Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-04
SIS, 900 IS APPROPRIATED TO
BUILD NATIONAL HIGH
WAY ACROSS NEVADA
1t Means Much for the State. Wells,
EIko, CarIin, Battle Mountain,
Winnemucca, loVeIoek, Ha-
zen and Reno Get the
Biggest Plum

TIu"
F. S. Gedney, attorney of Elko, was in
Reno yesterday and went to Carson City
to work for the passage of the sub
Stitute for bill No. 81, width was intro
in the assembly Saturday by Assemblyman
Fitzgerald of Elko.
Mr.. Gedney figures that if the Nevada
translate road is put into shape before
1915, $4,000 automobiles will pass through
Reno and other towns along the quite on
the way to the Panama-Pacific exposition
in San Francisco. This would make a
total OF 10000 persons passing through,
meaning a total income for the season OF
100000 or better.
MIR. Gedney says if the good roads
measure is passed that Humboldt and Elko
counties will each add 5000 for the pur-
pose OF putting the road into good shape.
Text of Road Bill
1t is proposed to spend nearly $4,000 of
an appropriation of $4,000 on the roads
of Washoe county. The bill in full fol-
lows:
Section 1. There is hereby established
a public highway through the state of Ne
vada which shall have for its eastern ter
minus a point at or near Tecoma, Elko
county, running thence west to Cobre,
Wells, Elko, Carlin, Battle Mountain, Win
nemucca, Loveiock, Hazen, Reno, Carson
City and thence to Lake Tahoe.
Sec. b.. The county surveyor of Elko
county shall locate and survey the public
highway from its eastern terminus to
Battle Mountain and shall be paid for such
service by the county of Elko. The
county surveyor of Humboldt county shall
locate and survey the public highway from
Battle Mountain to Hazen and prepare and
furnish whatever plans and specifications
may be necessary and shall receive his
pay for such service from the county Of
Humboldt. The county surveyor of Wa
shoe county shall locate and survey the
public highway from Hazen to Reno and
Franktown and prepare and furnish what
ever plans and specifications may be neceS-
Sary and shall receive his pay for such
service from the county of WaShoe. The
county surveyor of Ormsby county shall
locate and survey the public highway from
Franktown to Lake Tahoe and prepare
and furnish whatever plans and Specifica-
stions may be necessary and shall receive
his pay. for such service from the county
af OrmSby. The county surveyors herein
mentioned shall work at all times under
the direction and supervision of the
county commissioners of the respective
counties and shall select as far as possible
for the route of said public highway the
county roads of their respective counties.
$685. 900 For Construction
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated
out of any moneys in the state treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
$4,000 for the construction work of the
highway herein provided for.
Sec. 4. The sum of $1,000 of the amount
herein appropriated shall be expended up
on the part of the road between Tecoma,
in Elko county, and Battle Mountain, in
Lander county, and shall be paid out upon
vouchers signed by the county commits
sioners of Elko county.
The sum of $4,000 of the amount here
in appropriated shall be expended upon
that part of the road between Battle Noun
tain, in Lander county, and Hazen, IN
Churchill county, and shall be paid out
upon vouchers signed by the county COM
m%issioners OF Humboldt county.
The sum of $4,000 of the amount herein
appropriated shall be expended upon that
part Of the road between Hazen, in
Churchill county, and Franktown, in Wa
shoe county, and shall be paid out upon
vouchers signed by the county commits
sioners Of Washoe county.
The sum of $1,000 of the amount herein
appropriated shall be expended upon that
part of the highway between Frapktown
in Washoe county, and Lake Tahoe, and
shall be paid out upon vouchers signed by
the county commissioners of Ormsby
county.
Powers Of Supervision
Sec. 5. The county commissioners Of