The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-09
c. M. Babcock Inaugurates Big
Winter Program to Help
Reduce Idleness
BIDS ASKED ON 300 wv y
MILES OF NEW WORK
Operations on First List of
Projects to Begin Dec. l;
Others to Follow

Bemidji, east and west section OF
state trunk highway No. 8, 1875 miles
of .gravel-surfacing estimated at
$4,000, is one of 27 widely dis
tributed projects on the big con-
struction ; program announced by
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, to continue highway
operations on a large scale through
the winter toward relieving unem-
ployment and speeding needed road
improvements in Minnesota.
Immediately upon favorable action
by congress, the Minnesota highway
department under the commissioners
orders. began to rush plans to start
the "more k-better roads, move
ment. Calls for bids on November 20
and 3O--the earliest possible dates
under the state law--were issued on
IS miles of paving and 274 miles of
gravel-surfacing estimated to cost
81 ,6S7, 900. The projects are widely
distributed to spread both work and
benefits.
Other calls on grading and bridge
work and special team jobs are to
follow soon, accordng to j. Fl. Null
lcI- uSSlSIdIlI anu SillSl
engineer. The tentative plan is to use
about $4,50O,000 on highway work
this winter. Successful bidders are
to be announced promptly that APP
plications for work may be directed
to them, the state department having
no jobs t. fill.
The list of projects follows:
IT, II. No. Between Mortified
and Westcott, 25 miles of paving,
estimated cost, 100000.
7. II. No. 3-Between Lake City
and Wabasha, s miles of gravel-sur-
facing, estimated cost, $4,000.
Il. II. No. 5-Between Cambridge
and Braham, 5 miles Of gravel-sur-
facing, at $12,750.
Y. H. No. 6--Between Lake Benton
and lvanhoe, Is miles of gravel-sur-
facing at $4,000.
Y. Fl. No.6-Between breckenridge
and Brushvile, 65 miles of gravel.
surfacing at $32 800.
n. II. No. 6-Brushvale and north
ward, 10 miles of gravel-surfacing
at $2O,25O y
r. Fl. No. 7-Between Mankato
and Madison Lake, s miles of gravel
surfacing at $35, 900.
r. II. No. S-Between Swan River
and Blackberry, is miles of gravel
surfacing at $5O,750.
II. II. No. S-Bemidji, east and
west, 1875 miles Of gravel-surfacing
at $4,000.
Il. II. No. S--Between East Grand
Forks and Fisher, Is miles of gravel
surfacing at $GO,OOO.
Il. II. No. 9--Bctwcen Fairmont
and Guckeen, 1913 miles of gravel
surfacing at $41,75O.
T. ii. No. 10-Between Howard
Lake and Dassel, 80 miles of gravel
surfacing at $18,250.
Il. II. No. 1O--Between Litchfield
and Atwater, 1872 miles of gravel-sur-
facing at $27,25O.
]. Fl. No. 10-Between Clontarf
and Hancock, 8 miles of gravel-sur-
facing at $4,000.
I. Fl. No. 18--Bctween Elk River
and Zimmerman, 80 miles of gravel
surfacing at $23 500.
Il. II. No. 18-Between Brainerd
and Nichols, 4 miles of gravel-surfac-
ing at $4,000.
| J.. IL. mo. Zl--BetWcen LeSueur
Center and Cleveland, miles of gray.
el-surfacing at $17,50O.
Il. II. No. 21-Between Cleveland
and st. Henry, S miles Of gravel-sur-
facing at $14,50O.
7: Fl. No. 28-Through Johnson, 4
miles of gravel-surfacing at SIS, 900.
+. II. No. 28-Between Browns
Valley and Johnson, 23.4 miles Of
grave -surfacing at 100000.
4. H. No. 3O--Between Biiou and
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