The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-07
FORM ASSOCIATION
TO SELECT FEEDER
ROUTES TO IMPROVE
Scattered Maintenance and
Construction of Rural
Highways to Cease
ANDREW TRYGG PRESIDENT
Whole Construction Program
Reviewed by Engineers
and CouseI Given
ANDREW TRYGG PRESIDENT

SO6~ eSSAAVAA8 VAAO W kVWxks
ships Of the county, Thursday after
noon, by organization of the township
supervisors into an association of that
character, headed by Andrew Trygg
Of Tfygg township, as temporary
president, and T. r. Atkinson, coun.
ty engineer, as temporary secretary
The organization was formed ct the
afternoon meeting Of the township
officers with the board of commission
erS In the court room. George F. VIII
presided.
The plan Of cooperation was out
lined by Angus D.. McKinnon, en-
gineer from the state highway de-
partment. It proposes that the board
of county commissioners sanction
branch road making on the basis Of
more permanency and of taking the
most important improvements up
first. Stem branch roads to feed in
to the main arteries, for instance, are
to be attempted by combining the
needs Of one township with those OF
another, where possible to do so. That
might mean road improvements
across township lines, where longer
links could be constructed, instead of
hit and miss patchwork in separate
portions of the county road network.
AS an executive committee it was
decided to start with the president
and secretary and let them select
three other supervisors to complete
the body. A meeting Of the associa-
ton will be held later to perfect or
g~anization.
Supervisors To Plan Work
Meanwhile the supervisors of the
townships will look their areas over
for need Of improvements. They will
come before the board of commission
crs and selection Of the more meritor-
ious improvements then will be. made.
The supervisors are to make up this
program themselves. Thus the pass
ing Of the buck will be avoided and
the responsibility of unpopular action
will be lifted from the commission
crs Also, It is calculated, money will
not be frittered away to the extent it
has been by catering to local selfish
ness.
County Engineer r. r. Atkinson
gave q review Of county road condi-
lions and finances. He Said the
county budget this year for roads and
bridges is $4,000. which will be in
creased by automobile license fees
and gasoline taxes approximately
$4,000. giving a total fund available
Of $4,000.
How TO Spend $4,000
From this fund there must be paid
10000 as the coupty's share of MAIN
tenance and the cost of two new
state roads under contract and the
five miles Of o~il-gravel construction
on No. 10, which will be $22.367, leav-
ing q balance for new construction of
approximately $56.633.
In all new grading work in or
ganized townships. said the engineer,
the board Of commissioners will par
ticipate to the extent Of so per cent.
the townships to bear the remaining
so per cent.
Four county road machine outfits
win be available for use In the town.
ships. These include . grading blade
and four caterpillar tractors. The
county board aims at arrangements
by which the townships will bear .
part Of the expense Of tractor outfit
grading In its borders.
Resume OF Roads
On the subject Of maintenance the
engineer gave the following resume:
All state roads are maintained BY
the state highway department.
The county has three power main
tainers which will be used for MAIN
tenance work this season and In adj
dition the roads adjacent to Nc
Kenzie, Driscoll and Moffit, will be
maintained by horse outfits.
The total Of county roads to be
maintained by the county board this
season Is approximately 200 miles.
There has been q feeling on the
part among some township officials
that any road graded by the county
should be maintained by the county.
This It Is impossible to do on account
Of lack Of funds. and for this reason
many miles Of roads graded by the
county during the past years have
been neglected.
It appears that II . certain amount
should Be appropriated by each or
ganized township for maintenance
work, It would be . wise thing to do.
Should Cut Weeds
Especially should the townships
cut and burn the weeds along each
side for its main roads at least once.
moro than once would be better, thus
not only destroying . large amount
Of foul seed very materially assist
ing In making these roads passable In
the winter, since . few weeds along
the sides Of the roads Is sure TO
create impossible drifts after each
SNOW storm.
The approximate mileage Of al sec-
tion-line roads In this county Is $500,
Of which 1t Is conservatively consider
ed that 5000 miles are on roads that
eventually q be- graded and MAIN
tanned g the county becomes suffi-
ciently populated.
The state highway department In
cooperation with the county and the
federal bureau Of public roads has
constructed and graveled q miles Of
main highways through the county.
which are:
No. 10, east and west through the
county, formerly known Is the Red
Tai
No. 8. north from Bismarck to VII