The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-06
TO BUILD
TRUNK line ROAD

Bismarck, n. D., Feb. e. BY 6
unanimous vote Of the county com
missioners, Burleigh county has taker
a great step forward in good o a con
struction. A resolution introduced by
| Commissioner Hostility, seconded b.
| Commissioner Patterson, provides tha
IS, 900 shall be expended this year
from the county road fund, on {
main line of road leading east from
Bismarck to the BurIeigh county line
and $4,000 shall be expended on {
main line leading north from Bis
marck to Wilton, and $4,000 shall bt
expended in the Fourth Commission
er district, which is COMMISSIONS
Davies district.
The exact location Of these line:
to be determined by the county com
missioners and County Surveyor At
kkinson; this location to be determin'
Ell and plans and specifications pre-.
pared and the contract let for the
work at the April meeting Of the com
missioners.
In appropriating the road funds in
this manner, it is the belief OF the
commissioners that the greater part
Of the road fund each year shall be
expended on main lines or travel. as
provided by the law passed at the
last session Of the Legislature, and
that next year other main lines will
be constructed so that eventually Bur-
leigh county will have a network of
irst-class roads leading to every farm
house in the county.
There is no difference in opinion
on the question OF what lines should
be constructed first, as the two roads
proposed to improve this section will
benefit a larger percentage Of the
farmers than any two main lines that
can be constructed and the law en-
phatically declares that the funds
must be expended on the main lines
Of travel; furthermore, it is anticipat-
ed that the help which may be obtain
ed from convict labor will place this
road in such condition that it will
eventually become a part of a trunk
line road east II west through the
state from Fargo to Beach.
The township boards Of several of
the townships through which these
roads pass have already agreed to
put in part Of their road funds this
year on these main lines and with
the help of these funds much better
work can be done and the roads be
better maintained.
The directors Of the Bismarck Com
mercial club are to be congratulated
on the results expected to be attain
ed by the appropriation Of these
funds, as they have been agitating
this matter some time, believing it to
be to the best interests Of Burleigh
county, and the resolutions passed
yesterday is a direct result Of their
request at the last meeting of the
commissioners that the road fund be
handled in this way.
At the afternoon session a number
Of bids were considered for the pur-
chase of galvanized culvert. material,
which the board contemplates distrib-
utingS throughout the county the COM
ing season, n which may, entail an
expenditure of from $4,000 to 81, 900.
Bids were open from eight differ
ent concerns, six of whom had repre-
sentatives who appeared before the
board and explained their bids. ALL
Of these bids were somewhat differ
ent in detail, m it will probably not
be till today's meeting that the board
will be able to determine which is
the lowest and best bid. Those sub
mitting bids were:
Berger Manufacturing Co of Minnea-
polls, the Minneapolis Steel & Ma
chinery Co., the Marshall-Wells Hard
ware Co. Of Duluth, the Gilbert Manu-
featuring Co. Of Aberdeen, the North
western Steel & Iron Co" of Wahpeton,
the Klauer Manufacturing Co. OF Dubu-