Download or read book Fifth Biennial Report of the State Highway Commissioner, for the Two Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1914 (Classic Reprint) written by Michigan State Highway Commissioner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fifth Biennial Report of the State Highway Commissioner, for the Two Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1914 During the first year, Hon. Townsend A. Ely was commissioner, and during the second year, the writer, who had previously served as deputy commissioner for eight years, was at the head of the department. The first year saw but few changes in the kind and character of the work from that of former years, and was mainly notable for the rapid increase in the mileage of state rewarded roads. Five hundred twenty three miles of road were accepted for state reward, making a grand total of miles on June 30th, 1913. In other words, nearly 30% of all the roads, which had been built for state aid in the past eight years, were constructed during this year. The entire working force of the department up to near the close of that year consisted of the commissioner, his deputy (civil engineer), two engineer-inspectors and a stenographer. The second, or last fiscal year, covered by this report marks a vast change in the kind and amount of work performed, due partly to amendments to the former state reward road law, but mainly to the passage of the so-called Trunk Line Act. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.