The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-29
STANTON FURNISHES
COMPLICATIONS BY
BRIDGE DR|vEPLANS
Mercer County Seat Citizens
Raise $500 to Send Dele
cation to Bismarck
STANTON BUCKS GARRISON
As Mclean County Split Is
Patched Up, Mercer coun-
ty Division Appears

ty Division appears
Virtually assured Of Oliver county's
support. hackers Of the bill which
would give Washburn bridge across
the Missouri river today expressed In
creased confidence In the success Of
their campaign.
At the same time, Stanton, situated
on the river in Mercer county between
WaShburn and Garrison, was launch-
ing q drive for the bridge. At q mass
meeting Of 500 Stanton citizens last
night 81 900 was raised to send Z dele
CATION to Bismarck to represent Stan.
tons plea.
Oliver county's support will furnish
enough added impetus to put the
Washburn bridge across at this ses-
sion Of the legislature is the belief
Of q. A. Lindell, Washburn attorney,
and Representative Oscar Oberg. NC
Lean county.
Garrison's support Of the Washburu
bridge was secured . few days aeo
when q reciprocity agreement was
signed BY members Of the Garrison
Civic club and the Washburn Com.
munity club.
Formal Announcement Expected
Formal announcement OF Oliver
countys support was expected some
time today at q meeting Of represen.
tatives from Garrison. Washburn. and
Oliver county.
Belief that Oliver county will sup-
port the Washburn bill was expressed
in Bismarck today by Chris skibina
and A. s. Dennison, Oliver county
commissioners. and b. b. Conyne.
Oliver county auditor.
They said that Oliver county MAS
opposed to the Washburn plan at first
mainly for financial reasons but that
since the plan has been made more
clear, Oliver county is now behind the
Washburn movement.
Representative Oberg's bill aslkins
for an appropriation Of approxtmate-
~ 100000 for the bridge and 5000
for the sounding Of the Garrison site
was considered In an open meeting by
the house committee on highway end
bridges last night.
Final Action ThWsdAy
No action will be taken by the conn
mittee. however, until next Thursday
night. Postponement Of the execu-
tive session Of the committee was
granted by Chairman Mc0auvran.
Cavalier county. at the request d
Mercer county commissioners. VIII
wish to be present at the committed
open hearing.
It Is understood Mercer county Cd
ficials are divided In their support d
the Washburn bridge. A bridge q
Garrison would connect Mercer and
Mclean counties. Hope that Merce1
county can be induced to accept th(
same attitude as Garrison, IN supporA
Of the Washburn bridge, is enter
tanned by those backing the present
bridge bill, however.
Arguments for the Washburn bridge
were presented to the house commit
tee last night by q. A. Lindell, hen
Everson, and Charles Poe, al Of
Washburn.
The Mercer county engineer has
made soundings at point on the
Missouri river five miles north Of
Stanton and found the place ideal for
bridge. with solid footing ct COM
paratively shallow depth.
The Stanton group furthermore
points to the site picked as being di-
rectly In line with and in close prox-
unity to North Dakota State High
ways No. 81, No. Is, No. 6 and No. 2.
It would require five miles Of federal
aid road In Mercer county and eirht
miles In Mclean county to connect
the proposed Stanton bridge with
these highways. On the other hand.
the Stanton people point out, q
bridge ct Garrison would require 60
miles Of federal aid road work to con.
meet. and the bridge from Waslaburn
over to Oliver county would require
10 miles Of road building in Oliver
county alone.
Requires No Filling
The Stanton bridge site lies be-
tween high bluffs on both sides Of the
river with no bottom lands to cross
with their expensive fills. The sites
OF the Garrison and Washburn
bridges would require from five t..
10 miles OF extensive fills each over
the bottom lands along the Missouri.
with the perpetual flood danger Ia
the spring.
soundings for . bridge ct Garrison
have been made and the euRineer1
have been unable to find solid foot
ing In close proximity to the place
desired, the Stanton group AYERS. 1,
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