Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-01
DELAYED
REPORT
Chairman W. H. Stokes Makes
Full and Complete Report on
Meridian Road.
VOLUNTEERS DO GOOD WORK
MIR. Stokes is Highly Pleased
With the Efforts of the Citi-
zens of the County.

| Inc M6TlQ1an fOdQ COWlulllSe, Oh
/ or about August 18th, 1912, made and
handed to Mr.. c. M. Lyon, president
of the Watertown commercial club, a
complete report, as per copies below
together with recommendations for
the future handling of the Meridian
Road; also original subscription list
of the committee of sixteen; also
Treasurer Rice's statement attached
of disbursements, with vouchers of
the money placed in the hands of Mr..
Rice by the committee of sixteen.
| | submit these as the acts in the
case and at this time, without COM
ment.
w. H. Stokes,
Ex-Chairman Meridian
Road Committee.
Mr.. c. NJ. Lyon,
Pres. Commercial Club,
Watertown, S. D.,
Dear Sir:
| We hand you herewith report of
the Meridian road committee, and are
pleased to inform you that the work
done on the 25th and 26th Of June,
excel1ed the committees expectations.
| All the committees of five did very
we'll and some of the committees did
most excellent work, except the com
mittees on miles II and 15--these fell
down completely. We are pleased to
been taken care of in good shape. The
Hanten Machine company furnished
the tractor, and we had two graders
and with the help given by the chair
man of your cimmittee, mile Is is in
splendid shape and will compare very
favorably with any mile in the TWEEN
ty-four. Some of the farmers turned
out and helped also. There were also
two culverts put in on this mile.
We are pleased to inform you that
the county commissioners kept their
promise and completed the iron and
cement bridges, in all places where
necessary, and iron culverts have
been put in in most places where re-
quired.
Taking everything into considera-
tion, we consider that the plan adopt
ed by the committee, has worked out
successfully. Since the 26th of June,
some of the committees have looked
after their mile of road and have them
in fairly good shape. 1t is true, the
plan was not carried out in every de-
tail as contemplated but as nearly so
as we could expect.
Watertown and Codington county
may well be proud of the gratuitous
efforts put forth on the 25th and 26th
OF June, in building the twenty-four
miles of road through the county
from north to south.
Your committee feels that the foun-
dations have been laid with good
bridges and culverts and grading, for
building up a first class road through
out the twenty-four miles.
The twelve King road drags, pur-
chased from the Sioux Falls Metal
Culvert Co, have been distributed as
follows:
Miles 1 and Geo. Gunderson.
Z Miles 3 and fl r. Michaels.
Miles and 6--Fred Neuendorf.
Miles Z and 8--W. c. Schmeling.
Miles 9 and 10--Chester Pickrel.
Miles II and 12-Chris Christensoni
Miles 13 and Nv. T. Alice.
Miles Is and 16-Nick CordelI
Miles IL and Is, 10 and 20-Mr.
Nicholson for City.
Miles 21 and 22-Mr. ferguson.
Miles % and 24Henry Fittje.
On July 1st, your committee sent
to each of these parties. a letter Of /
instructions, reading as follows:
i wish to inform you that your
King road drag is ready for miles ~
and and should you or any of your
neighbors be coming in to Watertown,
would be pleased 10 have you call
at my office and get the drag. It'll
will be marked Meridian road drag
mile and
You probably understand the use ofl3.
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