Imperial Valley press., 1910-06-11

homeseekers, men of wealth, people who have the means for carrying or experimental work which cannot be undertaken by men of more moderate means.
 San Diego is knocking at our door; she is our friend through geographi cal reasons. She wants to help us for our interests are mutual.
 We recommend for improvement, at this time, the following main public highways, described by their termini.
 Calexico Road, from north city limits of Calexico to Southeast cor. ner of El Centro, 905 miles.
 Imperial Avenue, from west city linn. it's of El Centro to south city limits of Imperial, 2.75 miles.
 Imperial Avenue, from north city limits of Imperial to southwest corner of Brawley, SOP miles.
 Holtville Road, from west city lim- it's of Holtville to east city limits of ANi OOhNAOs o'oU lhhCo
 Westside Road, from west city linn. it's of El Centro to Westside Main Ca. nal, 11.55 miles.
 Mountain Springs Roard from West side Main Canal to connect with High way system of San Diego County at Mountain Springs, 27.25 miles.
 We recommend the following gen eral method of improvement for the valley section of highway, which is general in character and will be adapt ed 10 the local conditions by the de- tail specifications to be prepared be- fore the improvement is made
 lhe finished road shall present Q we'll formed roadway, with a central area of hard, durable material with clean, properly graded gutters on each side.
 The central area, 16 feet in width, shall consist of bank gravel, held in place by shoulder or border of earth. The entire width of roadway, includ- ing the shoulders or borders shall be properly and uniformly crowned.
 The sub-grade or base of the gravel led portion shall be brought to grade or proper shape and rolled until it is unyielding!
 The shoulder or border, constructed on each side of the gravelled area, shall in general, be four feet wide. This will give a width of available driving way eight feet greater than the gravelled portion, or twenty-four feet in all.
 For the mountain road we recon mend a width of sixteen feet, the roadway to be constructed of the ma terial through which it passes, except in stretches which will require paving with malpai or granite which is to be found near such stretches.
 We recommend constructing all bridges as wooden or combination
 
 cept that in the case of the smaller waterways, where pipe can be used, we recommend the use of corrugated ingot iron or heavy vitrified pipe and in the case of the mountain road where possible the use of granite cul. verts.
 In our estimate we have not includ- ed the cost of rebuilding any existing bridges which are in good, safe and sound condition.
 We estimate the cost of the i'm provement recommended by us and contained in this report, covering a distance of 67-12 miles of main high way, including grading, paving, bridg- es, culverts, incidental structures, en- gineering and office expenses and all items connected herewith at the sum of $474,839.75 aggregated as follows: Grading ng................$ 98,052.OO PaVlnS ........'....''. ooo,o1l'VV Bridges and culverts ... 41,263.75
 $474,839.75 Finally, we respectfully pray your Honorable Board to call an election for the issuance of bonds of the coun. ty of Imperial to carry out the i'm provements specified in this report, for an amount of s474,839.75.
 All of which is respectfully sub. mitted,
 BY IMPERIAL COUNTY HIGH WAY COMMISSION.
 GEO. A. CARTER, Chairman. Attest: