The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-01
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ROAD MANNG.&~A>'
ROAD BUILDING IN ONO.
Novel Method Adopted by Which
Each Donated His share.

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Novel Method Adopted by Which
Each Donated His share.
The laws OF the State of Ohio give
township trustees the power 70 levy
a tax OF six mills per dollar on all
taxable property. which money must
be used exclusively for. stone roads
We have been carrying this levy for
several years to. raise funds. for
stone roads. but as the. valuation Of
our township Is rather small and the
law further provides that trustees
stfnay accept by donation either mon
ely or labor we recently gave our
people an opportunity to- donate.
/. that Is, we would give them two or
three weeks, on some of our main
I roads, TO raise money by donation,
with the privilege of working out the
amount subscribed, orr to pay la
cash. by hand or by team work.
hand labor at the rate Of $l.50 per
I day and team work. at So per day.
/ The rule has been that. the commu-
nifty raising the largest donation
should receive It's road hrst. In 1906
spring there was contest. one rails
Ing a donation of .3I,6s0, and the
other Sill ,055. Some farmers on the
direct line of the road subscribed as
much as $500 each says,J. l.. Pet
eys OF Carroll Township. In Good
Roads Magazine. ,t
Road building with us Is just In
Its infancy. Up to the present time
We have built only three miles, hut
out people all want more. Although
we have had clay soil to contend
with our roads are giving pretty
good satisfaction,
In the construction OF our roads
we first prepare our grade or earth
bed By thoroughly draining It, This
We recognize as being one of the
most important features for build
ing a successful road. We next ex-
cayate the earth to ,one-halr the
thickness of the stone to be put In.
Before putting In the stone, how
ever, our subgrade Is thoroughly
rolled down by our ten ton roller.
The first layer of stone IL put. In -four
or five inches thick. consisting al
stone running from three to -four
inches well screened to size and
well rolled. This Is followed by altl
other layer OF same size In like man.
ner. also well rolled. and then just
enough screenings put on to fill ~
all voids and bond the stone, and
again rolled
The third. or last, layer consists
OF stone running in size from one to
two Inches put on two or three
inches thick. we'll rolled, with ionl,
enough screenings to bond the stone
and leaving the road with smooth
finish, Care is necessary where /
narrow track Of stone, road Is bull
to keep same above the earth rost
aud with enough crown to allow al
water to run readily 10 the sides o.
cutters. We start our grade With
crown of three or four inches, whict
we hold until the road is complete.
The first two miles of road built
were constructed under favorable
circumstances as we had to haul thu
stone but one and one-haif miles
and teams made seven and eight
trips apiece per day. II required
about $500 tons of stone 10 the
mile, We have been using limestone
and last year we had to- pay sc cents
per ton {. o. b. cars at Oak Harbofs
This year we were compelled to pas
80 cents per ton. The average cost
of road ten feet wide and ter
inches thick would. | estimate. be-
about $4,000 per mile,
We built one Of our main roads
sixteen feet wide, ten. inches thick in
center and five inches on the sides
this cost IFS $500 per mile. the cost
of course depending upon the cost oi
material and the distance al which Il
has to he. hauled In this estimate
labor, fuel for road roller, and Other
expenses, the donated labor beinf
counted the same as hired labor, ars
figured complete. 't+ .3A
We own our own steam road roll
er. and we fnd this one of the mos
necessary implements for road
building and for repairing the ole
roads. The work OF constructions 1,
placed in charge of the township
trustee. We do not employ an engt
neer or contractor. Eids are asked
at the proper time for the crushed
stone and then the contract for THU
Is awarded 10 the lowest biddsr St
far limestone being the most avail
able material, we have used It.. ant
the figures have given are based Oh
same.