Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-06
Contract Let Tor the Construction
Of the Big Creek Road to
Cost $4,000
OTHERS IN CONTEMPLATION.
Plans for capitol Building Approved,
The Structure 10 Cost 100000
.-- Music for fair

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Boise, July j..1ho Idaho lnlormoun'
tain Wagon Road commission has
awarded d contract Tor the consuuc'
item Of the Dlg creek road to Whitway
A. Kicks OF Boise the controc, price
homg $4,000 WORK on the new road
win be- commence lhls week The road
wlll extend from the old mining town
~ Warrus across the south fork OF
salmon river ana over the FIN creek
summit TO the Wordenhof mines In the
Big creek district, distance ot No
miles Tho bridge across the salmon
river VIII be heavy truss bridge no
feet long IN addition 10 this the con'
tractors viii have to repair about ilNe
miles of road IN Washington county
I'm the nolghborhood Of Fayolto lakes
~ the total cost Of this WORK the
giDo viii pay 10000 The remaining
$4,000 win be- paid by contributions
from parties and corporations who Will
hc bonontod The state wagon road
commission has already received $4,000
flom the Wardonhon Mining company
O. 800 from the Kansas and Texas on
and Mining company and S2i5 from the
town Of Wawens, the latter being a pnrt
Of the $1,000 to be raised by that CONE
muity The town Of Wcscr has ale
ready banked $1,000 for this purpo9',
and there Is no doubt but that 'hc
whole amount NJ $4,000 win be on hand
when needed,
COMMISSION MEETS,
The wagon road commission was In
session nearly ull last week II was
decided to buili the proposed road 10
the Atlanta mines II the people Of
Boise would subscribe $4,000, A COM
mlltoo from the chamber ~ commerce
~ now M work and II N reported that
moro IhiN $4,000 has bpo' secured, y,
n. Darlington NJ the state engineers
fcrco LETT today 10 mako a survey ~
the road preliminary 20 advertising for
bids Under the agreement between the
wagon road commission ana inc Cone
uoclu club, the oXp 1nse u THIS survey
VIII be borne entirely by the latter, "
the community fails to put up me
l'''fFNlN fANiN'N
Moasrs. Wheeler aud LOWS Of tho
commission while IN north Idaho re-
Gently, visited the proposed road from
Wallace to the Granite creek mines, ana
II was decided that II the parties bcne-
ntcd would pay half the cost OF the
read, the state would put up the other
half Tie commission authorized MI
LOWS 10 inspect ana decide upon the
feasibility Of the proposed road from
Kokeskla 20 SyrnRo, for which nn APP
preparation Of $500 has been asked,
CONTRACT FOR CAPITOL
Tourtellotto & CO.., Boise architects,
have been awarded the contract for the
plans for the new state capitol and are
10 be- paid $4,000 therefor The vote
In the capitol building commission was
not unanimous, Gov GOOding ana
Judge Beatty voting against the award
~ Tourtollotto & Goa while the local
firm was supported by Sccy Of state
Gibson Treasurer CONN ana w, ",
Pierce, member Of a local real estate
firm who IL also member OF the CONE
mission The governor ana Judge Beat.
~ favored either the plans Of Y, G,
Link OF 81 Louis, or those Of Ferris q
elias of Milwaukee In preference 60
those Of Tourtolottc A. Co, II " osll-
mated that the building undor the plans
win cost 100000, Work ON the new
building win be commenced almost Rt
once, Tho excavation for the foundn-
tIons, the getting out Of the stone ana
dressing Il, and such OF the rough work
OF construction viii be done by convicts
from the pCnitcntIary
The plans submitted by Mr. Tour,el.
lotto arc said % be modelled an the Wis
cOnsln state capitol, which N reported
90 be one Of The handsomost state
buildings IN tho United states II IN
understood that the floor plans give
ollico rooms Of practically the sI2e stat
ed IN the preliminary sketch Included
IN the advertisements calling Tor plans,
MUSIC FOR THE FAIR,
Prof Bcaty Of Caldwell has been
named Az music commissioner 10 tho
Lewis ana CLARK exposition, and has
commenced the work Of organizing q
state band 60 be taken TO the Portland
fair on Idaho day Nopt z when II w
expected mat the governor and several
" the state officers VIII be- present,
Prof Beatty has been the orgnnlgor ana
Instructor OF the Caldwell band, which
has gained the reputation of being ono
of tho finest amateur ORGANIZATIONS N
thp Dupluu mort hWOsI