The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-11
SLOPE DELEGATIONS
PRESENT ARGUMENTS
AT BRIDGE HEARING
Mercer Declares il Cannot Bear
Share of Expense For
Garrison Span
ARMY ENGINEER IN CHARGE
Proponents Of Bridge Declare it
Would Aid in Develop
ment of Area.

RESOLUTIONS and testimony Tor ana
against construction of a vehicular
bridge across the Missouri liver near
Garrison were presented at public
hearing In the Burleigh county court
house Monday forenoon conducted by
Captain Theodore Wyman. Of the U.
s. Army engineers
The object of the hearing was to
obtain testimony on whether the pro-
posed bridge, specifications Of which
already have been prepared. would In
terfere with navigation in the river.
Captain Wyman said no announce
ments will be made in the near future
regarding results of the hearing. He
will make recommendations to the
war department.
Mercer Is Opposed
Two resolutions. presented by the
Mercer County Taxpayers association
and the Mercer county commissioners,
were opposed to the bridge. Mercer
county complained 1t would be unable
to bear its share of the expense in the
immediate future.
One sixth Of the total expenses, es-
timated between $475, 900 and $500. 900,
would be divided between Mercer and
Mclean counties, the state would pay
cne- third and the federal government
one-hal
Representatives of Minot. Garrison.
and Krem were strongly In favor OF
the structure, while s. w. Thompson.
spokesman for the Devils Lake delega-
ton, said Devils Lake would not OBJ
ject to construction Of the bridge SO
| long as it did not interfere with pro-
posed Missouri river diversion dam in
which Devils Lake is interested.
I Other communities represented at
the hearing were Bismarck. Stanton.
and Hazen, while the Greater North
Dakota association, the state highway
department., and the Missouri river
commission also were represented.
Frahm Explains Steps
H. G. Frahm, chief engineer OF the
highway department, opened the
hearing with brief explanation OF
the appropriation for the bridge made
at the last session of the legislature.
He said the department had been or
dered to take necessary steps to Sc
cure the bridge.
Other speakers included Thompson;
Col. Frayne Baker. Bismarck; w. G.
Gull, Garrison Civic club; E. A. Bob
rer, spokesman for a group OF farmers
near Krem: John Pulls and Joe No
va, both of Stanton.
The bridge would be a structure
running north and south over the
river between Mclean and Mercer
counties. It would consist of four
overhead truss spans, each 4l2 feet
from center to center Of piers, with =
6O-foot deck approach span on the
right bank. The overall length OF
the bridge would be 1.708 feet be-
tween abutments The second over
head truss span from the right bank
Is intended for navigation. is levei.
and provides a minimum horizontal
clearance at low water OF 1876 feet
normal to channel approximately 37o
feet) and 8 minimum vertical clear
ance Of 43.1 feet above the extreme
high water elevation of navigation
season.
The span would be built at what Is
known as Big Bend. seven and one
half miles east of Garrison,
Would Connect Highways
The principal argument presented
in favor of the bridge was that It
would connect many important high.
ways and make 1t considerably more
convenient to cross the river In thai
area.
Gull pointed out that 1t would con-
meet state highways Nos. 81 and Is,
which pass through Stanton. with U.
s. highways Nos. 80 lat Garrison) and
7 Cat Underworld and state highways
Nos. % and 81, at Garrison.
u. 8. No. Z runs east from Under.
wood to Cummins and U. s. No. 50
connects Bismarck and Minot. State
highway No. 81 runs east and ives.
through Garrison and state highway
No. % runs north from Emmett to Ry-
der and continues north.
Proponents of the bridge argue that
the span would Immediately acceler-
ate development Of the area.
Those who registered at the hearing
included: A. D. McKinnon, Clifford
johnson, H. G. Frahm and Frank
Cave. all Of the state highway depart
ment. Col. Frayne Baker, Bismarck;
Frank w. Breakey, Of the Devils Lake
Chamber of Commerce; j. A. Reuter-,
q. ]. Ehlers, Rev. Father H. ]. Manu-
dry, J. E. Sullivan, and w. @. Gull,
of the Garrison Civic club; A. w.
Bartz, mayor Of Garrison; Mike
Zisler, Hazen: F. Sherlock. r. ]. Boh-
rer. ]. Pulles. and J. Novack, Stanton;
J. E. sailer and r. J.. Sailer, Hazen;
G. E. Danielson. Of the. Greater North
and G. L. Ellkin. Minot Chamber OF
Commerce: q, Angus Fraser. Mis-
souri, River commission, and Sivert
w. Thompson, Devils Lake.
LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN
Grand Forks. N. D.. April ll.-tF1-
First destruction by lightning in
Grand Forks county was reported Fri
day night IT the John Scott farm.