Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-05-06
STATE HIGHWAY
WORK IS BEGUN
A. L. MoULSTER, WITH HEAD
QUARTERS AT BRAINERD, SUP
ERINTENDENT THIS DISTRICT

State work is being started this
week on virtually all of the, 20 routes
in the 1000 mile system Of Minnesota
trunk highways under the Babcock
plan embraced in Good Roads amend
ment No. l, Charles NJ. Babcock, state
highway commissioner, announced Sat-
urday. -
The announcement followed the first
meeting of division engineers and dis
trict superintendents, at which state
wide organization was practically com.
pleted to carry repair and maintenance
patrol to every mile of the trunk high
ways. E*-s
A. L. Moulster will be district sup
erintendent for this district, with head.
quarters in Brainerd. -Four hupdredHand
sixty-six miles of highway ale inelud-
ed in the portion Of the trunk system
which will come under Mr.. Moulster's
supervision. 50 II M
Assignments were given in various
sections to the eight division engineers,
G. A. Forbes, D. w. Webster, c.. IL.
Motl, P. Chapman, W. E. Matters, "A.
L. Flygarc, R. X. Bliler and G. l..
Methven. .,-.
Announcement was made Of appoint
ments of the sixteen district superin-
ience in road work. The list of districts
with headquarter superintendents fol-
lows:
No. 1-virginia, 3o2 miles, G. B.
Hughes.
No. 2-Hinckley, 43s miles, H. l..
Colwell.
No. 3-Bemidji, SAG miles. David
Rose.
No. -Brainerd, 1865 miles, A.. L.
Moulster.
No. 81 -Crookston, 497 miles, Carl
Harboldt. rs ~. .. ..
No. 6-Detroit, 4e2 miles, q. L.
johnson. = :
No. 7-st. Cloud, 4a6 miles, r. D.
Jorgens. ~.. : - :
No. 8-Morris, 459 miles, L. D. Zim-
norman.
No. s-Minneapolis, 2s4 miles, Karl
Moulton. :.
No: 1o-Willmar, $50 miles, G. M.
Matthies. 4
No. list. Paul, 274 miles, Alfred
jackson. .....
. No. 12-Rochester, sos miles, q. H.
Smith. ID
No. 13-Owatonna, 446 miles, E. v.
H. Brown. .a.>s : ,
No. 14-Mankato, 464 miles, RI.
Short.
No. 15-Marshall, 455 miles, F. O..
Nelson.
No. 16-Worthington, 476 miles, p.
F. Starry.
Roads Have Deteriorated
In many sections the highways have
deteriorated rapidly during spring
months from lack of care, because no
provision was made for their upkeep,
the commissioner stated Saturday. Un-
til highway laws were enacted 10
days ago, he pointed out, the state
department was without funds to main
tain them or authority to guarantee
disbursements to continue for their
upkeep. a"
However, when funds are finally
available, the commissioner and his
assistants are fully prepared to begin
resoration work at once and spread
benefits Immediately to every locality
of the state Without any automobile
parades or band music, the Babcock
plan will be quietly inaugurated, des-.
pite its significance as Minnesota 3
first step toward the front rank of
good roads commonwealth.
Each superintendent will direct from
IS to 60 men on daily patrol work. In
each district will be stationed crews
for special maintenance work and
floating gangs operating out of the
highway headquarters in st. Paul to
assist with the larger graveling and
similar jobs. Barring unforeseen devel-
opments, however, big undertakings
will be done by contract.
Patrolmen are to begin work this,
week, Mr.. Babcock announced. They
will have trucks or teams, light grad
ers and drags and other necessary
equipment for road maintenance. Each
win be held responsible for conditions
on his beat. =ss; #s.sss IS s.S /.
Reports Of conditions on an roads.
viii he made BY the department during:
the touring season from information
gathered b. tho patrolmen.
Preparations for new construction
which require advertising and other
1e9l1 4oE1aallies an bsi14 ppshed sa1ds
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