The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-06
Garrison Bridge Bill
Placed on Calendar

VAC CWV CVuJltlCO, OIlS OA WHICH u W.
posed, and the balance will come
from federal aid funds.
Certainly it will be Of more bene-
fit to the citizens of this state that
We use this money in constructing
and grading Jul highway system.
lat the present time there Is be-
fore the state highway commission
requests for 2.400 miles Of highway
work from various counties, asked to
be done during the next two years.
That construction program cannot be
carried out If this bridge bill should
be approved.
If a bridge is built few people
would be benefited, as compared to
the other proposition Of benefiting
the entire state"
Bond Defends Measure
Senator Bond. launching into an
argument III favor Of the bridge, de-
clared that reliable figures show that
a considerable sum Of money will be
left In the bridge fund, for highway
building purposes if desired, even at
ter the $l77,0o0 proposed for the Gar
rison bridge Is taken out. The Ward
senator said he doubted whether
argument on the proposition would
be Of much avail, as he believed every
senator had his mind made up as to
how he was going to vote on the
bridge bill.
Turning to a discussion of the ap-
preparations which have been made
for other bridges during the many
years he has served in the senate.
Senator Bond declared he had sell
dom failed to vote for construction Of
a bridge, no matter at what point in
the state it was to be built.
Senator Bond said he had voted for
bridges at Pembina, Grafton, Grand
Forks, in Trail county. at Fargo,
Wahpeton, Bismarck, Fort Yates,
Sanish, Williston, Elbowoods and In
Stark county.
Il voted for a bridge at Fargo. and
I believe they probably will need an
ether n there soon," Senator Bond
said.
when the Williston and Sanish
bridge bills were up for consideration
III 1923 and 1925. much the same arg
uments were heard as those advanced
here by the senator from Stark, but
ultimately they were passed.
Where bridges are built, the peo-
PIE are accommodated and the coun-
try grows and becomes more prosper
Gus. This proposed bridge would be
Of great worth to the large section
which it will serve"
Senator w. D. Lynch of La Moure
said he is not opposed to building
bridges across the Missouri river but
when this state was the most prosper
GUS it had no bridges across this riv-
err"
He said he had crossed the Mis-
souri, on several occasions on ferries.
Lynch Supports Cain
~ think that in times such as now,
that the arguments of the senator
from Stark are sound" declared the
La Moure man. I'VE could wait. One
bridge in q session Is enough to ap-
prove.
"A comparison of this bridge with
the ones at Wahpeton and Fargo Is
not right. Where 100000 persons
cross the bridges In those two cities
1000 will cross this bridge. This
bridge should be put off for at least
two years more"
Senator E. c.. Stucke, Garrison
said that Il am proud to say I come
from the western part of North Da-
kota, that portion of the state most
dear to me-" .
In carrying out his professional
duties as a physician, Senator Stucke
said, he had many times been obliged
to o the river in various ways.
"And many is the time l have risk
| ed my life In so doing" the senator
said. 1--WE crossed at midnight with
a lantern In my hand, not knowing
whether I would ever reach the 9TH
er side alive.
II believe that the money in the
bridge fund Is collected for a specific
purpose. While this fund may not
be sacred, when 1t was collected and
put there it vas for the purpose OF
building bridges"
Help From Gas Tax
Senator Stucke declared that an In
creased gasoline tax which is before
the legislature will materially assist
in increasing the highway building
fund.
Referring to the attitude of Mer-
Ger county commissioners, he said
that he understood q resolution adopt
ed by them opposing the boilding OF
the bridge was not taken up at a
formal meeting, and since that time
two commissioners have recanted
and seen the error OF their ways.
Being DESTROYS Of seeing the west
ern part Of North Dakota develop.
i believe this bridge should be built
Senator Dell Patterson of Renville
county said he wished to correct Sen
ator Cain, in that mo federal or
state aid highways were designated
when appropriations for the bridges
at WiliSton and SaniSh were voted.
what assurance have We that this
SIT 900 If not used for constructing
q bridge will be used for grading or
crawling highways?" Senator Pat
terson asked. 1T might be used in
building q few miles of concrete high
ways VIC OV4A Y A4IOWs ~ ~ Juot OLA
effort being made to drag a herring
across the trail"
Senator Patterson said he had been
told by "oldtimers" Of the dangers
they encountered In crossing the riv-
er.
Patterson Makes Plea
They would have to cross the
stream in the middle Of the night.
seeking my good friend. DR.. 6tucke
to come to a sick bedside. They would
hang a lantern on one side, and with
another lantern would start to row
across. probably through cakes Of
floating ice. It IS q horrible picture.
Humanity needs this bridge.
They say build highways. What
for? To joyride on. This bill provides
for supplying something that humans
ity needs. I am for this bridge. first,
last. and all the time, and it viii
stand as q monument to the pro-
gressiveness Of this senate tor many
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