The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14
LET
FOR new ROADS
TOTAL Sl,O)O,OD)
Ten Mile Concrete High
way Will Be Built In
Calhoun County
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TEXAS CONCERN
GETS BIG JOB
Is Mile Gravel Road In
Fayette County
Contracted For

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct.
I3.-Contracts for slightly
more than $1,000, 900 worth of
road work in Alabama were
awarded Monday by the state
highway commission. Besides
awarding of contracts the COM
mission was busy throughout
the morning with delegates
from various sections Of the
state.
The largest contract awarded was for
the construction of road in Calhoun
county. 1t il to be ten and cne-tenth
miles in length and viii be Of concrete.
The contract was awarded to the Hous'
ton Construction company OF Houston
Texas. for 1904 .904.6S. The came com
many received the award for the sur,
facing of another section OF the sazne
pro;ect which Ii twelve aud fourteen
hundredths miles in length, the price
being S234, 1876, Grading and drain
ing on this section OF the project wal
awarded to C. b. Cox and w. i. Taylor
OF Clanton for STA, f60.4S.
This project, which win begin OF ths
Talledga county line, between Tailadega
and Admission, and run through Annie
ton. jacksonville to Piedmont, has beer
before the commission for some time
Three types OF construction have beer
under confederation for the ten and one
tenth mile construction.
Conerete Wins Out
: z = - e - ts.asm i.efas.if1 Mon
aaw Faorrsnx uriinR that The eQlasEltl
{.cn ~ ~ cnnnrsfe. THIS deIAkafLUi
sgrsed "a nut 50 aa5. 900 IL be matches
~ me stare with 4 like amount for con
crete Constructions. The differences be
tween eohcrase and bitunainous con
stricfion. which was most favorabiJ
considered BY the commission, wat
$40. 600. After the agreement OF tn.
delegation that half of that amount
would Be matched by the county th'
commission was Of the opinion that the
difference for the state would De
much better Investment.
" AZ Thompson and company Of
Favette were given the contract for tn.
rradine and gravel surfacing Of road
eirhteen and one-fOurth miles in Length
h Fayette county, for S1T4,1fS,e2
Rr;dee work on the same project vii
| be done by G. ID. Thompson OF Easett'
at cost Of 81, 574,SS.
stanley and Singer were the low bid
ders for gravel surfacing OF project u
Perry e0,,Yty. fourteen and one-thtEt
miles in length. Their bid was $0I,
4Os. "a. The bridge work will be don't
BY the Bosworth Smith company, Iol
| Slg. $50 1875. The contract for work o.
another section Of the same project Of
tive and one-tenth miles was let to Fin
nell and Tupecker Of Tuscaloosa, FOL
SOS, 114.S3 for the gravel surfacing, ans
| the bridge work was let TO the boswoftl
smith company for $61, 0SS.0e. Iris IN
cludes a brid over the CANADA riVer'
SyIaeauga Man Wins
w, A, Taylor of Sylacauga was tn
Successful bidder on the work OF proJ
ect in COving county two and elg ,n
tenths miles long. His BAD was Pow
5000 =,
Numerous delegates were present a
the Monday morning meeting to presen
thejr petitions. j. Lee Long OF Greeh
vile headed a large delegation from TN
Butler county capital. They are seek
ing A road from ufeenville to Luverne
THE commission went on record as favor
inc the project and placed the work OF
the 1925 program, with the understand
ing that the work yOu. ] be undertaken
Il the necessary money is on hand.
A large delegation from Clarke COUNTY
Monday afternoon in the interest OF
road from Grove 4'in to ThomaSVhle