Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-06-03

During June and July, contracts for
highway construction totalling In the
n~eighborhood of S2.160,000 Will be let
by the Montana highway commission
Howard w. Holmes, state highway en-
gineer, said a few days ago.
The work will complete the program
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1927
1t includes work on 273 miles of state
highway plans and specifications fol
which have been rushed through to APP
proval OF the speed possible in order that
Montana might benefit to the fun extent
from the allotment of federal co-onera-
tive funds for the period.
The government will bear 81, SOC. 900 Of
the total cost, the state assuming the
remaining 100000 through proceeds OF
the three-cent gasoline tax, voted at the
last general election.
With the completion of preliminary
work on these projects, the departments
engineers plan to proceed Immediately
in outlining work under the 1929 CO.
operative program.
The projects. by counties, ready to be
offered for bids follow, with the estimated
cost and mileage OF each:
BY Counties
Flathead county-Mud creek-Olney
project. S93 900. IL miles.
Lincoln county-Elk hill project, $70,-
600, eight miles.
Lake county-Polson. north project
s65 900, six miles; Poison bridge. 800, 900
Toole co~unty-Shelby, north project
$50, 900, six miles.
Liberty cOunty-CheSter, west project
$50, 600, six miles.
Roosevelt county-Culbertson, nortt
project, $50, 900, seven miles; Poplar.
Brockton project, 500, 900, IA miles.
Valley county-Glasgow, west project
$4,000, five miles.
Phillips county-Dodson, east project
SAT, 900, four miles.
Richland county-Sidney. southwest
Sal 1000, five miles.
McCone county-Circle, southwest
SAL, 900, six miles.
Prairie county-Dawson county line
west, SAL 900. six miles.
Garfield county-Jordan, southeast
$500 seven miles.
Fergus county-Lewistown, west, $50.
900 and Lewistown, east, $50 900, borr
eight miles in length.
Pondera county-Birch creek, south
$100, 900, IL miles.
Judith Basin county-Stanford, east
$50, 900, 10 miles.
Broadwater and jefferson counties
Helena-Townsend, 800, 900, 10 miles.
jefferson county-Elk Park-Woodville
500. 900, nine miles and Jefferson canyon
SO, 900, three miles.
Lewis and Clark county-DearborI
bridge, $50, 900.
Granite and Powell counties-Drum'
mond east. 800, 900, IL miles.
Missoula county-Evaro hill, $4,000, II
miles: Buckhouse bridge, south, $23 .00O
three miles; Bonner-Ovando $23 600
three miles.
Silver Bow county-Butte paying. $40,
900. n mile.
Deer Lodge county-Anaconda paving
$4,000, n mile.
Beaverhead county-Brown's bridge
south. 100000, two miles.
Madison c~ounty-Lyon's, north, $500
seven miles.
Gallatin county-Bozeman. each. s12,
900, five miles.
Park and Meagher counties-Wilsall
north. $103, 900. IL miles.
Park county-Yellowstone canyon
$23 900. three miles.
s~weetgrass county-Reynolds, east
Yellowstone county-Billings, east
Saltwater county - Columbus, east
$50, 900, six miles.
Musselshell county-Roundup, north
$50, 600. three miles. =
Carbon county-Fromberg. north. $40,
600, five miles.
Big Horn county-Aberdeen, south
$23 900, three miles.
Rosebud county-Forsyth, east. $4,000
seven miles.
Custer county-Miles City TO JORDAN
$50, 900, six miles.
Powder River county-Broadus, north
$50, 900, seven miles.
Fallon county-Baker, east, $4,000
six miles.
Mineral county-Cyr bridge, $4,000.
Cascade county-Sun river bridge ant
approaches, $4,000.