The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-23
NJ UGH ROAD
WORK DONE
IN NORTHWEST
Over Half Million Dollars Il
Being Spent, The Records
Show

Minot. N. D., Aug. 22.--Contracts
for road construction work in the
northwest or Minot division, com
posed of IL counties, as let by the
state highway commission from Jan.
l to June 80, this year, totallcd
$56b,5S3.19, or approximately 80 per-
cent of the 1923 contracts let in
North Dakota, II. c.. Frahm of Minot,
division engineer, has announced. No
new work was let in Williams and
Pierce counties and old. contracts
only are being completed.
Work now advertised for bids in
cludes II miles Of crawling in Ward
county-federal aid project No. "a
A. B.-between Foxholm and Carpio,
bids for which will be opened in
Minot Aug. 25; project No. 1914 B, S
miles Of grading and culvert instalia-
ton in Rolette county between Dun
seth and Belcourt, bids to be opened
Sept. Z.
Total contracts awarded in the
state were $l,462,15742, according TO
figures in the highway commission
offices here. The total average per
mile, including grading and pipe cul-
verts and reinforced concrete struc-
lures, is given as 1881, and the
average per mile for gravel surfac-
ing, is $1,992.06.
Northwest Contracts Awarded
These are the contracts awarded in
various northwestern counties:
Ward-12.l45 miles of grading and
pipe culvert, between Minot and
Max, total $60,266.5O. Contractors
Druhl & Kemper, Minot; 9,O15 miles
Of grading, pipe culverts and rein
forced concrete, between Donnybrook
and Kenmare, $64,416.43; 9.426 miles
of the same work between Donny-
brook and 1S.441 miles of grading
pipe culverts and reinforced concrete
work between Donnybrook and Ken
mare, total $l07,142S2. Contractors,
Schultz Bros, Bowbells, and J. J. Rue
& Sons, of Baldwin, contractors for
each of the two projects.
/. Divide-6 miles of crawling east
and west of Noonan, total $8,O81.12.
Contractor, J. j. GIFTS, Noonan.
Burke-14.04 miles of crawling be.
tween Flaxton and Noonan. total
$36, 1874. Contractor j. l.. Marley,
Milbank, S. D.; 6773 miles of grad
ing, pipe culvert and reinforced con-
crete work, south of Portal, total
$23, l20.6O. The grading and pipe Gull
vert work is being done by Schultz
Bros. of Bowbells and Stanley &
Meyer of Williston have the contract
for the reinforced concrete work.
Wells-16,7s7 miles of grading,
north and south of Harvey, total
$12,342.4O, contractor, The Padgett
company Of Leeds, N. d.; 1907
miles of grading between Bowdon and
in two projects, total
$6S, 1913. The padgett company of
Leeds has the contract for the grad
ing work and the c. " Baldwin COM
pany of Baldwin, N. d., is doing the
concrete work.
= Bottineau-4.5O1 miles of gravelinC
between Bottineau and Mohall, ST.
923.3l. The work is being done by
county crews; 2.88S miles of grad
ing between Bottineau and Dunseith,
bl5, OO5.S6, contractor, John Coghlan, I
St. Johns, S. d.; 1O.987 miles of grad ]
ing between Bottineau and Mohall,
The work being done by the Padgett |
of Leeds, at a contract price
If $32,518.73.
Divide-4h miles of crawling
south of Crosby, the contract having
been awarded to Stevens Bros, of |
it. Paul, at n price of $8,934.27; 6
niles of graveling east and west of |
Noonan, total $8,O81.12; contractor,