The Monroe journal., 1922-02-14
ROAD COMMISSION
LETS CONTRACTS
New Firms Organized Locally
Come in for Good Contracts
Over Union County
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Prices for Different Classes of Work
the Same to All Contractors
TO Be Paid Monthly

The board of county commissioners
will offer for sale on March 18th
$3.50 900 worth of road and bridge
bonds for the construction and main
tenance of roads and for building and
repairing bridges. These bonds are
to be sold at not less than par value
and will bear six per cent interest.
In consequence Of this the road
commission is preparing to have work
begun on several projects at once
the following contracts having been
let today:
w. A. Dicas-To improve Provi'
dence road from jackson highway tc
South Carolina line near Walkup's
store. approximately 72 miles, by
grading, draining and top-soiling.
w. A. Dicas-To top-soil Provi.
dence road from town limits Of
Waxhaw to point about three miles
north thereof.
w, A. Dicas-The construction anc
top-soiling of newt road to be located
from Providence road near Wedding
ton to Marvin, approximately foul
miles.
w. A. Dicas-To improve by grad
ing, draining and p-soiling the Lam
caster road from Mount Carmel tC
South Carolina line, about ten miles
w. A. Dicas-To improve Rocky
River road from Lancaster road neal
Broom's store to South Carolina line
by grading, draining and top-soiling
opprov;p a talv five Ynilas
W. A. Dicas-Yo improve Waxhaw
Indian Trail road from Waxhaw t.
Twelve Mile Creek. approximately
three miles, by grading, draining anc
top-soiling.
j. C. Zobrist-To improve by drain
ing, grading and top-soiling Wolf,
Pond road from ID. W. Flows resi-
dence to South Carolina line, approx
mately nine miles.
J. c. Zobrist-The completion oi
the Monroe -Pageland road from B. F
Perker's residence to Center Church
approximately six miles, under di
rection of engineer of commission.
]. c. Zobrist-Completion of Stacl
road from point near D. W. Flows
to Bibb's place, approximately thre,
miles, under direction Of engineer o.
]. c. zobrist-Completion of Marsh
-Pageland road, approximately
five miles, under direction of engi
neer of commission.
Union Construction Co, j. w. Fow
Ter manager-To improve Monroe
Olive Branch road by grading, drain
ing and top-soiling, approximate!
13ia miles.
Union Construction Co. - Compile
tion of Morgan Mill road, under di
rection of commissioners engineer
approximately miles.
Union Construction Co.-Improvinl
of road from Unionville to Morgan
Mill road by grading, draining ant
top-soiling, and constructing where
necessary, under direction of commits
sion's engineer.
Griffin e. Edwards-E. c. Griffin
J. Hurley Griffin, and J. M. Edwards
- Completion of Marshville-Oliv,
Branch road, approximately 8 miles
under direction of commissions en-
gineer.
The contractors for the above prof
ects are to furnish all labor, teams
material, machinery and equipment
except pipe, for drains. They are alst
held responsible for any damage fol
injuries to persons or property, ex
cept for damages to real estate in tn,
removal Of top-soil and improvement
of the roads and the contractors ar,
to procure top-soil and material il
such places as the commioner's engi
neer may direct.
Payment for the work to be mad,
by the commission monthly to tn,
contractors on the basis of work &C
tually completed, with ten per cen
of the amount Of such work retained
by the commission at its option unit
the completion of any particular
project. And il the work Of any con
tractor shall be done in an 'unsatis
factory manner to the commission OF
for other reasons the commission ma,
stop the work upon payment OF th'
actual value of the work done.
The price to be paid for the worl
done is TO be as follows: Cement con
crete, class A, $40 per cubic yard
class B, SIS per cubic yard; elearinl
and grubbing per acre, 500; eartf
excavation per cubic yard, 30c; loos,
rock excavation per cubic yard, Csc
solid rock excavation per cubic yard
s1.65: surface courses, top-soil, pei
cubic yard, 45c; overhaul on Exc
and borrow Sta, per cubic yard, oil
after 500 feet; overhaul, top-soil ant
sand-clay, .0l5 after 800 feet; placing
pipe, any kind, per line feet, 3Oc.
The comission is to furnish sucf
pipe of such type as 1t may desir,
and place same at contractors camp
: All work Is to be completed, unless
ordered discontinued by commission