Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-05

ton, the type of construction, mater
lals to be used and to furnish to the
engineer a complete list and he shall
prepare plans and estimates SUBMIT
ing the same to you at the July meet
ing.
No new list of bridges to build be-
ing given me my duty extended only
to visiting the structures already IN
use or building and report to you the
condition and make estimate so far
as possible the cost of necessary re-
pairs.
I had just begun my annual trip of
-srection when the foods put out of
commission nearly every bridge on
both the Saline and Big Creek making
it necessary to repair them or in so
far as possible provide temporary
crossings which the shortage of labor
and material has made a hard prop
osition and in a few cases entirely out
of the question for a time. It has also
made it impossible for me to visit
every place where bridges are to be
built or may be il need of repairs,
but have tried to see all the import
ant cnes and make report as nearly
as / am able.
Seward bridge between section I
and 11-21 is intact but new cnan-
mel As feet on the north and 100 feet
On the south will be required.
Hillman bridge between section 10
and IL 1922 required an additional 90
feet but we used the steel from the
Littlechild bridge which it was fou.i
impossible to repair at the time and
built a pile extension, no temporary
crossing being available any where
near.
Jordon bridge between section Z
and s 1922 is also intact but it VIII
take 200 yards of earth fill on the
north and not less than a 80 foot ca
tension on the south. l put in a tenn
porary crossing for mail and Their
traffic about 100 yards up stream.
Rhoades bridge between section II
and IA 1923 is gone and a county
bridge 20 feet will be required.
Hill City bridge between section 8
and 8 1923 had one section tori 'ul
and large wash on the north. Re
placed missing section and built a
wooden temporary extension on the
north which will have to be rebuilt
with concrete abutment and steel
reach. / beams to be secure.
Hancock bridge between section
and S-11-23 is gone and will take a
go foot span concrete abutments or
wood pile. l built a temporary orldse
| 100 yards down stream for mail and
other traffic.
Littlechild bridge section 2-11-24
had two sections torn away and as
before stated / used the steel to re-
build the Hillnaan bridge for the rea-
son that said Littlechild bridge will
require concrete abutments and pier
which could not be done till labor fol-
same was available. A tolerable cross
ings was found near the mouth OF
the stream which may be used by
taking short detour and letting
down fencing until the repairs car
be made.
Cass- bridge between section and
1O-11-25 will require 20 feet on east
with concrete pier and abutment e..c
some 200 yards of fill on the west.
Walsh bridge between section 5 anG
CLIPS was torn out altogether and
will now require 60 feet instead of the
original 80 feet and concrete abut
n1ents and pier.
On Big Greek between section Ii
! and 16-13-21 new channel 80 foo
wide extension.
On Big Greek between section l.
and 18-13-21 wash has made deep
hole where there has been a passabl.
ford requiring county bridge unless
a deviation can be secured and a new
crossing made.
Between section p and 23-13-22
filled in deep wash by washing ce
ment in sacks as rip rap for walls bur
this place will require am extension
when the earth now in shall wash ou
again.
Between section and 16 wasf
has also made large double core o.
culvert necessary which will be {
county bridge.
There may be others not yet inves.
igated but full report viii incIu6,
the Arnold bridge, a Graham-1reg
county line bridge which is broker
completely This bridge was built b,
tho TonoIo Rridro Covnn1pu fu.