The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-27
Contract Awarded and Work 10 Begin
10 80 Days; Government Aid Sc
cured; Counties 10 Help
GRADY is READY
WITH REQUIRED SUM
$40, 900 From This County Goes 10 Assist
In Construction; Zones Ia Three
InSiallmenlS

"Now that we have Uncle Sam be.
hind us on the Newcastle bridge, we
viii get somewhere" said j. A. Tenn
pie, county commissioner, this morn
ing, speaking Of the contract that has
been awarded for the big 100000
bridge across the South Canadian at
the site of the Newcastle ferry
Mr. Temple pointed out that Grady
county has been ready with the re-
quired 100000 for nearly a year and
welcomes the announcement that
work is to start within 80 days The
money representing Gradys part OF
the big budget will be used for con
struction work and was raised by
advalorem taxes. Payment is be
ing made in three installments, Mr..
Temple stated or rather is being
raised in three budgets. The first
third of the total, amounting to prac-
tically $7,075, was raised during the
last fiscal year that closes June 80.
The second installmetn consisting of
a like amount will be included in the
budget made up for the fiscal year
beginning July 1 and will be ready
by August 1 Mr.. Temple states. The
third will be ready in July, 1919, and
is the smallest installment, being
practically $3.50
Mccain county has entered an
agreement to keep the approaches
to the bridge on both sides of the
river for a period of ten years.
These approaches are defined to
mean a mile on each side of the
bridge. Grady county has nothing
II do iwth maintenance, but the en-
tire $4,000 will be used in construc-
ton work.
1t was pointed out this morning
that the letting of the contract for
Newcastle bridge is probably the big
gest boost the military highway has
received in many day, practically
irsuring the construction of the road
which is to connect the Mexican bor-
der with the interior of the United
States and one route of which, as
proposed, runs through Chickasha.
With the opening of bids yesterday
afternoon in the state highway de-
partment, the Newcastle bridge which
for twenty years has been considered
an "ar-castle," is at last to become
a reality
The work on the structure over
the Canadian river at Newcastle is
to begin within thirty days and, ac-
cCrding to the terms of the contract
the structure is to be completed
within fifteen months.
Bids for the construction of high.
ways in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
county and other sections of the
state also were opened ana the con
tracts awarded. The state will re-
ceive funds from the federal govern
ment to help pay for the work, with
the exception of the Oklahoma coun
ty highway improvements which is
to be paid entirely by the state
The contract for building the New
castle bridge was awarded to the OIL
son-Magee & Company, of Kansas
( City, Mo,
The estimated cost of the worl
when completed will amount to $2O2,
SS2 .O6.
The construction company bid oil
only $175,O00 worth of the work, ant
according to the stipulation in tn,
contract, if the state succeeds il
raising the $4,000 to complete tn,
job the company will carry out tina
part of the work, provided the mon
}, ey is available before the contract i
: finished.
!, OF the s175,OOO the government i
to furnish s5O,OOO; the state $4,000
| Oklahoma county $4,000; Grad
county $4,000; Kiowa county $500