The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-19
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N Bedding, Oct. 19-Two important road building projects are to be got under way here this week. One is the extension of the State road south ward from Episcopal church corner at the Ridge to a point near the resi- dence of Marcus Burr. The other is the improvement of the highway across lSunset Hill from the hills lower end to the stretch of nacadan extending from Commodore Luttgen' s residence to the Bethel line. The cost of the latter undertaking is to be borne jointly by Commodore Luttgen and Leslie O. Peck except for $150 contributed by the town, a sum which will comprise only an insignificant part of the total outlay called for by the improvement.
 The contract for the State job has been awarded to Sanford F. Osborn of the Ridge whose bid was $1 per linear foot. The only other bid sub mitted was from A. H, Sanford and Llswellgn lIa Werner at L e1:4T , a-S r peE cred by the contract is 5, SIS feet. The width Is 12 feet and the specifi- cations call for a. stone foundation described as hardening material six inches in depth. There is a provision however. that such parts of the road covered with hardening material. the stone foundation being omitted First selectman Sanford has urged that stone base be put in the entire length and in this he represents the best local Judgment as a merely dirt road would soon succumD to the con siderable auto travel to which this highway is subjected. It is hoped, although hardly expected, that the job will be finished by December 1, the date on which State road work IS suspended. Evidently the State con struction work mapped out for. Lone town and for the Putnam Park road will not be entered upon until next year although the funds available for time awaiting application.
 The public spirit which prompts the Sunset Hill enterprise is in line with what Messrs. Luttgen and Peck have already done. At cost of several thousand dollars the former built up- wards of half mile of nacadam hill, and the two together afterwards constructed gravel roadway from a point about midway of the hill north easterly to the east and west road throueh Dodgintown, thereby providing one of the prettfest driving routes in the country. It was entirely laid out over their land and cost about S6.OOO Two years ago they offered the town 1000 towards rebuilding the entire Sunset Hill road and the Selectmen sought Com. Macdonald'S approval towards using part of the towns The commissioner refused his assem-, on the ground that other local needs were more pressing but said that at some future time State aid would probably be extended
 Recently MeSsrs. Luttgen and Peck decided to go ahead with the work on their own account. An effective method of drainage was the first es- sential This will be provided by laying galvanized iron pipes eighteen inches in diameter diagonally across the road in long s1ants from gutter to gutter At the point where these sec tions of pipe connect to form an angle catch basins will be put in with GOV CTS to admit of cleaning. The road way will be enlarged to a width of about 20 feet and raised so as to fa- ciIitate the drainage. Finally liber- al coating of gravel will be applied and the King drop used to maintain the proper shape. Prospecting is now being done in the valley east of the hill in the hope of discovering gravel deposits. The large quantity of gray el used for the Sunset Hill-Dodgin- town road was bought by the load:
 The improvement work about to be commenced will apply to about 5000 feet The pipe laid down costs 70 cents per foot and when to this is added the expense of excavating and filling in it can be seen that the to- tai will be large. The men behind the project are bound to have first