The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-08-26

with State, County and Municipal
coded there was meeting of the
minds. G. c. Hallam, president of
the union, pressed for a modified
union shop agreement to be signed
| in September while the commission
continued its delaying tactics under
the direction of Chairman Burns.
Burns said, 81 think all employees
will want to belong" and then was
mot convinced it (the agreement)
was necessary"
(5) Elmer G. Balsom, president
of Northern Tank Truck Lines, COM
planned to the commission that some
justices of the peace were too harsh
in enforcing fines upon companies
for overlooking axles. The refinery
Inspector in Laurel was giving warn
ings about overlooking to drivers,
and couldn't something be done about
him. Balsom wanted the department
to stop giving information to the
Ups. The commission was inclined
to believe the Individual driver should
be fined instead of the company. The
policy of the Highway Patrol on this
matter will be investigated next
month.
(6) Ed Rain, Brad Seely and
Dewey Wright of the concrete pipe
industry were treasured the commits
sion would continue it's policy of US
ing so per cent concrete and 80 per
cent metal drainage pipe under road
ways on a dollar basis. Because con-
crete pipe is more expensive the state
will get up to 40 per cent less pipe
footage per dollar on certain jobs
of the suitability of mate
rial used. Nobody remembered why
the fifty-fifty dollar formula was
created and Commissioner Roy Sor-
rels said he hoped asphalt pipe would
be developed so that neither metal
or concrete would be considered.
The controversial 558-foot bridge
6. 5 miles east of Reed Point over the
Yellowstone River was pulled from
the letting when Alfred o. Nelson
was advised by his attorney, Claude
Gray, that the $1,000 access agree
ment was not in accord with what
had been verbally agreed to earlier
with Highway Attorney Don Doug
las. Nelson is the owner of one of
the abutnnent sites. q
Other activities of the commission
which do not belong to the business
If building roads include advertising
and state parks. State advertising,
to the promotion-minded
State Planning Board, should be re-
moved from Highway and given to
t by the next Legislature is
Unless some of the earmarked gas tax
AN be syphoned into the Planning
Board.
Parks Director Ashley Roberts pre-
ented his quarter million budget to
he commission prior to giving it to
budget Director Jack Reid. Included
5 an item of $25, 900 for the acquir-
ng by purchase of additional park
ties. Up to now all state parks have
cen gifts to the state. The proposed
udget is based on the premise of
dFiiiS LII by hiiOl 2 Erebi ND LII CCli Cc&l De
he parks have had tofIturn people
way this summer except for Lewis
nd Clark .caverns in the quake area.
Gordon Platts, advertising director,
ade the commission goodbye and
Did them he had enjoyed working
Or them. Platts has joined the Wendt
-gency of Great Falls which has been
Ding the ad work for the commits
ON. Platts bought a half million
ighway maps from Rand and Nc
ally for $27,95O. Camping area
yers cost $270, for $4,000.
A comprehensive promotion section
f state government should be formed y
nder the Planning Board to get the
est use of tax money Let the road
uilders build roads and the promot-
rs promote. Each are full time jobs.