The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-05-06

STATE ROAD tlfat anu Lnen III thcio
is any more money left, TO build
the rest of them?
A. No. My understanding IL
that all of the roads are 10 be
LET out at contract at the same
time. This viii mean that any of
the roads can be built first The
idea is to have all of the roads
complete within the shortest
space of time possible.
Q. You say the roads will be
let by contract. Must that be
done?
A. Yes. The State law pro.
vides that bond money must be
expended by contract to the low
est responsible bidder.
bsS
A. That, of course, cannot be
told at this time. Anyone may
bid ON the work and receive the
contract If he is the lowest re
sponsible bidder.
Q. But that will take the
money out of the county?
A. No, not necessarily. A Ger.
tam amount for the purchase of
the gravel will of course go out
of the county, because there is
no gravel IN the county for road
purposes. The Fiscal Court are
all of one mind IN following a
suggestion | made at their last
meeting in Fulton, to write a
! clause in the contract as follows
Labor and teams from Fulton
county shall be employed by the
contractor ON the work 80 long as
such teams and labor offer
This will provide work for Fulton
county men as long AS they wish
, II.
Q. II you roll these roads hard
, with a 10 ton roller, how do you
expect TO cut out the ruts with
I a drag weighing only 100 pounds
A. That is a good one, but
: simple when explained. These
4 light drags, weighing 100 pounds,
that are used for maintaining
: gravel roads, have a sharp iron
5 toe on the edge of the front log
This acts as planer or cutter
5 and just planes off the ridges
= which will form ON each side OF
7 the wheel tracks This drag will
I not cut any deeper than just
) down 10 the hard surface and the
! gravel will fill IN the wheel ruis.
q Questions asked at the meeting
p at Cayce ON the night of the
= oath.
h O. How will these gravel road
y be maintained and kept in good
D condition.
j. A. For the first few years by
{ the use of the drag only "a
e smooth the shallow ruts which
|. may appear during bad weather
4 This dragging Will hardly ever
e amount 10 more than two OF
three times a year.
0 O. Will funds be provided fol
a this up-keep2
A. Yes.
n Q. What will be done with the
4 10 miles Of dirt road In the coun
ty system that will not be gravel
T. ed with this bond money!
: A. They will be maintained by
e the use of the drag, just as they
y are being maintained now, but u
better manner than at present
q because only your main roads al
4 the present time are receiving
n much attention.
! Questions asked at the speak
i ing at Liberty school house oil
n the night of the 10Th.
4 Q. What is TO prevent the Fis
y cal Court from doing a. they
Y please about building these grav
J. el roads after the bonds are vot
q ed?
4 A. First, there are publ,
l. pledges as TO where the road
% are to be built first. Second, al
i to the manner of construction an,
= the supervision of the Stat,
a Highway Department of Ken
a lucky This supervision is pro
o vided for by the Kentucky law
}. for any work that receives Stat
aid.
% Q. On the 0 feet gravel road
s, with the dirt road on the side
what will prevent the mud from
lie tracking up into the gravel?
is A. Nothing. That is one rea
5, son why | have said that for tn,
y feet gravel roads, either dir
y road can be left along the sid,
o or A. feet shoulders will b.