Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-05-27
T0PAVE PART OF
]. H. THIS YEAR
COM1HSsIONER BABCoCK STATES
COUNTY BOARD VOTES TO
ISSUE $500, 900 BONDS

Paving of the Jefferson Highway
from the south county line to Little
Falls and perhaps the Brainerd road Tor
a distance Of ten miles from this city,
will be completed in 1922 and 1ndlca-
tions point to {. hard-surfacing of a
part Of that stretch this summer, as the
result Of prompt and favorable action
on the proposition submitted by C. M.
I3abcock. state highway commissioner,
last week.
Under the provisions of a law passed
bv the 1919 legislature counties were
authorized to issue bonds not to exceed
$3.50 600 for the purpose of hardsurfac-
ing trunk highways, these bonds to be
taken over by the state. The commits
sioners Of Morrison county voted in
1919 to issue 100000 for this purpose
and Mr.. Babcock appeared before the
board at its meeting Tuesday and urged
that they issue these bonds for said
purpose, whereupon the bonds would be
taken over by the state as provided for
by law. He explained that this was the
only way that the paving could be eN-
tended to Little Falls during the coming
year as the amount that can be ex-
pended in one year for hard-surfacing
will be used up on the completion Of the
Jefferson Highway to st. Cloud this
year. Mr.. Babcock went on to say that
the Benton county commissioners mad
taken similar action On a $250,000 bond
issue recently, thus insuring the compile
ton of the paving the entire distance
from st. Cloud to Little Falls next year.
The commissioners were all favorable
to the plan and a resolution was passed,
adopting the resolution passed by the
1919 board. Incorporated in the reso-
luton was an agreement with the state
highway department whereby the state
agrees to take over the bonds and pay
the interest on them provided the rate
does not exceed per cent, and the
county agrees to issue bonds from time
to time to raise money to carry On the
paving work, not to exceed 100000.
The state agrees to handle the grading
Of the road bed and other preliminary
work. Mr.. Babcock stated that this
work would begin within a month, in
forming the board that the right of way
for practically the entire distance from
Royalton to Little Falls had already
been secured for the state. That which
remains to be obtained will be secured
through condemnation proceedings. The
work Of getting options on the right Of
way was done by the local road commit
tee, DR.. E. W. Kaliher, r. B. Millard.
w. Fl. Ryan and J. K. Martin.
At the board meeting Tuesday bids
were received for the sale Of 800, 900
in per cent bonds to be issued for the
purpose of taking care of the floating
Indebtedness Of the county, incurred
for road work. No sealed bids were re-
ceivcd and the sale was held on the
auction basis. The bid of Kalman
Wood and Company of Minneapolis
and Northwestern Trust Company of ST..
Paul was accepted, their bid being
81 $4,000 premium.
Wednesday morning, the board recon
vened and received bids for culverts
on Jobs 21O1-A and 21O1-E. The bid of
the Western Steel Product Company
was accepted and they were awarded
the contract, their certified check for
$3.50 being accepted in lieu Of bond.
A resolution was passed petitioning
the state highway commissioner for a
public hearing with reference to the
final location Of State Road No. z,
trunk road. This road is at present
ItuIcu through MoIT1sOH county 1IOm
Motley to Pillager and then across the
Crow Wing river into Cass county and
on up to Brainerd. An effort is being
made by the Cass county board to
have the state highway commissioner
change the route Of this state road to
the other side of the Crow Wing river,
following the old route Of the Black
Diamond Trail.