The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
SODA POINT
ROAD BEING
IMPROVED
THIS v'nr'eK
6'1es
TWENTY TEAMS AND DRIVERS
AT WORK ON RoADwAY-ouT-
FITS FURNISHED BY PENITEN-
TIARY AND e. FRANKENsERRY.
TIE ROAD WILL Be SpRIMKLED

One OF the most important pieces
of public highway work that has been
done around Canon City + for some
time is now in urogress around Soda
point. For several years past that por-
iion of the Fairplay road running thru
the city limits ON the west side Of the
HoEback. from tie Soda springs north
for about a mile. has been in tad con
diiion in spite OF all efforts made tc
improve Il because OF the heavy traf
&c over Il. The almost constant haul
ing OF canister and other finxing rock
for the Pueblo steel works from the
quarries TO the railroad over this par.
tscuIar section OF the road has kept
its surface cut into deep ruts at all
times and created a problem in hsgh.
way maintainance for which IL was
hard 10 find solution. To meet the
difficulties OF the situation a pipe line
connected with the waterworks main
was recently laid at the side OF the
road and taps made at intervals along
the way from which water could be
obtained for sprinkiing purposes and
keeping down the dust. which vas very
deep and troublesome during the great
er part OF the year. A galvanized pipe.
or conduit. viii be Installed along the
upper side Of the road TO carry on the
seepage and food waters that accumu-
late at the foot OF the Hogback. along
which the highway is constructed.
For the purpose OF putting this
stretch sQf roadway in as good eondi.
ton as possible. r. Frankenberry. who
has big contract from Pueblo hrm
for hauling rock and uses the road
more than anybody else. has united
with the city authorities and Warden
lyman OF the penitenuary for its inn
proyement. Las, Saturday the road
uas graded and this morning a hig
force OF men was put TO work sanding
its surface. Eight WAGONS and teams
with men to drive them. were eon.
tributed to the undertaking without
expense by Mr.. Frankenhcrry and
twelve teams. wasors and drivers BY
the penitentiary. Mr. Frankenberry's
men and teams will also work there
graiuitiously. so far as the public is
concerned; making MIR. Franken.i
berry's contribution to tho enterprise
equal to one days work By sixteen
men and as many WAGONS and teams.
Each team will haul eleven or twelve
loads OF sand day. or total sof
something like two hundred and thir-
ty loads OF one cubic yard every eight
hours. II is estimated that the sand
yng OF the road can be completed In
three days and that about eight hun
dred loads will be required to finish
the job. The sand is being hauled
from the state lands on the peni-
tentiary reservation above the prison
gardens, where an inexhaustible sup
ply OF It in to be had. The sand has
10 be hauled today a considerable
longer distance than win be the case
on Tuesday and Wednesday for the
reason that the surfacing OF the road
way began at the most distant point
and the haul is constantly becoming
shorter.
Thirty-ave men from the penitent'-
'ary are working on the job today.
many -of them being shovcleAs at
the said pits and Jewelers. al the
dumps on the road. With the help fur.
nished by Mr. Frankenberry and tho
city about ffty men are employed. The
task is being dous unasF The geasrnl|
eaporviSton q street commitaionor