The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-31

tanning 10 tne various departments
of the country? How much time is
devoted to acquiring a knowledge OF
these matters and what idea does the
average taxpayer have of the valua
ton of the county and the function
ing OF its laws?
Comparing the county with a huge
corporation ID. C. McCulley county
engineer. has set forth the workings
Of his department, covering work of
the present fiscal year, the amount OF
read work completed and resume
Of the future.
A Huge Corporation.
"rhe duties and responsibilities of
the county correspond and are OF
equal Importance as officers OF u
800, 900, 900 corporation Mr. McCul.
ley states.
The people, constitute the stock
holders: the excise board, the board
of directors; the county judge, chair
man OF the board Of directors: the
beard Of county commissioners, the
general managers; the county clerk,
the secretary; the county attorney,
the auditor; the county treasurer,
treasury department; the county en-
gineer. the administrative head; the
township supervisors, the district sup
crintendents; the overseers, local fore
men.
Estimates for 192l.l992.
THE estimate for our roads in the
fiscal year 1921-1s22 for state and
county amounted 10 s497 ,956.35 Of
which s2S6,060.4S had been expended
to January /, 1922, leaving a balance
of s2l1. .S95.S7. The estimate for the
townships was s67 7,6l5 of which s47,-
600 has been expended leaving bal
ance of $2Q,106.4S. This estimate is
Of possible revenue for road purposes,
for this fiscal year. but II is not TO
be understood that the sums named
win be collected and expended, as
large part Of it is gross production
and automobile taxes.
Forecast Of Future.
''The amount of work to be done
during the remainder of this fiscal
year will of course depend upon the
funds obtained through taxation and
by bond issue. As fast as we can
hope TO replace present wood struc
lures with steel and concrete through.
out the county. There are still more
roads to be opened. The most press
ing one just now is a short route
from Ardmore to the Brock territory,
and we are now building a connect.
ing link and may have TO open other
new roads in the same territory. An
other road that may be very import
ant is one to be opened on the east
side of the washita river running
north to connect with Daugherty.
"One project is that Of hard.surfac.
ing the road between Ardmore and
the Johnston county line: another is
that Of building better road TO the
Marshall county line; the building OF
4 good road from Ardmore TO the
Hoxbar territory; the surfacing of the
read from Ardmore to the Love
county line: the surfacing OF the
Milo.Graham and Milo. .Pooeville reads:
the building Of a good road from
Healdton north TO the county line and
from Healdton west TO the county
line; continuing the Ardmore.Wilson
surfacing to the jefferson county line;
the construction Of a high grade road
from Wilson TO the south and west.
Work Already Completed.
"Of the work already accomplished
we can't begin TO itemize the expen
dltures because Of lack Of space and
therefore will confine ourselves to
larger and more general aspects.
Considering the bridge and culvert
work. OF wood there have been
built or rebuilt over the county fron,
200 TO $50, varying in size up TO 60.
foot length; here have been refloored
from $50 10 800 wood bridges and
culverts. on bridge work, somewhere
around 500 900 feet board measure,
has been used at a cost OF about
$4,000. Something over 600, 900 feet
OF this lumber has been oak and the
balance pine; two carloads OF Bois
dare piling has been used and
large amount OF oak and walnut piling
has been cut out Of the local timber
and used
"A carload OF corrugated iron pipe, |
making 70 culverts has been installed
over the county. one or two more
cars will probably be used before the
end OF the fiscal year, at q cost OF
about $4,000 per car
Reinforced Concrete Culverts.
There have been 30 reinforced con
crete culyerts built and others are be.
ing erected. Since these culverts
cost from $500 TO 81 200 each IL is
necessary to replace wooden structures
only 80 fast As funds are available
and conditions permit. But this type
OF drainage Is permanent and should
be used to replace wood as fast ~
possible. A carload OF reinforcing
steel has recently been received Tor
continuing this Kind of work.
Steel Bridges Across Caddo.
There has been one G0.toot steel
bridge erected across Caddo, TWO miles
east OF the Springer road giving the
people north ot the creek in that st
entity much quicker access 20 Ard
more. The county Is now building 40
So'feot steel bridge across Caddc
north OF Deese, and four miles west
81 the Springer road which will short
cn the distance from that part Of the
county TO Ardmorc. This will be the
oost structure Of the year built by
he county some old steel bridges
nave been shortened and moved to
"ther locations. For instance a iOo.
lot steel Loeam bridge has been
taken entirely out and replaced with
4-foot concrete oulvert. A i2O.foot
wood bridge has been replaced with a
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