The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-04-05

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The attempts to cut off the flow
of information to the Park County
Senator who has made investigation
of alleged Highway Department. scan
dals the major political point of his
career, caused the Senator to stand
before the commission and say, "As
told the commission before this one
you are either deceitful or dishonest
or both. We have come to the part
ing of ways
The Commissions commandment
was softened this week by Jack
Wheeler, commission secretary,
who told Ben he could have the
same information any other citizen
could get if Ben would pay for the
costs of duplication.
"Thou shalt not set priorities on
secondary roads, you county commits
sioners," also spaketh the commits
sion interrupting a custom of long
standing. This was brought about be-
cause the connecting secondary roads
have been neglected in favor of the
little roads that go no where in par
to service a point now
in favor with the current county
A point at issue is the
Prairie county proposed road to the
Pine Unit oil fields which had the
support of the priority system in
1860. but then one of the commits
sioners would not sign and when he
did, the farmers ON the route didn't
want the highway where the state
has spent $1,000 ON survey. Now
a petition, including the names of
from adjoining coun-
ties. doesn't like the Pine Unit road
80 the Highway Commission is going
ahead with it.
It's just like the stretch on High
way No. 2 between Poplar and Brock
ton which the press decided for the
least that is the story
now-that the road should go about
a mile north of Republican State
Chairman Mel Engle's wheat elevator
although this route will cost 100000
more to build than more northerly
route which would save the travelling
public $1,OOO,OO0 at 10 cents mile
Tor the next 20 years.
All the engineering in the world
DOESN'T mean thing once it gets
mixed in with a little politics.
But everything is a little touchy
round the Highway. For instance,
here are the brothers Zook who were
AIKEN off. the hook of transposition
4 figures which placed their bid on
ne Sweetgrass Interstate job at ST.
05,113 when it should have been
1,192,013. When chided by another
f the contractor faith, Zook dashed
ut with left hook. This is move
xecuted by closing the fist and pro-
elling it toward the adversary's face.
"Thou shalt not spend any of the
he per cent of the gas tax which
lie Legislature gave to fix up the
ate parks, you hear, Ashley Rob-
tsp" The Commission is looking
.ound for a fink boat owner to test
e constitutionality of the law which
YES the refunds for gas, used on the
alter to the State Parks TO develope
'ating and other recreational facili-
IS.
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"Thou shalt not pack any more
ater down to the Lutheran Church
Big Fork, ]. Hugo Aronson." The
smmission spent $217 to hook up
water Improvement which passes
3 pretty little five picnic table
adside stop near Big Fork. $217
cheaper than they can drill a well
tn the equipment they are going
buy second hand.
''Thou shalt not" and other dictums
from the Highway have
follow ring when reflected against
J prophecy of Senator Ben Stein
o said that they shall see an en-
ely different form of organization
7erning highway affairs after the
1t Legislature meets.
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