The Bismarck tribune., 1929-01-25
APPROPRIATIONS CUT
IN fort YATES JOB
Will help GARRISON
State Bridge Fund viii Have
100000 Left After Com
pIeting Two Projects
M'LEAN COUNTY HAS MONEY
Washburn Supporters Buck
Legislative Indifference and
Oliver County Disinterest

Appropriations to build two bridges
across the Missouri river probably
will be made at this legislative ses-
sion.
Unless plans now In the making 70
astray they will be located at or near
Fort Yates and at the Big Bend OF
the Missouri west Of Garrison.
When the appropriation for the
Fort Yates bridge was reduced In the
senate yesterday from $l50,OOO to
$4,000 1t opened the way for the
Garrison bridge. according to those
who are boosting the Garrison pro-
ject.
Here Is how they figure It.
The Fort Yates bridge and the
Grafton bridge, appropriations for
which already have passed the senate.
WILL cost the state $165,000. During
the next biennium, the highway de-
partment estimates, $285 900 will come
into the state bridge fund.
That leaves 100000 for additional
bridge appropriations. Approximate-
" $4,000 Of this sum will Be asked
however, to complete paying the
states share Of the bridge now under
construction at Grand Forks. When
the contract for the Grand Forks
bridge was awarded 1t was found that
the state appropriation would not
cover the states obligation by $4,000.
The city Of Grand Forks guaranteed
payment Of this amount and the work
was started. Since the obligation
clearly Is the states. however, q bilf
will be presented to make up the
balance Of the states obligation.
To Follow President
The Grand Forks bridge deal sets
. precedent which may be expanded
to get the bridge at Garrison.
Few members OF the legislature feal
that the state can pay its share OF a
bridge at Garrison with 500. 600.
which Is approximately. what will b.
available. It Is enough to make q
good start. however, and Mclean
county, in which Garrison is located.
is fortunate In having lots of ready
money In the county fund.
It Is being limited that all this leg
islature needs to do Is to appropriate
100000 for the bridge to be built. II.
when bids are received, 1t is found
that 100000 Is not enough to pay the
states share, the Mclean county
might be led to con-
slider that the legislature had merely
made mistake. Mclean county
could guarantee payment Of the re-
naming part Of the states share and
the bridge placed under construction.
The next legislative session then
would be asked to make up the deficit
u the states obligation as the pres
snt session is expected to do In the
Ease OF the Grand Forks bridge. Some
estimates Of the deficit, II this plan
S followed, run as high as $4,000.
Favor Garrison Bridge
A bill also has been presented FOR
bridge at Washburn, also in Nc
Lean county, but the general opinion
8 that the Garrison project has q big
cad. Senator L. q. Fredericton.
chairman Of the senate highways and
bridges committee, thinks that Ia the
roper place for the bridge. The Gar
'ison people say the Mclean county
commissioners think so too and that
he county commissioners OF Mercer
county. on the west side Of the river.
re willing to pay their share Of the
ost.
Washburn is up against not only
legislative indifference and the re-
'orted disinclination of the Mclean
ounty commissioners to support the
Nashburn bridge but the fact that
Oliver county. on the west side OF the
tver from Washburn. feels that It Is
90 poor to pay its share OF the cost
8 bridge at that point.