Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-05-25

& Sons Company Of Minneapolis took
the contract for the entire job at
figure amounting to $58,721.23. 1t
is understood that G. E. Rich e Com
pany of Lancaster have subcontract-
ed the drainage structures from the
Groves people.
In RiGhiand County
At the present time the State High
way Commission is conducting hear
lngs relative to the changing of S. T.
II. No. IL, between Richland Center
and Viroqua in Richland county. AS
soon as the decision is arrived at. a
Federal Project some nine miles in
length for which $75,0OO.O0 has
been made available, will be built so
as to permanently improve the most
Objectionable stretch of road between
Richland county and Viroqua. Grad
ing will be done, permanent struc-
lures will be built, and some type of
light surfacing, probably local crush
ed material, will be placed.
Between Darlington and Mineral
Point
Another piece of contemplated
work lies in Lafayette and Iowa
counties and the surfacing of S. T.
H. No. 62, throughout it's entire.
length, from Hicks Corners six miles
south of Darlington to Mineral Point.
will result. A Federal Project was
completed last year between Hicks
Corners and Darlington and money is
available for the Lafayette county
forces to trim up the road on each
end OF the Federal work and to sur
face the entire stretch with mine tail
ings or local crushed limestone.
From the City of Darlington north
ward two miles, Federal Aid Pro-
ject will be let early in the month of
June for grading, relocating, drain
ing and surfacing. From the north
end OF this Project northward to the
Iowa county line, state aid funds are
available and the county forces will
grade up the road, while it is very
probable that the work of surfacing
the road with some type of light sur
facing will be let by contract. On
the Iowa county end of S. T. H. No.
62, a Federal Aid Project will be let
at later date between Mineral Point
and the Lafayette county line. Some
relocating is contemplated near the
Rock Branch bridge where several
bad turns will be eliminated The
rest of the work will consist of grad
ing, draining and surfacing the en-
tire stretch. Immediately south of
Mineral Point, funds are available
for State Aid job about | 5 miles in
length which will either be worked
by the county forces or let by con-
tract under the supervision of Iowa
county.
In the above descriptions, it will be
noticed that local crushed limestone
is being specified as the surfaeing
material. 1t is realized by the Com
mission that a wealth of this mater
ial is available throughout this sec
ton of the state and comparative
bids that have been taken, point to
the fact that this material is going to
constitute popular type of surfac-
ing for future work in as much as
contractors and the counties can OBJ
tain quarry sites, crush the material
locally and place it on the road to
better advantage than to pay for the
original cost of mine tailings, togeth-
er with the loading, the freight, the
unloading, and the hauling charges.
1t is the wish of the Highway Com
mission that the public be in full po-
ssession of the facts regarding the
work and any opportunities are well
coined to furnish information that
will lead to better understanding
by the various interests which have
to do with the building, maintenance
and use of our Highway system.