The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-02-13
STATE AID PRO
POSED FOR ROAD

That the agitation for an auto road,
following the line of the Southern Pa
cifc through the state has borne
fruit, is evidenced by the following
bill which has been introduced in the
assembly by Fitzgerald, of Elko:
'Scetion l. There is hereby estab-
lished a public highway through the
state of Nevada which shall have for
its eastern terminus a point at or near
Fecoma, Elko county, running thence
west to Cobre, Wells, Elko, Carlin,
Battle Mountain, Winnemucca. Love
lock, Hazen, Reno, Carson City an
thence to Lake Tahoe.
"Sec. 2. The construction of said
public highway shall be under the
authority and control of the board of
state prison commissioners and the
warden of the state prison, acting in
conjunction with the county commits
sioners of the various counties through
which said public highway shall pass
The board of state prison commission
ers and the warden of the state prison
are hereby authorized and required
tc construct said highway by the, use
of the penitentiary convicts, assist
various road districts wherein con-
struetion and repair work on such
highway is done.
''Sec. g. The county surveyor of
EIko county shall locate and survey
the public highway from its eastern
terminus to Battle Mountain and shall
prepare and furnish whatever plans
or specifications NAV be necessary for
that portion of the highway and shall
be paid for such service by the county
of Elko. The county surveyor of
humboldt county shall locate and sur
vey the public highway from Battle
Mountain to Hazen and prepare and
furnish whatever plans and specifiea
tions may be necessary and shall re-
ceive his pay for such service from the
county of Humboldt The county sur
veyor of Washoe county shall locate
and survey the public highway from
Hazen to Reno and Franktown and
prepare and furnish whatever plans
and specifications may be necessary
and shall receive his paw for such ser
vice from the county of Washoe. All
work done in Ormsby county shall be
surveyed and whatever plans and
specifications are necessary shall be
furnished by the county surveyor of
ormsbv county, who shall be paid for
such work by the county of Ormsby.
The county surveyors herein mention
ed shall work at all times under the
direction and supervision of the coun-
~ commissioners of their respective
counties and shall select as far as
practicable for the route of said pub
lie highway the county roads of their
respective counties.
f'Sec. 4. The construction work of
the public highway herein provided
for shall at all times be under the di-
rect supervision Of the warden of the
Nevada state prison. Work shall be
commenced on the public highway ont
later than August l, 1913, and at least
one camp shall be established at or
near the eastern terminus of said
highway.
s'See. 5. The counties of Elko,
Humboldt, Eureka, Lander, Washoe
and Ormsby shall furnish and have
placed along said highway suitable
signboards for the direction of travel
ers. All moneys paid out for work on
the state highway herein provided for
shall be paid on vouchers signed by
the warden of the state prison and
approved by the chairman of the
board of county commissioners in the
county wherein the work is done.
''Sec. 6. There is hereby appropri-
ated out of any moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated
the sum of fifty thousand dollars
1850, ,000l for the maintenance of con
Wet camps and construction work of
the public highway herein provided
for''