Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-24
Construction of Hard Sur
face Through County
Sets a Milestone.
COMMISSIONERS
CALL FOR BIDS
Government VIII
Aid in Project; Other
Counties Will Line Up.

CBy j. II. MNEENERD
- DAD building in the oil field dis
IN tricts Of oklahoma has proven a
problem to those most vitality inter
eSted in such matters. Dirt roads
have been tried ana after several
years of trial have proven a failure.
fhe heavy oil traffic is too much for
ordinary dirt roads such as rayc been
constructed in the last few yeors.
This might be called the dirt rond
era.
NoW comes new era in the road
building art in this section OF the
country, and as usual Tulsa couniv is
taking tho lead.
IT. can be called the hard surface
era And in this era of road build
l"s the FEDERAL government Is taking
hand through the enactment ~ a
federal good road law which r,yss
ilHanclal assistance to the building of
hard surfaced roads.
Under this federal law s125.OOO Of
icdefal money IL available for Okla
holna during the year ending June 20
lSlI and this amount is to be in
creased substantially each year for
five years.
Probably the first road to be built
ny the aid OF this government money
VIII be the new proposed road from
Iulsa To Sapulpa. Already Tulsa
county has advertised for lids for tho
construction of its one-half of the
road and Creek county is expected to
follow suit.
Use Government Money.
preliminary arrangements have
10
ernment money in the constructing OF
this road and for this purpose Cover
nor Williams will be asked TO Tulsa
IN the near future to go over tho
matter in detail. and he has already
gwen his approval to the road in gen
eral.
Under the federal law, the plans and
specifications for roads must bc an
proved by the experts in the dcpart-
ment of agriculture and the state high
way department. This insurcs good
quality or road. In addition, the con
struction work will be passed upon by
experts of the government. which viii
eliminate graft and poor workman
snip. The government still has a
string on the roads by a clause i'm the
law which provides that unless roads
constructed with the aid of the gov
ernment are kept repaired by the
county state that M, ,,..r. .,.srt.t
ance will he pivon to tbot et.'to
Cvrus T. Avotu, cb.j,,,,ot, ~ -
board of countv commissI"r@crs @ "is
taking very active nart in tts rog,
road building era ANA tn hin, ,',,s, ,,o
much of the credit for tho oct,,aI
starting of yvorl, leadin, tn tho It,iId-
ing of the first hard surfaced rood in
the state of oklahoma.
II the present plans oro corried
through, and there is but little quos-
.loh as TO that' the road IRON tulsa
e. 20 oopulpu, Instance or mlleS
rom Guy IIi"lt 10 cl,y llh't' VIII serve
rs ~, Hi"uel Ior lu'uie ConAtfuetoh'
me can lor plus on ihe lulSl county
,ocl, fn,,rdatiar 10 bo co,,orod ,,'',,
crushed and heated asphalt rock
mixed with joplin chat bound with
some kind Of an asphaltum base The
roadway proper will be 10 feet wide.
with four-foot extension on each side.
This kind Of a road is more servlceable
than concrete and cheaucr than ordi-
nary asphalt. 1t will cost about $4,000
per mile.
This roadway gives little to heavy
traffic. but does not wear into holes
and ruts as does concrete. II is elastic
to certain degree and needs little
repairing. II is the ideal road for the
heavy traffic which il will have to
bear
Tulsa county will build the road
from the city limits at the Celia Clin-
ton school In West Tulsa to the Creek
countv limo the road to lao all ON tho