The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-30
FINISH 600 FEET
 ASPHALT TOPPING ENGINEER FOR PULASKI
Shale to Cover Shoulder Across Cad ron Bottom Fill-May Secure
 Cazort Farm Quarry.

Six hundred feet of asphalt surfac- ing has been completed on the Vilonia highway east from Conway and ap- proximately 6,000 feet over which the final course of stone has been placed Is ready for the surfacing. The first spreader used by the contractors proved unsuited to the local job. and a second one is being placed in use. Its tank of asphalt was ready this afternoon and start will be made along the stretch now ready. NJ. Nicholson, district engineer for the Parkes Engineering Company, said that the work is proceeding smoothly. The second spreader sent here came from Ranger, Tex, where a road inn provement district which had S700,000 on deposit in Ranger bank, collapsed when the bank failed
 Along the Vilonia road, approxi- mately four miles of the base course of rock already has been placed east from Conway. From Big Palarm ] Creek west to Conway, the construc- tion crew on Saturday started back dumping toward Conway. That is, the base course is being placed west from the quarry on the creek to pre- vent going over the roadway where the base course already has been i placed. Steel framework for the i bridges to be used on this highway has not been received.
 For the Conway and Palarm dis triet, the commissioners are still treating with owners of the Cazort 1 farm at Palarm for the purchase of rock quarries. It was said today that the matter has been brought to point where an agreement can be reached, or District No. 10 of Pulaski county will route it's highway across the Cazort farm hill, condemn the right of way and open up the quarries for use of the Faulkner district This route is favored by the Pulaski dis trict, it was said, and it's commission CTS are favorable toward helping the 1 Faulkner district out of the dilemma presented in this phase of construc- tion. The proposed quarry on the Cazort farm would supply the Palarm district with rock for the base and top courses for a distance of about three miles. Conferences between the commissioners of the district and owners of the farm have failed of agreement on the price of the stone.
 An improvement on the Damascus road from the first specifications will l be shoulder" of shale four feet wide along each side of the road across the Cadron bottom fill. Mr. Nicholson said that commissioners of the district have agreed upon the use of shale for this purpose instead of gumbo When completed under pres ent plans, the top if the fill will pre- sent a surface having II feet of as phalt highway in the center, f1anked 1 by shoulders of shale four feet wide. Shale will be secured from the hill north of the Cadron bridge. This ma terial, Mir. Nicholson said, is in every day language, hard formation of dirt, which under the effect of weather packs down into waterproof sur face and does not wash. The drain from the highway proper will wash across the shale and down the sides of the fill without doing damage to any part of it.
 Bermuda has been planted along the sides of the Cadron bottom fill and is knitting into a solid sod from one end to the other. This heavy sod will also prevent washing and will pre- serve the fill without damage from the action of the clements.
 No stone has been laid on the Dam- ascus highway. A quarry has been opened at Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse and the crusher and bin placed, but the engine has not yet been received. It is expected here this week, and MT. Nicholson thinks the first base courses will be laid early next week. Grading
 for the entire stretch is being finished
 and strengthened up for acceptance The Batesville bridge has been placed
 and the bridge over the north fork of
 the Cadron remodeled and made solid
 enough for use as part of the high way. Another quarry site has been selected, but not yet opened.
 Seven miles of base rock has beer laid on the Palarm highway, the grading for which is practically finish ed for the entire stretch. The first top course will be placed within the next ten days. A small grading crew [ is now at work smoothing up the , lower end. Two quarries are opened
 and the site of third one selected
 The quarry at Palarm would be tho
 fourth for the district and would as |, sure an ample supply of rock.
 Il District No. 10 of Pulaski count!
 is actively making preparations fo