Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-10-21
INSPECTION MADE
ON REMAINING IS
MILES OF HIGHWAY
Westby : P~lentywood Road
Completion Step Nearer
with Final Inspection

One step farther towards compile
ton of an all-weather hard surfaced
highway from Westby to Plenty
wood was realized during the past
week with the visit of C. R. Short of
Missoula, who, with G. E. Wood
ward, assistant resident engineer OF
Wolf Point, came here to make final
inspection of the remaining IS miles
on the east end of the project al
ready surveyed.
Mr.. Scott is with the federal bu-
reau of public roads. Before any
letting can be scheduled after sur
veys and blue print have been made
by the state highway engineer. ii is
always necessary for the FBPR rep
resentative to inspect the proposed
route and either give his final APP
prevail or make suggested changes.
Following this approval, the
drawings and reports are forwarded
to Washington and the letting is
ready to be scheduled by the high
way commission.
With this final step having been
made. undoubtedly a united effort
will be made by both Westby and
Plentywood residents to have the
remaining Is miles scheduled for
letting yet this fall. Then, with a
favorable early winter, work could
even be started this year, or In any
event Immediately upon opening Of
spring season. "-Ax ar ~.& :
The next letting and regular
meeting of the state highway com
mission will be Friday, Nov. 10.
New Feeder Road Plan
Another phase of new road con
struction engaged the attention Of
county commissioners this week as
they sought to familiarize them
selves with the new plan of feeder
or secondary road construction Just
inaugurated by Montana in cooper
alton with the federal government.
Following a meeting in Helena of
all district engineers to discuss the
plan, A. j. Olson, chairman of the
county board, talked with the dist
riot office at Wolf Point. He told
the Herald that 1t seemed very UNI
likely that Sheridan county would
be able to take advantage of the new
plan, as it required the matching Of
funds by the county in order to get
federal monies.
Mr.. Olson said he had hoped it
would be possible to get roads in
the county which had already been
constructed under county supervi-
sion accepted under the new feeder
plan for further Improvement. es-
pecially such as graveling. This, he
was informed however, would be
impossible. All projects would have
to be entirely new construction, and
furthermore, the county would have
to provide 45% of the construction
costs.
First announcement of the new
feeder road construction plan for
Montana that, if counties were able
to grade the roads to federal speci-
fications. they would be given fed
eral money to defray costs of sur
facing under state highway super
vision, was received with much en-
c%ouragement. Sheridan county had
already this year built many miles
of new grade that with perhaps lit
tie additional widening and leveling,
meet federal specifications Natur-
ally, it vas hoped then that for
these new roads ~graveling projects
could be obtained through the new
plan.
Quite obvious now is the fact that
the very counties where new road
construction is needed most will be
those counties which will be least
able to take advantage of the new
proposal. Sections that need both
new feeder roads and work projects
the most are in eastern Montana.
Here the drouth has been most
keenly felt. Funds in all these coun-
ties are badly depleted. Few there
will be indeed which can match fed
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