The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-18
Moorhead News
CLAY COUNTY IS
PREMIUM HANDLER
OF HIGHWAY WORK
State Official Declares Con-
ditions Here Far Better
Than The Average

'The layout of state roads as a
whole in Clay county is far better
than the average of the counties in the
district" said M. j. Hoffman, division
engineer for the state highway COM
mission, who spent Wednesday and
yesterday inspecting and planning
road work.
In Clay county Mr. Hoffman said the
state roads are ali connected and lead
some place, while in some of the other
counties they are scattered and have
no connection. The work outlined for
this year on the state roads includes,
on the road south of Moorhead, a nine
mile stretch, from the Widen school
house to the Peter Askegaard farm,
where it connects with a five-mile
section already built. This brings the
road to the Wilkin county line where
the two counties will join in building
six miles of east and west road.
Beginning one mile south of George
town, in the northwestern part Of the
county, the state road will be built
north to the Norman county line. In
the northeastern part there will be
six miles of the north and south road
in. Ulen and Goose PraIrle townships.
On the FELTON, road a section one mile
long will be built north from the con-
solidated school house, and a two-mile
section between the Cut-oVer to the
west and Averill.
on the Silver Lake road out of Haw-
ley mile grade will be built on a low
section of the highway. In the south
eastern part of the county the plans
include in this years projects the con-
struction of three miles of grade in
Tansem and Humboldt townships. The
GAINESVILLE Moorhead road needs some
work and better drainage is needed
to make it perfect road.
The work projected in Becker county
is Of especial interest to the people of
this locality, as the continuation of
state road No. 3. the Moorhead -Haw-
ley thoroughfare will be extended from
the Clay county line through Detroit
and Frazee to the Ottertail line. The
commissioners of Becker county will
open bids next Monday for work be-
tween Clay county and Lake Park
and for q three-mile stretch west of
Detroit. When completed this will give
Becker county a thirty-five mile
stretch of standard graded and full
gravel surfaced road. On July l there
will be available for this work federal
aid OF $50. 900. The road will not be fin
ished until next year, but the commits
sioners plan the completion of the
section west from Detroit during 1917.
Mr.. Hoffman spent Monday and
Tuesday in Norman county and the
HTSL ROAD crew LneTe beBdu "OIh OH
Tuesday between Ada and Borup. Con-
siderable work Is projected on the ex-
IRENE north end of the Red river road
in the northwestern part Of the coun-
ty 1t is possible that some work will
be done near Perley on the river road
that would connect with the George
town road in Clay county, but this
has not been decided upon definitely.
An effort is being made to have the
money used instead on the Halstad-
Ada road to complete about six miles
Of grade.
Norman county is replacing num-
Der of old wooden bridges with steel
and concrete structures and two have
already been completed this spring i'm
the northeastern part of the county.
The work is being done by day labor.
The material was all bought last year
and most of 1t has already been de-
livered.