The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02
|MPORTANTROADNEET-
ING WAS HELD MONDAY
Dinner Served Monday Night by Minot
Auto Club in Honor of State and
Government Representatives.

A meeting Of unusual Importance
was held at the assembly room Of the
Association of Commerce Monday ev-
ening at which time an enjoyable
chicken supper was served by the la.
dies of the Episcopal church. The
banquet was given by the Minot Auto
Club in honor of a visit from Asst.
State Engineer Craig and Mr.. Charles,
of the u. S. Bureau of Public Roads,
who were here to view the work on the
federal highway >noW under construc-
tion between Minot and Burlington
Every member of the Board of Ward
county commissioners was present, to-
gether with many other good roads ad-
vocates from various sections of the
county.
G. D. Colcord presided over the
gathering and called on quite a num-
Der of guests for remarks pertaining
to the building of permanent roads in
this section of North Dakota.
From Engineer Craig it was learned
that Ward county's road building pro-
gram exceeds that of any other coun-
ty in the state. He admitted that he
was anxious to get the county state
federal highway building started from
Minot to show the other sections of
the state what could be done. He be-
lieves in building the roads from Mi
not as center, connecting up with the
main roads thru adjacent counties. He
expressed himself as being we'll pleas
ed with the progress that has been
made on the Minot- Burlington road.
Mr.. Craig stated that North Dakota
had secured some 800 government war
trucks which would be used in build
ing and maintaining our permanent
roads.
Mr.. Charles said that there was
necessarily considerable red tape to
building roads with federal aid, but
when Uncle Sam has finger in the
pie there can be no guess work. Blue
prints are a necessity and the work
must be completed according to con-
tract or it will not be paid for. An
other thing these federal roads must
be maintained.
Among the out-of-town visitors at
the meeting were Ed Fredeen, B. A..
Dickinson and Hans Miller Of Ryder;
]. P. O'Leary of Foxholm; Oscar
Herum, Carpio; John Werner, Bur-
ington; Aug. Krantz, Kenmare COM
missioner; Olaf Lokensgard, Sawyer
commissioner; A. S. Spicher Des Lacs
commissioner beside M. M. Powell
commissioner from the Second and
Peter Vandenoever commissioner from
the First. Frank Linha, supervisor
from Harrison township, was present,
and promised better roads in the town.
ship. Each county commissioner spoke
favorable to the permanent roads pro-
gram. They voted to build 72 miles
Of permanent roads next year and are
glad the people are backing them up.
The Ryder representatives hoped the
federal road from Ryder, connecting
with the road south from the city,
would materialize. Engineer Craig
promised that the road would be built
in the near future.
The assemblage went on record as
favoring building an underground
passage beneath the G. N. track west
of Minot, at what is known as the
dangerous crossing. The state and
federal departments are willing and it
is up to the county.
]. C. Smallwood president of the Mi
not Auto Club, closed the meeting
With a talk on the aims of the club.
He has plans in view that will be Of
DenenC 10 every duIo urlVel III Ille
county.
H. C. Frahm, county surveyor, ex-
planned that the federal ruling is that
the road shall be built to the outskirts
of towns and villages to where the
houses are no closer than 200 feet
apart. The state builds only within
one-fourth of mile of the boundaries
of towns and villages. This will cause
some confusion but the towns will
probably not be slow in seeing that the
road thru the town is built.