The Bozeman courier., 1927-06-03
(By Our Helena COrrespOndent)

(By Our Helena Correspondent
Montana will spend $3,OOO,OOO on
good roads during the fiscal year be-
ginning July l and ending June 80,
1928, james H. Rowe, state highway
commissioner, said on the eve of at
tending joint meeting of the high
way commission and bureau of good
roads officials at Helena.
Silver Bow countys 1927-28 100000
highway program will be approved by
the commission at the Helena session,
Rowe said. The Woodville road and the
project from the Five-Mile house to the
foot Of Harding way comprise the two
Silver Bow projects. Both roads Will be
constructed and graveled this year and
pavement will be laid next year, giving
the road beds a full seasons travel to
permit the ground to settle. This will
insure the life Of the highway for sew
eral years, engineers who surveyed the
projects declared.
| The highway commission and the bu-
reau Of good roads officials will map out
the road building campaign for Montana
for next year at the Helena meeting. The
state is divided into two divisions with
IL districts in the divisions. Silver Bow
county and the southern part Of the
state are in the second division, while
the northern tier Of counties comprise
the first division.
Contracts for highway construction
work in division one will be let at the
Helena meeting, Rowe said. While the
highway commissioner did not know
what the exact projects were he said the
state and northern counties were active
in good roads work this year. The fed
teral government is also building a road
through Glacier park, making it possible
to drive through the entire park. This
work was begun several years ago and
will be completed this summer.
Protest against the application of John
H. Gibson to operate motor freight and
passenger service between HarlOwton and
Lewistown has been filed by the Great
Northern and Milwaukee railways and
the American Railway Express. The eX
: press company and the Northern Pacific
| also filed protest with the Montana rail-
7 road commission against the application
1 OF I. R. Hudgin to operate motor freight
: service between Pompey's Pillar and Wor-
den with occasional trips to Billings.
S Through the efforts Of Senator Walsh,
the state has gained possession of IT,
" 725.13 acres of lieu lands formerly held
: under the Carey land act, according to
? 1. NJ Brandjord, register Of state lands.
l The state land Office has been notified
that the secretary of interior and COM
4 missioner Of the general land offices have
authorized the Great Falls land Office to
Z accept the filings by the state land COM
mission on this land, which is located in
4 Pondera and Cascade counties.
''These lands were relinquished by the
Carey Act board Of the state of Montana
on May 1, 1926" said Mr.. Brandjord
o "and the state board Of land commits
siOners attempted to select the lands as
lieu lands for others lost to the state at
the same time, but met with legal diff
culties.
|, Senator Walsh introduced a bill in
" the senate granting to the state of Mon
IS tana preference right to select these
= lands for others lost to the state ano
! this act was approved by President Cool
y idge, January 1, 1927. Under the pro-
= visions Of the act the general land office
y has now authorized the Great Falls Of.
~ fee to accept the filings on behalf o.
= what laborious proceedings on the par
~ OF the state are brought to successful
- determination"
y Construction activity in Montana hai
taken on new life this spring, according
to I. M. Brandjord, register Of state lands
who declared that several new schoo
i houses were being planned and bonC
w issues being contemplated.
School district No. 35 Of Judith Bash
y county and district No. 70 of Fergu
e. county, which jointly embraces the tow
G Of Buffalo, is making plans for erectin
- modern school building during tn
p, summer" said Mr. Brandiord "Severa
thousand dollars have been accumulate
in the treasury Of school districts and al
election held authorized the issuance O
amortization bonds in the amount Q
IS $25, 900 to furnish the balance Of neces
be sary capital.
ne 1.-THE Hobson school district in Judit
le Basin county is also contemplating tn
as erection Of a new school building an
ne an issuance Of $4,000 in bonds is bein
ne considered.
rl Several substantial new school build
as ings will also be erected in Valley couR
ut Jy which will be financed through tn
to issuance Of building bonds. The stat
ly will no doubt make bids on all thes
bond issues"