Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-29

Editor Lincoln County Times,
Jerome, Idaho.
Dear Sir:-As no doubt many of
the readers of your paper, especially
those holding lands in Falls City
Highway District, would appreciate
a report on work done during the
year 1913, | am submitting same.
which Is a copy of that made to the
state highway commission No. /.
In connection with Lincoln county.
this district has constructed a grad
ed road from the southeast corner.
OF section IL, town 8. range II, to
the head OF the grade at Shoshone
Falls, approximately three and one
half miles, at a cost of $4,000. Half
OF this amount was furnished by Lin
coin county and the balance by this
district.
Beginning at a point a mile east
or Falls City, a road has been rough
graded, with two four foot bridges
and nine culverts installed, on a line
due north to next section corner
thence east n mile. thence north
about t~hree-fourths Of a mile, thence
along south side of irrigation latera.
to next east and west section line.
making approximately four miles Of
road to northeast part of district.
Beginning at a point one mile east
or Falls City, on section line south
629.6 feet to southwest corner sec
ton 81, town g., range IS east.
thence east on township line about
two miles, to south side of Oregon
Short Line railroad, a road has been
rallied free of brush, one "a feet
bridge, one IA feet bridge, one eight
Ieet bridge and n culvert installed
and approaches made, and grade over
railroad has been heightened on both
sides, making a continuation Of main
valley road to EAST side of district.
which II continued on east in Mini
doka county, will make a through
road to Eden and Miner.
New 16 feet bridge over spring
coulee, where same crosses road
about 300 feet north of Shoshone
Falls ferry.
New Is feet bridge over X coulee
on east and west road between sec
lions 2 and IL, township 9 s, range
II E., approaches not finished.
New three-span As feet bridge
over l.. lateral due north OF Falls
City, approaches not finished. Lum-
Der furnished by Twin Falls North
Side Land and Water Co.
Culvert installed for waste water
at point about 400 feet north of
east quarter corner of section II.
township 9 s, range II E., on road
to Shoshone Falls. About $50 spent
on general repair work on this road
between Falls City and south edge
OF segregation.
Repair work on north and south
road between sections 2 and 3. town
ship S., range II E., and sections
~ and IL, township 9 s., range IL
H., bridge approaches replaced and
culverts recovered.
Bridge on north and south road
about 100 rods north OF northeast
corner of section 32, township 8 s.
range 18 E., raised 8 inches and
three new %stringers installed.
Bridge on north and south road
about 100 rods north of northeast
corner of section 32, township 3
range IS, replaced and approaches
repaired.
Bridge on east and west road
about 70 rods west OF southeast cor
ner OF section 20, township 8, range
10, widened and approaches re-
paired.
Approaches to bridge on north
and south road about so rods north
of southeast corner section 20, town
ship 8, range Is, built up.
Repair work to approach of the
bridge over X coulee where same
crosses north and south road about
~ rods south OF northeast corner