The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-19
BUSY WITH
ROADWORK
in COUNTY
Commissioners Contract for Construction
of Three Bridges; Total Cost
Estimated at $l2,6OO

Al called meeting OF the county
commissioners yesterday it was de
cided to get busy on the road worl
in Grady county and besides laying
out the plans for the work that is
he done in the near future, contracts
were let for three permanent con
crete bridges, one for each commits
s;oners' district. The total cost OF
the three bridges has been estimated
at $4,000.
In district No. l a bridge will be
placed across Bridge creek and in
district No. 2 a $4,000 structure will
be placed across Bitter creek. In
the third district a $5,40O structure
will be placed across Rush creek
rear the Hick Harrison farm.
Besides the plans that have been
completed for work in the near fu
ture there IS already considerable
work going on in the various dis
tricts and especially is this true Of
the second and third districts. There
are now three gangs of workmen
building roads on what is known as
the Tabler road. Near Ninnekah, in
the Third distlict, woElAis going on
and as soon as this f41& complet
ed tl,e men will be put on the Rush
Springs road. The commissioners
said yesterday as soon as this work
had been completed work would be
begun on the Cement road
One set of workers ON the Tabler
road is located near the Wren farm
Another is located near Tabler and
one garg is working between Middle
burg and the county line: AS soon
as the work is completed along these
lines a complete crew will be put on
tho road to Cement and especially
that part by the ball park near this
city.
Application has been made by the
for the apportionment
Of the money which belongs to this
but which is collected and
held by the state highway depart
ment. It is understood that a con
siderable amount will be received
from this source and will aid materl-
ally in completing the work that has
Teen begun in this county.
"Of course it must be remembered |
that we are handicapped materially
in carrying on road work at this !
-ime," Commissioner Temple said |
The weather will play a great part
in the work that is to be accomplish
I'd in the near future and if we have
olenty of moisture the work will be
,arried straight through to compile
Jon However, there are some OF
hose who have been working who
lave already given notice that they
an not work much longer as they
will have to begin plowing and SOW
ng oats and other feed stuff These
hings all come up and interfere
With the work and must be taken
rto consideration. Another thing
: hich interferes with the work that
s to be accomplished is the secur-
ng of material with which to con
truct culverts. We have been mott
led that we can get rock now by
iifferent companies but the trouble
$ in getting cars to transfer the ma
erial uere. These things all help
o delay matters but YOU can say
hat we are going on with this road
work now, just as fast as possible.
Commissioner Thompson said work
vas now going on in several places
n his district. GAS soon as we have
finished the work on the road near
Iinnekah and the Rush Springs road
We will turn our attention
Cement road, that is. that part of it
which lies in my district. There are
,ome culverts to be made on that
'oad and the engineer has already
Iegun making estimates for these |
and the fills that will have
o be made in these places. With
he next two months we hope to
rave the Cement road completed if
,ossible.'