The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-24
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70 provide. for the expansion. Of the
bficks each way, all oil which Is deem.
cd Necessary II the bricks are to be
-gruuted with cement.
culSerts should be built under. the
road wherever necessary, below the
sub grade, and your Committee rec.
owraends they be constructed Of con;
cfete.
Attached hereto. are blue prints
showing cross sections OF the propos.
ed roads as outlined above.
SSpecihl attention Is Invited TO the
ylne prints showing CROSS sections.
one Of which cross sections provides
fcs d Inch crpwn and the other.
shows the road slightly sloped from
one curb TO the other, draining cross
ways. This method OF construction
Il being used largely In other places,
particularly on hillside roads where
AZ Is not always feasible to establish
and maintain, cutters on both, sides Of
the road. This method OF construc.
ton. appeals to your Committee and
Is Recommended for use In FaIrmont
District on Hillside roads as 1t will
save part Of the cost of up-keep Of
cutters and also make a saving In the
cost Of CONSTRUCTION by eliminating
the additional excavation that would
have to be made TO provide space for
one Of the cutters. -
Your Committee recommends that
competent iengineers be employed TO
assist the County Eng and those
Who may be- entrusted With HIM with
lie construction work. to make the
Necessary surveys and superlntend
9timaies thattpIs eteense FOR engi,
neering will be fully S7,500.00, and
thls Item is, not included in the cs-.
climates hereafter given for the cost
Of paving per mile. n
The. figures given below are your
Committees estimate OF the average
eost3oi brick paved. roads per mile as
above specified II feet wide inside
the curbs:
SGfsdtng. estimated 10 be IL" all
over 1 mile, 1918 square yards q
1be, sl,231.s5.
Stone foundation inches all over,
ssi3 square yards q 3ec, s2,4s3.9o. {,
N Sand cushion 2" all over S213
luare9 yards a SC. s4lO.65: - ~ ~
Brick, Including laying and rolling
q soe per sdiiare yard, s7;S91fO."
Cement grouting and bituminous
lsxpansion Joints and paper expansion
sulhtsf estimated ut II scttspee fsqtiane
yard of paving, -s6ll. "a, ~ A.-..,....,..
This makes a cost OF paving. with
out curbs and culyerts, Of s1,4S per
Square yard, stotaiing $12. 15a24.~ . +.
iis10,560 fineal feet Of concrete curb
5suG'x15.' q Csc per lineal foot,
amounts to ss.Sete8. :,
We estimate that Ave concrete cul.
yerts;of varying sizes will fulfill the
deeds which can be constructed for
an1average Of $1OO each. or a cost per
nile OF road of-S5pO::''--'' {
Adding this to ,thc above makes a
tPtSlscost per mile of paving ot'$l5,-
16s2i. +9-t n. es
Your Committee feels that above
figures are liberal. and believes that
with, good management the cost per
mile can be reduced when letting the
contracts.
Figuring on the above basis for the
twenty miles OF the IA feet road to be
bailt, We find that this cost will reach
ssoS,1S4SO
N Your Committee estimates that the
work to be done inside the corporate
limits OF the City of Fairmont, and
including the section. of district road
\ already paved to the width Of the
. street. In the :, rebuilding OF the
streets that are AN extension to the
Court House OF the main roads lead.
Ing into the city providing tho
bricks now In the pavement are used
for a foundation to the streets, in
lieu of crushed stone, and again using
tie sand that now underiies the,
streets), can be done for npproxi-
mately s1.S5 per square yard exclu.
siYe OF the curbing.
Your Committee estimates that
there will be fully 44,522 square yards
Of su:h repaving to be done in the
City OF FaIrnont, which will cost at
the price Of s1.35 per square yard,
$e0,1Ot.7o To. this add 100000 for
curbing to, be constructed. making
the estimated cost OF doing this part
OF the work S64.1O4,7O.
The total estimated cost OF doins
all the work then is as follows:
Cost OF paving 20 miles OF
roads II feet wide 80. .$303, 1880
Cost OF recoRstructing city
streets ............,.... 6i,1Oi.7O
Cost OF engineering and In
specting ............... 100000
Making grand total cost OF 374,7S9.5O
for doing all. tho work, exclusive OF
re-loeations or changes OF grades.
Your CoWmlltee calls particular at
tention to the fact that In the above
estimates no allowance whatever has
been made for any eXcavating or fill.