Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-25
TRAFFIC ON THE HAWKEYE HIGH
WAY.
(Dyersville Commercially

WAY.
(Dyersville Commercially
The horse, mans faithful friend, is
gradually being retired from service
on the highway, that is as far as
traffic is concerned, according to
statistics secured in support of the
argument for change in the route OF
the Hawkeye Highway, west of Dyers-
vile, in Delaware county. Five auto
mobiles passed over the route, to ev-
cry team during the count, covering
the period of week A total of
1894 vehicles passed over the road in
which were carried 9,09S people.
Count for Week
The statistics were secured byMiss
Agnes Tegeler, daughter of Mr.. Barney
Tegeler. at the corner of their farm
just at the verge of the city limits. A
tent was pitched and Miss Tegeler
kept a record of the traffic each day
beginning Tuesday of last week and
closing Monday night. The count was
begun at o'clock each morning and
closed at 0 each evening. There were
total of 512 teams registered and
24S1 automobiles. The heaviest traffic
in short space of time was Sunday
afternoon between and o'clock dur
ing which time SO cars passed. These
were mostly people from the surround
ing territory who were out picnicking
at Carrots Lake and other places
and were scared out by the oncom-
ing rain and there was rush for
home.
While this is quite large volume
of traffic it is said that it probably
does not meet up to the average, be-
cause Of the fact that this is busy
time of the year for farmers, they be-
ing detained considerably on account
of farm work and also because there
were several days of rain, which al
ways has tendancy to cut down traf-
fic by autos. However the count in a
measure gives one some idea as to the
amount of traffic over the Hawkeye
and also some idea as to what it will
develop into when further improve.
ments on the cross-state route are
completed.
Count for Authorities,
The count was made under the in.
structions of Engineer Root of thu
State Highway Commission to ascer
tain whether or not the traffic on thu
road would justify the change in thu
route west of Dyersville. Delaware
county has secured federal aid for the
improvement of the Hawkeye High
way across the county along the lines
of the road through Dubuque county
When the matter of permanent i'm.
provement was taken into consider.
atlCn the supervisors and engineers
went over the route and lined up any
possible changes that should be made
10 shorten the distance between towns
and also with view. to safety. in
eliminating dangerous grade CROSSINGS
Both of these features presented them
selves in the conditions west of Dy-
ersville. AT this point there is a Jog
OF some half mile to the north and a
male west the route returns to the
rlght-of-way of the Illinois Central
Here the distance could be shortened
approximately one mile if the highway
be changed to a route along the Illi-
nols Central railroad right-of-way as
proposed. The change would also
eliminate dangerous crossing, the
scene of several serious and fatal ac-
cidents. According to the plans in
case the change is made. a subway
VIII be built at the west end of the
new road. The decision of the high
way commission will be awaited with
much interest. The count for each
lay follows:
Teams Cars T'tal Pas
tuesday, July 10 - 81 295 246 295