Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-24
DELAWARE CO. GETS
Big APPROPRIATION
COUNTY IN STATE TO
RECEIVE FEDERAL AID FOR
BUILDING HIGHWAY.
LGOVERNMENT APPROVES PLANS
Bids for Big Project to be Opened
August 18th. Estimated Cost
$4,000.

delaware county is now sure 10
land generous share of the appro-
priation by the Federal government
for the construction of highways,
since the acceptance and approval of
the plans and specifications drawn by
the County Engineer and Highway
commission for the improvement of
the Hawkeye Highway between Man
chester and Dyersville, has been an
nounced.
The State Highway commission re-
ceived from the Federal Government
notification of the fact that the plans
and specifications were accepted, and
designated as Federal Aid Project
No. for Delaware County" This
means that Delaware county will re-
ceive $44,395.1O from the United States
government and the state of Iowa. 1t
is estimated that the project will in
volve an expenditure Of about $4,000.
Good Work For County Engineer.
AS soon as the Federal Aid bill was
passed and signed by the president,
County Engineer Henry Klaus at once
began working on plans which he hop
ed would land Delaware county's
share of the appropriation. A large
amount OF preliminary work had to be
done, and complete plans and speci-
fications had to be drawn. Mr.. Klaus
plans were approved by the Highway
commission long time ago. and were
sent to Washington, for approval by
the Federal Government. So far only
four counties in Iowa have landed a
share Of the appropriation, Delaware
county being the fourth county to COM
plete it's preliminary work Delaware
county is the third in the list to ad-
vertise for bids on this mammoth
project. Bids will be received at the
County Auditors office until noon of
August 18th, at which time and place
the letting of the work will occur We
give here the official notice to con-
tractors:
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the County Auditor, Manches-
ter, Iowa, until 1870 o'clock p. NJ
August IL, 1918. for grading, gravel
ing, and incidental work on the Hawk
eye Highway from Manchester to
Dyersville. Bids will be opened at the
above office promptly after the time
for receiving same has closed.
Z, The proposed work consists of con-
structing 1866 miles to finished grade
and surfacing the same with gravel,
rau ivf Of oh
cubic yards of earth, the hauling and
placing of about $4,000 cubic yards of
gravel: the construction of 3460 lin.
feet of guard rail. laying of about
1000 lin. feet of 10-inch tile, the con-
struction of 267 square yards of con-
crete pavement, and the construction
of six catch basins.
Plans and specifications for the work
may be seen and information may be
secured at the above Office or at the
office of the county engineer. Manches-
ter, Iowa, or at the office of the State
Highway Commission at Ames, Iowa
all technicalities and to reject any or
all bids.
Dated, July %. 1918.
MERTEN ]. KLAUS,
County Auditor.
1t is the intention to begin work as
soon as possible after the letting and
do as much of the work this fall as
weather conditions will permit. 1t is
not known yet whether the work will
be under the supervision of the Coun-
ty Engineer, or whether the state will
send man to take charge of the pro-
ject-
Change to Be Made in Road.
There will be comparatively few
changes made in the location of the
road. Just west of Dyersville the
highway will run along the south
side of the Illinois Central tracks, to
point about a mile west, where a
viaduct will be built under the
tracks, thus eliminating that danger
Gus crossing west of Dyersville. This
will also shorten the distance from
Manchester to Dyersville by nearly a
mile
The Zirtzman hill east Of Manches-
ter will be cut down and heavy fill
made at the foot of that hill. Accord
ing to the plans the hill will be cut
down six feet, and all the material
used as filling at the base. Other
smaller hills on the highway will be
reduced and brought to proper grade.
Work on the project will be COM
menced at a time when the greater
part of the harvesting and threshing
is done, and will supply a large
amount of work for men with teams.
The work of improving the highway
from Manchester to Dyersville will be
a simple piece of work compared to
that of Dubuque county's from Dyers-
vile east. For several years Della
ware county has been preparing for
this piece of work by building cement
culverts and bridges of such dimen-
sions as would be required by the Fed
eral Government before an appropri-
alton would be made. Practically all
of the culverts on the highway east
OF Manchester have been built, so
that the work of grading and gravel
ing can be pushed with the greatest
possible speed. 1t is the intention of
the County Engineer to keep the high
way in passable condition while the
work is being done, and do this work
in short sections, and complete one
section before another is begun.
SPANISH WAR VETERAN DEAD.
William Scott, 67 years old, of Man
chasfer tho oldest Snanish American