The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-14
lnaueurate Road
Building Program
County Commissioners Invite Bids
to Determine Cost of Installa-
ton of Gravel Supply

Yielding to an insistent demand
from a large number of taxpayers,
the Board of County Commissioners
is endeayoring to secure data on
costs that will permit of permanent
road improvements In this county in
which those who make use of them
will contribute a considerable share
of the work OF transporting the ma
terial which the county Will furnish
Experiments made several months
ago on a stretch of country road
which was notorious as being one of
the worst in the valley--at the end
of Taylor street to the Ferguson
ranch and out Saltwater avenue to
the Dolf ranch-have demonstrated
that the road problems here are
largely one of suitable material
properly spread. In the case above
mentioned the work was done by
volunteers and the results are SO
satisfactory that 1t is proposed to
arrange for supply of cement
gravel from a deposit near Hazen
that will be stored in bins for con-
yenient loading.
Many farmers have volunteered
to assist in the hauling of the ma
terial if proper facilities are proyid-
ed and the material furnished.
To this end the Commissioners
are now advertising in the Standard
for bids on three phases of the work,
viz: The construction OF railroad
siding at Hazen, 200 feet in length;
/ for similar construction In Fallon
and for a suitable site along the rail-
road right of way to accommodate
the necessary trackage and storage
bins.
The plan as at present outlined
tentatively is to procure the mater
ial from an open cut on the railroad
about 1000 feet east of the yard
limits at Hazen. A ruling of the
railroad officials will not permit of
the taking out of switch on the
main line without expensive equip
ment such as the installation of a
block signal system, etc. This be-
ing the case it is proposed to haul
the material to the Hazen yard linn
its by a tramway, which can be OPP
Grated either by horses or an cleo
trio hoist system. The loading would
be accomplished by Fresno scrapers
by the usual platform method
which has been found the quickest
and most economical method OF
handling material of this character.
So far the only figures that have
been submitted refer to the trans
portation cost from Hazen to Fal-
Ion, which has been placed at 60
cents per ton. The material will
weigh about one and one-half tons
to the yard, and it is proposed to
cover the roads to an average depth
Of four inches, dependent upon the
character of the road bed.
1t has been found by experiment
that sections of the roads heavy in
elays, need but slight covering,
while the sandy stretches will re-
quire a heavier dressing, up to six
/ inches in some cases.
The gravel obtainable at Hazen
has be found to be admirably adapt
ed to the requirements, not needing
to be run through a crusher and
containing sufficient cement sand
and clay to harden after being
sprinkled and rolled.
1t is hoped and believed that a
plant can be constructed at the pit
at an original cost and operated
economically enough to permit of
laying the material down in Fallon
at cost that will not be prohibitiYe
and when once installed will be a
permanent asset that will carry a
low percentage of depreciation.