The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-18
THEY ARE ROAD BUILDING.
commissioners Lei Contracts Amount
ing TO More Than S15O,OOO.
THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM COST.
The County Attorney Instructed to Re-
duoe Contracts to Writing and to
Affix penalties.

! During the past week the county commits.
sloners have been In session ana they GER.
talnly have broke the record in the matter
OF letting contracts and the authorization
OF condemnation proceedings for such pur.
poses
The total amount of bids accepted at the
last session OF the court amounted to S2J1,.
"i9 winch was at rate ranging from 5s
10 w cents per cubic yard, according to
conditions that prevailed at the point where
the improvements were to be made. IL
VIII be remembered that a 5000 900 bond
issue was authorized at an election not
many months ago and the action OF the
court during this tum leaves something
over SluOOOO Of that issue yet unexpended
since the last Issue the following contracts
nave ben awarded aud the following pro.
ceedlngs had by the commissioners:
lhe contract for constructing that part
o. tIe washington County road between
the twenty third ana the twentv-sIvtn
mllcposts was awarded to HIM A. Kay
10 the snme parties was awarded thG con.
ldcl TO construct slN aud onc.half miles
81 the road between Cypress Top and the
montgomery county Hue
Inc contract Tor paving and grading
a'"ii street road with gravel ana shp! for
u distance OF Two miles was awarded To
The contract to shell aud gravel the Hons.
ton ana Pierce Junction road for a distlurn
o. Two miles was awarded 10 Sudcrman,
DolsOn Il Co.
they also secured the contract for same
KIND oi work on the Houston aud Chocolate
Bayou road for two miles.
10 lilpp y Key was awarded the Gourmet
Tor paving the Houston Avenue road for a
distance of two miles
To Sudcrman, Dolson & CO. was awarded
ana shepherd Dam roads
hlpp Key secured the contract 10 pave
ior two miles the Westhelmer rond
Inc same firm also secured the following
contract; Six aud one half miles paving
ON the Poor Farm ana Richmond rod
Inc hrm of Sudcrman, Dulson ~ Co. Sc /
cured the Following additional contracts for
! 9ad improvements: One-halt mile between .
the Wallsvllc and Crosby roads. three and .
one ,half miles on the Houston and Crosby .
200 cubic yards Of clam shells. selected
quality, IN the Fifth ward at Sl0j per
cubic yard
i was ordered that the county attorney
reduce each OF the above contracts to writ
ing tRat contractors give performance
bond In o sum equal 10 one-f fourth OF the
estimated cost Of each contract and that
the county judge sign same; It was also
ordered that q penalty Of $40 per dav he
stipulated against the contractors for delay
In the execution Of their contracts
1t was ordered that the Telephone road
be extended along the railroad track to nm
With the shell rond at the
school house at Humble. This is to he done
rs an extra under the contracts with Sudcr
man Dolson & Co.
II was ordered that the right of way for
= ro0d from Dairy TO Long FONT public
road along the Texas Western narrow
gauge railway track for which deeds have
'ceu made ana delivered, he received hy tho
county and that same he adopted MS roul
n the FIRST class. The clerk was directed
o make the necessary eutries.
Tho county surveyor was ordered tn In.
ioect the Shelf road at Lynchburg aud 10
cport upon the extent and character OF the
cp1irs necessary thereon
The sheriff was ordered to remove the oh
'trucilopS upon ana across Jackson Hill
luhilc road, and that thereafter the con
ractor be instructed TO proceed with his
ontract