Morris tribune., 1913-10-10
COMMISSIONERS SPEND s35, 600 ON ROADS


By the official proceedings of the board of county
commissioners which published elsewhere in this is
sue will noticed that the commissioners have pro-
vded for the expenditure of $685. 900 state
this county year. They have appropriated from
county road and bridge fund 500 the pro-
visions of the Dunn road law this 80 per of
the total be spent and the state will supply the other
20 per cent making total of s35 900 be spent joint
ly by the county and the state on state roads,
So many readers do not know the numbers of the
state roads, and will pay little attention to this important
news when it is buried the official account of the
mssioners proceedings. that will state that all of this
money is to be spent the two main roads. running
thru the county parallel to the Northern Pacific and
Browns Valley railroads. thru Cyrus Norris Alberta and
Choko and the other parallel to the Great Northern track
and running thru Hancock Morris, Donney and Moose
Island These roads thru roads and at the
county boundaries with combinations into and thru TIE
joining counties.
The appropriations from the county road and bridge
funds are So 900 for No. q So 500 for No. s. So 600
for No. and S2 900 for No TO- When the 70 per cent
which the contributes this added it makes the
several amounts to be spent the different roads,
foIlows:-
No 2.-The state road along the Great Northern
track from Norris thru Hancock to the Pope county line
Sc, $50. CT.
No. 5-The state road along the Browns Valley
track thru Alberta and Chokio the Traverse
county line S11 66667 This road does follow
the present well travelled road between Morris and AL
bera but runs along line about quarter of
mile south of the Browns Valley line For part of this
distance there is present road at ALL and for
of the distance only trail.
No. THE state road along the Great Northern
from Morris thru Donnely and Moose Island to the
Grant county line, $40. 900.
No. 1O.-The state road from Morris to the Pope
county lire near Cyrus and beyond, Sc. 81.
Last year in December, the county commissioners
made appropriations for state roads, but little attention
WIS paid them until last May The Tribune raised OBJ
jectons the unwise way in which the money going
to be spent gave the whole matter the fullest publ
city.
The writer was surprised at that time to find how
little attention paid by ordinarily we'll informed
men the important question of state roads But many
prominent citizens and township officers became interested
time and the commissioners have since fit
modify those appropriations in several respects
This year, there is a marked improvement in the
manner in which the money is appropriated. 1t is all
appropriated in accordance with the plans of the
highway commission, who urging county boards to
spend their money thru roads and keep spending it
there until these thru roads finished By Finished -
the state commission road which graded and
gravelled.
The commissioners to be commended for spending
their money these important running
and and northwest andd southeast thru the county,
but they still standing pat part of the east
and road which altogether wrong, that the piece
between Morris and Alberta along the trail of the
Browns Valley track. The of Sill 666 CT
appropriated for this road When completed it will be
good road for thru travel but it will only few
farmer Whereas if the present road north of the track
gravelled, lit needs little gradng, it would
much larger number of farmers living in the southern
part of Morris and Pepperton townships and would be
just as good for thru travel.
Attic an appropriation was made for this road last
year, contract has yet been let for work it, but
County Auditor Ware has advertised for bids which
be opened Oct 11h AS stated last spring.
if the initial appropriation is spent this road, than
more money must put in until the road finished and
that is why the board has made appropriation of
$11, $50. CT to be spent next year.
The county commissioners have receded from every
undesirable appropriation which criticized spring
except this by the in which they have
appropriated the money for show hiatt they
fully in accord with the large plans of the state highway
commission AS whether the road between Morris
ard Alberta should north south of the track, the