The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-05
VISIT MADE To
BERWyN ROAD
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
MAKES FAIR REPORT OF The
TRIP.

County Commissioners J. R Talia-
ferro, W. NJ Kirkpatrick and G. w.
Young, accompanied by Jim Whit
son, Lee Gait F. X West, sec:e-
tary OF the Commercial club and
State Commissioner OF Highways
Sidney Suggs were met at Berwyn
by Mr.. Gaines, who with his auto
mobile. and Commissioner Young 5
car, drove them over the road east
from Berwyn to Baum anc return
ing by Berwyn were driven over the
Ardmore and Berwyn road about one
mile south of Caddo. Then back to
Berwyn then out some four miles
southwest OF Berwyn
The larger part of the roads driy-
en- over We're in the BerWyn town
ship Improvements along tAese
roads have been under the personal
MANAGEMENT OF Commissioner G. W.
Young, and under the supervision OF
Mr.. Green. a civil engineer, an Of
ficial report of this road with trac-
ing from which blueprints will be
made. will soon be furnished 10 inc
county and to state department o.
highways.
Mr. Young has spent about $500
on the roads, which he has improved
in Berwyn township.
The engineers report will show
the maximum grade, and will also
show the number ana size Of open
ings for drainage purposes VIII snow
the cost of the gTadng-cost OF
ditching, excavations, etc, It will
also show the material out of which
the openings are made, and will
show width of road and amount Of
gravel placed on the road and the
actual cost of placing same.
Commissioner Young is determin-
ei to have the road completed at
an ealy date and claims that he
VIII not only have the best stretch
Of roads in Carter county, but his
report will show the sections, mile
age. and where and how every dol
lar of the $500 has been expended.
In some instances he intends to
change the location of roadbeds in
order TO save grade and to save
difficult and expensive read cen
struction and put il on the best
foundation that is TO be had.
There is a great abundance OF
gravel ebert and limerick lying
adjacent to and near this road
When his engineer has completed
the road and made his report and
has furnished the department u
highways tracings OF same. Blue
prints will be made without cost 70
the county by the department, so
hat all who may Je interest, VIII
know just where and how every
dollar of this money has been spent
There has been considerable work
done in Morgan township, beginning
north of Caddc On the Eerwyn road,
and southwest of Berwyn on the
Arimore, Berwyn and Springer road.
There has been some wasted energy
along these roads, in some places for
a stretch of half a mile the right
of way has been cleared and 40
foot roadbed built up, when a 20
foot roadbed is standard. There
are some short, steep grades that
will be remedied when the roadhed
has been permanently located by an
engineer. There are places where
the road could be built around hills
on a level and at much less cost
than to build it over the hill, whore
il will be always hard TO pull and
hard to keep up. 1t is practically
as near around n m ~ over it,
Road builders throughout tho riltc
who are interested in improy"mcn'
and construction of roads. have real
lied that when . road Is 10 lc luilt
or improved that the first and ch'Jg.
est man is a competent engineer.
and If it is built by county or state