The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-04
(By Our Helena Correspondents

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Contract for the grading and surfacing
with crushed gravel Of q 10-miIe stretch
Of the Roosevelt highway In Valley and
Roosevelt cOuntes west OF the city Of
Wolf Point, was awarded by the state
highway commission to Fitzgerald &
Stanton Of Great Falls, on a bid Of
&l1lsS55.93. The contractors have until
August 1, 1897 I'm which to complete the
work.
The contract for the erection Of two
steel bridges and 12 timber trestles on
the same piece Of work was let to J. +.
Harrington Of MissOula, at S33,9O9.5O.
Fitzgerald & StauntOn also obtained the
contract for the grading and surfacing Of
piece or work on the LewistOWn- Grass
Range highway in Fergus county, ex-
tending easterly q distance Of 3.S miles
from the city Of LewistOWn, at a figure
Of $16,565.54.
The Security Bridge company Of Billings
was given the contract for the erection Of
steel bridge across Boyd creek on this
piece Of work, at $4,17O.98
For the surfacing with crushed gravel
Of 5.42 mics Of the Livingston Wilsall road
out Of Clyde Park in Park c Ounty, the con-
tract was awarded to ]. N. Brown & Son
/ Of BOzeman at $l1, ,621.78
+. u. Collision Of Billings was the low
bidder at $9,5O19S on the surfacing with
crushed gravel Of the Witt Hill section of
the Yellowstone trail In Saltwater county,
/ 5.22 miles in length.
But one bid being received for the re-
surfacing Of a piece Of the Bitter Root road
| out Of Hamilton, in Ravalh county, the
contract was not awarded.
In view Of the condemnation of the Sun
River bridge near Great Falls, the Cascade
county board Of commissioners has asked
the state highway commission and the bu-
reau Of public roads for a joint recOnnais-
ance looking to whether it would be wise
to create a federal aid project starting to
the top Of Gore hill and including the
bridge in a federal aid project, which
| would extend through the Sixth street
viaduct on the west side providing the
city should wish to participate.
The commission will ende8vOr to ar
range to have this done directly after
Engineer %. M. Hulce of the highway com
mission completes the examination Of {
contemplated project in Judith Basin cOun
ty, within a few days.
So long as rail service between giveI
points is adequate and reasonably meets
public convenience and necessity, appli
cants for motor bus line certificates from
the Montana railroad commission must b.
disappointed. This position the commission
makes clear in an order issued denying
the application of Hugh Kelly for a lin
between MissOula and PhilipSburS,
Eight trains a day now run betweel
DrummOnd and Philipsburg, with mixet
service. This train cost the railroad abOU
$2,5Sl.7O to operate from March, 1925 t
February, 1926, while its revenues wer
about $3.50 from passenger service for tn
- same period, the commission found.
| Admitting that it would be a cOnvenienc
if business visitors to PhilipSburg cOul
arrive in the morning and leave in tn
{ afternoon, the commission points out tha
. such service is not a matter Of necessit
) and both factors must appear in order t
/, warrant issuance of a bus line certificate
Admission Of a bus line, the commission
declares, would, on the face OF the shOwin
made by the railroads in Objecting to tn
, application mean the elimination Of tn
7 train service now available.
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G Upon a writ Of error allowed by th
Montana supreme court on the applicatiO
1 of Loud and Leavitt, counsel for the Com
Z Inercial National bank Of Miles City, an
| its receiver, W. NJ. Turner, and for tn
Miles City National bank, in three case
, against Custer county and its count
1 treasurer involving the taxation Of share
Of stock in those national banking inst
- tutiOns, those three actions, consolidate
as one, are being taken to the suprem
court Of the United States on appeal frOI
2 the judgment Of the Montana courts.
t The cases involve the right Of the taXin
9 authorities OF Montana to assess the stOc
Of national banks, under the state class
e ficatiOn statute, at 90 per cent Of their tru
e value, whereas mOneyed capital in th
q hands Of individuals or concerns Othe
than banks, is assessed at but seven pc
cent Of its true value: