A review of convoy manifests and the road crew’s surface reports finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the salt shed on the east road. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: the final mile is shaded after the river bridge.
The convoy manifests and the road crew’s surface reports lists 17 loads arriving before a road advisory changes; the previous window lists 12. Ada Merrow checked both against ward records and interviews with people who use the service. The source was checked against a second copy held by Hale Voss. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
Road crews report passable stone at the gate. Drivers report ice on the shaded turn just beyond it. The office has not supplied a separate measure that would settle the disagreement, so the two explanations remain competing accounts.
This report supports a narrower finding: the count is repeatable, but it is not enough to decide whether a convoy can make the posted delivery time when the last mile freezes first.
The responsible board publishes two options with a cost and end date for each. The Year second, river rise window 1 file remains open for its scheduled decision. The road office will separate pedestrian and loaded-cart clearance times.
