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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1930
Page
17
Building experts estimate about 4.3 million dollars will be spent on construction projects in Athens and Athens County in 1930. A 60 thousand dollar highway project is planned for Coalville and a 390 thousand dollar library is proposed for the Ohio University campus.
Athens Township Grange awards contracts to repair and remodel Floral Mart at the Athans County Fair Grounds converting it into a suitable hall for meetings. William Nichols secures the repair job and Allene Lumber Company supplies lumber for insulated wallboard and floor work. Cost estimated at 600 dollars with kitchen installation and new windows planned.
Columbus February 24 The State Highway Department announced a 1930 surface treatment plan totaling 1 306 miles of Water bound and bituminous macadam roads and 300 miles of traffic bound pikes The program will exceed by 10 miles the 1929 effort using 6 600 000 gallons of bituminous material Gas company moves Corning Ohio February 22 The Ohio Gas Company relocated its office from the Monkhan Building South Valley Street to Hopkins Building North Milli street The space will aid displaying gas ranges and heaters Lew Harris remains manager of the Corning office
Athens County voters face a large program of road upgrades and new schools. State funds, county and township measures total about $1.4 million, with $900000 for road improvements and several school projects including a new Albany area high school and upgrades to Jackson ville consolidated school, amid plans for consolidation across townships.
At the annual convention of the Structural Clay Tile Association in February, O A Bole of Ohio State University unveiled a cellular light tile claiming two stories of the new material would be heavy than a four story wall. He said it can be sawed and nailed with common tools and could be used in lightweight construction as engineers consider a 100 story building, though safety concerns limit adoption given current material weights.
Fragmentary notice shows a cost estimate for a 1.9 million cubic feet pipeline. It names a company and a date in February but lacks complete details and context.
The university plans spending totaling about 385000 for a new library and renovations. Additional projects include an auditorium, electrical upgrades in Ellis Hall, roof and wall work on Agriculture Building, and repairs across multiple campus facilities with assorted town funds allocated for road construction and local distributions.
A county petition asks commissioners to reroute the road known as the Turent City brick road to allow Ludowle Calc adon Company access to clay deposits in the territory. The access would support roofing tile manufacturing at the nearby plant.
A string of improvised wreck details describes a serious collision during a snowstorm. Emergency crews responded as injured passengers were removed and flames and smoke were observed near the wreck site.
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