The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-28
u. S. GOVERNMENT
AS ROAD BUILDER
Recent Legislation Provides for
System Of Improved Highways
How States May Secure Funds.

sAS" St~N~N hA@y S~M~@A~ y SAAbA~e
The sun Of Ss5, uoO, 600 OF Federal
funds is made available for the COZ.
structiOn Of rural roads, by the pass.
age OF the Federal roads bill which
became a law on july IL, 1915 OF
this sum, "a, uoO uup IL 10 he eNpend-
ed fur lhs construction OF rural post
roads under cooperative arrange.
menls Sith the highway departments
of the various states, and siO, oOO, 600
is Ia he expended for roads aud trails
within or partly within the national
fnrsets The act limits the Federal
Goyernment's share In road work Ia
cooperation with the states u ~ per
cent OF the estimated cost OF coa-
struction Federal aid may bc extern
ded 10 the construct oI any rural
post road, excluding all streets or roads
in toNrs having a population of :, 500
ar more, except the porti Ms of such
streets ur roads on which the houses
are on an average, more than 200
feet apart
Five million dollars IL made await
year ending June 81, 1917, and there
after the appropriation IL increased At
the rate of tive million year until
1921 WHEN the sum provided is TWEEN.
ty-hye millions, making a total Of sew.
enty-hye millions. In addition, 10 sp.
propriations 81 100, OOO year for II
years total OF slO, 900, O00--u Ads
available for the development Of
oads ard trails Shally or partly
Within tile national forests.
The class of roads 10 be built aud
t1e method of construction are ~ bs
mutually agreed upon by tile Secretary
OF Agriculture and the state highway
| departments.
/ TIE act provides that after making
| necessary deductions for administer.
ing It's provisions mot to exceed three
per cent Of the appropriation for any
one fiscal year-tbe Secretary ~ ARri-
culture shall Apportion the remainder
of each years appropriation IN the
follo~tng manner.
One.trlrd In the ratio which the
area Of each state bears 10 The Ia
tai area Of all the states.
One-third IN the ratio which the
population of each state bears 10 the
total pupll ,tiou of al the states.
Ons-tlird Ia the ratio which the
wileage Of rural delivery routes and
star roures In EACH state bears to the
total ilease Of rural delivery routes
and star routes in all the states
Project staten ents setting forth the
proposed construction Of any rural
post road or roads Ia stats are 10 be
submitted 20 the State highway de.
partmsnt, 10 tie Secretary af Agrl-
cultdre, and upon approval by tile Sec.
rettry nil necessary surveys, plans.
specifications and estimates must be
furnished
The roads projected must he Of "a
substantial character, and Items COY.
ering engineering, inspection, aud
exceed 10 per cent of the total eHti-
mated cost uf tie SUTk.
Upon camplr tlnn ot the work As Ap.
proved by the Secretary, the amount
set aside fur the project IN 10 lie paid
= Ia the proper state uftiC iAl
> I'll" Secretary Of Agriculture Is
i, given authority, Ia his discretion,
y 70 make partial payments ~ the work
progresses but not In excess Of the
Fed eral Government pro rata share
81 the labor aud a. aJsTial shlch have
been HrtUalY pot into contTtuetl1n
: work nor Ia excess OF slO DJ per
, mile, exclusive of tile cost ot bridges
Of more than ~ feet clear span. All
4 construction work II subject Ia the
inspection and approval of the secTe'
p" tary OF Agriculture.
Tbe various States securing aid
4 under the provisions 81 The act are
4 charged win the making oi needed
repairs and the preservation of q
y reasonably smooth surface. consider.
D lng tbs lype Of roads, but are not
1 obligated a. make extraordinary re.
Il pairs or undertake reconstruction,
IT, after due notice state falls g.
maintain federaliy aided 'uad pro
psflg. the Secretary ~ required a.
4 refuse further AID until the ruad hA'
a been property repaired at state ex-
psnse
: The som ai slU, ,pIU, 81 IL mads
y agAtlable In the yearly appropriations
81 81 .uI. .WNl TOR tie cooperative con
" stTIctiUn and mEinten tnre Of roads
aUd trails aithlu or partly sithiI
the national forest Nv the Unttsd
states. states, Territories, or cOun
ties iu which the forests lie. EGDsn
~ hituFes for this purpose are not =
exceed ~ per cent Of tie value 81 tbs
timber aud forage resources avail
- able i0f income upon the nGtiouA
n forests where tie roads OF trails aT'
~ betng constructed. Beginning Htu
2. the next h~sal year after an agree
- mani is made b@t seen the secretary
a. ui Agriculture amd state, Terrific
VI .iy. ~ county fuT thr cooperative con
NJ structiun Of such roads, 10 per cen
al ni al revenues from such forests arr
g. 10 he applied tuN4Fds rein. bursinl
~ tie Unite states Government To-
rd funds expended in road work until