ROAD MILEAGE, EEVENUES, SOUTHEEN" STATES, 1914. 5 



COUNTY AND DISTRICT ROAD AND BRIDGE BOND ISSUES. 



The total county and district road and bridge bonds outstanding on 

 January 1, 1915, in the Southern States amounted to $64,639,060.83. 

 In the year 1914 there was expended from local bond issues $13,206, 

 275.71; there was retired, 81,017,164.34; there was voted $14,165,- 

 201.60, and there was sold $12,738,016.60. In addition to the county 

 and district bonds the State of Maryland had outstanding on January 

 1, 1915, $12,410,000 of road and bridge bonds. These bonds were 

 issued for the purpose of building a system of State roads. This 

 makes a total of road and bridge bonds outstanding on January 1, 

 1915, State and local, of $77,049,060.83. 



Information in regard to bond issues by States is presented in 

 Table 3, and detailed information, showing bond issues by counties, 

 is shown in the State chapters. 



Table 3. — County and district road and bridge bond issues. 



States. 



Total out- 

 standing Jan. 

 1, 1915. 



Expended 

 from bond 



issues 

 during 1914. 



Retired 

 during 1914. 



Voted during 

 1914. 



Sold during 

 1914. 



Alabama 



Arkansas 



Delaware 



Florida 



Georgia 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maryland 



Mississippi 



North Cai-olina . 



Oklahoma 



South Carolina . 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Virginia 



West Virginia. . 



000.00 

 066. 00 

 000. 00 

 199. 22 

 500. 00 

 000.00 

 835. 26 

 700.00 

 172. 00 

 300. 00 

 000.00 

 000. 00 

 276. 89 

 016. 53 

 994. 93 

 000.00 



81,013,210.00 



362, 000. 00 

 765,051. 77 



19, 000. 00 



486, 388. 69 



114,542.36 



2,051,452.71 



2,430,000.00 



S18, 500. 00 

 2,050.00 



24,500.00 

 26,500.00 

 40,000.00 



SI, 191, 426. 00 



150, 000. 00 



800, 000. 00 



60, 000. 00 



150, 000. 00 



1,732,000.00 



26, 000. 00 



1,225,500.00 



1, 119, 500. 00 



SI, 191, 426. 00 



150, 000. 00 



1,505,000.00 



125, 000. 00 



1,161,000.00 



26, 000. 00 



1,778,500.00 



2, 709, 000. 00 



34,000.00 



778, 306. 52 



4, 152, 456. 72 



999, 866. 94 



(2) 



128, 421. 11 



266, 255. 00 



510, 938. 23 



(2) 



75,000.00 



486,500.00 



6, 783, 275. 60 



366, 000. 00 



(2) 



75, 000. 00 



445, 000. 00 



3, 119, 990. 60 



452, 100. 00 



Total 64, 639, 060. 83 



13, 206, 275. 71 



1, 017, 164. 34 



14,165,201.60 



12, 738, 016. ( 



iJuly 1, 1015. 



2 Unable to ascertain amounts. 



ROAD MILEAGE. 



The total road mileage in the Southern States as of January 1, 

 1915, was 814,565, of which 73,594.78 miles, or 9^.03 per cent, were 

 surfaced. This does not include streets in incorporated cities and 

 towns. By comparing these figures with former investigations in the 

 same States it appears that between December 31, 1909, and Decem- 

 ber 31, 1914, 30,018.60 miles were surfaced. The total road mileage 

 and the mileage surfaced as of 1914, and comparative mileage for 

 1909, are shown for the Southern States in Table 4. Detailed infor- 

 mation on this subject is presented by counties in the State chapters. 



