Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-11-07
CONTRACTORS ARE USING
JACK HALL PIT GRAVEL

Gravel to be used IN eompictlBg
the paving contracted for on tho
streets OF Amarillo ma be brought
from the pit known as the Jack Han
pit. three miles north Invest OF the
city. owing TO the fact thas Il. cannot
be brought herr fast enough to sup
Ty the demand from, the pit at Tas-
cosa. where at present the companies
doing the paving are getting the grs-
vel necessary 70 carry on The WORK.
Although the commission ala not
give the paving contractors permits
sion 10 use the gravel fiom this near
by pit, they vent on record 10 the eli.
feet that Il the gravel In this pit vas
0ti "a DRY and The paving contract
nrs would guarantee that the mater
lal from Il rs as good as what they
are using, then they viii be willing
for them 10 use the material. Nol
all OF the commissioner wpre
present at the regular meeting Tues
day
Mayor Ton Mars. was Occupied IN
a civil case at, the district court and
could not meet with the rest OF the
commission. On that account the
commission did not grant the paving
companies the right to use material
from the pit near town until the full
commission should investigate the
quality Of this gravel and then II sat
islactory with the city engineer ard
manager the paving companies VIII
be allowed to use the material
Since the work begun on the late
paving contracts with the three com
panics doing the work II has been
very difficult 10 get sufficient gravel
and other materials to carry on the
work continuously The condition
has become more serious In the mast
few weeks. There IS plenty Of ma.
tcrial at the pit al rascOsa but the dif
ficulty Is ON account Of the railroads
not being able TO haul IL because uf
the heavy traffic
The Vihrolithic Company dOiur
the paving on Taylor street frop
Tenth street south have not been able
10 work practically any in the past
week on account OF not having mat
erials and the other companies are
also hampered 10 some extent How
ever. this company Is In greater need
OF material al the present than any
Of the others The Nibroiithic rep
rcscntatiyes reported to the commits
sion enough material on hand to
complete one half of one block and
did not know when they would be In
position to resume the laying OF tho
concrete. The commission Is dong
IN In lis power 10 relieve the situa-
ton having taken the matter up with
different railroads trying To manage
some way In which they could got
the material here. II seems az they
have had little success so far II Is
reported that numbers Of cars loaded
with gravel are on sidetracks be
tween here and Tascosa. having been
AZ these points for several days
The reports of the different de-
partmcuts Of the city were read and
approved by the commission The
salaries fort he employees aud off,
cials were approved and all work OF
The mGnihiy routine was covered.
city Engineer VII. Howrcn report
cd that conditions we're worse now
than ever IN regard TO the shortage
Of materials for the paving, Tn
city health officer rendered his re-
port for the past month and II was
approved by the commission.
80 word has been received In re-
ply 10 the telegram sent the owner
of the street railway company hst
Friday asking him To make an oi.
fer on the physical property owned
here. The commission asked the
Western Union company for service
on the message Monday but had not
learned whether the Telegram reach
ed the owner They again wired
him direct Tuesday afternoon and 90
pee 10 hear from MIN sometime 90.
day.
The commission inspected the paw.
ing completed on Tenth street and
Van Buren,. Tuesday. but did not Sp-
prove it on account OF not hayinr d
full meeting Several bl00cks Oi
paving having been completed on
these streets by the g. T. McCoTm-
ick company and Wilmering company
and is ready for the commission
approval other matters of impor
|tance were not disposed OF at the ree
ular meeting but we're sol aside o.
/ boz taken up today n the recess meet.
ms Of the commission A. on
O'Clock this afternoon. They ~,
/ pect 10 receive some Information
grom G Gordon Brownell " Npe
/ Jersey. the owner of tie street rail
way property by the time they meet
this afternoon