Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-15
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a smooth fir msurface, both shoulders
and roadway properly and continu-
ously cared for.
Class B Roads.
Glass B shall embrace well graded
roads outside of incorporated cities,
towns and villages OF not less than
one mile in length, upon which the
steepest incline shall not exceed five
per centum wherever practicable
twenty feet wide between side bitches
we'll drained, with wagon way or
road twelve feet wide, composed Of
burnt, clay, shell, sand, clay, or grav-
ell, not less than eight inches thick,
continuously kept we'll compacted,
and with firm smooth surface, with
roadway we'll and properly crowned,
so as to quickly shed water into the
side bitches.
Glass c Roads.
Glass C shall embrace roads out
side of incorporated cities, towns and
villages of not less than one mile In
length, upon which the steepest in
clines shall not exceed five per cent
wherever practicable, which shall be
kept we'll graded crowned and drained
to a width of not less than sixteen
feet, with split-log drag or other SINH
lar means, so as to be reasonably
passable for wheeled vehicles at all
times.
Compensation for Use OF Roads
The bill provides that wherever the
United States shall continuously use
any highway of any states, or civil
subdivision thereof, which fall within
classes A. s, or c, for the purpose of
transporting free rural delivery mail,
compensation for such use shall be
made at the rate Of twenty five dol
lars per annum per mile for highways
of Glass A, twenty dollars per annum
per mile for highways of Glass B,
and fifteen dollars per annum per mile
for highways of Glass c. The United
States shall not pay any other COM
pensation or toll for such use of such
highways than that provided for in
this section, and shall pay no compen-
sation whatever for the use of any
highway not falling within classes A,
B, or c.
The director of roads in the de-
partment of agriculture shall deter
mine the class If any, into which
any road shall fall, and his determin-
alton upon that subject shall be final.
Payment Of Money.
The compensation provided for
shall be paid at the end of each f1s'
cal year by the treasurer of the
United States upon warrants drawn
upon him by the postmaster general
to the offices or persons entitled to
the custody of the funds of the re-
spective highways entitled to compen
sation.
The act, if passed, shall go into
effect on the first day Of January, 1913
Funds Used For Maintenance Only.
This measure, it will be seen, does
not make any provisions that the gov
eminent shall build good roads. 1t
is up to the officials of each county
and each state to see that good roads
are constructed so that they may fall
into one of these classes. In North
Dakota Glass c is the class which
would be most practicable at the
present time. Macadam roads are all
right, but they would not work out
in a state so thinly populated as
North Dakota at present The meas
ure, however, does mean that where
ever the authorities have taken suf-
fcient interest in the condition of
their roads they will receive funds
from. the government which may be
utilized in maintaining the same.
The measure should be an incentive
to construct good roads throughout
the state
. Application to North Dakota.
= There are not so many free rural
delivery routes in North Dakota as in
the eastern states, but they will come
in time, as more settlers make their
homes on the fertile prairies of the
commonwealth and warrant the estab-
lishment of star routes. At the pres
ent time the only rural routes in
Burleigh county are said to be in
the northern part. But routes will
be established when there Is num-.
Der Of homes to be supplied sufficient
~ large to comply with the postoffice
departments demands in: this re-
spect And in future years, it Mr..
Hanna's measure is carried, will see
this rental from the government being
used to good advantage in assuring
the state the very best roads for the
use of thousands Of farmers and trav-
ellers who. journey over them each
day in the year.
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