Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-14
CO. HIGHWAY
SYSTEM To
bE: BUILT
At ONCE
Commissioners Are Inspect
ing Routes and Will Rec
ommend Bids Be Adver-
Complete Roads.
tised for Immediately to

There is an early prospect that the
county highway work stopped by the
injunction suit Of August Taecker ard
others will be resumed and the various
roads voted on by the people at the
time the proposition was first sub
mitted, will be rushed to completion,
either under new contract CIR BY
force account.
The members of the county highway
commission arc making an inspection
of the routes voted on and today
Messrs. Travers, Shaw and Best are
going over the routes from Holtvile
south to Calexico and thence west
from the latter city. :
Yesterday the commissioners went
over the routes from Brawley north
and west as far as Calipatria ana
dropping back went over the Hoitville
to Imperial route
AS soon as these inspections are fin
ished, which will be within the next
day or two the commissioners will
formulate a report for the board of
supervisors and recommend the routes
to be traverscd, which will be identi-
cal with those voted on, and will ask
the board to advertise for bids for the
construction of the roads.
In the meantime the engineers of
the commission are busy in the pref
paration of the plans and specifications
for the road work and every detail
will be worked out in accordance with
the original plans as prepared when
the highway system was first contem-
plated and submitted to the people
for approval
1t is the purpose of the highway
commission to utilize the county rock
and gravel pit for the supply of ma
terial for the greater part, or all of
the material of that character. re-
ouired, and according to Commissioner
J. l.. Travers, a new foundation, or
base will be recommended for certain
sections Of the roads, which will use
all of the wastage of the rock plant.
AS it is now 4 great deal of the
product of the rock crushing plant is
what is known as waste, and none of it
was used in the construction of the
roads already built in the county.
This waste is pea rock and grits of
a quality which mixed with certain
qualities of soil gives better results
than solid concrete. A portion of
the roadways built in the north end
of the Valley has this character of
base and has been found to stand
the traffic placed on it much better
than solid concrete base. The use
of the material heretofore thrown
away will mean great saving to the
county, and the fact that there is
hundreds of tons Of it on hand will
enable the builders to go ahead at
once when work is started without de
lay for lack of supply.
AS soon as the recommendation Of
the highway commission have been
presented to the supervisors and APP
rrcved, resolution authorizing the
county clerk to advertise for bids will
be passed and on the reception of the
bids, they will be considered in the
regular manner. &tE4iA f.
If for any reason in the opinion of
tho highway commissioners and the
supervisors the bids for the work are
too high, or not to the advantage of
tho county taxpayers, cie supervis-
ers will then reject all bids and au.
thorize Messer. Travers, Shaw and
Best to 60 ahead with the construc-
ton of the reads by force account.
In any event great deal of work
will be commenced as soon as all the
entire system provided for in the
bond issue brought about as soon as
money and men and weather condi-
items permit.