The Monroe journal., 1920-01-23
PORTER 4 BOYD WILL BUILD
THE ROADS IN UNION COUNTY
Well-known Contractors Will Soon
Have Men and Teams Constructing
New Roads and Highways - Con-
tracts Amount To Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

Road work of a magnitude never
before known in this county will start
In few weeks when contractors, in
the employ OF the Porter 4 BOYD COM
pany of Charlotte. will begin the con-
struction of the Jackson highway.
Their activities. however, will not be
confined TO this road. Work will start
almost simultaneously on all of the
arteries of travel leading out from
Monroe.
Gus Ginn. the Gastonia contractor,
who was awarded the contract for the
construction Of the Vance township
link of the Charlotte TO Wilmington
highway. has had men at work in the
county for several weeks, and has al
ready graded couple OF miles on his
four-mile stretch. Conirag for the
construction of the Monroe and
Marshville links of the highway will
be let soon. and all of this work to-
gether with that done by the Porter
& Boyd company. will soon transform
Union county roads into modern
throughfares. Two years, il is said.
will be necessary for the completion
of the contracts.
Practically all of the construction
work in this county, except on the
Wilmington TO Charlotte highway,
will be done through Porter 4 Boyd.
They secured their contract from the
county road commissioners several
days ago, and they informed the COM
mission yesterday of their intention
of sending fifty teams into the county
in fifteen days time TO start work on
the Jackson highway.
The contract was let to the Char
lotte firm on a fifty fifty basis. Pro-
yided costs do not exceed specified
cent Should the contract cost more
than this specified sum. the company
agrees 10 bear fifty per cent of the
additional charges. In case the work
is done for less than the contract fig
ure, the county and the Porter &
Boyd company will divide equally the
saving among themselves. This is
believed to be the fairest and most
economical method of construction,
and members of the road commission,
as well as members of the road cleo
torate. express themselves as being
well pleased with the contract,
The Porter & Boyd company is one
of the largest construction companies
in the South. During the war they
executed a. nunber Of contracts fol
the government. and have since been
building roads for North and South
Carolina communities. Considering
the large number of road contracts
available at this time, the commission
considers itself fortunate in being
able to successfully interest this firm.
Two hundred mules will be requir-
ed for the job. The number of men
needed was not stated, but II is safo
most of the labor will be secured in
this county. A number of experi-
enced road builders. however. will be
engaged.
Engineers are at work relocatine
the Waxhaw road. to be known IN
the future as the Jackson highway
The present road will be followed 10
Houston. but several changes will
likely be made in the road from that
place to Mineral Springs. From Min
eral Springs to Waxhaw the old road
will he followed with little variance
The highway will connect with the
Columbia highway at the late j. L.
Rodman's place on the South Caro-
lima line. a short distance from the
old road. From there II will follow
the old road TO Mrs. l.. f. Browns
place, where It will be relocated In
order to eliminate the loon near the
Rehobeth church. Again the old road
will be followed for a distance oi
'hrae-fourths of a mile. where new
he'd will be sought from there to
| Waxhaw.
]. f. Garrison has construction
crew working on the Jackson high
way from the Jackson monument to
waxhaw. Porter & Poyd will start
on the Monroe end OF ihe road. meet
ing Garrison about half way.
Porter & Boyd. II is stated. vii
have contractors working on the
Morgan mill road in few weeks
Others roads will be worked wher
the men are available. Their con,
tract will aggregate four hundred
thousand dollars. II is believed.