The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-18
SUPERVISORS
LET CONTRACTS
Miles Of Permanent Road Work.
Prices Arc Reasonable.
s5s,7ae.e5 FOR BRIDGES THIS YEAR
County Surveyor Furnishes Review
With Much Interesting Data
County Saves Considerable.

The board of supervisors were in
session last Thursday for the purpose
of receiving bids for the construction
of three box culverts and bridges. Sew
eral different firms were represented
and the contracts were let to the three
low bidders as follows:
One 6x6 foot box culvert, Section 8,
Denison township. to the Lana Con
struction company for $4,000.
One "a foot ! beam bridge between
Sections and s, West Side township,
to T. A. Hickey, of Manila, for $1,G50.
One so foot pony truss span in Sec
ton IL, Boyer township to Lana Con-
struction company for $3,S11.
The Years Contracts.
In connection with this letting Coun-
ty Surveyor Fishel informed repre-
sentative of the Review that the total
amount of work of this character, in
Guiding this last letting contracted
this year, amounts to $5S,736.95 The
engineers estimate on the plans and
specifications as drawn up for these
culverts and bridges was $60,345. The
contracts as let thus show that they
were $1,60S below the estimated cost.
This is approximately 3a per cent
lower than the estimated cost.
The contracts as let include 35,475
pounds of structural steel which is
used in the construction OF | beam
spans; 1860 pounds in the construc-
ton of pony truss spans. In all 1882
lineal feet OF piling was used under
the foothgs. 1850 cubic yards of con-
crete went into this work. Taking
out the cost of steel and foOtings the
cost Of the concrete in place was $780,
O71.6, which makes the unit price
per cubic yard in place $1O.99. This
is considered by all familiar with this
class OF work a remarkably low price.
Permanent Road contTac
In the afternoon of the same day the
board received bids on several stretch
es OF permanent road grades which are
as follows:
One mile OF work north of Kiron let
to w. r. Shpman, of Sioux City, at
ia cents per cubic yard.
One mile between Sections l and
in Hayes township to W. r. Shipman
at IFS cents per cubic yard.
Three quarters of a mile in Section
8, Union township, let to w. r. Ship
man for 1919 cents per cubic yard.
One mile in Section 10, Boyer, town
ship. let to w: r. Slipman for 1853
cents per cubic yard.
One mile in East Boyer township on
Lincoln highway between Vail and
Denison, let to J. w. Bauman, of Buck
Grove, for 2O.9 cents per, cubic yard.
Including these contracts just let
the county has contracted since Janu-
airy 1st. OF this year, for 110,SS5h cubic
yards OF permanent road grade. The
total cost of this work when compn
ed will be $19,635.35. The lowest con-
tract price per cubic yard being 16
cents and the highest 20.9 cents, the
average price per cubic, yard for sall
the work let being 1919 cents.
Crawford county has certainly ac-
complished more in the way of good
roads since the work has been done
under the supervision OF the state
highway commission and we hardly
believe that there is tax payer who
would be willing to go back to the old
method. Property owners are now
able to see where money has been ex-
pended and within few years Craw-
ford county will have as good dirt
roads as any county in the state.