ROADS AND BRIDGES, JULY 1, 1918—DEC. 31, 1914. 7 
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 8 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 baul from the 
cars to the road was approximately 33 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 peastene. 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. 
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, INDIANOLA, Miss.—A gravel road leading from Indianola 
northerly toward Faisonia was begun on October 14, 1918, and completed 
November 19, 1918, 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 1.83 feet. It is 
estimated that 1,837 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 104 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 
ears 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 $2,218, which is at the rate of $0.697 per square yard. The principal 
