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II. COST DATA FOR DRAINAGE EXCAVATION— continued. United States Department of Agriculture.— Bureau of Public Roads— continued.

State. Excavation 5? Clearing Drainage District and County. I Date let. (Cubic r£5i. per Yards). Y^ c Acre. Base Width. Depth. Length. Side ■ (Miles). Slope. ' g Max. Min. Av. Max. Av. i Base Width. Soil Remarks. Engineer. Contractor. I 8 Black loam, clav T. and S. Contractor to be paid in cash, 80% monthly 6 Clay, gumbo .. F.D.D. and D.L.E. Contractor to be paid in cash 6 Black loam, clay F.D.D. and D.L.E. Contractor to be paid in cash Loam, cla}-, sand D.L.E. Contractor to be paid in warrants 20 Musk, loam, sand Levee, 142.760 cubic yd., 18,000 ft. long, 5ft. high, 30ft, arm; ditch, 51,600 cubic yd., 6,550 ft. long Sandy loam .. F.D.D. Contractor to be paid in cash, 90% monthly Clay, loam .. T. and S. : clean-out work. Contractor to be paid in cash, 80% monthly 111. .. D.D. No. 1 ; Ricks and Christian Cos. 4/9/20 Cents. 9,679 35 None 4-2 .. 4 3 4 .. 20 4 .. 17 10 14 9 2 1J:1 2:1 7 1:1 6 1:1 7 14:1 J. W. Dappert, TaylorviUe, 111. S. Dak. Mud Lake D.D. ; Douglas Co. 10/9/20 182,000 25 None 9 S Western Eng. Co., Yankton, S. Dak.; Northern Minn. Dredge, Litchfield, Minn. W'estern Eng. Co., Yankton, S. Dak.; Northern Minn. Dredge, Litchfield, Minn. W. S. Porter, Eldora, Iowa : R. J. Phelps. Fred A. Snyder, Albany, Ind. S. Dak. Garder Valley D.D. ; Douglas Co. 10/9/20 246,000 25 None 10 Iowa D.D. No. 55 ; Hardin Co. 13/9/20 268,022 25 None 8-75 20 111. .. Whiteside and Rock Island .Special D.D. ; Whiteside and Rock Island Cos. Ga. .. Drainage Dist. No. 1 ; Spalding, Ga. 111. .. Bug River Special D.D. ; Christian and Montgomery Cos. Miss. Christmas D.D. ; Boliver Co. Iowa D.D. No. 165 ; Kossuth Co. 13/9/20 194,400 40 35 147,680 16-4 None 1-25 30 30 .. 6 1:1 25/9/20 $50 6-6 14 8 .. 8 5-8 4: 1 Cecil L. Fife, Fayetteville. 1/10/20 7,404 40 & 37 None 5-5 4 24 •• •• • - 14 : 1 J. W. Dappel, TaylorviUe. 7/10/20 | 7/10/20 497,526 26 1,149,500 14 lncl. None 24 7-8 18 4 50 j 20 4 8 13 12 20 30 6 1:1 10 1:1 10 j Alluvial loam .. 1 yd., F.F.D. ; 1 road machine. Contractor to be paid in warrants .. Black loam .. F.D.D. W. W. Boone, Cleveland, Miss.; Road Construction Co., Grand Rapids. G. D. Hart, Bancroft; Thomas & Swan, Algona, Iowa. B F. W 7 alker, Council Bluffs. Iowa Seven-mile Creek D.D. ; Cass Co. Iowa Drainage Dist. No. 123 ; Palo Alto Co. Ind. .. Wm. M. Mvers et al Ditch D.D. ; Miami Co. 111. .. Rock River D.D. ; Henry and Whiteside Cos. Mo. .. J. W. McCoglanetalD.D.; Stoddard Co. Ind. .. Joseph Nagel et al D.D. ; Jasper Co. Okla. Sequoyah D.D. No. 1 ; Sequoyah Co. Ohio.. R. V. Wright Improv. D.D. ; Huron Co. Miss Merigold D.D. ; Boliver Co. 14/10/20 388,600 14-4 None 12 10 10 10 10 1:1 10 Black loam, clay D.L.E. 22/10/20 54,000 20 3-5 8 8 - „ _ 8 I 8 j 7 5 j 14 : 1 6 Sand .. .. D.L.E. Contractor to be paid in warrants 4 j Clay .. .. W.D.D. Contractor to be paid in cash R. H. Fuller, Emmetsburg. 23/10/20 30,731 22 None 2 4 ■ .4 4 4 11 8 1:1 C. P. Howard, Peru, Ind. ; E. O. Deeds, Deedsville. H. E. Reeves. Le Claire ; Mathews Bros., Erie, HI. A. C. Spiker, Bloomfield; J. E. Warner, Benton. E. D. Nesbitt, Rensselaer; A. Benema, Chicago, 111. W. L. Winter, Fort Smith; American Construction Co., Oklahoma. H. P. Starbin, Norwalk. 29/10/20 272.000 14-9 lncl. 6 16 8 8 12 18 74 14 = 1 10 Sandy loam .. D.L.E. Contractor to be paid in cash, monthly Contractor to be paid in cash, monthly 6/11/20 66,950 25-8 lncl. 6-3 6/11/20 30,665 j 35-5 3 6 5 .. 8-5 5 6 1:1 8 Clay .. .. D.L.E., 1,170 cubic yards rock 8/11/20 288,500 16-5 lncl. 4-9 26 18 .. IS 10 1:1 I 10 ! Alluvial .. F.D.D. Contractor to be paid in cash.. 9/11/20 12,173 SI 21 .. 14:1 Muck .. .. D.L.E. Contractor to be paid in cash.. 18/11/20 159,447 30 $30 12-6 12 4 6 8-9 4 6 5-5 1:1 _. 10 | W. W. Boone, Cleveland; McWilliams, Memphis.