The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-15
ASK BIDS FOR
MAINTAINING
COUNTY ROADS
County Commissioners to Re.
ceive Bids For Work
Here on April 4
NAMED THREE ROADS
Red Trail, Wilton TO Kidder
County and Bismarck to
Wilton Roads Included

Bids for maintenance of roads
IN Burleigh county will be receiv-
ed by the county commissioners al
the court house on April 4.
There will be three main line
roads to be maintained by the
county during the season of 1923,
according to the specifications. the
maintenance work to begin as ear
ly as required in the spring, but
not later than May /, and to be
continued until the first of October
or later if required.
The three main line roads are:
The National Parks Highway from
the east line of the City of Bis
marck to the kidder County line,
the main line road from Bisma rex
to Wilton via Baldwin; the main
line road from Wilton east to the
kidder county line.
Equipment specified as neces-
sary for properly maintaining
earth and gravel roads includes
horses, farm wagon, one light
drag, one scraper, one light har-
row, one plow and picks and sho-
vels.
The specifications provided
roads shall be dragged as soon as
possible after rain of any con-
sequence, when the soil is mellow
and pulverizes readily; provided
roads shall be crowned and pro-
vides detailed specifications for
maintaining sand, heavy clay and
gumbo and gravel roads. The con-.
tractor for maintenance must put
up a bond Of $4,000. The speci-
ficatlons were prepared by T. r.
Atkinson, county surveyor.
Roads to be Maintained
The roads to be maintained, and
the divisions for maintenance
work, are stated as follows:
The National Parks Highway
from the east line of the city of
Bismarck to the Kidder county
line (known as the Red Trail.)
The Main line road from Bis
marck to Wilton via Baldwin.
This road will be divided into
three divisions; the first division
extending from the east city lim-
it's Of the city of Bismarck to the
section line one-fourth mile north
of Menoken; the second division
from the above named
point to the section corner one
half mile north of Sterling; the
third division extending from the
above named point to the Kidder
County Line; each of these divi-
sions being twelve miles in length.
The main line road from Wilton
east to the Kidder county line.
This road will be divided into
three divisions; the first division
extending from the north city lin
its of the City of Bismarck to the
section line just north of Arnold
station, being seven and one-half
miles in length; the second divi-
sion extending from the above
named point to the section line at
Baldwin, being eight miles in
length; the third division extend
ing from the above named point to
The east limit of the City of Will /
,on, being nine and one half miles
n length.
This road will be divided into i
,hree divisions; the first division !.
from the township cor
Ter one and one-half miles east !
If Wilton to the section line one
lalf mile west of Regan, being ten |
niles in length; the second division
from the east limits of |
he village of Regan to sthe Sec
ion corner two miles of the vii
age of Wing, being ten miles in
ength; the third division extend
ng from the above named point
o the Kidder County line, (but
lot including that part through !
he Village of Wing), being nine
niles in length. -,