Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-12
BAD STRETCH or HIGHWAY IN
TWO COUNTIES TO BE HARD
SURFACED.
REpE RAJ AID TO BEAR
BIG SHARE OF EXPENSE


Spencer April l2.-Tbe Clay county
board Of superi' sors, cooperating with
the supervisors OF DiSAtuson county,
determined, a. meeting hela here on
Thursday, TO join with D.ckis.sou coun-
ty in paving the Spencer SPIRIT LLAe
Jointly viii receive u tOlai Of $4,000
IN federal ala Of winch Sllo,yyy !" AL
come to Clay county. UICh!nsVH cU4--
" getting siI5,VvV. fne s4.o,lgJ LAY
county will ,sceIve from the -ONlr..-
ment will at the hIghesr estimate, en-
tirely pay 100 the iaNINs u the Tuau
from Spencer ~ The nora nne UI LAY
county AMI leave the Leaf sum -
apou. SZS,voo ~ De used Oh 0.Avr pTi-
mary r0aas in Clay county.
Clay county IL 10 began al the north
COUNT ilne and pave sUup 10 Spe..-Cr
a distance OF Sven and Une-Aa.l In.ies.
D,chinson county Is 10 start tae
south line Of Dickinson county, JOIN
ing the Gay county project, ana con-
tinuing north 10 spirit Lake. rms
paves the Air Line road from Spencer
To Spirit Lake. the FUNDS tor tHls pur-
pose coming from federal aid.
To Be Eighteen Feet Wide.
Clay county VIII get si,o,vvv from
the government while Dickinson coun-
~ will get Sll5, 900. fhe pavement wul
be eighteen Feet wide for the entire
distance and il Is expected the actual
Work viii commence curing the present
year. The Spencer-Spirlt Lake paEed
road, to be butt by money supplied -
the United States government vii! De
the longest single streech OF paved
road in Iowa 10 date.
The estimated cost oil paving this
road varies considerable, the most con-
Servative estimate placing the cost a.
about $1,000 Fer foot VIDE per mile,
which means that one foot OF paving
extending for one mile wil! cost si,vvv.
With the pavement eighteen feet vide
the cost per mile will 0e 3le,VvV. N
order 10 play safe the cost is being estI-
mated at $50, 700 per mile and at TINS
late the seven and one-haf miles OF
Clay county road TO be paved VIII cost
$4,000, leaving $4,000 To De applied
10 other primary roads in the county,
On the same basis, and with the fed
eral aid amounting TO sii5,000, Dick
inson county Will be able to pave seven
miles which Will pave the road from
the south Dickinson county line 10 be-
yond Milford.
However, with the government
money, and, provided the proposed
road law Is passed, both counties VIII
have an additional sum OF money and
Dickinson county's share VIII take the
road beyond Arnolds Pam If not clear
to Spirit Lake. This also gives Clay
county additional money 10 put with
the approximately $4,000 to continue
the paving south on the same road
or to be used on some other Of the
primary road system in the county.
$4,000 Available For Clay.
Granting that the proposed road bill
now before the Legislature. is passed
IN its present form, there will be avail
able for Clay county fund OF $4,000
and for Dickinson county SD. 900, The
additional money, over and above the
federal aid, will come from the ada
cent property, the law providing for
an assessment of 70 PEI cent of the
valuation OF abutting property for the
surfacing of the road. The aoutt!ng
property Will include all property $50
rods on each side of the road, meas
uring from the center OF the highway.
The board may extend the limits TO
include 100 rods more, total of $50
rods on eithe- side, making in that
event, a strip $50 rods wide which will
be effected BY the assessment.
The valuation OF the land is to De
determined BY d board OF appraisers
composed OF three disinterested per-
sons. These appraisers are to ap-
praise the benefits TO all lands includ-
ed in the paving district and make the
assessments, somewhat after the orde!
of drainage assessments
Road Source Of Expense.
The road from Spencer TO Spirit
Lake has been a source OF great ex-
pense both 10 Clay and Dickinson
counties. The cost or upkeep has beef
enormous and 80 far no way has beer
found for anything that in any way
resembles pernanence. There is prob
ably not another road in Iowa which
has more traffic on il during the sum
nier and fall months than does this
particular road The state highway
commission especially recommends
the paving of this road for the reason
that In no other way can IL be made
permanent. and because OF the greal
need for it being paved and the fact
that pavement Is the only solution II
this instance. is DESTROYS OF using the
federal aid money on this road.
Paving of the Spencer-Spirit Lake
road will relieve both Clay and Dickin-
son counties OF the constant huge ex-
pense. and allow them TO use the mon
ey that otherwise would be put int
this road on other roads within th'
counties, thus benefitting more per-
sons and more property all the way
around.
~ The pain: contract must he let b!
bids and the work OF construction vii
be under the direct control and super
vision Of the United States govern
ment.
From every standpoint the pavina
or the Spencer Spirit Lake reod is
great thing for Spencer, for every tow,
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