Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-03
OUTLINE Of
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Preliminary Work TO be Begun at
Once-EdWard St. Clair Smith
Made Highway Engineer.
Highway System Adopted.

|. Boise to Lewiston; Lewiston u
Occur d'Alene; Occur d'Alene t.
Standpoint.
East and west road-From Idaht
! Oregon state line to Olds Ferry ant
east to Idaho-Wyoming state bounC
airy line in Bear Lake county; pass
ing through Washington, Canyon
Ada, ElmOre, Lincoln, Twin Falls
Cassia, Oneida, Bannock, and BeaI
Lake counties.
Subsidiary lines-From Twin Fall;
to- Haley, off east and west line;
from Spokane bridge to st. Regis
pass, crossing north and south high
way; from Idaho Falls north to Ida
ho-Montana boundary.
Boise, Sept. 30-The state high
way commission officially adopted
the above outlined state highway
system for Idaho at a meeting held
last night and elected Edward ST.
Clair Smith, state highway engin-
eer at a salary Of $3.50 month to
commence Immediately in making
the necessary plans to give to Ida
no a complete system of highways,
Ghat will be beneficial to all sec
tions. In making the selection the
commission adopted the southern
route east and west across the
state via Hagerman valley and Twin
Falls in preference to the central
route viaa Arc0, HALEY and the
Camas prairie.
All members of the commission
were present when the action of
officially adopting a state high
way system WAS taken, postpone
ment having been taken for hight
session in order to permit Miss Can
non of Weiser to attend the meet
ing The other commissioners pres
ent were Chairman Theodore Tur-
ner, Secretary w. L. Clifford, Prof
fessor Little and State Engineer
King.
To Start Work Immediately.
Stale Highway Engineer Smith
was instructed by the commission
% commence preliminary survey as
soon as possible on the system as
outlined listing the following sec
lions Of the system in order to-
heir Importance to be given pre-
'erence in the survey work. That
portion of the north and south
'oad lying between New Meadows
lTrd Grangeville, the road from Olds
+ erry east and west to the, state
inc in Bear Lake county, the road
rom St.Regis pass to Spokane
ridge, The road from Gibbonsville
o the Montana-Idaho boundary line
n that part Of the system running
orth from Idaho Falls.
Expert County Co-Operatiom.
BY bringing up the above sec I
ons Of The highway system to {
he same standard as The roads in s
he other parts Of The system. the
)mmissiOn feels that it Will then
e in a position to set actively {
work on the entire system grad !
ally bringing it up to high j
ate Of efficiency 50 far as i'm
'oved highways are concerned
he commission decided not TO ac-
'pt any part Of the state high VI
ay system as outlined and locat- II
in the respective counties until
has been improved 10 the extent
being placed on grade with eul- y,
rts installed The state con-
ibuting one-third towards this
lrk and the counties two-thirds. =;
is therefore necessary for coun- -
IS wishing to get in line on the "
W highway to proceed TO improve i
air roads. m
Jnth the 100000 road bond is cF
e is disposed Of the commission
o only attend to the preliminar-
, as securing the surveys. etc. IN
unity Commissioners are expected re
make their plans towards Civ
special attention to the Sec
D Of the highway that viii pass an
ough their Respective counties. TO
That the state highway plan
.pted by the tsate highway com
.sion at its meeting is not COM ne
-e as 20 details and that every fec
nty in the state is expecting Go
4 a helping hand in its con-
le'ion, while they must lake ae'
G Of The mainlainance, was Che dot