Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-18
CHAIRMAN PHILIPS
WANTS ROAD No. 3
FIRST Completed
But Has Wrong Idea of
Present Condition of
Highway
Try Associated Press1

80 DNiStili ANNHS a OIO-
Try related by Editor Clayton Cod
rington, who was present in ITALIA
ment opened bids for the north end Of
hassee when the state road depart
the NOlusia county road connecting
with Putnam county's Crescent City
road. In this Mr.. burlington quotes
! Chairman Philips, of the state high
way department as saying that Road
/ No. is in fine condition with the
exception of that portion in Volusia
county. Mr. Philips is mistaken, as
there are several stretches between
the NOlusia county line and Jackson
willie that in need of repair. Follow
ing is the article from the DeLand
News:
| At Tallahassee on Wednesday four
bids were submitted to the state road
department for the 19-mile stretch of
road between De Leon Springs and
/ the No,usia county line. The lowest
bidder was Evert P. Maule of Ojus,
| Florida whose bid was $1.04 a square
yard on approximately 1880 spare
yards of crushed stone base six in
ches deep. J. F. Morgan Paving COM
Ipany of Birmingham bid S1.04 on this
part Of the road while the Barber
| Forth company Of Gainesville bid
$109 on this part, The Baumna Con-
struction company bid only on this
part at 5l09 a square yard.
On the next item 16S,96O square
yards of bituminous macadam sur
face, penetration method, 2 IL inches
in depth compacted, Maule bid rs
cents a square yard, Morgan bid $1.O8
or with Stag as a material $1.05, while
Barber Forth bid S109 for stone or
Stag.
/ On the other specification of 442,-
400 gallons of bituminous material
Maule bid Is cents Morgan Is cents
and Barber-Fortin 16 cents a gallon.
All of the bidders promised to COM
mense work within 80 days and to
complete the contract within 365
days,
How 1t Stands.
The committee from Volusia con-
sisting Of Mr. Earl W. Brown and the
editor of the News reached Tallahas-
see in time to be present when the
bids were opened and after this had
been attended to a long consultation
was had with Judge Philips, chair
man of the board, who was the only
member of the board present at the
time. Judge Philips stated emphati-
callv that he was for the completion
of state road number three which
runs from Jacksonville to Orlando
and is in good shape with the eXcep-
ton of the 19-mile stretch in North
Volusia county. Judge Philips stated
that the board would meet about the
first of JULY at which time the state
engineers would have all the bids
tabulated and when the contracts
would be let. At this same meeting
Judge Philips stated he wished to
LET a contract for a 1O-mile stretch
in Nassau county on the Jacksonville
Brunswick road which will also be a
mort of the state road number three.
Judge Philips left no doubt in the
committees minds that he was heart
iIv in favor of all north and south
roads in the state but he mentioned
the fact that he was but one OF tVe
an the board. He stated however
that he would use every effort to have
rhn contracts let for the Volusia and
/ Nassau county projects Oh sta'e lo"u
number three at the July meeting
and that in the case of the Volusia
19-mile stretch that contract would
he let for six inch base at once, on
which the county has agreed to pay
81 33333 a mile, and, that the bituml-
.,.,,do,,, surface would be let
lust as soon as tax money becomes
available in the fall
As the matter now stands the
Quarterly meeting of the board in
Julv will be the important date when
the contracts should be let. A great
deal of importance is attached to the
arrointment of a successor to W. W.
Clark. member of the board who died
a few days ago. This appointment
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