Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD RECEIVE
$4,000 IN FEDERAL AID IS ASSURED

and in the end meeting the desire of
the people of the entire state that this
highway so important to entire state
development be given precedence over
other highways that can receive atten-
tion through later appropriations avail.
able under the federal act.
Public men in all sections of the
state have for months past given wide
endorsement through the press to the
north and south road and the substan.
tial action taken by the state highway
commission will undoubtedly meet with
public approval and praise. Also this
action of the state highway commission
is in full harmony with the very spirit
OF the federal enactment which contem-
plates that the states through the aid
thus rendered shall build up perman.
ent system of state highways-of really
state importance-instead of frittering
away the money on isolated or locally
favored projects. The policy launched
by the commission it would seem will
assure that within the next few years
Idaho will indeed have been provided
with a system of highways of credit
to the state and a result that will con-
vince the federal government of the
wisdom of its action in providing this
cooperation.
Information as to the action of the
highway commission was received yes.
terday by President l.. J. Perkins, Of
the North and South Idaho State High
way association, from George II. Bar
ker, secretary of state, who is secretary
of the highway commission. The letter
is as follows:
Gin reply to your letter of Septem.
Der l4th, ! take pleasure in quoting to
you the following minute of the state
highway commission passed at a session
of the commission held yesterday:
=" The state highway commission
having had under consideration apph.
cation for the survey, construction and
maintenance of roads under the provi-
sions of the act known as the federal
Aid Road Act approved July 1lth, 1916,
and being fully advised
: Therefore be it resolved, That this
commission does hereby recommend the
survey, construction and maintenance,
under the provisions of said act, of that
portion of the north and south state
highway in Adams and Idaho counties,
from New Meadows to White Bird, and
this commission hereby recommends
that the entire apportionment for the
state of Idaho for the fiscal year 10 6,
amounting to approximately $60.400, be
expended entirely upon the above sec.
tion of this highway, and
- Be it further resolved, that the
state highway engineer be instructed
to compile all data necessary to con.
form to the regulations embodied in
this act and to forward same at as
early a date as possible. -
Locating Engineers Now Here.
Engineer Van Arsdol came up from
Lewiston the first of this week and
assisted by Engineer Burns, is getting
together a crew to make preliminary
survey of the proposed road from White
Bird to Lewis county. Mr.. Van Arsdol
is thoroughly familiar with the country
having been employed in railroad sur
> veys in this section in times past. HI
is man who stands well to the top IL
his profession and the state is quit,
fortunate indeed to have been able Ii
secure the services of the gentleman
A We understand work will begin at one,
\ and it is the intentions to have tn,
v road located and data prepared as as I,
be able to bring the matter before tn
next legslture. With things shaping
< themselves rapidly as they have BEEF
of late. Idaho county citizens are full,
justified in feeling optomistie and look
ing forward to the early construction o
the badly north and south connecting
link