Report of State Highway Engineer. 



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been spent for machinery during the present year. The culvert 

 and bridge construction is carried on under the direction of the 

 county court and the county highway engineer. The distribution 

 of this fund is as follows: 



Steel bridges $ 6 , 000 



Machinery 2 , 800 



Concrete culverts 6 , 200 



Total : $14 , 000 



On the rock road between Palmyra and Hannibal all the 

 bridges and culverts are being paid for out of the fund derived 

 from the special 25-cent levy. With this exception the money de- 

 rived from the 25-cent special road and bridge tax is expended 

 upon the construction of hard surfaced roads, of which there are 

 now in the neighborhood of 75 miles in the county. 



Reinforced concrete bridge, 15-foot span, 16-foot roadway and 7 feet clear waterway. 



Taxes and license fees are first paid into the hands of the 

 county collector, who turns it over to the county treasurer. It is 

 then, paid out to the treasury on warrants drawn by the county 

 court. Payment is made for work every two weeks. The county 

 engineer meets with the court and furnishes them an itemized 

 progress report of the road work of the county, together with a 

 statement of labor performed and materials used. The court then 

 draws warrants to pay the bills which are presented and recom- 

 mended by the engineer. 



The total road equipment of the county represents an invest- 

 ment of $10,000, and includes approximately the following items: 



