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Show HOW THE FEDERAL ROAD AID STANDS AFTERS YEARS On Juno 30, 1921, ,th'e close or Wo fifth fiscal year since the pas-sago pas-sago of tho Federal aid road net, which Is administered by the Bureau Bur-eau of Public ItoadB, United States Department of Agriculture, the States Sta-tes and Federal Government had completed 7,469 miles of road, and 17,977 miles wero under construction. construct-ion. Including the work completed on projects still under construction, tho States have completed work which ontltlca them to draw on tho Federal Treasury for $118,916,515. Thero is also a balance allotted out not yet earned on projects now under construction amounting to $66,37G,-636. $66,37G,-636. Of tho two appropriations which have been raado for Federal ald there Is now only $18,793,544 remaining unobligated. Twclvo of the States bavo obligated their cntlro allotment and several others liavo only a small amount to their credit During tho fiscal year the total of completed projects Jumped from 1.G77 to 7,469 miles, and tho projects pro-jects under cuusttuctlon Increased ! from 14,940 to 17,977- miles. Tho ( money earned by completion of work has grown from $40,097,881, a year ngo to $118,915,515 -at tho , end of this fiscal year. Tho amount ' carnod during the year was $78,81, t 634, or nearly twlco as much ns tho I amount earned during tho four years j preceding. I The new projects submitted during tho year bring the total amount of Federal aid obligated up to $247,- 956,456, as compared with $109,- 830,366, which was the amount ob- llgatod on June 30, 1920. At this rate it Is expected that the small ( j balance of $18,000,000 still unobll- f sated will be taken up In a very '1 short time. 4 The month of June was a record J month In every way. The mlleago I of completed projectb Increased moro than 1,200 miles, more than twlee-wimouiit twlee-wimouiit roported for )he month otaay. Funds allotted to work actually ac-tually under construction Increased i by $13,670,925. |
