Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-28
national or park-to-park highways.

or park-to-park highways.
In doing its work Teton county uses
two steam and one gasoline engine,
two Russell graders with each Ell.
gine. 1t has three classes of roads: |
Glass A is rs feet wide, light grade |
and has been constructed at con-
tract price of $45 per mile. Glass
E roads are 30 feet wide, average
grade, and cost S55 per mile. Glass !
Z roads are 36 feet wide, heavy grade,
s68 per mile. The contract price for
sidehill work has been az cents per
cubic yard.
In its road organization, Teton
county is divided into three districts,
each with its supervisor who has a
crew and equipment at his command
at all times. He also repairs ole
roads and bridges. Emergency work
requiring immediate attention is done
with extra help by order Of the county
commissioners or county surveyor.
All work is staked out, checked up,
and approved by the surveyor. Steel
bridges are contracted, but pile
bridges are constructed by the county
in accordance with plans and specifi.
cations furnished by the state high
way commission. Road drags are sup
piled farmers living along well trav-
eled roads and these drags are kept
in active service. Many Of the farm.
ers, who fully realize the benefit Of
good roads to their community, are
doing this work free of charge.
Prairie County.
| This new county will increase it's
expenditures on roads and bridges
from $4,000, as expended last year,
to about $26,00O. which it is estimat-
ed will be required to carry out the
plans for 1916. This money will be
expended on 60 miles of new road to
cost about $4,000, five steel bridges
and some gravel surfacing to cost ap-
proximately $4,000. There are 70
miles OF national and park-to-park
highways in Prairie county. In the
report submitted, note was rElde
that a $4,000 steel bridge oyar ~ al
Ion CREEK IN the Yel.e Fss,k i'd
Red trail has just been completed and
that 10 miles of this highway will be
graded and graveled this spring. with
the use of power machinery. Sew
eral small wood bridges are included
in the 60 miles of new highway for
this county as mentioned above.
Valley County.
i I'VE are not building miles of road, .
was the remark made by the county
surveyor Of this county. in furnish
ing his report. He then went on to
show that Valley county already has
LOO miles of highway. 500 of which
were laid out last year, and that the
problem now confronting the commits.
sioners and the county surveyor is
primarily one OF maintenance and re-
pairs. Valley county spent $4,000
on her roads and bridges last year
and expects to spend $4,000 in i'm
proving roads, and $4,000 for new
bridges during the present season
This county has 70 miles of national
or park-to-park highways within its
!, borders.
Richland County.
Total amount spent on roads an6
bridges during 1915, $4,000. Plan:
, for this year included 100 miles new
road to cost approximately $4,000
pile bridges to cost about S11 900, s,
miles of new gravel surfacing and re
!, pairs to cost approximately $4,000
This will bring the total amount, thi
year. to $1,000 This county has 4
miles of national or park-to.parl
highways.
In doing it's work, Richland count
> used caterpillar engine (45 horse
; power) and with it one elevatin
grader, one 10-foot-blade grader an
), one eight-foot-blade grader. This yea
= it purchased five additional eigh1
;. horse graders. besides equippin
> each district with one Fresno, On
= road plow and two drag scrapers, an
is also equipping with road drag
these districts in which there ar
graded roads.
Flathead County.
:. Total amount spent on roads an
. bridges during 1914-1915. $72,571.6
, Plans for road work this year includ
y 100 miles grading roads to cost abor
y $4,000, 10 miles of new gravel su
y facing and repairs to cost approx
= mately $1,000. Total amount it
= planned to spend this year on count
road building and improvements, Sal
y 900. This county has ,250 miles {
4 national or park-to-park highways.
n In doing it's work, Flathead coun:
|, uses large Mogul Russell grader
'e drawn by traction engine.
O. Big Horn County.
y Total amount spent on roads al
lp bridges during 1916. s57.943.50. Plar
for this year include 25 miles ne
Te road to cost approximately $1,000
h Bridges to cost about $4,000, 0.
nj and one-half miles of new gravel su
Or facing and repairs to cost approx
e. mately $1,000. Total amount it
II planned to spend this year on coun
a road building and improvements, S4'
is 500. This county has sc miles Of II
III tional or park-to-park highways.
er Meaoher County.
,e! Total amount spent on roads al
X bridges during 1915. $26.5S4.S6. Plal
for this year include 200 miles ne
road to cost approximately $4,000
I'd 20 bridges to cost about $4,000. Tot
MS amount it is planned to spend til
wv year ON county road building and il
10. proyements. $4,000. This county h
N. 1000 miles of national or park-t
park highways.
az One IS horsepower caterpillar g
so tractor, one steam roller, seven gra
ne ers, scrapers and other road toe
a have been purchased this year at
re- cost of about $4,000.
M Sheridan COUNTY.