The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-09
ROAD WORK
MOVING NICELY
Splendid Highway Being Built. Now
On Federal Aid Project. County
Engineers Report.

Before many months pass, Grena-
da County will have road system
unequalled by the majority of the
counties of the State and one in
which the citizens and taxpayers will
be justified in taking great pride
The work has been progressing rip
idly from the start and the work that
has been completed has been well
done.
The road from Spring Lake to the
gravel pit on the Charleston road has
been practically finished and the work
of grading on the Jefferson Davis
Highway is nearing completion. The
Highway in Grenada County extends
from Elliott to Torrance and it is on
this part of the work that the United
States Government is putting up dol
| lar for dollar with Grenada County.
In other words, the government pays
half the cost of hard-surfacing this
road according to government speci-
| fications. About half of the culverts
have been put in and a good start
has been made on the bridge work.
Much of the concrete piling has been
cast and when the bridges are COM
pleted, they will be structures that
will meet with the approval of eX-
pert engineers.
The work of grading other roads
in the county is about finished. The
Middle Road, from Grenada to Gore
Springs and the Carpenter Road,
from Elliott to Carpenters Store at
Misterton, have been worked and will
soon be in first-class condition.
The highway work is proving of
great benefit in Grenada County not
only in building good roads, but in
giving employment to a large num-
Der of men. AS far as possible, the
work is being done by citizens of the
county and this serves to keep the
money at home. Competent men are
in charge of the work in every de-
partment and the Sentinel believes
that the taxpayers may rest assured
that the moneyis being well and wise
ly spent.
Below is given the report of the
county engineer on amount of gravel
hauled and the cost for the week
from August 10Th to September 3rd.
inclusive. Mr.. Denham, the engineer,
estimates that the cost of the hard
surfaced highways will run about
$4,000. per mile, when completed,
and the Sentinel believes that this
cost is unusually low as compared
with cost of similar roads elsewhere.
The engineers report follows:
Total Gu. Yds of gravel
hauled by wagons -----.-... 947.16
Total Gu. Yds. of gravel
hauled by trucks ,---,,--- $3.50
Total Gu. Yds. of gravel
by wagons and trucks. 1896
Total cost of wagon haul S1,720.63
Total cost of truck haul ... 1906
Cost per Gu. Yd. of gravel
by wagon haul ----,.-,.-.-. 1872
Cost per Gu. Yd. of gravel
by truck haul -. 1.22
Cost of dumping and spread
ing wagon and truck haul 1926
Cost of dumping and spread
ing per Gu. Yd. gravel - 0.O6l |
Total overhead cost ----.. 1928 |
Overhead cost per Gu. Yd.
of gravel hauled -.---.-.--. 0.045 |
Purchase price of gravel
per Gu. Yd. ---.-.------------. 0.10 |
Total cost per Gu. Yd. Of
gravel hauled by wagons 2.O26 |
Total cost per Gu. Yd. of
gravel hauled by trucks ~ 1926
Total cost for week Of haul
ing and laying gravel ----- 2,842.16
Total distance graveled
this week .....-.--.---,..------ $4,000 feet
Respectfully submitted,
G. B. DENHAM,
County Highway Engineer.