The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-01-27

vices therein charged were actually
rendered and are of the value charged;
that the property charged was actually
delivered and used for the construc-
ton of the above named road.
(Signed) w. S. Thomas,
Highway Superintendent.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, 1920.
w. E. Burke,
Notary Public.
Report of p. p. Anderson, of roads
completed during the season of 1920
was on motion duly made, seconded
and carried approved: Report follows
Miller, S. ID.
November 16, 1920
ITO the Honorable Board of Commits
s~ioners, and the Highway Superin-
tendent of Hand County:>
| hereby submit the following report
on roads made by me since August z,
1920.
Beginning at the first r. r. crossing
west of Rec Heights and ending at the
rGunty line, south, a distance of "a
miles, counting detours around lakes
and hills, through the Rec Hills.
The specifications of the grade are
as follows:
Average width at top of grade is 30
f., about 4 in higher in center. Ditch
es are 8 TT. wide at top, 4 IT. wide (fiat)
bottom. Distance between the inside
edges of the bitches is % #. Distance
between outside edges is 40 TT. back
S ope included. The depth of bitches
will average % inches.
Average amount of dirt moved per
mile estimated at '4693 yards; all
stone that could be found 4 in. in
diameter and Larger were dug and
thrown out, as grade was being built.
All corner stones that could be
found, were marked with a hole "a in.
square and Is inches deep.
Section corner markers are located
Of a ll6uJ dISlS " 10 L., Z III, w IL
outside of hole with mound between
hole and corner stone. Half section
corner same markers, but located SO
#. straight from corner to outside Of
hole.
MACHINERY USED:
One Holt Caterpillar Tractor 70-120
II. P; one Russell grader, 7 rounds,
and 2 graders 6 rounds, or 13 rounds
! in building one mile of grade.
: With the exception of the hills,
{ where we cut down three side hills,
and other conditions which required
Z quite a number of more rounds, per
! mile of grade built.
} And the 6 miles through Como town
) ship which was particularly graded,
s and required only s rounds per mile
of grade. This grade was completed
I October IL, 1920.
I COST OF LABOR:
! Cost of labor of four men $2S56.5o
5 Gas, oil and greases, $1325.OO. Black
! smithing, betting, spark plugs, sharp
s enIng of cutting edges, and other ex-
Z pepses $4,000. Mileage and hauling
I $124.90.
I Total cost of "a miles of grade
) $4446. 40, or $1S5.27 per mile, of grade.
5 These figures also include the costs of
s grading 2 blocks long and 20 #. wide
{ in the city of Rec Heights.
! When this grade was completed, we
I moved 81 miles east and 2 miles north
! into Bates and Rose Hill townships.
) Where we built 1874 miles of grade.
s The foregoing estimates and speci-
s ~fications are the same for this grade.
I COSTS
I Labor of four men $3.50 5.
I Mileage and hauling $34.O0.
! Blacksmithing, etc S24.50.
5 Gas, oils and greases, $591.59.
Total costs of s ga miles of grade.
: $4,000, or $1S5. 90 per mile of grade.
I These figures include all costs and eX-
J oenses incurred by this rig from the
) time it left Miller at noon on the 9th
5 day of August, until it was put into
the shed on the 4th day of November,
I 1920.
To the best of my knowledge.
d (Signed) p. p. Anderson,
VI Foreman.
81 Report of G. II. Combs road crew
: overseer, was ordered placed on file.
{ Report of r. Bryan, road crew over
seer, was ordered placed on file.
q Report of j. ]. Woodward on cost of
construction of bridges IA, Is, 16, II,
IS and 10 was orderd placed on file.
81 Report of Highway Commission en-
gineer of location of barrow pits was
approved and ordered placed on file.
Commissioners claims were approx
ed as follows:
A. M. Rowen, mileage and per
~ 90 %