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Paving Spending tops Illinois State Highway Audit
State Auditor J. W. Long released figures showing the Washington State Highway Commission spent 34 million in the fiscal year ending July 1 1929. Over 14 million went to paving with Jones and Lee counties receiving the largest sums. The report lists county by county expenditures and notes paving occurred in 66 of 89 counties with many counties surpassing 100 000.
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Jones County
Lee County
Adams
Audubon
Boone
Calhoun
Carroll
Gass
Cherokee
Clay
Crawford
Dallas
Dickinson
Emmet
Floyd
Greens
Guthrie Hamilton
Hardin
Humboldt
Ida
Louisa
Lyon
Madison
Marlon
Michell
Osceola
Pocahontas
Ringgold
Sac
Shelby
Adair
Allamakee
Appanoose
Benton
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Butler
Cedar
Cerro Garcia
Chickasaw
Clarke
Clayton
Clinton
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Moines
Dubuque
Tiene
Fayette
Franklin
The
Fremont
Grundy
Hancock
Harrison
Henry
Howard
Towa
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
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