The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-17
Two Engineering Crews at
Work on Higway and
More to be Added.
TO MAKE CONTRACTS
When Labor Problem on Food
Production is Car
ed For.
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= There are two new engineering =
= crews on the north and south y
' state highway and two more viii =
= be added. y
= While in connection with con- =
= serving the labor supply for food =
= production In the state, the high =
= way contracts will be held for =
: period In allegiance, necessary =
= engineering work will proceed q
+ so that in the long run there =
= will be no material delay. =
= All interested localities must =
= get busy completing the financ- =
= ing to do their part---a condition =
= precedent to receiving state or =
= federal aid. =
= BY vote in the ratio OF 10 to =
= Adams county voted 100000 =
= bond issue Saturday TO aid in the =
= construction OF the north and =
+ south road.
= 80 = = = = + = - + *%* +
Although pursuant to plan to re-
lease all energies for the state food
production campaign, actual state
highway construction under the mil
lion dollar appropriation win be linn
tied to completing existing contracts,
yet In the long run the providing of
the great system of roads planned
viii not be materially delayed as ne
cessary preliminary work will steadily
receive attention, and especially ap-
plying to the north and south high
way.
That is the Information brought to
Lewiston by State Highway Engineer
Eugene Booth, who is now In the
north In connection with his duties.
Mr.. Booth explains that this prelim-
mary and necessary engineering work
can be carried forward without en-
barrassment to any phase OF the food
production campaign, and when the
period arrives for awarding the con-
tracts all will be I'm readiness. In the
meantime prospective bidders can be
securing necessary data so that con-
tracts can be promptly awarded when
the labor situation win have been re-
lieved.
Mr. Booth states that at this time
large party of engineers ON the
north and south road rs now working
out of Weiser north. Another Is work
ing from Whitebird south, and within
week or 10 days a third party will be
placed In the field to work from New
Meadows toward Whitebird. Engin-
GERS will also be put at work changing
the survey out Of Whitebird so that
Grangeville will be reached.
A telegram received yesterday by
Mr. Booth stated the Adams county
bond issue at an election held Satur-
day carried by vote III the ratio OF
10 to i.
Engineer Booth states that with
Adams county voting a bond issue of
100000, of which sum $4,000 will
be devoted to the north and south
road, it remains only for Idaho county
to piovide fund OF $4,000 to COM
plete the amount necessary TO finish
the north and south highway from
Weiser to Grangeville. In this con-
nection he explains that the estimat-
ed cost of that stretch of the north
and south road is $640,000. There is
now available the sum of $59O,O0t
from the following sources:
] State, $2S0,000; United States, $3.50
600; Washington county, $4,000; Ad
ans county, $4,000; total $4,000.
1t will thus be noted that by Idaho
county providing $4,000 the complet'
fund will be available for the con
struction to Grangevilie.
Mr.. Booth further explains that thu
time has now been reached for the in
tereSted communities To arrange 10 az
their part for the construction of thu
road from Grangeville through thu
prairie country of Idano county ant
, through Lewis and Nezperce coun
ties to connection with the Lewiston
, Hill link The Lewiston good highwa,
/ district is preparing to start construc
. tion up the Clearwater on the stat
road toward Spalding and Arrow
; The Lapwai Valley good highway dis
rict is financed for carrying the stat
road through the Lapwai valley. !
/ is now up to the localities of Levi
/ and Idaho counties to act, eithe
through county or good roads district
movements.
Mr. Booth desires to emphasize til
fact that although 1t win be the polio
of the state highway department ne
to award contracts at period ths
! would interfere with the food produ
ton campaign by Withdrawing labo
yet there is no reasoA whatever WI
e the various interested counties or !
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