
Biennial report, twelth, 1895-97, Estimated number of miles of macad-
amized turnpikes in State; end of twelve months will probably see last
of old toll system and inauguration of new system of maintenance by
taxation, 1897.
Biennial report, thirteenth, 1898-99.
Biennial report, eighteenth, 1908-09, Division 4. Roads.
State Farmers' Institutes
Annual State Farmers' Institute.
First, 1906. Country roads. Address on roads.
Second, 1907. Dirt roads, their construction and maintenance.
Third. 1908. County roads.
Fourth, 1909. Good roads in Kentucky.
Fifth, 1910. Road legislation in Kentucky. McCracken County Judge.
Report relative to public improvements, 1909.
State department of public roads, 1913
Bulletin 3. Information concerning the Office of Public Roads.
Bulletin 4. Compilation of Kentucky road laws.
Bulletin 5. Split Log Drag.
First Biennial Report of the Department of Public Roads, 1913.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS 339
Louisiana
Board of State Engineers
Biennial Reports, 1872-73 to 1908-10, inclusive.
Agricultural Experiment Station
Geology and agriculture, part 5, 1899. Road making.
Maine
Commissioner of highways
Annual Reports 1905 to 1913 inclusive.
Bulletin 1. Improvement of country roads, 1909.
Bulletin 2. Road administration.
Bulletin 3. Duties of selectmen and road commissioners.
Maryland
State Geological Survey
Report on the highways of Maryland, 1899.
Report on the highways of Maryland with especial reference to the oper-
ations of the highway division during 1900 and 1901 (1902).
Report on the highways of Maryland with especial reference to the
operations of the highway division during 1902 and 1903 (1903).
Report on the Highways of Maryland for the period from January 1,
1904 to May 1, 1905 (1906).
Report on State highway construction for the period from May 1, 1905
to January 1, 1906 (1906).
Report on State highway construction for the period from January 1,
1906 to January 1, 1908 (1908).
Report on State Highway construction for the period from January 1,
1908 to January 1, 1910 (1910).
First, second, third and fourth annual reports of the State Roads Commis-
sion for 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911.
Progress report for 1912 and 1913.
Massachusetts
State Highway Commission
Annual report 1892. Economics of Massachusetts roads.
Table showing mileage of pavements. Road machinery and cost of
same. Article on road materials of Massachusetts regarding construc-
tion of highways. Statistics showing area, roads, valuations, appro-
priations, and population with percentages regarding tax and valua-
tion.
Annual report, 1893. In House documents 1894.
Annual reports, 1894 to 1904. In public documents, vol. 12.
Annual report, 1894. Analysis of costs of crushed stone.
Annual report, 1896. Laboratory experiments on road building stones.
Annual report, 1896-1898. Tables showing quantities of work done on
each road since 1894 and total cost of same.
Annual report, 1899. Instructions of highway commission to engineers ;
approved March 30, 1899. Road materials and their physical properties.
Annual reports, first to twentieth, 1893 to 1911-12.
Highway Association Journal
Volume 1, nos. 2 to 4.
Volume 2, nos. 1 to 4.
Volume 3, nos. 1, 3 and 4.
Volume 4, nos. 1 and 2.
November 1907-08.
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June 1910-11.
Proceedings.
Annual report, 1909. Traffic census.
Annual report, 1912. Traffic census on State highways, etc.
Report, 1912. Knowledge of traffic a prerequisite to selection of pave-
ment.
Annual report, 1913. French and English costs, road building and
maintenance.
Annual reports 1906 to 1913. Automobile regulations, etc.
Annual Reports 1907 to 1913. Telephone investigations, rates, etc.
State Board of Agriculture
Annual report 1900. Better roads for Massachusetts.
Prize essays on roads and road making. 1870.
State Board of Education
Annual report 1902. Comments on cost of conveyance of children to and
from schools.
State Library
Extracts from public hearings given during 1892 in various counties of
State regarding width of wagon tires.
Boston Public Library
Preliminary report of the highway commission.
State Legislature
Senate document 164, 1875. Report of Board of Agriculture on most
suitable width of rims of wheels of loaded wagons.
House document 253, 1880. Report on subject of "broad rimmed
wheels."
Michigan
State Highway Department
Biennial reports 1905-06 to 1911-12.
Bulletin 1. Care of earth roads, 1910. F. F. Rogers.
Bulletin 2. Gravel roads, 1911. F. F. Rogers.
Bulletin 3. The county road system, 1911. F. G. Randall, (out of
print.)
Bulletin 4. Macadam roads, 1912. F. F. Rogers.
Circular discussing the county road system, 1914. F. F. Rogers.
Supplementary annual report, 1913. F. F. Rogers.
Minnesota
State Highway Commission
Reports 1 to 4, 1905-07 to 1909-10, 1911.
Bulletin 1. Construction and maintenance of earth roads. G. W.
Cooley.
Bulletin 2. Rules and regulations of State highway department of
Minnesota.
Bulletin 3. Rules and regulations of State highway department of
Minnesota.
Bulletin 4. Better roads for Minnesota. Address by Hon. Logan Waller
Page.
Bulletin 5. Additional rules and regulations for the construction and
improvement of State roads.
Bulletin 6. Report of the State highway engineer on highway systems
of foreign countries.
Bulletin 7. Additional rules and regulations for the construction of State
roads and bridges.
Bulletin 8. Specifications for Roads and Culverts.
BULLETINS, CIRCULARS AND DOCUMENTS 341
Bulletin 9. Specifications for Bridges.
Circular 1. Preliminary information.
Circular 2. Highway commission law. chapter 163, General Laws
1905.
Circular 3. Partial digest of the laws pertaining to the highway com-
mission and expenditures of the State aid funds.
Circular 4. Special report to senate for 1912 road work.
Circular 5. Method of proceedure for establishment of State rural high-
ways.
Circular 6. Opinion of attorney general regarding expense accounts
of assistant engineers.
Bulletin 10. Additional rules and regulations for construction of State
roads.
Bulletin 11. Specification for metal culverts.
Mississippi
Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 67, 1901. Good dirt roads for Mississippi.
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 3. Road construction and maintenance.
Missouri
Quite a list of publications is reported by the State highway engineer,
covering all that have been issued in the State, but, as all of the publica-
tions are out of print, none are listed.
Montana
Montana Goods Roads Convention
Minutes of proceedings, Billings, Mont., 1810.
State Office of Farmers' Institutes
Montana Farmers' Bulletin 2. Better roadi.
Montana Highway Commission
Specifications for maps and surveys, 1914.
Montana Highway Commission
Road Pamphlet 1. Road Drag, 1914.
Montana Road Pamphlet 2. Drainage.
Nebraska
State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Press Bulletins. No. 33. Construction and use of the road drag.
L. W. Chase.
Nevada
State Engineer
Biennial reports, 1903-04 to 1911-12.
New Hampshire
State Engineer
Biennial reports of the governor and council, and of the State engineer
relative to highway improvements, 1905-06 to 1911-12.
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 30. Experiments in road making. C. H. Pettee.
Bulletin 46. Road construction and maintenance in New Hampshire.
Bulletin 77. Road construction in New Hampshire.
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State Legislature. House
Journal, 1893. Report of committee on roads, bridges, and canals
accompanying joint resolution for appropriation for highways.
State Board of Agriculture
Making and repairing roads. M. Humphrey, 1872.
Annual report, 1894-96. Proceedings of first good roads convention.
State Bureau of Labor
Biennial report, fourth, 1901-02. New Hampshire highway statistics
with tables showing by town and county, taxes assessed for all purposes,
amount expended on highways, amount expended for repairing of high-
ways in summer, amount expended in breaking roads in winter, number
of miles of highway, daily wages, etc.
State Engineer
Biennial Report 1905-06 to 1909-10.
Biennial Report State Superintendent of Highways 1911-12.
New Jersey
Commissioner of Public Roads
Annual reports, 1894 to 1913.
Agricultural Experiment Station
Report for 1901. Road construction.
New Mexico
Territorial Engineer
Second biennial report to the governor. Construction of good roads,
p. 165. Cost of road construction, p. 176.
State Engineer
Third biennial report, 1911, 1912.
State Roads Commission
Annual report, 1912.
New York
State Department of Highways
Proceedings of the first to third semi-annual conference of the State
commission and county superintendents of highways of the State of
New York, 1909, 10.
State Department of Highways. Bureau of Research
Annual Report, 1909, 10. Two volumes.
State Commission of Highways
Reports, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912.
State Commission of Highways. Bureau of Town Highways
Bulletin 1. Practical suggestions and directions to highway officials
relating to construction and improvement, repair and maintenance of
town highways and bridges. F. D. Lyon.
State Engineer and Surveyor
Annual report, 1899. History of road improvements during year;
arranged by roads.
Annual report, 1899. Engineer's suggestions regarding employment of
prison labor to improve public highways of State^.
Annual Reports, 1901, 02. Suggestions regarding improvement of vari-
ous State highways funded by means of issuing State bonds bearing
interest and to be redeemed in course of seventeen years from issue.
Annual reports, 1902, 03. Proceedings of third and fourth annual good
roads convention of board of supervisors of New York State held at
Albany.
Annual reports, 1902, 03. Compilation of laws for improvement of
public highways.
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Annual reports, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908.
Bulletin 1. Improvement of public highways (1899).
Bulletin 2. Improvement of public highways (1899).
Bulletin 3. Improvement of public highways. Instructions for obtain-
ing State aid in the improvement of public highways (1901).
Bulletin 4. Issued by U. S. Department of Agriculture as Public Roads
Inquiries Bulletin 22.
Bulletin 5. Proceedings of fourth annual supervisors' highway con-
vention of State of New York (1903).
Bulletin 6. Proceedings of fifth annual supervisors' highway conven-
tion of State of New York (1904).
Bulletin 7. Improvement, repair and maintenance of public highways
(1904).
Bulletin 8. Comparison of progress during period in which the State aid
law has been in operation in New York State (1905).
Bulletin 9. Proceedings of the sixth annual good roads convention of the
board of supervisors of the State of New York (1905).
Bulletin 10. Road Red Book (1905).
Bulletin 11. Comparison of progress during the period in which the
State aid law has been in operation in New York State (1906).
Bulletin 12. Road Red Book (1906).
Bulletins 13, 14, 15. Comparisons of progress during operation of
State aid law (1907, 1908).
Proceedings fourth to tenth semi-annual conference of State Highway
Commission and County Superintendents of Highways.
Location and drainage of highways. Extract from Bulletin 1.
Erection of culverts and shortspan bridges (Directions for). Extract
from Bulletin 1.
State Library
Legislature, Bulletins 16, 19-29, 31, 33, 35, and 36. 1902 to 1908.
State Prison Commission
Annual report, third, 1897. Employment of convict labor in building
and improving highways.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Annual report, 1900. Good roads and good schools.
State Agriculture Society
Annual report, 1896. Good roads.
Annual report, 1897. Necessity for State aid to roads. O. D. Dorner.
State Museum
Bulletin, vol. 4, no. 17. Road materials and road building in New York
(1897).
State Senate
Document 26 (1896), vol. 5. Report of special committee on good roads.
Document 27 (1903), vol. 6. Memorial regarding constitutional amend-
ment to enable State to maintain commercial supremacy by develop-
ment of main highways and issue of bonds to aid in their construction.
Document 74 (1850), vol. 2. Report of secretary of State regarding num-
ber and length of plank roads of State.
North Carolina
State Geological and Economic Survey
Bulletin 4. Road materials and road construction of North Carolina
1893. J. A. Holmes and W. Cain.
Economic Papers. 2 Some recent Road Legislation in North Caro-
lina.
5. Highway commission.
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Bulletin 1. Recent road legislation in North Carolina.
27. Highway work in North Carolina, 1911.
28. Culverts and small bridges for country roads, 1912.
30. Proceedings of North Carolina Good Roads Association.
32. Public Roads are Public Necessities.
Good Roads Circulars. 1 to 97, 1902-1914.
Biennial Reports, 1909, 1910, 1912.
North Dakota
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Reports for 1896. Coal and wood ashes for drive-ways and walks.
State Engineer
Biennial reports, first to fifth, 1910-12.
Bulletin on highway laws of State, 1912.
Ohio
State Highway Department
Annual reports from 1905.
Bulletin 1. Preliminary instructions and forms. Sam Houston.
Bulletin 2. Construction of country roads. Sam Houston.
Bulletin 3. Maintenance of country roads. Sam Houston.
Bulletin 4. State supervision and State aid. Sam Houston.
Bulletin 5. Convict labor for road improvement. Sana Houston
Bulletin 6. Condition and cost of country roads in Ohio.
Bulletin 7. Revised instructions and forms. Sam Houston.
Bulletin 8. Road laws of Ohio (exhausted).
Bulletin 9. Proposed amended State aid law. Sam Houston.
Bulletin 10. Road laws of Ohio. Exhausted.
Bulletin 11. Highway maps of the counties of Ohio (exhausted).
Bulletin 12. Report of experiments to determine the comparative value
of various road binding materials.
Bulletin 13. Supplemental report of Nelson Avenue experimental road
and report of experiments in binding gravel and crushed gravel with
tar and asphalt, and also in constructing a waterbound road of gravel.
Bulletin 14. An act creating a State highway department and provid-
ing aid in construction and maintenance of highways (supply Exhausted
but a revised copy in hands of printer.)
Bulletin 15. Supplemental report No. 2 on Nelson Avenue experimental
road and supplemental report No. 1 on experimental road in Darke
County.
Bulletin 16. The effect of wagon roads.
Bulletin 17. Earth roads.
Bulletin 18. A review of the work of the State highway department.
Bulletin 19. South High Street experimental road (preliminary issue).
Bulletin 20. Instructions for dragging roads and road dragging laws.
Bulletin 21. Legislation pertaining to the construction, improvement,
maintenance and repair of roads and bridges by the State highway
department and an act providing for a levy and designating the main
market roads.
Oklahoma
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 21. Road making and repairing. 1896.
State Geological Survey
Bulletin 2. Preliminary report on rock asphalt, asphaltic petroleum,
and natural gas in Oklahoma. 1911.
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Bulletin 7. Preliminary report on the clays and clay industries of Okla-
homa. 1911.
Bulletin 8. Preliminary report on the road materials and road condi-
tions of Oklahoma. L. C. Snider. 1911.
State Department of Highways
Bulletin 1. Concrete culverts and bridges.
Bulletin 2. Metal culverts.
Biennial report, 1911, 1912.
Oregon
State Engineer
Biennial Reports. 1905-06 to 1911-12.
State Agricultural College. Department of Geology and Mining Engineer-
ing.
Bulletin 1. Road materials in the Williamette Valley. H. M. Parks.
1911.
Bulletin 2. Highway improvement — earth roads and culverts. E. F.
Ayers.
State University
Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 2. Tendencies in recent American road legislation.
F. G. Young.
Bulletin, vol. 9, no. 5. The economics of the Oregon good roads prob-
lem. 1912. F. G. Young.
Bulletin, vol. 10, no. 5, Concrete Roads vs.Macadam, E. H. McAllister.
Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Annual reports from 1904.
Bulletin 1. Supervisors and their duties.
State Department of Agriculture
Bulletin 15. Good roads for Pennsylvania, 1896.
Bulletin 66. Pennsylvania road statistics by townships. John Hamil-
ton.
Bulletin 69. The road making materials of Pennsylvania. M. C.
Ihlsing.
Bulletin 121. Address of Hon. J. W. Hunter, State highway commis-
sioner.
Rhode Island
State Commissioner of Highways
Annual reports, 1895-96, to 1896-97.
State Board of Public Roads
Annual reports from 1902.
State Board of Agriculture
Annual Report, 1899. Advantages of State aid to farmers. W. W.
Armstrong.
State General Assembly
Report of the joint committee to examine into the condition of roads
and public highways of the State, 1895.
South Carolina
State Superintendent of Public Works
Report, 1832.
State Agricultural Experiment Station. Clemson Agricultural College
Bulletin 48. Broad and narrow tires.
346 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Handbook of South Carolina issued by Department of Agriculture, Com-
merce and Immigration, 1908.
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries Reports for the
years of 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913.
The economic value of good roads, 1910.
Bulletin. Good roads — How to build and maintain them. M. Goode
Homes, C.E., University of South Carolina, January, 1912.
Route books, 5 vols. 1912.
South Dakota
State Engineer
Reports, first to fourth; 1906 to 1911-12.
Bulletin 3. Good roads, 1912.
Report of State highway commission to the governor for last six months,
1913 (just out).
Tennessee
State Highway Commission
Special message of Governor Malcolm R. Patterson to the 57th General
Assembly, January, 1911.
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin, vol. 3, no. 3, 1890. Road construction.
Texas
State University — Mineral Survey
Bulletins, 1901 to 1904. Nine volumes. 1. Texas petroleum, 1901.
3. Coal, lignite and asphalt rocks, 1902.
Utah
State Road Commission
First biennial report, 1909-10.
Second biennial report, 1911-12.
Road laws of the State, 1909.
Road and highway laws, 1912.
State University — State School of Mines
Bulletin 2. Tests of macadam rock.
Bulletin 3. Construction and maintenance of earth roads.
Bulletin 4. Economical design of reinforced concrete.
State Engineer
Fourth biennial report, 1903-04.
Fifth bienniel report, 1905-06.
Sixth biennial report, 1907-08.
Seventh biennial report, 1909-10.
Eighth biennial report, 1911-12.
Vermont
State Highway Commissioner
Reports, first t9 seventh; 1899-1900 to 1911-12.
State Board of Agriculture.
Biennial Report, second, 1873-74. Highways. A. B. Halbert.
State Legislature — Senate
Journal 1855. Report of committee on roads.
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Virginia
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 34, 1893. Road improvement.
State Highway Commissioner
Annual Reports, first to seventh; 1906-07 to 1910-11, 1912, 1913.
State Board of Public Works
Reports, 1816, 1818, 1819-20, 1823 to 1847, 1849 to 1855, 1866 to 1876.
Washington
State Highway Department
Bulletin 1. State and county road laws by legislature of 1907.
Bulletin 2. Report to Governor of Washington on convict labor on State
roads.
Bulletin 3. State aid roads.
State investigating committee, highway department. Report of the
board of control on State rock crushing plants; working convicts on
State roads and at crushing plants.
Biennial reports, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912.
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 39, 1899. Road improvement.
State Geological Survey
Bulletin 2. The road materials of Washington.
West Virginia
State Highway Inspector
Partial report, 1908.
State Department of Public Roads
Biennial Report, first, 1909-10.
Circular, September, 1909. Construction and use of split-log drag.
Circular, August, 1910.
Circular, September, 1910.
Circular, October, 1910.
Bulletin 1. Road drags, their construction and use. H.E.Williams.
Bulletin 2. To the county road engineers.
Bulletin 3. Opinion of the attorney general in regard to the road and
bridge funds of West Virginia.
State road map, 1911.
Bulletin 1. Road law, July, 1913.
Bulletin 2. Road officials, February, 1914. County and State.
Circular 1. Sign posts.
Circular 2. Rules for testing material.
Circular 3. Duties county officials.
Wisconsin
State Geological and Natural History Survey
Road pamphlet, 1907.
Bulletin 10 (Economic Series 6). Highway construction. 1903.
Bulletin 18 (Economic Series 11). Rural highways of Wisconsin. W. O.
Hotchkiss. 1906.
Road Pamphlet 1. Earth roads. A. R. Hirst. 1907 and 1909.
Road Pamphlet 2. Earth road drag. A. R. Hirst.
Road Pamphlet 3. Stone and gravel roads. A. R. Hirst.
Road Pamphlet 4. Culverts and bridges. A. R. Hirst.
Road Pamphlet 5. First biennial report of the Highway Division.
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Engineering Record. $3.00 per year. Weekly. Published by McGraw Pub-
lishing Company, 239 West 39th Street, New York City.
Good Roads. $2.00 per year. Weekly. Published by E. L. Powers Com-
pany, 150 Nassau Street, New York City.
Kansas Good Roads Advocate. 50 cents per year. Monthly. Published by
the Kansas State Good Roads Association.
Manufacturers Record $4.00 per year. Weekly. Published by Manufact-
urers Record Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
Michigan Roads and Forests. $1.00 per year. Monthly. Published by the
State Review Publishing Company, 70 Larned Street West, Detroit,
Michigan.
Municipal Engineering. $2.00 per year. Monthly. Published by Munic-
ipal Engineering Company, Charles C. Brown, Editor, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Municipal Journal. $3.00 per year. Weekly. Published by Municipal
Journal and Engineer, Inc., 50 Union Square, New York City.
Pacific Builder and Engineer. $5.00 per year. Weekly. Published by Ful-
ler Publishing Company, Pacific Building, Seattle, Washington.
The Road Maker. $1.00 per year. Monthly. Joe L. Long, Publisher,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Rock Products. $1.00 per year. Monthly. Published by The Francis
Publishing Company, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Southern Good Roads. $1.00 per year. Monthly. Published by Southern
Good Roads Publishing Company, Lexington, North Carolina.
The Surveyor. 32 s. per year. Weekly. Published by St. Bride's Press,
Ltd., 24 Bride Lane, Fleet-Street, London, E. C. ,England.
Zeitschriftfur Transportwesen und Strassenbau. 24 marks per year. Issued
three times a month. Published by Julius Englemann, Berlin W. 36,
Lutzowstr. 97, Germany.
REFERENCE LIST OF PAPERS, ADDRESSES AND
MAGAZINE ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 1913
Papers Presented at Third American Road Congress, Detroit,
Michigan, 1913
Published by the American Highway Association
Federal aid in road construction. By David F. Houston, Secretary of
Agriculture. (Apportionment of aid — States as road units.)
Sand-clay road maintenance in North and South Carolina. By Leonard
Tufts. (Comparison of maintenance costs with maintenance of more
expensive types — explanation of methods.)
Gravel roads — construction and maintenance. By S. P. Hooker. (Con-
struction— cost — special treatment — maintenance-100-mile units for
patrol.)
Highway accounting, with special reference to maintenance. By H. P.
Gillette. (Need for itemized accounts of highway property— main-
tenance signifies repairs and renewals — suggestion for a property ac-
count for roads— should be two sets of ledgers, maintenance and
construction — need for detailed unit cost-keeping.)
Legal suggestions of importance to road contractors. By W. L. Bowman.
(Contracts — satisfaction clauses — contract work — duties of the engi-
neer— construction of contracts — repairs.)
Financing road improvement. By William G. Edens. (Thorough investi-
gation of types of road urged — federal aid, convict labor, centralizing
legislation in Illinois analyzed.)
Labor problem in road construction. By P. St. J. Wilson. (Funds availa-
ble in counties — convict labor — cost of convict labor.)
Merit system in road management. By J. T. Doyle. (Civil service appoint-
ments.)
Bituminous construction. By S. D. Foster. (Methods of construction
followed by Pennsylvania State highway department— selection of
material — binders — durability. )
Lessons from the International Road Congress. By Col. Wm. D. Sohier.
(New streets and roads — money for new roads — roads in France — drain-
age ditches — English roads — maintenance — resurfacing — character of
English tars.)
Bond issues for road improvement. By S. E. Bradt. (Need for improve-
ment— magnitude of project — permanency of improvement.)
California's $18,000,000 State highway system. By A. B. Fletcher. (Types
of work — thin concrete roads, f inches wearing surface — maintenance.)
Concrete highway construction. By A. N. Johnson. (Preparation of con-
crete— action under temperature changed — expansion joints— lon-
gitudinal cracks and prevention — one and two course construction —
curing concrete — thickness of concrete roads — crown — finish — organiza-
tion of working force — relative progress of construction — maintenance.)
Concrete roads. By F. F. Rogers. (Present condition of Wayne County
roads in detail — construction of each and history maintenance — effect
of sub grade defects.)
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Convict labor in highway construction. By Joseph Hyde Pratt. (Due
return to society — road work best work for convict — healthy — publicity
does not have bad influence — permits permanently organized force
better than with free labor — frees community from tramps — results
beneficial in road improvement — teaches convict useful occupation —
honor system wide spread.)
Roads of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. By J. S. Gillespie. (Asphaltic
concrete roads carry heavy traffic for three years with no expense for
repairs— old macadam base — brick pavements — patrol system of high-
way maintenance.)
Essential features in good brick road construction. By Jas. M. McCleary.
(Work of Cuyahoga Company, Ohio — drainage — curbs — sand cushion —
laying of brick — rolling — filling joints.)
Park drives and boulevards. By Linn White. (Intense traffic in Chicago —
asphaltic pavement — cross section views — asphaltic mixing plant —
plant foreman's report — surface crew — square yards laid — proper
setting.)
Protection and upkeep of road equipment. By D. J. Hauer. (Small con-
tracts increase cost of equipment — best materials cheapest in long run —
machinery should be protected when not in use.)
Selection of road materials. By L. W. Page. (Description of machinery
for testing road materials, and various tests — value of such tests — road
binders and dust preventives.)
Systematizing purchase of road materials and equipments. By H. G.
Shirley. (Methods of Maryland State roads commission.)
Unsurfaced roads. By W. S. Keller. (Need for relocation and better grades
and drainage only means to improve some roads — need for careful
construction of earth roads — use of drag for maintenance — use of
statute labor in Southern United States for maintaining roads.)
Treatment of raveled macadam. By E. A. Stevens. (Ravelling due to
improper construction, overload and neglect — importance of fixed as
well as operating charges — methods of treatment.)
Waterway structures. By A. R. Hirst. (Need for drainage structures—
work in Wisconsin — classification of bridges in Wisconsin by length of
spans — foundations . )
Magazine Articles1
FROM "BETTER ROADS"
January, 1913
Organization of a State highway department. By Maj. W. W. Crosby.
Pp. 60-64. Essentials in formation of a State highway department,
State commission of three is best, chief engineer also needed and two
assistant engineers.)
Story of Cumberland and United States Road or National Pike. By Morris
Schaff. Pp. 64-68. Historical essay. Illus.)
February, 1913
Story of Cumberland and United States Road or National Pike (continued).
By Morris Schaff . Pp. 36-39. (Historical essay.)
Development of a State system of highways. By Jas. R. Marker. Pp.
40-46. (Work in Ohio: Legislation, method of selecting roads to be
improved — State aid — types of roads.)
1 In the preparation of this reference list the Editor was much indebted
to Mr. W. W. Sniffin, Librarian, United States Office of Public Roads, for
valuable assistance.
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Why every State should adopt the Highway Commission and State aid
plan. By L. W. Page. Pp. 46-51. (Historical review of State aid in
United States — waste of road appropriations in Louisiana — State aid
gives equitable distribution of road taxation from automobiles — State
aid means expert supervision — abolition of labor tax recommended.)
History of Cumberland Road. Pp. 55-59. (Address by Judge J. M. Lowe. )
March, 1913
Argument by Senator Swanson in favor of House Bill 8003. Pp. 26-27.
(Provides for federal aid in improvement and maintenance — initiative
rests with State or locality — national government pays one-half — dis-
tribution is one-half on ratio of population of State to total popula-
tion and one-half on ratio of star routes or rural delivery routes in
State to total in United States— no State to receive less than $100,000.)
National Old Trails Road, Ocean to Ocean— H. R. Bill 28188. Pp. 28-29.
(Provides for road from Washington, D. C. to California over several
historic roads and trails.)
Shackleford Roads Bill. Pp. 29. (Federal aid — provides classification of
roads according to grades, length, topography, surface material, width,
etc.)
Observations on inter-county State aid system for Illinois. By Chas. D.
Stilwell. Pp. 42-45. (Example given of work in Saline County town-
ships— condemnation of hard roads law of Illinois — cost of inter-
county roads — Springer bill providing for bond issues, etc.)
Ohio State University winter course in highway engineering. Pp. 46-47.
(Catalogue of courses given.)
May, 1913
Convict labor on Colorado roads. Pp. 31-32. (Large mileage of roads
built at small cost.)
Lifting Ohio out of the mud. Pp. 34-46. (Work of Ohio Good Roads
Federation — Hudson-Hite bill — amount of money needed — Portage
County plan — road drag law — road materials by prison labor — codifica-
tion of Ohio road laws — State highway law as amended, April 19, 1913.)
Brick roads, material, construction and maintenance. By Theodore A.
Randall. Pp. 47-51. (Brick pavements cheapest ultimately — no ex-
cuse for poor work — comparison between different sections of brick
roads — New York's splendid brick roads — reasons for superiority of
brick roads — brick roads dustless.)
June, 1913
Commercial organizations and public roads — By G. Grosvenor Dawe.
Pp. 11-13. (Commercial organizations helping cause of good roads —
examples from different localities.)
Glutrin. By W. M. Whitelaw. Pp. 16-20. (Brief description of road bind-
ers— effect of glutrin on road materials.)
National highways. By Chas. H. Davis. Pp. 30-35. (Argument for
federal aid.)
Bituminous materials for road building. By Allerton S. Cushman. Pp.
35-36. (Discussion of types and specifications.)
Some features of macadam construction. By T. R. Agg. Pp. 37-38.
(Size of road materials — screenings — advantages in bituminous mac-
adam roads — method of construction — binders.)
Distillation of tar§, methods of determination and value in specifications.
Pp. 38-41. (Sources of variation in distillation — distillation of creo-
sote— distillation tests — -comparison of refined tars — specifications,
Massachusetts, New York, England, etc.)
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Specifications for patented pavements. Pp. 43-47. (Sample proposal or
bid — bituminous pavements — amiesite — filbertine — warrenite. )
Petrographic study of road building rocks in Office of Public Roads. Pp.
47-49. (Analysis of inorganic road material — classification of material
— general classification of rocks for road making — mineral constituents
of rocks used for road making.)
Mixing plants used in construction of the Topeka bituminous concrete
pavements of Borough of Queens in 1912. By A. F. Gruenthal. Pp.
49-51. (Description of contracts let and various plants.)
Location and relocation of roads. By Wm. J.Roberts. Pp. 53-54. (Grades
— alignment.)
July, 191$
Prospective opportunities for highway engineers in a National highways
department. By Chas. H. Davis. Pp. 26. (Statement of improved
roads compared with unimproved.)
Consistency of bituminous materials — its determination and value in speci-
fications. Pp. 32-35. (Description of machinery and tests.)
Fixed carbon in bituminous materials — its determination and value in speci-
fications. Pp. 37-40. (Methods of determining presence and calcu-
lations for amounts — value of fixed carbon — characteristics.)
Methods for testing toughness of bituminous materials. Pp. 40-41.
Bituminous gravel concrete pavements. Pp. 41-45.
History of tar-concrete pavements in Ontario. By W. A. McLean. Pp.
45-48.)
August, 1918
Third International Road Congress. London, 1913. By Henry B. Drowne.
Pp. 44-51. (Bridge surfaces, plank, wood block, sheet asphalt, stone
block, brick, concrete, etc. — bituminous surfaces and pavements con-
structed by mixing method.)
September, 191$.
Cumberland Road in Congress in 1829. Pp. 42-43. (Historical essay.)
Third International Road Congress. London, 1913. By Arthur H. Blan-
chard. Pp. 43-45. (Discussion of work of the Congress.)
Earth roads. By A. N. Johnson. Pp. 50-53. Better earth roads possible
— principles of construction — best methods require a little work done
often — necessity for dragging at all seasons.)
Historic places along Old National Pike, west of Zanesville, Ohio. Pp.
53-56. (Mostly illustrations.)
Road conditions in Illinois. Pp. 57-63. (Road legislation— new State aid
law.)
October, 1913
Needs of Pennsylvania highways. By Chas. E. Foote. Pp. 43-44. (Need
of bond issue and immediate work.)
Discussion of patents on bituminous concrete pavement. By Warren
Brothers Company. Pp. 52-55.
Traffic and roads. By Col. Wm. D. Sohier. Pp. 55-58. (Economic hauling
necessary — traffic indicates kind of road required — traffic censuses in
Massachusetts — methods of tabulating — attractive scenery made
accessible bv good roads — weight of traffic — narrow tires.)
Road conditions in Illinois (continued.) Pp. 59-64. (Road legislation-
State aid.)
November, 191$
American Road Congress, Detroit, 1913. Pp. 14. (Resolutions adopted.)
Cross Alaska in motor truck. Pp. 18-19. (Expedition by United States
army engineers.)
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Bond issues for road improvement. Pp. 21-23. (Care required in making
bond issues — need for immediate road improvement — vast amount of
money required.)
December, 1913
Road conditions in Louisiana. Pp. 5-9,56. (Forms of State aid, monetary,
convict, road outfit, force account — roads to be improved — road legis-
lation, State aid.)
Highways of Europe. By John C. Nicholson. P. 10. (Conditions of
traffic — roads in France and Switzerland.)
Embankment in road construction. By George C. Warren. Pp. 14r-15,
56, 58. (Proper and improper settlement.)
Digest of state road laws in Massachusetts. By Col. Wm. D. Sohier.
Pp. 20.
International Road Congress, London, 1913. Pp. 28-29. (Roads in Eu-
rope— cost of road systems.)
FROM "CANADIAN ENGINEER"
January, 2, 19 IS
Specifications for various pavements. Pp. 103-106. (Brick on concrete
foundation — rocmac — waterbound macadam.)
Bituminous pavements for city streets. By Geo. W. Tillson. Pp. 108-
109. (Type of asphalts used — construction of pavement — maintenance
and repair — life of asphalt pavements — asphalt block pavements.)
January 9, 1913
Oil for macadam roads. Pp. 158.
Costs of macadam roads of different thicknesses. Pp. 159-160. (Tables
showing costs of roads, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 inches thick.)
February 20, 1913
Asphaltic concrete and sheet asphalt pavements. Pp. 350-352. (Specifi-
cations adopted by Vancouver, British Columbia.)
February 27, 1913.
Brick pavements for country roads. By Wm. C. Perkins. Pp. 367-370.
(Roads in New York State.)
March 6, 1913
Plant equipment. By F. E. Ellis. Pp. 390-392. (Machines and tools
used in highway engineering.)
Some features of macadam construction. By T. R. Agg. Pp. 397-402.
(Requisites for good construction— stone, rolling, gravel bond, foun-
dation, screenings, binder, durability of water-bound-macadam, etc.)
March 13, 1913
Bascule bridges. Pp. 419-423. (Early French bascules — Belidor and
Delill's construction — J. C. Ardagh — Derch6 system — Poncelet system
— revolving arch with bascule floor — suspended series of falling
counterweights — revival of Poncelet system.)
Repair and maintenance of roads. By Dr. L. I. Hewes. Pp. 424r-426.
(Need for greater centralization in roads — use of statute labor to be
condemned — county road system should be carefully planned — order
of improvement of roads defined — need for systematic set of highway
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accounts — method of maintaining earth roads — use of drag — main-
tenance of macadam, gravel and bituminous-macadam roads — need for
skilled engineers.)
Road construction course at University of Toronto. Pp. 428.
Earth and gravel roads. By Robert C. Terrell. Pp. 432-434. (Method of
construction — location — roads in Kentucky.)
March 20 1913
Road construction. By W. A. McLean. Pp. 458-460. Materials— road
classification — trunk roads — county or main market roads — township
roads — binder — coursing stone — gravel roads — methods of construc-
tion— rolling.)
March 27, 191S
Portland cement tests. By Max Gary. Pp. 485-486. Accelerated tests
in France.)
April 10, 1913
Road metals. By W. A. McLean. Pp. 551-552. (Distributing power-
depth of materials — water-proofing — method of placing stone — dura-
blity under wear — quality of stone.)
Costs of concrete pavement. Pp. 558. (Table of costs of pavements in
various cities of United States.)
May 1, 1913
Costs of concrete pavements. By C. M. Boynton. Pp. 655-656. (Material
costs of one and two course work — Wayne County roads.)
Usefulness of county engineers. Pp. 663-666. (Types of poor bridge and
culvert construction.)
Limitations of bituminous carpet surfaces. By A. W. Dean. Pp. 668-669.
(Character of road crust — character of carpet itself — character of
traffic.)
May 88, 1913
Tests — loading until breaking point of a 100-foot arch bridge. By V. L.
Elmont. Pp. 739-744. (Test of exhibition bridge at Dusseldorf,
Germany.)
Concrete culverts for country roads, by N. Carolina Geological and Eco-
nomical survey. Pp. 758-761. (Concrete waterways — cost of concrete
and labor-material laid down at culvert.)
June 5, 1913
Concrete culverts. By F. H. McKechnie. Pp. 822-827. (Waterway area—
E lacing the culvert — foundation bed and foundations — typical speci-
cations for concrete structures — materials — proportioning materials
(gravel concrete, broken stone concrete) types of concrete culverts in
common use — concrete pipe culverts — distributed vertical load — distrib-
uted vertical and horizontal load — oblique load — resisting moments
and stresses.)
June 12, 1913
Concrete culverts. By F. H. McKechnie (continued.) Pp. 859-863. Old
rail culverts — I-beam culverts — box culverts — design of arch culverts —
reinforcing of culverts — costs of culvert construction.)
June 26, 1913
Highway construction with paint binder and its sheet asphalt surface.
By A. E. Loder. Pp. 908-909. (Description of road constructed in
California by State highway department.)
REFERENCE LIST 357
July 3, 191*
Conclusions regarding macadam road construction. Pp. 108-111. Thick-
ness and width — waterbound macadam — bituminous-macadam — esti-
mated cost of one mile of macadam road — analysis of sample tars —
construction costs.)
July 10, 1913
Suitable road surfaces for various kinds of traffic. By Wm. D. Sohier.
Pp. 135-137. (Motor-vehicle traffic — maintenance costs — bituminous
binders and dust layers for old roads — effect of traffic on bituminous
surfaces — failure of heavy oils — road failures caused by horse-drawn
traffic — hot oil blanket surface — table showing results.)
Road inspection in New Zealand. Pp.153. (Duties of inspector.)
Macadam roads constructed with tarry, bituminous or asphaltic binders.
Pp. 157-160. (Discussion of third International Road Congress — foun-
dation and drainage — sizes and shapes of broken stone for bituminous
bound surface crust — use of partially worn materials — various methods
of treatment — specifications — cost data.
July 17, 1913
Penetration method in macadam road construction. By W. W. Crosby.
Pp. 177-179. (Foundation and drainage — sizes and shapes of broken
stone — use of worn materials — thickness of strength crust — use of tar,
tarry compounds, asphalt, etc.)
Inter-attrition theory of road wear. Pp. 181-182.
Road resolutions adopted by the 1913, London, Congress. Pp. 189-193.
(Deals with various questions discussed at Congress.)
July 24, 1913
Some notes on macadam roads and pavements. By Fred L. Macpherson.
Pp. 197-202. (Macadam road construction — effect of speedy vehicles —
road treatments — advantage of pavements — width and construction of
pavements, brick, concrete — Doilarway — asphaltic mixture pavements.)
August 7, 1913
Opportunities for highway engineering in contractors organizations. By
H. B. Pullar. Pp. 264-265. (Greater diversity of work — satisfactory
work required — need for student of traffic and economic conditions.)
High pressure spray treatment of road surfaces. By Thos. Aitken. Pp.
280-283. (Effects beneficial penetration — refined tar best for surface
spraying because of dust — experiments in Scotland — bituminous-
macadam construction.)
Third International Road Congress. By A. H. Blanchard. Pp. 287-289.
(Organization of the Permanent Association — various discussions of
the 3d Congress.)
August 14, 1913
Drainage as affecting highway traffic. By W. Gregory. Pp. 310-311.
(Use of deep side drains.)
August 21, 1913
Determination of international temperature range in concrete arch bridges-
By C. S. Nichols and C. B. McCulloughinBull.30, Iowa State College-
Pp. 329. (Yearly range of temperature in Iowa about 80° F. — sunlight
influences interior of concrete — shrinkage of concrete — care to be taken
to prevent cracks.)
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A few comparative costs in road and pavement work. By F. L. Macpherson.
Pp. 333-334. (Macadam roads— cost in British Columbia.)
August 28, 1913
Road maintenance in England. By Chas. Vawser. P. 362. Foundations
to be solid — cost of construction and maintenance — bituminous roads —
value of good roads.)
September 4, 191$
Road maintenance and cost. By H. F. Gullan. Pp. 398-402. (Classifi-
cation of road surfaces — resurfacing treatment — tar— ^macadam road,
etc. — sett paving on existing foundations — sett paving on concrete
foundations — natural asphalt, hardwood and softwood paving — statis-
tics on road construction and maintenance — cleansing road surfaces —
cost of maintenance per square yard and cost per mile per annum of
18-foot roadway of various types.)
Street and pavement construction. By A. F. Macallum. Pp. 407-410.
(Macadam — asphalt — asphalt block — vitrified brick — stone block —
treated wooden blocks — grades.)
September 25, 1918
British Road Board. Pp. 490. (Organization — purposes — expenditures —
policies — income.)
Bituminous-concrete pavements. By W. B. Spencer. Pp. 493-496.
(Bituminous-macadam — bituminous-concrete — sheet asphalt — method
of construction, specifications, etc.)
October 2, 191S
Financing of road engineering. By Reginald Ryyes. Pp. 521-522. (Taxa-
tion to be general in sparcely settled districts — countries of varying
agricultural conditions require general taxation for road maintenance,
example in Great Britain.)
October 9, 1913
Concrete roads in Wayne Co., Michigan. Pp. 553. (Method of construc-
tion and cost.)
October 16, 191S
Traffic census in Massachusetts. Pp. 578-580. (Increases and changes in
traffic from 1909-1912— weight of traffic— average daily traffic.)
November 13, 1913
Value of the fixed carbon test. By H. B. Pullar. P. 703. (Fact that dif-
ferent methods are used is argument against tests — tests in Ohio show
value of method — valuable after so-called natural asphalts have been
fluxed with residuum oil.)
November 20, 19 IS
Fixed carbon text empirical. By L. M. Law. Pp. 738-739. (Adverse criti-
cism of test.)
November 27, 191^
Fixed carbon text. By J. W. Howard. Pp. 780-781. (Fixed carbon test
has no relation to finished quality of refined asphlat, asphalt cement or
road binder— it is a brand-identifying test.)
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December 4, 1918
Fixed carbon depends on crude. By Lester Kirschbraun. Pp. 801-805.
Not an indication of cracked oil if crude also has high fixed carbon.)
December 25, 1913
Cost of concrete road. By B. P. Lamport. P. 901. (Labor — material
and handling same — tables of items.)
FROM " ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING"
January 8, 1913
Methods of repairing cement concrete pavements. A. N. Johnson. Pp.
33-34. (Usually made with cement mortar or concrete — concrete
pavements in Belief ontaine, Ohio, Bad Axe, Michigan, Wayne County
Michigan, etc.)
Cost of object-lesson sand-clay roads constructed in 1911-1912 by the
United States Office of Public Roads. Review of Office of Public
Roads report for 1912. Pp. 34-36. (Cost and details of construction
of 15 sand-clay roads.)
Method of preparing plans and cross sections for road grading. Pp. 36-37.
Distillation of tar; Methods of determination and value in specifications.
Pp. 37-39. (Distillation of creosote — sample made from water-gas
tar — distillation test (Office of Public Roads, American Society of
Civil Engineers, American Railway and Maintenance of Way Asso-
ciation, American Society for Testing Materials) — extract from Massa-
chusetts, Illinois, New York highway commission specifications
— extract from specifications of Association for Standardizing Paving
Specifications.)
Supplementary reports on 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910 Dust Prevention and
Road Preservation experimental work of United States Office of Public
Roads. Pp. 39-40. (Review of 1910 progress report of Office of Public
Roads.)
January 15, 1913
Oil-cement concrete and bituminous concrete in experimental pavements
on Hillsdie Avenue, Queens Borough, New York City. Pp. 61-63. Re-
view of Office of Public Roads Circular giving progress report on Tar
and Oil experiments, 1911.)
Method for determining the toughness of bituminous materials. Pp. 64-65.
(Work of New York highway commission.)
January 22, 1913
Traffic census as a preliminary to road improvement. By Col. Wm. D.
Sohier. Pp. 94-96. (Traffic census in Massachusetts — changes of
traffic — width of roadway — effect of traffic on road surfaces — bituminous
binders as dust layers — heavy oils — comparison of weights of traffic per
yard of width of carriage way — oil surface.)
Value of traffic census in economical design of highways. By Col. Wm. D.
Sohier. Pp. 97. (Valuable as guide to design of wearing surfaces of
highways.)
Method of making a survey for a high-way improvement. By J. J. Cox.
Pp. 97-98.
Design by the method of the ellipse of elasticity. A. C. Janni Pp. 99-103.
(Pressure polygon for dead loads — temperature stresses — complete
method for the design of the elastic arch — investigation of particular
points — investigation of deflection.)
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Design of various types of highway bridges from the standpoint of modern
traffic. By F. H. Neff. Pp. 104-107. (Modern traffic (weight of
trucks, road rollers and traction engines) — speeds, dimensions — effects
and requirements of modern traffic — starting and stopping of cars —
clearance of bridges and bridge approaches — hand rails — structures
affected.)
January 29, 1913.
Method of laying wood block pavements. By H. S. Loud. Pp. 114-115.
(Setting curb— grading— concrete base— sand layer— specifications for
blocks.)
February 5, 191S
Method and cost of constructing a granitoid pavement in Pierce County,
Washington. By C. H. Swettser. Pp. 143-145. (Specifications for
granitoid pavement — superelevation of curves.)
Bituminous gravel concrete pavements. By S. J. Stewart. Pp. 145-146.
(Method of construction — gravel — costs.)
Petrographic study of road building rocks in United States Office of Public
Roads. Pp. 146-148. (Analysis of inorganic road materials — classifi-
cation of material — physical properties of road materials.)
Rock crushing by convict labor in Washington. Pp. 148-149. (Five rock
quarries owned by State — statement of conditions in each.)
Modern road making machinery and its uses. By T. R. Agg. Pp. 150-151.
(Kinds of machinery vary with types of roads — discussion of different
machines — machines needed for various classes of work.)
Consistency of bituminous material. — Its determination and value in speci-
fications. By W. W. Crosby. Pp. 152-154. (Value and definition of
term — machines used in tests — methods of tests.)
February 12, 191$
Some cost data on street paving. By W. W. Kerch. Pp. 170. (Work in
Granite City, Illinois.)
Bituminous materials: Their use and misuse. By C. S. Reeve. Pp. 170-
171. (Some details in methods of applying bituminous materials.)
Fixed carbon in bituminous materials ; Its determination and value in speci-
fications. By L. Kirschbraun. Pp. 172-174. (Considered in connection
with other analytical data, fixed carbon test is a valuable test — fixed
carbon in bituminous cements with various fluxes — analysis of residual
products — effect of character of crude on fixed carbon.)
February 19, 1913
Method and cost of brick paved country road construction in New York
State. By Wm. C. Perkins. Pp. 198-199. (Discussion of New York
brick work up to 1913.)
Limitations in use of bituminous carpet surfaces. By A. W. Dean. Pp.
200-201. (Limitations governed by character of crust, of carpet itself
and traffic.)
February 26, 1913
Relative advantages of laying brick pavements on sand foundations and
cement concrete foundations. Pp. 226-227. (Example drawn from
streets of Cleveland, Ohio.)
Some conditions affectingthe interaction of motor vehicle wheels and road
surfaces. By L. I. Hewes. Pp. 228-229. (Relation between speed,
effective horsepower and tractive resistance — horizontal velocities with
speed of machine at 30 M.P.H.)
REFERENCE LIST 361
Maintenance and repair of asphalt, bithulithic and creosoted wood block
pavements. By W. L. Hempelmann. Pp. 115-116. (New procedures
for maintenance of pavements.)
Experimental road construction at Chevy Chase, Maryland, by the United
States Office of Public Roads. Pp. 116-118. (Review of Office of Public
Roads publication.)
Country road construction with small quantities of gravel By G. W.
Allyn. Pp. 119. (Methods of construction described.)
March 5, 1913
Curves for determining areas of openings for road culverts and bridges
Pp. 255-256. (Illinois Society of Engineers and Surveyors, comparison
of results from run-off formulas, and area of openings for drainage area
of 10 square miles.)
Simple practical method for determining the stresses in a hingeless elastic
arch. By T. J. Wilkerson. Pp. 263-267. (Loading-moduli of elastic-
ity— temperature — determining length of span — floor system — depth
of rib — ordinates — dead load — live loads — temperature and rib short-
ening— details of design — rib reinforcement.)
A reinforced concrete highway bridge with five 161-foot arch spans. (Staff
article.) Pp. 267-268. (Constructed across Catawba River, near
Charlotte, North Carolina. )
The designing and methods and cost of constructing a flat slab reinforced
concrete highway bridge. By E. W. Robinson. Pp. 268-269.
March 1%, 1913
Concrete road construction in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and in Winona
County, Minnesota— O. B. Leland. Pp. 282-283. (Methods and costs
of construction — combination concrete and macadam road construction
in Winona County, Minnesota.)
Effect of heavy motor traffic on pavements (From The Surveyor) Pp. 284-285
(Reports of Metropolitan Paving Committee of London, England,
received from various borough surveyors in England.)
March 19, 191$
Some costs on construction of concrete pavement. By C. M. Boynton.
(Pp. 311-312.
March 26, 1913
A classification of road building rocks. By Chas. P. Berkey. Pp. 341-342.
(Petrographic classifications.)
April 2, 1913
Average unit prices of pavements constructed in 1912 in 568 cities. Pp.
373-381, 384-389. (Average amount — average price and some details of
brick pavement in 1912 in 257 cities — concrete pavements in 1912 in
140 cities — stone block pavements in 1912 in 47 cities— bithulithic pavements
in 1912 in 60 cities— wood block pavements in 1912 in 50 cities— mileage
of pavement proposed for 1913.)
Instructions of the bureau of highways, Manhattan Borough, New York
City, for the guidance of its inspectors of street paying. Pp. 379-384.
(General instructions — preparation of subfoundation — curbing — con-
crete foundation for pavement — sheet asphalt pavements — granite
block paving — asphalt block pavement — wood block pavement — instruc-
tions to district inspectors — instructions governing sidewalk repairs —
instructions to inspectors of repairs on old pavements.)
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April 9, 1913
Topeka Specifications, binder course. From Association for Standardizing
Paving Specifications. Pp. 417-418.
April 16, 191$
An accounting system of the Maryland State roads commission. Pp. 449-
451. (Classification of expenditures — entering rules for expenditures
in primary accounts.)
Value of specifications and tests for bituminous materials. By C. S. Reeve,
p. 452.
April 23, 1913
Organization of town highway departments. By Fred Bush. Pp. 454-455.
(Organization in New York — town superintendent of highways — reve-
nues for repair and maintenance — results obtained — defects matters of
detail, not of fundamental plan.)
April 30, 1913
The rock asphalt pavements of Lawton, Oklahoma. By F. B. King. Pp.
485-487. (Oklahoma natural rock asphalt base — Oklahoma natural
rock asphalt pavement, wearing surface.)
Road construction and maintenance in the Philippines. Pp. 487-488.
(Statistics of work accomplished since United States occupation.)
Clay clinker road construction. By W. W. Andrews. Pp. 488-489. (Ex-
perimental work in province of Saskatchewan — method of construction.)
Economic theory of drawbridge design. By H. G. Tyrrell. Pp. 500-502.
(Essentials — design — possible future improvement — provision for
travel under bridges — provision for road travel — duplex bridges — num-
ber of decks — provision for widening — number of trusses — general
outline — one or two leaves — tail anchors — skews — aesthetic treatment.)
Some features of highway bridge practice without engineering supervision.
By F. R. White and J. H. Ames. Pp. 502-504. (Failure of certain
bridges in Iowa owing to lack of engineering supervision.)
May 7, 1913
Highway maintenance costs in foreign countries. By A. W. Prescott and
J. E. Pennybacker. Pp. 514-515. (Review of publication of Joint
Committee on Federal Aid.)
Instructions for building State-aid roads in Wisconsin. By A. R. Hirst.
Pp. 515-516. (Width of surface — laying out subgrade or trench — plow
work — grader work — hand work — rolling subgrade — weights of material
— spreading — daily output — first course — harrowing — second course —
third course or screenings — flushing — trimming up).
Specifications of the Illinois highway commission for concrete road con-
struction. By A. N. Johnson. Pp. 517-518.
A comparative study of limiting span, maximum span and economic span
for suspension bridges and cantilever bridges. By D. B. Steinman.
Pp. 518-523. (Suspension bridges — estimate of cost — empiric formulas
for weights — maximum span — economic span — cantilever bridges —
estimate of cost — empiric formulas for weights of cantilever spans —
limiting spans — maximum practical span — largest cross-sections in
actual use — economic span — span of equal cost.)
REFERENCE LIST 363
May 14, 1913
Cost and service comparisons of motor trucks and horse drawn vehicles.
By Clinton Brettell. Pp. 538-542. (Motor trucking— fixed charges-
variable or mileage charges — horse trucking — fixed charges — variable
charges.)
Comparative statistics on cost of road construction (Staff article). Pp.
544-548. (Review of publication of Joint Committee on Federal Aid.)
May 21, 1913
Method and cost of asphaltic macadam construction on the boulevard
system of Kansas City, Missouri. By C. W. Redpath. Pp. 566-568.
(Cost of labor and materials in applying asphalt on macadam by pene-
tration method.)
May 28, 1913
Bituminous macadam construction by the Illinois highway commission
Pp. 594-595. (Apparatus — methods of construction.)
Highway construction with paint binder and its sheet asphalt surface.
By A. E. Loder. Pp. 595-596. (Construction in California.)
Cost of concrete road construction by the Illinois highway commission. By
A. N. Johnson. P. 596. (Review of work actually done.)
Conclusions and cost data on macadam construction in Illinois. Pp. 597-
599. (Conclusions as to thickness and width — on waterbound macadam
— on bituminous macadam — analysis of tars.)
Method of replacing a five-span through truss bridge with deck plate girder
spans, Chicago and Alton Railway. (Staff article.) Pp. 606-608.
(Construction over Kankakee River at Wilmington, Illinois.)
June 4, 1913
Should we "pay as we go" for roads and other public works. Pp. 621-622.
(Arguments in favor of bond issues.)
Bituminous gravel concrete road surfaces. By S. J. Stewart. Pp. 625-626.
(Specifications regarding gravel — causes for failure or success of bitu-
minous— gravel roads.)
Bituminous resurfacing by the Illinois highway commission in 1912. Pp.
626-627. (Experimental work of the commisison — cost of work on vari-
ous roads.)
Experimental road work of the public roads department of New Jersey.
By R. B. Gage. Pp. 629-630. (Gravel base with bituminous surface—
glutrin, westrumite — concrete on cobblestones and bituminous surface
— repairing gravel roads.)
Traversing bridges. By H. G. Tyrrell. Pp. 640-643. (Classification
(underbridges, overbridges, telescoping, traveling elevated, duplex) —
advantages and disadvantages — floors — wheels for traversing bridges
— weight — underbridges and overbridges — overbridges on hydraulic
pistons — over rolling bridges with projecting counterpoise — bridges
with movable rear roadway sections — telescoping bridges — elevated
ferries on piers — duplex bridges — retractile bridges — comparative cost
of various types.)
June 11, 1913
Repair and maintenance of macadam roads. By L. I. Hewes. Pp. 650-653.
(Review of Office of Public Roads Bulletin 48.)
Maintenance of sheet asphalt pavements. By F. P. Smith. Pp. 653-656.
(Traffic deterioration — effect of ageing and exposure — defects in con-
struction— repairing. )
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Instructions of the bureau of highways, Queens Borough, New York City,
to inspectors of highway improvements. Pp. 656-658. (General
instructions — grading — concrete — concrete curb — cement sidewalk —
blue stone curb — flagstone sidewalk — sheet asphalt pavement — asphal-
tic concrete — asphalt block — wood block — granite block — brick pave-
ment.)
June 18, 1913
Sand-clay road construction in Butler County, Alabama. By G. C. Scales.
P. 679. (Method of construction.)
Road management. By L. I. Hewes. Pp. 679-683. (Review of Office of
Public Roads Bulletin 48.)
Method of constructing an iron viaduct for 100 per cent increase in load.
By W. T. Curtis. Pp. 688-690. (Construction over Manistee River,
on Chicago and West Michigan Railway line.)
June 25, 1913
Instructions of the board of local improvements, Chicago, Illinois, to its
sub-inspectors of paving work. ) Pp. 708-709. (General — daily reports
— curb and gutter, etc. — concrete foundation — asphalt paving — asphal-
tic concrete — creosoted wood block — granite and brick paving.)
Comparison of different types of wearing surfaces used for the roadways of
bridges. By H. B. Browne. Pp. 43-46. (Plank, wood-block, sheet
asphalt, stone block, brick, concrete.)
July 16, 1913
Reinforced concrete paving at Port Huron, Michigan. By E. R. Whitmore.
Pp. 62-64. (Description of work — economy — cleanliness — accepta-
bility.)
Observations noted since 1908 as to the various causes of wear and of deter-
ioration of roadways. (Reports from 3rd International RoadCongress. )
Pp. 64-67. (iRoaaways in town and suburban districts — roadways in
suburban districts and open country; macadam, concrete, bituminous-
macadam, brick.)
July 23, 1913
Supplementary reports on the 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911 dust preven-
tion and road preservation experimental work of the United States
Office of Public Roads. Pp. 90-95. (Review of 1912 progress report on
dust prevention and road preservation, Office of Public Roads.)
Surface treatment and bituminous macadam construction with high pressure
spraying machines. By Thomas Aitken. Pp. 95-97. (Surface treat-
ment— bituminous-macadam construction. )
July 30, 1913
Experimental work in dust prevention and road preservation in 1912 by the
United States Office of Public Roads. Pp. 114-119. (Review of 1912
Office of Public Roads progress report.)
August 6, 1918
Comparative advantages of different types of roads. By J. R. Robbin.
Pp. 150-151. (Effect of traffic — difference between main trunk lines
and country roads — value of various binders — gravel surfaced roads —
park roads — surface treatments.)
Notes on the tar treatment of road surfaces. Pp. 152-153. (Proper foun-
dation necessary — application of tar, etc. — selection of binder.)
REFERENCE LIST 365
August 13, 1918
Design of a small bascule highway draw plan. By L. E. Moore. Pp.
179-181. (General conditions governing the design— description of
bridge superstructure — operating mechanism and counterweight —
description of pier — description of locking mechanism — cost data.)
August ISO, 191$
Practice and experience with algarrobo wood pavements in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. By C. C. Dassen. Pp. 198-199. (Method of construction
— curbs — concrete foundation — statistics — lif e. )
Organization of the engineering forces of the State Roads Commission of
Maryland. By W. W. Crosby. Pp. 199-201. (Aims of organization—
State-aid in Maryland — personnel — salaries and duties — contractors.)
Third International Road Congress, London, 1913. By A. H. Blanchard.
Pp. 201-202. (Work of the Congress— outline of discussions.)
August 27, 1913
Macadam construction with slag concrete binder. By A. Cornet. (Third
International Road Congress.) Pp. 226-227. (Description of slag
used — concrete binder — cost data and method of construction.)
English practice in wood paving. By A. Brown, E. E. Mawbey, W. N.
Blair and O. E. Winter. (Third International Road Congress.) Pp.
227-229. (Choice of woods — preservative process — methods of paving
in use — resistance to wear — methods of maintenance — cleansing ana
watering.)
September 3, 1913
The patch system of road maintenance. By Zdensko Vytvan. (Third
International Road Congress.) Pp. 263-264. (Constant patching
necessary — selection of materials and quantities — method of repairing.
Machine rammers for compacting broken stone. By C. Guillet. (Third
International Road Congress.) Pp. 264-265. (Description of machine
— method of application.)
Wood block pavements in Australia. By A. C. Mountain. (Third Interna-
tional Road Congress.) Pp. 265-266. (Classes of wood— durability of
pavements.)
Utilization of lead slag for pavement purposes. By D. C. Callais. (Third
International Road Congress.) P. 266. (Cost data — methods of con-
struction—experiments at Athens, Greece.)
Data for use in designing culverts and short span highway bridges. (Office
of Public Roads Bulletin 45.) Pp. 274-278, 279. (Area of waterway-
types of pipe culverts — vitrified clay pipe culverts — cast-iron pipe
culverts — corrugated iron pipe — concrete culverts — reinforcement —
box culverts — T-beam superstructures.)
Types of surfacing to be adopted on bridges and viaducts. (Third Inter-
national Road Congress.) Pp. 278-280. (Resolutions adopted by the
Congress.)
September 10, 1913
Planning of new streets and roads. By N. P. Lewis. Pp. 285-287. (Selec-
tion governed by traffic demands — need for radial roads — tramways —
isles of safety in cities — considerations governing planning of individual
roads or complete highway system.)
Authorities in charge of construction and maintenance of highway system
of France. By E. Marion. (Third International Road Congress.) Pp.
289-290. (Technical staff— staff of the Fonts and Chaussees— staff of
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the Agents-voyers, surveyors — workman staff — organization for con-
struction, maintenance and repairs — national roads, department roads
— urban and rural roads — system of inspection — national roads — de-
partment roads, roads of main communication and common interest.)
September 17, 1913
Data for use in designing culverts and short-span highway bridges. (From
office of Public Roads Bulletin 45, continued.) Pp. 324-328. (Arch
bridges and culverts— typical details (railings, end and wing walls,
abutment walls) — specifications for reinforced concrete bridge and
culvert construction.)
September 24, 1913
Summary of practice of various countries in construction of macadamized
roads bound with bituminous, tarry or asphaltic materials. (Third
International Road Congress.) Pp. 339-343. (Summary of reports
dealing with this topic — foundations and drainage — sizes and shapes of
broken stone for bituminous bound surface crust — use of partially
worn materials in bituminous bound surface crust — thickness and
composition of strength crust and of super or wearing crust under
different conditions — me of surface crust under different conditions of
traffic, weather, subsoil, etc. — relative importance of patching, repairs,
and periodical renewals of surface crust — extent of wear permissible
before renewal of surface coating — measurement of wear and appliances
used for this purpose — methods of bituminous treatments — relative
advantages and use of tar, tarry compounds, asphalt, bitumens, and
other materials — tests and chemical analysis of tarry, bituminous and
asphaltic compounds — climatic effects causing slipperiness of the road-
way and remedies — effect on public health, fish life or vegetation —
cleansing and watering.)
Work of Massachusetts highway commission in 1912. (From 1911-1912,
Massachusetts Highway Commission report.) P. 343. (Statistics of
year's work.)
October 1, 1913
Report on the use of concrete as a paving material. By P. E. Green. Pp.
367-370. (Description of experiments made — Highland Park, Michigan ;
Windsor, Ontario; Detroit, Michigan; Wayne County, Michigan —
maintenance — labor — resurfacing with Dolarway.)
Some principles relative to the design of large bridges with special reference
to the New Quebec bridge. By R. Modjeski. (Journal of Franklin
Institute.) Pp. 380-389. (Location — length of spans — types of super-
structure (Steel arches, simple spans, cantilever spans, suspension
bridges) — secondary stresses — materials. )
October 8, 1913
Construction in France of macadamized roads bound with tarry, bituminous
or asphaltic materials. By Wendor, LeGavrian, Mayer and Frontard.
(Third International Road Congress.) Pp. 401-405. (Roads super-
ficially tarred — grouted road surfaces — use of tar proper — examples of
road construction in various parts of France.)
Methods of securing good maintenance of earth roads. By W. S. Keller
(Third International Road Congress.) P. 425. (Patrol system of
macadam roads inadequate for earth roads — drag needed to help —
statute labor.)
REFERENCE LIST 367
Standard practice of Wisconsin Highway Commission for waterway struc-
tures. By A. R. Hirst. (American Road Congress.) Pp. 425-426.
(State aid in bridge construction — divided into 5 classes according to
length of span — bids for construction.)
October M, 191S
The technical and administrative organizations of the French road system —
By Jean de Pulligny. (American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceed-
ings, vol. 39, p. 1716. Pp. 449, 453^55, editorial.) (Technical organ-
ization— salaries (by departments.))
Traffic census of the Wayne County concrete roads. (Editorial.) P. 449.
Service records of concrete pavement with critical suggestions for obtaining
improved service. By F. F. Rogers. (American Road Congress.)
Pp. 450-453. (Statistics for various roads — defects in various roads.)
Some points relative to the design and shipment of plate girders. Bv C. H.
Marrs (From Applied Science, August.) Pp. 459-461. (Girders on
curves — loads and stresses — spacing of girders on curves — method of
bracing girders for shipment.)
October 29, 191$
Economies of highway location ; formulas and methods employed in locating
roads. By E. Masik (Third International Road Congress.) Pp.
478-483. (General direction — alignment — grades — method of locating
center line — longitudinal and cross sections — cross sections of Austrian
roads — curves — calculation of the maximum speed of fast motor cars.)
Observations on European paving methods and materials. By E. H.
Thomes. Pp. 483-485. (Pavement testing machine — pavement studies
in Liverpool — stone block pavement — wood block pavements.)
November 12, 191S
Internal temperature range in concrete arch bridges. P. 533. (Editorial
Review of Bulletin 30 Iowa State College— by C. S. Nichols and C. B.
McCullough. Pp. 546-555. (Previous experiments — Squaw Creek
arch, tests 1909-1910 — electrical thermometer measurements on Squaw
Creek arch, Boone Street, 1911-1912— experiments on the Walnut Street
Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa, 1911-1912— correlation of various results.)
Principles governing design and operation of construction equipment for
bituminous pavements. By F. P. Smith. (American Society of Civil
Engineers, Proceedings, vol. 39, p. 1735.) Pp. 536-537. (Drying and
heating the mineral aggregate — preparing and heating the cementing
material — mixing the hot mineral aggregate with hot asphalt cement —
rollers.)
New Rules and regulations governing traffic on New York highways. By
J. N. Carlisle. Pp. 537-538.
November 19, 1913
Pavement construction with bricks, laid flatwise or with the fiber in a verti-
cal position. By Jas. T. Tucker. Pp. 585-586. (Advantageous in
strength, smoothness, noiselessness.)
November 26, 1913
Methods and cost of constructing a concrete road near Mason City, Iowa.
(Staff article.) Pp. 605-606. (Method of construction— cost data.)
A comparison of fixed and 3-hinged concrete arches and advantages of
concrete arches with two ribs over those with solid soffits. By W. M.
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Smith, ST. and W. M. Smith, Jr. (American Society of Civil Engineers,
Proceedings, vol. 39, P. 1193.) Pp. 610-613. (Comparison of fixed and
3-hinged concrete arches — comparative costs of fixed and 3-hinged
types — comparison of I-section and rectangular ribs — shape of piers.)
December 3, 1913
Trailers for use with contractors' motor trucks (Staff article.) Pp. 629-630.
(Daily tonnage delivered — ton-mile costs.)
Methods of constructing sidehill roads and culverts in the mountains of
Colorado. By C. H. Baldwin. Pp. 630-631. (Pueblo Convention of
Road Builders.)
December 10, 1913
Irr.rortance of standard methods of keeping accurate and reliable cost
lacords of highway construction and maintenance. By Maj. W. W.
Crosby. (American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, vol. 39,
Pp. 1697-1702.) Pp. 666-668. (Subdivision of highway cost or expense
into items of ordinary use — subdivision of total expense of Maryland
State Roads Commission for years 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911.)
Cost of construction and maintenance and traffic census of experimental
pitch — macadam section of the Park Heights Avenue Road near Balti-
more, Maryland. By Maj. W. W. Crosby. (American Society of Civil
Engineers, Proceedings, vol. 39, pp. 1702-1711.) Pp. 668-670. (Con-
struction and maintenance expenditures — net charges for construction
and maintenance of pitch macadam.)
December 17, 1913
A discussion of road location and construction with special reference to
drainage and protection from floods. By S. D. Foster. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 697-698. (Drainage — provision for floods
— slides — grades and alignment.)
Specifications for pavements constructed with bricks laid flatwise or with
the fiber in a vertical position. Pp. 698-699. (Specifications of Western
Paving Brick Manufacturers Association.)
December 24, 1913
Drainage and maintenance of earth roads. By E. A. Kingsley. (American
Road Builders' Association.) P. 726. (Methods for obtaining drain-
age— system of maintenance.)
Testing of bituminous materials for road and street construction and
importance of relation of such tests to paving specifications. By P.
Hubbard. (American Road Builders Association.) Pp. 727-728.
(Value of tests of chemical and physical properties — description of
various tests.)
Winter courses in highway engineering at Columbia University and Iowa
State College. (Staff article.) P. 728. (Outline of courses.)
December 31, 1913
Chemical and physical effects of water on macadam road construction. By
W. G. Fearnsides (From The Surveyor, November 28.) Pp. 751-753.
(Chemical effects — physical effects — tensile and crushing strength —
potholes — "site-rocks" — variation in the properties of water — sub-crust
dew — phenomena of frost).
REFERENCE LIST 369
'Methods and costs of using bituminous surface treatments and dust pre-
ventives on roads and streets at Philadelphia. By Wm. H. Connell.
(American Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 753-754. (Statistics of
1913 work of Philadelphia Bureau of Highways — analysis of tar treat-
ments and other preparations.)
A comparison of the unit price, lump sum and percentage work forms of
highway contract on the basis of costs and moral aspects. By A. C.
Hill. (American Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 755-756. (Explana-
tion of various systems and relative advantages.)
FROM "ENGINEERING MAGAZINE"
June 1913,
Concrete roads. By E. N. Hines. Pp. 415-417. (Experience and methods
of construction in Wayne County, Michigan.)
July, 1913
Developing the ideal road. By R. E. Crompton. Pp. 586-588. (A study
of elasticity and durability in modern surfaces.)
September, 1913
The motor truck in contracting and construction work. By R. W. Hutch-
inson, Jr. Pp. 703-816. (Illustrated) (Efficiency of motor trucks in
various work, (municipal, subways, aqueducts and paving) — data
regarding number of hauls, size of loads, cost of hauling, etc.)
October, 1913
Motor trucks in contracting and construction work. By R. W. Hutchinson,
Jr. Pp. 77-94. (Illustrated) (Efficiency, etc. of trucks in road-making
and paving.)
November, 1913
Motor trucks in contracting and construction work. By R. W. Hutchinson,
Jr. Pp. 237-248. (Contractor's objections, both valid and invalid.)
Brick paving for country roads. By V. M. Peirce and C. H. Moorefield.
Pp. 283-286. (Review of Department of Agriculture Bulletin 23, infor-
mation relative to preparation, construction and cost.)
December, 1913
Motor trucks in metal-mining industries. By R. W. Hutchinson, Jr. Pp.
365-379. (Efficiency of trucks in mining industries.)
FROM "ENGINEERING NEWS"
January 9, 1913
County and township organization of highway work. By A. N. Johnson.
(American Road Builders' Association, 1912.) Pp. 50-51. (Town road
commissioner — working force — road machinery county and town
cooperation— construction work on roads — construction of hard roads
— construction work on culverts — construction of bridges — mainten-
ance of earth roads — patrolling roads — franchises for rights of way.)
Protective coatings for railway bridge floors. By A. W. Carpenter. (Main-
tenance-of-Way Master Painters' Association, 1912.) Pp. 60-61. (Tar
cement coating — cement-mortar coating — protecting other parts of
bridge floors.)
370 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Revelations concerning New York State highway work. (Editorial.) Pp.
80-82. (Criticism of long-term bond issues, inefficiency and wasteful-
ness in highway affairs in New York State.)
January 16, 1918
Stone crushing and screening, Fairmount, Illinois. By K. E. Casparis.
Pp. 112-116. (Development of plants for crushed stone — capacity of
crushers in regard to size handled — extensive use of machinery and
mechanical appliances.)
February IS, 1913
Modern road-making machinery and its use. By T. R. Agg. (Illinois Society
of Engineers and Surveyors, 1913.) Pp. 310-311. (Plant for earth
roads, macadam roads, bituminous — macadam roads, concrete roads.)
March 27, 1913
Building a paved roadway across a swamp. By James Owen. (County
Engineers of New Jersey, 1913). Pp. 600-601) Method of construction
of road from Newark to Jersey City, N. J.)
April 10, 1913
Philippine road maintenance problems. (From Annual Report Director of
Public Works, 1911-1912). P. 701. (Heavy rainfall and consequent
destruction of roads.)
April 17, 1913
Reports (of Legislature) on the organization of Highway Department for
the State of New York. Pp. 779-780. (Majority and minority reports.)
April 24, 1913
Pole-truss highway bridges on mountain roads in Washington. By C. R.
Ege. Pp. 842-843. (Description of various bridges.)
May 1, 1913
A rational culvert formula. By W. W. Horner. Pp. 912-913. (Rainfall-
derivation of formula.)
May 8, 1913
A method of proportioning concrete. By Wm. B. Hunter. Pp. 956^958.
(Various methods discussed — use of diagrams — method of computation.)
May 15, 1913
Where should the monev for good roads construction be spent. (Editorial. )
P. 1012. (Automobile or pleasure roads not of first importance — local
roads more important.)
May M, 1913
The Bourne scheme for federal aid to road construction. (Editorial.)
Pp. 1074-1075. (Points out certain fallacies in Ex-Senator Bourne's
scheme.)
Value of a binder course in bituminous pavements. By F. N. Bingham.
P. 1079.
May 29, 1913
Improving desert roads for motor-truck hauling. Pp. 1126-1127. (Plank
roads — bush and straw roads — freight haulage.)
REFERENCE LIST 371
June 12, 1913
Best road surfaces for different kinds of traffic. By Wm. D. Sohier. (Ameri-
can Road Builders' Association, 1912.) Pp. 1206^207. (Roads for
motor vehicle traffic only — maintenance costs — bituminous binders
and dust layers for old roads — effect of traffic on bituminous surfaces —
where heavy oils fail — heavy horse-drawn wagons cause failure — hot
oil blanket surface.)
July 24, 1913
A small bascule highway draw span. Pp. 166-168. (Method of construc-
tion.)
The Third International Road Congress at London. By E. L. Corthell.
Pp. 182-184. (Discussion of work and outline of papers.)
The Third International Road Congress. By N. P. Lewis. Pp. 184-185.
(Discussion of work of Congress.)
July 27, 1913
Plain concrete paving used in Kansas City, Missouri. By C. R. Mandigo.
Pp. 112-115. (Early use of concrete for pavements in Kansas City —
expansion j oints — specifications — construction details — costs — advan-
tages and disadvantages.)
Common sense concerning concrete road paving. (Editorial.) P. 125.
The new Iowa road law (1913) . By A. Marston. Pp. 131-132. (Explana-
tion of clauses of law.)
August 14, 1913
Instructions for foreman and contractors on State road construction in
Wisconsin. (Bulletin 12, Wisconsin State Highway Commission.) Pp.
291-293. (Grading — preparing for surfacing — surfacing macadam —
other surfaces.)
August 21, 1913
Economy in road location on sandy soils. By R. Watts. P. 345.
August 28, 1913
Some necessary precautions in the design and supervision of construction
of low-truss steel highway bridges. By G. M. Braune. Pp. 398-399.
(Precautions when using a heavy concrete floor — points about some
details — supervision of construction — proposed legislation.)
September 25, 1913
Causes of wear and deterioration of roadways. By L. I. Hewes. (Third
International Road Congress.) Pp. 587-588. (Macadam roads— con-
crete roads — bituminous-bound macadam roads — brick roads.)
An oak-keyed Belgian block pavement. Pp. 602-603. (Method of con-
struction.)
Recent improvements in macadam road machinery. By A. W. Dean.
(Third International Road Congress.) Pp. 603-604. (Driers— mixers-
heaters — oil and tar distributors.)
Problem of economic road construction. (Editorial.) Pp. 619-622. Dis-
cussion of present-day difficulties of road engineering — question of
maintenance important.)
Concrete road construction. By A. N. Johnson. (Third International Road
Congress. Pp. 627-628. (Expansion or contraction joints — materials
drainage— 2-course construction — curing the concrete — crown — thick-
ness— finish — conduct of construction — costs.)
372 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Effect of heavy motor traffic on cost of road maintenance. By H. T. Wake-
lam. P. 630. (Increased cost of road maintenance due to heavy
motor traffic.)
October 9, 1913
American Road Congress at Detroit. Pp. 726-727. (Discussion of work
of Congress.)
Concrete roads of Wayne County, Michigan. By F. F. Rogers. (American
Road Congress.) Pp. 730-732. (Description of work on various roads.)
October S3, 1913
Prospects of State highway administration in New York. (Editorial.) P.
829.
November 6, 19 IS
Partial failure of a light highway bridge. By F. Tessington. Pp. 904-905.
(Case of bridge which failed to act structurally as designed, but still
carries its load in a manner unforseen by its designers.)
A plea for earth roads. (Editorial. ) P. 933.
November 13, 1913
Provincial public works organization of the Philippine Islands and its
engineering personnel. By E. J. Westerhouse. Pp. 958-962. (Dis-
cusses construction of roads in Philippine Islands.)
New York State Road Organization. Pp. 982-984. (History of road move-
ment in New York State — reorganization recommended — traffic census
and statistics — specifications — determination of types — state and
county highways — maintenance — town highways — inspection and su-
pervision of town highways — bridges.)
The Pennsylvania vote on a $50,000,000 bond issue for good roads. (Edi-
torial.) Pp. 986-987.
December 4, 1913
Heaving of wood-block pavement under extreme climatic conditions. By
H. M. Roberts and P. E. Green. Pp. 1134-1137. (Report on wood
block paving at Longview, Texas.)
Investigation of New York State Highway work. (Editorial.) P. 1142-
1143.
The Warren patents on bitulithic paving. By Warren Bros. Co. Pp.
1145-1146. (Discussion of bitulithic type of pavement.)
Types of New York State roads. By W. G. Harger. Pp. 1148-1154.
(Classification of State highways — cost data on different kinds of road
surfacing — cost of standard types of pavement — brick on concrete
foundation, asphalt concrete on concrete base, bituminous-macadam
on various bases, concrete roads with thin protecting bituminous
surface — practice in pavement design — grouted bituminous-macadam —
waterbound macadam with refined tar surface coat — concrete roads
— Kentucky rock asphalt — amiesite and rocmac — vitrified clay cube
surfacing.)
December 11, 1913
Observations on bridge expansion. By H. A. Loser. Pp. 1170-1171. (Ex-
amples of expansion — improper placing of rollers in erection.)
New specifications for New York State highway work. P. 1203.
December 18, 1913
Annual convention of American Road Builders' Association. Pp. 1256-
1257. (Highway organization — construction — maintenance.)
REFERENCE LIST 373
December 25, 191S
Railing with subsurface curb for shoulders of road embankments. By R.
Watts. P. 1304.
FROM "ENGINEERING RECORD"
January 4, 1913
Year's work of the Office of Public Roads. P. 13. (Review of annual report
1911-12.)
Plant for road building. By F. E. Ellis. (American Road Builders' As-
sociation.) Pp. 27-28. (Interest and depreciation — wagons — stone
crushers — engines and boilers — tractors and rollers.)
January 18, 1913
Latest bill for national aid in road improvement. P. 58. (Review of
Senator Swanson's bill. Favorable criticism.)
Method of determining the toughness of bituminous materials. By J. E.
Myers. (American Association for Advancement of Science.) P. 72.
(Testing methods — test specifications.)
January 25, 191$
Mechanical horse and wagon for pavement tests. By J. C. McCabe. P.
105. (Description of machine installed in Department of Public
Works, Detroit, Michigan.)
February 1, 1913
Methods of repairing cement-concrete pavements. By F. F. Rogers.
(American Association for Advancement of Science.) P. 131. (Repair
and maintenance of concrete roads of Wayne County, Michigan.
Influence of traffic on highway bridge design. By F. H. Neff. (American
Association for Advancement of Science.) P. 132. (Weights of trucks
in New York City — dynamic effects of modern traffic — clearance of
bridges and approaches.)
Wood-block paving practice. (American Wood Preservers' Association.)
Pp. 133-134. (Woods for paving bricks— By H. G. Davis; Wood block
for pavements — By H. S. Loud; Suggestions for laying wood-block
pavement — By H. L. Collier.)
Bituminous gravel concrete pavement. By S. J. Stewart. (American Asso-
ciation for Advancement of Science.) P. 135. (Method of construc-
tion— construction cost.)
Suitable foundations for brick pavements. By Robert Hoffmann. P. 138.
(Cost of brick pavements — relative economy of sand and concrete
foundations — advantages of concrete.)
February 15, 1913
Bascule highway bridge with overhead balance beams. P. 177. (Descrip-
tion of bridge at Phoenix, New York, over New York Barge Canal.)
Determining the consistency of bituminous materials. By Maj. W. W.
Crosby. Pp. 192-193. (Measuring instruments — consistency at dif-
ferent temperatures — importance of residue determination — specifica-
tions.)
February 22, 19 IS
Bridge trusses with uniform T-shape members. P. 202. (^Description of
bridge over Ohio River in boroughs of Rochester and Monaca, Beaver
County, Pennsylvania.)
374 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
A mile of test pavements on Second Avenue, New York. By H. W. Durham.
P. 213. (Description of various pavements; wood block, Medina sand-
stone, sheet asphalt, asphalt block, hard wood, rock asphalt, granite
block.)
Concrete highway bridge at Ansonia, Connecticut. Pp. 219-220. (Arches
— spandral walls and sidewalk construction — east approach — methods
of construction.)
March 1, 1913
New York Road commission. P. 225. (Criticism of past work.)
Cost data on street paving. By W. W. Kerch. Pp. 243-244. (Labor and
material costs — pitch and grout filler — methods employed — overhead
and bond charges.)
March 8, 1913
Riverbank, California experimental road. Pp. 258-259. Construction
methods — expansion joints — materials used — tests.)
March IB, 1913
Necessity for traffic census on highways. By C. E. Foote. (Editorial.
P. 281.) Pp. 300-301. (Growth of highway improvement — suggested
census methods — appropriations required.)
Notes on concrete road construction in Wisconsin. By J. H. Kuelling.
P. 292. (Methods of construction.)
April 5, 1913
Binder course in asphalt pavements. By F. N. Bingham. Pp. 391-392.
(Specifications adopted by Association for Standardizing Paving
Specifications.)
April 12, 1913
Maintenance and treatment of smooth pavements. By W. L. Hempelmann
P. 414. (Methods of repair — creeping of pavement — waterproofing
joints — treating asphalt and wood-block pavements — oiled sand.)
April 19, 1913
A comprehensive plan for state road improvement. P. 422. (Comparison
of methods in New York and Illinois — system in Illinois.)
April 26, 1913
Characteristics and differentiation of native bitumens and their residuals.
By Clifford Richardson. (Editorial. P. 453.) Pp. 466-468. (fluxes
(paraflfine, semi-asphaltic, asphaltic, Mexican) — condensed or blown
oils (California residual pitches, Trinidad residual pitches, Mexican
residual pitches.)
Criticism of New York's new highway law. By E. W. Stern. P. 462.
(Experience of railroad engineers desirable — salaries insufficient —
selection of commissioner.)
May 3, 1913
Trucks and roads. (Editorial.) P. 481.
g block for city i
reducing amount
jgnation — European experience — results ii
practice in
European creosote specifications for paving block for city streets. By E. A.
Sterling. Pp. 495-496. Discussion of desirability of reducing amount
of oil impregnation — European experience — results in Great Britain-
Paris and Switzerland — American conditions.)
REFERENCE LIST 375
May 10, 1913
Good roads and good sense. (Editorial.) P. 509. (Commendation of
passage by Pennsylvania legislature of act to submit a $50,000,000
bond issue in 1915.)
May 17, 191S
Suspension bridges and cantilevers— Part 1. By D. B. Steinman. Pp.
547-548. (Suspension bridges— empiric formulae for weights— maxi-
mum span for suspension bridges.)
Traffic census on highways. By L. I. Hewes. Pp. 556-557. (Tonnage per
acre — traffic variation — local considerations.)
May 24, 1913
Maintenance of roads. (Editorial.) P. 565. (Oiled macadam roads of
southern California.)
Comparative economy of cantilever and suspension bridges. (Editorial.)
Pp. 566-567. (Favorable criticism of article by D. B. Steinman in
issue of May 17, 1913.)
Oiled macadam for residence streets in San Bernadino. P. 576. (Method
of construction.)
Suspension bridges and cantilevers— Part II. By D. B. Steinman. Pp.
577-578. (Cantilever cost data-empiric formulae for weights — limiting
spans for cantilevers — maximum practicable span — economic span for
cantilevers — span of equal cost.)
May 31, 1913
Concrete bridge for a rural community. P. 605. (Example of bridge at
Cumberland, Illinois — floor system — method of construction.)
June 7, 1913
Work of the Philadelphia bureau of highways. Pp. 627-628. (Portions of
annual report dealing with reorganization of staff and progress — main-
tenance of pavements — redressed granite block — macadam roads — ser-
vice test roadway.)
June 14, 1913
The humble split log drag. (Editorial.) P. 649. (Value of drag for road
improvement. )
June 28, 1913
Good road administration. (Editorial.) P. 705. (Iowa highway law.)
Inefficiency of highway construction. By F. R. White and J. H. Ames.
P. 715-716. (Koad construction in Iowa previous to 1913 — extent of
improved roads — poor administration of past.)
Chevy Chase experimental concrete road. Pp. 719-720. (Bituminous-oil-
cement and plain cement-concrete highway pavement laid near Wash-
ington, D. C., by United States Office of Public Roads — features of de-
sign— oil-cement concrete — effect of cracks — expansion measurements.)
July 12, 1913
New Iowa road law. (Editorial.) P. 31. (Commendatory except criti-
cism of failure of law to give highway commission supervision over main-
tenance.)
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July 19, 1913
International Road Congress. (Editorial.) P. 57
Expansion and contraction measurements of concrete roadways. By
A. T. Goldbeck. P. 76. (Measurements on Chevy Chase, Maryland
experimental road.)
Constituent principles of highway maintenance. By L. I. Hewes. Pp.
77-78. (Analytical discussion of the economics of highway adminis-
tration— training and preparation of highway officials — value of traffic
census — road patrols — European practice in maintenance of roads — long-
term bond issues.)
Piecework system in Philippine Road Construction. (From Quarterly
Bulletin, Bureau of Public Works, Philippine Islands) Pp. 82-83.
(Difficulties of task labor.)
July 26, 1913
Tests of road-building rocks. By L. W. Page. (American Society for Testing
Materials.) Pp. 101-102. (Hardness vs. toughness test — abrasion vs.
impact test — abrasion vs. hardness test.)
Illinois road law. P. 106. (Discussion of provisions 1913 law.)
August 2, 1913
Educational work in highway engineering. (Editorial.) P. 114. (Student
course in United States Office of Public Roads.)
Hammer drills in highway construction. P. 137. (Construction work on
New York roads.)
August 9, 1913
Getting action on good roads. (Editorial.) P. 141. (Roads in Winona
County, Minnesota.)
Winona County concrete roads. Pp. 159-169. (Planning the Winona road
— farmers contribute — adopt concrete roads — future plans.)
Experiments in moving loads on highway bridge. By F. O. Dufour. Pp.
165-166. (Concentrated load — stress and distribution of floor load.)
August 16, 1913
Grasping road propaganda. (Editorial.) Pp. 169-170. (Activities of
National Highway Association of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
Public works in the Philippine Islands under the American regime — Part
I. By H. F. Cameron. Pp. 172-175. Includes articles on progress in
road and bridge construction — good roads law — roads under Spanish
regime — present types of roads — bridges — collapsible wooden bridge —
maintenance of roads and bridges.)
Some observations on paving and bridge matters in England. By C. O.
Burge. P. 196. (Exhibits of England at International Road Congress.)
August 23, 1913
Rock asphalt paving in San Antonio, Texas. P. 214.
August SO, 1913
Good-roads days. (Editorial.) Pp. 225-226. (Good-roads in Missouri
discussed.)
Highway bridge specifications. (Review of publication of U. S. Office of
Public Roads.) Pp. 230-232. (Loads— proportions and unit stresses-
floor system — details of design and construction — materials.)
REFERENCE LIST 377
September, 6 1913
Federal aid for highway. (Editorial.) P. 254. (Adverse to hasty action.)
The coming road congress. (Editorial.) P. 254. (Refers to 3rd American
Road Congress.)
Steel highway bridge specifications pf the Office of Public Roads. (Edi-
torial.) P. 255. (Discussion of article in issue of August 30, 1913.)
September 13, 1913
Surface-oiled roads in the Philippines, (Quarterly Bulletin, Bureau of Public
Works, Philippine Islands.) P. 303.
Concrete specifications for bridge substructure. (Review of Office of
Public Roads bulletin.) Pp. 305-306. (Materials— mixing— forms-
joints — finish — reinforcement — abutments, wing walls, etc.)
September 20, 1913
Indictments for bad roads. Editorial). P. 311. (Condition of roads in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvannia.)
Design of large bridges, with special reference to Quebec Bridge — Part I.
By R. Mod jeski— (Franklin Institute.) Pp. 321-324. (Length of spans
— substructure — types of span — maximum span lengths — new Quebec
Bridge — erection by floating.)
September 27, 1913
Concrete roads for Wayne County, Michigan. (Editorial. P. 338.) Pp.
340-342 (Michigan road laws — building the roads — equipment —
materials — maintenance and condition — organization.)
Permanent and impermanent elements of roads. (Editorial.) Pp. 338-339.
Asphalt paving cements and road binders. By J. W. Howard. Pp. 345-
347. (Brand name and geographical source — irrelevant clauses in
specifications — qualities which asphalt paving cements and road binders
must possess — adhesiveness — effect of water — immutability and cohe-
siveness — ductility and flexibility — consistency and effect of temperature
— impurities and injury by heat — numerical requirements.)
Experiments in brick road construction. By Jas. T. Voshell. Pp. 347-348.
(Test data and costs of section containing 14 varieties of paving block
concrete base — laying and grouting brick — expansion joints.)
Design of large bridges, with special reference to Quebec Bridge — Part II
(continued). By Ralph Modejeski. Pp. 354- (Effect of labor con-
ditions— system of trussing — selection of design — uniform deflections —
features of Quebec design — determination of dead load.)
New York State highway department bridges. Pp. 361-362. (Standard
types and details of steel girder and truss spans for suburban traffic —
truss spans.)
October 4, 1913
Some features of concrete bridge design. (Editorial) P. 366.
Choosing highway superintendents under new Illinois law. By W. R.
Robinson. P. 376. (Scope of examinations.)
Design of large bridges, with special reference to Quebec Bridge — Part III
(continued.) By Ralph Modjeski. Pp. 383-385. (Bottom chords— top
chords — suspension bridges — moving load — span limits — materials.)
Highways of New York State. By Geo. A. Ricker. Pp. 388-389. (Legal,
financial and engineering considerations in expending $100,000,000 for
roads — apportionment of funds — value of maintenance — types of pave-
ment— unreasonable use of roads.)
Typical California concrete road near Roseville. P. 389. (Description of
road — sources of materials.)
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October 11, 1913
Road congress a success. (American Road Congress. (Editorial.) P. 393.
Road congress resolutions. (American Road Congress.) (Editorial.) Pp.
393-394. P. 401— statement of resolutions.)
Asphalt paving cements. By W. W. Crosby. Pp. 417-418.
October 18. 1913
What highway systems cost. (Editorial.) P. 421.
Road-roller test 4-inch concrete highway slab P. 432. (Character of test-
loads.)
Brick pavements in Baltimore. By R. K. Compton. P. 436. (Present
principles of laying brick pavements— laying of good brick— application
of cement filler.)
Pointed observations on brick pavements and on the rattler test. By M.
Schuyler. Pp. 447-448. ^Doubtfulness of specifications— value of
brick in paving — rattler test as time saver and effective test.)
October 25, 1913
Brick pavement cushions. (Editorial.) P. 449.
Accelerated pavement tests. (Editorial). P. 450. (Tests of brick pave-
ments at American Road Congress.) P. 457-458. (Details of types
tested with the " Determinated' at the American Road Congress at
Detroit and a statement of the obvious results— foundation — brick
pavement.)
Concrete roads. By A. N. Johnson. (American Road Congress.) P. 471.
(Cracks — probable causes of cracking)
Rules governing the use of heavy vehicles on highways. Pp. 471-472.
(Rules of New York highway commission.)
November 1, 1913
Rules governing the use of heavy vehicles on highways. P. 494. (Rules
of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania— abstract of rules— test case-
able use of roads.)
reasona
November 8, 1913
Asphalt paving cements and road binders. By H. B. Pullar. P. 534.
(Criticism of tests in use.)
November 15, 191S
Motor trucks and bridges. (Editorial. P. 535.
An unsatisfactory report. (Editorial.) P. 536. (Adverse criticism of
7th annual report (1912-1913) of Wayne County road commissioners.)
Report on highway reorganization in New York State. Pp. 543-544. Plan
of reorganization — annual cost — state and county highways — method
of division — inspection and supervision of town highways.)
Compensation for street-railway use of highway bridge. Pp. 557-558.
(Compensation, past and present— investigation of trolley service-
extra first-cost changes— depreciation and maintenance charges.)
Observations on brick pavement. By W. P. Blair. Pp. 561-562.
November £9, 1913
National-aid for highway bill. P. 596. (Review of H. R. bill 9333 intro-
duced by Hon. D. W. Shackleford.)
REFERENCE LIST 379
December 6, 191$
Small-cube pavements of Monroe County. New York. By W. G. Harger.
Pp. 624-626. (Service tests and costs 01 2 inch blocks of gravel concrete,
clay ash, of vitrified shale laid since 1908 near Rochester, New York —
first gravel concrete cubes — concrete cubes on Newport House Road.)
Highway improvements in North Alabama. By P. S. Fitzgerald. Pp.
626-627. (Methods and costs of work, organization of field forces, and
studies of plant for hauling and storing crushed stpney State aid —
hauling with tractor — organization of field force — loading into wagons.)
Sand-clay road maintenance in North and South Carolina. By L. Tufta
(American Road Congress) P. 627.
Experimental pavement in Philadelphia. Pp. 628-629. (Test section 3.4
miles long, composed of short stretches of different types of surfacing
— description of foundation course for bituminous pavements.)
Dynamometer wagon for road resistance tests. Pp. 631-632. (Experi-
ments of U. S. Office of Public Roads — measuring traffic effort on post
roads and pull required for moving street cleaning apparatus.)
Cost of concrete base for pavements in Los Angeles. By C. S. Pope. Pp.
637-638.
Traffic and wear of English highways. P. 638. (Cost of maintenance-
effect of motor vehicles — methods of surface treatment — reasons for
road failure.)
Weight and cost of bridges. Pp. 640-641. (Comparison of different types
of short-span overhead, grade-crossing bridges in Buffalo, having
asphalt, wood and stone flooring.)
Highway construction in the Philippines. Pp. 641-642. (Experiences
with native labor and use of coral as road building material — interprov-
incial routes— grades— surfacing materials.)
December IS, 1913
Progress on Pennsylvania's State highways. Pp. 652-653. (Work accom-
plished by Department organized under Sproul act of 1911 and notes on
organization, construction and maintenance — growth of motor traffic
receipts — experimental surfaces.)
Concrete road in Cook County, 111. Pp. 653-654. Method of construction
— striking off surface.)
(American Road
to.)
jrican Road
Builders'' Association.) P. 672. (Drainage— road subjected to floods.)
Program for administering federal aid. By S. P. Hooper. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 672-673. (Criticisms of plans offered
program of plan suggested by author— designation of maintenance
funds.)
Problems of administration. By Col. E. A. Stevens. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 673^674. (Trained engineers essential-
organization — methods of administering funds.)
December 20, 1913
Consolidation of the highway conventions. (Editorial.) P. 680.
Hard and soft fillers. (Editorial.) Pp. 680-681.
Work of the United States Office of Public Roads. Pp. 689-690. (Review
of annual report.)
Unit price, lump sum and percentage work. By H. C. Hill. (American Road
Builders' Association.) P. 700. (Advantages of unit prices.)
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Engineer, inspector and contractor. By F. L. Cranford. (American Road
Builders' Association.) P. 700. (Abstract.) (Objectionable contract
clauses.)
Testing road materials. By P. Hubbard. (American Road Builders'
Association.) Pp. 700-701. (Identification tests, uniformity in man-
ufacture— discriminative tests — allowable variations.)
Convict labor in road construction. By J. H. Pratt. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 701-702. (Plan of organization.)
American and British road tars. By Maj. W. W. Crosby. P. 703. (Com-
parative analyses to determine composition of several different prod-
ucts.)
December 27, 1913
Contractor, Engineer and Inspector. By F. L. Cranford. (American Road
Builders' Association.) P. 724. (Measuring the engineer — the "fussy"
engineer — the inspector — interpreting specifications.)
FROM "GOOD ROADS"
January 4, 1913
Convention of the American Road Builders' Association. (Editorial.)
Pp. 1-3.
Traffic changes. (Editorial.) P. 3. (Changes in kind of vehicles.)
Third American Good Roads Congress and Ninth Annual Convention of the
American Road Builders' Association. Pp. 4-59. (Discussions and
various papers.)
Bituminous pavements for city streets. By George W. Tillson. (American
Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 7-12. (History of bituminous pave-
ment in United States — asphalts — construction of pavement — wearing
surface — maintenance and repair — life of an asphalt pavement — asphalt
block pavements — bitulithic pavement.)
Creosoted wood block pavement in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
as laid by the city by day labor. By E. R. Button. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 13-16. (Description of work.)
Development of a plan for a State road system. By Jas. R. Marker. (Ameri-
can Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 18-21. (Growth of idea — Ohio
highway law — work of Ohio Highway Department.)
Contractor's point of view. By H. Murphy. (American Road Builders'
Association.) Pp. 22-25. (Discussion of clauses of contracts.)
Highway bridges and culverts. By W. A. McLean. (American Road Build-
ers Association.) Pp. 30-35. (General types of bridges — architectural
treatment of concrete — life of bridges — traffic and loading — shop inspec-
tion of steel — field inspection of steel bridges — bridge flooring — painting
steel bridges — circular culverts — concrete construction — provision for
cost — purchase of bridges — State influence.)
Economics of highway construction. By Clifford Richardson. Pp. 37-39.
(American Road Builders' Association.) (Financing of roads — taxing
of automobiles for road maintenance — New York State bond issues for
roads.)
Traffic census as a preliminary to road improvement. Col. Wm. D. Sohier.
(American Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 40-47. (Traffic and
roads — traffic census on roads in Massachusetts in 1909 and 1912 — sample
traffic census observer's cars — method of tabulating — increases and
changes in traffic from 1909 to 1912 — pleasure traffic around Boston —
increase in travel caused by building a good road — attractive scenery
made accessible — country developed — values increased — Jacob's Lad-
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der (Connecticut) — weight of traffic an important consideration — in-
crease in motor traffic — width of roadway a vital consideration —
kind of traffic — maintenance.)
Convict labor on road work. (American Road Builders' Association.) Pp.
50-54. (Conditions in Washington.)
Division of expense of road improvement over town or similar local unit,
county, State and nation. (American Road Builders' Association.)
Pp. 54-58. (Contains discussion of $500,000 federal appropriation for
road building.)
Meeting of the American Road Builders' Association. P. 59. (Review of
the meeting.)
February 1, 1913
Highway Department organization. (Editorial.) Pp. 77-78.
Maintaining earth roads. (Editorial.) P. 78.
Patented processes and materials. (Editorial.) Pp. 78-79.
Reliability of cost records. (Editorial.) P. 79.
Highway work under State-aid in Vermont. Pp. 80-83. (Review of latest
biennial report of Department — source of road funds — location of roads
— administrative organization — methods of construction.)
Third American Good Roads Congress and Ninth Annual Convention of
American Road Builders' Association (continued). Pp. 84. (Discus-
sions of various papers — highway organization.)
Organization of highway department for a large city. By Wm. H. Connell.
(American Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 86-89. (Division of
work — centralization of control — testing laboratory.)
County and township organization of highway work. By A. N. Johnson.
(American Road Builders' Association.) 89-92. (Amount of work —
funds available — highway organization — town road commissioner —
road taxes — franchises for rights of way — equipment — patrolling the
roads — construction work on roads and culverts — bridge work — main-
tenance work on earth roads — maintenance of hard roads — main-
tenance work on bridges — responsibility of town commissioner —
contracts — general order of work — machinery — simple organization
needed — county cooperation.)
Some features of macadam construction. By T. R. Agg. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 101-103. (Water-bound construction —
selection of materials — traffic to be considered — work of Illinois State
Highway Department — durability of surfaces — development of bitumi-
nous-macadam roads — method of construction — screenings — binders.)
Earth and gravel roads. By Robert C. Terrell. (American Road Builders'
Association.) Pp. 106-109. (Method of construction — drainage — loca-
tion— crown — selection of gravel — maintenance.)
Laying of 102 miles of smooth road surface in one borough in 5 months.
By G. H. Leavitt. (American Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 110-
113. (Geographical layout — problem in 1912 — character of the repaving
— preparing the foundation — field organization — contractors' plants —
progress of the work.)
Correction of alignment and grade in existing highway. By J. Y. McClin-
tpck. (American Road Builders' Association.) Pp. 113-114. (Discus-
sion of grades — elimination of steep grades.)
Dust prevention. By Jas. H. MacDonald and others (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 116-118. (Discussion of experiences of
various highway officials.
American Society of Civil Engineers. Special meetings on road construc-
tion. Pp. 120-123. (Discussion of various topics.)
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March 1, 191S
Dust laying. (Editorial.) Pp. 141-142.
Types of roads. (Editorial.) Pp. 142-143.
Brick paved highways in northern New York. By Wm. C. Perkins. (Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 144-147. (His-
tory of brick roads in United States — wire-cut lug brick — method of
construction of brick roads.)
Senate bill providing for direct National aid. P. 151. (Senator W. P.
Jackson s bill — discussion of provisions.)
Roads in Philippine Islands. By W. A. Crossland. (Alabama Good Roads
Convention.) Pp. 152-154. (System of construction and maintenance
under Spanish regime-y-forced labor law — hauling in stiff wheeled carts
— reorganization of highway work, January 1, 1906 — road conditions
at present — maintenance system.)
Test pavements on Second Avenue in the Borough of Manhattan, New York
City. By H. W. Durham. Pp. 156-157. (Detailed description of
various pavements.)
Oklahoma rock asphalts and their use in paving. By L. C. Snider. Pp.
158-160. (Location of deposits — analyses of asphalt pavement sam-
ples— costs of sheet asphalt pavements in Oklahoma.)
Concrete road building in Wayne County, Michigan. (Profusely illustrat-
ed.) Pp. 161-164. (Review of 6th annual report of board of county
road commissioners — method of construction.)
Bituminous concrete paving in Annapolis, Md. By J. B. Logan. Pp.
165-166. (Methods of construction — description of pavements laid.)
April 5, 191$
Federal participation in road building. (Editorial. Pp. 190-191. (Rather
favorable toward federal aid.)
Year's progress in road building. (Editorial.) P. 191.
Taking care of the secondary roads. (Editorial.) P. 191.
Organization of town highway departments. By Fred Buck. (American
Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 192-194. (Work in
New York State — present highwav law in New York State.)
Practical interpretation of stone tests. By H. S. Mattimore. P. 195.
(Methods of testing materials.)
Limitations in the use of bituminous carpet surfaces. By A. W. Dean.
(American Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 196-197.
(Limited by character of road crust, by character of carpet itself, and
by character of traffic.)
Report of the New York Highway Advisory Committee. Pp. 233-234.
(Recommendation for reorganization of highway work in New York
State.)
May 3, 1913
Contractors' equipment. (Editorial.) Pp. 255-256.
Road building terminology. (Editorial.) P. 256. (Refers to article on
Pp. 264-267.)
Building roads for the traffic they are to carry. (Editorial.) Pp. 256-257
Cost accounting in highway work. (Editorial.) P. 257.
United States Government and the Third International Road Congress
(Editorial.) P. 257.
Paving work in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Pp. 258-263. (Description
of work done.)
Definitions proposed for terms used in highway work. By Maj. W. W.
Crosby. Pp. 264-267.
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New highway law in Iowa. P. 267. (Discussion of provisions.)
Granite block pavements in Augusta, Georgia. P. 268. (Description of
blocks and methods of construction.)
Use of motor trucks in road work. Pp. 269-273. (Various uses to which
trucks can be put.)
Concrete culverts in Grundy County, Missouri. Pp. 274-275. (Method of
construction.)
Arterial roads for London, England. Pp. 275-. (Congested condition of
roads and need for new construction.)
Investigation of road and bridge funds in Ashtabula County, Ohio. P.
276. (Methods of cost accounting in highway work.)
June 7, 1913
American Road Builders at the Third International Road Congress. (Edi-
torial.) Pp. 309-310.
Convict labor. (Editorial.) P. 310. (Favorable criticism.)
Road administration in England. Pp. 317-319. (Organization—counties
and boroughs — main roads — road expenditures — progress in road main-
tenance— review of work of Road Board.)
Progress of State highway work in California. Pp. 322-323. (Review of
California Highway Bulletin — expenditures and mileage — plans of
highway commission.))
British Road work. Pp. 326-328. (Traffic— methods of construction-
selection of materials — wood and granite block — bituminous materials.)
Report on experimental pavements on the London-Folkestone Road, Kent,
England. Pp. 329-330. (Reports on various sections as described in
report of Road Board.)
The British Road Board. Pp. 334-335. (Articles concerning the various
members.)
The "Sticky" test for bitumens. By C. B. Osborne. Pp. 337-338. (De-
scription of test.)
Petrographic study of road building rocks in United States. Office of
Public Roads. By E. C. E. Lord. (American Association for Advance-
ment of Science.) P. 340. (General classification of rocks for road
making — mineral constituents of rock used for road making.)
July 6, 1913
Reorganization of the Philadelphia bureau of highways and street cleaning.
^Editorial.) Pp. 1-2.
Road and street planning. (Editorial P. 2.) Pp. 17-21. By Nelson P.
Lewis (Third International Road Congress.)
(Early planning — influences of motor vehicles — State roads of New York-
road system of Montgomery County, Ohio — road system of Philadelphia
and vicinity — trunk line highways — road taxation — traffic — highways of
New England towns — system of radial roads — speed of vehicles — scenic
effects.)
Recent highway legislation. (Editorial.) Pp. 2-3. Pp. 8-14. (Legisla-
tion in Arkansas, Maine, Minnesota, and Missouri.)
Work of the Philadelphia bureau of highways and street cleaning. (From
Annual Report, 1912.) Pp. 4r-7. (Reorganization — kind and area of
pavements in Philadelphia — operations of Bureau during 1912.)
The Simplon Road from Switzerland to Italy. By F. P. McKibben. Pp.
15-16. (Description of road.)
Toughness test of bituminous materials. By J. E. Myers. (American
Association for Advancement of Science.) P. 16.
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August $, 191S
The London Road Congress. (Editorial.) Pp. 41-42. (Discussion of work
and criticisms.)
Aesthetic design. (Editorial.) P. 42. (Application to highway and bridge
engineering.)
The Third International Road Congress. Pp. 43-58. (Proceedings — reso-
lutions— review of various questions — exhibition.)
New highway law in Illinois. P. 58. (Discussion of provisions.)
Wood pavements in the United States. By Geo. W. Tillson. Pp. 59-64.
(History — kind of wood — size of blocks — character of preservative and
amount to be used — quantity of oil — cushion coat on which blocks are
to be laid — joint filling — expansion joint — specifications — repairs —
cleaning.)
Brick paved roads in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Pp. 64-65. (Description
of roads.)
Use of bitulithic pavement in New York State road work. P. 67.
September 6, 1913
The ideal road. (Editorial.) Pp. 91-92. (What is the best road.)
Use of bituminous binders. (Editorial.) P. 92.
Reconstruction of the ancient fosseway in Nottinghamshire, England
Pp. 94-96. (Reconstruction of old Roman roads.)
Standardizing road building terminology. P. 96. (Resolution of Inter-
national Road Congress.)
Organization of the French engineers of bridges and highways. Int6nieurs
des Fonts et Chausse"es. By Jean de Pulligny. Pp. 97-98.
Construction of bitumen bound broken stone roads. By J. Walker Smith
(Third International Road Congress). Pp. 99-110. (Methods obtain-
ing in various countries — quality of materials in road metal — intensity
of traffic — tonnage — climate — foundations and drainage — sizes and
shapes of broken stone for bituminous surface crust — use of partially
worn materials in bituminous bound surface crust — thickness and com-
position of the strength crust and super or wearing crust under different
conditions — life of surface crust under different conditions of traffic,
weather, subsoil, etc. — relative importance of patching, repairs, and
periodic renewals of surface crust — extent of wear permissible before re-
newal of surface coating — measurement of wear and appliances used
for this purpose — various methods of bituminous treatment — relative
advantages and use of tar, tarry compounds, asphalt, bitumen and
other materials — tests and chemical analysis of tarry, bituminous, and
asphaltic compounds — climatic effects causing slipperiness of the road-
way; remedies — effect on public health, fish life, or vegetation — speci-
fication of the methods of construction — cost data — cleansing and
watering — general and particular conclusions.)
Economic results of surface tarring. By E. Guglielminetti. (Third
International Road Congress.) Pp. 11-112. (Results in France.)
New highway laws in Arizona. P. 112.
Third Annual report of the British Road Board. P. 113. (Yearly income
of the Board — statement of amounts available at June 30, 1913, for
grants. and loans from the road improvement fund.)
Improvement of the Old National Road in Maryland. Pp. 114-115. (His-
tory of National Road — reconstruction.)
Report on the London — Folkestone Experimental Road. By Maj. W. W.
Crosby. Pp. 117 — 118. (Discussion of various (23) sections.)
Road testing machine in the British National Physical Laboratory. P. 118.
New highway law in South Dakota. P. 119.
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Opportunities for highway engineers in municipal work. Geb. W. Tillson
(Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education.) Pp. 121-122.
(Pavement construction — granite block objectionable — wood pave-
ments— studies of new pavements — selection of materials — unit of
traffic.)
October 4, 1913
Financing the building of roads. (Editorial.) Pp. 143-144.
National aid for building roads. (Editorial.) Pp. 144-145. (Growth of
idea — advantages and disadvantages.)
American Road Builders' Convention. (Editorial.) P. 145.
Michigan Highway system. Pp. 146-150. (Progress up to present time —
system of State rewards — classification of roads — appropriations — trunk
line highway act.)
Experimental work on Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore County, Mary-
land. Pp. 154-156. (Description and construction costs of various
sections — net charges for construction and maintenance of pitch mac-
adam on Park Heights Avenue.)
Undergraduate course in chemistry for highway engineering students.
P. 156. (Columbia University work with Prevost Hubbard.)
State highway work in Massachusetts. Pp. 157-159. (Review of 1912
report.)
Finance of road construction and maintenance. By G. M. Harris. (Third
International Road Congress. Pp. 160-164. (Financial responsibility
for roads — sources of revenue — loans — conclusions.)
Opportunities for highway engineers in the southern states. By Robert J.
Potts. P. 164. Financial problems in highway engineering. By Geo.
R. Chatburn. (Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education.)
Pp. 167-168.
Alabama State highway work. Pp. 170-171. (Review of report for 1912-
1913.)
The meaning of "macadam." By Maj. W. W. Crosby. P. 172.
November 1, 1913
Good roads days. (Editorial.) Pp. 195-196.
Organization for highway work. (Editorial.) P. 196.
Road work in the new cemetery at North Arlington, N. J. Pp. 197-200.
(Type of construction — drainage — method and description of con-
struction.)
The Detroit Road Congress. Pp. 201-210. (Proceedings-^-exhibition.)
Twentieth annual Convention of the American Society of Municipal Im-
provements. Pp. 211-214. (Proceedings.)
The "Good Roads Day" in Missouri. Pp. 215-216.
Consolidation of embankments in road construction. By Gep. C. Warren.
(20th Annual Convention of American Society of Municipal Improve-
ments.) Pp. 223-224. (Proper methods of construction.)
The question of federal aid. By Maj. W. W. Crosby. Pp. 225-226. (Pro-
gress of the movement for federal aid — resolutions of American Road
Builders' Association — need for further study before passage of bill.)
December 6, 1913
Business methods in highway work. (Editorial.) Pp. 353-354.
Highway engineers and the public. (Editorial.) P. 354.
Philadelphia's highway system. Pp. 355-362. (Extent — methods of con-
struction— statistics — organization.)
Highway engineering courses at Columbia University. P. 362.
386 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Pennsylvania highway work. Pp. 363-369. (History — legislation — expen-
ditures— organization of highway department — Sprpul law.)
Traffic on Wayne County roads. P. 373. (Tables showing results of traffic
counts on concrete roads in Wayne County, Mich.)
Report on New York State Highway Department. Pp.375-378. (Report of
reorganization committee.)
Motor travel in Alaska. Pp. 378-379. (Experience of U. S. Army engi-
neers.)
National or federal aid. By Maj. W. W. Crosby. Pp. 380-382. (Methods
of application — suggested law.)
American Road Builders' Association. Pp. 389-391. (Proceedings — mem-
bership.)
FROM MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING
January, 1913
Grade and surface required on roads. Pp. 24-27. (Draft of vehicles — dyna-
mometer wagon — grades — materials. ) J
Prevention of defects in brick pavements. By Jas. E. Howard. Pp. 96-101.
(Transverse cracks — lengthening of pavements — widening of cracks —
contraction joints — temperature to lay a pavement — perfect pavement
— effect of curves in street — longitudinal cracks — expansion joints —
street railway tracks.)
Brick on country roads. By Wm. C. Perkins. (American Society for the
Advancement of Science.) Pp. 106-113. (Brick roads in New York —
advantages of wire-cut block to engineer — advantages to contractor —
standard New York State design — construction details — laying brick —
applying filler-^-expansion joints — tests of brick — cost of pavements.)
Road construction in Wayne County, Michigan. Pp. 131-134. (Concrete
roads — main roads to be built — fund for road improvement — story of a
country road — machinery used.)
March, 1913
Design of road as affected by traffic. By A. H. Blanchard. Pp. 190-191.
(Effects of traffic on roads — information necessary.)
April, 1913
Road construction in Michigan. By F. F. Rogers. Pp. 305-310. (Cost of
grading — drainage — macadam feed and shoulders — suitable stone for
macadam — crushing cobbles — first course of macadam — top course of
macadam — cost of macadam roads.)
How to repair asphalt pavements. By W. L. Hempelmann. Pp. 339-341.
(Surface heater — joints to be waterproofed — waterproofing surface.)
July, 1913
Concrete pavement construction. By Morse-Warren Engineering Co.
Pp. 8-13. (Pavement section — proportions — preparing foundations —
quality of materials — screening — expansion and separation joints —
proper mixing — placing the material — finishing the wearing surf ace —
surface protection — curing the concrete — inspection — workmanship —
conclusions.)
The brick road the cheapest and most economical. By S. C. Andrews.
Pp. 60-62. (Comparison of costs of macadam, concrete and brick
roads.)
REFERENCE LIST 387
August, 1913
European road building. By C. A. Kenyon. Pp. 106-109. (Attitude of
English taxpayers towards road improvements — universal interest in
roads — diversity of practice among engineers — value of foreign practice
to Americans.)
Methods which have developed successful concrete pavements. Pp. 152-
157. (Reasons for development of concrete roads about Detroit, Mich,
steel reinforcement a great factor in the success — necessity for expan-
sion joints — 3 joint protectors — paving "determinator," a pavement
testing machine.)
September, 1913
Petrolithic road construction with costs of construction and maintenance.
By K. F. Postle. Pp. 246-251. (Durability— petrolithic tamping roller
necessary — need for study of traffic conditions — petrolithic gang rooter.)
Macadam road construction statistics. By John McNeal. Pp. 253-255.
(Cost per square yard of macadam road in Easton Pa., for 1907-1909,
inclusive — cost per square yard for repairs.)
October, 1913
Manufacture of paving brick from furnace slag. P. 359. (Method — cars
used for carrying slag.)
Concrete road organization. By G. F. Haskell. Pp. 359-361.
California highway improvements. By R. M. Horton. Pp. 361-363.
(Importance of Grade — roads between 10 and 14 feet wide are uneco-
nomical— value of efficient equipment.)
November, 1913
Concrete roads. Pp. 408-414. (Abstract of papers by F. F. Rogers and
P. E. Green. Inspection of various roads in Wayne County, Mich.)
Proper construction of road embankments. By Geo. C. Warren. Pp.
424-429. (Method of making fills — inspection of certain bitulithic
pavements.)
Cost of hauling with road roller. By R. G. Griffith. P. 458. (Itemized
statement of cost data.)
December, 1913
The Chevy Chase Experimental Road. Pp. 511-514. (Description of work
on various sections.)
FROM "MUNICIPAL JOURNAL"
January 2, 1913
Road traffic and treatment. By Col. Wm. D. Sohier. (American Road
Builders' Association.) Pp. 24-25. (Knowledge of traffic essential to
wise selection of pavement — traffic census — life of various materials.)
January SO, 1913
Concrete pavement at Marshalltown, Iowa. By H. J. Rodgers. Pp. 155-
156. (Low contract prices secured partly by not requiring mainten-
ance bond — tar paper used for transverse and middle longitudinal
contraction joints — method of constructing.)
New Jersey road report. (From Annual Report State Road Commissioner,
1912.) Pp. 15&-160. (Meeting maintenance costs — results of experi-
ments with various kinds of road surfacing — maximum curvature
permissible.)
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February 6, 1913
Maine State Highway report. Pp. 204-205. (Recommendations of road
legislation in Maine by U. S. Office of Public Roads permanent con-
struction for well located roads only — maintenance — State-aid — records
February 13, 1913
Road building machine. Pp. 240-241. (Description of machine for exca-
vating, mixing, spreading and rolling.)
February 20, 1913
Repairing cement-concrete pavements. By F. F. Rogers. (American
Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 271-272. (Actual
experience in Michigan — repairing with cement mortar and with tar—-
most of wear at joints, especially when not protected by Steel plates.
Ann Arbor tar dressing renewed annually.)
February 27, 1913
Bituminous gravel concrete pavements. By S. J. Stewart (American
Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 297-298. (Moderate
priced surface for suburban roads — gravel and asphalt heated separately
mixed mechanically and spread with shovels — covered with clay and
gravel screenings, after rolling.)
March 6, 1913
Sand vs. concrete foundations for brick pavements. By Robert Hoffman
(American Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 323-325.
(Relative economy as calculated from experiences in Cleveland — sink-
ing fund and interest payments required by each — concrete generally
more economical and effective.)
Street maintenance cost. By Jos. E. English. Pp. 326-327. . (Discussion
of increase of cost with age of pavement — data from Trenton — advan
tage of municipal repairing.)
Bituminous gravel concrete pavements . (Continued.) By S. J. Stewart
(American Association for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 327-329.
(Characteristics of gravel used — addition of asphalt increases stability
and durability — low cost of construction — other advantages.)
Bituminous carpet surfaces. By A. W. Dean. (American Association for
the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 330-331. (Serviceability depends
upon road crust, carpet itself and character of traffic — steel tires de-
stroy it rapidly.)
Oil macadam pavement. By F. E. Hobson (Southern Oregon Good Roads
Association.) Pp. 331-332. (Description of pavement laid by City of
Grants Pass, Oregon — important details of construction — importance
of supervision.)
Pavements and traffic preference. Pp. 332-333. (Census of traffic on
heavily traveled roads to determine choice of drivers between stone
and wood block.)
Paving work clone in 1912. Pp. 337-354. (Figures showing each kind of
roadway and sidewalk paving laid in 1912 and contemplated for 1913 —
paving assessments.)
March 13, 1913
Brick pavements for country roads. By Wm. C. Perkins. (American
Association for the Advancement of Science. ) Pp. 379-381 . (100 miles
laid by Xew York State in vicinity of Buffalo — standard sections of
State Highway Commission — use of wire-cut-lug bricks — combined
brick and earth roads.)
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March #0, 1913
Brick pavements for country roads. (Continued.). By Wm. C. Perkins.
(American Association for the Advancement of Science.) (Pp. 413-415.
(Details of construction methods — concrete base, sand cushion, cement
filler and expansion joints — itemized costs.)
March 27, 1913
Brooklyn's city traffic census. By W. H. Messenger. (American Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of Science.) Pp. 442-443. (Forms used
by observers — expressing density in standard form by use of traffic
coefficients — weights of vehicles.)
April 17, 1913
Original paving done throughout United States during 1912. Pp. 556-557.
May 1, 1913
The long clove-Haverstraw State highway. Pp. 601-604. (Construction
on slope of steep talus, the only site available, unusually difficult —
building retaining walls on steep slopes — backfilled with hand-laid
stone — asphalt macadam surface.)
Asphaltic concrete in Queens Borough. Pp. 605-608. (An average rate of
construction of a mile a day — method of constructing, using old mac-
adam as foundation — contractors' plants and methods — piling sand and
, stone during winter.)
State quarries in Washington. Pp. 611-612. (Five operated by State to
supply broken stone for roads — plant at each — financial statement of
one.)
State highway data. Pp. 612-614. (State-aid appropriations and expen-
ditures— payments by State, county and township — use of convict
labor — road mileage, total, improved and State aid — miles of improved
road per capita.)
Classification of State aid roads. Pp. 614-615. (Amount of each of several
kinds constructed in 1912 — waterbound and bituminous macadam,
gravel, and sand-clay road.)
Administration of State road work. Report of Joint Committee on Federal
Aid. Pp. 615-618. (State and local administrative organizations —
taxing abutting property — rural population, assessed valuation, popu-
lation per mile of road, etc.)
Symposium of federal aid ideas. Pp. 619-624. (Opinions of 40 road
officials and other concerning federal aid in road construction — class
of roads to receive federal aid — amount to be given for construction
or maintenance.)
Highway costs. (Editorial.) Pp. 625-626. (Need for improvement in
keeping accounts.)
Minnesota's new road law. (Editorial.) P. 626.
May 15, 1913
Maintenance of asphalt pavements. By F. P. Smith. (Graduate course,
Highway Engineering, Columbia University.) Pp. 679-680. (Discus-
sion of defects due to wear and tear of traffic, deterioration of bitumi-
nous material and defects in construction — repairing by cutting out and
by surface heating.)
Classifying road expenditures. By W. W. Crosby. Pp. 686-687. (Method
of accounting adopted by the Maryland State Roads Commission —
desirability of better method of recording road costs.)
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
May 88, 1913
Maintenance of asphalt pavements (Continued.) Pp. 712-714.
(results of defects in foundation, binder and surface — cracking, disin-
tegration, waviness, and scaling — methods of making repairs.)
Additional street paving data received since publication of tables in issue
of March 6, 1913. Pp. 716-717. (Resurfacing in 1912— work contem-
plated for 1913.)
May 29, 1913
The scientific selection of pavements. By Maj. W. W. Crosby. Pp. 737-
738. (Selection based on experience, expressed in figures, rather than
on mere opinions— qualities of pavements classified under 11 heads and
values assigned to them — illustrations of use.)
Bituminous gravel pavement defects. Pp. 739. (Due chiefly to absence of
deliberate proportioning, which results in non-uniformity and often
in too rich or too dry a mix.)
June 19, 1913
Durax (or Kleinpflaster) pavement in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. By W.
H. Allen. Pp. 849-850. (First pavement of this kind to be laid in the
United States — concrete foundation given very smooth surface — half-
inch cushion of chips — stones used are 3-inch cubes.)
Bituminous-gravel concrete pavements. By J. W. Howard. Pp. 851-852.
(Reasons for failure of such road surfaces — clay film on gravel and
poorly graded sizes.)
Automobiles and macadam maintenance. By Charles F. Lawton. P. 852.
(Effect of automobile traffic on the cost of maintaining macadam roads
— figures from actual experience in a Massachusetts City.)
Paving earthwork computations. By F. C. Snow. Pp. 855-856, 858.
(Diagrams used for computing volume of excavation for street paving,
using various forms of field notes.)
July 10, 1913
Mixing plants for bituminous concrete. By A. F. Gruenenthal (American
Association for Advancement of Science.) Pp. 41-44. (Permanent
portable and semi-portable plants used by 5 contractors for work on
roads in Queens Borough — description of 9 plants — relative economy of
the 3 types — chemical tests at plants.)
Bituminous-gravel pavements. By S. J. Stewart. P. 48. (See also P.
74, July 17, 1913.) (Discussion regarding specifications and method of
construction of roads of this type.)
July 17, 1913
Asphalt macadam in Nassau County, Long Island, N. Y. P. 74. (Resur-
facing by penetration method — no rolling except on final surface of
screenings— method of conducting work.)
July 31, 1913
Minnesota State Commission recommends 7200 miles of county roads. P.
135.
August SI, 1913
International Road Congress. (Abstract from paper by A. H. Blanchard.)
(North Carolina Good Roads Association, 1913 Convention.) Pp. 239-
240. (Conditions of membership in International Association — conclu-
sions of the Congress — which are of special interest to Americans.)
REFERENCE LIST 391
August 28, 191 S
Comparative cost of automobiles and horses. Pp. 268-273. (Figures from
46 cities giving actual cost of maintenance during past year — salaries,
upkeep, repairs, supplies — automobiles in every case cheaper than
horse-drawn apparatus.)
September 4, 191 3
New York apportionment of highway fund (among counties in State.) P.
322.
Illinois counties' road apportionments. P. 324.
September 11, 1913
Examinations for highway superintendents. P. 354. (Illinois State high-
way commission examination.)
September 25, 1913
New York State highway work. Pp. 409-413. (Brick and bituminous
concrete near Rochester — brick paving on the Jamison Road — bitumi-
nous grouted macadam on the Wales Center-Wales Road — material,
appliances and methods used on each.)
Wisconsin State Highway Commission. Pp. 413-416. (Methods of organiz-
ing work and instructing foremen — modifications of present State law
desirable — forms for cost data, kept by foremen and county and State
highway commissioners.)
Milwaukee County roads. Pp. 417-419. (Material available for paving
favors use of concrete — equipment owned by county — transporting
materials — expansion joints.)
Wayne County roads. Pp. 419-421. (Present condition of 4-year old con-
crete roads — construction methods and appliances — costs — concrete
mixed very wet — making the armored joints — use and storage of mate-
rial handling machinery.)
Chicago, Illinois county roads. Pp. 421-422. (Macadam constructed
within city limits — use of gasolene road rollers — maintenance — light
vs. heavy oil.)
Ohio heavy traffic brick. Pp. 422-426. (Highest character of construction
— methods and costs — bituminated concrete road at Canal Winchester —
mixture hauled in automobile trucks — water-bound macadam steel
constructed — specifications for present construction.)
What kinds of roads to build. (Editorial.) P. 427. (From Ohio State
Road Commission bulletin.)
Details of construction all-important. (Editorial.) P. 427.
Roads of Allegheny County, Pa. P. 429. (Maintained by applying oil by
both gravity and pressure — asphalt macadam on concrete — mechanical
mix bituminous concrete.)
October SO, 1918
Embankment in road construction. By George C. Warren. (Annual
Convention, American Society of Municipal Improvements.) Pp.
587-589. (Embankment should always be rolled in thin layers as in
reservior construction — otherwise settlement likely to occur, even
months afterwards, to the detriment of any pavement laid — illustrations
of both practices.)
392 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
December 4, 191S
Pennsylvania State highways. Pp. 755-759. (Organization of department
—relocation and reconstruction of Lewistown Narrows Road — laying
asphaltic concrete surface — reconstruction problems — work near
Philadelphia and Harrisburg.)
New York Highway organization. Pp. 763-764. Scheme for reorganiza-
tion adopted— construction, maintenance and supervision under engi-
neer— work divided geographically rather than functionally.) (Edi-
torial.) P. 767.
Cost of concrete pavement. P. 764. (Cost of concrete road near Ft. Dodge,
Iowa.
Bitulithic in two counties. Pp. 765-766. (State highways in Oneida and
Herkimer Counties, N. Y. — extra width and quality paid for by munic-
ipalities.)
FROM "SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS"
February, 19 IS
Good roads and the high cost of living. By W. W. Finley. Pp. 5-7. (Good
roads open up farm lands to cultivation — need for road improvement —
need for expert engineers in counties — labor taxes to be condemned.)
Experimental surfaces and special surface treatment under special condi-
tions. By W. H. Connell. Pp. 8-11. (Value of experimental surfaces
— hindrances caused by patented pavements — influence of traffic on
selection of roads.)
A sampittic road at Sharptown, Maryland. By Maj. W. W. Crosby. Pp.
12-14. (Method of construction.)
Essential requisites in the making of a highway engineer. By S. A. Stephen-
son, Jr. Pp. 15-17. (Courses suggested for college training of engi-
neers.)
Trunk line system of highways. By C. G. Reel. Pp. 18-20. (New York
system of highways — history of organization of highway department —
character of construction adopted — progress of road building in New
York.)
North Carolina legislature and good roads. (Editorial.) Pp. 22-23.
(Adverse criticism of legislature.)
County should be unit in road work. (Editorial.) P. 23. (Statement of
reasons.)
March, 191$
"BopneWay." On to Cumberland Gap. Pp. 9-11. (Argument for improv-
ing old trail.)
Quebec-Miami International Highway. By H. D. Hadley. Pp. 12-13.
(Progress in the construction of the road.)
Federal aid. By Curtis Hill. Pp. 15-16. (Favorable argument.)
April, 1913
"365-Day roads." By J. D. Clarkson. Pp. 5-8. (Advocating road im-
provement and constant maintenance.)
Bituminous materials for road building. By Dr. A. S. Cushman. Pp.
9-11. (Classification of road binders — testing of bitumens.)
Our road problems in South Carolina. By M. G. Holmes. Pp. 12-13.
(Value of good roads — need for proper construction and maintenance
influence of bad roads on illiteracy — selection of roads necessary.)
Notes on water-bound macadam. By Jas. Owen. Pp. 14-16. (Satisfac-
tory under proper conditions.)
REFERENCE LIST 393
May, 1913
National highways. By Chas. H. Davis. Pp. 5-11. (Method of applying
Federal aid — good roads conventions — discussion of bills introduced in
Congress calling for Federal aid — comparison of Federal expenditures
for various purposes — suggestionsfor a Federal aid bill.)
Bituminous gravel concrete pavements. By S. J. Stewart. Pp. 12-15.
(Selection of types controlled by traffic — description of the bitumen —
gravel — cost data.)
A motor truck on a mountain road. By N. Buckner. Pp. 16-17. (Trucks
used in building construction in mountains — description of truck.)
The perfect country road— how to get it. By Thos. H. King. Pp. 18-19.
(Proper construction of earth roads — classes of ordinary traffic — need
for wide tires — traction engines.)
June, 1913
The relation of public roads to farm economics. By L. W. Page. Pp. 5-8.
(Method of financing roads — need for traffic censuses — farm surveys —
relation to highway traffic surveys — length of haul — value of road im-
provement— saving in hauling.)
The good roads germ. By L. L. Robinson. Pp. 9-10. (Progress of good
roads movement-relation of roads to advance of civilization — wide-
spread interest in road questions.)
Hon. Jonathan Bourne's federal aid plan. Pp. 11-13. (Discussion of bill
proposed by Joint Committee on Federal Aid.)
July, 1913
Highways of western North Carolina. By Jos. H. Pratt. Pp. 13-18.
(Progress of road building — description of various roads.)
August, 1913
Road management. By L. I. Hewes. Pp. 5-9. (Methods prevailing up
to 1892 and in New Jersey since then — typical local administration —
need for effective organization — need for civil engineers as executives —
examination and classification of roads first necessary step — need for
proper bookkeeping — importance of maintenance — road management
in New York.)
What improved roads mean to a town. By C. C. Gilbert. Pp. 13-14.
(Bad roads more expensive than improved roads — improved roads mean
more activity for busy cities — poor roads lead to limited social life,
illiteracy, small church attendance — value of good roads to farmer.)
September, 1913
Third American Road Congress at Detroit, September 29-October 4,
resolutions, delegates, papers, proceedings. P. 5-8.
Slag in highway construction. By S. Jacobs. Pp. 9-11. (Production of
blast furnace slag — sulphur not harmful — chemical content — southern
slag best quality — saving in transportation — slag a natural cement —
plenty of water needed — roller must be used freely — slag better than
stone.)
The South's big advantage. By D. T. Pierce. Pp. 12-13. (South can
profit by experience of northern States — experiments show cheap work
more expensive in long run than roads requiring large first expenditure.
Why convicts should be worked on the public roads. By H. B. Varner.
Pp. 22-23. (Convicts furnished to railroads for private uses — State
should have benefit of their labor.)
394 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
October, 1918
Fifth annual convention of the Southern Appalachian Good Roads Asso-
ciation, October 22^23. Pp. 5-6. (Membership — topics for discussion. )
Good roads proclamation. By Locke Craig, Governor of North Carolina.
Pp. 7-8. (Setting aside 2 days as good roads days.)
Highway construction in southwest Virginia. By C. B. Scott. Pp. 13-15.
(Progress of road building in various counties.)
Road building system of Dillon County, S. C. By E. M. Wayland. Pp.
16-18. (History of road progress since 1911.)
November, 1913
Relation of the State to highway improvement. By W. W. Finley. Pp.
5-^6. (Highways essential to prosperity, especially agricultural — State
highway departments should collect data about roads in State — convict
labor best used on highways — selection of postal routes.)
Some impressions of the American Road Congress. By J. H. Pratt. Pp.
7-8. (Resolutions passed.)
The Old National Pike. By Miss Alma Rittenberry. Pp. 9-10. (Histor-
ical data.)
Proceedings of Southern Appalachian Good Roads Convention, October
22-23. Pp. 14-17.
December, 1913
Describing highway construction in Tazewell County, Virginia. By W. I.
Lee. Pp. 5-7. (Bond issues — organization of county work.)
The relationship of colleges and universities to the good roads movement.
By E. K. Graham. Pp. 8-10. (Highway engineering courses question
of good citizenship — roads, schools and churches related as issues —
farm tenancy — road movement part of civilized progress.)
Roads and their insistent users. By A. G. Batchelder. Pp. 11-12. (Scenic
beauties opened up by good roads— automobiles— federal aid.)
Problems of construction — maintenance. By J. F. Witt. P. 12. (Selection
of roads— surf acing materials— drainage— maintenance— road patrolling
bond issues.)
Modern road building in the United States. By Major W. W. Crosby.
Pp. 13-16. (Construction of permanent drainage structures — concrete
structures — construction of macadam roads — use of limestone screenings
— bituminous materials in road building.)
Annual convention Alabama Good Roads Association. Pp. 17-18. (Pro-
ceedings.)
A. A. A. again declares for federal aid. P. 19.
FROM "MANUFACTURERS' RECORD"
October 2, 1913
A north and south highway. (Advantages of such a highway.)
October 23, 1913
Reasons why through trunk highways are needed — Quebec-Miami Inter-
national Highway. By Fred. F. Smith. (Route and description of
present condition of highway.)
October SO, 191S
The present road problem. By Major W. W. Crosby. (Urges expenditures
of funds derived from bond issued promptly, economically and effi-
ciently and suggests how this may be accomplished.)
REFERENCE LIST 395
November 6, 1913
More than $6,000,000 for highways. By N. B. ReMine. (Provision for
improved roads within radius of 100 miles of Bristol, Tennessee.)
November IS, 1913
Bring the next American Road Congress to the South. (Editorial.)
December 4, 1913
Slag for highways. By Chas. E. Chidsey. (Satisfactory results obtained
in Mississippi.)
December 11, 1913
South wins American Road Congress. (Next meeting to be held in Atlanta.)
December £5, 1913
Permanency essential in road building. By C. C. Gilbert.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, College Station,
Texas
The course consists of three lecture periods per week, of one hour each,
during one semester of the junior year. This course covers general elemen-
tary study of the subject of country roads and city pavements; character
of materials and types of construction -} location and drainage of roads;
maintenance; road laws; finances; organization and supervision. Textbook
on Highway Engineering, Bianchard and Drowne.
In addition to the regular course the College also offers a four-weeks
winter course for road supervisors and county surveyors covering practical
features of the work. — ROBERT J. POTTS, Professor of Highway Engineering.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama
Roads and Pavements. — Five hours a week for fifteen weeks is devoted to
class room instruction in economic principles involved in road improve-
ment— analysis of resistance to traction — location, grades, and drainage of
new roads; relocation and improvement of existing roads; construction and
maintenance of earth, gravel and macadam roads; bituminous materials
in road construction; street plans; width and grade of streets; curbs and
gutters; construction of and comparative merit of various kinds of street
pavements; construction of sidewalks; street drainage.
Road Materials Laboratory. — Three hours per week for ten weeks. Tests
are made of the various road materials to determine physical properties
and relative merits of the various materials used in highway construction.
Road and Street Improvement. — Three hours per week for eleven weeks in
making surveys, plans and estimates for road and street improvements.
Special One Year Course for Road Foremen and Inspectors. — Elementary
work in mathematics, drawing, surveying, and shop work. — JOHN J. WIL-
MORE, Dean of Engineering.
Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
The course is given in the first semester of the senior year, covering a
period of eighteen weeks, three hours per week. The study includes eco-
nomic theory of the location and construction of country roads ; design,
construction, and maintenance of city streets and pavements, and a study
of the various materials for road building and for streets and pavements.
Byrnes' Highway Construction is used as a text, supplemented by lectures,
library references and inspection trips to paving work on Chicago Streets. —
H. M. RAYMOND, Dean.
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
The course covers economics and theory of location and construction of
country highways. Emphasis is placed on the relative advantages of the
different forms of modern surfaces for country highways; and the adapta-
bility of the different forms of surfaces for city work. Methods of testing
various road materials are taught by lecture.
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HIGHWAY ENGINEERING EDUCATION 397
Field trips are required for the purpose of inspecting the many f orms of
pavements existing about Providence. The work is taught in three hours
per week during the second semester of the junior year. — JOHN E. HILL.
Professor of Civil Engineering.
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
The economic location, design and construction of roads and pavements
are considered, comparisons being made between the various methods and
materials. Sections of roads and streets are surveyed and from the notes
taken plans, specifications and estimates for construction and paving are
prepared. The instruction is given in the first term, junior civil engineer-
ing, five hours. — C. A. LINDEMANN.
Christian Brothers College, St. Louis, Missouri
Roads and Pavements. — A practical course in road building and street
paving. Inspection of work in process of construction. — B. W. LAWRENCE,
President.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
First Term, Fifteen periods, Fourth Year. — Lecture and recitation course
covering methods of construction and maintenance of standard types of
roads and pavements.
Second Term, Forty-five Periods, Fourth Year. — Elective course. Lectures
recitations and problems covering prevailing methods of location, construc-
tion and maintenance of roads and the economics, construction and main-
tenance of city pavements. — E. E. HASKELL, Dean.
Columbia University, New York City
The graduate course in highway engineering, leading to the master's
degree, comprises sixteen courses, equivalent to one academic year of
twenty recitation periods per week. The course is given from December to
March inclusive, hence, as a residence of one collegiate year is required
before the master's degree will be awarded, it is necessary for graduate
students in highway engineering to be in residence during two winter periods
or the equivalent thereof. All the courses, with the exception of two semi-
nar courses are given in periods of from two to four weeks.
The several graduate courses are : Highway engineering 101 — Economics
and design of roads and pavements; 102 — Broken Stone, gravel and other
roads; brick, stone block, wood block, and cement concrete pavements;
103 — Bituminous surfaces and bituminous pavements; 104— Highway juris-
Erudence, highway laws and systems of administration; 105 — Highway
ridges and culverts; 106 — Management engineering; 107 — Mechanical
appliances used in highway engineering; 108-^-Non-bituminous road mate-
rials, laboratory course; 109— Road surveying and design; HO^Street
surveying and design; 111 and 112 — Seminars in highway engineering lite-
rature: Chemistry H-199 — Mining, manufacture, testing and inspection of
bituminous materials; H-200^-Testing of bituminous materials, laboratory
course : Geology H-215 — Engineering geology; H-216 — Lithology and petro-
!ogy.
Instruction is given by lectures, seminars, laboratory and library research
work, and inspection trips. Besides a special corps of permanent officers of
instruction, from twenty to twenty-five non-resident lecturers in highway
engineering give lectures in special fields in which they are recognized
specialists.
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Equipment includes laboratories for the testing of bituminous and non-
bituminous highway materials. — ARTHUR H. BLANCH ARD, Professor of High-
way Engineering.
George Washington University, Washington, D. G.
The course in highways and pavements consist of two lectures a week
for the second half of the sophomore year. The course is limited to the
science of road surfacing, maintenance and repairs, with brief reference to
municipal engineering, street locations and surfacing. A preceding course
includes work in the cement testing laboratory, and other courses give
work in surveys, locations, bridges, culverts, etc. — O. A. MECHLIN, Pro-
fessor-in-Charge.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
This course consists of twenty-five lectures upon the construction and
maintenance of roads and pavements. It is assumed that, in preparation,
the student has adequate knowledge of curves, earth work computations,
and such elementary principles of mechanics as are applicable to railroads
and roads. — HECTOR J. HUGHES, Chairman, School of Engineering.
Howard University, Washington, D. G.
Roads and Pavements. — One hour per week, first half year. Study of
good roads problems, traffic over country roads and city streets and best
methods of construction and maintenance for earth, gravel and broken
stone roads. Text: Baker's Roads and Pavements. — P. B. PERKINS, Direc-
tor.
Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
Beginning with the collegiate year 1913-1914 students in Civil Engineering
were offered special instruction in Highway Engineering, and those who
elect to do so may begin in the second semester of their junior year to take
a series of correlated courses covering Highway economics; Systems of
administration for state and county road work; Methods of promoting and
financing highway construction : Types of roads and pavements; Methods of
construction and cost of roads and pavements; Expert reports; Taking and
interpreting the traffic census; Design of roads and pavements; Tests of
road building materials, including bituminous materials.
The Iowa highway commission has its office at the college, and by cooper-
ation between the civil engineering department and the commission students
are often enabled to get summer work on highway construction, or as inspec-
tors of highway bridge construction. — T. R. AGO, Assistant Professor in
Civil Engineering, R. A.
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Roads and Pavements. — Location, construction and maintenance of town
and country roads, city streets and pavements; street cleaning. Second
term, junior year, two periods of one hour each per week. This term
extends over eleven weeks.
Road Material Laboratory. — Standard tests of paving brick, and a test on
road metal by the Deval machine. We hope to install in the near future a
new laboratory for the testing of petroleums, malthas, tars and asphalts.
The equipment will be that recommended in Bulletin No. 38 of the Office of
Public Roads. — WILLIAM T. LYLE, Professor of Municipal Engineering.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING EDUCATION 399
Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Instruction in highway engineering is given to the students in the junior
class of the civil engineering department. It consists of two recitations
each week for one-half of a college year, in all about thirty-two recitations,
supplemented by lectures on highway engineering given by engineers in
practice. Each student taking this course has also courses in masonry
construction, bridge work, drainage, railway location and instruction in
laying out curves and computing earthwork. — FRANK P. McKiBBEN, Pro-
fessor of Civil Engineering.
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
The course of instruction consists of lectures, recitations, collateral
reading, and visits of inspection of road works under construction in this
locality. The course includes location, construction and maintenance of
roads, and the construction and maintenance of city streets and pavements.
A. A. NEFP, Dean of Engineering.
Maryland Agricultural College, College Park, Maryland
Four periods a week for one term are given to the theory of highway engi-
neering. Such part of eight periods as is necessary is given to practice in
the field. This involves reconnaissance, preliminary, location and relo-
cation surveys and includes setting of grade stakes, computation of quanti-
ties, etc.
Attention is given in certain other courses to matters pertaining to
highway engineering. The subject of highway bridges and culverts is
treated in structural design and lectures and laboratory practice on cement
and concrete are given during one term. — T. H. TALIAFERBO.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
Highway Engineering. — Course consists of fifteen lectures during second
term of third year. It comprises an outline of the principles governing;
location, construction, and maintenance of roads, and construction and
maintenance of the various kinds of pavements for city streets. The
textbook is Baker's work on Roads and Pavements.
Roadway Construction. — Two hours of lectures or conferences per week
accompanied by extensive assigned reading, inspection of road construction
examinations of reports and cost records.
Road Bitumens and Binders. — A course of fifteen lectures and thirty
hours in the laboratory in the second term. This course deals with appli-
cations and tests of bitumens, tars, oils, paints and chemicals used in pre-
servation of roads and road structures.
Surveying and Plotting. — A course of fifteen two-hour exercises per term
throughout the second year consisting of lectures and recitations supple-
mented by exercises in field and drafting-room. Field work is confined to
use of tape, compass, transit and level. Work in drafting-room consists
in making computations, scale drawings, profiles and contour maps and
studying their application to the solution of engineering problems. Text-
book is The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Professors Breed and
Hosmer, Volume 1.
Plane Surveying. — This course given at the summer camp consists of
field-work supplemented by lectures and work in drafting-room. Field
work consists in making surveys with compass and chain and with the
transit and tape, running of profiles and cross-sectioning with level, use of
solar attachment to transit, and in astronomical determination of a meridan.
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Work in drafting-room consists in making computations which arise in
surveying operations and in making scale drawings, profiles and contour
maps from field-notes. Textbook is The Principles and Practice of Survey-
ing by Professors Breed and Hosmer, Volume 1.
Topographic Surveying. — This course given at the summer camp consists
of lectures, field-work and work in drafting-room.
Field-work consists in making plane and topographic surveys with stadia
transit, making of large and small scale maps with plane table, use of sextant
in hydrographic surveys, use of traverse plane table in making road tra-
verses for small scale maps, use of barometer for determining differences in
elevation, and in determination of azimuth angles by solar observations.
Textbook is The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Professors Breed
and Hosmer, Volume 2.
Advanced Surveying. — This course of thirty hours in first term of third
year is devoted to construction of stadia diagrams, completion of compu-
tations and map work taken during summer, and in making of topographic
maps from surveys made with camera. — CHARLES M. SPOFFORD, Professor
of Civil Engineering.
Michigan Agricultural College, East Lansing, Michigan.
Road Construction. — Two recitation hours. Six hours field work per week.
Spring term of ten weeks. Described as the principles and practice of high-
way location, construction and maintenance. Required of seniors in the
forestry course.
Agricultural Engineering. — Winter term, five lecture hours per week.
Treats principally of systems of drainage, construction and improvement of
highways and ordinary highway bridges. — C. W. BISSELL, Dean.
New York University, New York City
A course embodying the general principles of highway construction. It
includes a study of preliminary and location surveys, foundations, paving
materials, consideration of the suitability of various types of roads, dust
prevention, street cleaning and maintenance, and side-walk construction.
Sophomore, first term. Lectures or recitations, two hours. Textbook
Highway Engineering, by Morrison. — CHAS. H. SNOW, Dean.
North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, North Dakota
Highway Improvement. — A condensed course in highway construction
and maintenance. Special attention is given to the care of earth roads.
Three credits for one semester.
Economics of Highway Construction. — Economic and social advantages
of improved roads; the traffic census; local and centralized systems of
control; highway laws; organization of construction and engineering forces;
cost data; methods of handling work; forms of contract, etc. Three credits
for one semester. — R. H. SLOCUM, PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING.
Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont
The course aims to give the methods of location and construction of
country roads. Studies of the various types of state standards are made
and much emphasis is placed on the drainage problems.
Methods of testing road materials and bituminous binders are taught
by lectures and laboratory demonstrations. Surfacing of city streets,
foundations, etc., are made a careful study. ARTHUR E. WINSLOW, Depart-
ment of Civil Engineering.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING EDUCATION 401
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Highway engineering is given in junior year under the general title of
civil engineering on roads and streets. The course runs eighteen weeks and
is given three hours of lecture and recitation work per week. The textbook
employed is Baker's. In addition to the text assignments students are
required to make from thirty to fifty readings of selected articles on highway
work from the engineering publications and magazines. The instructor
takes the classes out for several short trips to inspect the streets of Columbus
and vicinity. — EDWARD ORTON, Dean.
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater,
Oklahoma
Instruction consists of three recitations per week for ten weeks. Text-
book, Spaulding's Roads and Pavements. We are just fitting out the labora-
tory for the testing of road materials, containing the usual machines for
standard tests. We give also the usual instruction in surveying, compu-
tation of earth work, etc., in connection with the civil engineering course. —
ALFRED BOYD, Professor of Civil Engineering.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon
Highway Engineering. — Economic grades and proper location for different
soils and surfacing materials; surface and sub-surface drainage; culvert
design and construction; construction and maintenance of earth, sand-clay
oiled earth, gravel and macadam roads; dust preventives and road binders;
preliminary surveys and estimates; specifications; elective three credits for
one semester.
Highway Improvement. — A condensed course in highway construction
and maintenance. Special attention is given to the care of earth roads.
The course is especially arranged to meet the needs of those interested in
roads in country districts. Three credits for one semester.
Economics of Highway Construction. — Economic and social advantages
of improved roads; the traffic census; local and centralized systems of
control; highway laws; organization of construction and engineering forces;
cost data; methods of handling work; forms of contract, etc. Three credits
for one semester — GORDON V. SKELTON, Professor of Engineering.
The Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pennsylvania
Highway engineering is taught in a full four year undergraduate course,
essentially a course in civil engineering, but modified by changes in the,
latter part so that more time is made available for strictly highway engi-
neering branches. The specialized work in highway engineering, beginning
at the middle of the junior year and continuing to the end of the senior year,
is as follows: two hours of recitations and lectures per week for one semester
in theory of roads and pavements, four hours per week for one semester in
laboratory testing of bituminous road materials; and about six hours per
week through one year devoted to the necessary surveys, and drawings and
computations for the design and estimate of cost for the improvement and
reconstruction of a section of a street or road. For experimental arid
practical study of road building the School of Engineering has available a
12-ton Monarch steam roller, a road grader, a stone crusher, and screens.
There are also several log drags, road hones, plows, etc. The laboratory
equipment consists of a 4-cylinder Deval abrasion machine, a Dorrey type
abrasion machine, a Page impact testing machine for testing toughness of
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rock, a Page ball mill, briquette machine, and a Page impact machine for
testing cementation value of rock, a diamond core drill, a diamond saw, and
a 9-inch grinding lap. The laboratory for testing bituminous materials is
fully equipped with the usual pycnometers, glass retorts, beakers, flasks,
etc., and a Cleveland oil tester, Engler viscosimeter, Dow penetration
machine and numerous pieces of minor apparatus necessary to carry on all
the usual tests on bituminous materials. In conjunction with the forestry
department a creosoting plant is available for treating wood for wood pave-
ments. Experiments are conducted in the uses of dust preventives, the
student doing the actual work of sprinkling and treating the road surface. —
JOHN P. JACKSON, Dean.
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
The instruction in highway engineering is given during one semester of
fifteen weeks, two periods per week. The course consists essentially of
oral and blackboard class-room recitations on textbook matter, practically
all of Blanchard Drowne's "Text Book on Highway Eng." being covered.
Problems are assigned for solution out of class-hours. Inspection trips are
made for the purpose of examining the various types of pavements and for
studying methods of construction. Monthly written quizzes are held and
a final examination is given at the end of the term. — C. W. HUDSON, Profes-
sor of Civil Engineering.
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
Under municipal engineering a six weeks course is offered in highway
engineering. It consists of six lectures and eighteen hours of field and
drafting work. In addition, the course in testing materials includes the
testing of road materials, such as broken stone, gravel cement, concrete
and paving brick, by standard methods. An optional course for one semes-
ter is offered in the senior year, consisting of two lectures and three drafting
room hours per week, covering highway engineering.— W. K. HATT, Profes-
sor of Engineering.
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
Class-room work includes instruction in economics of roads and pave-
ments; design of grades and of sub-division of :a property into streets and
lots; surveys for roads and pavements; design and construction of drains,
bridges, culverts, race tracks, equestrian roads, curbs, and sidewalks;
design, specifications for and construction of macadam, telford, bituminous
macadam, asphalt, brick, stone block and wooden block pavements.
The discussion of bridges and surveys for roads and pavements is given
outside of the recitations above mentioned. In the field work the practice
covers the methods of laying out streets and lots, grading and giving lines
and grades for curbs and pavement surfaces.
In the laboratory the work is as follows: tests of cements and mortars;
paving brick tests; macadam tests; abrasion tests in the Deval abrasion
cylinders; toughness tests; hardness tests; and tests of bituminous road
materials.
Rhode Island State College, Kingston, Rhode Island
The course in highway engineering covers four hours per week for one-
half year, three being recitations and lectures and one two-hour period per
week for field and laboratory work. The textbook is by Howard Frost.
Our field work consists in making a location survey for a piece of road, mak-
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ing a profile, calculating the quantities of cut and fill and cost of construc-
tion.
The subject of bridges is studied separately, six hours per week Culverts
and arches are studied under the head of masonry. — S. H. WEBSTER, Pro-
fessor of Engineering.
Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute, Indiana
The course on roads and pavements is given to the civil engineering
students for one hour a week during the second term of the junior year. The
work consists of lectures and recitations with a small amount of laboratory
work on the inspection and identification of road materials. We have been
using Baker's Roads and Pavements for a text-book, supplemented by the
pamphlets of numerous manufacturers of paving materials. Special lec-
tures from well known road engineers are arranged for from time to time. —
C. LEO MEES, President.
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University, New Haven,
Connecticut
Undergraduate Course. — A course in roads and pavements is given in first
half of senior year to all members of civil and sanitary engineering courses.
The total amount of time allowed is thirty hours. Instruction is by means
of textbook supplemented by assigned articles in current engineering
publications. About one-half of each exercise of one hour is devoted to
recitation on the subject matter of the text, and the remainder to reports on
assigned articles by different members of the class. A brief description of
the pavements in New Haven is furnished to each student, who is required
to inspect several different kinds of pavements and to render a brief written
report. Groups of three students, working in relays, make traffic obser-
vations during one twelve-hour period. Observation blanks are furnished
by the city engineer of New Haven. No laboratory work is given. Two
written exercises or tests are held at intervals during the term, and a final
written examination is required. — C. S. FARNHAM.
Graduate Course. — A course in railroad and highway engineering, of six
hours per week for nine weeks, is offered to first year graduate students in
civil and sanitary engineering. Instruction is given by means of lectures
which deal largely with economic location. Practice is offered by assigning
a problem in location of highway or railway to each group of two or three
students. About two-thirds of the time allowed for the course is spent in
the field and drawing room; and a final report including rough map, grade,
estimated quantities and cost is required of each student. — S. E. BARNEY.
State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington
There are two courses in highway engineering. One is an introductory
course haying a value of three hours. This includes a study of the location,
construction and maintenance of country roads, city streets and pavements.
The effect of alignment, grades, drainage and cross-contour are studied.
The course is given one semester of four and one-half months.
The second course, called advanced highway engineering, has a value of
five hours. This included a study of the properties of road stone and road
binders, and making the test of these materials as recommended by the
Office of Public Roads at Washington, D. C. (the department has a complete
set of testing machines and laboratory equipment for making these tests)
the origin and source of materials, the preparation of the materials for
paving, and the effect of traffic and climate on the lasting qualities of the
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materials. Each class is required to make a model road to the scale of
li inch to the foot from some given material. The course is given one se-
mester consisting of two recitations and three three-hour laboratory periods.
Text, Byrnes' Highway Construction, Richardson's Asphalt Pavements, etc.
The State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
The course in highways and highway engineering given is as follows:
Location, construction and maintenance of country highways and city
streets and walks, cleaning of city streets and methods of assessing costs of
construction. The course consists of three recitations for nine weeks.
Bridges and culverts are covered in course on structures. — WM. G. RAY-
MOND, Dean.
State University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky
Two free scholarships are awarded by the fiscal court of each county.
Appointments to this course are good only for rural and highway engi-
neering.
Highway Location: Principles and methods followed in locating high-
ways. Location of several miles of road, five hours per week, first term.
Highway Construction: Methods of construction, materials to be used.
Determining the size and kind of culverts, bridges and other openings on
roadways; methods of determining the final quantities, five hours per week,
third term. Highway Maintenance. Lectures, assigned readings and
reports. Inspection of roads in the vicinity of the University, three hours
per week, second term. — PROFESSORS ROWE and TERRELL.
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Roads and Building Materials. — Lectures, recitations and laboratory
tests. The lectures and recitations deal with the construction of roads and
pavements. The value of different materials, cost, upkeep, etc., with
specifications, proper proportions, methods of inspection and testing. The
laboratory work consists of tests of sands, mortars, cement, concrete, brick,
etc. Texts, Byrne's Highway Construction and Carpenter's Experimental
Engineering. — JOESPH SWAIN, President.
Thayer School of Civil Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire
A brief technical course is given on the theory and practice of highway
construction, using for this purpose Baker's Roads and Pavements. The
time devoted to it is less than thirty half-days, and instruction is given
merely by consecutive recitations from the textbook. Our work in survey-
ing covers all the necessary features of highway surveying in another con-
nection entirely apart from this textbook course. We have the usual
laboratory for testing materials, and thorough courses on materials of
construction, cement, concrete, reinforced concrete (theory) and concrete
structures, including culverts and bridges. Ordinary wooden and steel
bridges are studied by text-book (in a separate course) as to analysis of
stresses; and by inspections and designing, as to details. — ROBERT FLETCHER
DIRECTOR.
Throop College of Technology, Pasadena, California
The prescribed course in highway engineering for civil engineering stu-
dents consists of one recitation a week during the first half of the third year.
The work covered includes: the design, construction, and maintenance of
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country roads and city streets, with special attention given to bituminous
construction; specifications; methods of financing, and assessment of costs.
Highway structures are studied under bridge design. — FRANKLIN THOMAS,
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering.
Tufts College, Massachusetts
Highways. — The course is conducted by lectures, recitations and labora-
tory work during three hours per week for a half year. It includes drainage
foundations; earth and broken stone roads; paving material, including
asphalt and concrete; use of dust palliatives; cleaning and sanitation;
pipe systems; and road machinery. Laboratory tests are made on sand,
cement and paving material.
Office and field work comprise the preparation of plan and cross sections
from survey notes of an existing unimproved road ; location of a highway
from contour plan; actual survey, design and mapping of streets including
determination of proper grades at street intersections; inspection of roads.
Text-book: American Civil Engineer -s* Pocketbook. — GARDNER C. ANTHONY,
Dean Engineering School.
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
During the past year the four-year civil engineering course has been
revised and made to include the subjects of road location and construction,
paving materials, pavement construction, the design of highway culverts
and bridges and the testing of road materials, most of which subjects have
in the past been open to special students in highway engineering only. In
addition, a two-year course has been inaugurated, which is planned to
prepare the students for the positions of superintendent of road and pave-
ment construction. In addition to the fundamental studies of the regular
four-year courses this course includes the subjects of general geology,
petrology, steam and other engines, masonry, roads and pavements, and a
general course in municipal engineering.
The road materials laboratory, in connection with the physical and
cement testing laboratories, the geological department of the University,
and the State Geological Survey Collections and equipment, is intended to
afford facilities for the study of the road materials of Alabama and to furnish
students with a research laboratory as well as instruction in the physical
properties and usefulness of the various kinds of roads materials. GEO.
JACOB DAVIS, JR., Dean.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Road and Pavements. — Primarily for third year students in civil engi-
neering. Required of all candidates for degree in civil engineering. The
location, construction and maintenance of earth, macadam, telford, and
sand-clay roads. Pavements for city streets. A two hour course for one
year.
Laboratory. — Testing of road materials. Four year students. One
hour for half year. — J. J. KNOCH, Professor Civil Engineering.
University of California, Berkeley, California
Instruction in highway engineering is given in two courses : a lecture and
a laboratory course. The lecture course is given by Prof. Charles Gilman
Hyde. The laboratory course is offered under the joint direction of Prof.
C. Alvarez and Prof. Horace S. Griswold.
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Lecture Course. — The lecture course is known as "highway engineering,"
(course C. E. 106) and is prescribed in the junior year for all students in the
railroad and irrigation engineering courses. The course embraces two
lectures per week during one term of fifteen weeks, and deals with road and
pavement economics; location; construction and maintenance of earth,
gravel and broken stone roads, both with and without the use of bituminous
and other materials; design, construction and maintenance of pavements;
Text is Baker's Roads and Pavements. The course requires three mid-term
written reviews and a final written examination.
Laboratory Course. — The laboratory course covers testing of rock, oils,
asphalts and paving brick. Laboratory work covers two 4 hour periods
per week for a term of fourteen weeks. — PROFESSORS HYDE, GRISWOLD
and ALVAREZ.
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
The regular four-year course in civil engineering offers a three hour per
week option in highway engineering with additional work in road material
laboratory and field surveys.
A good roads departmtnt is in operation for road extension work under
three officers, one of them employed constantly in the field offers advice and
assistance by correspondence and by visits to Georgia counties — makes
examination of road materials free of cost; makes surveys for relocations
and bridge sites; prepares designs for bridges and culverts upon request;
Crepares specifications and legal advertisements for bridge lettings; inspects
ridges in advance of acceptance; inspects dangerous structures; makes
public addresses; offers a special ten-day course at Athens for road officials;
offers a one-year course on highways to mature men contemplating employ-
ment as road officers. — C. M. STRAHAN, Dean, School [Civil Engineering.
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
In the civil engineering course a two-credit course for one semester is
given on roads and pavements, requiring two class periods per week of reci-
tation, lecture, drawing or field work. Instruction necessary for a highway
engineer is given in connection with many other courses, such as surveying,
drafting, testing laboratory, and structural engineering. In addition to
this work, the Department, with the assistance of the U. S. Office of Public
Roads, carried out the program of a short school for road overseers, March
12-14, 1913.— C. N. LITTLE, Dean.
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
The special instruction in highway engineering at present consists of
two recitations per week for eighteen weeks in the third year. In this work
Baker's Roads and Pavements is used as a textbook. — IRA O. BAKER, Pro-
fessor of Civil Engineering.
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
The course of highway engineering is a half-year's work in roads and
pavements in the junior year, in addition some little work is done in a small
laboratory for testing road materials. — R. B. H. BEGG, Professor of Engi-
neering.
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Highway Engineering. — The two semester hour course in roads and pave-
ments heretofore given has been modified and increased to five semester
hours given in three courses: (1) municipal engineering, a two unit course
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offered in the third year, embracing city planning, economics, drainage,
construction and maintenance of pavements, sewerage and water supply;
highway engineering, a two-hour course for the fourth year on location,
relocation, drainage, construction and maintenance of country roads and
highways, highway economics, legislation and administration; road material
testing laboratory, a one-unit course for the fourth year for the testing of
bituminous and non-bituminous road materials. A complete laboratory
equipped with the latest types of road materials testing machinery has
been provided jointly by the Maine State highway commission and the
University, and is located at the University, where the tests for materials
used in state highway work are performed.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Roads and Pavements. Two hours both semesters. Location, construc-
tion and maintenance of country and suburban roads. Grades for pave-
ments and roads, estimates of cost, street railway construction in paved
streets, materials for paving, brick, asphalt, stone, wood and bituminous
paying, foundations, road and pavement economics. This course is re-
quired of all civil engineering students.
Advanced Highway Engineering^ Two hours, second semester only. A
seminary course in highway engineering taking up a study of the most
recent literature on the general problems of good roads, especially outside
of large cities; State aid laws; State highway organizations.
Highway Laboratory. Two hours both semesters. Testing of cement,
analysis of sand and gravel for concrete road construction, tests of rock for
road building, including hardness, toughness, abrasion and cementation.
Tests of paving brick. Study and tests of bituminous materials for road
binders and of asphalt paving compositions.
Equipment. — The University has a fully equipped highway laboratory.
The laboratory is practically a duplicate of the Washington laboratory of
the Office of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture. — HENRY E. RIGGS,
Professor of Civil Engineering; WILLIAM C. HOOD, Professor of Sanitary and
Municipal Engineering; JOHN J. Cox; Instructor in Highway Engineering.
The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
A course is given in roads and pavements in the second semester of the
junior year. During the first half of the semester, work consists of reci-
tations and lectures on road location and construction. Many problems and
reference readings on actual practice of construction are assigned. In the
second half of the semester inspection of work in progress on the roads tribu-
tary to the Twin Cities and of pavements being laid in the cities is made.
Both the asphalt and timber creasoting plants of Minneapolis are visited
by the students. In the new Experimental Building space has been assigned
for tests on road material and some apparatus is already in place. The
general course in civil engineering includes surveying, methods o! computing
earthwork, masonry and steel structures, hydraulics, geology, economics
of transportation, etc. — FRANCIS C. SHENEHON, Dean.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
A lecture course in highway engineering extends over two terms, class
meets three times each week. Laboratory work, testing road materials is
carried on in connection with this course. Another course, in road surveying
ing and estimating occupies one term-three periods each week.
In a course in reinforced concrete, special attention ie given to design of
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bridges and culverts, design of waterways being considered in connection
with drainage engineering and sewerage. Other related subjects, as ma-
sonry and structural engineering, are treated by lectures and laboratory
experimentation. — J. H. DORROH,
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
The courses in highway engineering are as follows : Roads and pavements
an elementary course given by recitations from textbook supplemented by
lectures, two periods per week for one semester. Required of all students
in civil engineering. Highway engineering, a more advanced course,
conducted mainly as seminar work, references are given to sources of infor-
mation, and reports required of the students on various assigned topics with
discussion before the class. A part of the time is used in textbook study of
bituminous roads. Two periods per week for one semester. Elective to
students who have had the first course. Testing road materials, a labora-
tory course covering the ordinary tests of rock for road purposes, and for
bitumens. One period a week for one semester. Elective. Highway
structures, a design course, comprising design of culverts and small bridges,
mainly in concrete, including a reinforced concrete arch. Two periods a
week for one semester. Elective for seniors. — F. P. SPALDING, Professor of
Civil Engineering.
Montana State College, University of Montana, Bozeman
Montana
Highway Engineering. — A course of highway engineering is given during
the first semesters and deals with the location, construction and mainte-
nance of highways. Water, salts, emulsions, tars, and bitumens as binders
and dust preventatives. Tests of highway materials. Traffic data in rela-
tion to type of road. Methods of drainage, including types of culverts and
area of water way. Patented types. Federal, State and county aid. High-
way laws. A study of traction, sanitation, radiation of light and heat,
slipperiness, ease of cleaning, repairing, etc. This course is laid out for
students in civil engineering. — A. W. RICHTER, Dean.
The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Roads and Pavements. — A course of readings, lectures and recitations
covering the location, alignment, drainage construction and maintenance
of earth, sand-clay, gravel, macadam, telford, concrete and bituminous
roads. Modern methods of dust prevention are studied under maintenance.
Testing Road Materials. — Lectures and laboratory. This is a study of
various kinds of road making materials; the laboratory being equipped for
the usual tests.
Cement and Concrete Testing. — Lectures and laboratory. Classification,
composition, manufacture, inspection and sampling of cements. Specifi-
cations for mixing and using. Practical testing of cement mortars and
concretes. The laboratory is equipped for making all the standard tests. —
GEO. R. CHATBURN, Professor of Applied Mechanics in charge of Highway
Engineering.
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
The course occupies two class periods and two laboratory periods per
week for one semester of eighteen weeks and the time devoted to highway
engineering and closely related subjects occupies about thirty to forty
per cent of that devoted to the total course.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING EDUCATION 409
The class treatment is based largely on Baker's Roads and Pavements
with reference readings from government and other recent pamphlets. —
H. P. BOARDMAN, Professor of Civil Engineering.
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
The course is given in the senior year to the civil engineering students,
and is studied four hours a week for sixteen weeks. The class-room work
includes recitations and lectures, on drainage, location, grades, and the
materials used in road construction, the paving materials examined as to
wearing, strength and other properties, and most approved method of main-
tenance. Instruction is given as to plans and specifications, and the advan-
tages of improved highways. Students do field work and prepare plans,
profiles and specifications of a proposed highway after making the necessary
survey and leveling. Visits of inspection are made when possible. — M. J.
McCuE, Dean.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Roads and Pavements. — Survey and location of roads; grades; drainage;
foundations; road coverings; crushed rock and gravel. Stone, wood, as-
phalt, and brick pavements; laying out city streets; footwalks, curbs,
gutters, maintenance, repair, cleaning, and watering. The equivalent of
two hours of recitations per week will be required. On the basis of three
hours for each recitation replaced, outdoor work will be arranged according
to the weather. Open to students of senior standing. Two hours, both
semesters. — E. H. MCALLISTER, Dean College of Engineering.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Two hours a week for the first half of the senior year are devoted to the
subject of roads and pavements. The instruction on this subject is
based on a text-book, supplemented by lectures. For purpose of reci-
tations the class is divided into sections and frequent written tests are
held. No special test in the testing of road materials is offered, but three
hours a week for half of the senior year are devoted to tests of cement and
concrete and three hours a week for one-half of the junior year to the testing
of the materials of construction in general, including stone, wood, paving
brick, etc. — EDGAR MARBURG, Professor-in-Charge.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Roads and Pavements. — A study of the location, width and transverse
section of roads and streets, together with a study of the materials used and
methods of constructing, repairing and improving the surfaces of roads and
pavements. Two recitations of one hour each from an assigned text and
collateral reading with three hours laboratory work per week for the last term
(twelve weeks) of the senior year; required of all civil engineering students.
The laboratory work included determination tests of the various properties
of road materials, the efficiency of binders and dust preventives. — F. L.
BISHOP, Dean.
University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
Highway engineering is covered briefly in the junior following a course
in railroad construction and economics. Special attention is given to
proper methods of construction of Highways with sand, clay, and macadam.
— BBN COULSON, Head of the Department of Engineering.
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
The course in highway engineering is given in the last half year of the
four year course in civil engineering. It consists of two hour periods per
week of recitations based on Baker's Highway Engineering, ana is supple-
mented by readings and lectures on allied subjects. Observations of
methods of construction are made on the work of the Los Angeles County
good road system and of the work of the State highway commission. — C. W.
LAWRENCE, Professor of Civil Engineering.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Roads and Pavements. — Lectures and recitations on the principles of
road location; the construction and maintenance of earth, gravel, sand-clay
and macadam roads; pavements for city streets and sidewalks. The class
is given practical problems in road location and construction. First term,
three hours per week.
Dust Preventives. — This course comprises five lectures, the study of
standard authors, field observations and a written report covering the
range of the subject. Reading matter will be assigned to the students at
the end of their second year, and the five lectures will occur during the first
term of the third year. — M. G. HOMES, Professor of Engineering.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
A short course in highway engineering was inaugurated in 1914, compris-
ing lectures on road building, selection of route, establishing grades, ditch-
ing, culverts, selection of road covering, etc. It is the purpose of this course
to make the student familiar with the work now being done by the U. S.
Office of Public Roads, and by road departments of various States. The
University is equipping a laboratory for testing road materials.
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
The course in highway engineering deals with the location, construction
and maintenance of roads, streets and pavements; the economy of good
roads with their advantages, the methods of maintaining roads and
their economical management. The instruction is given in the spring term
of the junior civil engineering, three hours per week. — T. U. TAYLOR, Dean
of Engineering.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
The course given in roads and pavements covers two hours' recitation
work per week and Baker's Roads and Pavements is used as a basis for the
course. Reports are required of students from the current engineering
magazines and the reports of the engineering societies. — R. B. KETCHUM,
Professor of Engineering.
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
The instruction in highway engineering comprises a three-hour course
given in the second half of the senior year. It covers textbook and lecture
work accompanied by laboratory work in testing of road materials, and
field work in road surveys, the laying out of work, plans, estimates and
specifications. — J. W. VOLTY, Dean.
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University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Four courses directly relating to highway engineering are given in the
University of Washington. A brief outline of these courses follows.
Course 70: Highways. — This is a course of two hours per week running
through a semester and required of all juniors in civil engineering. It
covers a general survey of the location, construction and maintenance of
country roads and city streets, and a study of alignment and grades in
comparison with the same subjects as applied to railroad work. The study
of drainage, foundations and methods of construction of the cheaper roads
of earth, sand, clay and gravel occupy about two-thirds of the time given
to this subject. Some of the fundamental economic principles involved in
financing highways are discussed and emphasized.
Course 71: Highway Construction. — This is a course of four hours per
week for one semester for the seniors in civil engineering who desire to
specialize in highway work. The course deals more fully with the econom-
ics of highway location, construction and maintenance and involves the
consideration and study of highways of permanent character. Each student
is expected to perform all the standard laboratory tests of highway metals.
Course 18: Road Oils and Tars. — This is a two hour course throughout a
semester and is offered by the department of chemistry for students in high-
way engineering. One lecture and one laboratory period are devoted to
the work. It involves a study of the compostion and properties of all road
binding materials. — E. J. MCCAUSTLAND, Professor of Municipal and High-
way Engineering.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Roads and Pavements 101. — This course covers the construction, main-
tenance and administration of earth roads, gravel roads, and the simpler
forms of macadam road. Special attention will be devoted to the Wisconsin
highway laws. Lectures, theme writing and inspections. One hour credit.
First semester.
Roads and Pavements 102. — Economics and design of roads and pavements
The text is Blanchard's "Highway Engineering." Library work, reports and
theme writing on assigned subjects are also required. Topics covered are
history of roads and pavements; economics of highway engineering; pre-
liminary investigations, traffic census, drainage, foundations, general design
of roads and streets, hygienic aspect of dust, cleaning city streets, effect of
various kinds of vehicles on roads, etc., bituminous surfaces and bituminous
pavements, macadam, brick, stone, wood block and cement pavements.
This course is offered each semester.
Roads and Pavements 103. — Special and detail study is made of the most
important problems involved in the construction and maintenance of roads
and pavements. Inspection trips are made to neighboring cities. Each
student prepares a design and estimate of cost of some road or street based
upon a survey or a topographic map furnished him. Given each semester.
Roads and Pavements 104— This course consists of laboratory work on
testing road material both in the chemical and pavement laboratories.
Two credits. Second semester. — Prerequisites for this course is Course 101
or its equivalent.
Highway Bridges and Culverts 111. — Lectures and problems in design work
covering the standard types of pipe, box and arch culverts, and also standard
types 01 wood, steel, concrete and reinforced concrete bridges. — LEONARD
F. SMITH, in charge of Highway Engineering.
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University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
Roads and Tunnels. — (a) Road economics and location, gravel, broken
stone, and miscellaneous roads; street pavements, drainage, curbs and
gutters, pavement foundations, asphalt, brick, cobblestone and stone-block
pavements; sidewalks. Two hours, (b) Methods of surveying, tunnel
machinery, timbering and lining, tunnels through hard rock and soft ground
submarine tunneling, ventilation and lighting, cost of construction. Two
hours.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia
Reads and Building Material. — A special set of lectures, with illustrations,
is given upon the general and detailed construction of roads, city and
country, pavements and drains, cost, grades, repair, etc. The points
emphasized in these lectures are: Different road coverings and the best
materials available for use and economy, the inspection and testing of sands,
cements and mortars, their actual mixing, proper proportions, etc., with
specifications and requirements for good building materials, tests and
demonstrations of the peculiarities of the different road materials, with
short course in concrete. Textbook, Baker's Roads and Pavements Harger
and Bonney's Highway Engineer Handbook. Three times a week second
term. In connection with this course is given a short course in curves,
earth-work and calculating cuts and fills. Lectures on available instru-
ments for use in building highways and comparative costs. — R. B. H.
BEGQ, Professor of Civil Engineering.
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Roads, Streets and Pavements. — The location, drainage, construction and
maintenance of streets and roads; consideration of the different paving
materials in connection with their particular characteristics and their
adaptability and adequacy under various conditions of service; the cost
and life of pavements. Two lectures a week. First semester. Senior
year. — J. L. VAN ORNUM, Professor of Engineering.
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
The following courses in highway engineering are regularly given in the
department of railway and highway engineering: Roads and pavements,
primarily for fourth year students in civil engineering, three hours. Re-
quired of all candidates for degree in civil engineering. Location, con-
struction and maintenance; study and comparison of various types of roads;
road making materials; lectures, recitations and field work. Highway
economics two hours. Optional for fourth year students in civil engineering
Continuation of roads and pavements with special reference to permanent
improvements and maintenance of existing roads. Re-surveys, re-location,
drainage, etc.
The course in roads and pavements is required of all candidates for
degrees of civil engineering, but for the course of highway economics the
student may substitute the equivalent in hydraulic construction if he so
elects. These courses follow thorough courses in surveying, railroad
location, railroad construction and maintenance and accompanying courses
in sanitary and water supply engineering, in which the problems relating
to sewerage and drainage are considered, so that the courses in highway
engineering are concentrated on the special problems to be met in the build-
ing of roads not common to other subjects.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING EDUCATION 413
An optional laboratory course in testing road materials has been arranged
and graduate courses in highway engineering are being planned for next
year.
A ten day school of good roads, of which A. D. Williams, chief engineer
of the State bureau of roads is director, has been organized to comply with the
act of the legislature requiring that "All county road engineers shall visit
the office of the State Road Bureau at least once every year and shall receive
instruction in road building for at least ten days, etc." This school is
under the joint supervision of the University and the State road bureau.
Tuition is free. — C. R. JONES, Dean.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
The course in highway engineering given students in civil engineering con-
sists of reading, recitations and lectures for one-half year, one period per
week. All students taking the course have had thorough courses in survey-
ing, railroad surveying and construction, masonry and foundations and later
take courses on bridges, sewers and drains. Much of the important subject
matter on road construction is taken in these subjects, but not formally as a
course in highway construction. — A. W. FRENCH, Professor of Civil Engi-
neering.
TRADE NAMES
Road Materials
Acme Asphalt: Trade name given to asphalt cement produced by Warren
Brother Company, 59 Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts (adver-
tisement page 189).
Agasco: A refined road tar manufactured by the Atlanta Gas Light Com-
pany, Electric and Gas Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
American Ingot Iron: Used for nonrusting culverts. American Rolling
Mill Company, Middletown, Ohio (advertisement page 194).
Asfaltoil: Gulf Refining Company, 514 Battery Park, New York, New York.
The trade name for several grades of fluid reduced petroleums for use
in the surface treatment of roads.
Asphaltoilene: Alden Speare's Sons Company, Boston, Massachusetts. The
trade name of several grades of reduced and residual petroleums and
oil asphalt manufactured by this company for use in hot and cold^sur-
face treatment and in the construction of roads.
Asphalt Block: For pavements. The Hastings Pavement Company, New
York City (advertisement page 158).
Aztec: United States Asphalt Refining Company, 90 West Street, New York,
New York. An oil asphalt produced from Mexican crude petroleum
(advertisement page 184).
Bermudez Road Asphalt: Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Fluxed Bermudez Lake asphalt for use in road con-
struction (advertisement page 145).
Bicomac: Headley Good Roads Company, Real Estate Trust Building,
Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. An emulsified bitumen which is diluted
with water and mixed with Portland cement concrete in the surfacing
of roads.
Bitulithic: Warren Brothers Company, 59 Temple Place," Boston, Massa-
chusetts. Trade name of a patented pavement construction consist-
ing of varying sizes of crushed stone or gravel mixed with bituminous
cement, the sizes of crushed stone varying from a maximum which is
about one-half the depth of the pavement surface (which surface is
generally 2 inches deep) to impalpable powder, being so prepared as
to give a high degree of density and low percentage of voids (adver-
tisement page 189).
Bitustone Double Bond: A pavement construction patented by August E.
Schutte of Northboro, Massachusetts, consisting of a concrete founda-
tion of a depth of about 3| inches, and bonding course about 1£ inches
and the spaces in the bonding course filled and the surface coated with
asphaltic cement, prepared for the purpose, the surface finally finished
with crusher screenings or coarse sand spread into the hot bitumen
The bonding course is made of neat cement and nearly uniform size
stone or gravel (preferably 1 inch to 1£ inches in size), in proportion of
one part cement to six parts stone or gravel (advertisement page 189).
Byerlyte: Byerley & Sons, 2484 West Fourth Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
Several grades of oil asphalt for use in road construction.
Carbo-Via: Continental Bitumen Company, Toledo, Ohio. A refined coal
tar product.
414
TRADE NAMES 415
Chicago A A: A Brand of Portland Cement manufactured by the Chicago
Portland Cement Company, Chicago and Oglesby, Illinois (advertise-
ment page 148).
Cubanel: International Asphalt Company, Chamber of Commerce Build-
ing, Chicago, Illinois. A fluxed Cuban asphalt for use in paving and
road construction.
Double Bond Cement: Warren Brothers Company, 59 Temple Place, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts. Trade name given to the asphalt cement used
for the bonding course of the Bitustone Double Bond Pavement (ad-
vertisement page 189).
Dupont: Explosives for quarrying. E. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder
Company, Wilmington, Delaware.
Durax: Wern Machinery and Engineering Company, 30 Church Street,
New York, N. Y. The trade name for a type of pavement or road sur-
face composed of small cubical granite blocks.
Dustoline: The Dustoline for Roads Company, Summit, New Jersey. The
copyrighted, trademark name of a transparent, reddish colored com-
pound, of refined, nonasphaltic petroleum products, used as a dust
preventive and road preserver.
Fairfield: The Impervious Product Company, 400 E. Fayette Street, Bal-
timore, Maryland. The trade name for the products of this company,
such as "Anti-Dust," "Road Binders," and "Fairfield Asphalt." The
latter, which forms the basis of their other products, is said to come
from a neutralized and weathered sludge acid deposit.
Glutrin: Robeson Process Company, Pennington, New Jersey. An adhe-
sive liquor containing organic acids manufactured from the lignone
compounds produced in the making of wood pulp by the sulfite process
(advertisement page 172).
Hassam Pavement: Hassam Paving Company, Worcester, Massachusetts.
A patented form of concrete pavement constructed by grouting the
rolled stone with a fluid grout of sand and Portland cement (advertise-
ment page 155).
Hydrolene: The Sun Company, 1421 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania. Oil asphalts for use in road construction.
Indian: Indian Refining Company, 17 Battery Place, New York. The
trade name for several grades of reduced and residual petroleums and
oil asphalt for use in hot and cold surface treatment and in the con-
struction of roads.
Kyrock: Wadsworth Stone and Paving Company, Lambert Street, and
P«nna. R. R., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A natural rock asphalt found
in Kentucky (advertisement page 188).
Monarch: Sunset Monarch Oil Company of California, 60 California Street,
San Francisco, Calif. The trade name for a road oil and several grades
of asphalt produced from California petroleum (advertisement page
182).
Montezuma: Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company, 79 Wall Street, New York,
N. Y. Several grades of Mexican oil-asphalt for use in street and road
construction.
Neuchatel: The Neuchatel Asphalte Company, Ltd., 291 Broadway, New
York. A rock asphalt mined at the Val de Travers mines located at
Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Prime White Road Oil: Prime White Road Oil Company, First National
Bank Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. A colorless petroleum distillate for
use as a dust layer.
Progressive Culverts: Combination cast iron and corrugated iron. Manu-
factured by American Culvert Manufacturing Company, Buechel,
Kentucky.
416 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Roadamite: Roadamite Company, 604 H. W. Hellman Building, Los Angeles,
Calif. The trade name for an asphaltic cement prepared from Cali-
fornia petroleum.
Rocmac: Haines & Teall, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. A chemical mixture
containing silicate of soda, sugar, powdered limestone, and other in-
gredients with which the upper course in macadam or gravel construc-
tion is puddled (advertisement page 173).
Sarco: Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, First National Bank Build-
ing, Chicago, Illinois. Several grades of asphalt containing Gilsonite,
for use in road construction (advertisement page 175).
Sarcolithic: Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, First National
Bank Building, Chicago, Illinois. The trade name for a form of pave-
ment consisting of a graded crushed stone aggregate which is mixed
with Sarco Asphaltic Cement (advertisement page 175).
Standard: Standard Oil Company of New York, and Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, 26 Broadway, New York. "Standard Refined Mexican
Asphalt," "Standard Macadam Asphalt Binders," " Standard Asphalt
Road Oils," prepared by this Company for use in sheet asphalt paving,
bituminous macadam construction and cold surface treatment of mac-
adam and gravel roads (advertisements pages 176 and 178).
Tarite: The American Tar Company, Maiden, Massachusetts. A refined
coal tar product for use in road construction. "Tarite Asphalt" is a
refined coal tar containing a certain percentage of oil asphalt. "Tar-
ine," a refined tar preparation for use in construction work or in sur-
face treatments (advertisement page 140).
Taroid: The F. J. Lewis Manufacturing Company, 2505 South Robey Street,
Chicago, Illinois. A refined coal tar product.
Tarvia: Barrett Manufacturing Company, 17 Battery Place, New York.
New York. A trade name of this Company for their tar products used
for road purposes. "Tarvia A" for hot surface treatment: "Tarvia
B" for cold surface treatment: "Tarvia X" for penetration or mix-
ing method in road construction (advertisement page 147).
Tasscoil: The Alden Speare's Sons Company, Boston, Massachusetts. A
colorless oil distillate for use as a dust layer.
Terracolio: Headley Good Roads Company, Real Estate Trust Building,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An emulsified semi-asphaltic oil which
may be diluted and used in the surface treatment of roads.
Texaco: The Texas Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York.
All the Texaco road products are marketed under the registered trade
name "Texaco." They are "Texaco Road Oil for Cold Application,"
"Texaco Road Oil for Hot Application," "Texaco Liquid Asphalt,"
"Texaco Macadam Binder," "Texaco Road Asphalt," "Texaco Pav-
ing Filler," "Texaco Paving Cement" (advertisement page 180).
Trinidad Liquid Asphalt: Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Land Title
Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Natural liquid asphalt for the
surface treatment of roads, obtained from the Island of Trinidad; "A"
to be used cold; "B" to be applied hot (advertisement page 145).
Ugite: The United Gas Improvement Company, Broad and Arch Streets,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The trade name for fluid and semi-solid
refined water-gas tar for use in surface treatment and construction.
mixing method.
Union Paving^ Asphalt and Maltha Brand: Union Oil Company of California,
Mills Building, San Francisco. Oil asphalt refined from heavy Cali-
fornia crudes of between 12 and 16 gravity Beaume (advertisement
page 182).
TRADE NAMES 417
Warrenite: Warren Brothers Company, 59 Temple Place, Boston, Massa-
chusetts. A modification of the bitulithic city pavement adapted to
meet the traffic conditions of country roads (advertisement page 189).
Westrumite: The Westrumite Company, Whiting, Indiana: The Alantic
Westrumite Company, Washington, D. C. An aqueous emulsion of
native bitumens used cold as a binder in road construction in the fol-
lowing ways: (1) By mixing method (2) By penetration method (3)
By surface treatment (4) As a dust layer (advertisement page 190).
Road Machinery
Acme: Trade name given road machines manufactured by the Acme Road
Machinery Company, Frankfort, New York (advertisement page 138).
Acme: Trade name given to metal culverts manufactured by The Canton
Culvert Company, Canton, Ohio (advertisement page 195).
Ajax: Trade name given to engines used for operating crusher plants man-
ufactured by the A. B. Farquhar Company, York, Pennsylvania (ad-
vertisement page 153).
Apex: Reversible dumpting and spreading car. Apex Wagon Company,
Auburn, New York.
Atlantic: Trade name given to steam shovels manufactured by the Bucyrus
Company, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Atlapump: Trade name given to a pump engine manufactured by the Har-
old L. Bond Company, 78 H Beach Street, New York, New York.
Aurora: Trade name given to jaw rock crusher and dump wagon manu-
factured by the Austin-Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building,
Chicago, Illinois (advertisement page 143).
Austin: Trade name given to motor rollers, gyratory crusher, sprinkler
and reversible grader manufactured by the Austin-Western Company,
Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois (advertisement page 143).
Austin Giant: Trade name given to grader manufactured by the Austin-
Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois (adver-
tisement page 143).
Automatic Concrete Mixers: Gravity mixers. By Automatic Concrete
Mixer Company, New York City.
Blystone Batch Mixer: Concrete mixer. Manufactured by Blystone Machin-
ery Company, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania.
Bucyrus: Trade name given to a steam shovel manufactured by the Bucy-
rus Company, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Buffalo Pitts: Trade name given Ddl. Cyl. Two-Speed Steel Gear Road
Locomotives, Contractors Special Traction Engines, Contractors Gaso-
line Tractors, Reversible Stone Spreading Cars — Steel Frame, Rever-
sible Stone Spreading Cars — Wood Frame, Buffalo Pitts Road Freight
Cars, and Automobile Trailers. Buffalo Pitts Company, Buffalo, New
York.
Busy Bee: Trade name given to hammer drills manufactured by the McKier-
nan-Terry Drill Company, U. S. Realty Building, New York, New
York.
Butterfly: Trade name given a rock drill manufactured by the Ingersoll-
Rand Company, 11 Broadway, New York, New York.
Caterpillar:^ A traction engine designed to work in soft loose soils. Holt
Caterpillar Company, Peoria, Illinois (advertisement page 160).
Chicago : Concrete mixer, batch type, rotary. Chicago Concrete Machinery
Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Climax: Trade name given to a steel reversible road machine and a rock
crusher sold by the Good Roads Machinery Company, Inc., Marathon,
New York (advertisement page 156).
418 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Climax Jumbo: Trade name given a heavy road machine sold by the Good
Roads Machinery Company, Inc., Marathon, New York (advertise-
ment page 156).
Columbian: Trade name given to dump wagons and carts manufactured
by the Columbia Wagon Company, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Cube: Trade name given to concrete mixer manufactured by the Municipal
Engineering and Contracting Company, Railway Exchange Building,
Chicago, Illinois.
Double Shell: Trade name given to dryers manufactured by the Ruggles-
Coles Engineering Company, 50 Church Street, New York, New York.
Eagle Dump Wagon: The Eagle Wagon Works, Auburn, New York.
Electric-Air: Trade name given to rock drills manufactured by the Inger-
soll-Rand Company, 11 Broadway, New York, New York.
Eureka: Continuous concrete mixer. Eureka Machine Company, Lansing,
Michigan.
Everett: Trade name given to portable dumping box manufactured by the
Everett Manufacturing Company, Newark, New York.
Foote: Batch concrete mixer. Foote Manufacturing Company, Munda,
New York.
Force-Feed: Trade name given to the rock crusher manufactured by the
Universal Crusher Company, Box 678, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Glide: Trade name given to graders manufactured by the Glide Road
Machine Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Huber: Road rollers, tractors, dump wagons, and general road equipment.
Huber Manufacturing Company, Marion, Ohio (advertisement page
161).
Hvass: Trade name given to scarifier, push brooms, street sweepers and
general equipment for handling bituminous materials manufactured by
the Chas. Hvass Company, East 18th and 19th Streets, Avenues A and
B, New York, New York (advertisement page 159).
Imperial: Trade name given to metal culverts manufactured by the Can-
ton Culvert Company, Canton, Ohio (advertisement page 195).
Link: Conveyors for loading and unloading crushed stone, sand, etc., from
cars or dump into wagons. Link Belt Company, Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania.
Little Western: Trade name given to grader manufactured by the Austin-
Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois (adver-
tisement page 143.)
Little Winner: Trade name given a two-horse road machine sold by the
Good Roads Machinery Company, Inc., Marathon, New York (adver-
tisement page 156).
Lutz: Surface heater for heating asphalt pavements at time of repair.
Equitable Asphalt Maintenance Company, Kansas City, Missouri.
Maney Four Wheel Scraper: Trade names given to grader and scraper man-
ufactured by the Baker Manufacturing Company, 906-907 Exchange
Building, Memphis, Tennessee.
Milburn-Blatt: Trade name given to dump wagon manufactured by the
Milburn Wagon Company, Toledo, Ohio.
Mogul: Trade name given to oil tractor manufactured by the International
Harvester Company of America, Harvester Building, Chicago, Illinois
(advertisement page 162).
Monarch: Trade name given a combination roller and traction hauling
engine sold by the Good Roads Machinery Company, Inc., Marathon,
New York (advertisement page 156).
New Era: Trade name given to elevating grader manufactured by the
Austin-Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois
(advertisement page 143).
TRADE NAMES 41 9
Ohio: Scarifiers, graders, drags, dump wagons, etc. Ohio Road Machinery
Company, Oberlin, Ohio.
Otto: Trade name given an engine manufactured by the Otto Gas Engine
Works, 3411 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Panama Line: Trade name given to road graders, road drags and cast iron
culvert pipe manufactured by the F. B. Zieg Manufacturing Company,
Fredericktown, Ohio (advertisement page 196).
Peerless: Traction engines. Emerson, Brantingham Implement Company,
Rockford, Illinois.
Pennsylvania: Trade name given to crushers manufactured by the Penn-
sylvania Crusher Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pioneer: Trade name given to dump wagon manufactured by the Austin-
Western Company, Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois (advertisement
page 143).
Port Huron: Trade name given to hauling engines, spreading and dumping
cars manufactured by the Port Huron Engine & Thresher Company,
Port Huron, Michigan (advertisement page 171).
Reliance: Trade name given a rock crusher manufactured by the Universal
Road Machinery Company, Kingston, New York (advertisement page
187).
Read King: Trade name given to a road grader manufactured by J. D.
Adams & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Simplex: Trade name given to concrete mixer manufactured by Th« Milea
Manufacturing Company, Jackson, Michigan.
Simplified Continuous Mixer: Trade name given to concrete mixer manu-
factured by Besser Manufacturing Company, Alpena, Michigan.
Smithy Rotary batch concrete mixers. T. L. Smith Company, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Standard: Trade name given a road roller manufactured by the Port Huron
Engine & Thresher Company, Port Huron, Michigan (advertisement
page 171).
Studebafor: Wagons, sprinklers, dump wagons, tank wagons, etc. Stude-
baker, South Bend, Indiana.
Tarco: Trade name given to road oiling appliances manufactured by the
Tarrant Manufacturing Company, Saratoga Springs, New York.
Titan: Trade name given to oil tractors and road rollers manufactured by
the International Harvester Company of America, Harvester Build-
ing, Chicago, Illinois (advertisement page 162).
The Big-an-Little: Trade name given to concrete mixers manufactured by
the Jaeger Machine Company, Columbus, Ohio (advertisement page
164).
The Standard: Trade name given to a mixer manufactured by the Standard
Scale & Supply Company, 243 Water Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Susquehanna: Trade name given to a dump wagon manufactured by
the Columbia Wagon Company, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
20th Century Grader: Trade name given to grader and scraper manufactured
by The Baker Manufacturing Company, 906-907 Exchange Building,
Memphis, Tennessee.
Vortex: Trade name given to pump engine manufactured by the Lawrence
Pump & Engine Company, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Vulcan: Trade names given to steam shovels manufactured by the Bucyrus
Company, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Watson: Dump wagons, trailers, etc. Watson Wagon Company, Oanae-
tota, New York.
Western: Trade name given to elevating grader manufactured by the
Austin-Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois
(advertisement page 148).
420 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Western Special: Trade name given to grader manufactured by the Austin-
Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois (adver-
tisement page 143).
Western Standard: Trade name given to grader manufactured by the
Austin-Western Company, Ltd., Karpen Building, Chicago, Illinois
(advertisement page 143) .
OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS, UNITED STATES DEPART-
MENT OF AGRICULTURE
The Office of Road Inquiry was established under act of congress,
approved March 3, 1893, making an appropriation of $10,000 for
the Department of Agriculture.
The original law provided for making inquiries in regard to sys-
tems of road management, best methods of road making, prepara-
tion of publications, and for assisting agricultural colleges and
experiment stations in disseminating information on the subject.
In 1897 the investigation of road materials was authorized. In
1899 the name of the office was changed to "Public Road Inquiries."
In 1901, provision was made for conducting experiments in the city
of Washington and elsewhere. In 1902 investigations relating to
the chemical and physical character of road materials were author-
ized. In 1905 the name of the office was again changed to " Office
of Public Roads," and a statutory organization was provided. In
1909 the rent or purchase of road machinery was forbidden.
In 1910 the lump fund appropriation was subdivided into road
management inquiries, road building and maintenance investiga-
tions, road material investigations and administrative expenses.
In 1911-12 a special appropriation of $10,000 was made for
conducting field experiments and authority was given to rent or
purchase machinery required in connection therewith. The
appropriation for this work was increased to $30,000 for 1912-13,
and to $45,000 for 1913-14. The following is a table of appropria-
tions from the establishment of the office to the fiscal year 1913-14;
and includes the estimates reported by the committee on agricul-
ture of the house of representatives for the fiscal year 1914-15.
Appropriations from 1893-4 to 1913-14
1893-94 $10,000 1904-05 $35,000
1894-95 10,000 1905-06 50,000
1895-96 10,000 1906-07 70,000
1896-97 8,000 1907-08 70,050
1897-98 8,000 1908-09 87,390
1898-99 8,000 1909-10 116,460
1899-1900 8,000 1910-11 114,240
1900-01 14,000 1911-12 160,720
1901-02 20,000 1912-13 212,120
1902-03 30,000 1913-14 279,400
1903-04 35,000 1914-15 (pending) .. 353.060
11,709,440
421
422
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
In the Post Office Appropriation Bill for 1912-13, an appropria-
tion of $500,000 was made for cooperation with States in the
improvement of post roads; conditioned upon the States expend-
ing $2 for each $1 expended by the Government, the roads to be
constructed under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
In 1913-14 the appropriation for post roads was continued and
made available until expended.
TABLES OF QUANTITIES, WEIGHTS AND MEASURE
MENTS FOR USE IN ROAD WORK
Crushed Stone Required per Mile of Macadam Road
WIDTH, FEET
THICKNESS COMPACTED, INCHES
TONS OF STONE REQUIRED
4
875
6
1,312.50
8
8
1,750
10
2,187.50
12
2,625
4
984.37
6
1,476.56
9
8
1,968.75
10
2,460.94
12
2,953.12
4
1,093.75
6
1,640.62
10
8
2,187.50
10
2,734.37
12
3,281 .25
4
1,312.50
6
1,968.75
12
8
2,625
10
3,281 .25
12
3,937.50
4
1,531 .25
6
2.296.87
14
8
3;062.50
10
3,828.12
12
4,593 .75
4
1,640.62
6
2,460.94
15
8
3,281 .25
10
4,101.56
12
4,921 .87
4
1,750
6
2,625
16
8
3,500
10
4,375
12
5,250
TABLES OF QUANTITIES, WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS 423
•
Number of Square Yards In One Mile of Road
WIDTH, FEET
SQUARE YARDS
8
10
12
14
16
18
4,693.33
5,866.66
7,040
8,213.33
9,386.66
10,560
Cubic Yards of Gravel for Constructing One Mile of Road
WIDTH, FEET
THICKNESS COMPACTED,
INCHES
CUBIC YARDS GRAVEL,
COMPACTED
CUBIC YARDS GRAVEL
LOOSE
6
782.22
1173.33
7
912.59
1368.88
8
8
1142.93
1564.39
9
1173.33
1760.00
10
1303.70
1955 .55
6
880.00
1320.00
7
1026.67
1540.00
9
8
1173.33
1760.00
9
1320 .00
1980.00
10
1466.66
2200.00
6
977 .77
1466.65
7
1140.74
1711.11
10
8
1303 .70
1955.55
9
1466.67
2200 .00
10
1629.63
2444.44
6
1173.33
1760.00
7
1368.88
2053.32
12
8
1564.44
1346.66
9
1760.00
2640.00
10
1955.55
2933.32
6
1368.88
2053.32
7
1597.04
2595.56
14
8
1825.19
2737 .78
9
2053.33
3079.99
10
2281 .44
3422.16
6
1466.67
2200.00
7
1711.11
2566.66
15
8
1955.55
2933.32
9
2200.00
3300.00
10
2444.44
3666.66
6
1564.44
2346.66
7
1825.19
2737.78
16
8
2085.93
3128.89
9
2346.67
3520.00
10
2607.41
3911.11
ROAD ASSOCIATIONS
Permanent International Association of Road Congresses
Officer. — M. Mahieu, secretary-general, 1 Avenue d'lena, Paris,
France.
1. OBJECT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE I
The object of the Permanent International Association of Road
Congresses is to promote progress in the construction, traffic and
exploitation of roads.
It continues the work of the first. International Road Congress
held in Paris in October, 1908.
It accomplishes its object: 1, By organizing Road Congresses;
2, by publishing papers, proceedings, and other documents; 3, by
collecting the results of (a) tests carried out on roads; (6) labora-
tory tests throughout the world on materials which are used or are
suitable for road construction and maintenance; these tests may be
either in the form of mere records collected by the Association or
they may have been carried out by the Association itself or through
its instrumentality.
Its affairs are managed by a Permanent International Commis-
sion.
ARTICLE II
The Association consists of:
1. Delegates of Governments and Corporations of all the coun-
tries which subscribe annually to the Association.
2. Private Members.
Membership may be either permanent or temporary.
Governments may appoint one official delegate, with a right
to vote at every Congress, for each 250 francs of their annual
subsidy.
This amount is reduced to 100 francs for Corporations.
Permanent Members are entitled to attend and vote at every
Congress.
Temporary members are entitled to attend the particular Con-
gress they have joined, and they may vote on all questions which
do not affect the Permanent Association itself.
3. Honorary Members, nominated by the Permanent Interna-
tional Commission.
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ROAD ASSOCIATIONS 425
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ABTICLB III
1. A Permanent International Commission, with headquar-
ters at Paris, is at the head of the Association.
2. A Permanent Council and an Executive Committee are
appointed from amongst the Members of this Commission.
ARTICLE IV
The Permanent International Commission is composed of mem-
bers belonging to the various countries represented in the Asso-
ciation. Each country has the right to one representative for each
1000 francs of its total annual subsidy.
Provided, however, that the number of representatives from
any one country shall not exceed 15 (fifteen), and that any coun-
try which pays not less than 250 francs shall have the right
to appoint one delegate.1
American Highway Association
Officers.— L. W. Page, director, U. S. Office of Public Roads,
Washington, D. C., president; Fairfax Harrison, president, South-
ern Railway Company, Washington, D. C., vice-president; J. E.
Pennybacker, Colorado Building, Washington, D. C., secretary;
Lee McClung, New York, treasurer; James S. Harlan, member
Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C., chairman,
board of directors; Charles P. Light, Colorado Building, Washing-
ton, D. C., field secretary. Executive committee: Fairfax
Harrison, chairman; Alfred Noble, New York; L. W. Page, Wash-
ington, D. C.; George C. Diehl, Buffalo, New York; and B. F.
Yoakum, New York.
Headquarters. — 708 Colorado Building, Washington, D. C.
American Road Builders' Association
Officers. — W. A. McLean, president, Toronto, Canada; E. L.
Powers, secretary, New York; W. W. Crosby, treasurer, Balti-
more, Maryland.
Headquarters. — 150 Nassau Street, New York.
American Highway League
Officers. — A. R. Hirst, secretary, Madison Wisconsin; Thomas
H. MacDonald, chairman, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa.
1 For further information address either the secretary general or the
American Highway Association.
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American Society of Engineering Contractors
Officers. — Howard J. Cole, president; Edward Wegmann, first
vice-president; George T. Clarke, second vice-president; J. R.
Wemlinger, secretary, 11 Broadway, New York.
Committees. — B-10, Standard Specifications for Paving Materi-
als, George C. Warren, chairman, 59 Temple Place, Boston, Massa-
chusetts; C-7, Highway Construction; F. B. Bosch, chairman,
Commonwealth Trust Building, Harrisburg Pennsylvania; C-8,
Highway Maintenance; Carl Weber, chairman, 95 Nassau Street,
New York; C-ll, Bridges; Daniel B. Luten, chairman, Traction
Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Association of Engineering Societies
Officers. — Frederick Brooks, secretary, 31 Milk Street, Boston,
Massachusetts. Board of managers: Gardner S. Williams, chair-
man, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Purpose. — The association exists for the purpose of publishing
papers, sent in by the secretaries of the local societies, on technical
subjects, including road building, but does not take the execution
of work.
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Officers. — Charles Clifton, president; W. C. Leland, first vice-
president; Hugh Chalmers, W. T. White, P. H. Rice, second
vice-presidents; R. D. Chapin, secretary; George Pope, treasurer;
S. A. Miles, general manager, 7 East 42d Street, New York; H. A.
Bonnell, assistant general manager.
American Automobile Association
Officers. — John A. Wilson, president, Franklin, Pa.; George C.
Diehl, chairman good roads board, 575 Ellicott Square, Buffalo,
N. Y.; A. G. Batchelder, chairman executive board, 437 Fifth
Avenue, New York City.
Headquarters. — 437 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
American Society Of Civil Engineers
Officers. — Hunter McDonald, president; Charles Warren Hunt,
secretary.
Headquarters— 220 West 57th Street, New York.
Purposes so far as they relate to roads. — Investigation and discus-
sion of technical problems of road construction and maintenance.
American Society for Testing Materials
Officers. — A. N. Talbot, president, University of Illinois, Urbana
111.; Edgar Marburg, secretary-treasurer, University of Pennsyl-
vania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Committees. — On Standard Specifications for Cement: George
F. Swain, chairman, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachu-
setts Richard L. Humphrey, secretary, 805 Harrison Building,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On Standard Specifications for Brick: A. V. Bleininger, chair-
man, 40th and Butler Streets, Pittsburgh, Penna.; D. E. Douty,
secretary, 340 Hudson Street, New York City.
On Standard Specifications and Tests for Clay and Cement
Sewer Pipe: Rudolph Hering, chairman, 170 Broadway, New
York; E. J. Fort, secretary, 215 Montague Street, Brooklyn,
New York.
On Standard Tests and Specifications for Drain Tile: A. Mars-
ton, chairman, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa.
On Standard Tests for Road Materials: Logan Waller Page,
chairman, Office of Public Roads, Washington, D. C.; Prevost
Hubbard, secretary, Institute of Industrial Research, Washington,
D. C.
Canadian Highway Association
Officers. — Hon. Thomas Taylor, Minister of Public Works, B. C.,
honorary president; W. J. Kerr, president, New Westminister, B.
C., Frank E. Mutton Toronto, Ontario, vice-president; P. W. Luce,
New Westminister, B. C., secretary; T. S. Baxter, Vancouver,
B. C., treasurer.
Purpose. — This organization is not actively concerned with the
actual construction and improvement of roads, but work, is mainly
along educational lines.
Canadian Society of Civil Engineers
Officers. — P. Johnson, Montreal, president; H. H. Vaughan,
Montreal, F. C. Gamble, Victoria, B. C., J. G. Sullivan, Winnipeg,
vice-presidents; E. Marceau, Montreal, treasurer; C. H. McLeon,
Montreal, secretary.
Committee on Roads. — A. W. Campbell, Deputy Minister of
Railways and Canals, Ottawa, Ontario, chairman.
Capital Highway Association
Officers. — Leonard Tufts, president, Pinehurst, N. C.; John R.
McQueen, secretary, Pinehurst, N. C.
Coast to Coast Highway Association
Officers. — H. Barnett, Nebraska, president; Lafayette Young,
Iowa, vice-president; G. E. Parisoe, Minden, Nebr. (headquarters),
secretary; E. B. Yetter, Colorado, treasurer.
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Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Officers. — Charles S. Barrett, president, Union City, Georgia;
J. E. Montgomery, vice-president, Gleason, Tennessee.
Farmers' National Congress
Officers. — W. G. Ames, Oregon, Wisconsin, president; R. H.
Kirby, Dallas City, Illinois, first vice-president; H. E. Stock-
bridge, Atlanta, Georgia, second vice-president; D. K. Unsicker,
Wright, Iowa, third vice-president; 0. D. Hill, Kendalia, W. Va.,
secretary; Levy Morrison, Greenville, Pa., treasurer; John M.
Stahl, Chicago, 111., legislative agent.
Federation of American Motorcyclists
Officers. — Dr. B. J. Patterson, Pratt, Kansas, president; G. B.
Gibson, Lock Box 947, Westboro, Massachusetts, secretary-
treasurer.
Good Roads Educational Association
Oncers.— -Frank Roden, 99 King Street, W. Toronto, Canada,
president; Geo. S. Henry, Todmorden, Rural Route No. 1, Canada,
treasurer; E. A. James, 57 Adelaide Street, E. Toronto, Canada,
acting secretary.
International Association for Testing Materials
Officers. — Dr. Ing. N. Belelubsky, 14a Bronnitzkaja, St. Peters-
burg, Russia, president; M. G. C. Lloyd, 28 Victoria Street,
London, England, M. A. Mesnager, 182 Rue de Rivoli, Paris,
France, Dr. Ing. A. Martens, Direktor des kgl. Material pru-
fungsamtes, Berlin-Lichterfelde, Germany, vice-presidents; Ernest
Reitler, secretary-general, Norbahanstrasse 50, Vienna, Austria.
Committee on Testing Materials. — M. A. Mesnager, president.
Inter-Mountain Good Roads Association
Officers. — L. P. McCalla, Boise, Idaho, president; J. C. Moore,
Butte, Montana, vice-president; T. H. Burton, Nephi, Utah,
secretary-treasurer; the chairman of the Board of Commissioners
of each county in the States of Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
Nevada and Colorado, is a vice-president.
Lincoln Highway Association
Officers. — Henry B. Joy, Detroit, Michigan, president; Carl G.
Fisher, Indianapolis, Indiana, vice-president; A. R. Pardington,
vice-president and secretary, Detroit, Mich.; Emory W. Clark,
treasurer, Detroit, Mich.
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National Highways Protective Society
Officers. — Frederic R. Coudert, President; Bradley Martin,
vice-president; Col. Edward S. Cornell, 1 West 34th Street, New
York, secretary; Joseph A. Herron, treasurer.
National Grange
Officers. — Oliver Wilson, master, Peoria, Illinois; N. P. Hull,
lecturer, Dimondale, Michigan; C. M. Freeman, secretary, Tippe-
canoe City, Ohio. C. S. Stetson, chairman executive committee,
Greene, Maine.
One of the Purposes. — The Grange is actively interested in the
movement for better roads, particularly the movement for State
and national legislation on the subject.
National Highways Association
Oncers.— General Coleman du Pont, chairman board of coun-
cillors, Wilmington, Delaware; Charles Henry Davis, C. E.,
president, New York City, N. Y. ; Frederick Remsen Hutton M. E.,
Sc.D., general secretary, New York City, N. Y.
Headquarters— 18 Old Slip, New York City, N. Y.
Purposes. — To bring about the building of a system of national
highways.
National Old Trails Road Association
Officers. — J. M. Lowe, president, Kansas City, Missouri.
Headquarters. — 222 Midland Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
National Congress of Mothers
Officers. — Mrs. Frederic Schoff, president, 3418 Baring Street,
Philadelphia, Mrs. James S. Bolton, recording secretary, New
Haven, Conn; Mrs. Arthur A. Birney, corresponding secretary,
806 Washington Loan and Trust Building, Washington D. C.;
Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, treasurer; Logan Waller Page, Country
Life Department, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association
Officers. — L. N. Brockway, Clinton, N. Y., president; George
W. Kime Willard, Missouri, vice-president; L. H. Wilson, Olivia,
Minnesota, secretary I. P. Cammarn, Upper Sandusky, Ohio,
treasurer; R. E. Terry, Bavaria, Kans.; National Organizer.
Good Roads Committee: B. L. Osgood, Gaysville, Vt., secretary;
John R. Smith, Marshall, Mich.; A. Russell, Monticello, Miss.
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Ocean to Ocean Highway Association
Officers. — D. K. B. Sellers, Albuquerque, New Mexico, president;
Fred T. Colter, Springerville, Arizona, first vice-president; J. Y.
Aragon, Magdalena, New Mexico, second vice-president; C. O.
Barker, Banning, California, third vice-president; John Becker,
Jr., Belen, New Mexico, secretary; Frank McKee, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, treasurer.
Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Trans-Continental Route
Officers. — S. A. Searle, Omaha, Nebraska, president; A. Barnett
McCook, Nebraska, first vice-president; C. J. Bowlby, friend,
Nebraska, second vice-president; George E. Parisoe, Minden,
Nebraska, secretary; W. A. Taylor, Hastings, Nebraska, treasurer.
Pacific Highway Association of North America
Officers. — J. T. Roland, Seattle, Washington, life president;
Samuel Hill, Portland, Oregon, president; Frank M. Fretwell,
Seattle, Washington, secretary; H. L. Bowlby, Salem, Oregon,
executive officer.
Pacific Coast Good Roads Association
Officer. — George E. Boos, Medford, Oregon, secretary.
Quebec-Miami International Highway Association
Officers. — Howard D. Hadley, president, Plattsburgh, New York,
George A. Simard, vice-president, care Franco-American Chemical
Company, Montreal, P. Q.; N. M. Parrott, secretary, 733 Calvert
Building, Baltimore, Md.
Southern Commercial Congress
Officers. — Duncan U. Fletcher, president; Clarence J. Owens,
managing director; William H. Saunders, resident director, Chas.
D. Douglas, general counsel.
Headquarters. — Southern Building, Washington, D. C.
Purposes. — Relating to road improvement. To encourage the
movement for the construction of good roads and for the extension
of railroad and trolley transportation.
Southern National Highway
Officers. — Colonel Dell M. Potter of Clifton, Arizona, president;
Colonel Bennehan Cameron of Stagville, North Carolina, general
vice-president; Mr. D. R. Ellis of Clifton, Arizona, secretary; and
Mr. E. W. Jackson of San Diego, California, treasurer.
Headquarters. — Clifton, Arizona.
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Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education
Officers. — G. C. Anthony, Tufts College, Massachusetts, presi-
dent; H. S. Jacoby, Ithaca, New York, and D. C. Humphreys,
Lexington, Virginia, vice-presidents; Henry H. Norris, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York, secretary; William O. Wiley, New
York, treasurer.
Santa Fe, Grand Canyon and Needles National Highway
Association
Officers. — Dr. Johnson R. Whiteside, Kingman, Arizona, Presi-
dent; E. F. Thompson, Kingman, Arizona, secretary; R. P. Wheel-
lock, Kingman, Arizona, assistant-secretary; M. L. Powers,
Flagstaff, Arizona, treasurer.
Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association
Officers. — Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N. C., president and
treasurer; H. B. Varner, Lexington, North Carolina, secretary.
The Travelers Protective Association of America
Officers. — George S. Armstrong, Merchantville, N. J., president;
T. S. Logan, St. Louis, Mo., secretary and treasurer.
Good Roads and Public Utilities Committee. — E. B. Smith,
Shreveport, Louisiana, chairman.
Twin City-Aberdeen-Yellowstone Park Trail
Officers. — J. E. Prindle, Ismay, Montana, president; J. W.
Parmley, Ipswich, South Dakota, first vice-president; G. A. Will,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, second vice-president; F. A. Finch,
Lemmon, South Dakota, secretary-treasurer.
The New Santa Fe Trail Association
Officers. — R. H. Faxon, Wichita, Kansas, president; C. H. Scott,
Hutchinson, Kansas, secretary-treasurer; H. H. Taylor, Hutchin-
son, Kansas, official pilot.
State and Local Organizations
Alabama
Alabama Good Roads Association, John Craft, president, Mobile.
Alabama Association of Highway Engineers, W. P. Moore, president, Meri-
dian, Mississippi; R. P. Boyd, secretary, Montgomery.
Alabama Convict Improvement Association, Frank S. White, chairman,
Birmingham; John W. O'Neill, secretary.
Birmingham-Montgomery Highway Association, W. S. Keller, president,
Montgomery; Barney M. Roberst, secretary. Clanton.
432 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Montgomery-Lowndes-Dallas Highway Association, W. D. McCurdy,
president, Lowndesboro; J. T. Jackson, secretary, Benton.
Calhoun County Good Roads Association, W. T. Goodlet, secretary, Jack-
sonville.
Clarke County Good Roads Association, A. B. Tucker, president, Thomas-
ville.
Colbert County Good Roads Association, J. E. Isbell, president, Tuscumbia.
Dallas County Good Roads Association, Clifton Kirkpatrick, president,
Cahaba.
Elmore County Good Roads Association, H. H. Golson, secretary, Wetump-
ka.
Etowah County Good Roads Association, W. P. Archer, president, Gadsden,
J. L. Irving, secretary, Gadsden.
Franklin County Good Roads Association, J. Gassier, president, R. F. D.
Russellvillej J. C. Norwood, secretary, Russell ville.
Henry County Good Roads Association, Hon. J. R. Ward, president, Abbe-
ville.
Houston County Good Roads Association, W. R. Flowers,president, Dothan.
Jefferson County Good Roads Association, John W. O'Neill, president,
Birmingham; J. A. Rountree, secretary-treasurer, Birmingham.
Lauderdale County Good Roads Association, Florence.
Madison County Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Arthur P. Dean,
president, Huntsville.
Talladega County Good Roads Association, A. L. McElderry, president,
Talladega.
Arizona
Arizona Good Roads Association, T. G. Norris, president, Prescott; M. A.
Fraser, secretary, Prescott.
Northern Arizona Good Roads Association, M. I. Powers, president, 'Flag-
staff; C. B. Wilson, secretary, Flagstaff.
Borderland Route Association, W. M. Adamson, vice-president, Douglas;
E. P. Grindell, secretary.
Warren District Club, Good Roads Committee, John J. Bowen, chairman,
Bisbee.
Mohave County Good Roads Association, Dr. John R. Whitesides, presi-
dent, Kingman; E. F. Thompson, secretary-treasurer.
Arkansas
Arkansas Good Roads and Drainage Association, Harry E. Cook, president,
Lake Village.
Little Rock-Texarkana Highway Association, W. Y. Foster, president, Hope.
Crawford County Roads Association, Dr. J. E. Blakemore, president, Van
Buren.
Sharp County Good Roads Association, Thomas J. Wood, president, Even-
ing Shade.
St. Francis County Branch of Memphis-Little Rock Highway Association,
James Scott, president, Forrest City.
Washington County Good Roads Association, C. E. Pritchard, president,
Fayetteville.
Woodruff County Good Roads Association, T. L. Gardner, Augusta.
Colorado
Arkansas, Rio Grande, Gunnison & Grande River Highway Association,
C. R. McLain, president, Canon City.
Central Colorado Highway Association, L. E. Curtis, president, Colorado
Springs.
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Colorado Good Roads Convention, L. E. Curtis, president, Colorado Springs;
W. H. Emmons, secretary, Chamber of Commerce Building, Denver.
Colorado Road Builders Association, R. H. Higgins, president, Pueblo;
E. E. Sommers, vice-president, Denver; T. W. Monell, secretary-
treasurer, Montrose.
Greater Colorado Highway Association, E. E. Sommers, president, Denver;
Arapahoe County Good Roads Association, Littleton.
El Paso County Good Roads Association, Colorado Springs.
Fremont County Good Roads Association, Canon City.
Jefferson County Good Roads Association, Golden.
La Plata County Good Roads Association, Chamber of Commerce, Durango.
Las Animas County Good Roads Association, Trinidad.
Park County Good Roads Association, Fairplay.
Pitkin County Good Roads Association, Aspen.
Prowers County Good Roads Association, Holly.
Rio Blanco County Good Roads Association, Meeker.
San Juan County Good Roads Association, Chamber of Commerce, Silver-
ton.
Weld County Good Roads Association, Ault & Greeley.
Connecticut
Association of Connecticut Road Builders, Hartford, W. Scott Eames, presi-
dent, New Haven; Robert E. Mitchell, vice-president, Williamantic ;
R. J. Ross, secretary-treasurer, Hartford.
Connecticut Good Roads Association, 902 Chapel St., Room 701, New
Haven, Henry A. Bishop, president, Bridgeport; Don C. Seitz, 1st
vice-president, Greenwich; Wallace F. Fenn, 2d vice-president, Hart-
ford; George W. Eames, 3d vice-president, Bridgeport; Philip Bond,
treasurer, New Haven; Charles Marcy Robinson, secretary, New Haven.
Connecticut Road Officials Association, Alfred H. Terry, president, Bridge-
port; R. J. Ross, Secretary-treasurer, Hartford; W. E. Kennedy, vice-
president, Waterbury.
Fairfield County: Redding Protective League, Dan Beard, chairman,
Redding; Charles H. Plump, secretary, Redding; J. B. Sanford, treas-
urer, Redding.
New Haven County: Waterbury Good Roads Association, George Tracy,
president, Waterbury; W. B. Reynolds, secretary, Waterbury; F. C.
Peabody, treasurer, Waterbury.
Georgia
Atlantic & Gulf Highway Association, Dr. G. P. Folks, president, Waycross;
C. Fort Andrews, secretary, Waycross.
Battlefield Route Association, George A. Veach, president, Adams Park;
W. H. Field, secretary, Cartersville.
Central Route Association, Capt. H. H. Tift, president, Tifton.
Georgia-Alabama Good Roads Association, F. C. Lumpkin, president,
Columbus.
Georgia Federation of Road Authorities, Wm. F. Eve, president, Augusta.
Georgia Good Roads Club, Fred. L. White, president, Buckhead.
North Georgia Good Roads Association, A. N. Tumlin, president, Cave
Springs.
South Georgia Good Roads Association, L. V. Williams, president, Way-
cross; C. F. Andrews, secretary, Waycross.
Georgia Carolina Good Roads Association, E. J. Watson, president, Colum-
bia, S. C.
434 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Columbus, Harris County & Pine Mountain Good Roads Association,
Frank G. Lumpkin, chairman, Columbus; Willis B. Powell, secretary,
Columbus.
Appling County Good Roads Association, W. H. Tilman, president, Sur-
rency.
Ben Hill County Good Roads Club, J. G. Knapp, president, Fitzgerald.
Berrien County Good Roads Association, Danl. McCraney, president,
Sparks.
Brooks County Highway Improvement Association, H. W. Stubbs, presi-
dent, Quitman.
Butts County Good Roads Association, S. J. Smith, president, Jackson.
Charlton County Good Roads Association, P. T. Osterman, president,
St. George.
Clarke County Good Roads Association, Martin J. Abney, president,
Athens.
Clinch County Good Roads Association, J. T. Dame, president, Homer-
ville.
Crawford County Good Roads Association, S. H. Phelan, president,
Roberta.
Crisp County Good Roads Association, Dr. T. J. McArthur, president,
Cordele.
Dodge County Good Roads Association, Sol Herrman, president, Eastman.
Dooly County Good Roads Association, J. O. Heard, president, Vienna.
glas Co
lasville.
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Douglas County Good Roads Association, A. S. Gresham, president, Doug-
Elbert County Good Roads Association, L. M. Brown, president, R.'F. D.
3, Elberton.
Fayette County Good Roads Association, A. O. Bloblock, president, Fay-
etteville.
Glascock County Good Roads Association, Albert Logue, president, Gibson.
Glynn County Good Roads Association, Albert Fendig, president, Bruns-
wick.
Grady County Good Roads Association, W. B. Roddenberg, president,
Cairo.
Greene County Good Roads Club, W. P. McWhorter, president, Woodyille.
County GI
Clarkesville; W. S. Irwin, secretary, Clarkesville.
Habersham County Good Roads Association, John Martin, president,
Hall County Good Roads Association, J. M. Mundy, president, Gainesville.
Hart County Good Roads Association, L. S. Brown, president, Hartwell.
Houston County Good Roads Association, J. L. Fincher, president, Ft.
Valley.
Jeff Davis County Good Roads Association, N. L. Hatten, Hazelhurst.
Jefferson County Good Roads Association, W. J. Wrens, president, Wrens.
Jackson County Good Roads Association, W. C. Davis, president, Com-
merce.
Liberty County Good Roads Association, Dr. D. W. Baggs, president,
Ludowici.
Meriweather County Good Roads Association, J. M. Barnes, president,
Bullochville.
Monroe County Good Roads Association, Col. J. O. Persons, president,
Forsyth.
Newton County Good Roads Club, L. W. Jarman, president, Porterdale;
J. H. Echols, secretary, Covington.
Ninth Ward and West DeKalb Good Roads Improvement Club, A. S. Hock,
president, Kirkwood.
Pierce County Good Roads Association, L. W. Root, president, Blacksbear,
Piedmont Highway Association, Wm. Eberhart, president, Cornelia.
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Pike County Good Roads Association, W. A. Strickland, president, Concord.
Pulaski County Good Roads Association, T. D. Walker, president, Cochran.
Rabun County Good Roads Association, A. J. Duncan, president, Clayton.
Richmond County Good Roads Association, D. C. Haynes, president,
Augusta.
Spalding County Good Roads Association, Hon. Roswell H. Drake, presi-
dent, Griffin.
Taylor County Good Roads Association, W. D. Steed, president, Butler.
Telfair County Good Roads Association, Capt. T. J. Smith, president,
McRae.
Tift County Good Roads Association, Capt. H. H. Tift, president, Tifton;
W. E. Farmer, secretary, Tifton.
Turner County Good Roads Association J. S. Shingler, president, Ashburn,
Upson County Good Roads Association, O. B. Clements, president, Yates-
ville.
Ware County Good Roads Association, Dr. G. P. Folks, president, Way-
cross.
Washington County Good Roads Association, C. H. Shephard, president,
Tennflle.
Wayne County Good Roads Association, W. J. Broadhurst, president,
Jesup.
Illinois
Illinois Bankers Association, S. E. Bradt, chairman, DeKalb.
Illinois Commercial Federation, C. A. Kiler, chairman, Champaign.
Illinois Official Trans-Continental Route Association, Geo. E. Stocking,
president, Rochelle; S. F. Durga, secretary, DeKalb.
Illinois Highway Improvement Association, Wm. G. Edens, president,
Central^ Trust Co., Chicago; R. J. Finnegan, secretary, 15 South Market
St., Chicago.
Bureau County Road Improvement Association, C. O. Brigham, president,
Princeton; K. B. Seibel, secretary, Princeton.
Clark County : Casey Good Roads Club, W. M. Abraham, secretary, Casey.
Cumberland County National Road Association, P. J. Bowman, president,
Greenup; E. M. Eckard, secretary, Greenup.
DeKalb County: Waterman Cooperative Good Roads League, Dr. C. H.
Wilkenson, president, Waterman; W. T. Wiltberger, secretary, Water-
man.
Effiingham County Good Roads Association, A. D. McCallen, president,
Effingham.
Effingham Good Roads Club, J. H. Curry, secretary, Effingham.
Henry County : Galva Good Roads Improvement Association, John Miller,
chairman, Galva.
Jo Daviess County: Progressive Good Roads Club; Dr. D. G. Smith, presi-
dent, Elizabeth; C. A. Walters, secretary, Elizabeth.
Macoupin County: Betsey Ann Association Inc., H. A. Heidemann, presi-
dent, Brighton; Irvin M. Clark, secretary, Brighton.
Randolph County Good Roads Association, L. H. Paulter, Evansville.
Rock Island County: Black Hawk Good Roads Association, D. W. Mat-
thews, president, Milan.
Rock Island County: Highway Improvement Association, E. W. Wood-
cock, secretary, Moline.
St. Clair County: Good Roads Cooperative League, G. G. Bock, president,
Smithton.
Washington County Good Roads Association, W. O. Weihe, president,
Nashville.
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Indiana
Good Roads Association, T. L. Wheeler, secretary, Huntington.
Indiana Association of County Commissioners & County Attorneys, Indian-
apolis.
Indiana Federated Commercial Clubs, Good Roads Committee, L. H.
Lewis, secretary, Indianapolis.
Indiana Good Roads Association, C. A. Kenyon, president, Claypool Build-
ing, Indianapolis.
Indiana Letter Carriers' Association, Good Roads Committee, W. J. Ward,
chairman, Carmel.
Northern Indiana Good Roads Association, Aaron Jones, president, South
Bend; C. E. Craybill, aecretary, South Bend.
Clark County: Fayette Township Good Roads Association, John Loesch,
secretary, Floyd Knobs.
Hendricks County: Plainfield Improvement League, Dr. Amos Carter,
president, Plainfield.
Jefferson County Good Roads Association, John McGregor, president,
Madison.
Iowa
Ayr Line Association, Albert I. Smith, president, Mount Ayr; H. C. Beard,
secretary, Mount Ayr,
Blue Grass Road, Joe L. Long, president, Des Moines.
Cannon Ball Trail, James F. Harvey, Leon.
Corn Belt Highway, F. L. Hall, Secretary, Weldon.
Council Bluffs, Sioux City & Spirit Lake Highway Association, Frank Patch,
president, Hartley.
Des Moines-Fort Dodge & Spirit Lake Highway Association, J. F. Ford,
secretary, Fort Dodge.
Des Moines Thresher Club, W. L. Trueblood, president, Des Moines.
"Great White Way", Toy A. Stacy, secretary, Adair.
Hawkeye Highway, Dr. H. M. Bradley, secretary, Manchester.
Inter-State Trail Association, W. A. Hopkins, Lamoni.
I-O-A Short Line, Chas. F. Walling, president, Oskaloosa.
Iowa Good Roads Association, Lafayette Young, Sr., president, Des Moines;
Thos. H. MacDonald, secretary, Ames.
Iowa Official Transcontinental Route (Lincoln Memorial Highway), W. F.
Haskell. president, Cedar Rapids; W. C. Rollins, secretary, Denison.
Iowa State Quarrymen's Association, James W. Burroughs, secretary,
Marshalltown.
North Iowa Pike Association, Win. Hathorn, secretary, Mason City.
River-to-River Road Association, Bert N. Mills, secretary, Des Moines.
Waubonsie Trail, U. G. Reininger, president, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Adams County: Prescott Community Improvement Club, H. M. Stanley,
secretary, Prescott.
Black Hawk County Good Roads Club, F. A. Ferguson, president, Waterloo.
Buena Vista County : Storm Lake-Okobogi Air Line, Scott Bradford, presi-
dent, Storm Lake.
Lee County: Fort Madison First Association, S. Atlee, president, Ft.
Madison; J. R. Frailey, secretary, Ft. Madison.
Lucas County: Russell Boulevard Association, Algmer J. Allen, president,
Russell.
Kansas
Kansas State Good Roads Association, Arthur Capper, president, Topeka;
G. J. Hinshaw, secretary, Newton.
Kansas Engineering Society, J. M. Meade, president, Topeka; T. J. Strick-
ler, secretary-treasurer, Topeka.
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Meridian Road Association, John C. Nicholson, secretary-treasurer, New-
ton.
Kansas Division, W. W. Watson, president, Salina; S. E. Jackman, secre-
tary, Minneapolis.
Old Santa Fe Trail, T. W. Whiting, president, Council Grove; Frank A.
Davis, secretary, Herington.
Golden Belt Road Association, C. M. Harger, president, Abilene; W. H.
Rhodes, secretary, Manhattan.
Sunflower Trail, R. M. Anderson, president, Beloit; Frank A. Lutz, secre-
tary, Beloit.
Oil Belt Route, H. W. Loy, president, Chanute ; Herbert Cavaness, secretary
Chanute.
Tri-State Trail, H. O. Douglass, president, Oberlin; Chas. Sawyer, secre-
tary-treasurer, Norton.
The New Santa Fe Trail, R. H. Faxon, president, Garden City; C. H. Scott,
secretary-treasurer, Hutchinson.
Rock Island Highway, C. W. Cole, president, Newton; A. Q. Miller, secre-
tary-treasurer, Belleville.
Atchison County Good Roads Association, A. S. Drury, president, Atchi-
son; Alva Clapp, secretary, Atchison.
Cloud County Good Roads Association, P. G. Harmon, secretary-treasurer,
Concordia.
Geary County Good Roads Association, Dr. W. S. Yates, president, Junc-
tion City; O. E. Hutchings, secretary-treasurer, Junction City.
Graham County Good Roads Association, William Burns, president, Bogue;
D. C. Green, secretary, Hill City.
F. D. Moffett, secretary-treasurer, Cherryyale.
Nemaha County: Goff Improvement Association, Chas. A. Richard, presi-
dent, Goff; E. E. Holstone, secretary, Goff.
Shawnee County Good Roads Association, A. E. McGregor, president,
Washington.
Linn Good Roads Association, Henry Meichard, secretary-treasurer, Linn.
Kentucky
Kentucky Good Roads Association, R. J. McBride, president, Louisville
Times, Louisville; R. C. Terrell, secretary, Frankfort.
Kentucky County Road Engineers Association, J. X. Russell Gaines,
president, Court House, Louisville; chairman executive committee:
R. C. Terrell, Frankfort; J. G. Baxter, secretary, Richmond; J. F.
Grimes, secretary, executive committee, Frankfort.
Southern Kentucky Good Roads Association, N. R. Patterson, president,
Pineville; Miss Lena Rollins, secretary, Pineville, George H. Reese,
treasurer, Pineville.
Breckenridge County Good Roads Association, W. J. Piggott, president,
Irvington, Mrs. R. B. McGlothlan, secretary, Irvington.
Crittenden County : Good Roads Committee, Carl Henderson, president,
Marion; G. T. Belt, secretary, Sheridan.
Henry County Citizens League, Park C. Smith, president, Smithneld; E.
A. Gullion, secretary, New Castle.
Hopkins County Road Association, J. F. Gordon, president, Madisonville ;
G. W. Sypert, secretary, Madisonville.
Kenton County Good Roads Association, W. L. White, secretary, R.F.D. 1,
Latonia.
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Knox County: Boone Way Booster Band, J. T. Stamper, president, Bar-
bourville; W. H. McDonald, secretary.
Larue County: Central Lincoln Road Club, Dr. J. C. Jones, president,
Buffalo; W. G. Dezarn, secretary-treasurer, Hodgenville.
McCracken County : Joint Committee of Board of Trade, Retail Merchants
Association, and Automobile Club, B. Weille, chairman, Paducah.
Paducah Road Association, C. W. Craig, president, Paducah; Ben Wrillie,
secretary, Paducah.
Glade District Good Roads Association, John L. Gay, president, Berea.
Nelson County: Good Roads Association (Bloomfield,) Guthrie Wilson,
secretary, Bardstown.
Rockcastle County: Boone Way Booster Band, W. H. Fish, president,
Mt. Vernon; James Maret, secretary-treasurer, Mt. Vernqn.
Rowan County Good Roads Association, S. M. Bradley, president, More-
head; B. S. Wilson, secretary, Morehead; H. H. Caudill, treasurer,
Morehead.
Todd County Good Roads Association, George Snadon, chairman, Guthrie;
George Weathers, secretary, Elkton.
Warren County Good Roads Association, Dr. Jos. N. McCormack, presi-
dent, Bowling Green.
Whitley County Good Roads Organization, S. Stanfill, chairman, Williams-
burg; H. C. Gillis, secretary.
Louisiana
Baton Rouge-New Orleans Good Roads Association, F. B. McQuesty,
secretary, Baton Rouge.
Acadia Parish Good Roads Association, H. E. Lewis, president, Crqwley.
Calcasieu Parish Good Roads Association, Dr. J. M. Ways, president,
Kinder.
Iberia Parish Good Roads Association, Dr. Guy Shaw, president, Loreau-
ville.
Ouachita Parish: East Side Road Committee, Victor C. Barringer, secre-
tary, Monroe.
St. Landry Parish Good Roads Association, Jas. O. Chachere, president,
Opelousas.
Maine
Aroostook County Good Roads Association, Howard W. Safford, president,
Mars Hill; Michael M. Clarke, secretary, Houlton.
Knox County Automobile & Good Roads Association, A. S. Littlefield,
president, Rockland.
Piscataquis County Good Roads Association, E. E. Whitney, president,
Dover; C. E. Kimball, secretary -treasurer, Dover.
Kennebunk Good Roads Association, Dr. Frank M. Ross, president, Kenne-
bunk; Frank W. Bonser, secretary.
Maryland
Baltimore County Good Roads Association, J. Frank Shipley, president,
Gwynbrook; D. Frank Shamberger, secretary, 1507 McCulloh St.,
Baltimore.
Baltimore Engineers' Club, J. H. Milburn, c/o B. & O. R. R. Co., president;
Baltimore, H. C. Williar, secretary, c/o Paving Commission, Baltimore.
Arlington Improvement Association, Chas. T. Cockey, Jr., president,
Arlington.
Belair Road Improvement & Protective Association, Dr. A. L. Wilkinson,
president, Raspeburg.
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Central Park Improvement Association, R. H. Williams, president, 619
Gaither building, Baltimore.
Catonsville Neighborhood Improvement Association, John Hubner, presi-
dent, Catonsville.
East Arlington Improvement Association, Chas. Goldeisen, president,
Arlington.
Govans Improvement Association, Dr. E. M. Duncan, president, Govans.
Good Roads Association, Major John I. Yellott, president, Towson.
Green Spring Park & Pimlico Road Improvement Association, Wm. G.
Henkel, president, 1021 Light Street, Baltimore.
Halethorpe Protective & Improvement Association, Dr. Fred V. Beitler,
president, Halethorpe.
Hamilton Improvement Association, William McCallister, president,
Hamilton.
Hayward Improvement Association, W. O. Smith, president, Arlington.
Hebbville Improvement Association, Wm. F. Piel, Jr., president, Hebbville.
Hereford Improvement Association, Dr. Fred G. Mitchell, president,
Glencoe.
Hillsdale Improvement Association, E. S. Hutton, president, Hillsdale.
Howard Park Improvement Association, Louis Moller, president, 111 Light
St., Baltimore.
Lansdowne Improvement Association, J. D. W. Lindquist, president,
Lansdowne.
Lauraville Improvement Association, Frederick Evans, president, Laura-
ville.
Lutherville Improvement Association, J. Robert Wood, president, Luther-
ville.
Marble Hill Improvement Association, George Jessup, president, Cockeys-
ville.
Mt. Washington Improvement Association, Frank J. LaMotte, president,
Mt. Washington.
Orangeville Improvement Association, M. P. Ebaugh, president, Orange-
ville.
Park Heights Pimlico and Arlington Improvement Association, John
Trainor, president, 877 N. Howard St., Baltimore.
Parkville Improvement Association, Thomas F. Mallonee, president,
Parkville.
Towson Improvement Association, John I. Yellott, president, Towson.
Upper Falls Improvement Association, Edward Reynolds, president,
Upper Falls.
Windsor Hills Improvement Association, Rev. W. A. Crawford Frost,
president, Windsor Hills.
Chase Improvement Association, H. E. Brazier, president, Chase.
Neighborhood Association of Highlandtown and Canton, Townley R.
Wolfe, president, 3518 Bank St., Baltimore.
Rockdale Improvement Association, H. E. Hough, president, Raspeburg.
St. Helena Improvement Association, Harry Marchant, president, St.
Helena.
Woodlawn Improvement Association, G. L. Ellis, president, 316 W. Mulberry
St., Baltimore.
Cecil County Farmers' Civic and Business Association, W. R. Cameron,
president, Rising Sun; Mr. Briggs, secretary, North East.
East New Market Improvement Association, Chas. Webster, president,
East New Market; W. A. Percy, secretary, Vienna.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Highway Association, James H. Sullivan, president, Boston;
John M. McCarthy, secretary, 15 Ashburton Place, Boston.
Essex County Associated Boards of Trade, Committee on Highways, John
F. Browning, chairman, 418 Lafayette St., Salem.
Hampden County Improvement League, Horace A. Moses, president,
Russell; John A. Scheuerle, general secretary, Massasoit Building,
Springfield.
Michigan
Michigan Good Roads Association, P. T. Colgrove, president, Hastings;
A. A. Anderson, secretary, Hastings.
Northeastern Michigan Development Bureau, Vet S. Maloney, president,
Cheboygan; T. F. Marston, secretary-manager, Bay City.
Western Michigan Development Bureau, D. H. Day, president, Glen Haven;
John I. Gibson, secretary, Traverse City.
Lake Huron Shore Good Roads Association, J. R. Snody, president, Onaway ;
John Simmons, secretary, Alpena; road commissioner, H. K. Gustin,
Alpena.
West Michigan Pike Association, Dr. Wm. DeKleine, president, Grand
Haven; Richard M. Hoffman, secretary-treasurer, Manistee.
Western Michigan Lakeshore Highway Asociation, Lee H. Trott, president,
Muskegon; William De Kleine, secretary, Grand Haven.
Trunk Highway Association, W. F. Johnson, secretary, Rpscommon,
Berrien County Good Roads Association, J. M. Ball, president, St. Joseph;
I. W. Allen, secretary, St. Joseph.
Montcalm County: Stanton Good Roads Association, M. W. Stevenson,
president, Stanton; D. A. Towle, secretary, Stanton.
Sheridan Good Roads Association, C. H. Clement, president, Sheridan;
A. E. Stebbins, secretary, Stebbins.
Wexford County Good Roads Association, D. B. Kelley, president, Cadillac;
Henry Knowlton, secretary, Cadillac.
Minnesota
Minnesota Road Makers' Association, John H. Mullen, secretary, St.
Paul.
State Highway Association, Geo. W. Cooley, secretary, St. Paul.
Aitkin County: Aitkin Development Association, Mr. Warner, president,
Aitkin.
Brown County: Springfield Good Roads and Development Association,
Springfield.
Carlton County Development Association, Carlton.
Crow Wing County: Northern Development Association, C. A. Albright,
president, Crow Wing.
Hennepin County: Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association, Douglas
A. Fiske, president, Minneapolis; Howard Strong, secretary, Minne-
apolis.
LeSuer County: Elysian Good Roads Association, C. Gologan, president,
Elysian.
LeSuer Good Roads Association, Oscar Swenson, president, Le Suer.
New Prague Good Roads Association, J. F. Wraybeck, secretary, New
Prague.
Nicollet County Good Roads Association, A. J. Potts, president, Nicollet.
Rice County: Lonsdale Good Roads Association, A. J. Smisek, president,
Lonsdale.
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Scott County Good Roads Association, J. H. Moore, president, Jordon;
J. G. Casey, secretary, Jordan.
Steele County : Good Roads Association, Fred Jurgenson, secretary, Bloom-
ing Prairie.
Waseka County : Janesville Good Roads Association, Mr. Bardon, president
Janesville.
New Richland Good Roads Association, M. A. Hodgkins, president, New
Richland.
Waseka Good Roads Association, Dr. Blanchard, president, Waseka.
Mississippi
State Highway Association, C. C. Dunn, president, Corinth; M. L. Bipler,
secretary, Biloxi.
Adams County Good Roads Committee, P. W. Mulverhill, secretary, Nat-
chez.
Alcorn County: Good Roads Association, R. L. Young, president, Corinth;
W. D. Striplin, secretary, Corinth.
Chickasaw County Good Roads Committee, J. S. Rowe, chairman, Okolona;
F. M. Elliott, secretary, Okolona.
Coahoma County: Good Roads Association, H. H. Hopson, chairman,
Clarksdale; F. G. Wingfield, secretary, Clarksdale.
Forest County Good Roads Commission, J. K. Denham, chairman, Hatties-
burg.
Harrison County Road Association, J. H. Long, president, Pass Christian;
M. P. Bouslog, secretary, Gulfport.
Harrison County: Good Roads Committee, G. W. Grayson, president,
Biloxi; S. M. Tracy, secretary, Biloxi.
Hinds County: Executive Committee, East and West Highway Association,
Edgar S. Wilson, chairman, Jackson.
Lauderdale County Road Association, W. P. Moore, Engineer. Meridian.
Lincoln County Highway Commission, H. Cassidy, president, Brookhaven;
Estus Smith, secretary, Brookhaven.
Marshall County Road Committee, W. B. Bradberry, president, Holly
Springs; John E. Anderson, secretary, Holly Springs.
Montgomery County Road Commission, Henry Hart, chairman, Winona.
Newton County: Good Roads League, W. V. Fant, president, Newton,
Warren County Road Association, J. W. Tucker, president, Vicksburg;
J. H. Adams, secretary, Vicksburg.
Yazoo County Road Association, E. L. Tarry, secretary, Yazoo City.
Missouri
Cannon Ball Trail Association, Jas. R. Bowsher, president, Leon; Chas. D.
Davis, secretary, Princeton.
Capitol Route State Highway Association, J. H. Bothwell, president,
Sedalia; M. V. Carroll, secretary, Sedalia.
Highway Engineer's Association of Missouri, L. M. Stallard, president, St.
Joseph; J. F. Warner, secretary, Benton.
Missouri Association of County Judges, G. W. Pine, president, Palmyra;
Curtis Hill, secretary, Columbia.
Missouri Highway Association, Ray F. Britton, president, St. Louis; J. B.
Griggj secretary, Joplin.
North Missouri Cross State Highway Association, George Robertson,
president, Mexico; John F. Morton, secretary, Richmond.
Missouri Good Roads Association, E. E. E. McJimsey, president, Spring-
field; M. V. Carroll, secretary, Sedalia.
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Old Trails Road Association, Walter Williams, president, Columbia; E. A.
Mitchell, secretary, Marshall.
Sedalia-Springfield Highway Association, W. S. Jackson, president, War-
saw ; M. V. Carroll, secretary. Sedalia.
Short Line Route Association, M. H. Hall, president, Tarkio; F. S. Braveia,
secretary, Tarkio.
St. Joe-Des Moines Interstate Trail Association, W. A. Hopkins, president,
Lamoni; Dan'l Anderson, secretary, Lamoni, la.
St. Joe-Des Moines Ayr Line Association, A. I. Smith, president, Mt. Ayr;
H. C. Beard, secretary, Mt. Ayr, la.
The Brotherhood of Good Road Draggers. G. W. Batterson, president,
Sturgeon; Omar D. Gray, secretary, Sturgeon.
Barry County Good Roads Association, J. F. Normond, president, Monett;
Bert Robbins, Secretary, Cassville.
Barton County Good Roads Association, W. J. Evilsizer, president, Lamar;
James Graham, secretary-treasurer, Lamar.
Cass County: Westline Good Roads Association, G. W. Stark, secretary,
Westline.
Daviess County Good Roads Association, George A. Iddings, president,
R.F.D. 4, Pattonsburgh; Harvey B. Miller, secretary, Gallatin.
Franklin County Good Roads Association of St. Clair, C. E. Briegleb,
president, St. Clair; Dr. W. E. Kitchell, secretary, St. Clair.
Howard County : Chariton Township Good Roads Association, Owen Harri-
son, president, Glasgow; E. W. Price, Secretary, Glasgow.
Jasper County 365 Day Road Club, J. D. Clarkson, president, Carthage;
Chas. A. Blair, secretary, Carthage.
Perry County Good Roads Association, Robert H. Hudson, president,
St. Marys; J. F. DeLassus, secretary, Crosstown.
St. Louis County Highway and Waterway Association, Gottlieb Bayer,
president; Chesterfield, Fred Mueller, secretary, Clayton.
St. Louis County Olivette-Stratman Improvement Association, M. B.
Greensf elder, president, Clayton; H. H. Elbring, secretary, Clayton.
Vernon County: Nevada Good Roads Club, R. A. Buckner, president,
Nevada; J. M. Clack, secretary, Nevada.
Montana
Montana Good Roads Congress, Mr. Brown, president, Great Falls; P. N.
Bernard, secretary, Kalispell,
Committee on State Road Project, Montana Society of Engineers, Clinton
H. Moore, secretary, Butte.
Cascade County Good Roads Association, A. R. Wheeler, president, Great
Falls; Walter S. Clark, secretary, Great Falls,
Lewis and Clarke County: Helena Good Roads Association, Lewis Penwell,
president, Helena; A. C. Johnson, secretary, Helena.
Sweet Grass County Good Roads Association, Harvey Coit, president,
Big Timber; Dorman Kellogg, secretary, Big Timber.
Nebraska
Meridian Road Association, Charles Baugh, York, secretary.
Boone County Good Roads Association, D, J. Poynter, secretary, Albion.
Brown County: Ainsworth Branch of Trans-Continental Route to Pacific
Coast, John B. Stoll, secretary, Ainsworth.
Johnstown Div. of Trans-Continental Route to Pacific Coast, Ed. Bolhe,
Johnstown.
Long Pine Div. of Trans-Continental Route to Pacific Coast, W. A. Bucklin,
secretary, Long pine.
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Cass County Good Roads Association, C. E. Tefft, secretary, Weeping
Water.
Cherry County: Wood Lake Good Roads Association, W. F. Parker, secre-
tary, Wood Lake.
Coif ax County Good Roads Association, J. E. McNabb, secretary, Schuyler.
Dawes County: Chadron Good Roads Association, W. S. Gillam, secretary,
Chadron.
Dodge County Good Roads Association, George F. Staats, secretary, Fre-
mont.
Douglas County Good Roads Association, W. J. Kirkland, secretary, Omaha.
Hall County: Grand Island Good Roads Club, A. M. Connors, secretary,
Grand Island.
Howard County Good Roads Association, A. L. Baliman, secretary, St.
Paul.
Lancaster County Good Roads Association, Fred C. Fiske, secretary,
Lincoln.
Madison County Good Roads Association, C. B. Dalter, secretary, Madison.
Nance County GoodRoads Association, J. D. Barnes, secretary, Fullerton.
Scotts Bluff County Auto and Good Roads Association, C. A. Morrill, secre-
tary, Scotts Bluff.
Washington County: Arlington Auto and Good Roads Association, R. A.
Davies, secretary, Arlington.
New Jersey
New Jersey Association of County Engineers, Joshua Doughty, Jr., presi-
dent, Somerville; E. E. Reed, secretary, Trenton.
New Mexico
New Mexico Good Roads Association, Ralph E. Twitchell, president, Albu-
querque; E. L. Grose, secretary.
Northern New Mexico Good Roads Association, L. S. Wilson, president,
Raton; F. E. Van Dusen, secretary.
State Association of Highway Officials, Francis E. Lester, president, Mesilla
Park; Harvey M. Shields, secretary, Raton.
Dona Ana County: Dona Ana County Good Roads Association, W. A.
Sutherland, chairman, Las Cruces.
Lincoln County Good Roads Association, J. W. Laws, chairman, Lincoln.
New York
New York State Road Builders Association, S. B. Van Wagenen, president,
Rondout; John J. Ryan, secretary, 25 N. Pearl St., Albany.
North Carolina
Central Highway Committee, H. B. Varner, chairman, Lexington.
Charlotte-Wilmington Highway Association, A. D. Skelding, secretary,
Charlotte.
North Carolina Good Roads Association, Joseph Hyde Pratt, secretary,
Chapel Hill.
Anson County Good Roads Association, Dr. W. J. McLendon, president,
Wadesboro; T. V. Howell, secretary-treasurer, Peachland.
Ashe County Good Roads Association, P. E. Fogle, president, Beaver
Creek; W. E. Johnson, secretary, Beaver Creek.
Beaufort County Good Roads Association, George T. Leach, president,
Washington; C. L. Morton, secretary-treasurer, Washington.
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Bladen County Good Roads Association, O. L. Clark, president, Clarktoa;
W. J. Davis, secretary, Elizabethtown.
Asheville and Buncombe County Good Roads Association, E. C. Chambers,
president, Asheville; B. M. Jones, secretary-treasurer, Asheville.
Burke County: Bridgewater Township Good Roads Association, W. Lyerly,
president, Bridgewater; R. A. Abernathy, secretary-treasurer, Bridge-
water.
Burke County Good Roads Association, J. E. Erwin, president, Morganton.
Connelly Springs Township Good Roads Association, Allis Coulter, presi-
dent, Connelly Springs; J. L. Sides, secretary-treasurer, Connelly
Springs.
Glen Alpine Township Good Roads Association, Dr. E. A. Hennessee,
president, Glen Alpine; J. H. Giles, secretary-treasurer, Glen Alpine.
Hildebran Township Good Roads Association, J. W. Beach, president,
Hildebran; A. L. Yoder, secretary-treasurer, Hildebran.
Cal dwell County: Little River Township Good Roads Association, J. F,
Steele, president, Lenoir, R.F.D. 2; F. M. Whitner, secretary, Lenoir,
R.F.D. 2.
Camden County Good Roads Association, P. W. Stevens, president, Shiloh;
E. I. Sawyer, secretary-treasurer, Camden.
Caswell County Good Roads Association, B. S. Graves, president, Yancey-
ville; J. W. James, secretary-treasurer, R. F. D. 1, Leasburg.
Carteret County Good Roads Association, C. S. Wallace, president, More-
head City; M. L. Willis, secretary-treasurer, Morehead City.
Catawba County Good Roads Association, R. L. Shuford, president, New-
ton, R. F. D. 1 ; R. P. Caldwell, secretary, Newton.
Chatham County Good Roads Association, James B. Atwater, president,
Bynum; Frank D. Jones, secretary-treasurer, Gulf.
Chowan County Good Roads Association, J. H. McMullan, Jr., president,
Edenton; H. L. Story, secretary-treasurer, Edenton.
Columbus County Good Roads Association, C. Herbert Smith, president,
Acme, R. F. D.; K. Clye Council, secretary, Wananish.
Craven County Good Roads Association, R. A. Nunn, New Bern; W. G.
Boyd, secretary, New Bern.
Cumberland County Good Roads Association, T. G. McAlister, president,
Fayetteville ; W. M. Walker, secretary-treasurer, Fayetteville.
Currituck County Good Roads Association, E. R. Johnson, secretary-treas-
urer, Currituck.
Davidson County: Abbots Creek Good Roads and Agricultural Association,
C. D. Motsinger, president, Winston-Salem, R. F. D. 5; C. H. Teague,
secretary, Wallburg.
Arcadia Good Roads and Agricultural Association, J. E. Hill, president,
Lexington, F. R. D. 4; C. A. Kimel, secretary, Clemmons, R. F. D. 2.
Alleghany Good Roads and Agricultural Association, Robert Stokes, presi-
dent, Newson; J. L. Doby, secretary, Newson.
Boone Good Roads and Agricultural Association, W. B. Meares, Linwood.
Cotton Grove Good Roads and Agricultural Association, J. D. Lockabill,
president, Southmont; John L. Miller, secretary, Linwood, R. F. D. 2.
Denton Good Roads and Agricultural Association, Rev. Jefferson Lanning,
president, Denton; J. M. Daniel, secretary, Denton.
Cid Good Roads and Agricultural Association, N. H. Prevo, president,
Cid; D. A. Leach, Secretary, Denton.
Hampton Good Roads and Agricultural Association, John W. Hampton,
president, Clemmons, R. F. D. 2; J. L. Nelson, secretary, Clemmons,
R. F. D. 2.
Healing Springs Good R,oads and Agricultural Association, James I. Smith,
president, Silver Hill, R. F. D. 1; Hurley Daniel, Secretary, Denton,
R. F. D. 1.
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Holly Grove Good Roads and Agricultural Association, C. A. Swink, presi-
dent, Lexington, R. F. D. 2; James F. Deal, secretary-treasurer, Lex-
ington, R. F. D. 2.
Jackson Hill Good Roads and Agricultural Association, Stokes Smith,
president, Newson; C. L. Bedgett, secretary, Jackson Hill.
Liberty Good Roads and Agricultural Association, T. G. Kindley, president,
Lexington; John W. May, secretary, Hannersville.
Midway Good Roads and Agricultural Association, G. Frank Lindsay,
president, Wallburg, R. F. D. 1; P. E. Whicker, secretary, Winston-
Salem.
Reedy Creek Good Roads and Agricultural Association, P. E Fritts, Presi-
dent, Lexington; R. F. D. 4; J. A. Hendricks, secretary, Lexington,
R. F. D. 4.
Silver Hill Good Roads and Agricultural Association, Joe Hedrick, presi-
dent, Silver Hill; Grover C. Palmer, secretary, Silver Hill.
Thomasville Good Roads and Agricultural Association, S. H. Averett,
president, Thomasville; L. E. Bird, secretary, Thomasville.
Tyro Good Roads and Agricultural Association, N. H. Swicegood, president,
Lexington, R. F. D. 5; Charles F. Koontz, secretary, Linwood, R. F. D.
1.
Davidson-Randolph Highway Association, Arthur Ross, president, Ashe-
boro; G. Dan Morgan, secretary-treasurer, Denton.
Davie County Good Roads Association, T. J. Byerly, president, Mocks-
ville; E. D. Williams, secretary, Mocksville; C. F. Stroud, secretary,
Mocks ville.
Duplin County Good Roads Association, Island Creek, Island Creek Town-
ship; George R. Ward, president, Wallace; W. B. Brice, secretary-treas-
urer, Wallace.
Durham County Good Roads Association, Dr. A. Cheatham, president,
Durham; P. C. Graham, secretary-treasurer, Durham.
Edgecombe County Good Roads Association, B. F. Shelton, president,
Tarboro.
Forsyth County Good Roads Association, Judge H. R. Starbuck, president,
Winston-Salem; A. F. Yarborough, vice-president, Winston-Salem.
Gates County Good Roads Association, Lycurgus Hofler, president, Gates-
villejS. P. Cross, secretary-treasurer, Gatesville.
Greene County Good Roads Association, E. D. Little, president, Snow
Hill, R. F. D. 6; J. E. Debman, secretary-treasurer, Snow Hill.
Guilford County Good Roads Association, J. Van Lindley, president,
Greensboro; S. L. Trogden, secretary-treasurer, Greensboro.
Halifax County Good Roads Association, John L. Patterson, president,
Roanoke Rapids; Charles J. Shields, secretary-treasurer, Scotland
Neck.
Harnett County Good Roads Association, Dr. J. W. Halford, chairman,
Chalybeate Springs; C. D. McNeely, secretary, Chalybeate Springs.
Haywood County Good Roads Association, F. W. Miller, president Waynes-
ville; James Atkins, secretary, Waynesville.
Hertford County Good Roads Association, A. C. Vann, president, Ahoskie,
W. A. Thomas, secretary, Cofield.
Johnston County Good Roads Association, W. M. Sanders, president,
Smithfield; C. M. Wilson, secretary-treasurer, Wilson's Mills.
Benson Township Good Roads Association, P. B. Johnson, president, Ben-
son; R. F. Smith, secretary-treasurer, Benson.
Jones County Good Roads Association, R. L. May, chairman, Trenton;
John R. Barker, secretary-treasurer, Trenton.
Lee County Good Roads Association, J. B. Watson, president, Jonesboro;
T. S. Cross, Secretary, Sanford.
446 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Lenoir County Good Roads Association, Dr. J. M. Parrott, president Kins-
ton; Rev. C. W. Howard, secretary-treasurer, Kinston.
Lincoln County G. R. Association, W. C. Kiser, president, Lincolnton;
Tom. Cansler, secretary Lincolnton.
McDowell County: Old Fort Township Good Roads Association, Dr. F. H.
Ihne, Graphiteville.
Macon County Good Roads Association, T. M. Green, president, Franklin.
Madison County Good Roads Association, Jasper Ebbs, president, Spring
Creek; Dudley Chipley, secretary-treasurer, Marshall.
Hot Springs Township Good Roads Association, N. J. Lance, president, Hot
Springs; S. W. Brown, secretary, Hot Springs.
Martin County Good Roads Association, W. C. Manning, president, Wil-
liamston; C. H. Godwin, secretary treasurer, Godwin.
Mecklenburg County Good Roads Association, F. M. Shannonhouse, secre-
tary, Charlotte.
Mitchell County Good Roads Association, George K. Pritchard, chairman,
Bakersville; W. C. Berry, secretary, Bakersville.
Montgomery County Good Roads Association, Frank Page, president,
Biscoe; O. B. Deaton, secretary-treasurer, Troy.
Moore County Good Roads Association, Leonard Tufts, president, Pine-
hurst; J. R. McQueen, secretary-treasurer, Pinehurst.
Northampton County Good Roads Association, John E. Moore, president,
Jackson; A. J. Connor, secretary-treasurer, Rich-Square.
Orange County Good Roads Association, Frank Nash, president, Hillsboro;
secretary-treasurer, Hillsboro.
Pasquotank County Good Roads Association, W. J. Williams, president,
Elizabeth City, R. F. D. 4; G. R. Little, secretary-treasurer, Elizabeth
City.
Pender County Good Roads Association, George J. Moore, president, Atkin-
son; Laughlin McNeill, secretary-treasurer, Burgaw.
Perquimans County Good Roads Association, T. F. Winslow, president,
Hertford; W. B. Hudson, secretary-treasurer, Hartford.
Person County Good Roads Association, W. E. Morton, president, Roxboro,
R. F. D. 3; J. W. Noell, secretary, Roxboro.
Pitt County Good Roads Association, R. R. Gotten, president, Bruce;
H. A. White, secretary-treasurer, Greenville.
Randolph County Good Roads Association, J. E. Williamson, president,
Worthville; J. B. McCraig, secretary-treasurer, Asheboro.
Richmond County Good Roads Association, B. F. Reynolds, secretary-
treasurer, Rockingham.
Robeson County Good Roads Association, A. E. White, secretary-treasurer
Lumberton.
Rockingham County Good Roads Association, J. P. Richardson, president,
Reids ville.
Rowan County Good Roads Association, P. B. Beard, president, Salisbury;
J. H. Warburton, secretary, Salisbury.
Gold Hill Township Good Roads Association, J. W. Peeler, president, Rock-
well.
Rutherford County Good Roads Association, Dr. John C. Twitty, president,
Rutherfordton.
Stanley County Good Roads Association, J. M. Harris, Albemarle.
Stokes County Good Roads Association, John W. Kurfees, president, Ger-
manton; Eugene Pepper, secretary, Danbury.
Surry County Good Roads Association, J. B. Sparger, president Mt. Airy;
M. F. Butner, secretary-treasurer, Pinnacle.
Tyrrell County Good Roads Association, F. L. W. Gaboon, president, Col-
umbia; H. S. Swain, secretary-treasurer, Jerry.
ROAD ASSOCIATIONS 447
Union County Good Roads Association, W. C. Heath, president, Monroe;
W. V. Love, secretary, Monroe.
Wake County Good Roads Association, Dr. J. M. Templetqn, president,
Gary; Col. Edward E. Brittain secretary-treasurer, Raleigh.
Washington County Good Roads Association, T. W. Blount, president,
Roper; W. M. Bateman, secretary-treasurer, Plymouth.
Wayne County Good Roads Association, George C. Royall, president,
Goldsboro; G. A. Norwood, secretary-treasurer, Goldsboro.
Wilkes County Good Roads Association, H. W. Horton, president, North
Wilkesboro; Bruce Craven, secretary-treasurer, North Wilkesboro.
Yadkin County Good Roads Association, F. W. Hanes, chairman, Yadkin-
ville; W. E. Rutledge, secretary, Yadkinville.
North Dakota
State Highway Improvement Association, Hon. L. B. Hanna, president,
Bismarck; J. P. Hardy, secretary-treasurer, Fargo.
Ohio
Ohio Good Roads Federation, Jesse Taylor, president 515 Hartman Building*
Columbus; A. H. Huston, secretary, 515 Hartman building, Columbus.
Franklin County Good Roads Association, E. A. Peters, president, Grove-
port; Wm. H. Maise, secretary, 406 Harrison Building, Columbus.
Greene County Good Roads Association, H. N. Ensign, president, James-
town; R. S. Dean, secretary, R. F. D., Xenia.
Hamilton County Automobile Club, Dr. C. L. Bonefreeld, president, Gibson
Home, Cincinnati; Dr. L. S. Colter, secretary, Gibson Home, Cincinnati.
Knox County Good Roads Association, H. C. Devine, president, Mt. Ver-
non; W. C. Rimer, secretary, Mt. Vernon.
Portage County Improvement Association, R. D. Hanna, president, Raven-
na; C. R. Sharp, secretary, Ravenna.
Preble County Good Roads Association, C. W. Bloom, president, New Paris;
C. G. Hawley, secretary, New Paris.
Scioto County Good Roads Association, L. Taylor, president, Rarden.
Wayne County Good Roads Association, Hon. Ecf. S. Wertz, president,
Wooster.
Williams County Good Roads Association, Frank Dolph, president, West
Unity ; Hon. Wm. Behne, secretary, Bryan.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Good Roads Association, W. R. Goit, president; C. C. Hud-
son, secretary, Oklahoma City.
Oregon
Oregon Development League, Theo. B. Wilcox, president, Portland; C. C.
Chapman, secretary, Portland; W. S. Worden, chairman, Good Roads
Committee, Klamath Falls.
Oregon Association for Highway Improvement, James Cole, vice-president
Board of Trade Building, Portland; Philip S. Bates, secretary, 215
Oregonian Building.
Baker County : Huntington Development League, W. J. Woods, president,
Huntington; J. E. Paul, secretary, Huntington.
Sumpter District Development League, L. C. Edwards, president, Sumpter;
H. E. Hendrix, secretary, Sumpter.
Clackamas County: Canby Development League, R. A. Coe, president,
Canby; H. H. Eccles, secretary, Canby.
448 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Oak Grove Improvement Association, H. Thiessen, president, Williamette;
J. D. Butler, secretary, Williamette.
Clatsop County : Hammond Development League, Sam Hanson, president,
Hammond; William Potter secretary, Hammond.
Seaside Civic Improvement Club, Geo. E. Shaver, president, Seaside;
V. M. Spurgeon, secretary, Seaside.
Coos County Good Roads Association, A. T. Morrison, president, Coquille.
Culver Development League, Wm. Boegli, president, Culver; D. B.
Troutt, secretary, Culver.
Hampton Valley Improvement Association, A. T. Frame, president, Rolyat ;
V. Schroder, secretary, Rolyat.
Laidlaw Development League, J. N. B. Gerking, president, Laidlaw; Fred
N. Wallace, secretary, Laidlaw.
Curry County Development League, Geo. D. Wood, manager, Gold Beach.
Douglas County Good Roads Association, Henry Hart, president, Roseburg;
Carl D. Shoemaker, secretary, Roseburg.
Riddle Development League, R. C. Cutsforth, Riddle; T. W. Johnson,
secretary,
Grant County: Canyon Citizen's League, F. S. Slater, president, Canyon
City; Otis Patterson, secretary, Canyon City.
Rhode Island
League of Improvement Societies in Rhode Island, Edwin A. Noyes, presi-
dent, East Greenwich; Luther D. Burlingame, 15 Catalpa Road, secre-
tary, Providence.
South Carolina
South Carolina Good Roads Association, Fingal G. Black, president, Col-
umbia; F. H. Hyatt, secretary, Columbia.
Abbeville County Good Roads Association, Dr. C. C. Gambrell, president,
Abbeville.
Aiken County Good Roads Association, J. T. Shuler, president, Aiken.
Anderson County Good Roads Association, W. L. Brissey, president, Ander-
son.
Bamberg County Good Roads Association, S. G. Mayfield, president, Barn-
berg.
BarnweTl County Good Roads Association, S. Z. Bryan, president, Allen-
dale.
Calhoun County Good Roads Association, J. M. Moss, president, St. Mat-
thew.
Charleston Automobile Club, J. M. Connelly, president, Charleston.
Cherokee County Good Roads Association, T. B. Butler, president, Gaffney.
Chester County Good Roads Association, John R. Alexander, president,
Chester.
Dorchester County Good Roads Association, John A. Hiers, president, St.
George.
Edgefield County Good Roads Association, S. B. Mays, president, Edgefield.
Fairfield County Good Roads Club, J. Q. Davis, president, Winnsboro;
A. Homer Brice, secretary, Winnsboro.
Greenville County Good Roads Association, William G. Sirrine, president,
Greenville.
Kershaw County Good Roads Association, M. C. West, president, Camden.
Lancaster County Good Roads Association, W. U. Clyburn, president,
Camden.
Marion County Road and Highway Commission, L. D. Lide, clerk, Marion.
Newberry County Good Roads Association, Dr. W. C. Brown, president,
Newberry.
ROAD ASSOCIATIONS 449
Orangeburg County Good Roads Association, F. J. D. Felder, president,
Orangeburg.
Pickens County Good Roads Association, W. T. O'Dell, president, Liberty.
Spartanburg County Good Roads Association, S. T. D. Lancaster, president,
Pauline.
Sumter County Good Roads Association, S. A. Harvin, president, Sumter.
Union County Good Roads Association, J. H. Spears, president, Union.
Williamsburg County Good Roads Commission, J. A. Kelly, president,
Kingstree.
York County Good Roads Association, R. T. Fewell, president, Rock Hall.
South Dakota v
Sioux Falls-Salem-Iroquois Highway Association, L. V. Schneider, presi-
dent, Salem; O. P. Schmidt, secretary-treasurer, Salem.
South Dakota Division of the Meridian Road, S. H. Edmunds, secretary,
Yankton.
South Dakota Good Roads Association, J. W. Parmley, president, Ipswich;
H. F. Brownell, secretary-treasurer, Sioux Falls.
South Dakota Scenic Highway Association, Harry Wentzy, president,
Rapid City; E. K. Mather, secretary, Micthell.
Twin City-Aberdeen-Yellowstone Park Trail, J. E. Prindle, president,
Ismay; F. A. Finch, secretary-treasurer, Lemmon.
Sioux Falls-Salem-Huron Road Association, W. F. Alguire, president,
Ellis; Ray Bpwden, secretary, Ellis.
Beadle County Good Roads Club, A. Lampe, president, Huron; J. McD.
Campbell, secretary, Huron.
Hanson County: Alexandria Good Roads Club, John Munsen, president,
Alexandria; John Dobson, secretary, Alexandria.
Hutchinson County: Meridian Road Club, A. A. Wipf, president, Freeman;
A. J. Waltner, secretary, Freeman.
Lawrence County: Lead-Terry Good Roads Association, H. L. Curran,
secretary, Lead.
Sioux Falls Good Roads League. J. L. White, secretary, Sioux Falls.
Roberts County Meridian Road Committee, Henry S. Morris, chairman,
Sisseton.
Tennessee
Tennessee Highway Association, J. N. Fisher, president, Morristown;
president, Henderson.
Knoxville-Chattanooga Highway Association, S. H. Thompson, president,
Athens.
Anderson County Good Roads Association, W. L. Owen, president, Clinton.
Bradley County Good Roads Association, J. W. Beard, president. Cleveland.
Cocke County Good Roads Association, chairman, W. D. McSween, New-
port.
Fayette County Good Roads Association, E. A. Maddox president, Somer-
ville.
Grainger County Good Roads Association, Dr. A. E. Foster, president,
Blaine.
Knox County Road and Park Association, Cyrus Kehr, president, 607
Empire Building, Knoxville.
Loudon County Good Roads Association, J. W. Norwood, president, Martel.
McMinn County Good Roads Association, R. J. Fisher, president, Athens.
450 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Madison County Good Roads Association, R. A. Hurt, secretary, Jackson.
Monroe County Good Roads Association, Charles A. Lowry, president,
Madison ville.
Roane County Good Roads Association, W. C. Shaw, president, Harriman.
Texas
Texas Good Roads Association, J. W. Warren, president, San Antonio;
Homer D. Wade, secretary, Stamford.
Texas Industrial Congress, Henry Exall, president, Dallas, W. C. Barrick-
man, secretary, Dallas.
Texas Division of Meridian Highway
San Antonio to Galveston* Division.
San Antonio-Laredo Division, D. E. Colp, president, Fort Worth; W. H.
Beck, secretary, Fort Worth.
San Antonio-Laredo Highway, D. E. Colp, president, San Antonio; W.
Tnckey, secretary, Pearsall.
San Antomo-Atascosa and Gulf Highway Association, H. M. Martin, presi-
dent, Pleasanton; W. L. Dunne, secretary, Pleasanton.
San Antonio-Port O'Connor Highway, J. W. Warren, president, San An-
tonio; W. H. Vernor, secretary, San Antonio.
San Antonio-Bianco and Granite Highway Association, Chas. E. Crist,
president, Blanco City; R. E. Johnson, secretary, Marble Falls.
Gulf Coast Good Roads Association, J. H. Hawley, secretary-manager,
Galveston.
East Texas Good Roads Association, G. A. Bodenheim, 'president, Long-
view; Dr. A. L. Hathcock, secretary, Palestine.
Alamo- Victoria-San Jacinto Highway, Judge J. P. Pool, president, Victoria;
D. E. Colp, secretary. San Antonio.
Bell County: Good Roads Association, B. B. Buckeridge, secretary, R.
L. Bennett, manager, Temple.
Bee County Good Roads Association, J. B. Daniels, secretary, Beeville.
Bexar County Highway Division of the San Antonio Chamber of Com-
merce, A. M. Fischer, president, San Antonio; D. E. Colp, secretary,
San Antonio.
Blanco County Good Roads Club, Percy T. Brigham, president, Blanco
City; Wily Kreuger, secretary, Twin Sisters.
Brazos County Good Roads Club, L. M. Hewitt, secretary, Bryan.
Burnett County Good Roads Association, C. A. Read, president, Marble
Falls; M. E. Fabion, secretary, Marble Falls.
Cameron County Good Roads Association, S. C. Tucker, president, Browns-
ville; L. A. Whitney, secretary, Brownsville.
Colorado County: Eagle Lake Good Roads Club, Fritz Engelhart, president,
Eagle Lake.
Crockett County: Ozona Good Roads Association, Chas. E. Davidson,
secretary, Ozona,
Dallas County Good Roads Club, J. F. Zang, president, Dallas.
Falls County Good Roads Club, G. H. Carter, president, Marlin.
Guadalupe County Good Roads Club, J. M. Abbott, president, Seguin;
C. F. Biumber, secretary, Seguin.
Guadalupe County Good Roads Association, Chas. Blumberg, president,
Seguin; T. L. Abbott, secretary, Seguin.
Hopkins County Good Roads Club, F. W. Mack, secretary, Sulphur Springs
Jefferson County Good Roads Club, T. W . Larkin, secretary, Beaumont.
Jim Wells County: Business Men's Good Roads Club, J. H. Briggs, presi-
dent, Alice; Phil Hobbs, secretary, Alice.
Karnes County Good Roads Association, Dr. King, president, Karnes City}
W. H. Howard, secretary, Karnes City.
ROAD ASSOCIATIONS 451
Kendall County Good Roads Association, Dr. J. F. Nooe, president, Boerne;
H. H. McFarland, secretary, Boerne.
Kerr County Good Roads Club, Mr. Schultz, secretary, Kerrville.
Lampasas County Good Roads Club, J. H. H. Berry, president, Lampasas;
J. E. Verner, secretary, Lampasas.
Medina County: Devine Good Roads Club, J. W. Fullerton, president,
Devine; Mack Kerchville, secretary, Devine.
Newton County Good Roads Association, I. B. Alford, president, Burke-
ville; L. M. Autrey, Newton, secretary.
Orange County Good Roads Association, Geo. W. Bancroft, president,
Orange.
Robertson County: Calvert Good Roads Association, E. J. McGirick, secre-
tary, Calvert.
Franklin Good Roads Club, F. S. Estes, Franklin.
Wilson County Good Roads Association, W. H. King, president, Stockdale,
T. C. Richardson, secretary, Sutherland Springs.
Note : Practically every town of 5000 inhabitants or over has an active
commercial club, and in every case these organizations act as good roads
clubs and make the road propaganda one of their chief departments of
work. They can be reached by addressing: Secretary, Commerical Club,
at the town desired.
Vermont
«
Greater Vermont Association, Guy W. Bailey, president, Junction; J. P.
Taylor, secretary, Burlington.
West River Valley Association, J. H. Ware, president, Townshend; H. C.
Rice, secretary, Brattleboro.
Addison County: East Middlebury Improvement Society, Edward M. Day,
president, East Middlebury; J. A. Douglas, secretary, East Middlebury.
Bennington County Improvement Association, Guy B. Johnson, president,
Center; H. N. Moore, secretary, Manchester.
Arlington Village Improvement Society, Mrs. I. E. Bronson, secretary,
Arlington.
Bennington County: North Bennington Improvement Association, Mrs.
Edward D. Weeling, president, North Bennington; Myron H. Jones,
secretary, North Bennington.
Rutland County: Danby and Mt. Tabor Improvement Society, W. H. Grif-
fith, president, Danby; Mrs. Mabel Tabor, secretary, Danby.
Windsor County: Wroodstock Improvement Society, F. T. Kidder, presi-
dent, Woodstock; Miss Bertha S. Knapp, secretary, Woodstock.
Virginia
Virginia Road Builders' Association, C. B. Scott, president, Lynchburg;
C. T. Scott, secretary, Waynesboro.
Richmond Society of Engineers, Arthur Scrivenor, president, Richmond;
James Bolton secretary Richmond.
Amelia County Good Roads Association, H. F. Green, president, Amelia
Court House.
Campbell County Good Roads Association, Eugene Ould, president, Eving-
ton; W. L. Garbee, Lawler.
Good Roads Association, Rustburg.
Charlotte County Good Roads Association, B. P. Eggleston, president,
Charlotte Court House.
Chesterfield County Good Roads Association, Howard Swineford, president,
Richmond.
452 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Dinwiddie County Good Roads Association, J. E. Perkinson, chairman,
Dinwiddie.
Fauquier County Good Roads Association, P. T. Crosby, president, War-
renton.
Halifax County Good Roads Association, W. Holt Edwards, president,
Houston.
Lunenburg County Good Roads Association, E. P. Wallace, president,
Meherrin.
Nansemond County Good Roads Association, R. H. Beamon, president,
Beamon.
Pittsylvania County Good Roads Association, J. L. Carter, president,
Chatham.
Shenandoah County Good Roads Association, M. H. Bowman, president,
Woodstock.
Spotsylvania County: Fredericksburg Good Roads Association, E. D. Cole,
president, Fredericksburg; Thomas H. Harris, secretary-treasurer,
Fredericksburg.
Wise County Good Roads Association, John W. Chalkley, president, Big
Stone Gap.
Washington
Washington State Good Roads Association, John A. Rea, secretary, Tacoma.
Chelan County Good Roads Association, Harry Shotwell, president, Wenat-
chee; H. A. Saunders, secretary, Wenatchee.
Clarke County: Dole Good Roads Association, C. H. Muncton, president,
Dole; A. J. McPherson, secretary, Dole.
Ferry County Good Roads Associatin, W. T. O'Connell, president, Repub-
lic; S. H. Richardson, secretary, Republic.
Grant County Organization, William Ragless, president, Quincy; Leo G.
Titus, secretary, Ephrata.
Island County: Good Roads Association of District No. 5, C. S. Halversen,
president, R. D., Clinton; A. K. Hanson, secretary, R. D. Langley.
Kitsap County : Winslow Good Roads Association, Winslow.
Pearson Good Roads Association, W. H. Babcock, president, Pearson;
G. Fryholm, secretary, Pearson.
Brownsville Good Roads Association, Jerry Beherns, president, Browns-
ville; T. U. Townsend, secretary, Brownsville.
Burley Improvement Club, H. W. Stein, secretary, Burley.
Kittitas County : Good Roads Association of Kittitas County, Soren Soren-
son, president, Ellensburg; H. M. Hathaway, secretary, Ellensburg.
Klickitat County: Good Roads Association of Road District No. 4, J. S.
Eddings, president Centerville; J. A. Miller, secretary Centerville.
Lincoln County Good Roads Association, Albert F. Kramer, president,
Almira; Guy G. Harvey, secretary, Davenport.
Oroville Good Roads Association, Oroville.
Mason County: Matlock Good Roads Association, Fred Ferris, president,
Matlock; M. J. Dunkelberger, secretary, Matlock.
Okanogan County Good Roads Association, George Bailey, secretary,
Riverside.
Pierce County : Longbranch Good Roads Association & Improvement Club,
S. S. Watkinson, secretary, Longbranch.
Skamania County: Underwood Good Roads Association, W. F. Cash,
secretary, Underwood.
Hood Good Roads Association, F. W. Dehart, secretary, Hood.
Cook Good Roads Association, P. S. C. Wills, secretary, Cook.
Collins Good Roads Association, Alex. McKeighan, secretary, Collins.
ROAD ASSOCIATIONS 453
Home V.alley Good Roads Association, A. B. Hutcheson, secretary, Home
Valley.
Butler Good Roads Association, F. S.. Munn, secretary, Butler.
Cape Horn Good Roads Association, M. B. Stevenson, secretary, Cape
Horn.
Snohomish County Good Roads Association, Dr. W. C. Cox, Everett;
W. W. Blaine, secretary, Everett.
Spokane County Good Roads Association, W.H. Cowles, president, Spokane;
Frank W. Guilbert, secretary 411 Empire State Building, Spokane.
Walla Walla County: Good Roads Association, W. M. Cook, president,
College Place; John Moyer, secretary, College Place.
Wisconsin
Lake to River Association, Guido Hansen, president-treasurer, Milwaukee;
Malcolm J. Mackinnon, secretary, Milwaukee.
Oconomowoc-Milwaukee Road Association, L. J. Petit, Wisconsin National
Bank, Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Highway Commissioners' Association, H. J. Knelling, president,
Pereles Building, Milwaukee; G. H. Mainwaring, secretary-treasurer
Gotham.
Trempealeau County Good Roads Association, F. A. George, president,
Whitehall; G. O. Linderman, vice-president, Osseo; J. A. Markham,
secretary, Independence; Dr. G. H. Lawrence, treasurer, Galesville.
Wyoming
Association for promoting "Black Hills-Yellowstone Park Highway" N. E.
Franklin, president, Deadwood, S. D.; J. D. Gallup, vice-president,
Buffalo.
Northern Wyoming Good Roads Association, HaydenM. White, president,
Buffalo; C. A. Harmon, secretary, Upton.
Wyoming Highway Association, Frank Wood, president, Casper; J. D.
Kilborn, secretary, Elk Mountain.
Albany County Good Roads Association, Elmer Lovejoy, president, Lara-
mie; Robert W. Innes, secretary, Laramie.
Carbon County Good Roads Association, Raymond Barber, president, Raw-
lins; Homer A. Menice, secretary, Rawlins.
Converse County: Good Roads Club of Douglas, Jacob Jenne, president,
Douglas; Henry J. Bollin, secretary, Douglas.
Laramie County Good Roads Association, H. P. Hynds, president, Chey-
enne; C. A. Lane, secretary, Cheyenne.
MILEAGE OF IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED ROADS
Complete information is not available as to mileage of improved
roads in all of the states or mileage of roads constructed with the
aid of State funds. In the following table references are made to
foot notes showing the latest year for which information is given :
TOTAL
MILEAGE
TOTAL
MILEAGE
IMPROVED
MILES
IMPROVED WITH
STATE AID
Alabama
49,639
5 491*
5,987
273 f
220*
Arkansas
36,445
1 085 f
California. . . .-.
48,069
8 788*
200*
Colorado
30,421
I'eoo*
Connecticut
12,583
3 1001
973$
Delaware
3 000
220*
1Q4*
Florida
17 954
2 175 11
Georgia
83 9861
22 043 1
Idaho
18 403
510^[
Illinois
94 141
9 0001F
1QK*
Indiana
63 370 f
26 831 1
Iowa
102 427
2 505 11
Kansas . .
98302
375 i
Kentucky
53 744
10 H51f
Louisiana
24 962
477 1
250 f
Maine
25 528
3 044 1
883 1
Maryland
17,025*
3 431*
1 430*
Massachusetts . . .
17,272
8 749*
1 391*
Michigan .
102,427
8 698*
2 344*
Minnesota . . . . ....
79,323
6 206t
1 2791
Mississippi
44,0721
345 j
Missouri ...
107,923
4755H
Montana
23,319
9511
Nebraska
80,388
249 f
Nevada
12,751
62J
161
New Hampshire
15,116
1,745§
766§
New Jersey
14,842
3,613 r
l,684f
New Mexico
16,920
705 f
New York
79,279
17,200*
5,000*
North Carolina
48,285
3,440f
North Dakota
61,593
16U
Ohio
88,861
24,462*
415*
Oklahoma
79 883 f
499 1
Totals carried forward.
1,658,240
182,047
17,170
* 1913. f 1912. J 1911,
§ 1910. 1[ 1909.
454
CONVICT LABOK FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT
455
TOTAL
MILS AGE
TOTAL
MILEAGE
IMPROVED
MILES
IMPROVED WITH
STATE AID
Totals brought forward
1,658,240
182,047
17 170
Oregon
35,896*
4,296*
Pennsylvania
87 387
3 472J
836t
Rhode" Island . .
2 121
1 246*
324*
South Carolina.
45,549*
5888*
South Dakota
56,354
286 f
Tennessee
45,913
5,35411
Texas
128,971
4,896H
Utah
8 320
1 653*
952*
Vermont
14406
3 078*
1 431*
Virginia
43399
3 732*
2 052*
Washington
39,051
3 950 1
346 1
West Virginia . .
32,109
59111
Wisconsin . .
61,090
11 630*
1 463*
Wyoming
10,569
416H
Totals
2,269,375
232535
24574
* 1913. f 1912. J 1911. H 1909.
CONVICT LABOR FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Convict labor has been successfully used in a number of the
States for road construction. Previous issues of the Good Roads
Year Book have included detailed progress reports from each State.
Such reports are omitted in this issue as they would be largely a
repetition of the matter which has previously appeared. In lieu
of the detailed statements a summary of the data obtained is set
forth as follows :
Cost of Convict Labor
In Alabama, with an average of about 300 convicts, the cost
for each convict runs from 40 cents to 65 cents per day. In Colo-
rado the average cost is estimated at about 80 cents per convict
per day, but this is an average of the entire cost of the camps,
including the feeding of horses, and other incidentals. In Louisi-
ana, the average cost of feeding, guarding, etc., is given at 40 cents
per convict per day. In Montana the cost for guarding, feeding,
supervision, medical attention, etc., is given as $1 per day. In
North Carolina, where a number of counties are using their con-
victs, the cost varies from 42 cents to 72 cents per convict per
day, and it is estimated that the average cost for the State would
be from 55 cents to 60 cents. In Oregon the average cost is given
as $14 per month, which on a twenty-six day basis, would be about
54 cents. In Virginia the average cost per ten hour working day
was 50.7 cents in 1913. These reports indicate by their wide
divergence considerable difference in practice in making up state-
ments showing the cost of convict labor. Undoubtedly, in some
of the States items are included which in others are omitted. It
would seem, however, that 40 cents per day for guarding, feeding,
and supervision is about the lowest figure obtainable with ade-
quate results and that the maximum should not, under normal
conditions, run higher than 65 cents or 70 cents. The necessity
for some standardization of cost keeping and a study of the condi-
tions under which convict labor is economical, is apparent from a
study of reports submitted.
Relative Efficiency of Convict Labor
The State highway engineer of Alabama claims that convict
labor when properly managed is more effective than paid labor.
456
CONVICT LABOR FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT 457
The State highway engineer of Colorado claims that convict labor
is nearly as efficient as free labor. The State highway engineer of
Louisiana considers it to be much more satisfactory than free
labor. The State highway engineer of Minnesota considers con-
vict labor as effective as free labor. The State geologist of North
Carolina, under whom considerable convict labor work has been
done, considers that the work of the convicts is equal to and in
many instances is more effective, than that of paid labor. This
contention is supported by experience in Oregon. In Virginia,
where a very large amount of work has been done by convicts,
the State highway commissioner considers convict labor to be
equally as good as free labor. The considerations which operate
in favor of convict labor as compared with free labor are, first,
that the convict is a constant factor, where as free labor is a vary-
ing factor; the engineer or foreman in charge knows almost with
exactness the amount of labor upon which he can depend and the
exact times at which it will be available; second, the convict is
amenable to discipline in a greater degree than free labor; third,
the convicts acquire a skill and efficiency in road work which in
time renders them a trained specialized force of road laborers
to a much greater degree than is possible with a constantly shift-
ing force of free laborers; fourth, the health of the convict is so
much better on road work than on prison work, his freedom of
action much more pronounced, and, as a rule, the work so much
more congenial, that he is inclined to work faithfully and efficiently
to avoid a transfer to other work.
Conditions Under Which Convict Labor on Road Work
is Desirable
A much more general use of convict labor for road work in the
South than in the North is due partly to the fact that in the South
weather conditions make possible a much longer working season
for road work than in the North, and partly to the fact that the
convicts in the South are mostly made up of persons who are used
to manual outdoor labor. Consideration must be given to the
question as to what can be done to utilize the convict labor dur-
ing the season when weather conditions make outdoor work
impracticable. Consideration must also be given to the question
as to whether white convicts from large cities unaccustomed to
manual labor can be used to advantage on road work. The effect
upon the convict of this outdoor work, where he is exposed to
almost constant public inspection may be detrimental upon some
classes of convicts and may be very beneficial upon other classes.
The question is therefore one to be studied not along general lines
but with reference to the particular problems prevailing in each
State.
458 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
As to the character of road work upon which convicts may be
used with economy, it may be stated that experience in Virginia
tends to show that the labor of convicts is economical on heavy
work but more expensive than free labor on light work. This is
due to the fact that the proportionate cost of guarding, feeding,
maintaining, and supervising each convict is much greater where
the force is small than where a considerable number of the con-
victs are utilized. In some States the honor system has been
followed whereby the convicts are worked without guards. Among
the States which have tried this plan are Colorado and Washing-
ton, with results which are claimed to be satisfactory. New
Jersey has been conducting some experiments in the use of con-
victs on road work and has found that under existing conditions
it is not economical to use convicts for repair work, where the men
have to be moved from place to place. The State highway de-
partment is now using convicts on new construction and finds the
labor more satisfactory than the ordinary free laborers available
for such work. Detailed information as to the economy of the
plan is not yet available.
References for Further Information
The States in which convict labor has been most extensively
used for road construction are Virginia, North Carolina, 'Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana, Colorado and Washington. Information
should therefore be obtainable from George P. Coleman, State
highway commissioner, Richmond, Virginia; Dr. Jos. Hyde Pratt,
State geologist, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; R. E. Davison,
chairman, prison commission of Georgia, Atlanta; and Dr. S. W.
McCallie, State geologist of Georgia, Atlanta; W. S. Keller, State
highway engineer, Montgomery, Alabama; W. E. Atkinson, State
highway engineer, New Orleans, Louisiana; J. E. Maloney, sec-
retary, State highway commission; Denver, Colorado; Wm. R.
Roy, State highway commissioner, Olympia, Washington. Inves-
tigations have been made relating to convict labor along various
lines by Prof. E. Stagg Whitin, secretary, National Prison Labor
Committee, New York City.
MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturers of Road Machinery and Equipment
Abenaque Machine Works (rock drills), F. H. Greaney, manager, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Acme Equipment and Engineering Company, J. Webb Saffold, secretary,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Acme Road Machinery Company, W. A. Cook, president and general mana-
ger-James W. Jones, treasurer: David B. Cook, secretary, Frankfort,
N. i . (advertisement page 138).
Acme Wagon Company (dump wagon), Emigsville, Pennsylvania.
J. D. Adams and Company (reader, grader and tractor), W. R. Adams,
assistant manager, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Albany Belting and Supply Company (bitumen heater), Matthew Van
Alstyne, president- A. Y. Van Alstyne, vice-president; William D.
Baker, secretary; Charles H. Hay, treasurer.
Allis-Chalmers Company (gyratory crusher), Otto H. Falk, receiver;
H. Schifflin, manager, crushing and cement machinery department,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
American Cement Machine Company, Inc. The (mixer), 10 Johnson Street,
Keokuk, Iowa.
American Harrow Company, Detroit, Michigan.
American Process Company (rock and sand dryers), 68 Williams Street,
New York City.
American Road Machinery Company, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
American Steel Scraper Company, W. F. Kilborn, general manager, Sidney,
Ohio.
Ames Plow Company, Oliver Ames, president; Frederick B. Hill, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Archer Iron Works (concrete mixer), 2400 34th Place, Chicago, Illinois.
Armstrong Manufacturing Company, Waterloo, Iowa.
Atlas Engineering Company (mixer), 790 Thirtieth Street, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Auburn Wagon Company, Lee Roy Myers, president; Max Robinson, treas-
urer and manager, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Austin-Western Company, Ltd., W. T. Beatty, president and general
manager; W. I. Babb, vice-president and secretary; H. S. Maclay,
treasurer; S. F. Beatty, assistant manager, Karpen Building, Chicago,
Illinois (advertisement page 143).
Earle C. Bacon (rock crusher), 26 Cortland Street, New York City.
Badger Concrete Mixer and Machinery Company, Watkins Building, Mil-
waukee, Wisconsin.
The Bain Wagon Company, W. W. Strong, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
A. D. Baker Company, A. D. Baker, vice-president, Swanton, Ohio.
The Baker Manufacturing Company (road graders), M. W. Baker, presi-
dent, 337 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Berger Manufacturing Company (steel reinforcement), Canton, Ohio.
Bethlehem Steel Company, J. V. Dippery, chief clerk, South Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania.
459
460 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
BituminLzed Road Implement Company, Maiden, Massachusetts.
Blystone Machinery Company, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania.
Bolte Manufacturing Company, The (mixer), Kearney, Nebraska.
The Browning Steam Shovel Company, main office and works, Mansfield,
Ohio.
Bucyrus Company (steam shovels), W. W. Coleman, president; E. K. Sur-
gart, vice-president; G. A. Morison, secretary; D. P. Ells, treasurer,
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Buffalo Pitts Company (road roller), F. G. Batchellor, sales manager,
Buffalo, New York.
Buffalo Steam Roller Company, J. F. Richardson, sales manager, Buffalo,
New York (advertisement page 148) .
Bull Dog Dump Wagon Company The, 205-06 Boston Building, Kansas City,
Missouri.
The Burch Plow Works Company, J. L. Morrow, secretary, Crestline,
Ohio.
A. Burlingame Company (road spraying machine), Charles D. Parker,
manager, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Butterworth and Lowe (concrete mixer), 17 Huron Street, Grand Rapide,
Michigan.
The Call- Watt Company (road graders), Richmond, Virginia.
Canton Culvert Company, Julius H. Schlafly, president' Perry Van Home,
secretary, treasurer and general manager; Chas. Haines, vice-president
and superintendent, Canton, Ohio (advertisement page 195).
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, Frank Bull, president; Fredk.
Robinson, vice-president; F. R. Norton, treasurer; Richards S. Robin-
son, secretary; R. B. Coleman, sales Manager, Racine, Racine County,
Wisconsin.
Chain Belt Company (concrete mixers), C. W. Levalley, president; Wm. C.
Sargent, vice-president and secretary; Wm. C. Frye, treasurer, Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin.
Chalmers and Williams, Inc. (gyratory crusher), Thos. S. Chalmers, presi-
dent; Norman Williams, vice-president and treasurer; J. W. Young,
second vice-president; W. B. Easton, secretary, Chicago Heights,
Illinois.
Chamberlain Road Machine Company (graders, tractors and drags), Hutch-
inson, Minnesota.
Chicago Concrete Machinery Company, Payne G. West, secretary, 221
Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, George A. Rees, general manager,
Fisher Building, Chicago, Illinois.
George C. Christopher and Son (concrete mixer), Wichita^ Kansas.
Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company, The, Cleveland, Ohio.
Climax Road Machine Company, J. R. Manning, president; S. Jones Philips,
vice-president; T. R. Clark, secretary-treasurer, Marathon, New York.
Columbia Wagon Company, W. T. Garrison, president; H. F. Yergey,
treasurer and manager; Edward B. Smith, secretary, Columbia, Penn-
sylvania.
Concrete Form and Engine Company, 503 Wayne County Bank Building,
Detroit, Michigan.
Cropp Concrete Machinery Company (concrete mixer), 118 N. La Salle
Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Deere and Company (road plow), Moline, Illinois.
Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company, Curry Building, Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania.
MANUFACTURERS 461
Disc Grader and Plow Company, Allen L. Powlinson, president, Minneapo-
lis, Minnesota.
Eagle Wagon Works, Frank E. Swift, president : Thomas M. Osborne, vice-
president; Courtney C. Avery, secretary; Clarence F. Baldwin, treas-
urer, Auburn, New York.
The East Iron and Machine Company (portable asphalt paving plant),
Lima, Ohio.
Emerson-Brantingham Company, successors to The Geiser Manufacturing
Company (road rollers), Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
Enterprise Manufacturing Company (road roller), Columbiana, Ohio.
The Erie Machine Company, P. W. Dietley, manager, Erie, Pennsylvania.
E. D. Etnyre and Company, Oregon, Illinois.
Eureka Machine Company, Inc., Lansing, Michigan.
Everett Manufacturing Company (dumping boxes), 48 Lake Street, Newark,
New Jersey.
Fairbanks, Morse and Company (tractors), Wabash Avenue and Eldredge
Place, Chicago, Illinois.
Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company, Marion, Ohio.
A. B. Farquhar Company, Ltd. (engines), York, Pennsylvania (advertise-
ment page 153).
Farrell Foundry and Machine Company, Franklin Farrell, president;
Frank E. Hoadley, secretary; Charles F. Bliss, treasurer; Franklin
Farrell, Jr., vice-president, Ansonia, Connecticut.
Flinchbaugh Manufacturing Company (road roller), York, Pennsylvania.
Francis Machinery Company, 4 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Frick Company, Inc. (engines), A. O. Frick, president; Ezra Frick, vice-
president and general manager; W. H. Manns, secretary; D. Norris
Benedict, treasurer.
"Friend" Manufacturing Company, Casport, New York.
Galion Iron Works Company, Henry Gottdiener, president; G. L. Stiefel,
vice-president; D. C. Boyd, secretary-manager; L. M. Liggett, treas-
urer, Galion, Ohio (advertisement page 154).
Gardner Crusher Company, Ed. E. Gauche, treasurer, 556 W. 34th Street,
New York, New York.
Girnau Manufacturing Company, 121 South River Street, Eau Claire, Wis-
consin.
Glen Wagon Works, Harry Glen, manager, Seneca Falls, New York.
Glide Road Machine Company, Clyde Waterman, president, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Globe Machinery and Supply Company (road drags), Des Moines, Iowa.
Good Roads Machinery Company, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (adver-
tisement page 156).
Griffith Iron Works Company, George Griffith, Jr., president, St. Louis,
Missouri.
The Guelich Paving Company (street paving machine), Otto E. Guelich,
president, 1412 Great Northern Building, Chicago, Illinois.
Gunn's Road Builder (grader), D. B. Gunn, Red Oak, Iowa.
Hall-Holmes Manufacturing Company (gasoline engine), 230 Oak Street,
Jackson, Michigan.
The Hanna Manufacturing Company (engineering instruments), Troy,
New York.
The Hart-Parr Company (tractor), C. W. Hart, president, Charles City,
Iowa.
Haywood Wagon Company, John W. Haywood, general manager, Newark,
New York.
Heider Manufacturing Company, Carroll, Iowa.
462 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Hetherington and Berner (asphalt paving plants), Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Hobbs Concrete Machinery Company, N. F. Hobbs, sales-manager,
Detroit, Michigan.
Holt Caterpillar Company (caterpillar engine), Peoria, Illinois (advertise-
ment page 160).
Huber Manufacturing Company (road roller), S. E. Barlow, president and
general manager; F. A. Huber, vice-president; E. C. L. Barlow, treas-
urer; E. Durfee, secretary, Marion, Ohio (advertisement page 161).
Humboldt Manufacturing Company (testing apparatus), 2014 Nebraska
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Chas. Hvass and Company (road machinery), B. Chas. Hvass, Wm. B.
Lorenzo, 509-11 East 18th Street, New York City (advertisement
page 159).
Ideal Concrete Machinery Company, M. Wetzstein, president and treasurer;
G. B. Pulfer, vice-president and general manager; G. B. Hopkins, secre-
tary, South Bend, Indiana.
Imperial Machinery Company, Inc. (tractor), 1611 Central Avenue, Minne-
apolis, Minnesota.
Indiana Road Machine Company, Jno. Landenberger, president and treas-
urer; Chas. Stockman, Jr., secretary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Ingersoll-Rand Company (rock drills), W. L. Saunders, president; George
Doubleday, vice-president; W. R. Grace, vice-president and treasurer;
George R. Elder, vice-president; J. S. Phipps, vice-president; F. A.
Brainard, secretary, 11 Broadway, New York City.
International Harvester Company of America (tractors), Harvester Build-
ing, Chicago, Illinois (advertisement page 162).
International Instrument Company, Arthur Kendrick, treasurer, 23 Church
Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (advertisement page 165).
Iroquois Iron Works, Arthur W. Sewall, president; A. D. Andrews, vice-
president; Ira Atkinson, treasurer, Buffalo, New York (advertisement
page 161).
Jaeger Machine Company (concrete mixer), Columbus, Ohio (advertise-
ment page 164).
Jeffery Manufacturing Company, East First Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
The Kelly Manufacturing Company (road drags), Waterloo, Iowa.
Kelly-Springfield Road Roller Company, Chas. M. Greiner, president,
Springfield, Ohio.
The Kent Machine Company, M. L. Garrison, president; W. S. Kent, vice-
president; F. H. Merrell, secretary-treasurer, Kent, Ohio.
Kent Mill Company (rock crusher), 10 Rapelyea Street, Brooklyn, New
York.
Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company (dump wagons), Louisville,
Kentucky.
The Kilbourne and Jacobs Manufacturing Company (scrapers and wheel-
barrows), Columbus, Ohio.
The Kindling Machinery Company (street sweeper), H. Buchenberger,
general manager, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Kinnard-Haines Company (gasoline tractor), O. B. Kinnard, 867 44th Ave-
nue, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Knickerbocker Company (mixers), W. B. Knickerbocker, Jackson,
Michigan.
Koehring Machine Company, Wm. J. Koehring, president; Richard Keil,
vice-president; P. Koehring, secretary-treasurer, 615-17 Germania
Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (advertisement page 166).
Kolesch and Company, Inc. (surveyors' instruments), Emilie Kolesch,
president; Percy A. Kolesch, treasurer, 138 Fulton Street, New York
City.
MANUFACTURERS 463
Lansing Company, formerly Lansing Wheelbarrow Company (concrete
mixers, etc.), E. W. Sparrow, president; F. Thorn an, vice-president;
A. C. Stebbins, secretary and general manager; H. E. Moore, treasurer
Lansing, Michigan.
Lawrence Pump and Engine Company, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Linder Grader Company, Paul C. Linder, Matthews, Indiana.
Link-Belt Company, Inc. (hoisting cranes), James M. Dodge, chairman;
Charles Piez, president and treasurer; Glenn G. Howe, vice-president,
Chicago, Illinois.
The Matchless Street Cleaner Company, Troy, New York.
E. J. McHarg and Company (concrete mixers), E. J. McHarg, L. R. McHarg,
3 Crandall Street, Binghamton, New York.
McKiernan-Terry Drill Company (rock drill), 117 Broadway, New York,
New York.
Lewis McNutt (clay, sewer, block and pipe), 14 South Walnut Street, Brazil,
Indiana.
Marion-Osgood Company (traction shovels), 51 State Street, Albany, New
York.
Marion Steam Shovel Company, Geo. W. King, president and general
manager; Frank A. Huber, vice-president and treasurer; R. H. Reiden-
baugh, secretary, Marion, Ohio.
Marsh-Capron Manufacturing Company (concrete mixers), H. M. Capron
secretary, Old Colony Building, Chicago, Illinois.
The Mercury Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Milburn Wagon Company, H. W. Suydam, president, Toledo, Ohio.
The Miles Manufacturing Company (concrete mixers), D. P. Vining, Jack-
son, Michigan.
Milwaukee Concrete Mixer and Machinery Company, A. G. Bodden, secre-
tary-treasurer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (advertisement page 168).
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company (road tractor), Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Monarch Road Roller Company, Nat Tyler, Jr., president, Groton, New
York.
N. S. Monroe and Sons (Monroe road machine), Arthur, Illinois.
Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Thomas Moulding Company, T. C. Moulding, Chicago, Illinois.
Municipal Engineering and Contracting Company (concrete mixers),
F. C. Austin, president, 607-11 Railway Exchange Building, Chicago,
Illinois,
Munnsville Plow Company, J. E. Sperry, president, Munnsville, New York
(advertisement page 195).
The New England Cement Gun Company. Wm. L. Church, president:
Nils F. Ambursen, vice-president; Chas. E. Parsons, secretary and
treasurer, 88 Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
New Holland Machine Company, P. S. Hess, secretary, New Holland,
Pennsylvania.
The "New-Way" Motor Company, E. W. Goodnow, secretary, Lansing,
Michigan.
Nims Concrete Machinery (concrete mixer), Philadelphia, New York.
Northwestern Steel and Iron Works (mixer). Thomas W. Resholt, vice-
president, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Novo Engine Company, C. E. Bement, secretary and manager, Lansing,
Michigan.
Ohio Ceramic Engineering Company (concrete mixers), Cleveland, Ohio.
The Ohio Manufacturing Company, A. B. Whitney, president and treasurer;
W. E. Robinson, vice-president; Chas. C. Kouns, secretary, Upper
Sandusky, Ohio.
464 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
The Ohio Road Machinery Company, W. A. Heusner, president; D. E.
Graves, vice-president; C. H. Dudley, secretary-treasurer, Oberlin,
Ohio.
Oliver Chilled Plow Works, South Bend, Indiana.
The Wm. J. Oliver Manufacturing Company (dump and spreader cars)
Knoxyille, Tennessee.
The Original Gas Engine Company, R. E. Olds, president; C. S. Smith,
sales manager, Lansing, Michigan.
Oshkosh Manufacturing Company (concrete mixer), Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Otto Gas Engine Works, 3411 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Overturf Mold and Mixer Company (mixers and culvert molds), Dumont,
Iowa.
Pennsylvania Crusher Company, Stephen Girard Building, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Petrolithic Company, The, Los Angeles, California.
Pioneer Tractor Manufacturing Company, Winona, Minnesota.
Port Huron Engine and Thresher Company, C. F. Harrington, president;
H. L. Stevens, vice-president; A. E. West, general manager; D. C.
Kinch, secretary; J. T. Sullivan, treasurer, Port Huron, Michigan
(advertisement page 171).
Power Mining Machinery Company, 115 Broadway, New York, New York.
Quincy Engine Company, I. C. Walk, general manager, Quincy, Pennsyl-
vania.
Raber and Lang Manufacturing Company (mixers), 202 Mill Street, Ken-
dallville, Indiana.
Ransome Concrete Machinery Company, A. W. Ransome, Dunellen, New
Jersey.
Rapid Mixer Company, 84 Porter Block, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re volute Machine Company (blue printing machine), J. V. Me Adam,
president; C. J. Everett, treasurer; R. B. Snow, sales manager, 417
East 93d Street, New York City.
Roughen, P. (adjustable street gauge), 213 Amory Street, Fond Du Lac,
Wisconsin.
Ruggles-Coles Engineering Company, Wm. B. Ruggles, president; Robt. G.
McGann, vice-president; Lindsay R. Christie, secretary-treasurer,
50 Church Street, New York City.
M. Rumely Company (tractors), 9271 Main Street, La Porte, Indiana.
The Russell Company, J. W. McClymonds, president; C. M. Russell, vice-
president; E. C. Merwin, second vice-president and secretary; Geo. H.
McCall, treasurer, Massillon, Ohio.
Russell Grader Manufacturing Company, E. E. Ellerston, president and
manager; C. O. Wold, secretary-treasurer, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(advertisement page 174).
Sanitary Street Flushing Machine Company, W. R. Anders, secretary,
St. Louis, Missouri.
The Schaefer Manufacturing Company (concrete mixers), Park and Main
Streets, Berlin, Wisconsin.
Shunk Plow Company, Bucyrus, Ohio.
Skow Manufacturing Company (road machinery), Newton, Iowa.
A. F. Smith Company, P. A. Smith, New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
T. L. Smith Company (concrete mixer), T. L. Smith, president; C. F. Smith,
vice-president; W. J. Buckley, secretary-treasurer, 1304 Majestic Build-
ing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Smith and Sons Manufacturing Company, William J. Smith, president;
Kansas City, Missouri.
Southern Branch Petrolithic Company, New Orleans, Louisiana (adver-
tisement page 177).
MANUFACTURERS 465
Spray Nozzle Company, George S. Crittenden, general manager, 205 Devon-
shire Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
R. H. Staley (tamping machines), Box 229, Springfield, Illinois.
Standard Manufacturing Company, Pliny E. Bassett, proprietor, Worces-
ter, Massachusetts.
Standard Scale and Supply Company (concrete mixer), John C. Reed, presi-
dent, 243 Water Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Studebaker Corporation (road machinery), J. M. Studebaker, president;
Clement Studebaker, Jr., general manager; Geo. M. Studebaker, treas-
urer; A. R. Erksine, secretary, South Bend, Indiana.
Sturtevant Mill Company (generators), Thos. L. Sturtevant, president
Clayton and Park Streets, Boston, Massachusetts. »
Sullivan Machinery Company (rock drills), F. K. Copeland, president;
J. Duncan Upham, treasurer; Albert Ball, mechanical engineer; Thos.
W. Fry, secretary, 150 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111.
Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, Carlton A. Chase, president and treasurer;
Wm. W. Ward, vice-president and secretary, Syracuse, New York.
Tarrant Manufacturing Company (road oiling appliances), W. P. Tarrant,
president; W. R. Wilson, treasurer, Saratoga Springs, New York.
The Thew Automatic Shovel Company, F. A. Smith, president; R. Thew,
vice-president and general manager; E. M. Pierce, treasurer, Lorain,
Ohio.
The Tiffin Wagon Company, W. S. Shelly, manager, Tiffin, Ohio.
Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ad-
vertising page 170).
Traylor Engineering and Manufacturing Company (gyratory crushers),
30 Church Street, New York City.
TraUtwein Dryer and Engineering Company, 417 South Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
The Troy Wagon Works Company, Troy, Ohio.
Twentieth Century Mixer Company, Norwood, Ohio.
Universal Crusher Company, 303 North 3d Street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Union Iron Works, Lackawanna Siding, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Universal Road Machinery Company, R. E. Leighton, general manager,
Kingston, New York (advertisement page 187).
Utica Pipe and Foundry Company, Utica, New York.
Virginia Bridge and Iron Company, C. Edwin Michael, president; T. T.
Fishburne, vice-president and treasurer; Jno. R. Parker, secretary,
Roanoke, Virginia.
Wallis Tractor Company, H. M. Wallis, Jr., secretary, Cleveland, Ohio.
Waterloo Cement Machinery Company (mixers, hoists and contractors,
equipment), Waterloo, Iowa.
Watson Wagon Company, A. A. Keesler, president; C. M. Grouse, vice-
president; Levi S. Chapman, secretary-treasurer, Canastota, New York.
Western Wheeled Scraper Company, W. I. Babb, president; W. D. Foulke,
treasurer; Frank C. Worthington, secretary, Aurora, Illinois.
Wheeling Mold and Foundry Company (rock crusher), Leroy A. Kling,
sales manager, Wheeling, West Virginia.
Whitman Agricultural Company, H. L. Whitman, 6930 South Broadway,
St. Louis, Missouri.
Wichita Concrete Machinery Company, 232 N. Sante Fe Avenue, Wichita,
Kansas.
Wood Drill Works, Paterson, New Jersey.
The F. B. Zieg Manufacturing Company (culverts), Fredericktown, Ohio
(advertisement page 196).
466 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Manufacturers of Road Material and Engineering Equipment
Alden Speare's Sons Company (road oils), Boston, Massachusetts.
American Bridge Company of New York, George L. Denio, chief clerk,
Hudson Terminal, 30 Church Street, New York City.
American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Birmingham, Alabama (advertisement
page 193).
American Drafting Furniture Company, F. W. Barkley, vice-president,
Rochester, New York.
American Granite Company, Otto Rathman, president, Milwaukee, Wis-
consin.
American Paving and Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.
American Rolling Mill Company (culvert iron), Middletown, Ohio (adver-
tisement page 194).
American Steel and Wire Company (steel reinforcement), 72 West Adams
Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Amies Asphalt Company, Dr. Joseph H. Amies, 1520 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Amies Road Company, John Rice, president; W. T. Newcomb, engineer,
Drake Building, Easton, Pennsylvania.
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company (culverts), H. V. Jamison, man-
ager, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (advertisement page 141).
American Tar Company, Charles P. Price, manager; road department,
201 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass, (advertisement page 140).
Arnott, Lee (culvert pipe), 518 Little Building, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Asphalt Block and Pavement Company (blocks and tiles), Ohio Building,
Toledo, Ohio.
Atlanta Gas Light Company, R. C. Congdon, manager, Electric and Gas
Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
Atlantic Refining Company, The, J. W. Van Dyke, president ; W. P. Cutler,
vice-president; W. M. Irish, secretary, and Henry S. Mustin, treasurer,
3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Atlantic Westrumite Company, Inc., J. H. Cranford, president; R. Y.
Filbert, vice-president; A. H. Putnam, secretary and treasurer, 2620 E
Street N.W., Washington, D. C.
Attica Bridge Company, Attica, Indiana.
R. D. Baker Company (expansion joints), R. D. Baker, president, 73 Home
Bank Building. Detroit, Michigan (advertisement page 144).
Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Charles W. Bayliss, manager road depart-
ment, Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (advertisement
page 145).
Barrett Manufacturing Company/F. S. Hutchinson, manager Tarvia depart-
ment, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York (advertisement page 147).
Bausch and Lomb Optical Company (instruments), Rochester, New York
(advertisement page 140).
Baker and Lockwood Manufacturing Company (tents), Kansas City,Missouri.
The L. Beckmann Company (surveyors' instruments), 600 Adams Street,
Toledo, Ohio.
Beecher Draft Spring Company, New Haven, Connecticut.
C. L. Berger and Sons (surveyors' instruments), 37 Williams Street, Boston,
Massachusetts.
The Binder Company (road oils), John H. Hurlbutt, president, 82 Beaver
Street, New York, New York.
Birdsboro Stone Company, Chas. A. Bergdoll, president; Robt. MacBurney,
general manager; E. C. Bergdoll, treasurer; Albert T. Hall, secretary,
614 Bulletin Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Birmingham Rail and Locomotive Company (locomotives and steam
shovels), Birmingham, Alabama.
MANUFACTURERS 467
Bituminized Road Company (pavement manufacturer), Reliance Building,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Bituminous Products Company ("Besco" expansion joint), 378 Woodward
Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Rudolph S. Blome Company (paving block), Rudolph S. Blome, president;
City Hall Square Building, Chicago, Illinois.
Braden Culvert Company, Terre Haute, Indiana.
F. E. Brandis Sons Company (surveyors' instruments), 610-614 Gates
Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
The British American Oil Company, Ltd., S. R. Parsons, president, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
Buff and Buff Manufacturing Company (surveyors' instruments), Jamaica
Plains, Massachusetts.
Edward E. Buhler Company (supplies), Edward E. Buhler, president and
general manager, 103 Park Avenue, New York City.
Burton Powder Company, J. Burton, president, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Butler Manufacturing Company (culverts), Chas. R. Butler, president;
John D. Stevens, secretary and treasurer; E. E. Norquist, superinten-
dent, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Byerley and Sons (road oils), Frank A. Byerley, Cleveland, Ohio.
Cannelton Sewer Pipe Company, H. H. Clemens, secretary, Cannelton,
Indiana.
The Philip Carey Company (expansion joints), George D. Crabbs, presi-
dent; R. B. Crabbs, vice-president; E. L. Buse, secretary, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Carnegie Steel Company (crushed slag and bridge steel), Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Champion Bridge Company, Wilmington, Ohio.
Chicago Steel Tape Company, L. A. Nichols, president, 6229-6233 Cottage
Grove Avenue. Chicago, Illinois (advertisement page 152).
The Cleveland Stone Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
Clip-Bar Manufacturing Company (curb guard), Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania.
J. B. Clow and Sons (cast iron culvert pipe), Chicago, Illinois (advertise-
ment page 193).
Geo. S. Comstock, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Concrete Guard Rail Company, J. Y. McClintock, manager, Rochester,
New York.
The Conneaut Shovel Company, G. W. Benton, secretary, Conneaut, Ohio.
Consolidated Metal Expanded Company (reinforcement bars), Park Ave-
nue and 40th Street, New York City.
The Continental Bitumen Company, Toledo, Ohio.
Continental Bridge Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Corrugated Bar Company, Mutual Life Building, Buffalo, New York.
Creosoted Wood Block Paving Company, Charles S. Wadsworth, president,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
F. D. Cummer and Sons Company, Cleveland. Ohio.
Cyclone Drill Company, Orrville, Ohio.
Detroit Gaphite Company (bridge paint), 10 Twelfth Street, Detroit, Michi-
gan.
Eugene Dietzen Company (surveyor's instruments), 214-220 East 23d Street,
New York City.
Donaldson Iron Company, Emaus, Pennsylvania (advertisement page 193).
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware.
The Dustoline for Roads Company, Jno. S. Lamson, Jr., president; Edwin
R. Lamson, vice-president; W. J. Lamson, treasurer; Fred L. LaRowe,
secretary, Summit, New Jersey.
468 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
The Equitable Asphalt Maintenance Company, F. H. Moore, secretary-
treasurer, Commerce Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
C. L. Farnsworth Company (engineering instruments), 23 Central Street,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Farris Bridge Company, William Farris, president, Jenkins Arcade Build-
ing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
W. H. Filer Company (sign boards), 337 Jackson Street, Grove City,
Pennsylvania.
The France Stone Company, L. H. Hawblitz, Ohio Building, Toledo, Ohio.
Louis Frey and Company (surveyors' instruments), A. H. Honaker, man-
ager, 116 Williams Street, New York, New York.
Fibred-Asphalt Company, George A. Henderson, St. Albans, West Virginia.
Gilsonite Construction Company, 721 Wainwright Building, St. Louis,
Missouri.
Glamorgan Pipe and Foundry Company (cast iron culvert pipe), Lynch-
burg, Virginia (advertisement page 193).
The Glidden Varnish Company, Cleveland, Ohio (advertisement page 219).
W. and L. E. Gurley (surveyors' instruments), Troy, New ifork (advertise-
ment page 155).
Harry Brothers Company (metal culverts), Newport, Kentucky.
0. K. Harry Steel Company, 2340-42 Papin Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Hartford Paving and Construction Company (culverts), Hartford, Con-
necticut.
The Hastings Pavement Company, E. J. Morrison, president and general
manager; O. A. Palmer, treasurer; C. P. Pultz, secretary, 25 Broad
Street, Broad-Exchange Building, New York, New York (advertisement
page 158).
Hassam Paving Company, Matthew J. Whittall, president; Harold Parker,
vice-president; Alfred Thomas, treasurer; Walter E. Hassam, general
manager, Slater Building, Worcester, Massachusetts (advertisement
page 155).
Headley Good Roads Company (road oils), W. T. Headley. president; 30th
and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Hennepin Bridge Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Charles M. Higgins and Company (copying ink), Brooklyn, New York.
The Highway Culvert Form Company, 100-2 Madison Street, Ottawa,
Illinois.
Hotchkiss Lock Metal Form Company, M. S. Hotchkiss, president, Bing-
hamton, New York.
Impervious Product Company, Thos. J. McDonald, president, Baltimore,
Maryland.
Independent Powder Company of Missouri, N. P. Rood, president, Joplin,
Missouri.
The Indestructible Sign Company, Columbus, Ohio.
Indian Refining Company, Inc., 17 Battery Place, New York, New York.
International Asphalt Company, Chamber of Commerce Building, Chicago,
Illinois.
Jennison-Wright Company, Toledo, Ohio (advertisement page 165).
Kalamazoo Foundry and Machine Company (culverts), Kalamazoo,
Michigan.
Kentucky Culvert Company, Chas. J. Fegenbush, general manager, Buechal,
Kentucky.
Keystone National Powder Company, Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Kueffel and Esser (surveyors' instruments), Hoboken, New Jersey.
Ledder and Probst (surveyors' instruments), Boston, Massachusetts.
F. J. Lewis Manufacturing Company (road oils), Moline, Illinois.
Lock Joint Pipe Company, A. M. Hirsh, treasurer, Ampere , New Jersey.
The Lufkin Rule Company, A. M. Marihall, president, Saginaw, Michigan.
MANUFACTURERS 469
Lynchburg Foundry Company (cast iron culvert pipe), Lynchburg, Vir-
ginia (advertisement page 193).
Marsh Engineering Company (bridge builders), Des Moines, Iowa.
Massillon Iron and Steel Company, Massillon,Ohio (advertisement page 193).
Memphis Bridge Company, Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis Stone and Gravel Company, Memphis, Tennessee.
Merrillat Culvert Core Company (culvert forms), C. C. Merrillat, general
manager, Winfield, Iowa.
The Midland Bridge Company, 504-10 Midland Building, Kansas City,
Missouri.
Morrison Tent and Awning Company, 115-17 Olive Street, St. Louis,
Missouri.
National Concrete Company, 805 Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
The National Safety Wood Paving Company, James A. Cogswell, president,
1520 Real Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
National Tracing Cloth Company, Saylesville, Rhode Island.
National Tube Company, Wm. B. Schiller, president, Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania.
The Neuchatel Asphalt Company, Ltd., Wm. K. Bonfield, sales manager,
291 Broadway, New York City.
Newport Rolling Mill Company, Frank A. Moesch, sales manager, New-
port, Kentucky.
Northfield Iron Company, 422 Water Street, Northfield, Minnesota.
North Western Expanded Metal Company (reinforcement bars), Old Colony
Building, Chicago, Illinois.
Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Company (dump cars), 30 Church Street, New
York, New York (advertisement page 179).
C. F. Pease Company (blue prints), 166 West Adams Street, Chicago,
Illinois.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company, Morris Building, 1421 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Trojan Powder Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Petroleum Iron Works Company, Sharon, Pennsylvania.
The Portage Silica Company, J. G. Butler, Jr., president; E. E. Klooa,
secretary and general manager; H. Z. Kelly, treasurer, 501 Stambaugh
Building, Youngstown, Ohio (advertisement page 179).
Portsmouth Steel Company, T. H. Jones, secretary, Portsmouth, Ohio
(advertisement page 196).
Quick Unloading Car Chute Company, 807 Title Building, Birmingham,
Alabama.
Republic Creosoting Company, George W. Warmoth, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Roanoke Bridge Company, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia.
Robeson Process Company, J. S. Robeson, president, Pennington, New
Jersey (advertisement page 172).
Rock Island Bridge and Iron Works, Rock Island, Illinois.
Rosing, Astrid S. (clay products), Harris Trust Building, Chicago, Illinois.
E. G. Ruehle (surveyors' instruments), 119 Fulton Street, New York City.
Salfisberg, J. E. and Company (engineering instruments), Aurora, Illinois.
R. Seelig and Sons (engineering instruments), 329 North Fifth Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
The Shannon Self-Locking Metal Culvert, George G. McGlaughlin, Cincin-
nati, Ohio.
Shelby Downward Asphalt Company, Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Sicilian Asphalt Paving Company, Howard Carroll, president; Harry
Haggerty, secretary; George C. Clausen, treasurer, 41 Park Row and
12th Avenue and 54th Street, New York City.
470 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
E. G. Soltman (surveyors' instruments), 134 West 29th street, New York
City.
Solvay Process Company, Fredk. R. Hazard, president; Rowland G. Hazard,
vice-president; L. O. MacDaniel, treasurer; Geo. E. Francis, secretary,
Syracuse, New York.
Southern Wood Preserving Company, R. H. White, president, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, E. G. Leszynsky, president,
137 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois (advertisement page 175).
Standard Cast Iron Pipe Company, Bristol, Pennsylvania (advertisement
page 193).
Standard Oil Company of New York, 26 Broadway, New York City
(advertisement page 178).
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, 26 Broadway, New York City
(advertisement page 176).
Stark, N. M. and Company (bridge builders), Des Moines, Iowa.
Steel Protected Concrete Company, H. A. Miner, president, Real Estate
Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (advertisement page 179).
Sun Company, J. N. Pew, Jr., president, 1421 Chestnut Street, Morris Build-
ing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sweeney and Gray (road supplies), J. A. Gray, manager, 61 Sixth Street,
Long Island City, New York.
Texas Company, W. H. Kershaw, sales manager, Whitehall Bu Iding, New
York City (advertisement page 180).
Traub and Helfrecht (culvert), Germania, Pennsylvania.
Trussed Concrete Steel Company, Detroit, Michigan (advertisement page
181).
Universal Drafting Machine Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
Union Oil Company of California, Wm. L. Soleau, comptroller; Alexander
Sclater, manager, sales department, Union Oil Building, Los Angeles,
California (advertisement page 182).
Union Paving Company, B. F. Richardson, vice-president, Fidelity Mutual
Life Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
U. S. Asphalt Refining Company, O. E. Thurber, vice-president; Geo. L.
Whitney, secretary; Jos. R. Draney, sales manager, 90 West Street,
New York City (advertisement page 184).
U. S. Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company, L. R. Lemoine, president;
Geo. J. Long, vice-president; B. F. Haughton, secretary and treasurer,
Morris Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (advertisement page 196).
U. S. Wood Preserving Company, 165 Broadway, New York City (adver-
tisement page 183) .
The United Gas Improvement Company, Samuel T. Bodine, president;
Paul Thompson, vice-president; Walter H. Fulweiler, manager, road
department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
The Wadsworth Stone and Paving Company. W. C. Thoma, president and
general manager; J. A. Siedle, secretary and treasurer, Lambert Street
and Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (advertisement
page 188).
Waring-Underwood Company (Ideal expansion joint), Commercial Trust
Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company, A. R. Knight, sales manager, 7 Wall
Street, New York.
Warren Brothers Company, George C. Warren, president and general
manager; Chas. W. Young, vice-president; Ralph H. Warren, treasurer;
Albert C. Warren, secretary, 59 Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts
(advertisement page 189).
Washington Block and Asphalt Tile Company, R. H. Johnson, president,
Washington, D. C.
Wern Machinery and Engineering Company (granite blocks), 30 Church
Street, New York City.
MANUFACTURERS 471
Western Bridge and Construction Company, Bee Building, Omaha, Ne-
braska.
Westrumite Company, The, J. A. Gill, president; G. S. van Westrum, vice-
president; J. H. Fowler, secretary; F. J. Smith, treasurer, all at Whit-
ing, Indiana (advertisement page 190).
R. D. Wood and Company (cast iron culvert pipe), Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania (advertisement page 193).
The Wycoff Pipe and Creosoting Company, 48 Church Street, New York
City.
York Bridge Company, York, Pennsylvania.
Young and Sons (engineering instruments), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dealers in or Agents for Road Making Machinery and Material
Albany Hardware and Specialty Manufacturing Company, Albany, Wis-
consin.
Bacon, Edward R. (contractors equipment), 38-40 Natoma Street, San Fran-
cisco, California.
Baker Jr., John (oils), Roanoke Building, Chicago, Illinois.
James S. Barron, 127 Franklin Street, New York City.
C. N. Carpenter Supply Company (grader, scraper, spreader and leveler),
Canton, Ohio.
Chamberlin, A. B. (oils), 7 East 42nd Street, New York City.
Good Roads Supply Company, Horatio S. Earle, president; Earl I. Heenan,
vice-president; L. J. Brown, secretary and treasurer; Ford Building,
Detroit Michigan.
Haines and Teall, United States Agents for "ROCMAC," LaFayette Build-
ing, Philadelphia, Pa. (advertisement page 173).
Harold L. Bond Company, of New York, Harold L. Bond, president;
Howard C. Weaver, secretary-treasurer ;Geo. S. Hedge, vice-president;
78-80 Bridge Street, New York City.
Henry J. McCoy Company, Henry J. McCoy, president; Jas. W. McCoy,
vice-president; John G. Wentink, treasurer; Frank E. Hall, secretary,
65 Dey Street, New York City.
The Good Roads Machinery Company, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Lima Contractors Supply Company, Delphos, Ohio.
Geo. E. Ritchey Supply Company, Columbus, Ohio.
Road Supply and Metal Company, F. L. Carswell, secretary, Topeka,
Kansas.
Thos. M. Roche, Monadnock Building, Chicago, Illinois (advertisement
page 185).
George T. Wallace Sales Company, 301 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Michi-
gan.
Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers
Officers. — John B. Lober, president, president Vulcanite Port-
land Cement Company, Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa.;
Robest S. Sinclair, vice-president, vice-president Alsen's American
Portland Cement Works, 45 Broadway, New York City; Chas. F.
Conn, treasurer, president Giant Portland Cement Co., 604 Penn-
sylvania Building, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Percy H. Wilson, secretary,
1526 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
Headquarters.— 1526 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania.
Objects. — To acquire and disseminate information concerning the
best practice in the use of cement and concrete.
472 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
To raise the standards of construction.
To emphasize the necessity of careful attention to all details of
construction and to the selection of such materials as will produce
the best results.
To give to anyone requesting same, information they may desire
on the proper use of cement and concrete.
Portland Cement Manufacturers
Allentown Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Alpha Portland Cement Company, Easton, Pennsylvania.
Alsen's American Portland Cement Works, 45 Broadway, New York City.
Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company, R. A. Long Building,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Atlantic and Gulf Portland Cement Company, Ragland, Alabama.
Atlas Portland Cement Company, 30 Broad Street, New York City, New
York.
Bath Portland Cement Company, Newark, New Jersey.
Castalia Portland Cement Company, Publication Building, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Cayuga Lake Cement Company, Ithaca, New York.
Chicago Portland Cement Company, 30 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Clinchfield Portland Cement Corporation, Kinggport, Tennessee.
Colorado Portland Cement Company, Denver, Colorado,
Continental Portland Cement Company, St. Louis, Missouri.
Coplay Cement Manufacturing Company, Land Title Building, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Crescent Portland Cement- Company, Wampum, Pennsylvania.
Dewey Portland Cement Company, Scarritt Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
Dexter Portland Cement Company, Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
Diamond Portland Cement Company, Williamson Building, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Dixie Portland Cement Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Edison Portland Cement Company, Stewartsville, New Jersey.
German-American Portland Cement Works, La Salle, Illinois.
Giant Portland Cement Company, 604 Pennsylvania Building, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Glens Falls Portland Cement Company, Glens Falls, New York.
Helderberg Cement Company, Albany, New York.
Huron Portland Cement Company, Ford Building, Detroit, Michigan,
lola Portland Cement Company, tola, Kansas.
Iowa Portland Cement Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
Kosmos Portland Cement Company, Kosmosdale, Kentucky.
Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Louisville Cement Company, Louisville, Kentucky.
Michigan Portland Cement Company, Chelsea, Michigan.
Nazareth Cement Company, Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
New Aetna Portland Cement Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Newaygo Portland Cement Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company, Mason City. Iowa.
Ogden Portland Cement Company, Ogden, titan.
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company, Ada, Oklahoma.
Peerless Portland Cement Company, Union City, Michigan.
Peninsular Portland Cement Company, Jackson, Michigan.
Penn-Allen Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
MANUFACTURERS 473
Pennsylvania Cement Company, 29 Broadway, New York City, New York.
Phoenix Portland Cement Company, Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
Portland Cement Company of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Riverside Portland Cement Company, Los Angeles, California.
San Antonio Portland Cement Company, San Antonio, Texas.
Security Cement and Lime Company, Baltimore., Maryland.
Southwestern Portland Cement Company, El Paso, Texas.
Southwestern States Portland Cement Company, Dallas, Texas.
Standard Portland Cement Company, Charleston, South Carolina.
Standard Portland Cement Corporation, San Francisco, California.
The Superior Portland Cement Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Texas Portland Cement Company, Cement, Texas.
Tidewater Portland Cement Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
Union Sand and Material Company, Liggett Building, St. Louis, Missouri.
United Kansas Portland Cement Company, lola, Kansas.
United States Portland Cement Company, Denver, Colorado.
Universal Portland Cement Company, 72 West Adams Street, Chicago,
Illinois.
Virginia Portland Cement Company, 26 Beaver Street, New York City,
New York.
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Land Title Building, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
W abash Portland Cement Company, Ford Building. Detroit, Michigan.
Whitehall Cement Manufacturing Company, Land Title Building, Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania.
Wolverine Portland Cement Company, Coldwater, Michigan.
Foreign Member
Canada Cement Company, Limited, Montreal, Canada.
National Paving Brick Manufacturers Association
Officers. — Charles J. Deckman, president, Cleveland, Ohio; J.
W. Robb, vice-president, Clinton, Indiana; C. C. Barr, treasurer,
Streator, Illinois; Will P. Blair, secretary, Cleveland, Ohio; H.H.
MacDonald, assistant secretary, Cleveland, Ohio.
Purposes. — The National Paving Brick Manufacturers Associa-
tion of this country was organized for the following purposes :
1. A dissemination among its membership of technical knowl-
edge relating to the manufacture of their product.
2. To bring to the attention of the public the merits of Vitrified
Brick as a paving material.
3. To influence to the greatest possible extent the proper con-
struction of brick streets.
4. For furnishing truthful and reliable information regarding
other paving materials, and their comparative value as pavements
when considered with brick pavements.
Paving Brick Manufacturers
Alliance Clay Product Company, J. B. Wilcox, Alliance, Ohio.
Alton Brick Company, Eben Rodgers, Alton, Illinois.
American Sewer Pipe Company, A. S. McComb, Akron, Ohio.
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Ashtabula Shale Brick Company, N. C. Ralph, Ashtabula, Ohio.
Athens Brick Company, W. N. Alderman, Athens, Ohio.
Barr Clay Company, The, C. C. Barr, Streator, Illinois.
Bessemer Limestone Company, C. C. Blair, Youngstown, Ohio.
Big Four Clay Company, G. O. French, Canton, Ohio.
Boone Brick, Tile and Paving Company, W. H. Brecht, Boone, Iowa.
Cleveland Brick and Clay Company, F. M. Brady, Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland Vitrified Brick Company, E. B. Wentworth, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
Clinton Paving Brick Company, J. W. Robb, Clinton, Indiana.
Corry Brick and Tile Company, D. Warren De Rosay, Corry, Pennsylvania.
Danville Brick Company, W. P. Whitney, Danville, Illinois.
Deckman-Duty Brick Company, C. J. Deckman, S. M. Duty, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company, Seattle, Washington.
Foster, C. E., Attica, Indiana.
Hammond Fire Brick Company, T. I. Brett, Fairmont, West Virginia.
Hocking Valley Brick Company, L. J. Murphy, Nelsonville, Ohio.
Kline Brick Company, John, John Kline, Wickliffe, Ohio.
Kushequa Brick Company, E. K. Kane, Kushequa, Pennsylvania.
McAvoy Vitrified Brick Company, 1345 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania.
Marion Brick Works, Montezuma, Indiana.
Mayer Brick Company, C. P., C. P. Mayor, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.
Medora Shale Brick Company, C. C. McMillan, Medora, Indiana.
Metropolitan Paving Brick Company, J. G. Barbour, Canton, Ohio.
Nelsonville Brick Company, C. H. Doan, Nelsonville, Ohio.
Newburgh Brick and Clay Company, J. R. Zmunt, Cleveland, Ohio.
Novelty Brick and Coal Company, Newcomerstown, Ohio.
Peebles Paying Brick Company, F. L. Manning, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Poston Paving Brick Company, J. M. Waugh, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Scioto Fire Brick Company, C. W. Turner, Sciotoville, Ohio.
Sharon Clay Products Company, W. C. Taylor, Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Shawmut Paving Brick Company, Alfred Yates, Shawmut, Pennsylvania.
Smith, Company, A. F., P. A. Smith, New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
Soisson, Fire Brick Company, Jos., Bolivar, Pennsylvania.
South Zanesville Sewer Pipe and Brick Company, J. C. Bolen, Jr., Zanes-
ville, Ohio.
Springfield Paving Brick Company, Springfield, Illinois.
Stipp, Peter, successor to Scranton Vitrified Brick Company, Scranton,
Pennsylvania.
Streator Paving Brick Company, E. F. Plumb, Streator, Illinois.
Terre Haute Vitrified Brick Company, J. M. Hoskins, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Thorton Fire Brick Company, D. R. Potter, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Townsend Brick and Contracting Company, T. B., O. N. Townsend, Zanes-
ville, Ohio.
Trimble Brick Manufacturing Company, J. H. Simpson, Dayton, Ohio.
United Brick Company, G. H. Francis, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Wabash Clay Company, Veedersburg, Indiana.
Wassail Brick Company, R. L. Lewis, Gloucester, Ohio.
Western Clay Manufacturing Company, C. H. Bray, Helena, Montana.
Westport Paving Brick Company, John W. Hall, Baltimore, Maryland.
Windsor Brick Company, J. T. Windsor, Akron, Ohio.
Wooster Shale Brick Company, W. R. Earnhardt, Jr., Wooster, Ohio.
MANUFACTURERS 475
Adamantine Clay Products Company, North Mountain, West Virginia.
Albion Vitrified Brick Company, Albion, Illinois.
Allentown Paving Brick Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Alliance Brick Company, Alliance, Ohio.
Atchison Paving Brick Company, Atchison, Kansas.
Banner Clay Works, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
Binghamton Paving Block Company, Binghamton, New York.
Bloomfield Brick Company, Bloomfield, Indiana.
Brick, Terra Cotta and Tile Company, Corning, N. Y.
Buffalo Brick Company, Buffalo, Kansas.
Burke Brothers Brick Company, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Carlyle Paving Brick Company, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Clearfield Brick Manufacturing Company, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
Clearfield Clay Working Company, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
Clymer Brick Company, Clymer, Pennsylvania.
Coffeyville Shale Brick Company, Coffeyville, Kansas.
Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Tile Company, Coffeyville, Kansas.
Copeiand-Inglis Shale Brick Company, Birmingham, Alabama.
Detroit Vitrified Brick Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Du Bois-Butler Brick Company, Du Bois, Pennsylvania.
Flint Brick and Coal Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
Foster Sales Company, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Freeport Clay Products Company, Freeport, Pennsylvania.
Fultonham Brick Company, East Fultonham, Ohio.
Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay Company, Augusta, Georgia.
Glen-Gery Brick and Cement Company, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Gloninger and Maxwell, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Graves Shale Paving Brick Company, Birmingham, Alabama.
Hankinson and Hagler, Augusta, Georgia.
Harris Brick Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company, St. Louis, Missouri.
Independence Brick Company, Independence, Kansas.
Indiana Paving Brick and Block Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Jamestown Paving Brick Company, Jamestown, New York.
Kelly Brick Company, Wm. P. Winder, Pennsylvania.
Layton Fire Clay Company, McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, Los Angeles, California.
Mack Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Martinsville Brick Company, Martinsville, Indiana.
Massillon Brick Company, Massillon, Ohio.
Michigan Vitrified Brick Company, Bay City, Michigan.
Murphysboro Paving Brick Company, E. St. Louis, Illinois.
New Era Vitrified Brick Company, Bay City, Michigan.
New Hope Vitrified Brick Company, New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Noble Brick Company, Glenwood, Ohio.
Oakland Paving Brick Company, Decota, California.
Patten Clay Company, Patten, Pennsylvania.
Patterson Clay Products Company, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Clay Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Vitrified Paving and Building Brick Company, Kansas City,
Missouri.
Portsmouth Granite Brick Company, Firebrick, Kentucky.
Puritan Brick Company, Hamden, Ohio.
Purington Paving Brick Company, Galesburg, Illinois.
470 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Reynoldsville Brick and Tile Company, Reynoldsyille, Pennsylvania.
Saginaw Paving Brick Company, Saginaw, Michigan.
Southern Clay Manufacturing Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
South Webster Brick and Tile Company, South Webster, Ohio.
Standard Clay Company, Tacoma, Washington.
Standard Shale Company, Youngsville, Pennsylvania.
Standard Vitrified Brick Company, Coffeyville, Kansas.
Sterling Brick Company, Clean, New York.
Suburban Brick Company, Moundsville, West Virginia.
Thurber Brick Company, Thurber, Texas.
Tidewater Paving Brick Company, Catskill, New York.
Toronto Fire Clay Company, Toronto, Ohio.
Tulsa Brick Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Tuna Valley Pressed Brick Company, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
United Fire Brick Company, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
Vinton Brick Company, Dayton, Ohio.
Vulcan Brick Company, Wellsville, Ohio.
Watsontown Brick and Clay Products Company, Watsontown, Pennsyl-
vania.
Windsor Brick and Tile Company, Sedalia, Missouri.
Youngsville Brick and Tile Company, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Wood Block Paving Manufacturers
American Creosoting Company, Marion, Illinois.
American Creosoting Company, Newark, New Jersey.
Ayer and Lord Tie Company, Argenta, Arkansas.
Ayer and Lord Tie Company, Carbondale, Illinois.
Ayer and Lord Tie Company, Grenada, Mississippi.
Barber Asphalt Paving Company, Maurer, New Jersey.
Chicago Creosoting Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Colman Creosoting Company, Seattle, Washington.
Compressed Wood Preserving Company, The, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Creosoted Wood Block Paving Company, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Eppinger and Russell Company, Long Island City, New York.
Gulfport Creosoting Company, Gulfport, Mississippi.
International Creosote and Construction Company, Beaumont, Texas.
International Creosote and Construction Company, Texarkana, Texas.
Jennison Wright Company, Toledo, Ohio.
Kettle River Company, The, Madison, Illinois.
Kettle River Company, The, Sandstone, Minn.
National Lumber and Creosoting Company, Texarkana, Arkansas.
New Orleans Wood Preserving Company, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Pacific Creosoting Company, Eagle Harbor, Washington.
Puget Sound Wood Preserving Company, Lowell, Washington.
Republic Creosoting Company, Mobile, Alabama.
Republic Creosoting Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Republic Creosoting Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, Tacoma, Washington.
Shreveport Creosoting Company, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Southern Creosote Company, Ltd., Slidell, Louisiana.
Southern Wood Preserving Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
U. S. Wood Preserving Company, Norfolk, Virginia.
Wyckoff Pipe Creosoting Company, Portsmouth, Virginia.
MANUFACTURERS 477
American Concrete Institute
Officers. — Richard L. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Penns}dvania,
president; Arthur N. Talbot, Urbana, Illinois, vice-president;
L. C. Wason, Boston, Massachusetts, vice-president; Robert A.
Cummings, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, treasurer; Edw. E. Krauss,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, secretary.
Directors. — First District, W. L. Church, Boston, Massachu-
setts; Second District, E. D. Boyer, New York, New York; Third
District, Robert W. Lesley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fourth
District, W. P. Anderson, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fifth District, B. F.
Affleck, Chicago, Illinois; Sixth District, John B. Leonard, San
Francisco, California.
National Lime Manufacturers Association
Officers. — William E. Carson, president, Riverton, Virginia;
Martin Deeley, first vice-president, Lee, Massachusetts; J. F.
Pollock, second vice-president, Kansas City, Missouri; Bernard
L. McNulty, third vice-president, Anniston, Alabama; Fred K.
Irvine, secretary, Chicago, Illinois; C. W. S. Cobb, treasurer, St.
Louis, Missouri.
Executive Committee. — W. E. Carson, chairman, ex-officio;
Charles Warner, Wilmington, Delaware; Lawrence Hitchcock,
Cleveland, Ohio; H. S. Gray, Louisville, Kentucky.
National Association of Sand and Gravel Producers
Officers. — F. W. Renwick, Chicago Gravel Company, 343 S.
Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, president; H. H. Halliday, Hal-
liday Sand Company, Cairo, Illinois, first vice-president; W. F.
Bradley, Ohio and Michigan Sand and Gravel Company, Toledo,
Ohio, second vice-president; H. F. Curtis, Lyman Sand Company,
Omaha, Nebraska, third vice-president; Lee R. Witty, Wabash
Sand and Gravel Company, Terre Haute, Indiana, fourth vice-
president; C. H. Brand, Atwood-Davis Sand Company, Chicago,
Illinois, treasurer.
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
The American Highway Association was organized at Washing-
ton, D. C., November 22, 1910.
Its purposes are:
To correlate and harmonize the efforts of all existing organiza-
tions working for road improvement.
To arouse and stimulate sentiment for road improvement.
To strive for wise, equitable and uniform road legislation in every
State.
To aid in bringing about efficient road administration in the
States and their subdivisions, involving the introduction of skilled
supervision and the elimination of politics from the management
of the public roads.
To seek continuous and systematic maintenance of all roads,
the classification of all roads according to traffic requirements,
payment of road taxes in cash, and adoption of the principle of
State aid and State supervision.
To advocate the correlation of all road construction so that the
important roads of each county shall connect with those of the
adjoining counties and the important roads of each State shall
connect with those of adjoining States.
To strive for the utilization of convict labor on works of public
improvement, where that course is consistent with the local policy,
so as to involve the least possible competition with free labor, the
utmost public benefit, and a healthy moral and physical develop-
ment of the convict. In many States these results can be attained
by using the convicts on road work or the preparation of road
materials.
Constitution
ARTICLE I
(as amended)
Name
SECTION 1. The name of this organization shall be THE AMERICAN
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLE II
Object
SECTION 1. The object of this Association is to harmonize and correlate
all efforts for the improvement of the public roads, to the end that adequate
and efficient systems of road construction, administration, and maintenance
may be adopted in all of the States.
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AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION 479
ARTICLE III
Location
SECTION 1. The official headquarters of this Association shall be located
and maintained in the city of Washington, D= C.
ARTICLE IV
Membership
SECTION 1. The regular membership of this Association shall be com-
posed of all persons who shall sign the roll of membership at the time of
organization, or make written application to the Secretary and pay annual
dues for one year in advance, membership to begin with written acceptance
by the Secretary.
SEC. 2. The associate membership shall consist of all members of State
and other organizations for road improvement, cooperating with this Asso-
ciation, provided, that a roster of such membership shall be filed with the
Secretary by said organization.
SEC. 3. The sustaining membership shall consist of all persons or organi-
zations who shall sign the roll of sustaining membership at the organization
of this Association, or make written application to the Secretary and pay
annual dues for sustaining membership one year in advance, membership
to begin as soon as written acceptance shall have been received from the
Secretary.
ARTICLE V
Officers
SECTION 1. The officers of this Association shall consist of a President,
a Vice-President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, an Organizer, and a Board of
Directors, to consist of the President and Vice-President of the Association
and 23 additional members.
SEC. 2. The officers of the Association and the members of the Board
of Directors shall be regular or sustaining members of the Association, and
shall be elected at the first regular meeting and annually thereafter, except
that the members of the Board, exclusive of the officers, shall be elected in
three groups, the first to hold office for a period of three years, the second to
hold office for a period of two years, and the third to hold office for a period
of one year, vacancies on the Board to be filled annually thereafter.
ARTICLE VI
Committees
SECTION 1. There shall be four standing committees of this Association :
An Executive Committee, consisting of five members; a Finance Committee;
a Committee on Membership, and an Auditing Committee, consisting of
three members. The members of the Auditing Committee shall be selected
by the President at the first annual meeting, and shall hold office until the
next regular meeting of the Association. The members of the other three
committees shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and shall hold office
until the next regular meeting of the Association.
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ARTICLE VII
Amendments
SECTION 1. This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting
of the Association by three-fourths of the qualified voters present, provided,
that the Secretary shall notify members of the Association of said regular
meeting.
ARTICLE VIII
By-Laws
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors shall make such By-Laws for the
government of the Association as it may deem necessary, and which shall
not conflict with the provisions of the Constitution, and may amend or alter
the same.
By-Laws
ARTICLE I
Annual Dues
SECTION 1. The annual dues for regular members of the Association shall
be $5, payable in advance. Annual dues for sustaining members shall be
$100, payable in advance. Associate members shall not be required to pay
annual dues to this Association.
ARTICLE II
Voting Privileges
SECTION 1. Regular members of the Association shall be entitled to
participate in its proceedings, and vote upon all questions that may come
before the Association. Associate members shall be entitled to participate
in discussions of questions before the Association. Sustaining mempers
shall be entitled to participate in discussions, and to vote upon questions
before the Association.
ARTICLE III
Duties of Officers
SECTION 1. The President shall be the executive head of the Association
He shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and shall appoint an
Auditing Committee and all temporary committees.
SEC. 2. In the absence of the President the Vice-President shall act in
his place and stead, provided, that in the absence of both the President and
Vice-President the Executive Committee shall immediately elect one of its
members to perform the duties of the President.
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall keep the records and minutes of the Associa-
tion. He shall draw all orders upon the Treasurer for the payment of money.
He shall serve all notices and perform all duties necessary to the proper
conduct of the business affairs of the Association, and shall perform such
additional duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.
He shall make written report annually of the work of the Association, and
shall make such special written reports to the Board of Directors as they
may require from time to time.
SEC. 4. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the Associa-
tion. He shall pay all orders for money duly signed by the Secretary. He
shall make a written report annually to the Association, accounting for all
funds received and disbursed. If the Treasurer shall for good and sufficient
reason be temporarily unable at any time to perform the duties of his office,
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION 481
he shall so inform the chairman of the Executive Committee, who shall,
with the concurrence of two other members of said committee, designate
one of their members to perform the duties of Treasurer, until such time as
the Treasurer shall resume his duties and so inform the chairman of the
Executive Committee.
SEC. 5. The Organizer shall perform such duties as are assigned to him
by the Board of Directors.
SEC. 6. The Board of Directors shall at its first meeting and annually
thereafter elect a chairman. The Board shall have custody of all property
of the Association; shall have charge of the financial affairs of the Associa-
tion; shall provide ways and means for its expenses, shall appoint all regular
committees and all officers not otherwise provided for, shall have supervision
and control over all work carried on by the Association and its officers, and
shall fill all vacancies in its own membership and among the officers of the
Association between the meetings of the Association.
ARTICLE IV
Duties of Committees
SECTION 1. The Executive Committee shall act for the Board of Direc-
tors and exercise all the powers of said Board in the interim between the
meetings of said Board, and shall report quarterly to the Board the condi-
tion of the Association and its work.
SEC. 2. The Committee on Finance shall provide for the raising of funds
to carry on the work of the Association and shall have supervision over the
financial affairs of the Association.
SEC. 3. The Committee on Membership shall deal with all questions
relating to membership in the Association, and shall take such steps as it
may deem advisable for increasing the membership of the Association.
SEC. 4. The Auditing Committee shall audit and review the reports of
the Secretary and the Treasurer.
ARTICLE V
Meetings
SECTION 1. Regular meetings of the Association shall be held annually
at such time and place as the Board of Directors may determine. Special
meetings may be called by the Board of Directors, or by two-thirds of the
regular members of the Association.
SEC. 2. The Board of Directors may fix the time and place of its meet-
ings, provided that it shall meet at least once in each year.
SEC. 3. The Executive Committee shall fix the time and place of its
meetings, provided that it shall meet at least once in each three months.
ARTICLE VI
Quorums
SECTION 1. A quorum of the Association shall consist of fifty members
who shall be present in person.
SEC. 2. A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of five members
who shall be present in person.
SEC. 3. A quorum of the Executive Committee shall consist of a major-
ity of its members.
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ARTICLE VII
Amendments
SECTION. 1. The By-Laws of this Association may be altered or amended
by the Board of Directors, at their discretion, provided, that such By-Laws
shall not conflict with the provisions of the Constitution.
Working Plan
In addition to its volunteer non-paid workers, the Association
has a small corps of thoroughly competent salaried men whose
duties are : to appear before State legislative committees, on invita-
tion, and give advice on pending road legislation; to address con-
ventions and local meetings in advocacy of needed reforms in road
improvement; to organize and prepare working plans for local
road improvement associations; to prepare articles of educational
and news value for the use of the press in arousing, stimulating
and directing public sentiment.
The Association is continually assembling data concerning the
progress and status of the road movement, embracing road legis-
ation, bond issues, mileage and cost of roads, organization work,
etc.
Annually the Association holds a Road Congress for the discus-
sion of problems of road construction, maintenance and adminis-
tration, and for correlation and coordination of the work conducted
by the various State and Interstate road organizations.
The Association cooperates with railroad companies and the
national government in educational campaigns through the medium
of "Good Roads Trains." Under this plan the government pro-
vides a miniature working exhibit illustrating types of roads and
methods of construction, a stereopticon with slides, and assigns
one or more demonstrators to accompany the train at government
expense for salary, travel and subsistence. The Association at
its own expense provides an experienced organizer who organizes
in each county traversed, a practical association and suggests a
constitution and a working plan for it. The plan in general is
as follows:
It is suggested that as soon as the organization has been com-
pleted, a constitution and by-laws adopted and permanent officers
elected, working committees should be selected whose distribution
of duties and responsibilities should be somewhat as follows:
(a) Committee on Road A dministration . — This committee should
ascertain the laws upon which the road administration of the
county or locality are based, the personnel of the official organiza-
tion selected to carry out such laws, the revenues available for
road purposes, how obtained, how expended, and what system of
accounting and recording is followed. It should recommend
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION 483
needed reforms in road laws, organization and administration;
it should ascertain the various sources of revenue and plans for
raising additional revenues; and should eventually formulate its
findings into a report containing recommendations for the future
financing of road work.
(b) Committee on Road Materials. — This committee should ascer-
tain the location, character, quantity and availability of all road
materials in the county. This work can be much facilitated
by cooperation with the Office of Public Roads of the United
States Department of Agriculture, which makes analyses and tests
of road materials free of charge, whereby the kind and quality
of road building material can be definitely ascertained. The
committee should also make a study of transportation facilities
for road materials, and work out plans whereby the county or
locality can obtain the best materials in the easiest and most
economical manner. They might consider the advisability of the
purchase of quarries and gravel pits, the arrangement of special
rates with the railroad companies, the preparation of the materials
by county prisoners, etc.
(c) Committee on Road Construction and Maintenance. — This
committee should ascertain the mileage of public roads, and classify
them according to amount and importance of traffic, ascertaining
the improvement that is necessary and the probable cost; draw up
a general plan for the gradual improvement of all the county roads
along definite, intelligent lines, according to the means available;
obtain data bearing upon all phases of road construction; and
should cooperate closely with the committee on road materials
in drawing up its recommendations as to the kind and amount of
road construction to be undertaken. It should make a close
study of road maintenance, with a view to introducing the best
and most economical methods for maintaining the roads. It
should look into the relative merits of the various kinds of road
equipment, and aid the county authorities by information and
advice in securing the necessary equipment.
(d) Committee on Earth Roads. — This committee should devise
ways and means for stimulating interest in the road drag, and
should endeavor to bring about the general use of this simple
little implement. Records could be kept of the number of drags
in use, and the mileage of roads regularly dragged as the result
of the work of the committee. Contests could be inaugurated
and publicity given the work, so that the interest might become
widespread, and practical results accomplished.
The Association plans to issue instructive publications from time
to time, in addition to the Year Book, including the papers read
and proceedings had at the Annual Road Congress.
The foregoing specific examples indicate in part the methods
484 AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
by which the Association is endeavoring to carry out its purposes.
New methods and new lines of activity frequently develop and
are utilized as far as practicable.
Officers
President
MB. L. W. PAGE
Director, U. S. Office of Public Roads
Vice-President
MR. FAIRFAX HARRISON
President, Southern Railway Company
Secretary and Editor
MB. J. E. PBNNYBACKEB, JB.
Treasurer
MB. LEE McCLUNG
Former Treasurer of the United States
Chairman, Board of Directors
MB. JAMES S. HABLAN
Chairman Inter-State Commerce Commission
Organizer and Field Secretary
MB. CHABLES P. LIGHT
Board of Directors
Terms expire 1914
A. G. BATCHELDER, American Automobile Association.
PHILIP T. COLGROVE, president, Michigan State Good Roads Association.
JOHN M. GOODELL, former editor, Engineering Record.
BRYAN LATHROP, member, Lincoln Park Commission.
LEE McCLUNG, former treasurer of the United States.
WALTER H. PAGE, ambassador to the Court of St. James.
LEONARD TUFTS, president, Capital Highway Association.
B. F. YOAKUM, chairman, Frisco Lines.
Terms expire 1915
W. T. BEATTY, Chicago, Illinois.
GEORGE W. COOLEY, State highway engineer, St. Paul, Minnesota.
GEORGE C. DIEHL, chairman, Good Roads Board, A. A. A.
CLARENCE A. KENYON, former president, Indiana Good Roads Association.
JAMES H. MACDONALD, former State highway commissioner, Connecticut.
DR. JOSEPH HYDE PRATT, State geologist of North Carolina.
JESSE TAYLOR, president, Ohio Good Roads Federation.
LIST OF MEMBERS 485
Terms expire 1916
CHARLES WHITING BAKER, editor, Engineering News.
ROY D. CHAPIN, Detroit, Michigan.
AUSTIN B. FLETCHER, State highway engineer, Sacramento, California.
JAMES S. HARLAN, chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission.
L. E. JOHNSON, president Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
JOSEPH W. JONES, New York City.
ALFRED NOBLE, past president, American Society of Civil Engineers.
THOMAS G. NORRIS, president, Arizona Good Roads Association.
Honorary Member
M. JEAN DE PULLIGNT, Director of the French Mission of Engineers in the
United States.
Sustaining Members
American Road Machinery Company Lathrop, Bryan
Arents, Miss Grace E. Lapham, J. H.
Association American Portland Laughlin, James, Jr.
Cement Manufacturers Long, R. A.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com- National Cash Register Company,
pany The
Barber Asphalt Paving Company National Paving Brick Manufac-
Barrett Manufacturing Company turers Association
Beatty, W. T. Noble, Alfred
Butterworth, William Oglebay, Hon. Earl W.
Canada Cement Company, Ltd. Ryan, Thomas F.
Carnegie, Andrew Schiller, William B.
Case, J. I., Threshing Machine Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company Sewall, Arthur W.
Chicago Portland Cement Company Solvay Process Company, The
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Standard Oil Company of New York
Railway Company Thompson, Col. Robert M.
Cullinan, H. J. Tufts, Leonard
Cullinan, J. S. United States Asphalt Refining
Davis, Charles Henry Company, The
du Pont, Cpleman Universal Portland Cement Com-
du Pont, Pierre S. pany
Edison Portland Cement Company Warner Company, Charles
El Paso and Southwestern System Warren Brothers Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company Watson Wagon Company
International Harvester Company
Regular Members
Abbott, D. E. Ahlbrandt, G. F.
Abbott, D. K. Ailes, Milton E.
Abney, William O. Albert, J. Taylor
Achelis, Fritz Albright, J. J.
Adams, Byron S. Alderson, Charles M.
Adams, Joseph Alexander, Charles B.
Adams, J. C. Alexander, Herbert L.
Adams, J. D., & Company Alexandre, Mrs. John E.
Adger, John B. Allen. Benjamin
Affleck, B. F. Allen, E. M.
486
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Allen, F. R.
Mien, George W. H.
Allen, J. E.
Allen, T. Warren
Alliance Clay Product Company
Alsdorf, W. A.
Alsen's American Portland Cement
Works
Alton Brick Company
American Hoist & Derrick Company
Amies Asphalt Co.
Amos, George E.
Anderson, Gen. Clifford L.
Anderson, David G.
Anderson, Edward L.
Anderson, Mrs. Edward L.
Anderson, Frank Bartow
Anderson, Henry B.
Anderson, Henry W.
Angle, Charles M.
Anschutz, H. E.
Ansley, Edwin P.
Archbald, Joseph A.
Asheville Motor Club
Asphalt Block Pavement Co.
Aston, William H.
Astor, W. Vincent
Atha, Howard D.
Atherton, Peter Lee
Atkinson, H. M.
Atkinson, S. T.
Atlantic City Hotel Men's Assn.
Atlas Portland Cement Company,
The
At water, A. A.
Auburn Wagon Company
Avis, S. B.
Ayres, Ernest F.
Babb, Frank H.
Babcock, F. R.
Bacon, Miss E. S.
Baily, Albert L.
Bailey, Benjamin F.
Baird, W. E.
Baker, Charles Whiting
Baker, Col. George C.
Baker, M. W.
Baker, Robert D.
Ball, James F.
Bannister, E. C.
Banting, C. C.
Barber, C. S.
Barbour, J. K.
Barbour, W. T.
Barnes, J. Lee
Barney, Charles D.
Barr, J. H.
Barrett, Robert
Barron, James S.
Bartlett, George S.
Bartol, George E.
Batchelder, A. G.
Batchellor, F. G.
Bates, Mrs. A. E.
Bates, Adelmer M.
Bates, B. L. M.
Bates Onward
Bauer, Jacob L.
Baughman, E. A.
Bayliss, Charles W.
Beall, John S.
Beard, H. C.
Beatty, Frederick
Beatty, S. F.
Beck, J. P.
Beck, Raymond
Bedford, Thomas A.
Beecroft, David
Beeghley. Lloyd
Beeman, R. H.
Beer, Dr. Oscar B.
Beers, W. D.
Behrens, H. F.
Beidler, Francis
Belden, James M.
Bell, A. S.
Bell, Albert T.
Bell, Alfred W.
Belvin, Preston
Bennett, Charles J.
Bennett, Louis
Bennett, W. M.
Bensel, John A.
Bentley, Cyrus
Bermingham, Walter A.
Berquist, J. G.
Bernheim, Robert B.
Besch, C. G.
Besley, Mrs. Charles Howard
Bigelow, Edward M.
Big Four Clay Company, The
Biggs, Dr. Hermann M.
Billingsley, James W.
Billings, S. O.
Birdsboro Stone Company
Birmingham Slag Company
Birsonett, R. D.
Bixby, Gen. W. H.
Black, John A.
Black, Gen. John C.
Blackistone, Z. D.
Blakeley, A. G.
Blair, C. C.
LIST OP MEMBERS
487
Blair, Will P.
Blaker, G. H.
Blanchard, Arthur H.
Blanchard, C. A.
Bloch, Jesse A.
Blodgett Construction Company
Board of Commerce of Red Bank
Board of Park Commissioners
Bodine, Samuel T.
Boiling, George W.
Bond, S. N.
Bonham, H. L.
Boocock, Murray
Bourland, R. R.
Boury, Louis J.
Bovard, W. O.
Bowen, Henry S.
Bowers, George M.
Bowlby, Henry L.
Bowman, E. L.
Bowman, H. A.
Bowman, Thomas B.
Bowne, Mrs. Samuel W.
Boyd, D. C.
Boyd, John Y.
Boyer, Edward D.
Boyeson, A. E.
Boykin, L. E.
Boynton, C. W.
Boynton, Jesse L.
Boynton, Walter C.
Bradley, Mrs. Charles
Bradt, S. E.
Brady, Samuel D.
Branch, M. C.
Branch, Prof. T. P.
Brantley, William G., M. C.
Brast, Edward
Breckinridge, Alexander N.
Breese, W. E., Jr.
Bregenzer, C. E.
Briggs, B. A.
Bristol Board of Trade
Britton, Roy F.
Brobstofc, Joseph
Brodrick, W. S.
Brooks, James C.
Brooks, Peter C.
Brooks, Mrs. Reginald
Brooks, R. E.
Brown, Charles C.
Brown, Frank L.
Brown, F. P.
Brown, George Warren
Brown, Lathrop
Brown, L. G.
Brown, L. K.
Brown, Martin L.
Brown, W. C.
Brown, William G., Jr., M. C.
Browne, A. B.
Browning, J. Hull
Browning, William H.
Brownson, Rear Admiral Willard H
Bruce, Frederick
Bryan, John Stewart
Bryan, T. Edward
Bryant, Hughes
Buchanan, Frederick T.
Buck, Church
Buckingham, John R.
Buffum, Col. Frank W.
Burch, Geo. A.
Burch Plow \Vorks Company, The
Burgevin, Julius E.
Burlew, Gen. N. S.
Burnham, Mrs. J. A.
Burnley, J. G.
Burrell, B. H.
Bush, B. F.
Bush, S. P.
Butler, Charles Henry
Byrd, H. F.
Byrd, William
Cabell, Col. Henry C.
Caley, Frederick H.
Calkins, R. M.
Cameron, Col. Bennehan
Campbell, A. W.
Campbell, Charles W.
Campbell, George H.
Campbell, Judge I. K.
Campbell, William
Canada Creosoting Co. Ltd.
Canadian Engineer
Capito, Charles
Carey, Arthur A.
Carmichael, Otto
Carpenter, George Boone
Carpenter, G. V.
Carr. Gen. Julian S.
Carter, Gale Augustus
Carter, H. R.
Carter, Thomas N.
Case, E. J.
Caswell, F. B.
Catlin, Theron E.
Chalfant, Miss Isabella C.
Chalmers Motor Company of Mis-
souri
Chamber of Commerce, Birming-
ham, Ala.
488
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Chamber of Commerce, Fall River,
Mass.
Chamber of Commerce, Olean, N. Y.
Chamber of Commerce, San Diego,
Calif.
Chapin, R. D.
Chaplin, B. M.
Chapman, Floyd S.
Chase, L. C., & Company
Cherry, W. I.
Chester, F. J.
Chester County Road Supervisors
Association
Childs, Richard T.
Chilton, Maj. Joseph E.
Chilton, Hon. William E., U. S. S.
Chittenden, W. J., Jr.
Chorpening, George B.
Christensen, Engineering Co.
Christie, Lindsay R.
Chubb, Percy
Clack, James M.
Clark, C. M.
Clark, Herbert V.
Clark, James B.
Clark, Dr. L. H.
Clark, T. R.
Clarke, Vincent B.
Clarkson, J. D.
Classen, Charles H.
Clay, Buckner
Clemans, W. M.
Clements, Charles
Cleveland Stone Company
Clifford, R. J.
Clohan, Alexander
Clover, Rear Admiral Richardson
Club Journal, The
Clyde, William P.
Cobb, Lamar
Cobb, Murray A.
Cochrane, J.
Coffman, C. C.
Cohen, Samuel
Coke, John A.
Colgrove, P. T.
Collier, Robert J.
Collins, Justus
Colorado to Gulf Highway Assn.
Commercial Club of Omaha
Commons, John J.
Commonwealth Steel Company
Compton, R. Keith
Concrete Age, The
Concrete Form & Engine Company
Congdon, R. C.
Connable, Frank L.
Connell, William H.
Conner, A. W.
Conover, Charles H.
Conoway, Waitman H.
Conrad, O. A.
Converse, Frederick S.
Cook, James H.
Cook, Joe R.
Cooke, C. B.
Cooley, George W.
Coombs, F. E.
Cooper, C. J.
Cope, R. L.
Cornwell. John J.
Cornwell, Wm.
Corpus Christi Commercial Club
Corthell, Elmer L.
Cottman, J. H.
Courtney, Dr. David H.
Cox, Hon. James M.
Cox, Dr. John W.
Coxey, Gen. J. S.
Coyle & Richardson
Craig, Benjamin L.
Craney, A. H.
Cranford, J. H.
Cranford, Percy
Cranmer, W. H. H.
Crapo, S. T.
Graver, H. H.
Crescent Portland Cement Com-
pany
Cresson, James
Cressy, Walter
Crosby, W. W.
Gulp, J. M.
Cunningham, A. M. T.
Cuppett, D. E.
Curtis, W. E.
Cushman, Dr. Allerton S.
Cutter Frank G.
Dalton, H. G.
Dameron, Edward Caswell
Damon, George A.
Dana, Charles S.
Dana, S. F.
Darlington, N. D.
Davidson, L. D.
Davis, Charles Henry
Davis, Hon. Henry G.
Davis, John T.
Davis, John W., M. C.
Davis, William J.
Davison, F. B.
Dean, Mrs. S. Ella Wood
Dearborn, George S.
Dearborn Drug & Chemical Works
Decker, R. W.
LIST OF MEMBERS
489
Deckman-Duty Brick Co.
Deeds, D. D.
Deer, A. J.
Delano, F. A.
Demraing, Col. Henry C.
Denham, S. C.
Denman, Walter M.
Denys, Rev. F. Ward
Dew, Charles
Dewey, Albert B.
Dewey Portland Cement Company
Diamond Portland Cement Co.
Dice, Charles S.
Dickinson, John Q.
Dickinson, John W., Jr.
Dickinson, W. W.
Diehl, George C.
Dille, Thomas Ray
Dillon, Charles W.
Dixie Culvert & Metal Co.
Dixie Portland Cement Company
Dodge, A. Douglas
Dodge, C. P.
Donaldson, Capt. Thos. J.
Donaldson, W. E.
Donelson, J. E.
Donley, Edward G.
Donley, William McClary
Dorr, Charles P.
Dougherty, Rev. George A.
Douglas, E. B.
Dow, A. W.
Downing, H. H.
Downing, J. F.
Doyle, Harry S.
Draney, Joseph R.
Dudley, C. H.
Duff, John J.
Dull, C. W.
Dulles, William
Dumond, L. A.
Duncan, N. W.
Dunlop, R. A.
Dunn, W. R.
Dunning, A. B.
Dunning, W. B.
du Pont, Irenee
du Pont, Lammot
Duquesne Slag Products Co.
Durbin, Charles R.
Durham, Henry W.
Dye, William Holton
Dyer Quarry Co., The John T.
Earle, Horatio S.
Easby, William, Jr.
Eckley, S. W.
Edison, Thomas A.
Edison Portland Cement Company
Edmiston, Andrew
Edson, J. J.
Edwards, J. H.
Edwards, William Seymour
Egleston, Howard
Elbring, Wm.
Eldridge, M. O.
Elkins, Elaine
Elkins, Davis
Elkins, George W.
Elkins, Mrs. Hallie D.
Ellerson, A. R.
Ellis, Fred E.
Ellis, W. Dixon
Elton, John P.
Emery, Mrs. Thomas J.
Emmons, Arthur B.
Endicott, John
Ennis, John
Eno, William P.
Engineering & Contracting
Enslow, Frank B.
Essex County Park Commission
Eureka Machine Co.
Evans, Walter A.
Ewald, Dr. Louis A.
Ewing, F. G.
Fallis, W. S.
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
Farmers Loan & Trust Co. of New
York City
Farnam, Henry W.
Farnam, William W.
Farquhar, A. B., Company, Ltd.
Farrar, F. E.
Farris, William
Faulkner, Hon. Charles J.
Fauss, Geo. H.
Faust, H. K.
Fay, F. T.
Fegenbush, Chas. J.
Felker, Samuel S.
Felton, S. M.
Fenner, H. N.
Ferguson, G. M.
Field, Barker & Underwood, Inc.
Filbert, Richard Y.
Filbert Paving & Construction Com-
pany
Finley, Sam L.
First National Bank, Huntington,
W. Va.
Fisher, Charles Robert
Fisher, Henry
490
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Fitzgerald, P. S.
Flagg, Ernest
Flanigan, P. & Sons
Fleming, Hon. A. Brooks
Fleming, A. Howard
Flenniken, John W.
Fletcher, Austin B.
Flickwir, David W.
Flinn, George H.
Follett, A. D.
Forbes, Blanchard S.
Ford, Frank T.
Ford, William H.
Foster, Samuel D.
Foster Motor Car Company
Fout, Maj. J. H.
Fownes, H. C.
Fox, Fred J.
Frame, E. C.
Francis, Geo. E.
Francis, M. J.
Francis, William M.
Fraser, Miss J. K.
Frazer, John P.
Frederick Hotel Company
French, Samuel H., & Company
French Walter S.
Fuchs, George
Fuller, Almon H.
Fulweiler, Walter Herbert
Fulwell, George
Gaff, T. T.
Gaffey, John A.
Gaines, Clement C.
Gaines, J. Russell
Gallagher, Austin
Gallaher, John T.
Gardiner, Asa Bird, Jr.
Garlick, H. M.
Garneau, Joseph
Garner, James A.
Gartland, John J., Jr.
Gaskill, Edwin A.
Gaston, Miss Sarah H.
Gay, Louis W.
Gaylord, W. A.
Gaynor, James L.
Gearhart, W. S.
German-American Portland Cement
Works
Gerstell, A. F.
Gilbert, Hugh C.
Gilbert, Seymour P.
Gilbreath, W. C.
Gillespie, John S.
Gillette, Charles F.
Glass, Frank P.
Glens Falls Portland Cement Com-
pany
Glover, A. M.
Glover, Charles C.
Goddard, L. H.
Godwin, W. S.
Goe, R. T.
Goff, Guy D.
Golsan, H. L.
Good, D. M.
Goodell, John M.
Goodfellow, Hugh
Goodhue, A. J.
Goodlett, Earl G.
Goodrich, The B. F., Company
Good Roads Association, Lafayette,
La.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Gordon, M. E.
Gordon, William F.
Gorrill, Mrs. Charles H.
Gowen, Albert Y.
Graham, F. W.
Grant, E. M.
Grant, John W.
Grasselli, C. A.
Graves, H. S.
Gray, James R.
Gray, R. S.
Green, Henry S.
Greenlee, C. F.
Greer, George
Gregg, John M.
Grey, Norman
Griffith, C. J.
Griffith, D. J.
Griffith, Robert E.
Grigg, Jerome B.
Grosscup, Col. Fred Paul
Grovall, William H.
Grove, William J.
Groves, E. W.
Grundy, Barton H.
Gully, Cuthbert
Gunlogson, G. B.
Gurley, W. & L. E.
Gustafson, E. N.
Guy, William E.
Hackney, John W.
Haden, C. J.
Hadley, Howard D.
Haggerty, G. W.
Haggerty, John S.
Hague, William
Haines, H. S.
LIST OF MEMBERS
491
Hall, A. Acton
Hall, Chas. M.
Hall County Commissioners
Hammond, John Hays
Hammond Fire Brick Company
Hamilton, Dr. M. F.
Hancher, Charles N.
Hanes, P. H.
Harding, W. H.
Hardison, Parker L.
Hardy, Caldwell
Harlan, James S.
Harman, T. D.
Harrington, Walter G.
Harris, Graham H.
Harrison, Archibald
Harrison, Fairfax
Harrison & Dean
Harry, H. L.
Hart, Charles B.
Hart, Charles M.
Hart, F. T.
Hart, John B.
Hartley, G. B.
Hartley, J. M.
Hartranft, Wm. G.
Hartranft, William G., Cement Com-
pany
Harvey, Col. George
Harvey, W. H.
Hassinger, W. H.
Hatfield, Gov. H. D.
Hawblitz, L. H.
Hawley, J. H.
Hawn, Warren
Hayes, James R.
Hay, Mrs. John
Hays, E. A.
Hazard, Miss Caroline
Hazlett, Howard
Hazlett, Robert
Head, Frazier A.
Head, James M.
Headley, W. T.
Heap, S. Lawrence
Hearne, Julian G.
Hearne, Thomas McK.
Heasley, Veeder
Hedrick, T. J.
Heller, W. C.
Helm, William F.
Hemstreet, George P.
Henderson, George A.
Henderson, Judge R. R.
Henderson, Thomas
Hennen, Robert D.
Hennessy, Edward
Henry, Samuel J.
Henry, Philip W.
Hering, H. G., Jr.
Hess, E. W.
Heurich, Christian
Hewson, J. H.
Heyl, George A.
Hill, Curtis
Hill, H. C.
Hillyer, Wm. H.
Hinchman, Walter S.
Hines, Edward N.
Kite, William F.
Hitt, William F.
Hittig, William
Hockaday, R. W.
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Holcombe, William H.
Holland, Arthur
Holloway, James J.
Holly, James A.
Holman, W. A.
Holmes, Walter H.
Holt, John H.
Holt Caterpillar Company
Homes, M. Goode
Hood, C. A.
Hood, Frederic C.
Hood, O. A.
Hoover, Fred R.
Hopkins, J. J.
Hopkins, J. M.
Hornor, Boyd E.
Hough, Elmer
Houk, Mrs. Eliza
Hotel Charleraix
Hotel Kanawha Company
Houser, Fred
Howard, Edgar B.
Howard, J. W.
Hower, M. Otis
Hubbard, Dr. Harry
Hubbard, Russell S.
Hudson, Clark
Hudson, Hendrik
Hudson, J. Frank
Hudson, J. I.
Huey, J. O.
Huff, Francis J.
Hughes, Hector J.
Hughes, James A.
Hughes, Richard H.
Huhn, W. H. T.
Huidekoper, Prescott
Hulen, John A.
Humboldt County Good Roads
Club
492
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Hume, S. W.
Humphrey, D. S.
Humphrey, Harry J.
Humphreys, A. E.
Hunt, Capt. Robert W.
Hunter, The Rev. John D.
Hunter, Ross
Hunton, Eppa, Jr.
Huron Portland Cement Co.
Hurt, H. H.
Huston, Archibald H.
Huston, Miss Florence L.
Huston, Mrs. Julia S.
Hutchinson, C. L.
Hutchinson, F. S.
Hutchinson, George W.
Button, Col. Elihu
Hvass, B. Charles
Hyde, Thomas
Ice, William B., Jr.
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Ingram, George M.
International Motor Company, Kan
sas City
Irby, W. O.
Irvine, W. B.
Jacobus, Worthington M.
Jackson, Mrs. E. E.
Jackson, Malcolm
Jackson, R. B.
Jacob, Henry G.
Jaeger Machine Company
Jaicks Company, A.
Jaques, Herbert
Jaques, H. P.
James, Dr. E. J.
Jefferson, The Hotel
Jeffress, Thomas F.
Jenkins. J. B.
Jenks, Geo. J.
Jennings, Miss A. B.
Jennings, Hennen
Jennison, H. G.
Jewett, W. O.
Johnson, A. N.
Johnson. A. S.
Johnson^ Charles J.
Johnson, John D.
Johnson, M. B.
Johnston, John A.
Johnson, John H.
Johnson, J. R.
Johnson, L. E.
Jones, Dwight A.
Jones, Edwin P.
Jones, Frederick
Jones, Isaac B.
Jones, James Ellwood
Jones, Joseph W.
Joplin Free Public Library
Jordan, Lee M.
Joseph, Chester V.
Joyner, F. H.
Judson, O. H.
Kauffman, O. F.
Keene, Foxhall P.
Kehr, Cyrus
Keister, D. P.
Keith, Sidney W.
Keller, Herbert P.
Keller, W. S.
Kellogg, Miss Emma C.
Kelley, Frederick W.
Kelley, William V.
Kelsey, Clarence H.
Kelsey, E. H.
Kendall, Amos
Kendall, Chas. H.
Kendrick, Arthur
Kennedy, Dennis A.
Kennon, Lieut. -Col. Lyman W. V.
Kenyon, Clarence A.
Kerr, Charles M.
Kersey, Harvey
Kershaw, William H.
Keyes, Dr. Edward L.
Keyes, John M.
Kidd, Robert F.
Kilbourn, C. W.
Kilbury, J. S.
Kilmer, George L.
Kimball, A. R.
Kinch, D. C.
King, H. V. D.
King, James P.
King, Rupert C.
King, Mrs. Grace Marvin
Kingsley, E. A.
Kinney, Wm. M.
Kirkland, John L.
Kittle, Warren B.
Knapp, Judge Martin A.
Knickerbocker Portland Cement
Co.
Knight, A. R.
Knight, C. D.
Knight, E. W.
Koehring Machine Company
Koen, E. B.
Koen, J. T.
Koiner, Hon. George W.
LIST OF MEMBERS
493
Kramer, Xavier A.
Krumbholz, T. Edmund
Laing, A. T.
Laing, Edward M.
Laird, H. C.
Lambert, H. L.
Landenberger, J. M.
Landers, George M.
Landon, Alvin W.
Lane, H. L.
Lane, J. E.
Lane, P. E.
Langan, H. B.
Langevin, Aimee
Lantz, Edward
Lapham, Lewis H.
Larcombe, John S.
Larkin, John D.
Laughlin, George A.
Laughlin, James, 3d
Laughlin, Ott
Lavery, John Y.
Law, W. E.
Lawson, Victor F.
Lawton, A. J.
Layne, Dr. Ernest
Layton, Hudson F.
Lazear, J. S.
Leahy, Dr. W. J.
Lee, Arthur
Lee, Blair
Lee, Lawrence R.
Lee, W. I.
Legare, Alexander B.
Leggett, H. J.
Leigh, Egbert G., Jr.
Lemon, Walter B.
Lesley, Robert W.
Leslie, M. G.
Lesner, John A.
Letton, J. F.
Levinson, H.
Lewis, Arthur S.
Lewis, C. Cameron, Jr.
Lewis, E. G.
Lewis, W. H.
Light, Charles P.
LiUey, George M.
Lincoln, A. T.
Lincoln, S. Dana
Lindsay, Gordon I.
Linnell, F. J.
Lippincott, James J.
Lloyd, H.
Lloyd, Horatio G.
Lober, John B.
Lock Joint Pipe Co.
Logan, James
Lombard, P. H.
Long, George
Long, J. H.
Long, Joe L.
Longfellow, Miss Alice M.
Loring, D. A., Jr.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Louis, John C.
Lowe, Col. J. M.
Lowery, T. A.
Lowndes, Richard T.
Lucas, C. F.
Lufkin, E. C.
Luke, David L.
Luten, A. B.
Luten, Daniel B.
Lutz, George W.
Lyon, Charles L.
Lyon, Frank D.
Lytton, Henry C.
McAndrew, Aeneas
McAvoy, John C.
McCamic, Charles
McCarthy, Charles R.
McCay, H. K.
McClaren, W. J.
McClintock, J. Y.
McCluer, William B.
McClung, Hon. Lee
McCombs, A. S.
McConaughey, William C.
McConnefl, E. B.
McCord, Alvin C.
McCormick, Prof. E. B.
McCormick, Harold F.
McCormick, Vance C.
McCrady, Thomas
McCrea, W. S.
McDaniel, J. U. C.
McElroy, James A.
McGarry & Co., John A.
McGill, J. Nota
McGlynn, Hugh A.
McGovern, T. J.
McGrath, George B.
McGraw, James H.
McGraw, John T.
McGuire, F. J.
McGuire, James K.
McGuire, Dr. Stuart
Mcllvaine, William D.
McKell, William
McKinley, J. C.
McKinley, William B.
McKinstry, K. T.
494
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
McLain, F. J.
McLaughlin, Harry A.
McLean, Hon. W. A.
McLure, B. S.
McMillan, Mrs. James
McMillan, Philip H.
McMorris, D. W.
McNamee, George A.
McNeil, Donald
McPherson, A. J.
McPherson, S. J.
McQueen, J. R.
McVettie Dr. R. R.
MacAlester, Charles
MacArthur, John R.
MacBurney, John M.
MacCorkle, William A.
MacDonald, Heber
MacDonald, H. H.
MacDonald, James H.
Mackall, W. W.
MacKendrick, W. G.
MacLean, R. J.
Maddox, Samuel
Magid, Louis B.
Magrath, C. A.
Mahoney, M. V.
Mann, Edwin
Mann, Isaac T.
Manning, Frank J.
Manning, J. R.
Manning, Warren H.
Marble, Mrs. Frank
Marcuse, Milton E.
Marden, Robert F.
Marion Steam Shovel Co.
Markham. George D.
Marker, James R.
Marsteller, J. H.
Martin, A. D.
Martin, Mrs. Eleanor
Martin, E. W.
Mason, George G.
Massey, L. C.
Masters, W. M.
Mather, William G.
Mathews, William B.
Mathewson, E. P.
Mathews, William R.
Maxwell, Haymond
Maxwell, Lee
Maxwell, W. Brent
Mayer, Edwin C.
Mayo, John C. C.
Mayo, P. H.
Meals, S. W.
Means, A. E. N.
Mehren, E. J.
Meridian Road Association
Merillat, P. C.
Merydith, Edward A.
Meserve, H. Fessenden
Meservie, W. R.
Metcalf, Morris
Metzger, William E.
Meyer, Edwin O.
Michigan Portland Cement Com-
pany
Michaud, B.
Mims, Mrs. Sue H.
Miller, A. C.
Miller, A. Ford
Miller, Edward
Miller, F. E.
Miller, Guy D.
Miller, John A.
Miller, R. T.
Miller, Walton
Miller, Judge William N.
Miller Engineering & Construction
Company
Millhiser, Clarence
Mills, Morgan R.
Miner, H. A.
Miner, Joshua L.
Mingea, W. E.
Minker, H. M.
Mitchell, Samuel
Mitchell, W. K.
Mize, R. D.
Moat, O. J.
Mockler, C. N.
Mohun, Barry
Monfort, G. F.
Moody, Geo. T.
Moore, Clinton H.
Moore, Everett L.
Moore, George N.
Moore, J. Hampton, M. C.
Moore, J. M.
Moore, S. A.
Moores, F. Lawson
Moors, E. J.
Moote, Adelbert
Morford, Denton
Morgan, S. T.
Morley, C. R.
Morriil, C. W.
Morrison, Edwin J.
Morris, Tusca
Mosely, F. S.
Moss, Frank
Moss, Hunter H., Jr., M. G.
Mossman, Dan A.
LIST OF MEMBERS
495
Mott, Chares S.
Mover. Albert
Mudd, Dr. H. G.
Mullis, Ira B.
Murphy, Edward
Murphy, J. E.
Murphy, Thos. D.
Murray, Oscar G.
Myers, Lilburn T.
Nabb, C. H.
Nagle, G. O.
Nast, Conde
National Building Supply Company
Naylor, R. B.
Neely, Harry J.
Nelson, Lyman H.
Nelson, T. M.
Nelsonville Brick Company, The
Neuman, James V.
New Aetna Portland Cement Co.
Newago Portland Cement Co.
Newcomb, Howard R.
Newcomb, William T.
Newell, A. T., & Brother
New Castle Portland Cement Com-
pany
Nichols Contracting Company
Noah, A. H.
Norman, Guy
Norris, T. G.
N. C. Good Roads Association
Northcott, G. A.
Northrop, Claudian B.
Nyman, Howard S.
Oakes, Francis H.
Ochs, Adolph S.
Oglebay, Crispin
Ohley, William A.
Oklahoma Portland Cement Com-
pany
Olcott, Dudley
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
Oliver, J. A.
O'Neill, J. Denny '
Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Co.
Osenton, Charles W.
Osgood, C. F.
Osgood, M.
Owen, James
Owen, Hon. Robert, U.S.S.
Owen, R. M.
Padgett, R. J.
Page, Carroll S., U.S.S.
Page, Legh R.
Page, Logan Waller
Page, Louis R.
Page, S. Davis
Page, Walter H.
Paige, A. W.
Palmatary, J. T.
Palmer, Mrs. Potter
Park Automobile Company
Parker, A. D.
Parker, Harold
Parkhurst, J. Reed
Parsons-Souders Company, The
Passano, Edward B.
Patten, H. J.
Patterson, John H.
Patterson, John L.
Patterson, M. C.
Pattno, Frank P.
Paull, Alfred W.
Payne, James M.
Pearce, W. G.
Pearson, C. J.
Pearson, R. P.
Peerless Portland Cement Co.
Pelouze, E. C.
Pemberton, E. L.
Pemberton, Robert L.
Pence, A. P.
Penfield, L. W.
Penfield, R. C.
Peninsular Portland Cement Co.
Penland, John R.
Pennington, E.
Pennsylvania State Library
Pennybacker, J. E.
Peoples Trust Company
Perkins, Chas. E.
Perkins, George H.
Perkins, Hamilton
Perkins, Seth, Jr.
Perkins, Wm. C.
Peters, C. C.
Peterson, B. W.
Pettibone, Mulliken & Company
Pfeiffer, Jacob
Philip, J. Van Ness
Philips, S. Jones
Phillips, Charles R.
Phillips, John F.
Phillips, J. W.
Phillips, W. S.
Philpot, C. M.
Phoenix Portland Cement Co.
Piatt, W. H. H.
Piedmont Hotel
Pierce, Daniel T.
Pierrepont, R. Btuyveeant
496
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Pierrepont, Seth L.
Pillsbury, Franklin C.
Pindell, William M.
Pleak, W. R.
Pochelon, Albert
Poffenberger, Judge George
Polk, Dr. W. M.
Pollard & Bagby
Poole, John
Poole, J. L.
Portage Silica Co., The
Porter, Alexander J.
Porter, Capt. John
Portland Cement Company of Utah
Post, Ira C.
Potter, Dell M.
Potter, D. R.
Potter, Frank W.
Potter, N. S.
Potts, Robert J.
Powel, Mrs. Samuel
Powell, Charles
Powell, P. W.
Powers, E. L.
Pratt, Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, R. H.
Price, Andrew
Price, Charles P.
Price, Francis A.
Price, Oscar A.
Prichard, A. W.
Priest, H. W.
Pringle, E. J.
Pritchard, Dr. L.
Procter, R. T.
Puffer, S. P.
Pugh & Hubbard Company
Pulitzer, Ralph
Pullar, Harold B.
Purdue University Library
Putnam, A. H.
Quarles, Edwin L.
Quincy, C. F.
Rablin, John R.
Rader, B. H.
Railsback, W. S.
Rainbow Route Through Colorado,
The
Ramsdell, William M.
Ramsey, W. H.
Randall, Theodore A.
Randolph, Isham, & Company
Rankin, A. M.
Ransome, Ernest L.
Rapallo, C. A.
Rathman, Otto
Raymond, A. G.
Ravmond. A. W.
Reay, David C.
Redfield, Charles H.
Redwood, John
Reed, Alexander
Reel, C. Gordon
Reimer, Frederick A.
Remington, Franklin
Renkert, H. S.
Repair, John F.
Rice, L. M.
Richards, J. Donald
Richardson, Clifford
Richardsonj J. F.
Richards, Robert H.
Richards, W.
Riegel, John I.
Riggs, E. Francis
Rinehart, Lloyd
Rinehart, Col. W. A.
Ritter, Charles F.
Ritter, C. Lloyd
Ritz, Harold A.
Robbins, Francis L., Jr.
Roberts, Thomas
Roberts, W. J.
Robeson, D. S.
Robeson, Mrs. Harriet R.
Robeson, J. S.
Robinson & Ross
Robinson, Cecil A.
Rochester, P. W.
Rock Products
Rodgers, P. B.
Rohn, Oscar
Roosevelt, R. B.
Rourke, L. K.
Rowland, L. M.
Rumsey, Mrs. Dexter P.
Runnells, J. S.
Russell, Frank
Russell Grader Mfg. Co.
Ruth, J. W.
Rutter, Mrs. David
Salen, Charles P.
Sampsell, P. D.
Sanders, Herbert W.
Sanders, Joseph M.
Sanderson, Prof. E. Dwight
Sands, Daniel C.
Sands, Lawrence E.
Sands, Oliver J.
Sargent, William D.
Scales, George C.
LIST OF MEMBERS
497
Scales, John C.
Schaub, J. G.
Schlegell, Max von
Schlegell, A. von
Sehofield, Prof. W. H.
Scholle, Gustave
Schutte, August E.
Scott, Fred W.
Scott, George Cole
Scott, Hon. Nathan B.
Scott, R. P.
Screeton, E. R.
Sebold, R. P.
Security Cement & Lime Co.
See, George C.
Seely, Ray
Seested, H.
Seitz, D. W.
Serey, J. T.
Sevier, L.
Shapleigh, A. L.
Sharkey, James L.
Sharpies, Philip P.
Shattuck, A. R.
Sheldon, Edwin B.
Shepard, Finley J.
Shepherd, John A.
Shepley> Ether L.
Shirley, Henry G.
Shoemaker, Ira H.
Shorey, H. S.
Short, Clarence A.
Simard, George A.
Simmons, George W.
Simms, John T.
Simpson, S. C.
Sinclair, D. J.
Sinnickson, George R.
Sirrine, William G.
Sisson, W. D.
Skelton, Gordon V.
Skidmore, C.
Slemp, C. Bascom, M. C.
Slick Brothers Construction Co.
Smith, Dr. A. Alexander
Smith, A. Crawford, Jr.
Smith, Blaine
Smith, B. M.
Smith, Byron L.
Smith, C. H.
Smith, Charles H.
Smith, Fred F.
Smith, H. F.
Smith, James Elmo
Smith, J. R.
Smith, R. A. C.
Smith, S. P.
Smith Company, The T. L.
Smith, Victor C.
Smith, W. D.
Smith, W. T.
Smoot, L. D.
Sohier, Col. William D.
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
Association
Soutter, James T.
Spalding, A. G.
Spaulding, E. H.
Speed, J. B., & Company
Speer, Joseph McK.
Speidel, Joseph, Jr.
Spencer, Herbert
Spencer, H. B.
Spencer, W. B.
Spilman, Gen. B. D
Sprague, Albert A.
Sprague, Albert A., 2d.
Sproul, William Cameron
Sprunt, James
Stahlman, Maj. E. B.
Standard Lime & Stone Co., The
Standard Portland Cement Co.
Stanley, L. T.
Stapleton, L. L.
Staunton, Fred M.
Stearns, Irving A.
Steele, Charles
Stephenson, Dr. E. B.
Stephenson, Samuel
Stephenson, Mrs. Walter B.
Sterling, J. M.
Sterling, Robert B.
Stern, Ira G.
Stetson, Francis Lynde
Stevens, Rear Admiral T. H.
Stevens, Mrs. T. H.
Stevenson, A. E.
Stevenson, William H.
Stewart, James H.
Stewart, John W.
Stewart, Spencer J.
Stinchcomb, W. A.
Stockmann, C., Jr.
Stokely, J. T.
Stokes, Anson Phelps
Stone, Charles A.
Stone, W. E.
Stone, W. G.
Stoney, Samuel G.
Storrow, James J.
Stowell, Harley L.
Strahan, Prof. C. M.
Stringham, Joseph S.
Stroh, Julius
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Strong, Frederick Steele
Stroop, William
Strickling, James H.
Strother, James A.
Stuart, Henry C.
Stuart, Jerome W.
Stuck, B. F.
Studebaker Brothers Manufactur-
ing Company
Sucro, William G.
Suggs, Sidney
Sullivan, D. P.
Summers, U. Grant
Sumner, Eliot
Sunderland, L. T.
Sutherland, Howard, M. C.
Swan, Charles F.
Sweeney, E. R.
Sweeney, Thomas B.
Swett, Bertram L.
Swift, William H.
Swineford, Howard, & Son
Swisher, Charles W.
Taber, Mary
Taft, Robert V.
Talbert, Charles M.
Tallman, W. H.
Tarrant Manufacturing Company
Taylor, H. C. Chatfield
Taylor, Jesse
Taylor, John
Taylor, William
Taylor, W. O.
Taylor, W. W.
Tejan, Frank
Tennessee Metal Culvert Company
Tenney, George O.
Terhune, Mrs. M. Virginia
Terre Haute Vitrified Brick Co.
Terrell, Robert C.
Terry, Dr. M. O.
Tetrick, W. Guy
Teter, Charles F.
Texarkana Pipe Company
Thacher, Mrs. John Boyd
Thacher, Dr. John S.
Thatcher, Chas. W.
Thayer, G. T.
Thiel, F. J. F.
Thoma. W. C.
Thomas, Mrs. Theodore
Thomson, Walter B.
Thompson, H. W.
Thompson, J. B.
Thompson. Philip L.
Thompson, M. Roy
Thompson, W. R.
Thompson, Mrs. William Reed
Thompson, W. T.
Thurston, R. C. Ballard
Tidewater Portland Cement Co.
Tierney, Lawrence E.
Tipper, Harry
Tompkins, Robert F.
Tory, James C.
Towne, Burton A.
Townsend, Frederick
Townsend, Lawrence
Trainer, J. Ed.
Trayer, W. H.
Trexler, Harry C.
Tribus, L. L.
Trocon, A. A.
Troy, Peter H.
Troy Wagon Works Co., The
Trussed Concrete Steel Co.
Tumlin, E. D.
Turman, S. B.
Tyler, Nat, Jr.
Uihlein, Edgar J.
Ulman, Jacob A.
United Brick Company, The
United Construction Company
United Motor Kansas City Com-
pany
Universal Road Machinery Co.
Valentine, Frederick S.
Vanderbilt, W. K., Jr.
Vander Horst, Elias
Vanderlip, Frank A.
Van Doom, J. C.
Van Duzen-Roys & Co.
Van Home, Perry
van Westrum, G. S.
Varner, H. B.
Vaughan, J. W.
Vickers, Dr. R. E.
Wade, J. W.
Wade, Dr. S. I.
Waernicke, H. E.
Walcott, Frederic C.
Walker, James, Construction Com-
pany
Wallace, Edwin C.
Walter, Dr. H.
Walters, A. L.
Ward, W. H.
Warden, Henry
Wardwell, Allen
Warfield, Harry R.
LIST OF MEMBERS
499
Warner, John Elliott
Warren, George C.
Warren, Dr. John Collins
Warren, Ralph L.
Washington, Joseph E.
Washington, William De H.
Watson, Clarence W., U. S. S.
Watson, E. J.
Watson, James E.
Watts, George W.
Waugh, Douglas
Waugh, H. Roy
Weatherwax, H. B.
Weaver, I. U.
Weaver, R. S.
Webber, Richard H.
Webber W. G.
Weller, O. E.
Welsh, Charles N.
Wendell, Barrett
Wentz, Frank
Werninger, A. W.
Weston, Joseph
West Virginia Exposition
West, Wylie
Wheeler, Samuel H.
Wheeler, Schuyler Skaata
Whitall, W. Van R.
Whitcraft, Arthur
White, Charles D.
White, Clark-
White, George, M. C.
White, Dr. I. C.
White, J. B.
White, M. Z.
White, Mrs. Stanford
Whitham, C. G.
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Whitelaw, W. M.
Whitin, Prof. E. Stagg
Whitis, Chas. P.
Whitmarsh, Thomas C.
Whitney, Charles M.
Whitney, George L.
Whittaker, A. B.
Wickersham, T. A.
Wilbur, James B.
Wilcox, Walter D.
Wiley, William H.
Wilkinson, O. Jennings
Willets, Howard
Williams, A. Dennis
Williams, Mrs. David Terry
Williams, Frank M.
Williams, George W.
Williams, Herbert L.
Williams, J. Farrand
Williams, James T.
Williams, John Skelton
Williams, Judge L. Judson
Williams, T. C., Jr.
Williams, Waldron
Willits Brothers
Wilson, Blair P.
Wilson, Hugh M.
Wilson, James
Wilson, J. Russell
Wilson, P. H.
Wilson, Capt. P. St. Julien
Wilson, W. E.
Wilson, William G.
Wilson W. R.
Winkler, C. P.
Winn, E. L., Construction Company
Winn, W. Tom
Winchell, Benjamin La. F.
Winslow, D. H.
Winston, W. O.
Wintersmith, J. M.
Wise, George
Witbeck, Albert T.
Witherbee, Frank S.
Withers, J. P.
Wittenburg, A. R.
Wittenberg, Lester
Woddrop, L. H.
Wonders, James C.
Wood. George
Woodbridge, C. E.
Woodruff, Harlan
Woods, George W.
Woodward, Dr. George
Woodward, J. A.
Worrell, Mrs. Elizabeth P. S.
Wood, Maj.-Gen. Leonard
Wood, William P.
Woody ard, Burdette
Woolley, Geo. H.
Work, George E.
Wright, Charles A. L.
Wright, W. N.
Yeatman, Pope
Yoakum, B. F.
Young, H. E.
Young, Dr. Hugh Hampton
Young, M. R.
Zeese, Harry L.
500
AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Associate Members
Alabama Good Roads Association
Arkansas Good Roads and Drainage
Association
Aroostook County Good Roads Asso-
ciation of Maine
Arizona Good Roads Association
Bristol-to- Washington Highway Asso-
ciation
Capital Highway Association
Central Highway Association
Central Lincoln Roads Association
Good Roads Club of Georgia
Gulf Coast Good Roads Association
Indiana Good Roads Association
Inter-Mountain Good Roads Asso-
ciation
International Meridian Road Asso-
ciation
Iowa Good Roads Association
Knox County Good Roads Associa-
tion of Tennessee
Memphis-to-Bristol Highway Asso-
ciation
Michigan Good Roads Association
Missouri Old Trails Association
Montana Good Roads Congress
Montana Society of Engineers
Montgomery County, Md., Feder-
ation of Women's Clubs
National Congress of Mothers
New Santa Fe Trail Association
North Carolina Good Roads Associ-
ation
North Dakota Good Roads Associa-
tion
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Omaha-Denver Good Roads Associa-
tion
Oregon Association for Highway
Improvement
Oregon Good Roads League
Quebec-Miami International High-
way Association
South Carolina Good Roads Associ-
ation
Southeastern Kentucky Good Roads
Association
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
Association
Virginia Road Builders Association
Western Michigan Development
Bureau
Wyoming Highways Association
Contributors
A. & W. P. R. R. & Western Rail-
way of Alabama
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry.
Co.
Chespeake & Ohio Ry. Co.
C. C. & O. Ry. Co.
Erie R. R. Co.
Georgia Railroad
M. K. & T. Ry. Co.
Norfolk Southern R. R. Co.
Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.
N. O. & North Eastern R. R. Co.
Southern Railway Company
St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. Co.
HIGHWAY BONDS
It has been customary to present in the Good Roads Year
Book comprehensive data relating to bond issues throughout the
United States. Such data are omitted from the present volume
on account of the fact that the Office of Public Roads of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture now has in course of preparation an
exhaustive bulletin which will present not only the statistical in-
formation relating to bond issues by States, counties, and town-
ships, but also a scientific discussion of the principles underlying
the issuance of bonds. As it is expected that the bulletin will
shortly be available the publication of bond issue information in
this volume would of necessity be largely a repetition of the
information to appear in the government bulletin. It may be
stated, however, that investigations which have been made indi-
cate that on January 1, 1914, there were more than $250,000,000
of county, district, and township highway and bridge bonds out-
standing, and that State highway bonds have been issued or
authorized to that date, amounting to more than $158,000,000.
This latter figure including the $100,000,000 of New York State
bonds authorized, the $18,000,000 State bond issue of California,
the $9,000,000 bond issues of Maryland, the various bond issues
of Massachusetts aggregating over $14,000,000, the $10,500,000
bond issue by the State of Connecticut, the recent $2,000,000 bond
issue authorized in Maine and several smaller issues by New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah and Washington.
During 1913 an aggregate of over $50,000,000 of county and
township bonds were voted for road improvement, of which Texas
led with an aggregate of $6,600,000, Ohio following closely with
$6,300,000.
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