Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
ROAD WORK GOES ON
RoADMASTER CONTINUES HIS
IMPROVEMENT STORY.
Many Betterments to Highway Con-
ditions Being Made in All
Sections of Polk.
[By ]. W. Finn.l

(By d. w. flnn.)
Jacob Smith, Supervisor of District
Eight, has his district graded and
some gravel spread in places. The town
of Monmouth has about $500 raised
for its share of the cost Of oiling,
which will be done as fast as the
big 1,000-gallon truck can put it on.
M. N. Prather has had charge of
the extensive work going on in district
nine, Buena Vista. Geo Wells road
change has been opened up and grad
ed and graveled. The new road
through Prathers' bottom has been
blasted and graded. This road in
another year will connect with Ben
ton county's road, which draws travel
from Corvallis and Albany. The
work in this district when completed
will have cost a little better than
$1,000
Fred N. Stump has the roads of
District ten in good shape and has
been spreading good many yards
of Corvallis gravel on them this
spring.
District eleven has about fifty miles
of roadway and draws down about
$1,000 road money this year. Work
is under the supervision of G. S. Calk-
ins of Airie Mr. Henkle has completed
a grading contract on the Hewitt hill
cost, $85. This will be graveled by
contributed teams. About 200 yards
more of gravel will be put on the roads
west of Luckiamute station by con-
tribution. This locality needs the bet
ter roads, sure as the world. Hewitt
and Laughary can then get more Jer-
sey bull calves to the railroad station
for shipment. Work is going on in
and about Airlie, grading and gravel
ing. Gravel is furnished by the coun-
ty on board the cars. Much of this
gravel will be hauled out by contribu-
ton; 500 or 600 yards will be shipped
to Airlie and possibly more.
District twelve has the notorious
Gutlbie lane running through Ii. About
the time it is smoothed up it rains
and it is to do all over again. 1t is
the intention of the court to let the
hauling of about 1900 or 1000 yards
of gravel by contract to the lowest
bidder, the gravel to be furnished by
the county on board the cars. r. r.
Riggs is a pretty well balanced in
dividual, if he was not, conditions out
in this district would put him on the
hummer.
District thirteen is directed by Tom
my Alslp and is getting to be a sleek
district, as his main roads have been
well oiled. Patching, grading and
graveling has been going on in this
district quite extensively. We will
tell more later about the gravel ship
ped to Smithfield.
District fourteen, Mccoy, is spend
ing their district tax and special tax
under the supervision of S. L. Stew
art. About half mile of cutting,
filling, and grading has been COM
pleted ready for gravel in the north
east part of the district at a cost
of about $500. A fill near A. H.
Wyatt's farm has been completed at
a cost of $195, the fill contains about
HOO cubic yards of earth. A 20
foot steel bridge will go in here.
Work will also be done east of Mccoy
in the Bethel hills and south on the
Grove road. In all about
$4,000 will be spent in this district
this year. Conditions are not the
best in the world for building roads
in these hills. 1t takes five times
more money than valley road building.
Stewart is liable to develop bad
in the course of events.
o. yes, l nearly forgot to add that
Stewart has been borrowing Ianl-
hill county grader to grade with.