American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-02
OUTLINE OF The STATE
HIGHWAY SYSTEM IS MADE
State Commission Recommends Route Which Passes Thru
Ameaican Fals--East and West Route Begins at the
Idaho-Oregon State Line; Ends at Wyoming Line
Edward ST. Clair Smith for Engineer.

North and south road-From
Boise to Lewiston; Lewiston TO
Coeur d'Alene; Occur d'Alene to
Standpoint.
East and west road-From
Idaho-Oregon state line to Olds
Ferry and east to Idaho-Wyo-
ming state boundary line in Bear
Lake country; passing through
Washington Canyon, Ada, Elmore,
Lincoln. Twin Falls, Cassia, Power.
Bannock and Bear Lake counties.
Subsidiary lines-From Twin
Falls to HALEY, off east and west
line; from Spokane bridge to St.
Regis pass, crossing north and south
highway; from Idaho Falls north
to Idaho-Montana boundary.
The state highway commission Of
ficially adopted the above outlined
state highway system for Idaho at a
meeting held last night and elect
ed Edward st. Clair Smith, state
highway engineer at a salary OF
$3.50 a month to commence i'm
mediately in making the necessary
plans to give to Idaho a complete
system of highways that will be
beneficial to all sections. In max
'ng the selection the commission
adopted the southern route east and
west across the state via Hagerman
valley and Twin Falls in prefer
ence to the central route via Arco'
HALEY and the Camas prairie.
All members of the commission
were present when the action OF
officially adopting state highway
system was taken postponement
having been taken for night ses-
sion in order to- permit Miles Can
non of weiser ito attend the meet
ing. The other commissioners pres
ent were Chairman Theodore Tur-
ner. Secretary w. L. Clifford Pro-
fessor Little and State Engineer
King.
To start Work Immediately.
State Highway Engineer Smith
vas instructed by the comm 'ssion to
commence preliminary survey work
rs soon as possible on the system
rs outlined, listing the following sec
lions of the system in order of their
importance to be given preference
: in the survey work: That portion
of the north and south road lying
} betfeen New Meadows and Grange
vile. tn road from Olds Ferry
> east and west to the state line in
: Bear Lake county, the road from
2 st. Regis pass to the Spokane bridge
= the road from Gibbonsville to the
e Montana-Idaho boundary line on
e that part of the system running
= north from Idaho Falls.
t Expect County Cooperation
8 By bringing up the above sections
!, of the highway system to the same
= standard as the roads in the other
parts Of the system, the commission
g feels that it will then be in posi-
+ tion to set actively at work on th'
T, entire system gradually bringing i
I up to high state of efficiency *
e far as improved highways are con
a cerned. The comm ission decides
t. not to accept any part of the stat
d highway system as outlined an
e located in the respective countie
1t until it has been improved to tn
1t extent of being placed on grade wit
st culverts installed. The state con
le triibutng one-third towards thi
A. work and the counties two-thirds
D. 1t is therefore necessary for coun
at ties wishing to get in line on tn
ID new highway to proceed to improv
at their roads.
at Until the 100000 road bond il
m sue is disposed of the eommissio
le can only attend to the preliminarie
Id as securing the surveys. etc Cour
er ty commissioners are expected
make their plans towards givin
OF special attention to the section
st the highway that will pass throug
b. their respective counties.
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