The Monett times., 1922-09-01
MISSOURI ROAD DEVELOP
MENT WELL UNDER WAY

reports Of actual achievement from
newspapers throughout the state. Fol
lowing are few representative items
Excelsior Springs Standard -"The
state highway commission has struck
its stride in its effort to build roads
in Missouri. The records for the
month of June, just completed by the
construction department, show that
the total amount expended for high
way construction for the month to
| have been $74O,982.97. This is $780,
528.64 in excess of the amount ex-
pended in June, 1921.
''The highway department has un-
der construction at the present time
205 different road-building projects
upon which work is progressing at a
total estimated expense of $12,564,-
/ TAG. There are twenty-five or more
| projects upon which contracts have
been let, which will aggregate an ex-
| pense Of more than two million dol
lars additional.
Carthage Evening Press --"The bid
of the Carterville Construction Com
pany for building the Id mile con-
crete highway extension on the
Ayilla road has been approved by the
| state highway department and the
work of building culverts and max
ing fills viii begin this week. The
project will be completed this fall"
Excelsior Springs Standard -
"Workmen are now engaged in clear
ing and uncovering rock on the Ben
son and Arnold property at the south
west edge of Excelsior Springs, and
/ the first stretch of road to be built
will be from the creek this side of
Crescent Lake to the city limits of
Excelsior Springs"
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal 1.-THE
Montserrat cutoff providing a direct
road through Johnson County east at
an expense of $4,000 to the state is
becoming a reality. Work has been
started and building material and
been shipped into Montserret for the
contractors. There will be no grade
crossing along the new route"
La Grange, Mo, Indicator Con |
tract for work on the road north and
south Of La Grange, which will be a !
part of the new state road system
upon completion, has been let and
work will be started soon under the
direction of the state highway COM
missioner.
Designated as federal aid pri-
mary road, the highway from Hanni-
bal to Keokuk passing through La
Grange and Canton will give these
communities road facilities second to
none in the state"
Odessa, Mo-, Democrat "The
Lees Summit Journal is very much
with the State Highway
Commission in designating the route
Of the cross-state road. 1t doesn't
pay to be bad loser. Almost all the
large towns on that route have signi-
fled their adhesion to the plan, and
Lees Summit will also fall in line"
st. Joseph, Mo-, Gazette Nv. c.
irwin, state senator from Cole Coun ,
", who recently announced that he
would bring suit to enjoin the issu-
ng of $60,O00000 road bonds, has in i,
,ormed the state highway department
hat he has dropped his plan, accord :
ng to G. s. Austin, secretary Of the :
highway commission"
Brookfield, Mo-, Argus THE mat /
er of good roads is of universal
interest, and with the construction of !,
he state primary system of hard i
roads ittbecoines matter of I
ireet interest to every citizen Of {
1issouri. The work of the state \
ighway commission should be fol- !,
owed and understood by every tax !
aver. At the present rate of pro- Z
reSs Ut rs showing every indication o
hat things are being attacked in al p
lost aggressive and up-to-date man i;
er. Things are actually being done
OF just talked about" B
Kansas City, Mo-, Post "a. route
.hicli in 1927 was surveyed across the
sate of Missouri as part Of national !
road, is to become Z
art of the Victory highway, founded =
early a century later as a memorial =
} the American men and women who =
erved their country in the world 9
ar. y
"The Missouri state highway com z
ission has corroborated the iudg-
ent Of the old time engineers by 6 e
lecting portion Of their route for 9
e first primary interstate roadway =
ross the entire state Of Missouri to y y
, paved 3
Ironton, Mo-, Register H. "Work is 8 =
'ogressing on the new state highway 4,
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