The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-22
GOVERNMENT UNTIES
PURSE STRINGS FOR
new HIGHWAY SETUP
Release Follows Promise to
Strengthen Technical Or.
qanization
ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES
Brasie In Charge at Williston;
Hanson Assumes Former
Post Here


government following conviction Of
ousted Highway Commissioner Frank
A. vogel. were ordered released to
North Dakota Wednesday by the fed
eral bureau Of public roads on as
surance from state officials that the
technical organization Of the depart
ment will be strengthened.
The governments action was fol-
lowed by three important changes in
the highway department, including
appointment Of new division heads at
Williston and Bismarck to replace
men named under the Vogel admins
tration.
Brasie Gets Williston Post
Burt M. Salisbury, 1.ew highway
commissioner, appointed Frank Bra
sic, an FERA engineer who has had
Is years highway department exper-
fence, to take charge Of the Williston
division, and George E. Hanson. form
er district engineer in charge Of the
Bismarck division for Il years, was re-
instated to the position from which
he was removed by the previous ad-
ministration
Brasie succeeds r. A. May at Willis
ton, and Hanson replaces E. J. Thom-
as at Bismarck.
J. N. Roherty, research engineer of
the state highway department, was
placed in charge Of national road work
relief work, to replace w. J. Brophy
who probably will remain as his as
sistant.
The order from the federal road
bureau at Washington released trust
fund of 100000 which was held up
by the government on the ground that
Vogels conviction OF defrauding the
United States government made him
ineligible to handle federal funds.
I'VE are in receipt Of Geographic
report Of District Engineer Palen ad-
vising that the governor and your
self will carry out our requirements
for strengthening the technical or
ganization Of the highway depart
ment," the bureau of public roads
telegraphed Salisbury referring to the
report of A. E. Palen. st. Paul. dis
trict engineer for the public roads bur-
eau.
Forward 1897 900 In Checks
Recommending that restrictions be
removed" the telegram to Salisbury
continued, I'VE are acting upon this
assurance and are sending forward at
once reimbursement checks in the
amount Of $397,000 and also recon-
mending that Secretary tSecretary
Wallace) remove further restrictions
as to approval Of new projects"
In second telegram. the Washing
ton road bureau advised Salisbury
that Secretary Wallace Is writing
Acting Governor Ole H. Olson Of re
institution Of cooperation with North
Dakota"
The governments action makes pos
sible resumption Of road work that
had been held up.
Work will be resumed Immediately
on II projects affected. The work to
be done on these projects will cost ap-
proximately $4,000.
Word is awaited by the highway de-
partment from Palen as to the time
Of the next letting at which contracts
for approximately 100000 are to be
let. It was indicated the letting date
will be about September I.
H. G. Frahm, chief engineer for the
highway department, said the federal
government had made q demand for
more engineering ability" in the
maintenance division Of the state
road department.
This, however, had been relnedied,
Frahm said. before the demand ar
rived. On taking office, Salisbury dis
missed Representative w. ]. F1anni-
gan, head OF the maintenance divis-
ion, and named r. q. Plomasen, an
engineer Of many years experience.
Plomasen has made numerous changes
In the maintenance force since his ap-
pointmeut.