, 1921-11-24

Issue Go. 90
Total Authorized - 42.9l1.39
Balance ------------$27.2 54.61
This news Letter also gives the
following summary of work done and
under course of construction in Car
bon county:
p Project CB-1. Wamsutter to
Baggs.-Culverts were placed on the
portion of this project graded last
year. These culverts were placed
during April and May. A lotion
tractor and elevator grader are now
working on the grading of that 20
ton of this project between Robbers
GulCh and Bags a distance of II
miles. The grading m this IS mile
stretch is approximately 20 per cent
complete.
"A total of 81 additional ]culverts are
being placed in little Robbers Gulch
and ii 32-foot timber bridge con
structed across Cottonwood Creek.
The County is cooperating to the ex-
tent of furnishing the bridge mater
ial and Mr.. A. H.. Christensen, who
owns a large ranch neal Bags is
cooperating TO the cxteut of placing
the %culverts and doing the necessary
team grading without charge.
This project will give a we'll
drained and graded rondbed between
Wamsutter and Bags. through a
stretch of country which is subject
to mero c%loudbursts. and a vorv
heavy spring run-Off, which in the
past has made the road practically
impossible. The total estimated cost
is ~$19,SO7.67 Of which $4,S5S.37
u-as cnppt 1nSt vanf and &S . 2 tn
October /, 1921.
Project CB-13-59A-Work on this
project since April 1st consists OF
completing the Ames & Braisted
contract including grading and the
general finishing up OF the project.
The total estimated cost Is $50
5SO.9S Of which S~32.S73.SO was ex-
pended prior to April l.. 1921 and
15.055.97 from April l to October /,
1921.
Project Cb. 15-44.-Medicine Bow
to Old Carbon.-Work on this pro-
ject includes surfacing Of a portion
OF the project and the general finish
ing up of the work. The total esti-
mated cost is ~s72,OOO.O0 Of which
SCI .086.12 was expended prior to
April 1. 1921 and S10.122.34 from
April l to October 1. 1921.
Project CD. %. Hanna-Elk Noun
tain.-This project is a State Aid
project. the county paying $500 to-
ward the total cost. 1t includes 16
miles of machine grading between
Hanna and Elk Mountain and the
placing of necessary %culverts. The
total cost is estimated at $~10,447.89
of which $~4.S5S.37 was expended
prior to April /. 1921 and $4.019.82
from April /, 1921 to October l,
1921.
Project Cb. 25-F. A. %. Riverside
North.-This project was started last
year but only a small portion of the
work was done prior to April list.
Project includes the grading, struc-
lures and s~urfacing 4.16 miles and
covers one of the worst stretches on
the old road between Saratoga and
Encampment. The total cost is esti-
mated to be 37,675.65 of which ST.
1902 was expended prior to April
/ .'1921 and $~24,34f.S6 from April l
to October l, 1921.
Project Cb. 23. Saratoga-Walcott-
This project includes IS miles of ma
chine grading the placing Of neces-
sary culverts and small team fills.
Also the construction of a CO. timber
bridge across Pass Creek. and a 90
foot bridge across Lake Creek. The
total cost is estimated to be $14,-
SS4.SS of which s5.712.3S was ex-
pended prior to April /. 1921 and
$6.9SG.S4 from April / to October
/. 1921.
Project Cb. SO. Bells Springs
Lander Road.-Project includes 20
miles of the Rocky Mountain High
way between Bells Springs and the
county line. Two lotion tractors
with a Gallon Giant Blade and a
Western Elevator grader have been
engaged on this project since about
the middle of September. Approx
matcly so percent Of the grading is
complete. A carpenter crew is en-
gagged on the construction of 10 tim
Der bridges. The necessary culverts
are on the ground for this project
and will be placed as the grading
progresses. The cost is estimated to
be 9.697.76 of which $~3,SS2.26 ,
has been expended to October L.,
1921.
Project Cb. 26.-This above &C
count covers the replacing Of a con-
span with a timber bridge 4
miles east of Rawlins at a cost of
$30O.O1.
Project Cb. 32.-This account
covers the placing of c%ulverts, two
small timber bridges. and grading on
miles Of road about 20 miles north
west of Medicine Bow at a cost of
s1.567.O9.
Project Cb. 16, Encampment-
Slater Project.-This is a forest
constructed by the Forest
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