20 BULLETIN 388, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
was expended under the State board of public roads a total of 
•83.641,032.83 for construction, repair, and maintenance of State and 
State-aid roads. There is no direct tax for State roads. 
STATE AID. 
Whenever a town makes an appropriation equal to or more than 
20 cents on the S100 valuation and directs that the money shall be 
spent under the direction of the State board, it shall be entitled, 
according to the lav of 1910. to State money aid equal to one-fifth 
of the money appropriated by the town. 
THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION. 
The administration of local roads, other than State roads, is vested 
in the towns or cities themselves. There is no county administration. 
There is no direct tax. The money for roads and bridges is spent 
from the general fund. The taxpayers make an appropriation for 
roads and bridges and this is spent by the road commissioner or 
highway co mmi ttees, either elected by the people or appointed by 
the town council, or the towns are divided into road districts and a 
commissioner is appointed for each district by the town council. In 
some towns the members of the town council are the highway com- 
missioners and take care of their own districts. 
REVENUES APPLIED TO ROADS AND BRIDGES, 1914. 
In 1914 the total revenues applied to roads and bridges amounted 
to S446.496.05. of which the State funds amounted to 8202.496.05, 
and the town funds 8244.000. Of the State funds, 85.000 was for 
office and traveling expenses of the State board of public roads. 
816S.9S1.56 derived from automobile registrations and other sources 
was for the maintenance and repair of State roads, 84,920.71, balance 
on hand, expended for construction of State highways, and 823.593.79 
for bridge construction and repair. 
The total revenues applied to roads in 1904 amounted to S405.010.85, 
thus showing an increase for the 10-year period of 841.4S5.20, or 
10.2 per cent. Of the total revenues applied to roads in 1904 the 
town revenues amounted to 8297.414.71 and the State revenues to 
81U7.596.14. 
Information in regard to town revenues devoted to roads and 
bridges hi 1914 is shown in Table 12. 
ROAD AND BRTDGE BONDS. 
No bonds have been issued by comities or towns, but the State has 
issued $1,800,000 of bonds for the purpose of building State roads. 
8600,000 having been authorized in each of the years 1906. 1909, and 
1912. These are sinking-fund bonds issued for 30 years and bear 
interest at the rate of 3, 3J, and 4 per cent, respectively. 
