- 期刊
日治初期臺灣的道路事業
The Road Construction Business in Taiwan during the Early Period of the Japanese Reign
摘要
日本治臺初期，軍方由於軍事行動之需求、地方由於物資流通和行政發展之需，興築道路誠為當時之急務。因此，在日本治臺後隨即看到軍方、中央民政部門、地方官廳各自就其需求積極展開道路的相關調查活動。再就築路事業的執行觀之，軍政時期的道路事業可說是在陸軍局幕僚副官部與民政局內務部土木課的相互協力下推動的；即使進入民政時期之後，軍方與民政局的協力關係仍持續著，唯分工與軍政時期有所不同。另，值得注意的是，地方道路事業亦起步甚早。在經費、人力缺乏的情況下，地方官很早就開始利用地方士紳和地方民力進行築路，街庄在地方士紳的領導下也會自主性地修繕道路和橋樑。 總之，日治初期的道路事業，很早就在軍方、中央民政部門、地方三條脈絡下展開，從日本領臺後到1897年度不到三年期間，共新設或改築了910多公里的道路（僅指軍方與臨時土木部所完成的部分，不含地方開鑿的部分），可說當時軍事及行政上所需的道路大抵築造完畢。然而，由於這些道路是在緊急需求下趕造出來的速成物，不論是路線的選擇或是路幅的統一等觀點視之，皆有其缺憾。即使如此，此一時期的道路調查與築路事業，仍為日後道路事業的發展奠定了堅實的基礎。
並列摘要
During the early period of the Japanese reign, the building of roads was top priority because of the needs in military operations, in the circulation of goods among different regions, and in the developments of administration. After the Japanese took over Taiwan, it started an immediate survey into the development of roads on the basis of military, administrative, and regional needs. Road construction was initially a cooperation between the Aide-de -camp Office of the Army and the Interior Office of the Department of Civil Affairs. Even during the Civil Period, such cooperation continued, with only a difference in labor division. It is also important to notice that the construction of regional roads started early too. Under limited budget and resources, the local governments made good use of local gentries and the general public. Even town streets and bridges were soon built under the lead by these arduous people voluntarily. In a word, the road construction business during the early period of Japanese reign developed quite smoothly with the cooperation between the military forces, the Civil Affairs Department of the central government, and the local people. Within three years after the Japanese took over Taiwan in 1897, a total of 910 kilometers of roads was built by the military forces and the Construction Department, not taking into account that built by the general public. It was a result out of military and administrative needs. However, as the roads were built in a hurry, there were problems in terms of the site and the magnitude of the road. And yet, these roads became nevertheless the foundation for later road business to develop.