The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-23
HEAVY RAINS
SET RECORD,
BUREAU SAYS
Total Rainfall So Far Is New
High Mark For May
WashOutS Trouble 500

Rain, which fell internationally Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, totaled
200 inches to O'clock this morning
and established new record for to-
tai rainfall in May, according to the
federal weather bureau here.
"A total of 6.78 inches has fallen
thus far in May, breaking all-time
records for May rainfall in this
region as far back as records have
been kept by the weather. bureau.
The total closely approaches new
record for any month, greater
amounts having fallen only in June
of few years, the bureau says.
A total of ..79 of an inch fell to
= IA. NJ. Saturday and .07 Of an inch
to 7 a. ~. Sunday The fall from
IL u M. yesterday until u. M. today
was 1893 inch, making a total Of 2.0g
inches for the three days.
R0adbcd Washed Out
A near cloudburst northeast of
Wishck and Burnstad washed out
stretches of the 500 Line track in
several places, according to informa-
ti0n reaching division offices here
j uG VI avn ID CAPCNSSu w VIC lCRdiI Ct
this afternoon, causing only slight
delay in service. Another heav,
rain tore up track near Herried. S
D., on the Soo's Wishek W Pollock
S. d., line, but repair work is nov
going on there.
The rainfall averaged an inch ovel
and much optimism is felt for growti
&c DnS,,ks n.
the Northern Pacific also received /;
liberal amount of rain, reports to tn.
local station showed.
Rainfall was general Throughout
the state, as the following report:
Armenia, 81 inch. .Bottineau, .96
Dunn Center, .45; Glendale, rs
Grand Forks, SO; Jamestown, .5s
Langdon, SO; Larimore, .65; Lisbon
As; Minot, .65; Napoleon, .55; PEN
bina, 80. Williston, sc and Moor
Roads Badly Damaged
The state highway department
| faces heavy additional expenditure
as the result of the heavy May rain
| fall.
At the opening Of the season j
was estimated that highway mainten
ance would total $3.50 900. The 'esti
mate now is 100000 above tha
mark If the roads are to be main
tanned in good condition. T. G. Plo
masen, engineer in charge of main
| tenance, said today.
The near cloudburst near Wishel
washed out several concrete brluge
and damaged other roads to the ex
tent Of thousands of dollars. 1t ha,
been expected to begin regravelin
on numerous roads in the ked Rive
valley this week, Plomasen said,2 blu
the additional rainfall may halt thi
work temporarily. !, Previous heav
rains in the valley had caused tn
bottom to "fall out" Of these roads
he said.
! May Reduce Constructions
| One result Of the additional ma in
tenancc expenditure may be to cur
tail the amount Of highway construc
tion this year. The policy of tn
highway commission has been t
keep state roads in good repai
| rather than to spend money on ne,
| construction and let roads alread
built 60 to pieces, Plomasen said.
Every road patrolman III the stat
! is working full time in an effort
keep the roads pAssable, he said. Il
will keep his men working full til
in order to get the roads ih GOO
conditioH and will keep them at wor
until the money allotted to his dc
| pArtment 10 exhausted. Detours wi
Be provided across. strsaMs and gul
lies. where bridges have been washe
cut. he said.