The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-05-04

the pugiliStic promotions of the High
way Commission to be held later thi
month for stimulating interest in fis
tests. Two pugilistic politicians ar,
scheduled to appear ON the agenda-
Carl Clavadetscher, mayor of Billings
and Mel Engles, state chairman o.
the Republicans.
The mayor of Billings will stoutly
protest the suspension of Interstate
construction near Billings because
the commission became bitter over
the Bureau of Public Roads turning
down their Bitter Creek route. The
BPR selected safer four-lane road
east from Billings instead of cross
ing to the south at 9th Street over
a two-lane bridge. The people of Bill
Hngs had encouraged this routing to
the Congress and the Washington,
d. c., BPR.
Stung and hurt because the Hell
ena judgment had been turned
down. the commission passed a res
olution last week which in effect
halted the Interstate in the Bill
lings area for about two years.
Retribution becomes new phase
of engineering.
The other pugilistic politician,
Engles, will carry to the commission
a scathing denunciation of the Poplar
group who would bypass his grain
elevator. Suitcase farmer from Bill
lings'' and other less polite terminol-
ogy will be smashed at the commission
with clenched fists.
Unfinished business is the BPR
rundown of the Missoula ladies' re-
quest for a $13,938 handrail to sepa-
rate downtown foot traffic from the
swirl of the Detroit sea of tin wheels.
The BPR faxed out on April 18-
might set a precedent you know, 20
have standards changed to meet local
conditions. Come back to Helena
ladies. and launch an assault via the
mails on Washington, D. c. Billings
won. So can you!
The battle SCARED Commission
may have even more expensive set
backs if the rumors running rife
about the underestimation of rock
work in Wolf Creek canyon bear
the bitter fruit of change orders.
OF course not much may appear
in official actions because of the
Is per cent leeway allowed in con-
struction changes. Is per cent of
several millions will never be no.
ticed. only the two hour morning
and night passage permitted will
be totaled up in private business
losses.
The Fish and Game Commission,
which has mustered its courage to
10 battle with the Blackfeet, who
ruelly cut them out of the reserva-
ion fish stocking and gave their
BUSINESS to the federal fisheries, may
ee that they must fight the Highway
n their own commission chambers. |
Last month the FIG extended an
invitation to the Highway Commits
ion to have a dinner with them to |
iscuss the havoc wrought on the |
ecreational resources of our stream
eds by the Interstate's callous dis
egard of conditions which must be
ontinued in order for our fish to
we. FIG got the cold shoulder to
heir invitation for a no-host chow
own. FIG will have to come in and
ight for the fish the same way
else has to fight with the
Highway politburo-bang, bang those
lenched fists on the table.
The Blackfeet have the FIG badly
eaten because they are able to have
he Montana game wardens excluded
rom their federally established pri-
ate property so that non-Indians
-ould not even be required to buy
Iontana fishing license to avail
themselves of the huge trout of Duck
axe.
Last Thursday we had a rotund
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