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t ~woY r: j UNDER TE %,.owing Total Ra.Wo . C Pt te Ail 8jSte-Mili-UN AYSi Bridges Autae siytten-,uùer--lî8 àta.Ai m «-abü ---a - As liii ~lJ -'i21. %V eêmIeted to . .LUt* IAR robe * Ç-i4 m.. (s 14wK -l Erligmi 0~M4 Thie year 1le2 as heli. a record ytart--or road bùjIdin~ in the State of Ilios'.t h-ekof constructio, as «Ix as 41 kîleà . of standard Ï&8, o ot Portland cenet conet ment ias beýn9 cnstruleted each week and it leie vedat *tbis ratewôiuld-bave beenm aitied, if flot icreasedha e the ~ e ralsticeoal a'rie céoe .eut and coal shortage inteirvened. lIn spîte Oft theze haihdicap», '122 miles of, pavement wus cou- *strïictMidu'ring'the-year, wbÉiih l a world's rtrdlumilage of pavemn.1ent ..oulpleted in any one year by any oneState., Another woild'8 record was broken when oue of the State's contractoré lai lm83fooet standard 18 foot portland cernent con~ete ave-nd llàua spigle iiin of te" houts. ~HardStüUed Roadi Wl>.>, Ibecanie Governot? lu. auuary 1921, thoere had been' completed of the State. Bond 3]aue systeni appro i " 00 W-iaïs,,of payed roadi luil»g state i ma1, Y-dvrork. Up, t ~'tha tùtie no bonds had beéi 4ue4, but tbie, onstrudtion bad Sbel» financed by means o! Fef-rAU d.prpia~f8a motor license fees,. togethèr --iyfth moneys ý*vyàue& by tue eomtles-under the provisions.et the State .j'edLw bc prêvdes that when the road la a14u oer2by the State the ceinitieswi]ll horeimnbured. r nwt~ wvere about as follows:, Federal Aid Fc ~5,724,799.95 Motor Licénse Feffl-. O897.5 County Funds. ...- .--- 5 3 .4978- Sf-the county'ftnds $3,163-,278.61 have since, beeù refwided io théoutii - . B4 Prosi YeoodDewaThe building of 722 miles 0et pavemoo -la 1 l the- Durng b~ ax' tu cot e reda >~4mc>»~ ig~ recqJdeoft tle cuitry for mileago coeiplèted by any oe au&- h*ger and luthe er&ifolwingthe war, .n u- State lu auy oéne year. flated pces pre ait lu practically aul Unes ot commeal a~ ~UO304Bit 115 pe t*e. "At 'Uts time -I teok f1et1rehdbeie S'? wwi .r ase material reduct4on in the prie et roads, and the firat bids proidd i the, Bond Issue completed, and that theré are %* w ipnedl 1921 eho-led tbat the redu-ction iu price.was not XI8fl3 other roade lu this State- nearly as -lukprtàt. 88 the lu keepihg 'with redluçtiens in -the prîce >of fr poutas. roads la wh it ssyt h ucues. ir4 e ofanmndfor uu It was evident that it was economimalyunsound for the very carefl censiderationtopsag f9li peilg- peele ! tisStae' o o frce t exhaue ore(lii> for another. bond issue te be raid, principal aud luterestt *100,000 bushels of cern for a mile of road. 1, therefore, out te . autoem nd beersfilnort luaiount te directed the-officers et the Department ef Publ#c Works cm8'11Pt posnt ysem ndbrn-Or - ttal illeage and Bildngs not te award any contracta at apriç xceed- e!fliard' surf acetpavetiroadi pt ee o ilttosn e 3,0 e u o standard 18-foot durable h mles b a!edpvx>nicuing average gradfing, culverts, The Constitution o!f Bliois provides that before any bridgs ant ail aterils. boxùds 'em beissuati, the question Must be aùbmltted te ,. ÀtOug i tn nUcpi.e odsaosda voe of fet hpeople at a gnrlelcin 9ot ~ea great deal etfcàtlclp .friÏn'certin selfish interests, wbo -c _iilbehi j'oXeý14 Ftaw ite fre tercp eoi~4a t oi son road constructi on, arei e ate a4vllabe bY tlu& 4Vté, nc85r tnd mrethea ,&,wrèu M 6~pdas to prevai4g n cn lgsaibuutb ttul eso -edrta-h d"Ùns, the Departmenit'- o'ffblleWorks andi BixiIigs pemay Yt > 94t eemnn hté mtt> has been able te awàiai t 14'uùn4er , Îrapu ork shal 'proceed." él ni" ahlii'e paement cotracta lt Iefàbe t1hô.t dtin1 soine 1>- be iu A1%. ý ', ire~, detclsetoswhc à rolu..1onnvct~at - - -h- , 51- 1. - 1-1-415 JULl,LD. afl .UeI>AuuA.M-1!I -' rc ta " Avarded and Work Gompe4 1-US uru the year 1921, thorae aa* otat for638mies et stanard 'paveMeit t anaar* e fgure M8t $660per mile, and inlu 122,475' nUles at an average Thýse lgures ludicate that untier thislw*cic~e deina d-. adollar'. worth et read for every dllàar expedd ..1tlmpriee bas been steadily reduced. hging the year 192, there were conileted, lncudlug Aid 15-ti work, 414 imiles oit pavement, 100 miles ef gnýding, snd 92 large bridges- p$>âob year 92 there wercmptd.nl4dg id *4 ork, 722 Miles 0f;praen 168= 1le o 414ê ,ýMun 27largebridges. for at ast 'two year, r Until th 8Aioii1 &isei~~nouId'ensetésuc)>ldgiaatlen for ratii&lub te peope l 96 Yr ~ N6- Vo!ehlles -. YPSL 19,1- M E*n .eolm i psylaNms-O 1918389,761 2,7Q2,567-53 1919 ' 7,f8322165 - 1921670,4»2,-6,663,910.22 m ni.ncrease ef 115,000 vehicles and $1,200,000 over 12 Total 1911 te 1922, .*31,978,721,27. !Aj nlXiflftiQ n of this table shows that ihe ntunber of car regi8tered and the motor tee collections are mount- ing higher and lxigher egch year, and these figures have alread.y reâcheti heights uudreamed o! when &e resent bond issue of $60Q,000 waï vote d on by the people. Principal sud. Interest on Bonds; No. Direct Tax. .Wlth the' coinpletion of a lrg er and larger piileage of r.otue, it sexus ntirely odte te predîit that the present scale o!à feawo roduce revenueés ampiting te ap>proxmtl $30,O0,)0( kth yars 1923to îl, incuive. -:Tii an ,w.vd b. sôuftüicient to re tire thée pre-sentbond i oufe - ~tl pMO00 Nt at tesie~ tr the prinýipaI a»,itètest -on' ah' atditional, bond' lisue as great as atiyët.leavesevraligil Ii ollhirm nually oert'n~itiM* tii. comi:eé li~ telyçars btr evnetbé ~ 4,Ie e îed eut. ïl the Bo5a 4 tb->f lý,='e' mt*àrlk5should - fBUOI)*18~~brt f eettlo, n 'slht lnecrée e in mio IRtOfhàtttnsà,ies.81l = b b Ô O l~ >? ve i le buýltm or StWrOiti .v.Iielauha. rrb Mon NEARLY keà Lway ai bkt Ibe woli vas bSt ilh 12, i ~Zet L&» xary Tul three dais la tmed l ha b &Iguot ia, rn - 11&6 survfvi mus and Rosi %mrd and Joi Jbepb Braille Who' r., 't., 'k Former Fcelîl M/Z4W York, 0ws et the roe rôt trut OLby Kingm by tbe Whte le ou±h ad the warmth bast. heir 'W w-a séhomek the Mad ftd IL 'My, they fa] tu Ceomst.ely a100ut bey 2 Výctms of Oit Broadw& thea, lragsdii tralflng and me froi* te etherr irla v Tbey -fel vohlunazly--b clrc=mstaaea scoumhrell. 7 au guisfs fEm --e ~"da bafred louage sites, aIL. 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