The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-01-21
Almost $4,000 of Two Funds
Still on Hand For Future
Construction of Road.
WlLLCOMPLETE ROAD
Work Now Awaiting Completion
of Survey to Elk City by
Government Engineer.

In view of the Importance of the
South Fork road project to the min
ing districts east and south OF this
place and the deep interest which has
been shown in the construction of the
road in the past by the citizens In
Elk City and Grangeville and all along
the line of the same, as we'll as through
out the vast country tributary there
To-, the Globe has thought proper to
make some inquiry into the present
status OF the project, as we'll as the
future prospects of its completion
We are please to be able to make
such a bright report as the statement
secured from Supervisor Geo. v. Ring
iustifies, for some had come to the
conclusion that some unfriendly hand
was holding up the work and that 1t
was likely to be cast overheard never
to be brought to the surface again.
But this Is not the case by any means.
When the work was closed down some
thing less than a year ago, Mr.. Ring
made the statement that the depart
ment had informed him that 1t would
be necessary to have a survey made
through the full length of the project
by one of their own surveyors and the
same certifie to the department with
data upon which an estimatee of the
needs and expense OF the work could be
made with comparative accuracy. In
an interview with Forest Supervisor
Ring recently he confirmed that re-
port and also supplied the following
financial report of funds received and
disbursed on the project up to date:
statement of Expenditures Of South
Fork Road.
Grangeville, Idaho, JAM 49, rs.
AS has been shown In previous state
ments. the funds were derived as fol-
IGws:
Forest Service .......... -. $1,000 81
Idaho County ...... ........ 1000 90
Donations ........ ...... ...... 1850 so
Total .......... -. ...... .$13, ,068 Al
The amount donated by the citizens
and appropriated by Idaho county was,
as is well known, used on that part
Of the road lying outside Of the Ma
ti0nal Forest, and the disbursements
were entirely for labor, powder, sup
plies and right of way-the tools and
equipment were purchased entirely from
forest service funds.
The disbursements from forest ser
vice funds are as follows:
Tools, powder, supplies,
etc. ...... ............$ 941 35
Team hire ...... 2O6 IL
Wages ........ ........ 4,913 %
Total expended 49,. SO, ,060 rs
Unexpended bal. on hand =. .$4,747 IL
Disbursements from public funds are
as follows:
Powder and supplies ..$ 176 63
Ieam hire AZ 30
Wages ........ ........ 1851 40
R1ght of way .......... 90 90
Total expended ..... so, 1928 3S
Unexpended bal. on. hand ....$ 1872 Il
Total bal. on hand, both funds. 4,S79 q
The local forest office has been in
formed that until complete survey
Of the entire route OF the proposed road
Is made by a government engineer, Il
win be impossible to get the Washing.
ton officials to consider further ap-
propriations or permit expenditures
from present appropriations. The Mis-
soula office has promised to send al
engineer to complete the survey of thii
project as early as possible this sea