The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-13

S'Aiiiinh'-HS sharp turn and heavy
grade. From the -swithcback'' to the
top OF the hill Mt the district line. the
ROAD can follow practically along the
present location with ruling grade
OF not TO exceed per cent. Six 15r
reinforced concrete pipe culverts OF
Standard length and one II" galvanized
ifo' cuifert % feet long would be re-
quircd in this section.
Grading over this route would run
IN the Eeighborhocd of 5000 cubic
yards, costing not more than 100000
Win drainage structures costing ap-
proNimateiy Sl0000.00. These with n
ten per cent engineering and contingent
charge would bring the total cost of the
0OOoO. w.
Route No. 16
beginning at the city limits In the
Notwithstanding road aud follow
lug The present location up the hill and
.heHcc along the ridge To the intersec-
ti'A Oi Inc LeaIbank road. The
grade on the hill can be made under =
per cent with excavation OF about TO-
VIo CUBIC yards. From the top OF the
mn 10 the head of 'Leafbank" the
ROAD follows the ridge and could easily
II IL
ing ON this section would not run i'm
excess OF G.0OO cubic yortis TO the mile
and the total from the city limits
10 the "LCafbank road would not he i'm
excess OF 5000 cubic yards The drain
agc structures on this section would all
DC 10 pipe culverts--50 in number.
The road down the hill from thu
mead OF ''Leafbank' would follow tho
present location OH not TO exceed an x
per cent grade at the stcepcst point
ABOUT one-third of the distance down
from the top OF the hill is 4 sharp turn
that can he eliminated by building an
proNihiateiy 100 feet of retaining wall.
lo feet III height. Rock for this wall
would be found in the excavation mr.
this point. Eight IL" reinforced nine
cuivcris and oMc 1870 foot corrugated
pipe culNert would he required on thc
mn. Al the foot OF the hill. a g Y AZ
1UO box culvert and Il 20 foot fin |
would be required in crossing the ravipo
Inc road should then be kept above the |
present location from this point 10 the |
lrSt house below the foot of. the hill |
MS III ORDER TO ease the grade on the |
approach TO the hill and to keep The |
ROAD our OF The creek. Between this |
point and the Big Springs post-ofiicr
ltS present location except TO eliminate
sharp turns at small stream CROSSINGS
Grading OIL this section from the ton of
the hill TO the Big Springs lost office
would run approximately 5000 cubic
yards TO the mile, of which 10 per cent
would he rock excavation. Ii would be
necessary to build one q IOO' box
cuINeFt. - = ~. one /. y , y ~
nnd one 20 . culverts and eight H.
pipe culyerts ON this section.
IRON the Big Springs Post Office. the
road would follow along the present
iocntlon 10 the top of the hill Grading
would not exceed 10000 cubic yards. of
winch approximately 40 per cent would
DC rock. Seven pipe culvcrts would be
required on this hill. From the ron of |
the hill, the road follows the ridge for q |
distance Of practically one nile where
would not run over G.0OO yards |
with six u pipe culverts. From the |
top OF the hill at the head of Jacksou's
Kun TO Jackson's store that grading |
would be light, with no grade over 6 |
per cent. Eleven IL" pipe culyerts |
one 90 galvanized pipe cuvcrts and |
Two . = concrete box culverts would
be required on this section. AT the |
jackson store > g. box culyert !
wouid be required. From Jackson's
store 10 the county line, the grading |
would rot be in excess OF 5000 cubic |
yards and the stecpcst grade not over Z |
per cent. Six II" reinforced box cul |
verts would be required on this section. |
In my opinion the grading and drain
age OF this road from the Richie county
line to the top of the hill at the head of
'Leafbank' would not exceed Si5OOD-
oo 10 the mile, or total cost on this
section Of $i5.G0O.O0, while from the
head Of 'Lcafbanli" TO the city limits
of Grantsville the cost would not run
over 100000 to the mile, or $4,000.
10 FOR the entire section, making a total
for the Improvement from the Richie
county line TO the city limits of Grants
Vile $12O,00O.0O.
ON the question of the possibilities of
constructing road down "Leafban
to connect with the river road below
Grantsville, the physical condition of
this line would, III my opinion, make the
cost of road in the neighborhood from
S2J.UUOO to S30.GG000 TO the mile and
1t would be very expensive road to
maintain after building. 1 therefore
would not recommend this location OH
account of the excessive cost.
Respectively submitted.
II. T.. Snyder.
BY j. VI. Mckinney. Asst Engineer
ssVrhaf o,,noc 80, g. A.