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    1. Re: [ERATH] what's everyone up to?
    2. Charles A. Wyly
    3. Hi, Precincts may have changed since Erath Copunty l0ost territiry to Somervell, Hood, and other counties, but Preinct 3 in 1950's included from Duffau to Johnsville, selden and Chalk Mountain to Pony Creek and Bluff Dale. Roy Fallin held the record for maximum road improvement after he left the Seabees Engineering in South Pacific, best I remember. He brought us from inferior gravel dumped by scrapers - without long distance truck dumping, and inferior road beds to top notch riad beds made with hs=eavier top notch Gravel and clay base and several were paved as he had rebuilt after time for them to pack and settle. He built beyond the County tax base by contracts to build terraces and dams for farmers and ranchers and sub contracting work on Hwy 377 and others and taking the payment from other contractors in Asphalt pavement of County roads..Before that high clearance vehicles like Model A's drove in deep muddy ruts after heavy rains and, if they met someone in the same ruts, someone had to yeild at the risk of slicding in the ditch or becoming stuck a useinf weeds and sacks to move agaimn or calling the nearest farmer to bring his tractor or horses many saved for lighter work like gathering corn or plowing small gardens. Such sub contracting around the State brought about present laws lobied by Private Contractors which forbids the County equipment to compete with private contractors like Brown & Root or Mayfield Brothers Young Brothers or whoever . Also, in Texas today it is illegal to use County equipment within any city limitstoavoid Cities organizing to keep taxes cheap and then asking the County to maintain their dirt roads and streets, as they once did in Robinson, Texas. Take care, Charles A. Wyly.

    07/07/2003 05:17:02