The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-27
GOOD ROADS IN
OKFUSKEE CO.
PERMANENT HIGHWAYS BEING
BUILT UNDER SUPERVISION OF
STATE DEPARTMENT.

Col Sidney Suggs, state highway
commissioner, has been in the north
ern part of the state for the past ten
days supervising the work of building
roads in Okfuskee, Creek, Payne and
Tulsa counties. In speaking Of his
trip yesterday, he said
For the past week l have spent
part of my time in Okfuskee county,
inspecting the road work that is being
done under plans furnished by the de-
partment of highways. There are 29
miles that have been surveyed in the
country where it was thought a road
could not be built, the state depart
ment Of highways was called upon to
make surveys, plans and specifications
which has been done, the blue prints
Of which can be found in the county
commissioners Office and in the of.
fee of the department Of highways
These roads have been run along lines
of least resistance, avoiding movable
sand beds, quagmires and impossible
grades, just such as is demanded in
every instance by the department Of
highways. After the plans and speCi-
tications were submitted by the state
engineer and approved by the com.
missioner of highways then a con-
tract was let to the Kelly F.. Gibson
construction Co. of Broken Arrow, Ok
lahoma, who agreed not only to build
the road according to plans and speci-
fications furnished, but to keep them
up for given number of years. The
Kelly Gibson company has been in
existence since 1911. They have four
working gangs in operation. This is
not an advertisement for anyone, but
they are the only exclusive highway
builders in the state. In making the |
plans and specifications for the road, |
an estimate was made by the state |
engineer as to the amount of clearing /
necessary and stumps to be removed |
fISm the rght-of-way, grade stakes
were set, and the number of yards of
dirt to be moved, the number Of yards
Of rock to be moved, the size and d.
cation of openings and bridges was
shown by the profles No bridge will
he used that will not carry $50 pound
live load to the foot. These iron
bridges are being manufactured in
the state of Oklahoma. They are pro
yided with a concrete floor and guar
anteed by the builders to carry the
heaviest compound traction engine
that is used in the country. talked
with number of people in that coun.
ty and they are highly pleased with
the work and unhesitatingly say that
they are getting as much work for
one dollar as they did for two under
the old haphazard way that has been
the rule heretofore. If you should
care to see the most difficult part
Of this road you will have to sit on
the east side of the Frisco train go
ing north from Weleetka where it
was said by some of the county and
township road officials that a road
could not be built.
The people of Creek and Payne
have adopted the plans Of
he department of highways and next
week the state highway commission
sr, together with the state engineer
will lay out a road through these
counties from east to west, disregard
ng section lines, realizing that the
'oads are being built not only for
use, but for the benefit of
uture generations.
Charles Page, the millionaire, who
5 constructing and will macadamize i
public road leading from Tulsa TO q
sand Springs, will have the road built
nder the supervision of the state de
of highways and the state
ngineer has been called by Mr.. Page v
o make plans for this macadamized e
ighway. l find great interest is be- C
lg taken in the road movement in Ok o
Iskee, Tulsa, Greek and Payne coun- C
les. These people are determined TO {
ave the state engineer, first, then let S
ne work be done by contract and un- Il
er the supervision OF the department S
+ highways, for safety, economy, and o
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