Highways and Highway TransportationChatburn, George R.
History
Highways and Highway Transportation
Chatburn, George R.
Roads; Transportation
ANDERSON, ANDREW P., “Highways,” _American Year Book_, 1918, pp.
317-321; 1919, pp. 308-311. D. Appleton & Company, New York.
“Bonds for Highway Improvement,” Office of Public Roads Bulletin No.
136, U. S. Dept of Agr.
_Boston Transcript_, Letter by a foreign visitor giving her opinion
of American Roads. Aug. 10, 1892.
BURROUGH, EDWARD, “State Aid to Road Building in New Jersey,” Office
of Public Road Inquiry Bulletin No. 9, 1894. Dept. of Agriculture,
Washington.
CHATBURN, GEORGE R., “Highway Engineering,” pp. 125-126, John Wiley &
Sons, New York.
_Congressional Record._--Good Roads Resolution introduced in the
Senate by Senator Manderson, Vol. XXIV, pp. 157, 261, 300. Introduced
in the House by Representative Lewis, Vol. XXIV, p. 883.
CONROW, CLAYTON, “Inside History of the State Aid Law,” Report of the
New Jersey Commissioner of Public Roads, 1900, p. 81.
Department of Agriculture Year Book, 1900, p. 522.
Federal Aid Road Law, History of, _Congressional Record_, Vol.
LIII, 1916. The Federal Aid road bill, the one that was finally
passed and became the most effective road law the world has ever
known, had a history in Congress that would make a large volume in
itself. The pages of the _Congressional Record_ where it may be
found follow: House Roll 7617--To provide that the United States
shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and
for other purposes--was introduced by Mr. Dorsey W. Shackleford, of
Missouri, January 6, 1916 and referred to the Committee on Roads,
637.--Reported back (H. Rept. 26), 746.--Debated, 1131, 1165, 1234,
1269, 1285, 1353-1368, 1373-1408, 1451-1480, 1516-1537 (Appendix,
21, 36, 141, 157, 160, 162, 172, 177, 178, 188, 203, 207, 208, 209,
211, 213, 214, 216, 218, 593, 1273, 2247).--Amended and passed
house January 25, 1916, Ayes 283, Noes 81, Present 3, not voting
67, 1536, 1547.--Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and
Forestry, 1551.--Motion for change of reference debated, 2049-2057,
2329-2335.--Reference changed to Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, 2334, 2335.--Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 250), 3460,
3881.--Debated, 6425-6433, 6494-6504, 6532-6549, 6565-6585, 6731,
6782-6785, 6840-6849, 6897-6899, 7119-7127, 7225-7228, 7291-7300,
7414, 7451, 7456-7465, 7499-7518, 7560-7571.--Amended and passed
Senate unanimously, May 8, 1916, 7571.--Referred to House Committee
on Roads--Reported back (H. Rept. 732), 8357.--House disagrees to
Senate amendments and asks for a conference, 8749.--Senate insists
on its amendments and agrees to a conference, 8783.--Conference
appointed, 8749, 8783.--Conference report (S. Doc. No. 474) made in
Senate, 9964.--Conference report unanimously agreed to in Senate
June 27, 1916, 10086.--Conference report (No. 856) made in House.
10171.--Conference report debated in House, 10162-10173 (Appendix,
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