The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-01-06
ROAD SUPERVISORS REPORT

cal Court hich can De- dl-po~eu ~ ~
said Court and which should be figured
rs an asset im am effort 20 determine the
financial condition Of the County
Item l. One Flour city tractor 4o-''
valued at $500
Item = two International tractors
1880 valued ar S3I0O
item g. two Russell Specials valued al
/ SI20p
Item a. one Russell Reliance grader,
I valued eco $500.
item b two Nash Quad trucks. val
/ ned 90 $1,000
Item q one Peerless truck. valued
/ 8t 5000
Item T. two Ford trucks. valued at
| 2gn
Item s. four horse graders. valued az
s.uU
Item q one road wagon used for pillow
! iur valued at S4O.
ifem H. two steel Pillows valued at
$40
Item n. two bridge saws valued az
$40
Item T. twenty metal barrels. val
lcl ut SIu0
Item IT, seven road shovels. valued
10 S1I-
Item a. two picks. valued at -.
Item -. two foot AIDES valued at
81
Item 1G. two wheel barrows- valued
nt $40.
Item II. six wooden barrels, valued
GO So
Item Is. mechanical tools valued al
$3.50
Itom ~. coal az county barn and
Oh RIM. valued at $50
Item 2o nineteen new road drags.
valued az S4s5.
Item ~ thirty old draes. valued at
Sf-g
Item -. two Owcnsboro ditchers, val
ned af $40.
Item % eight metal pipes (culvertsl &.
valued 90 at S2-S.
Item %. feim. wagon and harness
valued GO $40
Item -. farm tools valued at SO.
Item 2G one COW. valued "a 500.
Item 20 feed stuff. valued NJ 500.
item - scrap lumber az barn. valued
at $50
Item "a. 12GSo n. bridge lumber at
barn. valued nd SG3l
Ifrm .O. 1870 %. nt Esq. Nugents.
Item 81. 5000 o. at Thad Verhine's,
valued GO $3.50
Item 81. 1000 It. az C. Adams, valued
"a SLIGO.
Item BE. 400 n. al Blue Pond valued
10 SIG
item "a. 1000 r.. AZ a. Pewitt's. yah
ucd at 500.
Item %. 1900 n. AZ Esq. Shankle's.
valued 90 $50
Item -. garage and lot. valued az
5000
Item 81. County Farm and improve
ments valued az $1,000.
Total salahle assets S2S. 5T2TJ.
Second. I wish % submit my report
in u general way Of the work done dur
ing the year 1920
Item 4 an 81 the roads In the COun-
~ consisting Of about 375 miles have
been thoroughly graded and are now
well crowned and TO my mind in the
best condition for winter they have ev-
or been in the County as some Of them
have been graded twice during the
year and all Of which grading ! esti-
mate cost the County S5.52J.
Item ,. We constructed 81 wooden
cuiverts ranging from 10 A. H. In
length al cost Of $1,000.
Item 3. We repaired - old wooden
bridges NJ cost Of $500
Item . We floored three % n. steel
bridges and one ~ n. wooden bridge
at a cost Of $3.50.
Item . We built 4 miles Of new road
with grader. 500.
Item q We constructed 1900 Gu. yd.
lcvee work M cost OF $1,000.
Item Z. The patch work. repair work
on an. Of the dirt roads and the gravel
road and all Of the abuttments that
were put 20 the bridges and cuiverfs
and all Of the mud holes were repaired
temporarily and later filled with dirt
S5.G2J.
Item 3. Cost Of road dragging. $4,000.
Total $4,000.
These items embracing the current
expenses of the cost Of road work as i'm
mediately above set forth do not include
the amount paid out by the court on
road machinery. culverts. etc. which OF
course. should be added.
Third. l wish to submit the following
report of the work and improvements
done which are In the nature Of per
manent improvements now I'm Fulton
County in order that the Fiscal Court
may know where their money has gone
during the last several years:
Item 1. Concrete culverts t63) rang
ing from 4 n. span 10 20 II span and
consisting OF 1.G29 Gu. yd. of concrete
estimated at S24 435.
Item ?. Twenty concrete bridges with
steel beams. ranging from 20 n. TO 40
II. In length and costing $1,000.
Item 3 20 straight steel bridges
ranging from 10 r. to 40 n I'm length
and worth S14,297.
Item O. 20 overhead bridges ranging
from 80 n. 10 IA II. in length and
worth Sl43.59o.
Item ,. There are now Installed in the
County n big number Of metal and iron
culverts. costing S1i.
Item 8. Concrete walls on side of
roads. =. 30
Total S214.43703
I would estimate that ~ per cent Of
the above mentioned overhead bridges
and 20 per cent Of the concrete cul-