22 BULLETIN 386, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
of highways in such units. These State-aid highways are maintained 
by the State highway department, and 50 per cent of the cost of such 
maintenance is repaid by the townships or counties in which the roads 
are situated. 
In 1911, 83,000,000 was appropriated under the Sproul Act for the 
maintenance, repair; and construction of State highways, and for the 
State's share of maintenance of State-aid highways. One million 
dollars was appropriated for the improvement of roads designated as 
State-aid highways. 
The legislature of 1915 appropriated S8,300,000 to the State high- 
way department for the two years ending June 1, 1917. Of this 
appropriation S6, 000, 000 is for the construction and maintenance of 
State highways; $250,000 is for the purchase or condemnation of 
turnpikes which are included hi the State highway system; So 00, 000 
is for the State's share in the construction and maintenance of State- 
aid highways; S50,000 is for the repair and maintenance of the Old 
Cumberland Road, and SI, 500,000 is to cover a portion of the defi- 
ciency on the repayment of a cash-tax bonus to the townships for 
previous years. This repayment of the cash-tax bonus is a function 
of the bureau of township highways. The State highway depart- 
ment's care of this fund is merely custodial. Previously, money 
derived from motor-vehicle licenses had been given to the State 
highway department, in addition to the money appropriated by the 
legislature; but in the latter act of the legislature the following 
proviso is found: 
Provided, That the appropriation made by this act shall include and not be in addi- 
tion to the amounts received by the Commonwealth during the two fiscal years begin- 
ning June 1, 1915, for the licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, under the act of 
July 7. 1913. 
Therefore, the money derived from motor-vehicle licenses is included 
in the appropriation of $8,300,000, and is not in addition thereto. 
In 1913 a bureau of township highways was established in the 
highway department, under supervision of one of the deputies, and 
has general supei rision over all township and highway bridges on 
which State-aid money has been expended. The bureau also has 
charge of the administration of township highways through the various 
division engineers. The township supervisors report annually to the 
bureau of township highways relative to the number of miles of town- 
ship roads and the money derived for road purposes through taxation. 
The bureau then grants each township 50 per cent of the total amount 
of road tax collected in the township, provided that no township 
shall receive in any one year to exceed S20 per mile of township road. 
Work done in the townships under this law is in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the State highway department. 
