The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-08-10
TEMPORARY DELAY IN
COUNTY ROAD WORK.

COUNTY ROAO WOhk.
The County Engineer, County
Attorney and myself, as a com
committee, called on Rodman
Wiley, State Road Commissioner
at Frankfort, last week, concern
ing the construction OF the Stale
Road between Hickman and Full
tom We thought it best To dis
cuss IN detail this proposed work, |
and ascertain just what he re
quires to be done, So there would /
be no difficulty in getting pay
from the State of one half the
cost OF said road when completed
The order for this road work was
lmade By the Fiscal Court under
the direction oil Mr.. Terrell, who
was succeeded on July LIST this
year By Rodman Wiley, who Is
( present Road Comm lssloner. Mr..
Terrell had told us that the State
would pay one half the cost of
making survey etc, which Mr..
Wiley agreed would be done BY
him.
/ Mr.. Wiley told US that we could
not advertise Tor bids ON this
work until the plans and est
mates were approved by his de
partment, and since We had al
ready advertised, we would be
required to wait until these plans
We're submitted to him by the
County Road Engineer, and APP
proved by him which cannot be
done Tor at least one week as MIR.
Kelly has not completed the es-
Inmates OF the entire survey. MIR
Wiley requires the surveys and
estimates TO be submitted 10
him as Il whole for his approx
al, and then the County Court
Clerk VIII be required TO adver-
tiSe for bids at least two weeks
before the letting OF contracts
by the Fiscal Court He also
told us THAT they had allotted us
only IS, 10000 and OF course we
VIII be required TO spend an
equal amount, or in other words
they will expend as much as the
county does up to said amount.
However Mr.. Kelley and the 9th
er engineer are OF the opinion
uhat the proposed road viii not
cost more than $4,000, hence a.
nough to build said road
] The reason tile Clerk had al
vertISed Tor bids on said road to
be received by Fiscal Court on
I the l7th Of this month, was sim
\ ply upon my suggestion to en-
! able us to get 20 work earlier, as
4 the law requires us To advertise
Tor not less than two weeks be
: fore letting contracts, and
thought that as Mr. Kelly only
/ had a few more days work ne
II ceSSary TO get these maps and
: estimates finished and approved
/ by Stale Commissioner, that they
;. would be returned to this office
4 several days before the day and
date set to receive bids and III
time for adj who desired 10 in
: speet S,line before submitting
" bids, and that we could fix the
! 18th as date 10 receive bids and
get this work started so 1t could
be completed before the fall
rains begin
g Since the State Road Commits
sioner requires the plans ano
: maps, etc. to be submitted to HIM
as : whole for his approval, and
! since Mr. Kelly has not com
lpleted the estimates on said job
| and Will not have done 50 under
8 or 10 days, So they can be sub
mitted to Mr.. Wiley, we cannot
begin advertising until this had
been done, and therefore the adj
| yertsement already made be
comes a nullity.
Il Ii seems that the delay OH this
work 10 ii great extent was caus-
ed by the weather conditions
and no one TO be blamed. j
should very much like to have
this road cOmpleted within the
next 30 days SO it could settle be-
fore fall and winter, as winter
rains are likely To make this a
very bad road | reminded MIR
Wiley of this and he said ii 1t
We're properly dragged this fall
and winter, the mud would be
lelImmated
! am sure that every one IS
anxious to get this road built but
we cannot go any faster than
tRoad Commissioner Wiley wall
permit, as We are looking to hmm
for one half cost, and must neces-