The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-04
STATE ENGINEER
BOOTH ON VISIT
Comes to Confer With Central
Good Roads Association ON State
Highway This Way and to Urge
Immediate Survey.

Immediate Survey.
State Highway Engineer Booth
came into Salmon last Saturday even
ing for conference With the officers
aad memh r. of the Central Good
Roads association, lie had only a
little time Tor the 60 ference, which
as arranged on sbort notice hut WAS
well attended Nhen called 81 the
oNices of W. & smith and Allen G.
/ Merritt.
Mr.. Hootu told the meeting that
1t va, impoTtsnt t0 have a survey a,
once made Of tns proposed state high-
~ay from Boise 70 Gibbons vile by
"ay Of Lowman, STANLEY, Cnailis
ana salmon. which constitutes one of
/ the main thoroughfar-s Of the stAts
nov under consideration lie said IL
was unfortunate that at this time
. there are no sLAJ~ funds availalle for
/ appropriation towards thls survey.
| FOR this reason he urged the import
ance of the county furnishing the
/ ready money required, which Sould
+ he alpout ~, OJO 20 make tie Leinni
county portion of survey Of the road.
/ lie ID his depaI tueut would pay
hack at least hal: of this amount
/ The sarvey Is wanted as the pre-
requisite iu an application 10 the
next legislature fur the funds TO
build rhis road ~ a portion OF the
state Highway system Nj Booth
further said that two oi the hiRhsAy
/ commissioners would be through this
NRy about the second week in Aug.
ust
/ President e. A Norton said tha
Go0d Roads association would AZ
once take up with the county com
fuissioteIs The after Of making tho
+ appropriation al their October meet
+ ing and on assurances being given
surveyors viii AZ once be sent In here
by Booth from Ills department.
I County Commissioners Ramey and
| Niemanu were calico ~ tie present 1t
conference Win the good ToadA men
4 Tuesday night Commissioner GTubb,
becanse OF the short notice. could not
ba present. The L~o officials 1T once
+ agreed that they would vote 10 ad-
vance the money for the suFyey and
f tie abSe-t mrmhsI was ~ advised.
Mr.. Grubb also Hill doubtless endorse
the proposition The appropriation
I = iil be made with tie distinct under
! standing that the state highway
comm ,ssiou reimburse the county for
+ hali the outlay.
( Tie tao commissioners present also
| agreed TO call a special meeting at an
/ early day ~ consider tie matter OF
bond issue for highway purposes "a
/ Leuhi county, tine question tn be
submitted at the November election.
/ A delegation viii 10 over 70 attend a
NEE INK ol Montana good roads peo.
Pile, toe Idaho highway commission,
/ forest otiicials and Others at Nilsson.
/ ia ABOUT August 10, ~hrn IL - expect
ed definite action may b~ taken with
/ respect 10 the opening Of an impoT-
{ NAAA fNhh'NRAhh 'tA@ VI hA&hWay hNEA
and beyond tie divide &C 6ibbUna.
| ,lll. ~ connect with the proposed
park to-parK high~Ay.
+ New name. ~ere added this week
to the long ilsl If the membership
A. given heretofore, As follows
/ Df. FRANK : Wright, Thomas
. Pop., " Charles smith. Lester L.
/ ThiukiH. Leslie X Pollard. james
/ Lance ST. Mrs Gso l.. Shoup, y
/ A. Macnab, James " CAples, b. b.
/ Ibacn, Geo y. Teariaa, Fred Wei,
4. NJ. TlrkneT. Peter Mckinney,
hegrgo iIAnspn, Roioiph Wright, J
NJ McPberson. Vim VI. Carpenter,
George A Martin, Harry Pierce,
F Mr.. Nadine Pisrce Mrs. Louis +.
Eawey, ME- Alice l.. Ib4oh, Mrs..
+ iva Maiu.w-0n Mrs kmmA l..
Ntemsun. Mrs josephine Shoup,
/ Mr.. j A Pearson. u A. killAm.
J r. NOduiugs, red J Coseu,
Mrs EIa ManfuIi George u. Sny-
der y G. Christensen, a. l.. New
mau, Mrs Mary Newman, Wm. {.
Met tnrmick, las l.. kirtIsy Louis
A ynglsr, Mrs Nettie Norton, Riley
Is Copper. A H. Ford, Richard
Holms>, Il. b. Alien