La Junta tribune., 1905-09-06
eos,s, OF eooe ROADS.

The specifications for the state
road between La Junta and Rocky
Ford, which include instructions to
bidders, proposals, contract. bond.
etc. prepared by State Engineer
Jaycox, have been received by the
board of county commissioners and
are now on file in the Office of the
county clerk.
The last legislature appropriated
81 900 for this road. and of this
amount 3,75O is available for the
purpose of giving the roadbed a
surfacing of shale. the county COM
missioners having already had the
necessary grading done at the ex-
pense of the county. 1t is hoped
that the state appropriation availa-
BILE will be sufficient to give the road
a covering of shale for distance of
six miles west along the Santa Fe
right-of-way as far as the Timpas
creek bridge.
The work in to be under the
supervision Of board of construc-
ton composed of the state engineer
and the board of county commits
sioners. Sealed proposals for the
surfacing of the road will be re-
ceived at the office Of the state engi-
neer up To noon, September 9Th.
Each proposal is to be accompanied
by a certified check for 800 payable
TO T. w. Jaycox. state engineer, and
the successful bidder will be re-
quired to enter into contract and
give bond for "a sum equal to the
contract price as a guarantee for
the faithful performance Of the
work.
The specifications state that work
is to be commenced within ten days
from the day the proposal is accept
ed by the board Of construction.
The amount of work to be included
in the contract will be from the
corner west Of Riverview cemetery.
extending toward Rocky Ford and
completing as much as can be per-
formed for the sum Of $3.50. The
work to be done will be surfac-
ing with decomposed limestone or
shale. the surface To be stripped Of
everything of vegetable nature.
and the surfacing TO consist of a
layer Of shale nine inches in thick
ness and sixteen feet in width. with
no chunks of shale thicker than six
inches. The contractor is to be paid
by the square yard.
Would it not be good idea for
citizens Of La Junta and Rocky Ford
to get together and raise an
amount Of money sufficient to COM
plete the road for the entire distance
between the two cities this year?
The county commissioners would
probably have the necessary grading
done and do il gladly. The road
completed would he such an object
lesson that there would be no diff
Guilty at all at the next session of the
legislature To secure an appropria-
ton sufficient to build a state road
from Pueblo to the Kansas state
line. All of the representatives
from the Arkansas Valley would
surely combine in an effort to secure
such an appropriation. and in such a
union there would be strength suffi-
cient to secure results. Thousands
of dollars are appropriated at every
session Of the legislature in building
expensive bridges and inaccessible
roads that do not have one-tenth
part Of the traffic that a model state
road from Pueblo to the Kansas
state line would have. Why not
organize and go after this state
road? What are we here for? Other
sections of the state secure all that's
coming to them and then some.
Isn't il about time for the Arkansas
Valley. one of the most prosperous
and promising sections Of the state.
to be up and DOING Quien sabe7