The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21
STATE ENGINEERS FLAY
POLITICS AT OPENING
OF CONVENTION HERE
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man Of the committee on resolutions,
told Of the plans OF the state high
way commission Of which he is .
member and stated that the commits
sion has plans and specifications for
about 500 miles Of road in the state
to cost approximately 100000. This
work, he said, with some yet to be
surveyed, is expected to be under
course OF construction this year. He
said that scarcity Of engineers, many
of them enlisting and being taken in
the draft, would to q certain extent
handicap the work. The North Da-
kota Highway commission at its last
meeting, he said, fixed Tuesday after
the second Monday in each month as
the date for a regular monthly meet
ing of the commission when persons
having matters which they want to
discuss with any OF the members of
the commission could confer with
them at Bismarck. Trips will also
be made into certain sections of the
state at certain times.
1T has been charged" said Chair
man White, that we spent $50, 900
last year in building roads on paper
and spending only S214 in actual
construction. When it is taken into
consideration that the federal gov
eminent has strict regulations in re-
gard 10 plans land specifications to
which we must comply before we
can get federal aid, we have not gone
beyond our bounds. The state
engineer has made surveys for 500
miles Of work and the engineering
expense will run in any state from
10 to 30 per cent OF the construction
costs. We expect to hold our
engineering expenses to about IL
- mi.
engineering work in the state is
about 80 per cent completed and will
be ready to let shortly. The engineer
ing expense on this 100000 piece Of
work should be in the neighborhood
Of $4,000. The legislature set aside
$4,000 for purchasing equipment
which has been spent on such and
we have spent between $4,000 and
$24, 900 in wages in engineering which
leaves us we'll within the accustomed
amount for engineering"
49, Drainage Afternoon Problem.
The meeting this afternoon opened
at 1880 o'clock. City Engineer r. L.
Anders, chairman Of the drainage
committee, leading in the discussion
of drainage. ID. +. Chandler Of the
state university, briefly discussed the
Dakota VS.. Minnesota Drainage Suit;
Sam Crabbe Of Fargo, spoke on of
fee Methods" and A. J. Becker Of
the state university, on "Architec-
tural Engineering" J. A. Jardine OF
Fargo, who arrived at the morning
session too late to give his paper on
contracting, is scheduled to appear
this afternoon or this evening. I. r.
Atkinson, city engineer at Bismarck;
J. w. Bliss. state engineer; p. w.
Thomas, assistant state engineer of
and c. III. Crouch are eK-
pected to arrive some time this aft
ernoon or tonight.
Psttibons to Talk.
The big card on the program to-
night will be the address to be given
by l. A. Pettibone Of Minneapolis,
district engineer. Portland Cement
MIR. Pettibons spent
at Waterloo, Ia.,. and ad-
dressed a convention OF engineers in
that city. He will arrive in Fargo
this evening. The public is cordially
invited to attend the meeting at the
college tonight, according to an
made this morning by
Mr.. Chandler, ecretary-treasurer of |
the association.
M. L. Hubbard, general manager of |
the Union Light, Heat & Power Co, |
was a visitor at the meeting this |
morning. Mr.. Hubbard will appear |
on the engineers program Friday |
afternoon and will talk on "Illumin- |
ating and Heating"
The business session and the cleo |
ton of officers for the year will be |
held late this afternoon.