Show r t s N LOWER C CALIFORNIA N p AD I i I t Sott ien during th firs Or six III months months' of ot 1024 1021 contracted forD r pt f road hard of has been state funds a and II the irm remaining rem thirds two thirds pr provided d' d f i the c counties Unties es This money will be applied on the construction and Improvement of ot more than 50 miles of ot highway There were 40 different projects un un- un- un ken In In addition to this road work there were 13 bridges placed under construction construction construe tion totaling nearly 1 1200 feet In length and Involving expenditures of ot more than These figures are estimated from records of the engineering department department depart depart- ment of the Automobile Club ot of Southern South South- em ern California which organization has bas always been n a strong proponent of ot good roads and which keeps tab of the highway construction throughout that section California now has more than 15 15 ml mile rulies ea of ot surfaced roads road This state is called upon not only to provide pro provide provide pro pro- vide adequate highways for tor Its 1200 motor vehicles but It must also aiso be prepared to take care of an ever ever- Increasing number of at visiting motor motor- During the he le present year dt lt la Is estimated that tome some cars entered entered en en- the st state te and made use se of ot the roads road for tor touring purposes and were under no further expense for use of ot the highways than the 2 cents a gallon gal galIon Ion lon gasoline tax tar which Is levied upon all automotive vehicles |