ECONOMIC SUEVEYS OF COUNTY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT. 27 



and. after the roads were improved, and the estimated annual saving, 

 are shown in Table 8. 



Table 8. — Annual ton mileage and total saving on basis of tonnage hauled after road 

 improvcTnent, for roads improved under the bond issue. 





Tons 

 hauled 



per 

 annum. 



Esti- 

 mated 

 average 

 haul on 

 improved 

 road. 



Average 

 annual 

 ton- 

 miles. 



Average cost 

 per ton-mile. 



Total cost of 

 hauling. 



Estimated 



Road. 



Before 



im- 

 prove- 

 ment. 



After 

 im- 

 prove- 

 ment. 



Before 

 improve- 

 ment. 



After 

 improve- 

 ment. 



gross 

 annual 

 saving 





59,460 

 32, 266 

 22,931 



Mies. 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



594,600 



258,128 



68,793 



Cents. 

 30 

 30 

 30 



Cents. 

 13 

 15 

 15 



S178,380.00 

 77,438.40 

 20, 637. 90 



$77,298.00 

 38,719.20 

 10. 318. 95 



$101,082.00 



■Planlr. 



38,719.20 



River.. 



10, 318. 95 









Total and average. . 



114,657 



18.03 



921, 521 



30 



113.7 



276,456.30126,336.15 



150, 120. 15 



1 Weighted average. 



The total tonnage figures for the Courthouse and Plank Roads are 

 the same as those given in the traffic census table (Table 7), but the 

 average haul given is for the improved roads only. 



The saving in hauhng costs appears to be about 16,3 cents per ton- 

 mile, or a total of $150,120.15 annually. If from this is deducted 

 $7,800, the present cost of maintenance, and $8,650, the annual 

 interest charges on the total bond issue, this would stiU leave a total 

 annual saving of $130,670.15, or an average net saving of 14.2 cents 

 per ton-mile. 



EFFECT OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT ON SCHOOLS. 



The superintendent of schools reports a distinct increase in average 

 attendance where the schools are located on improved roads. The 

 percentage of attendance for certain schools located on road improved 

 since 1910 is shown in Table 9. 



Table 9. — Percentage of attendance based upon total enrollment of rural schools in 

 Spotsylvania County located on roads improved since 1910. 



Name of school. 



School term. 



Percentage 

 of increase 



1909-10 



191.3-14 



1909-10 to 

 1913-14. 



X<ee's Hill 



Per cent. 

 50 



74 

 67 

 57 

 64 

 41 

 47 



Per cent. 

 82 

 81 



75 

 71 

 SO 

 67 

 81 



64 



Lea veil's . . . 



9 





12 



Massaponax .... . . 



24 



Salem 



26 



Colored school 



63 



Grange Hall, -now Chancellor graded school i 



72 







A verage 



57 



77 



38 







1 This school, w^ith two others, was consolidated into a modern 4-room building in 1912, and the figures 

 above for 1913-14 are given for the Chancellor graded school at the Grange Ilfill site. 



