The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-07-16
SURVEY STATE
HIGHWAY SOON
Officials View the Route;Sur-
veyors Will Start from Lew
iston Within a Week.

The plans of the state highway COM
mission. work already performed and
the status of the funds for road con-
struction We're explained Tuesday eve
ming by State Highway Engineer Ed
ward ). Smith, who is in charge of the
actual survey and construction featur-
es of the department, who with Secre-
tary of State Clifford and Engineer
King, arrived Monday. Mr.. Smith also
reviewed the results of the investiga-
tions in the Lewiston country and told
of the manner in which decision as to
the route between Lewiston and Grange
vile will be made. Mr.. Smith said:
I'VE have made this general inspec-
tion trip between Lewiston and Cot
tonwood, going by way of Waha and
Westlake, and returning by way Of
Ferdinand, no-Vollmer, Culdesac and
Lapwai. Only a superficial examination
of the two routes could be made in this
manner and surveys will be necessary
to determine the cost and feasibility Of
each of the two routes.
"One of the obstacles encountered
on the Culdesac route seems to be the
Culdesac grade, which 1t is thought
may be overcome by the development
of line not exceeding five per cent
grade which generally is the maximum
grade adopted by the state highway
commission for the Idaho Pacific
| highway. The state highway survey
party has completed the location of
this highway from the Idaho Utah line
to a point as far north as White Bird
and will shortly continue the line by
way of Grangeville toward Lewiston.
On account of the importance of de-
termining the location of the road east
of Lewiston, 1t has been decided to
place surveying crew in the field on
the Lewiston end to work toward
Grangeville. This party is expected
to begin work within the next week
and investigate the various routes for
the purpose of securing necessary data.
estimates and the like to enable the
commission to make final location of
the route
In the location of system of main
trunk line highways in the state, the pol
icy being pursued is to serve the great
est number of people consistent with
reasonable cost and without diverting
too greatly the general course of the
main roads. At present the roads so
laid out comprise about 1400 miles OF
these practically 1000 miles have been
survey tu ana estimated since lne> l1rSI
, of November, 1912, at cost averaging
: less than $40 per mile.
AT the time the commission was
organized 1t was thought there would
be available about $3.50, 900 for carry
ing the work contemplated. This
was expected to be realized from the
sale of the 5000, 900 bond issue author
r lied by the last legislature together
0 with the balance accruing from the
: motor vehicle license tax. The COM
+ mission has been greatly handicapped
8 however. by its inability to market the
4 highway bonds which are to draw
= per cent interest and must pe sold al
e par The best offer thus far has been
+ SO cents, making ii necessary to make
h up the deficiency of cents from other
d sources. Several counties have agreed
= to take bonds for their share of the ap.
: portionment and to make up the differ.
s ence between the market and par valu,
d of the bonds in order to facilitate th'
: use of the money.
e a tentative apportionment of tn
$ above funds has been made to the var
e ious counties of the state in whicl
= portions of the above proposed highway
e are located. OF this amount Nez Perc
d county would participate to the amour
S of $4,000 and in order for Nez Perc
n county to secure this fund 1t will b
: necessary for the county to provid
funds to the amount of $24, 900 or $
d for every dollar secured from tn
IS state"