The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-21
need HUGE AMOUNT
TO COMPLETE ROADS
UNDER WORK RELIEF.
Highway Department Estimates
Sc, 744, 900 Still to Be
Spent IN State

Estimate OF funds needed to com.
plete improvement projects in 80
North Dakota counties under the fed
eral public works relief highway pro-
gram was placed at $2.744,0O0 in the
annual report Of the state highway de-
partment.
The program embraces 2e6 approved
projects totaling 1850 miles Of road
construction from Oct. 1893, to June
1894. Listed are 1890 miles Of grad
ing and surfacing on 1862 projects;
4l6.9 miles Of surfacing on ia pro-
jects; 150.75 miles resurfacing and
miscellaneous on 40 projects.
The department of state highways
undertook supervision Of the program
of road work known as the national
recovery work relief projects follow
Ing meeting Of representatives Of the
federal relief commission and the bu-
reau Of public roads with F. A. vogel,
chief highway commissioner, on Sept.
8. 1888.
Special ALLEGATION Of money for this
program was made from national re-
covery funds for the states most
severely affected by drought.
A survey Of relief needs was made
by the federal relief committee to
group counties OF the state in accord
ance with the urgency of their needs.
Human, animal and seed relief were
taken into consideration.
Government Pays Cost
The bureau Of public roads was pro-
vided with funds from which to pay
for materials, team and truck hire,
and other items that could not be OBJ
tanned from relief lists. This became
known as the 30-per-cent fund be-
cause 1t was stipulated that the cost
OF the items to be paid from 1t must
not exceed 80 per cent Of the total cost
Of the project.
Labor for these projects was to be
supplied from the relief rolls of the
various counties and instructions were
sent to engineers and county officials
connected with the work, listing regu-
lations and requirements for work on
relief roads.
Work programmed for each county
was based on an estimate of relief
needs" the report said Enough
work was laid out to provide chance
to work out the amount of money es-
ttmated to be needed to care for all
relief needs until next summer. Only
relief needs were considered. not un-
employment. The primary purpose of
the program was not to build roads,
hut to employ maximum number
Of men at something that would
have at least some value to the COM
munity."
eva Became Substitute
Although the program was started
late IN the season, great deal of
good was accomplished, but during the
latter part Of November nation wide
program was started called the Civil
Works program, far broader in its
scope and more satisfactory to the
1aboring men in that 1t provided cash
payments for work instead of relief
orders and unemployed men not on
the relief rolls could be given en-
ployment.'
All NRWR projects have been ap-
proved by the civil works board and
were continued as before except that
labor was obtained from the re-em-
ployment manager in each county and
paid for by the CWA. The engineer.
ing supervision and standards of con-
struction on the NRWR projects re-
main unchanged but lower type con-
etruction Of highways was permitted
on CWA projects not under our super
vision. On these. however, we could
not pay for any items out of our 80
per cent fund.
w. J. Brophy. a resident engineer
on construction was called into the
main office and has had general sup
ervision Of the program for the de.
partment Of state highways. The
NRWR program, while hastily con-
cetved and placed in operation with
the utmost speed. will result in many
miles Of better roads in North Da-
kota.''
Data By Counties
The u. s. Public Works Relief high
way projects in North Dakota by coun.
ties, showing estimate of funds need
ed, number Of projects and miles OF
road, follow:
Estimate Total Total