Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-06-19
Of Meridian
Road Work Tuesday

The drive over the Meridian Road
last night, showed that there had
been splendid work done or, miles S,
3 and 10, and an extraordinary am.
cunt of work done on mile II. Also
splendid work done on miles 10 II.
10 and the north half of mile lG white
the south half of mile 16 and mile II
were nicely graded by the city. Mile
Is was and is In fine shape from last
years work.
The committee has not been over
the miles south of town, but under
stand that there was very little work
done, but that some work was done
before Good Roads Day, and issuance
had that the supervisors would look
after putting these miles in fine shape
Mile Z was found in a neglected
condition; some work has been done
aud the sods left in the center OF the
road. A portion of mile 7, is in fine
shape and had been graded nicely,
but the othre portions were left in
bad shape, but no doubt, the parties
in charge will see that it Is put in
good shape in the near future.
Too MUNICH credit cannot be given
to Mr.. S. H. Addison for the work
done on mile s and part of mile I.
Also the same can be said Of Geo. H.
Baxter and A. P. Foley. who have two
splendid miles, and did some good
work on miles . and 10.
Mile II was neglected; the grade
is loo fiat, aid it is hoped that The
parties having charge of the work on
this mile will see the proper persons
adjoining this mile of road, and have
1t put in shape to compare with miles
8 and 10.
There was heroic work done on
mile II by Mr.. Eales and his able
~lieutenants, ana too much credit can
not be given him and his assistants
Mile 10 was ~splendidly graded, ami
is in fine shape; so also Is mile Id
under the able supervision of Chas.
Kreger who is especially deserv-
ing Of great credit both for last yea"
and this year in getting mile Il II
such excellent shape.
Mhile aIr. IsIdor Hanten was de-
tanned somewhat on Good Roads Day,
he has on the 18th, put all OF mile
Is and half Of 1G in splendid shape.
AS was reported in a previous ar
ticle. the six miles in Germantown
were left to the supervisors, and We
had the assurance of the township
ruporvisory that these six miles
would have necessary attention. The
six miles were neglected on GOOD
Roads Day. ON account of the cele
bration at South Shore. but these are
splendid miles and they are in good
shape now, even without any work,
but a cleaning out Of the bitches, and
the moving Of the grass on the sides
of the grade, and a little attention tC
a few low places, would make these
miles In excellent shape.
Besides the work done as outlined
above, two men with car. put in place
good roads signals as per instructions
of Mr.. John C. Nicholson, secretary
of the Meridian highway, the colors
being red and white.
The committee wishes TO thank
each and every one who SO ably as
sisted in the work done on Good
Roads day
Besides the work done on the Meril
ian Roud. four men, with auto, paint
ed the signals on the telephone poles
the entire 80 miles east and west
through the county, of the Great Rel
and Yellow Trail. The colors being
red and yellow. Also four townships
were organized and the work on the
Red and yellow Trail will Aave the
hearty cooperation Of the townships
through which it passes
Full instructions regarding signals,
both on the Meridian Road and the
Great Red and yellow Highway will
be explained later.
The Red and Yellow county and
township committees will be publish
ed later when organization Is com
pleted
w. H. Stokes,
Chairman Meridian Road
Committee; n. P. Great
Red and Yellow Trail