The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-30

CONSTRUCTION thereof.
pl NOW y THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY
Montana, does hereby agree to ss.
sumo responsibility for the snow re.
moval and maintenance Of said Chsik
Butte road, at its own expense fra,n
and after the time that the construe.
Chalk Butte Road has been cam.
pleted through the use of the funds
mentioned"
AFTER detailed discussion by al,
present before the County Commis.
and ranchers from the trade area 81
the northeast part of the Biack;eet
indian Reservation, citizens and bust.
nessmen and members of the Cham.
Der of Commerce of Cut Bank the
fEoiIowing resolution was offered by
That the northerly portion Of What
IS known as the Meriwether road in
Glacier County, Montana, (said nor.
ton beginning at the U. S.-Canadian
S0raer al Del Bonita, Montana, and
mately 4 miles to its intersection
with the access road to the present
radar installation immediately south
Of the Milk River, be, and the same
Is hereby DESIGNATED for placement
way System within Glacier County
and for the application to said road
Of moneys and funds allotted ~
Glacier County for the DEVELOPMENT
OF SAID route as secondary road.
priority subject however, to CONT.
ments already made concerning the
Browning-Starr School Road.
That the State Highway Commits
SION OF the State of Montana. and
agencies, both State and Federai ha
and the same are hereby requested
70 designate and place the highway
hereinabove referred to on the Fed.
erai Aid Secondary Highway system
OF the State of Montana;
That the Clerk of the board is di.
rected to forthwith forward to the
State Highway Commission and anv
other appropriate agencies a COPY Of
this resolution
The above motion and proposed reso.
lutions were not acted on by the Board
and these matters taken under ad.
yisement. The County Commissioner
informed the Chamber groun ~
otners present that they would give
this matter their immediate attention
an a.t ADVISE them of their decision.
was a suggestion by Selden Frisbee
that meeting should be arranged
with Scott p. Hart, State Highway En-.
gineer, In regard to the questions the
had in mind.
The Board adjourned at 400 O'clock
p. m.
December 7, 1855
Board met at 1000 O'Clock q. m. with
all members and Clerk present
Custodian receipts were approved.
Minnie FINK was granted permission
Warrants signed.
County Surveyor John ]. DAILY met
Win the board in regard to Road
Brown met with the board and gaze
2 report Of her activities for the past
coming month VIC
Board recessed at Noon and recon.
vened at Loo o'clock p. m.
board Az 'n dire time the the Gharm,n Of the
the Roads Committee of The Cut Rank
Chamber of Commerce and REQUEST
their presence at 1870 p. IN. for further
on the Chalk Butte Road
Present at this meeting were Ed.
Frisbee and L. A. Christensen. Frank
milestone was invited as a represen
tative of the Cut Bank Pioneer Press.
After considerable discussion, II was
agreed that the questions the County
ton with the Chalk Butte road could
best be resolved by scheduling meet.
ing with Scott p. Hart, State Highway
Engineer, and the Clerk was instructed
70 call Mr.. Hart. County Commissioner
George Johnston and Frank MILESTONE
ing was scheduled at 100 O'Clock a. m.
December u, 1855, with MI
Highway Engineer, Grant Meyer, head
OF the Bureau of Public Roads for this
gineer for the Bureau of Public Roads,
for this area, at Heleha, Montana.
The following letter was written to
MI Hart with the specific questions
the Commissioners had raised:
Cut Bank, Montana
December :, 1855
Mr.. Scott P Hart
Chief Highway Engineer
State Highway Department
Helena, Montana.
Dear Mr.. Hart:
County Board of Commissioners and
possibly two or three members of the
Cut Bank Chamber of Commerce will
meet with you, as arranged per tele-
phone conversation of this date, at
ll:00 o'clock, Tuesday, December ID,
Butte Road
1t is felt that you would appreciate
knowing beforehand, some of the
questions this delegation will ask, and
the following Is submitted for your
study and consideration:
/. Is it definite that depending upon
our resolution to maintain the Chalk
Butte road, that the Military will ex-
pend approximately S60l 900 009
2. When would it be reasonable to
expect that contracts for the improy-
ing of the road would be let"
3. After contracts are let, how long
would it be before the road is com.
pieted up TO gravel standards
I. Is 1t possible for this Highway
10 be placed upon the secondary road
program Immediately upon the letting
Of the contract, or must il wait until
the road is completed?
S. In either event. If it IS placed on
the secondary system, what would be
the approximate cost per mile for
by:
A. Plant mix?
B. Road mix?
g. Presenting that our yearly alloca-
ton of secondary funds IS about
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