The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
co. HAS CHANCE
TO FIX ROADS
AT A LOW COST
CONTINUED from maze one.)

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work will be put under contract. They
also point out that this will elimin-
ate every railway grade crossing ON
the main line of the Northern Pacific
between the same points except one
In the city limits of Valley City
which is now protected by gates and
which cannot be removed by reason
Of construction difficulties.
The estimated cost of the earth
grading Of these % miles in Burleigh
county is in the neighborhood OF
100000 according to highway officials.
As the federal authorities will pay
half and the state another quarter,
Burleieh ceunty's share will be about
$22.6OO for these % miles or about
$500 per mile. 1t is pointed out that
Burleigh county received $l2,27O as
its share of the receipts of the auto
mobile license fees for the first quar-
ter of the year, and probably will re-
ceive total sum of $4,000 as its
portion of this income for the year.
This will permit the county officers
to build this improvement without
one cent Of cost to the taxpayers.
Argument Over Location
Requests have been received by the
state highway commission for the
improvement of the Minot road in
Burleigh county, known as state high.
way No. 6, and that body has acted
favorably on them but no surveys
have as yet BEEN made as it is under
stood ut the highway department that
certain county board members OBJ
ject to the location of the proposed
route. The present road is located
east Of the 500 line railway tracks
between Bismarck and Wilton and
crosses the railroad seven times. 1t
is 20 miles long from the center of
the city to Wilton, and five Of the
seven railway crossings are regarded
as so dangerous by the board of rail-
road commissioners that they have
been designated as "stop crossings"
on the northward trip. BY relocating
the road on the west side Of the
tracks, the state highway department
will not only eliminate every one of
these railway danger points but also
shorten the road about three miles.
This will take Baldwin off the high
way system but it is proposed to
build special stub into that COM
munity to connect It with the high
way system.
It Is estimated that the improve
ment of this highway for its entire
length will cost the county about $780,
900, rs the remainder will be paid
through state aid and federal aid.
Thus, for an expenditure Of about
$4,000 on the part of Burleigh coun-
ty, according to highway department
officials, it can improve about "a
miles of it's state highway system,
and a large portion Of this amount
will come from the auto owners of
the county in the way of 1926 auto
license fees.
State Pays For Maintenance
Highway authorities call attention
to the fact that after the improve
ment is once made. the control Of the
road passes to the highway depart
ment which must maintain the same
in condition thereafter, and that 1t
will not cost the taxpayers any money
as such maintenance expense comes
out of the funds Of the state high
way department.
DRISCOLL PEOPLE
FAVOR NEW ROUTE
A large number of Driscoll citizens
last night signed q recommendation
to be presented to the Burle!gh
county commissioners Tuesday, when
bids are opened on the improvement
of highway No. 3 east from Bismarck
to the Kiddcr county line, asking
that contracts be let for construction
Of the road along the proposed route
in accordance with the wishes of the
state highway commission and the
federal government.
Several Bismarck business men and
representative Of the highway COM
ATTENDED the mass meeting
at Driscoll and fully explained the
situation. to those present. The
federal government has announced
that It positively will not approve q
improving the Highway on the south
side OF the railway tracks, it was
stated, because Of 1.-THE two crossings
or two underpaAsesI which this neces-
states. and that UNLESS contracts
are let for sinnprovd(n Of the pro-
posed route, no federal aid will be
Forthcoming on theS project.
Another reason Why the federal
government and the) highway COM
mission will not apJ)r0yc any other
route, It was pointed hut. Is that the
proposed route Tor TWO miles out Of
sterling is also the Fouss Of stats