Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1920 — OFFICIAL MAP GIVES US ROAD [ARTICLE]

OFFICIAL MAP GIVES US ROAD

North From Rensselaer and Will Be Taken Over April 1 S. P. FOLSOM MADE ENGINEER Of District North From Remington to Crown Point, Gary and East Porter County Line. ' The Democrat is much pleased to announce to the people of Jasper county that the official map just issued by the state highway commission and placed in the hands of the district and local engineers gives the location of the north and south highway through Jasper county on the precise lines wanted by our people and which had beeri earnestly worked for by the local compiittee. This line, of course, comes north from Remington through Rensselaer and thence directly north to the gravel road one-half mile south of Kersey; thence west 2% miu thence directly north through Demotte and crosses the Kankakee river at what is called the new Hebron bridge. District Engineer Earl Lockridge of Monticello was herb Tuesday afternoon in consultation with S. P. Folsom of this city, who has been appointed engineer of the district north from Remington to Rensselaer, Crown Point and Gary and east to the east Porter county line. Mr. Lockridge went from here to Point, Gary and Valparaiso. He was also here again yesterday in consultation with Mr. Folsom. These roads will all be taken over next week and four trucks have been ordered and something like a dozen road drags for 'this district as a starter. The district will be divided up Ln sub-sections with a truck' for each section and each man will have a certain number of miles to look after. He will employ the necessary labor and keep his section in repair, keep the road properly drained and' the weeds mowed at the side, etc., etc. It is understood that Mr. Folsom will either have his headquarters at Rensselaer or Crown Point, but which place it will be has not yet been fully decided. It is understood that work will commence almost immediately, or as soon as the necessary help can be secured, to put the line in good condition for travel and that it is probable considerable gravel will be used from the Chapman pit just north of the Burk bridge in repair of the road north of this city. The repair work will be along the patrol system used/in New York and other states, and it will take a large force of men for this work, most of whom will probably be lotal men where such can be secured. The location of this highway through Jasper county means more to the future development of our county as a whole, The Democrat believes, than anything we could wish for, and in the years to come our people will bless the day we secured this road.