The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
To Sobnizt Brothers of Lib
by for $132, 799-Projects
Total $1,774,622

In the largest letting of road
contracts in the history of Mon
tana, the State Highway Com
mission at its session held at
MissOnla, last Friday, February
18th, the contract for the con-
structiOn of drainage structures,
top course treatment, and sur
facing of eleven and One-half
miles of the PlentywOod-Scobe
road running east from the Sher-
idan county line, was awarded
to Sobnitz Brothers of Libby.
Montana, for 1882, 799, the work
to commence as soon as the wea-
Their will permit.
At the huge letting, bids were
opened on % projects and con-
tracts awarded on 20 Of these. On
the other two the wards were held
up pending the obtaining of the
right Of way. AS soon as the pap
ers for those are signed up, the
contracts will be awarded.
There was a total of 1904 miles
of roadways covered with either
new construction, repair of old or
completion by oiling and the list
included construction of Is bridges
or overpasses of various types.
The total of the contract prices
on the % projects was $1,774,-
622.
DR.. Harry McGregor, Chairman
of the Commission, in commenting
on the awards stated that they
cover every section of Montana,
include some greatly needed mum
icipal projects and also some ad-
ditional links in the main high
ways Of the state.
MUNICIPAL
JOBS
Among the most important pro-
jects in municipalities is that In
Butte where the contract was
awarded to j. G. Mcclure at his
big of $134,186 for the following:
Paving of Main street from
Quartz street down to Galena
street with Portland cement con-
crete between the car tracks and
with asphaltic concrete on the
rest of the street.
Paving with asphaltic concrete
of Wyoming street between
Quartz street and Park street and
between Mercury street and Pla-
tinum street. The two blocks from
Park to Mercury are already paw
cd.
The paving of that little strip of
Arizona street with asphaltic con-
crete from Third street to Platin-
UNI street.
This work is all within the very
cente of the Butte business and
wholesale districts and with i'm
provements previously made by
the Highway Commission will put
the Montana metropolis north and
south highways in good shape.
A second municipal project in
Butte will be on the west side in
that city where the contract was
awarded to J. G. Mcclure for $40,-
92S to widen the concrete pave
ment on Excelsior street from
Platinum to Porphyry street 10
feet. Of this four feet will be on
the west side and six feet on the
east side of the present pavement
This contract also includes widen
ing Montana street between Front
street and Jossette Avenue with
concrete pavement for a distance
Of half a mile.
HELENA TO
EAST HELENA
Helena is to get an improvement
that will connect up with the cap
itol grounds projects and be a big
addition to the system leading to
the capitol. Nolan Brothers Of
Minneapolis were awarded the
contract for $86,391 for regarding
surfacing and top course treat
ment and the obstruction of small
drainage structures on Eleventh
avenue in Helena and on the Hell.
ena-Three Forks road, beginning
at Montana avenue and Eleventh
street and extending four and one
half miles to the west end Of the
pavement In East Helena.
Wibaux is another municipality
that is to get a road improvement.
Nolan Brothers of Minneapolis
were awarded the contract for $4,-
S25 to give mix oil treatment to
First avenue south and Wibaux