. Public works . act,from Whaleyville to the Pocomoke river, was milesin length. Work on this contract was started April 20and was completed July 1.^. one month before the time limit named in the contract. This was the first roadcontract in the state of Maryland to be finished ahead oftime. Work was immediately started on W 18 and hassince been progressing at the rate of about 2J/2 milesper month. Mr. McXerney expects to finish this strip,which extends from the Pocomoke river to Pittsville, byOctober 1. although the contract time does not expireuntil October 31. A 3-span, 75-foot steel co
. Public works . act,from Whaleyville to the Pocomoke river, was milesin length. Work on this contract was started April 20and was completed July 1.^. one month before the time limit named in the contract. This was the first roadcontract in the state of Maryland to be finished ahead oftime. Work was immediately started on W 18 and hassince been progressing at the rate of about 2J/2 milesper month. Mr. McXerney expects to finish this strip,which extends from the Pocomoke river to Pittsville, byOctober 1. although the contract time does not expireuntil October 31. A 3-span, 75-foot steel concrete bridgeacross the Pocomoke river is not yet completed. Owingto the treacherous nature of the ground, the bridge willbe built on piles. In the work of construction, the clearing and grubbinggang goes ahead, closely followed by the culvert galvanized iron pipe is used for lining of cul-verts. The rough graders follow next and give the roadapproximately its true grade. In heavy cuts or fills, a. WATSON WAGONS USED ON FINE GRADING. steam shovel is used to load the dirt on wagons or soil, as a rule, is loam and sand, and it has not beennecessary to use either pick or plow in the constructionof the road. The fine graders remove or fill the smallamount necessary to bring the road to true grade afterit has been rolled. Two Buffalo Pitts 10-ton rollers are employed on thework. Owing to the prevailing sand formation and thenumerous pockets of quicksand, all the rolling is done on C -£i — ^*7i3/r7 //ne , 3. C V-^. ^./e e ~ s^^^f, - - ■ y^- 7^ — C^ory:TZ-^i^c^Of7 -ZracKa - ■s>ni^<rh
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