The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-09-17
ROAD PLANS
TAKING SHAPE

Monday evening number of the
citizens OF the city met with repre-
seltatiVes of the Forest Service and
State Highway wien an interesting
discussion was held, Of road build.
Ing, and its effects In this county.
Deputy Supervisor Mccain of this
district with headquarters at Ogden
was present and had a map of this
district Of the state on which he
showed what the Forest Service has
done and is doing in the way OF
building roads on he-reserVe through
the state. He showed that roads
have been completed, or are being
constructed through the reserve
southwest of here. reaching into the
Stanley Basin country where 1t will |
connect with the State Highway In
Custer county and make good road
from this section into the Boise
country. He also said that his de-
partment had Investigated the pro-
posed link between the Salmon river
70 and the top OF the summit to
connect with the Montana state road
and were ready to assist In building
the piece of road which he said the
. engineers of his department estimat'
ed that the fourteen miles in the re-
serve would cost approximately about
a $l5, 900, of which amount the Service
q would be&r their share With the state
f and county. Most OF the evening
i was devoted to discussing with Mr..
v Booth, the engineer Of the state
). highway commission Who was also
/. present, methods Of building roads
!. and methods Of cooperation between
II the two departments. Several differ
n ert plans Of this sort were suggested
and discussed.
&C The state has certain standards
n which the engineers are compelled tc
r. build up to in width and other spec
~ itications tefore the state will accept
n. road and maintain 1t, one OF Whict
az is sixteen foot travelling surface
r This the Forest Department thought
IN to be Impractical and not necessar!
al in mountain road such a. thA
of niece would be as the extra eXpens
a. of the construction would be NOR
than the extra width would justify
in and that the engineers Of the depart
on nent could build road which woul
NJ. answer any purpose required ana D
ha an excellent thoroughfare at les
m cost If not tied down with any sue
or reouirements. Finally plan Whic
,r. seemed the most feasible to the tW
NJ gentlemen was that the Forest ID
ho nartment construct the road an
"a. have the maintaining of 1t and thS
m. the state department simply pay the
cal norton toward the actual constru
,oI tion. Mr.. Booth Is to report th
ors pIan to the commission for their a
tion in the matter their hrst NEE
..o inc He expected to visit this cou
70 ~ again about the 10th OF ne
40 month when he hoped to be able
ITS saw what action the commlssi'
would take upon the matter, In ia'
he hopes to be able to get the me'
tha hers q, the commission TO cone WI
'bIo him on their way from the noFthe
tno mart of the state and look the pros
- sit,on over Both departments
u- ~ ar,eod upon the necessity and benz
in TO the state OF such q road ana
o. only figuring out the best methoo
mid constructing 1t.
'o , Mr. Mccain said that the seTV
could make q survey to locate
=, line of the road soon, most Tx
=, next month when 1t can DC ID
nor definitely estimated what the act
sIsc. cost will be.
'Iso Two members OF the board
oonptv commissioners were pres
@ l'o ma showed themselves TO be bear
eus - ,.vor Of the county doing all
.p,nt a .ibIe 20 get the road thru tnis
- ~ ~ tion realizing the great oeneht
,tin- would w " ,,ns ~ travel VT
som- would open !. p..od II would {
Of cannot oe es', - Id.ho Falls
petit us a Roou . - ,nat section .of
,rney other po'h's = onso mn a road I
. o pn.o 70 Boise which could no1
10" - .nvwbere for its seen
tion- equaiiea aug - distance II :
the as neA'i9 'uo re most beaui
;hap- es thIouSn ,,rv IN the vest. +.
. Ol aran We wouId be only a fe" b
7 %, ride from
state points.