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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 ...was contemplated when the Commission adopted the unit type of construction by which it provided for a large mileage of usable roads so designed that their carrying capacity could be increased to keep pace with the demand of increasing traffic without loss of original investment. Certain very definite reasons made it advisable, in the opinion of the Highway Commission, to undertake a large building program during this period. The registration of motor vehicles in California has increased over 1700 per cent since the first state highway bond issue was voted in 1910, and the demand for additional improved highways was increasing in intensity. The peak of excessively high building costs, that followed the war, passed and prices showed a sharp decrease. Contractors were eager for work. Unemployment was prevalent, and the fact that highway work employed a large volume of unskilled labor and was distributed over the entire state made it particularly desirable to undertake a large amount of highway construction. Fortunately the electors of the state, by the enactment of Constitutional Amendment No. 9 at the previous November election, had provided a flexible rate of interest on state highway bonds which formerly had been difficult to sell on a fluctuating and uncertain bond market at the fixed interest rate of 4 per cent. Under the authority of this measure the state was able to offer bonds at the market rate and thus was able to proceed with highway construction without interruption. EXTENT OF ACTIVITY. The extent of the road building activity of the past two years will be realized when it is stated that in November, 1920, there were 28 contracts and day labor jobs under way on the state highway system involving 280 miles. On July 1, 1922, there were 152 contracts...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Biennial Report Of The Division Of Highways To The Director Of The Department Of Public Works. To get started finding Biennial Report Of The Division Of Highways To The Director Of The Department Of Public Works, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 ...was contemplated when the Commission adopted the unit type of construction by which it provided for a large mileage of usable roads so designed that their carrying capacity could be increased to keep pace with the demand of increasing traffic without loss of original investment. Certain very definite reasons made it advisable, in the opinion of the Highway Commission, to undertake a large building program during this period. The registration of motor vehicles in California has increased over 1700 per cent since the first state highway bond issue was voted in 1910, and the demand for additional improved highways was increasing in intensity. The peak of excessively high building costs, that followed the war, passed and prices showed a sharp decrease. Contractors were eager for work. Unemployment was prevalent, and the fact that highway work employed a large volume of unskilled labor and was distributed over the entire state made it particularly desirable to undertake a large amount of highway construction. Fortunately the electors of the state, by the enactment of Constitutional Amendment No. 9 at the previous November election, had provided a flexible rate of interest on state highway bonds which formerly had been difficult to sell on a fluctuating and uncertain bond market at the fixed interest rate of 4 per cent. Under the authority of this measure the state was able to offer bonds at the market rate and thus was able to proceed with highway construction without interruption. EXTENT OF ACTIVITY. The extent of the road building activity of the past two years will be realized when it is stated that in November, 1920, there were 28 contracts and day labor jobs under way on the state highway system involving 280 miles. On July 1, 1922, there were 152 contracts...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Biennial Report Of The Division Of Highways To The Director Of The Department Of Public Works. To get started finding Biennial Report Of The Division Of Highways To The Director Of The Department Of Public Works, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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