The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-11-09
'TALKSTO
XIV ANIANS
Continued from Page One)

"The question OF finance, nat
urally, is very important. Our
revenue for our highways comes
from the gasoline tax and fed
eral appropriations and road
debentures, with the total in
come running around four and
a half million dollars, or slight
ly more. This sum, in spite of
everything is usually million
dollars short of the amount
needed to do the job.
"A road project is based upon
its dollars and cents value as
an earning. Certain roads in
Montana have a known earned
value. so they must be kept
in condition to continue their
earnings.
There has been some mis-
understanding concerning I'M
complete mileage. Uncompleted
mileage means mileage that has
not been brought up to stand
ard as required by the federal
government.
"Our commission is operating
and we know it is operating on
a balance between reconstruct
ton and new construction I'M
der the present system of high
way work.
1.-THE money used for highway
work is divided Sc per cent gov
eminent money and "A per
cent state money, and because
of this percentage the govern
ment holds a tight hand on
the situation. Every project we
have has federal money therein,
and we must follow government
regulations or we suffer the
consequences. Montana does not
have sufficient income for high
ways to control the situation.
"The Hardin Custer highway
is a certainty. A survey has
been made on the seven per
cent system. The reason the
Hardin Custer road was placed
on the seven per cent system
was that the government said
we could not use money on 1t
as a feeder road for the reason
that the road is a potential ad-
dition to main roads and not
strictly feeder road. Thus the
seven per cent system will give
this community a better road,
coupled with an earlier COM
pletion, than under the feeder
system. In this case, federal
regulations bind us to their de-
cree in that we need their
money to help us to build roads.
The Hardin Custer road will be
built from this end north, and
as soon as it has earned a per-
centage, money will be allocated
for construction.
"Another project in this COM
munity is the Strengthening Of
curves on the highway south
of here. This work will be sur
veyed shortly and then will be
up for letting, using federal
aid, which will be available, as
reconstruction money"
Following Mr.. Mckinnon's
talk, the meeting was opened
for questions pertaining to var
ious highway matters.
In addition to Mr.. McKinnon,
John Wheeler of Billings, mem
Der of the state highway COM
mission, and L. F. Schuknecht
of Helena, engineer in charge OF
highway equipment, were pres
ent.
Out-cf town Kiwanians at the
meeting were Frank Bowman,
B. A. Barickman and George
Settergren of Billings.
Other guests were Charles
Elder, John Putnam and Hollis
M, johnson, members of the
Good Roads committee of the
Chamber of Commerce; William
Lynde and Tom Macleod, mem
bers OF the board of county
commissioners, and c. A. Ran
dali, county surveyor.
Candidates for club offices
were announced as follows:
For president-C. c. Quinn,
present president, and B: H.
McCarty. present vice president,
one to be elected.
For vice president-Hugh G.
Wells and B. H. McCarty, one
to be elected.
For directors-Lee B. Terpen-
ing, Guy Millegan, DR.. I. l..
Jaynes, John Butorac, Homer
Scribner, Kendall Wolcott, Law
renee Wendland, Melvin Cook
Sam Cunningham, Hugh G:
Wells, Charles R. Stobaugh and
Henry H. Ulrich, seven to be
elected.
A letter from L. o. Brockman
acknowledgement of DlVls
ion c, LewistoWn, Mont, was
read to the club. The commu-
nication concerned the organl-
cation of a new Kiwanis CLUB
at Harlowtown. The granting
of a charter will be November
Is, and a delegation of local
Kjwanians plans to attend.
A communication from XII
wants International, Chicago
was read thanking the club
for submitting new song which
was composed by Song Leader
Willard J. Scott.
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