Following Members Being Present

1 71July 30, 193815301c o n t i i ued-I t i s , t h e r e f o r e , ordered by the Commission t h a t tho Governorbo requested t o execute a deed conveying the channel right-of-way atStation 584/10 back to the h e i r s of J . S, Ward Estate, provided theheirs of J . S. Ward Estate execute a deed conveying to the State, w i t h out cost t o i t , tho necessary r i g h t - o f - w a y f o r a channel change on r e vised l o c a t i o n .In Coryell County, the State Highway Engineer i s d i r e c t e d toproceed by day-labor methods through the Maintenance Department w i t h theconstruction of base repairs and asphalt surfacing on US 190 extendingthrough the town of Copperas Cove, a distance of approximately 0.75 mileAn appropriation of 1,955 i s hereby made f o r t h i s c o n s t r u c t i o n .A.F.E. 38-259In Crosby County, i t i s ordered that a spur connection be constructed from Highway 207 into the town of Ralls on Ninth Street betweenHighway 207 and T r i n i t y Street. An appropriation i n the amount of 1100is hereby made f o r the construction of this spur, and the State HighwayBngineer i s directed to proceed with such construction i n the mosteconomical manner.A.F.E. 38-260In Culberson County, an increased appropriation of 1,500.00 i slereby made f o r the completion of grading and drainage structures onControl 233-2-3, U. S. Highway No. 62. This overrun i s caused by necess i t y f o r increased q u a n t i t y of special road excavation.A.F.E. 38-261WHEREAS, i n Oonley County, on State Highway No. 88, N.R.W.R. 29,Section 1, sponsor's funds are not available i n s u f f i c i e n t amount to permit the completion of f o u r miles o f grading, drainage structures andcaliche base course, extending approximately two miles on each side of ih S a l t Fork of the Red R i v e r j andWHEREAS, W.P.A. funds are available i n s u f f i c i e n t amount t opermit the completion of the f o u r - m i l e s e c t i o n ; andWHEREAS, P.W.A. funds are not a v a i l a b l e at t h i s time i n theamount required but i t i s estimated t h a t some 2,200 w i l l be available f o i t h i s p r o j e c t a f t e r N.R.W.R. 17-3, Hemphill County, has been closed out;IT IS THEREFORE ordered by the Commission t h a t 4,000 Stats fundsoe appropriated t o permit the completion of the four miles o f grading,1 r a i n ago structures and caliche base course, and t h a t the unexpended portion of P.W.A. funds f o r N.R.W.R. 17-3, Hemphill County, ho t r a n s f e r r e dbo and applied to the Donley County p r o j e c t when a v a i l a b l e , thereby reLeasing an equal amount o f State funds.A.F.E. 38-262I n Eotor County, on State Highway 51 from Odessa south t o theprane County l i n e , an approximate distance of 14.0 m i l e s , i t i s ordered;hat plans be prepared and bids be requested f o r the r e c o n d i t i o n i n g ofhe surfacing t o provide adequate t r a f f i c service at a t o t a l estimated :ost of 45,000.This order i s conditioned upon Ector County agreeing i n advance t o rovide a l l r i g h t - o f - w a y and f e n c i n g t h a t may be considered necessary byhe State Highway Engineer.15307'I n Gray County, i t i s ordered t h a t a State Highway be designatedrom a point a t or near Pampa t o a point a t or near McLean, a t o t a l d i s tance of approximately 36 m i l e s , on condition t h a t Gray County w i l l f u r n i s 'i t i e to the State Highway Department f o r r i g h t - o f - w a y n o t less than 100*n w i d t h and f r e e o f a l l encroachments.15308In Grays on County, i t i s ordered by the Commission t h a t t h a t secion of State Highway o. 14 extending from Gunter n o r t h t o the i n t e r s e c ion w i t h U, S, Highway No, 82, a distance of 12.323 m i l e s , be taken overor maintenance inasmuch as a l l conditions imposed i n the Minute makinghis designation have been complied w i t h .XJ

1 72July 30, 193815308 contii U6&'I t i s f u r t h e r ordered that the necessary funds f o r the maintenance of t h i s section of road f o r the balance of the f i s c a l year betaken from the State Maintenance Contingent Budget.15309In Crayson County , i t i s ordered hy the Commission t h a t the sumof Four Hundred F o r t y - s i x Dollars and E i g h t y - e i g h t cents ( 446.88) beappropriated out of the State Highway Fund i n f u l l settlement and s a t i s f a c t i o n o f a judgment f o r Three Hundred and Seventy-five Dollars ( 375.0()and i n t e r e s t , i n f a v o r o f Crover C. D i t t o and W i f o , Nina E. D i t t o , ofGrayson County, Texas, and against the Texas State Highway Department,entered i n Cause No. 45805 i n the F i f t y - N i n t h D i s t r i c t Court o f GraysonCounty, Texas, s t y l e d Grover C. D i t t o e t ux v s . State of Texas.This settlement i s i n accord w i t h the j u r y v e r d i c t and f o l l o w sthe recommendation of the Attorney General's Department.A.F.E. 38-26315310In Gregg County, an increased appropriation of 3,000.00 i s hereby made f o r the completion of grading and drainage structures on FAP 899-tjAControl 377-1-5, Highway No. 135. '1'his overrun i s caused by necessityf o r increased q u a n t i t i e s of common road excavation, quarter haul and sod-jding.A.F.E. 38-26415311WHEREAS, i n Guadalupe County under Minute No. 15266, the Commission authorized t h a t a j o i n t Works Progress Administration p r o j e c tcovering the construction of gravel shoulders on certain sections ofH. S. Hwy. 90 be extended approximately 1.5 miles i n an eastward d i r e c t i o n ; andbeWHEREAS, i t has since been found advisable that t h i s extensionmade toward the west instead of toward the east,IT IS ORDERED BY THE COMMISSION t h a t tho above Minute be amendedto provide that t h i s p r o j e c t be extended from Santa Clara Creek west, adistance of approximately 1.5 m i l e s , or as much thereof as tho fundsa l l o t t e d w i l l permit.15312In Hardin County, i t i s ordered t h a t Minute Ho. 15085 dated June21, 1938 i s hereby amended to request the Governor to execute a deed tothe h e i r s of I . R. Bord%os and Charles G. Hooks, f o r reason that I . R,Bordages i s now deceased; the h e i r s of I . R. Bordages being:The American National Bank of Beaumont, Toxas, Trustee f o rMrs. Beryl Wyatt Bordages, owning 3/10 i n t e r e s t ;J. E. Broufsard,A. Bordages and Erwin J . LeBlanc, Trusteesf o r the P h i l l i p Bordages Trust - owning 2 / l 0 i n t e r e s t ;Charles G, Hooks r e t a i n i n g 5 / l 0 i n t e r e s t , as beforeI t is also ordered that the deed executed by tho Governor onJune 29, 1938, conveying to I . R. Bordages and Charles G. Hooks c e r t a i nabandoned land be and same i s hereby rescinded.15313wIn Hookley County, Minute o . 14881 added t o the 1938 RegularFederal Aid Program a p r o j e c t providing f o r the construction of a spurconnecting US Highway 84 (state Highway 7) w i t h the town of Anton, adistance o f 0.G m i l e .Since the Bureau o f Public Roads has ruled t h i s p r o j e c t i n e l i g i ble due to the f a c t t h a t i t i s n o t a part of the Federal Aid System, i ti s ordered t h a t such p r o j e c t be withdrawn from the 1938 Regular FederalAid rogram; andI t i s f u r t h e r ordered t h a t an appropriation be made i n the amountof 2,035.00 f o r the construction of t h i s p r o j e c t , and the State HighwayEngineer i s d i r e c t e d t o proceed w i t h such construction on a day-laborbasis through the Maintenance D i v i s i o n .A.P.E. 38-265

173July 30, 193815314In Howard and Stonewall Counties, i t i s ordered by the Commissiont h a t a l l bids received on J u l y 15th f o r the construction o f a StandardCounty Warehouse i n tho City of Big Spring and a Standard County Warehouse i n the C i t y of Aspormont be r e j e c t e d , and t h a t the State HighwayEngineer i s hereby authorized t o proceed w i t h tho construction o f theseb u i l d i n g s on a day labor basis under the d i r e c t i o n of the Maintenance Department.This action i s being taken because only one b i d was received,and t h i s b i d was some 2,700.00 i n excess of the cost which w i l l be r e quired to do t h i s work by the day labor method.I n Hutchinson County, i t i s ordered t h a t a pro j o c t be added tothe contingent Y936 W"orks rogram of grade crossing pr ojects providingf o r tho construction o f a grade separation on Highway 117 at i t s i n t e r section w i t h the C . R . I . & 0. Railroad approximately 6. 5 miles north o fS t i n n e t t , a t a t o t a l estimated cost of 15,000, and t h e State HighwayEngineer i s d i r e c t e d t o submi t a r e q j est t o tho R a i l r o ad Company, WorksProgress A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , the National Emergency Co'unci 1, a n d \ h o US Bureau of Public Roads p r o v i d i n g f o r the a d d i t i o n of t h i s p r o j e c t to thecontingent Program.In J e f f Davis County, an increased appropriation of 2,400.00 i shereby made f o r t h o completion of f l e x i b l e base and base preservativeon FAP 645-E, Control 20-4-2, U.S. Highway Ho. 90. This overrun i s duoto Increased q u a n t i t y of s p r i n k l i n g t o set up base constructed duringunusually dry and windy weather.A.F.E. 58-266In J e f f Davis County, an increased appropriation of 1,900.00i s hereby made f o r the completion of f l e x i b l e base and base preservativeon FAP 641-A, Control 20-5-2, U . S. Highway No. 90. This overrun i scaused by necessity f o r increased q u a n t i t y of s p r i n k l i n g to set up basecourse, due t o unusually dry and windy weather during c o n s t r u c t i o n .A.F.E. 38-267In J e f f Davis County, an increased appropriation of 1,200.00 i shereby made f o r tha completion of f l e x i b l e base and base preservative onFAP 645-D, Control 20-3-2, U. g. Highway %o. 90. This overrun i s causedby no cos si t y f o r an increased quantity of s p r i n k l i n g , due to unusuallydry and windy weather during the construction period.A.P.E. 38-268In Jefferson County, an increased appropriation of 3,000,00 i shereby made f o r completion of grading and f l e x i b l e baso on Control 306-3State Highway No. 87. This overrun i n cost is caused by subsidence ands l i d i n g of embankment on t h i s marshy section, which necessitates expensive r e c o n s t r u c t i o n .A.F.E. 38-269In Jefferson County, i t i s ordered by the Commission t h a t an appr x i a t i o n o f *1,019.70 bo made to cover tho cost of constructing a SoilsLaboratory b u i l d i n g on the D i v i s i o n Headquarters grounds at Beaumont, Thwork is to bo done under tho d i r e c t i o n of the State Highway Engineer(through the Maintenance D i v i s i o n as a day labor" p r o j e c t .A.P.E. 38-270On FEDERAL AID PROJECT 561-B & C, State Highway No. 18, Kentounty, extending from Dickens County l i n e to Stonewall County, an addit i o n a l appropriation of 18,750.00 i s hereby made to pay the cost of i n creasing f l e x i b l e base m a t e r i a l , r a i s i n g the grade l i n e above high watersand improving the q u a l i t y o f the base.A.F.E. 38-271I n Knox County, i t i s ordered t h a t a spur connection bo constructs!?rom Highway 16 i n t o the t o w o f Truscott, a distance of approximately),8 mile at a t o t a l estimated cost of 1600, on condition that Knox Countyfurnish a l l r i g h t - o f - w a y considered necessary by the State Highwayngineer.

174July 30, 193815322 contin ledT'he State Highway Engineer i s d i r e c t e d to proceed with t h i s cons t r u c t i o n i n the most economical manner, and tho sum of .1:00 i s herebyappropriated f o r t h i s purpose.A.F.E. 38-272I15323I n Lavaca Gounty, i t i s ordered by tho Commission that thatsection of State Highway No. 200 extending from the Gonzales County l i n eeast, a distance o f 6,695 m i l e s , be taken over f o r maintenance, inasmuchas a l l conditions imposed i n the minute making t h i s designation have beej]complied w i t h .I t i s f u r t h e r ordered t h a t the necessary funds f o r maintainingt h i s section of road f o r the balance of t h i s f i s c a l year be taken fromthe State Maintenance Contingent Budget, and t h a t an appropriation of 1,518.00 be and i s hereby made to cover the cost of regular maintenanceon t h i s section of road f o r tho f i s c a l year beginning September 1, 1938.A.F.E. 38-27315324 WHEREAS, i n McLennan County, under Commission Minute No. 14498,an appropriation o f #10,036.58 was made to cover the State's p o r t i o n ofthe cost of a j o i n t Works Progress Administration p r o j e c t covering theconstruction of gravel shoulders on a 5.113 mile section of U . S. Highway 8 1 , from the C i r c l e i n t e r s e c t i o n south of Waco to a point ono milenorth of Waco; andWHEREAS, t h i s work i s now nearing completion and i t has beenfound desirable t o extend t h i s work to include the placing of a two f o o tw i d t h of a s p h a l t i c surfacing on these gravel shoulders,IT IS ORDERED DY THE GOMMISSION t h a t an a d d i t i o n a l appropriationi n the amount of 3,912.73 he made t o cover the State's p o r t i o n of thecost of t h i s a d d i t i o n a l work, the Works Progress Administration havingagreed t o f u r n i s h a l l common labor necessary t o the work. This work i st o be continued under the d i r e c t i o n of the State Highway Engineer throughthe Maintenance D i v i s i o n .A.F.E. 58-274II15325In Mooro & Hutchinson Counties, i n accordance w i t h tho request oithe Counties involved, i t i s ordered t h a t l o c a t i o n surveys bo made andr i g h t - o f - w a y deeds prepared and delivered to the Counties on Highway 152,extending from Dumas to S t i n n e t t , on condition that tho Counties w i l lagree i n advance to f u r n i s h such r i g h t - o f - w a y as may bo required on locat i o n approved by the Stato Highway Engineer.15326Whereas, i n Motley County, on Highway No. 18, the sum o f 45,000.00 has heretofore been allocated f o r the construction of an o i l sand surfacing from 2.0 miles n o r t h of White F l a t to the H a l l County l i nThe State Highway Engineer i s hereby d i r e c t e d to proceed w i t hthe construction o f an adequate type of surfacing on t h i s p r o j e c t byforce account construction, S.R.W.R. c o n s t r u c t i o n , or by contract, ashe may consider desirable under e x i s t i n g conditions, and an appropriationi s hereby made f o r tho construction of t h i s p r o j e c t i n the amount of 45,000.00 or as much thereof as may be necessary.A.F.E. 3B-274&In Farmer County, Minute No. 14082 added t o the 1938 RegularFederal Aid Program a p r o j e c t providing f o r tho construction of a spurconnecting US Highway 60 w i t h the town o f Friona.Since the Bureau o f Public Roads has r u l e d t h i s p r o j e c t i n e l i gible due to tho f a c t t h a t i t i s not a part o f the Federal Aid System,i t i s ordered t h a t such p r o j e c t be withdrawn from the 1938 RegularFederal A i d Program; andI t is f u r t h e r ordered t h a t an appropriation be made i n theamount o f 4,400.00 f o r tho construction of t h i s p r o j e c t , and the StateHighway Engineer i s directed t o proceed w i t h such construction on a daylabor basis through tho Maintenance D i v i s i o n ,A.P.E. 38-275

1 75July 30, 193815328I n Sourry County, State Highway Ho. 101, N.R.W.R. 80, Section2, grading, drainage structures and c a l i c h e base course cannot be carr i e d t o completion w i t h the present allotment of W.P.A. and Sponsor'sfunds.I t i s therefore ordered by tbe Commission t h a t 20,200 a d d i t i o n a l State funds be appropriated and t h a t the necessary a d d i t i o n a l W.P.A.funds be requested.A.P.E. 58-27615329In Shelby County, an appropriation of 6,500 i s hereby made f o rthe p l a c i n g of an asphalt base preservative on State Highway 87 extendi n g from Timpson t o Center, a distance of approximately 14.2 miles, andthe State Highway Engineer i s d i r e c t e d t o prooeed w i t h t h i s work by daylabor methods through the Maintenance Department.A.P.E. 58-27715330In Wichita County, State Highway No. 258, N.R.W.R. 232, Section7, the o r i g i n a l l y approved work cannot be c a r r i e d to completion withouta d d i t i o n a l State funds.I t is therefore ordered by the Commission t h a t #10,000.00 addit i o n a l State funds be appropriated.A.P.E. 38-27815331WHEREAS, i n Wood County, State Highway 42, US Highway 69, gradi n g , drainage structures and s u r f a c i n g from Rains County Line t o i n t e r section present road i n east section o f Alba, was authorized i n MinuteNo. 14818 at a t o t a l estimated cost of 18,000; andWHEREAS, i t i s now considered desirable to provide a modifiedroadway section adaptable to the available r i g h t - o f - w a y and l o c a l improvements, at an increase i n cost above the o r i g i n a l estimate; andWHEREAS, such work may be done under the SRWR Program providingthe Works Progress Administration w i l l p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s p r o j e c t tothe extent of the a d d i t i o n a l cost involved over and above the o r i g i n a lestimate o f cost; now,IT IS, THEREFORE, ordered by the Commission t h a t the grading,drainage structures and surfacing from the Rains County l i n e t o i n t e r section of present road i n east section o f Alba be constructed as SRWR219, Section 1, and t h a t 18,000 be appropriated t o cover the sponsor'sp o r t i o n of the cost conditioned upon the Works Progress Administrationp a r t i c i p a t i n g t o the extent of not less than the cost of the a d d i t i o n a lwork involved i n the modified roadway s e c t i o n . Any p o r t i o n of Minute14818 t h a t may be i n c o n f l i c t w i t h tho provisionsof t h i s Minute i s hereby superseded.A.F.E. 38-27915332I t i s ordered by the Commission t h a t 8,070,795.00 be and i s Tex shereby appropriated to cover the cost of maintaining the system of/nTghways during the f i s c a l year beginning September 1, 1938 and endingAugust 3 1 , 1939, such t o t a l amount being d i s t r i b u t e d to the 25 Divisionsas shown below. I t i s f u r t h e r ordered t h a t , i n order t o equalize andmake uniform the expenditures f o r t r a f f i c service, i n c l u d i n g the erectioijand maintenance of signs, markers, guard fence and s i m i l a r f e a t u r e s ,d i r e c t i n g and a s s i s t i n g t r a f f i c , p a i n t i n g center s t r i p e , e t c . , 8% of thefunds authorized be withheld and apportioned to the cost of work as expended. I t i s f u r t h e r ordered t h a t , i n order to take care of extraordinary expenditures caused by f l o o d , f i r e or other unanticipated condit i o n s , 37 of the Budget be reserved i n a General Contingency Budget fromwiii ch t r a n s f e r s maybe made to the various d i v i s i o n s to cover the costof such work.Recommended BudgetDiv. No. Recommended Budget 1938-1939D i v . 0017405,870.00338,790.0018

1July 30, 193815332 cont la ued—Div. No.678910111213Recommended Budget1938-1939 320,141.00421,244.00336,666.00Div. Wo.19202122232425TotalRecommended 41.00300,591.00294,147.00252,007.00 8,034,155.00Operation of 2 n a i l pickers to bo d i s t r i b u t e d at endof year to a l l DivisionsFor s a l a r y of Maintenance Engineering personnel handlingspecial maintenance, engineering inspections and invest i g a t i o n s , plans, reports, budget studies, inspectingbridge maintenance and designing special bridge r e p a i r s ,keeping o f road and bridge l o g , preparation o f maps, i n c i d e n t a l supplies,' etc . . . .* . . .Experimental work and research t o be d i s t r i b u t e d atend of year t o a l l Divi sions .8,760.0024,880.003,000.00 8,070,795.00A.F.E. 38-28015333I t i s ordered by the Commission t h a t an appropriation of

Harrison County, FAP 142-Reop., FAP 142-D and FAP 142-G, Austin Road Co., contractors, providing for substitution of black magnetic iron oxide cen ter stripe for the asphalt stripe shown by plans, with no change in cost, Jeff Davis County, FAP 845-0 & E, J