The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-29
Good Road
News For
Lincoln Co.
Highway Official Tells of
Several Projects Planned
For This District.
LIBBY-EUREKA ROUTE
TO BE IMPROVED

TO BE IMPROVED
According to information divulged
to the membership OF the Libby
Commercial Club Friday evening by
State Highway Chairman Al Wink
Ter Of kalispell, Highway No. 2
through Lincoln county will re-
ceive much work within the next
year or two which will ultimately
see the conclusion OF the job so far
as western Montana is concerned
Work on the Troy bridge has be-
gun at the present time and Mr..
Winkler made the statement that
the highway approaches have been
programmed. The section OF high
way from the Yak bridge five
miles up the Yak hill is now pro-
grammed for oiling and the four
and one-haf miles from there to
the Idaho line has been programmed
to be rebuilt and oiled.
OF much encouragement to those
of northern Lincoln county was the
statement that the contract will be
let in July to repair the one and
one-half miles from Eureka to the
t'Y''. Mr.. Winkler said that recon-
mendations have been made on the
following:
A six-inch crushed gravel surface
will be put on the Warland,J en-
nings road
Four inches of crushed gravel
will be applied to the Rexford-
Stonehill road.
Several bridges will be rebuilt
and constructed on No. 81 between
Libby and Rexford.
Oil seal surface, highway No. 2,
east OF Libby three and three
tenths miles.
Guard rails to be placed on dan
gerous sections Of No. 4 highway
between Libby md Troy especial
y beyond TROOPS ike. Last win
ter the highway coGEnis1ksa -snal4G
the statement that they intended
to do something To prevent ROCKS
from rolling down the hillside onto
the roadway just west OF Kootenai
falls.
Good News for No. 81
An oil seal coating will be APP
piled to No. 2 from Marion to Nc
Gregor lake.
Mr.. Winkler made the statement
that the state will build the Eureka
Libby highway just as fast as pos
sible, and that should be rather fast
for this reason. The law requires
that so per cent OF the highway
money going into any district must
be spent on new construction. Mr.
Winkler said the Libby Eureka
highway was the only new con-
struction LETT in this district and
therefore would have to receive 60
per cent Of the available money.
The information which Mr.
Winkler gave to the audience and
the manner in which he presented
1t was both interesting and pleas
ing. He stated that No. z highway
in the very near future, would be
the fastest highway across the state
for both summer and winter travel
He said the great amount Of work
to be done this year Is the result
Of long, hard-fought program
started many years ago.
Present at the Commercial Club
meeting were representatives from
Boomers Ferry, Troy, Eureka, Kali
ispeu, and Leonia who came as 8
body for the purpose OF hearing the
news OF the completion OF highway
No. 2. This is the third joint meet
ing staged by groups from these
tauyrc ~ <ho v,ocf 81 rft,+ vx.nvthc tn :
dinner was served by the w. @. T
M. at the Moose hall. In the alb
sence of Chairman Walter Neils 81
the highway committee, M. %. Row
land took charge. James A. Kral
opened the meeting by introducing
guests. No committees reported, *
the meeting was then turned ovel
to Mr.. Rowland. His first act wa.
to call upon AL Johnson of Kalis
pell to lead the singing of a few
favorite songs. Mr.. johnson quick
ly arranged a few OF Kalispell anc
Libby's best singers in front of thu
audience and proceeded to give ev
eryone treat, with George Neil.
at the piano.
V1ASOKo npCAA
DR.. Fred Keller, president OF TIN
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
was the first speaker which MI
Mr.. Rowland called on. DR.. Kelle
stated that the local club could de
pend upon the full cooperation 0
the Kalispen group at any time.
George Neils told OF the effor
being made to further the idea o
roadside strips. He stated that Kal
ispell was working hand in hant
with Libby and both are preparing
data.
M. D. Pace, Boomers Ferry; Dr.
r. M Sherman, Eureka; and De
Fewkes, Troy, gave short talks an,
were followed by Mr.. Winkler.
Mr.. Winkler said that the polio,
Of the present highway commits
sion was to build and repair road
when the money Is available. H
said the group would not stan
around waiting for some communit
to make up its mind about the 10