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Coahoma County, Clarksdale, Miss. (Section 2). — A second section of 

 gravel road leading from Clarksdale northwesterly toward Friar Point was 

 begun November 17, 1913, and completed January 29, 1914, with a loss of one 

 day, due to bad weather. The adjacent land is slightly rolling and the soil 

 a sandy loam throughout the entire length. A section 2,640 feet long was 

 graded for a width of 26 feet in both cuts and fills. The gravel surface is 

 2,640 feet long for a width of 10 feet, making a surfaced area of 2,933 square 

 yards. The maximum cut was 2 feet and the maximum fill 3 feet, and the 

 material was moved with slip scrapers after being loosened with plows. The 

 average haul was 100 feet, with a maximum haul of 600 feet. The surfacing 

 material was Tishomingo gravel, shipped on the cars. The haul from the 

 cars to the road was approximately 3A miles. The material was spread by 

 hand, using rakes and shovels. The material wears well under moderate 

 traffic, but tends to lose its binding quality in dry weather. 



The gravel was spread in one course to a depth of 9 inches and compacted 

 to 6 inches by aid of a roller. The gravel ranged in size from that of cobble- 

 stone to peastone. It is estimated that 867 cubic yards of gravel were used. 



As completed, the road has a 4-foot shoulder of earth on one side and a 12- 

 foot earth roadway on the other, with the finished surface having a crown of 

 1 inch to 1 foot. One cross drain, 25 feet long, of 12-inch clay pipe was laid 

 at station 52+00. 



The equipment consisted of a road grader, a 5-ton horse roller, slat-bottom 

 wagons, and small tools. Labor cost $1.50, and teams $4, including driver 

 per 10-hour day. The total cost of the road to the community was $2,862.38, 

 which is at the rate of $0,976 per square yard. The principal items of cost 

 were as follows : Excavation, $197.98 ; shaping, at $0.02 per square yard, $59.60 ; 

 12-inch clay pipe, at $0.45 per linear foot, $11.25; labor on same, $3.25; foreman, 

 $43.50; gravel, at $1,475 per cubic yard, $1,278.83; hauling from cars to road 

 per contract, at $1.25 per cubic yard, $1,083.75; spreading gravel, at $0.12 per 

 cubic yard, $88.35 ; rolling per square yard, at $0,015, $44.12 ; trimming shoulders 

 and ditches, $51.75. 



Sunfloweb County, Indianola, Miss. — A gravel road leading from Indianola 

 northerly toward Faisonia was begun on October 14, 1913, and completed 

 November 19, 1913, with a loss of nine days on account of bad weather and one 

 day due to other causes. The adjacent land is level, with a buckshot soil the 

 entire length of the road. A section 1,790 feet long was graded for a width 

 of 24 feet. The gravel surface is 16 feet in width for the entire length, giving 

 an area of 3,182 square yards. The grade of the road was not materially 

 changed, the average fill was but 0.8 foot, and the maximum 1.S3 feet. It is 

 estimated that 1,337 cubic yards of material were used in the embankment. 

 The maximum haul was 40 feet. The material was loosened by plows and 

 moved with drag scrapers. 



The surfacing material was shipped in by rail a distance of 243 miles, and 

 was the pit-run of gravel with good wearing qualities, but with varying bind- 

 ing qualities, and the gravel required careful spreading. It was applied in 

 one course for a depth of 10| inches at the center and 8 inches at the sides 

 before compacting. The crown of the road was five-eighths inch to the foot. 



The equipment consisted of a 10-ton tractor roller and drag scrapers. The 

 surfacing" material, of which 997 cubic yards were used, was delivered on the 

 cars at the contract price of $1.46 per cubic yard, making it cost $1,452.60 at 

 the siding. Labor cost $1.50 per day, and teams, including driver, $3.50 per 

 day, based on a 10-hour day. The total cost of the road to the community 

 was $2,21S, which is at the rate of $0,697 per square yard. The principal 



