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| _ _ '._--~e contracts call for the construc: : tion of seventy miles of concrete pave : ment; seventy--cight miles of mixed ma | cadam and traffic--bcund macadam | twelve miles of grading and the build | ing of four bridges. + * Warwick, southeast, 8.33 iniles, Chick Construction Co., Elginfield east, 7.40 miles, W. W. King; between Mildmay and Walkerton, 5.56 miles, P. Bergmann & Son; Humberstone diversion, 4.13 miles, Roy Honsberger; north from Orangeville, 7.83 miles, Welland Con-- struction Co.; Palmyra west. 6.53 miles, Joinson Bros.; Palmyra east, 5.2 miles, McNamara Construction Co.; Oakwood east, 7.26 miles, Andrew Dods; Carp northerly, 6.0 miles, Curran & Briggs: north and south of Sunderland, 5.23 miles, A. E. Jupp Construction Co.; Caledon toward Orangeville, 6.54 miles, McArthur Engineering and Construc-- tion Co. Mixed Macadam. FURTHER TENDERS WILL BE CALLED This is the first letting of contract by Mr. Henry this year, and there will be a further call for tenders in the course of a week or two, allowing con-- tractors plenty of time in which to make their preparations. . & Contracts totalling in value slightly more than $3,000,000 for pavemeni construction, grading and bridges wers let by Hon. George S. Henry, Ministc: of Public Works and Highways yester-- day. vast year approximately 230 miles of pavement were laid, while grading opetr-- ations were also carried on extensively. Highways in Many Dis-- tricts Will Be Improved by Treatment With Con-- crete, Macadam and by Grading PAVING CONTRACTS _ FOR ONTARIO ROADS EXCEED $3.000,000 Location of the contracts let ye day, with mileages and names of tractors, are as follows: Concrete. From 1 1--2 miles cast of Blenheim easterly, 6.8 miles, Storms Construc» tion Co.; Dunnville westerly, 7.2 miles, McNamara Construction Co.; Deseronto east and west, 6.0 miles, Kilmer and Barber: Bewdley to Fraserville, 8.48 miles, Construction and Paving Co.; Cornwall westerly, 11.46 miles, John-- son Bros.; Spencerville north, 11.74 miles, Rayner Construction Co. Traffic--Bound Macadam. Dingman's Creek at Lambeth, Hold-- croft Construction Co.; Etobicoke Creek at Summerville, J. W. Patterson Con-- struction Co.: four miles east of Lang-- | staffe, William Clark & Son; Lyon 'Brooke No. 2 north of Whitby, Jolin | Patterson Construction. Company For roads about Brockville: Portland southwest 8.25 miles, H. C. McLean, From six miles north of Brockyvlile northerly, 6 miles, V. H. Woodland: from twelve miles north of Brockville northerly, 6 miles, V. H. Woodland; from eighteen m'les north of Brock-- ville northerly, 6 miles, W. H. Code; Cobden northwest 7 miles, holmes & Jamieson. Grading. Galt south, 5.5 miles, Corner & Sheardown:; Waveriey north, 7.1 miles, ""U\V' { \]- ester-- f con--