American Fork Citizen | 1920-07-10 | Page 1 | Another 15 or 20 Days Will See Roads Completed

ANOTHER 15 OR 20 DAYS WILL SEE ROADHOMPLETED Work commenced on tho laying of tho bltullthlo surruclng of the co. mnt road Tuesday. Tho gravel and '.r.r are hoatcd to cbout 300 degrees 't la statod, and then spread over the surface of tho concrete base The 'iy steam rollor then presses It down to a hard and smooth surface. Sand Ia thon placed upon It and as soon i.b it cools it can bo used. Thoy wore Intending to start at 2nd Rust and do Main street first, but the iron who aro working along tho In-tururban In-tururban tfacka have not yet got them ready for tho black baso to bo laid across th'oin, so tho contractors started start-ed nt tho corner of Main and 2nd East end are laying tho topping out to tho city limits on th'o cast. Tho trncks of tho Intorurban will bo filled with gravol tip to tho top of tho tic and then flvo Inchos of the black tar mlxturo will bo filled In, v.Mch will tnako an excellent road e'ear across. It la estimated that the road will bo completod by July 24. It is ntatod by the mayor that If tho roads are completed by that time, that In all probability a monotor cole, bratlon will bo hold for Plonoor day, to comracmorato tho ovent. Local Men Strike Elgb't local mon, who woro spread, ing the "hot stuff" on tho road, went on a strike Thursday for higher wages thoy asked for J6.00 por day. Tho contractors refused to grant their demands, and work was at a standstill stand-still Thursday afternoon, but Friday morning work again started, with' a bunch of imported , mon from Salt Lcke.