The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-19
SOME NEW ADA COUNTY ROADS
County Board and Commission Meet
and Consider Place to Put at Least
Part Of S20o,0OO Author
zed by Ada Citizens.

~tthJ Soth liiSoiOHtfS anu their ad
visory committee at a joint meetin,
held on Friday, the new roads bein,
made possible by the 100000 bon,
Issue authorized at the good road,
election on April 25tn, says the Bots,
Statesman
I i is the intention Of the commits
sioners TO build the main roads
first and to 90 as far as possible this
summer with the connecting roads
Int they do not expect to be able IL
complete all Of the roads outlined II
their plan this summer. Some OF the
roads included in the plan have moi
been definitely decided upon.
Special petitions were presented to
the commissioners by residents OF
various sections, in which their
claims to recognition for roads in
their localities were advanced. The
hearing Of the petitioners took up
about half of the days session.
The new roads contemplated were
outlined by the commissioners and
their advisory committee as follows:
In twp.4 N r 1 w, beginning at
Star and running 2 miles south;
thence 3 miles east; beginning at the
Sc corner of Sec. %, runs south 2
miles to the township line, also run
ming from the SW corner Of Sec. SO
TO the SW corner of Sec. So This will
be sanded and graded hard sur
face road
Running north from Star / mile,
thence east | mile, thence north 1
mile and east miles, the present
roads will be graded and sanded.
In twp. 4 N, r / II, the new road
begins at the SW corner Of sec. Il,
runs east | mile, south / mile, thence
east 2 miles connecting with con
structed gravel road, and from the
SW corner of Sec. 81, miles to the
SIC corner of Sec. 35. This will be
a gravel road and commencing at the
NV corner Of Sec. 6, running east A
miles, thence south miles, there
will be graded road.
A Few Gravel Roads.
TWP. north r ! W: A connect
ing link continuing the Meridian
road from the Sc corner of Sec "a, i
and half miles to the Ind highway
district No. !, also commencing at
the NE corner of Sec. 8, running 2
miles to the state highway This will
be gravel road
TWP 3 N. II / e: Commencing at
the Cloverdale school at the SW cor
nerof Sec. 3, and runs south miles;
commencing at the SW corner of Sec.
Is, runs east miles, thence three
fourths of mile south; and com
mencing at the Sc corner of Sec. 10,
runs south l mile, thence east 2 i
miles. Commencing at the SW corner
of Sec. 20, runs south mile, thence
8 miles east to the Sc croner of Sec.
35, thence 3 miles north to the NV |
corner of Sec. "a, thence / mile east
and one mile south. This will be a |
nara surface road.
Twp. N, r. e; Commencing at
the SW corner of Sec 1S, runs east |
2 miles; commencing at point at
the NE corner of Sec. s, runs south |
a half mile, thence east one-fourth of |
a mile, the last described forming
the connecting link around the NE
corner OF Morris Hill cemetery Com
at the SW corner of sac.
10, and extending one-half mile to
the boundary Of the South Boise line.
Other Roads Mentioned.
1t is proposed in addition to the
above outlined roads to grade and
put in a good condition for travel the
road between Boise and Barber on
he north side of the river and the
'oad between the same points on the
south side OF the river; also what is
Snown as the Highland road from
Barber to the foot of Mores creek
grade, which connects with the Ar
'owrock road up the river. Repairs
IN the road to the Mayfield district
ire also contemplated in the plans of
he commissioners,
Engineers are opening up the gravel
lit on the south end of the system
n the Ten Mile district and prelim-
nary work is now under way. accor
ling to the commissioners. AS much
work as possible will be let to the
armers and the roads will probab-
Y be built by combination of let
ing contracts and also by forces di- .
ectly employed by the commission
RS. The estimated cost per mile is
rom $4,000 to $4,000. depending up
N the location of the gravel depos-
Is, the extent of the necessary grad {
ne and the distance of the hauls.