Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-07
PLAM R0AD PAVING
BLUE PRINTS OF HIGHWAY WORK
SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT.
County Board Of Supervisors Prepar-
ing TO Receive Bids for Paving I'm.
der Federal Aid-Aotlon Awaits Ap.
prevail Of Plans by Government -
Dlds VIII 10 Opened by March I.

Blue prints for tho first paving OF
Marshall county highways this year
have been completed by County En-
gineer Harry o. Hickok, approved by
the county board of supervisors and
submitted to the government thru the
state highway commission for final
approval 1t Is the plan to let con-
tracts this winter and commence the
work in the spring. The seasons pro-
gram includes six miles Of paving, one
and a half miles In each direction from
this city. This paving will extend
north on the Third avenue road, south
on the Center street road and east and
west on the Lincoln highway.
The plans for this Marshall county
federal aid project No. call for an
eighteen-foot pavement of reinforced
concrete. eight inches thick in the CEN
ter and seven inches at the sides. with
all curves superelevated 60 a maximum
height Of one foot and widened on the
inside Of such curves to an additional
width Of six feet. Tho established
curves Of the present highways will
be followed. The reinforcing is of
half-inch bars, one at each edge and
one In the center. running fengthwise
of the pavement, and transverse bars
spaced twelve feet apart.
Pavement Follows Grade Lines.
Tho pavement will follow the grade
lines on all the highways. The crown
OF the road win be removed and thrown
out to make shoulders. The stretches
Of highway included in the original
project probably will require little
preparatory work other than grading.
as only slight changes in the present
road locations have been found neces-
sary.
The work viii be done under the
supervision of an engineer to be ap-
pointed by the state highway commits
sion, which also Wi furnish an IN
spector.
70 Receive BIds Soon.
An soon as the plans are approved
by the government and specifications
have been received. the county board
viii call for bids on the work. II Is
expected, with prompt acceptance OF
the plans by the government. the con-
tract or contracts win be let late this
month or in February. The cost OF
CONSTRUCTOR, Shc hCNSAo] e~'N
plan, places Is per cent Of the burden
on the government ana state and rs
per cent on the land benefited
n the work is let under one contract
It is expected that 1t will not be COM
pleted until the end Of the working
season. The specifications will be the
standard specifications Furnished by
the government for concrete road paw
ing.
Another Truck Received.
The county has recAved another
truck from tho government tho third
allotted TO this county. Tho new truck
IA . two-ton, four-wheel.d drive Quad.
A short time ago . SECOND truck, a
three.ton Kelly. Springfield was r.
csiyeA. The nrst truck sent here by
tho government was q three-t two
wheel .dr1vs veiie. Tho first truck ar
rived ready FOR use. but the last TWO
win require some overhauhns before
they can be used by the county.
Marshall county has been fortunate
In receiving government trucks. prob
ably having been better cared Tor IN
this respect than most iowa counties