Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-19
(Tribune's Helena Bureau)

- Ina al lulluS lave UECl
available for highway and bridge con-
struction under the provisions of the
federal aid road act there has been ex-
pended in Montana. under the super
vision of the Montana highway COM
mission and the federal bureau of pub
he roads, in completed projects, a to-
tai of S6~.414,1S5.75. of which sum So
113,093.12 was furnished by the fed
eral government and S 1901, 092.62 was
provided by the several counties of the
state which took advantage of the aid
of the government.
In that time 50 projects were
brought to completion and final vouch-
ers have been submitted to the bureau
of public roads for the governments
share of this construction work. Con-
siderable sums of federal and county
money has been expended upon federal
aid projects in the state in addition to
these totals but upon projects which
are still under construction and which
has not been taken into consideration
in the above figures. OF the SO prof.
ects ID were for bridges.
The cost of construction engineering
upon these SO projects aggregated
$3.50. 1915.
On most of the bridge and highway
projects, with the exception of some
of the paving work. the costs were fair
~ evenly divided between the federal
government and the counties.
In expenditures upon these complet-
ed projects Fergus county led all 9TH
ers, this county having expended as its
share of the federal aid work in the
county a total of 1921. 800. Yellow
stone county followed with an expendi-
ture of S506,317 while Cascade county
ranks third with an expenditure of
S46S,739 and Gallatin county came
fourth with 1868. 753.
Expenditures by Counties
Expenditures by other counties under
these completed projects in the order
of their standing are:
Silver Bow. fifth. S359.S01: Mis-
soula, sixth, $313,421; Deer Lodge, sew
enth, S306.S5S; Blaine. eighth, S275,-
3S1; Carbon. ninth, $236,6S9; Park,
tenth, S229,161; Hill, eleventh. S2O7.-
ia; Teton, twelfth, S196.24S; Mussel-
shell, thirteenth. $193,555; Fallon,
fourteenth, $1S7, 500; Meagher. fif-
teenth. $169,104; Granite, sixteenth,
$155,979; Roosevelt, seventeenth,
$140,271; Rosebud, eighteenth. $780,
96S; Saltwater, nineteenth. S139, 760;
Lincoln. twentieth, S136. 725: Lewis
and Clark, twenty-first, $124,053;
Madison, twenty-second, $11S,3Sf;
Flathead, twenty-third. S102. 554; Wi
baux, twenty-fourth, 500. 749; Sweet
Grass, twenty-fifth, SS2.303; Custer,
twenty-sixth, S7S.219; Dawson, twenty
seventh, S67.062; Ravalli. twenty
eighth, S60,694; Broadwater, twenty
ninth, S60.656; Sanders. thirtieth, S53.-
59S: jefferson, ~thirty-first, $2S.519;
Glacier. thirty-second, ST.. 800; Valley.
thirty-third, S16,241: Big Horn, thirty
fourth, S13, 74O.
The 80 completed federal aid pro-
jects in the state together with their
official designation, character, mile
age, total cost and share borne by the
counties and the federal government,
are as follows:
Project No. 1, Red Trail No. /, Wi
baux county, gravel road, Ala miles,
cost $26,43S.77; federal proportion,
$1O,9S9.16; county proportion, $15.-
1851.
Project 8. Black and White Trail.
Carbon county, gravel road, 2.69
miles. cost, S31 .699.S5; federal share,
$14,5S1.S3; county share. S17,11S.O2.
Project 4, Billings-Cod Way, Car
bon county, gravel road, COS miles,
cost. S1O6,352.43; federal share. $780,
709.3S; county share, S57,007.35.
Project 5, Hardin Custer, Big Horn
county, gravel road, 2.02 miles, cost
S13, 1894; federal share, S6,266.23;
county share. $7.473.71.
Two In Dawson County.
Project 6. Red Trail East, Dawson
county, gravel road, 7.46 miles, cost,
$~39,114.11: federal share, $19,516.91;
county share, S19,597.2 90.
Project Z, Red Trail West. Dawson
county, gravel road. SIT miles, cost,
S27.94S.62; federal share, $13, 1882;
county share, S14.21O.95.
Project s, North Fork road, Meagh-
er county, grading, SO miles. cost,
500, SO3.62; federal STARE, $27,O1.S1;
county share, S27,01.S1.
Project ga, Virginia City-Ennis
road, Madison county, gravel. $50 miles,
cost, S6S,993.43: federal share. $685.
S51. 70; county share, $35.141.70.
Project OBJ, Virginia City-Ennis
road. Madison county, gravel, 4.34
miles. cost. S49,3S7.52; federal share,
S26.O77.33; county share, $23,31019.
Project 10, Sun River road, Cas-
cade county, gravel, 1850 miles, cost,
S122. 691. "A; federal share, $780,
76O.14; county share, $61 1881 60.
Project II, Three Forks-Helena road.
grading 3.31 miles. cost, S49,922.65
federal share. $24,947.3 5; B~roadwater
county. $7,O4S.21; Gallatin county,
S14.67S.54; highway commission, 49,
24S.55.
Project IS, Yellowstone trail, Park
county, gravel, 4.13 miles, cost $44,
1873. 76; federal share, S16,S71.79;
county share, 2 7,305.97.
Project ii. Carter bridge, Park coun-
ty, cost, 500. 1914; federal share
$50, 714.65; county share, S33,OS4.49
Project Is, Yellowstone trail, Rose
bud county. gravel, 434 miles. cost
$46.931.7 10; federal share, $22,960.4S;
county share, S23,971.22.
Project 16, Forsyth Ashland road
Rosebud county, gravel, 1884 miles
cost, $22,2S9.66; federal share. $40,
762. IA; county share, $11, 526.92.
Project IS, Tongue river road, Gus.
ter county, gravel, 3.9S miles. cost
$26,354.94; federal share, S10,977.31.
county share, S15,377.63.
Project %, Bitter Root road, Ra.
valli county, gravel, 4.34 miles, cost
$35.307.03 federal share, $17,602. Sc
county share, S17,707.47.
Project %, Chinook Malta road
blaine couufu grayaI o. milaS COST