The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-08
missioner Becker.
JOURNAL Of the
nd alan o cnn,

NJ dls0 COLL
rnfcaion- on, the SUBJECT Of the pres
sent condition OF tie County Reads,
feel myself called upon, as President
of the Board Of Commissioners for
this county. TO present to the tax
payers of both city aud county, such
Information as IS 10 my possession re-
garding the natter AMI offer such
suegestions for the future as appear
20 be worthy the seriopss considera-
ton OF said tax payers on this i'm
portant subject. ..7a sis'
During the past year the Gounty
Commissioners. as an experiment.,
construcsed two roads, one ten feet
vide. on The cid Plank or State Road
10 Princeton, and the other intended
for sixteen teet road. but on account
of widening al the bridge, averages
seventeen and two thirds feet, on
Franklin Street, west of Pigeon
Greek. There is a slight difference
hin the manner of construction be
tween the two roads, aud also iD the
cost, as will be seen by the report
made byrfqaest Of the Comm issioners,
By Mr. B4;eman, County Surveyor,
as a basis of calculation for future
operations, and which is hereto ap
I pended. % z, 1al Aase ge saz s-N
REPORT.
TO The Honorable, the Board Of Con, ssission.
'eTs Of Pd1ldsS b7srgh C0uttgs IgsLitu1a:Fs sf1
I beg leave O submit he 70 lowing report
Of lie cost Of lmproven1e enls made curing
slsst 0anTnsr and Fan upon toe Plank or.
I State Road, and on Fran kin street, La
nSsco. west OF rlge92 o S6sI S5egEA 'sA
Length. l,87o eess w1dlh, 10 feet Square
/ Mstsr1iaIeo SMhsus1 tsiso y w. 4nfgnfeU
! StOoe delivered by Al
i mold, $50 perches. at sl6j
4 Stone delivered by H-nni,
4 562 pershes, at 81 s. per ~
l. perc0.-.-..-..,..-.-- ], 4o9 ~
I Total stone, i.2I2 perches, costing s2.5s1 so
Amount paid therefor a. per
books OF the Township Tru>tee l,46S 81
Total cost of material and labor. ,030 II
/ Cost per square yard-........ 81 %
4 nnoal foot............ l52
The above road received no topping o.
! ON the Feankiin street been given, the cost
i would have been increased as foliows:
/ Per square yard.-.... ..-.....s2 ~
/ FER IlueaI Ib0L.--- u n ffly
On -Frsnk!in Stresst =. wsst Of Pigeon
feet; square yards, 1,52O 90 100.
/ Material
! Eartn delivered by Chris Me.nert-
I FIIst bill. I,0z567 cubic yarus,
Second bIi. / 7Is Il cubic k<
" !. q: a; e l5s dss P5T :, .,,, ys,d ; gao
at l4c per ysrd..,... -: f....-.I 2s7 0s
Total earthwork. 4,78e t6.lO0 cubic
yards costlns sJ5 i
I Some delivered ny rngel q 'ss.-
4 mar NJ ~ -
Gravel delivered by Nugent, per
Auditors book ......-........ ,..... 562 81
Total c 5. OF material.,.,.....-,..,....528l7 s.
/ Labor, amount patu therefor PER
books of tae Townsh , trustee. GIG 80
Total cost, mat erial and labor az, ,2s8 95
Cot per sQuare yaId.-..---.. u l25z
hneal loot .-.......... Il
exclusive
Cost per square yare...~....-. s. $40
The ABOVE price per iiheal foot is for the
road at its fnlI width OF I725 feet. Had the
road been ike the Plank Road, only 10
feet wide, the same material would have
Aald a length of 1853 IS IC0 feet, in which
case the cost woutd have been
Including grave, per hneaI loot y 50
Excluding 20
From the above calculation, il appears
there is small difference of cost between
the cost OF the two roads, either by square
yards or lineal feet. IS wall be seen by
the following comparative statement:
Plank Road, Without topping of
gravel, per square ard .........,.....Sl 95
franklin street IS S-l0
Difference in favor OF Franklin 81. 62-lO
Plank Road, with gravel topping.
per SOU re yard .-..s2 l9
Franklin street., do .,....,.....-..... II Z j
-DiGrlenee in favor OF franklin st. 8 Is
Plank Road, without topping, per
nneal foot (teo feet Widtl ............s2 Is =
tFanEIfn Street, do '....'.....'.-......... z W
difference in favor of Franklin St. 6 IL
Plank Road, with gravel, 10 feet
wife, per Ilnesl f0ol-.........,......S2 42
} Franklin Street, do. ---... = 50
t DIffsrepc- In favor OF franklin at 6
, Showing that, under the same cOndi ions,
franklin street cost a ffaclion over SIX
cents less than the Peas tsgad. =. the " e
: Road without gravel, and Franklin Street
I | wi b gravel, is
! Franz Street, per square yard 50 L e rs
5 Plank Road 70
! Difference in favor OF Plant k Road II
And the average cost of suca roads with
| gravel topping would be on a teu-toOt
= road 81 80 per lIneal foot, or g IS So pei
foot Teoa d. s2 I2}4 per linsaf foot, or 81 81 pei
| square yard, the width of the road making
| no difference in the cost per square yard
, CIraveIing, taking the cost OF gravel or
D Franklin street as a ba> IS FOR caieu abtor
i COSTS q rifle over twenty three cents
t - ; tTIAs. b. BATEMAN.
: state O Indiana, .
y EaDderburgh County.
e I,Victor Bisch, Auditor in aud frr salt
Q County. do hereby certify that he fore
ls going Is a tfae copy OF the original as q
r same appears OF record on file In my office
Witness my hand ard official seal, q
Evansville. this, the Sd day of an
= LS'f'9i'-i uary, 1870.
j. VICTOR BISCH. 4. V. G.
. From the above report it ap pear
= that the cost per mile of road 0
+ similar construction TO that Of
y Franklin Street, ten feet wide, woul'