Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-27
Roads for South Paris.
January 10. 1920.

January 10. 1920.
Road Committee, South Paris Board OF
Trade,
Dear Sir:-Complying with the request
Of the committee of citizens represent
ing Norway and Paris who were here Of
the Office few days ago with respect to
the project of paving from the end of
the concrete paving in Norway through
the town of Paris and to the park bridge,
I beg to make the following recon-
mendations. We do not have before us
. survey of this location nor of the facIli-
ties for getting material, but these
recommendation are made from our
general knowledge of the situation and
are based on your statement that the
total length of pavement to be laid is
S760 feet and the pavement will be Is
feet wide. This will give rs an area Of
1880 square yards.
I have been over this matter quite
carefully with Mr.. Barbour, our engineer
In charge of state highway work, and
Mr.. Barrows, our engineer in charge of
state aid work, and it seems to the three
of rs that you will be safe In figuring
that you can lay this pavement Of Port
land cement concrete, which We would
recommend for this location inches
thick at the sides and inches at the
center, which will give an average depth
of Z inches of 1873 IL mix, that is, one
part of cement, two parts Of sand and
three and one-half parts of coarse aggre-
gate, gravel or stone, at price OF from
% 40 to % 80 per square yard.
There will have to be some grading
work to prepare the road bed for receiv-
ing the pavement. We would say for an
estimate that 20 cents per square yard of
area, or $500 for the whole job, ought
to cover this.
The question of drainage, of course,
has to be considered, and we are unable
to make even an approximate estimate
as to what this might cost. One thing
Is certain, we shall have to plan to keep
water from getting under the pavement
and away from the sides of the road.
This may entail the necessity of laying
some tile drains and building some catch
basins through the built up portion of
the town. Questions of this kind can
establishment of grades and then q study
of the problem on the ground. should
think that at least 81 900 or 5000 ought
to be allowed for this expense.
1t must be understood that the price
of grading and drainage indicated in the
last two paragraphs must be added to
the price of the concrete.
Now with respect to the road between
West Paris and North Paris, which /
understood from you was about three
miles long. l understood from you that
there are some trucks which use this
road. Undoubtedly the truck traffic will
increase here as it is increasing on all
roads in the state. Consequently 1 do
not believe it would be safe to figure on
building anything less than gravel sur
face with an inch stone base substsn-
TALLY the whole length of the road.
Again, it might be possible to cut out
the straight stone base on some sections
Of this road where the soil would be
good and hard and put in inches of
strong gravel, that is, gravel that would
run from 2 inches to IL and 4
inches in size from the bottom of the
road. In any event, we would want
either the stone base or the extra strong
gravel base built about inches thick
and over this would want at least
inches or inches of good gravel. The
gravel in the surface should run not
over inches down to material which
would run about IA inch in diameter.
We believe from statements made by
your committee to the effect that rocks
and gravel are handy the whole length
of this road, that the Improvement out.
h., nd
81, 500 and $500 per mile, including
grading and culverts. This does not
any profit for anybody and
no overhead expense or machinery ex-
pense. just the bare cost Of doing the
work.
The maximum amount which the town
Of Norway may appropriate under Sec
ton IS of Chapter 25, R. S. 1915, is
s79S.00, and under provisions Of Section
81 of the same chapter the town may
Increase its appropriation up to five
times the regular annual amount, which
In this case would be $4,000. The
apportonment Of State
aid under the provisions of Section 81
would be S., 12S. 16 making q joint fund
Of 80, 1876.
The town of Paris may appropriate
under Section Is of Chapter rs the sum
Of 1854 90, and this appropriation may
be increased under the provisions of Sec
lion 81 to 81, 320 90. The corresponding
apportionment of State aid against this
appropriation would be S5,1S4.00, max
ing a joint fund of $9,504.00.
Yours very truly,
PAUL D. SARGENT, Chief Engineer.