Emmons County record., 1922-11-02

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cost something like $1,000, and
tmade them excavate approximately
e5 cubic yards Of quick sand, and
drive piling in order to secure a good
foundation SO that the structure
would be permanent. Why did I do
it? One reason is that want and
intend to get all that the public is
paying for. Another reason is if
should let any contractor get away
with something that is not right, he
could COMPEL me to do the same
things again and I will say that Tong
is not that kind of an engineer. I
never have been and do not intend to
be, in responsible charge of any struc-
ture where carelessness in construc-
tion or faulty materials may cause a
loss Of life or be in any other way
dangerous to the safety Of the public.
Engineering knowledge costs to much,
and the grief and abuse an engineer
is compelled to take in public office
is to much, to take any chance of
loosings ones reputation by allowing
myself to be controlled by any. con-
tractor, scrupulous or otherwise. It
is such things that caused the; coll
lapse Of the Knickerbocker Theater
! in Washington, causing the injury
and death Of people from every
state in the union.
! # concrete bridges and culverts
were not built right according to the
best engineering standards then the
County Commissioners would be COM
nitting the very crime Of which your
friends, Dr.. Hogue and his followers
are accusing them. AS It is they
are not, but they are doing better
than any other. Board Of County
Commissioners in the State Of North
Dakota, for right now they are one
step ahead Of any other County in
the Establishment Of System Of
Farm Market roads. The people Of
NORTH Dakota know that the Emmons
County Board are for good roads not
only on paper but in actual fact, and
there is no farmer in Emmons County
who would ever loose one penny in,
the construction of good road right
up to his front door, in fact he would
be the winner or gamer by so much
that the average road and bridge
fund tax Of four or five dollars per
quarter-section would never be re-
GREETED by even the most ignorans
s Regarding the article by you in the
Record Of October 10th, / might say
that in years gone by there were
! many bridges and culverts construct,
sedsof poor materials or in improper
loca lions qr both and county funds were
sGnand d,recklessly and foolishly in
these cases simply because the coun-
ties. i had sno engineer to advise them
Cor they would hot listen to his advise
ithey ga one.
4 county, last year the pres
ents Rosld sdf County Commissioners
upon my advice moved two bridges
which were. built about4I5 years ago
/ IN locations where there wasa no
earthly use for bridge, the ap-
proachas We're never filed in and
there had neTer been wheel Of any
kind over Sshefn. Now they are being.
used every day. The bridge Of which.
:yon speak, was not constructed by
thespresent County Board, and the To-
cation most certainly did not have the.
approval Of the present County En-;
RiSser 90 think YOU would like to
have the Voters believe. "a
| g. makes no difference to me who,
buht the fptA structure IN ii Emmonss
County, ors Wiio we're County Comsnis-.
4 sionera ii TINES past but do know
that the roads; bfidges and culverts
that have been bnilt since April 1921
.haves been constructed according to-
the sbest possible Engineering stand
ards They have been constructed for
lpermanence and have not been the
tenn nporary STAIRS which are constant
y recurring repairs such as Emmons
County has spent approximately
$500 600 90 an in the last 8 or 9 years.
There has been enough money spent
and enough miles Of road graded in