Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-04-21
ROADS ARE LET
GOLDEN BELT AND BEE LINE
CONTRACTS MADE
Bids Much Lower Than a Year Ago
Will Give County 20 Miles
of Concrete Roadway

hV Nouity COMMISSIONERS SHIuF-
day morning unanimously let the
contracts for the completion of the
hard surfaced road projects on the
Golden Belt to Chapman and on the
Bee Line to Herington. Work will
commence at once and possibly both
may be completed this year They
carefully considered large number
of bids and were convinced that the
prices made were entirely reasonable.
The districts in which the roads are
to be built are anxious to have the
work completed and the county gen
orally will approve their action as
businesslike and in the interest, OF
progress. BY letting the contracts
they save to the county $15O.OOO of
federal aid. The new automobile
license tax which will give the
county about $4,000 year after
July 1st for road building will assist
in this and other road construction,
the only purpose for which 1t can be
used. The successful bids were be-
low the engineers estimate.
Bids Much Lower
The classification of the eighteen |
bids submitted to the county COM
missioner on the various road pro-
jects was not completed until late
Friday afternoon. Then the results
were presented to the board and the
following were shown to be the low
nst bids received. There was a
'ange of $4,000 TO $4,000 n mile
lbove these in some Of the bids. All
we're from reputable firms. Zeigler
& Dalton. who are building the
Golden Belt read were slightly above
he List and Halett firm which was
owest r. w. Queal who was low
st on the south Dickinson roads, is
llso building the present projects
low being completed. The low fig
Tres at which the contracts were let
we're:
Golden Belt
Project 80, SOS miles from De-
roit to Chapman.
The lowest bid was by List & Hal
ett Construction Co., Kansas City.
oncrete, $241,131.75; bit. flied
rick, $34O,75191. The concrete
CURES $45,s00 a mile, less $3.350
or bridges or $40, 2,450 mile. Fed
raj aid $4,000, leaving $27,45O
nile The previous contract was
80, 800 a mile exclusive Of bridges.
his bid is $3.50 a mile less than
he project just built.
Bee Line
Project No. 29-E, 4.036 miles,
yest from HeringtOn to meet road
ust completed from Hope miles
asst.
The lowest bid was by r. W.
lueal, two course concrete, $192,-
66.31; bit. filled brick $229,014.37.
he concrete figures $50,200 a mile.
.ss $4,000 for bridges, or $47,700
mile. Federal aid $4,000 a mile,
,aving $32,700 mile. The previous
ontract was $50, 900 a mile exclusive
{ bridges. This bid is $4,000 a mile
'ss than the project just built.
Santa Fe Trail
Project 29-F, 0.362 mile east from
lexington city limits to Dickinson
AOiAAb NORhNy hhC'
r. w. Queal $1S, ,952.56. No bridges
ut heavy grading on this project.
Two Bridge Contracts
@. G. Baker made a bid Of $10,-
$3.50 for the bridges and culverts
4 the Bee Line and Santa Fe Trail
,ads and received the contract.
Yancey Construction Co., Abilene,
'ceired the contract for bridges on
Ie Golden Belt at s19,022.1s.
Were Low Figures
The difference in the bids on the
Olden Belt and Bee Line roads Is
for by the extra labor In
and filing on the latter
hich covers hilly country. The
,lden Belt from Detroit to Chap