Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-14
SUPERVISORS TURN ATTENTION
70 IMPROVEMENT OF TRANS
CONTINENTAL ROUTE.
TRACTOR AND GRADERS
START WORKING EAST
County Gang Of Graders to Be Put to
Work at Handorfs Corner Next
w.,s-My.. :. c.=a, s.=.= ccne"! e
Lincoln Highway, Urges co-opsra-
tion in Keeping Route in Condition.

Following the receip. Of letter adj
dressed to "A. A. Moore, county consul
lof the Lincoln Highway Association,
from w. F. Coan, Of Clinton, stare con-
! sui Of the association, In which inquiry
was made as to what the county SUI
4 pervisors were doing to put the Lincoln
/, highway in shape for travel to Califor-
MIA, it has been learned that the SUI
pervisors Tuesday began the seasons
work on the highway. The last OF the
permanent bridges and culverts in the
highway east Of the city were built
last year.
Tuesday the tractor and graders, IN
charge Of the crew, were sent east on
the highway to grade it to the Tama
county line. Next week a gang OF
county workmen will start rebuilding
the bad piece of road at the Handorf
corner in the highway southeast OF the
city. Ell,
] The highway west Of the city, Super
visor Jones said, was in good condl-
i ton, and now that district road super,
intendents have been reappointed, ana
have had territory assigned to them
! for the season, there is no reason why
! the county.s system of roads should
mot be dragged regularly.
Other Highways. Competing.
Mr.. Coan, in his letter, which was
delivered to the Marshailtown Club be-
fcause Moore is out Of the city, sought
| to learn what cooperation was being
!, had from the county and the public to
! put the highway in good condition for
| the travel west and keep It that way.
/ He said that there is very active
| competition on the part of ether cities
land towns on other east and west
routes, and that he hoped Marshall
! town boosters and the supervisors
/ would exert every effort, TO draw the,
automobile tourists over the Lincoln
! highway.
/ Road Superintendent Named.
| Below is a list of the road superin-
tendents who have been appointed, and
the district Of county roads assigned to
leach one These superintendent are
Iexpected not only to see that their dis
ttrict Is dragged when needed, but
kthey are to make any slight repairs in
1 their districts as they are needed. The
! superintendent by districts follow:
/ North Third avenue, Marshalltown
to the Grundy county line-B. f. Rob-
/ inson. .
East and west road, Liscomb to the
THIRD avenue road Frank Rails.
| From Bangor east and north to the
Hardin county line and east to Lis
comb Sherman Weatherly.
From Albion northeast to Bangor
c.. E. Arney.
! From the Eyestone corner on the AL
Ibion road, to Albion, and from Albion
4 to Liscorlb-H.9J. Reidel.
/ From Mormon ridge to the McCor-
mack's corner north Of st. Anthony
Flank c.. Davis.
! From Clemens west Of St. Anthony
from st. Anthony north to the Hardin
county line, and west to the Story
county line-William Drew.
From State Center north to Clemens;
from State Center west to the Story
county line; from State Center south
to Rhodes, and west to the Story
county line-W. A. Nichols.
From Marshalltown to Marietta on
to the north and south road to Glenn
ons-Henry G. Goecke.
From Marshalltown on the Lincoln
highway and county road to State Gem
L Ter lTOIu lAo AlnSOA1A A45A"oy SOAtAA
/ to Luray; from the Lincoln highway
/ past the county farm south to the Van
cleve road. C. Koontz.
From Rhodes to Haverhill; from
Melbourne south to the Jasper county
1 line-Frank c. Gowdy.
4 South Center street from Marshall
4 town to Laurel and on to the Jasper
county line; from Laurel west and
south to the Jasper county line; from
Laurel to two miles east; from the
Center street road east to Ferguson;
from the Center street road west to
Eaverhill-D. G. Maytag.
From Dunbar south to Gilman and
south to the Jasper county line; from
Gilman east to the Tama county line.
and west to the township line. L.
Wylie.
The Lincoln highway from Marshall-
town east to LeGrand, south to Dillon,
and south to ;Dunbar-W. H. Jones.
East Main street from Marshalltown
east and north to Green Mountain and
the lama county line-C. r. Lynch.
From Green Mountain north to the
| Grundy county line and east to the