The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
OFFICIAL WORK OF
COUNTY BOARD

ried, approved. Report follows:
Miller, South Dakota,
March 80, 1921
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Hand County,
South Dakota:
Honorable Sirs:
/, herewith submit my annual report
for the period from January /, 1920 to
January /, 1921.
The total amount expended for all
purposes from the Road and Bridge
and Motor Vehicle funds is $153, 1888
$40, 172,09 was expended for building
new roads and maintenance of roads
already built. s30,04S.59 was expend-
ed for bridges and bridge material.
and $~13,55S.3O for the warehouse in
Miller City.
A total of IA new bridges, including
a spillway on County road south of
Rec Heights, were constructed and 5
bridges, already built, were repaired
at a cost of SIG. 304.97.
The concrete warehouse in Miller
City was constructed by the County
Bridge Crew under the supervision of
the Foreman, j. j. Woodward, at a
total cost, according to the claims on
file, of $13, 55S.30. Mr.. woodward, in
his report on this building, placed the
total cost at S14, 10000, somewhat high
er, you will note, than the allowed
claims show. This concrete building
is so #. by 40 IT. ground space. The
foundation is Is inches wide and from
A feet to 5 feet deep, sitting on a solid
bottom. The walls are made of re-en-
forced concrete, 10 inches thick, with
pilasters 2 TT. square, every % feet.
The walls are IL IT. 8 inches high from
foundation to top of wall plate, has 5
large double doors, II feet by Ia feet,
and one door s feet by s feet, also two
small doors, has 81 large windows. 1t
is fully equipped inside with a first
class workshop, a good we'll of water
sewer, and so forth, and in fact every
thing necessary to complete a building
for which it was intended, and in my
opinion will bear the inspection of the
Public, and is surely a credit to Hard
County, and especially to Miller City.
You will find all. the County engines
inside Of this house together with gas
tanks, tents, bridge lumber and other
equipment.
/ had employed in the field 5 sepa-
rate road building crews. The Holt
Caterpillar outfit under the direction
of P. p. Anderson, constructed a total
of 32k miles, the Twin City az, under
the direction of r. Bryan, graded and
resurfaced 20 miles. The Twin City
sc" under the direction of Thomas
Raoch and e. M. Everett, graded 16
miles. The Reeves outfit, with 10
dump wagons under the direction of
G. H. Combs, filed and constructed
a total of 23,65S yards. The w. H.
Clifford Fresno Crew filled and com
pleted a total of 1926 yards.
The total cost of maintenance of the
Holt outfit, according to approved
claims, was $7,061.S7.
The total cost of maintenance of
Twin City "6" was $4,S57.46.
The total cost of maintenance of
Twin City a. was $4,O54.42.
The total cost of maintenance of
Reeves Elevator outfit was ST., 690.44.
Mr.. Clifford used his own outfit, hired
his own help, and was employed to put
in 81, 2 yards at 35c and 500 yards at
soc.
The cost per yard. not counting the
depreciation on equipment of Reeves
outfit, vas 75c.
A total cost of s~33,S90.77 was ex-
pended during the season for road
dragging, filling and Patrol work, of
which S2,992.74 was expended on the
Twin City and Black Hills Trail.
$5,4S4.21 on the Black and Yellow
Trail.
s1.150.65 on the White and Yellow
Trail.
$9,041.10 on the understandable
road. (The largest of this amount was
for flling.)
$4,337.45 was expended on the Miller
Howell road.
S1,363.50 on the Rec Heights Orient
road.
$SS5.05 on the Miller Orient road.
$4,903.S2 on the st. Lawrence-Spring
Lake road Including draining of Dix
on Lake..
$32S.50 or the Vayland-B Bates road.
s341.20 on the Hand and Beadle
County line.
$4,000 on the Harrison-Ori road,
$196.25 on the Faux and Hand
County line.
s48S.90 on the Wheaton-Zell road.