Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1918 — WANT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTED [ARTICLE]

WANT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTED

L. H. Wright, representing the Indiana Highway commission, .appeared before the board of commissioners on Monday in reference to reconstructing the Lincoln highway through Lake county, which the government has selected as a coast to coast military thoroughfare. Mr. Wright outlined the plan and made it known that the government was ready to expend $35,000 as its share of the improvement this year Ifor its partial completion through the county, but the commissioners rather favor completing the highway all at once instead of by piece-meal and suggested to Mr. Wright that he take steps to secure the full appropriation of $70,000, in order that the work can be completed the coming summer. The commissioners will appropriate a like amount which will be sufficient to improve the highway from Schererville to the Porter county line. In the event that the government will not appropriate the full amount the highway will be only partially built this year. It will be twice its present width and will be constructed of cement, made sufficiently strong to carry the heaviest army trucks. The engineering and construction work will be under the supervision of the highway corn* mission. —Crown Point Star.