The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18

and the work accomplished, Road Overseer H. H. Ross. of the Fourth Judicial Division, sets forth the work ings of the commission in this dis trict. Embracing every known dis trict in this division, 1t Is of worth while reading. No district has been neglected by the commission, and the report shows the amount of money expended. the number of bridges built and the amount of road repair work done. The report of the commission through MT. Ross is as follows:
 Territorial Board of Road Commis-
 sion, Juneau, Alaska.
 Gentlemen: In compliance with the law as passed by the Alaska Legislature, being Section of Chap ter 36. Session Laws of 1917, here with submit the report of road work of the Fourth Division Territorial Road Commission for the season of 1917.
 Owing to the fact that the law calls for the report to be submitted on January 1st of each year, and the fact that it was late this year before we could get the Board organized, and also the Fourth Division embrac. ing such vast territory, we are un- able to give complete account of all the expenditures from some of the outlying precincts, no report hay. ing yet been received from the Kus- kokwim, and the accounts from the Forty Mile have not yet been paid.
 Shortly after notification of the appointment of J. E. Riley of Idita- rod and w. c. Robertson of Ruby as Commissioners, the chairman called meeting of the Commissioners for July 9th at Fairbanks. The Com missioners were unable to meet at that time. and the chairman there upon prepared and submitted to the Divisional Commission plans and ap- populations for the various precincts, which were duly approved by tele- gram.
 The Commission has received peti- tions for the construction of roads far in excess of the amounts availa- ble to build them. The money was therefore expended only upon those places that in our opinion was the most worthy. We have, for the pur- pose of convenience, numbered all the roads on which the Territory has expended money.
 FAIRBANKS DISTRICT. Route No. 1.-Fairbanks to cleary
 Summit, 2oHs Miles.
 This Is the principal road leading from Fairbanks to the mining creeks The work on this road consisted in regarding the first ten miles from Fairbanks. some surfacing was done and four bridges were reconstructed Eight culverts were put in at an average cost of !$4.00 per linear foot. Eight culvert were put in at an average cost of $500 each. These were box culverts made from two 2x1O and two 2x12 inch blanks. These culverts are found to be the most satisfactory as this road is largely used by autos and a good deal of wood is hauled over part of the road, and some freight. During the summer months an average of about ten automobiles day pass over this road in addition to the wood haul ing and freight traffic.
 The grading. gravel surfacing and bridge, culvert and ordinary repairing of dirt ditches averaged $184.17 per mile.
 The bridge across Moves slough will have to be- rebuilt next spring at an estimated cost of $3,O0O. AS this bridge is on the road leading to, the Government Farm and site of the Agricultural College, as well as the Fairbanks-Cl Cleary summit, and the Alaska Road Commission having charge of the road to the Agricul. tural College, we may be able to jointly construct this bridge during this winter and spring.
 Route No. 2.-cIeary Summit to
 chatanika, sHa miles.
 On this road this year seven cul- verts were put in at an average cost of $9.00 each. All were box culverts. A new road about 1900 feet long was graded from the main road to silver mine in order to allow thc miners to haul their ore to the main road. bitches were cleaned, bridges repaired. and the read graded in places at an average cost per mil of $95.91.
 Route No. 3.-cIeary Summit to Fair
 banks Creek, ii Miles.
 On this road nine box culverte were put in at an average cost of $9.00 each, and about 1,500 feet of new road was built between miles 27 and 2S. and half mile of new road was built between miles 29 and 3n and peneral renairs consisting Of