The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-10-18
State Highway Engineer Re-
signs to Enter Service of
United States.
new MAN EMPLOYED
H. O. Allen of Wallace Named;
Contracts are Let For
Road Work.


presented his resignation TO the state
highway commission to take effect
Nov. /, in order that he may be re-
leased and do his bit for his country
with the engineers corps at the front.
The commission regretfully accepted
the resignation and elected Herman
Q. Allen of Wallace to succeed him.
Mr.. Allen will be In Boise within few
days to take up his new duties. State
Highway Engineer Booth left Sunday
night accompanied by l.. I. Hughes,
district engineer with the government
for a trip from Challis to Salmon and
on through northern Idaho to inspect
the highways with regard to placing
post road aid.
Regret Resignation.
THE commission regrets the resig-
nation of Mr. Booth at this time" said
s. A. Brodhead, chairman of the state
highway commission, for his services
have been of great help to the com
mission and we feel to the state. How
ever, he was determined to Join the
army, feeling 1t his duty to do so and
as we We're unable to change his mind,
his resignation was accepted"
For two years, Mr.. Booth has been
as state engineer and during that time
has supervised carrying out the poll
cies of the commission and laying out
the engineering plans for the highway
system
Mr.. Allen, who succeeds Mr. Booth,
as state highway engineer, has been q
resident of Wallace for some time. He
Is qualified In every way as highway
axts 30,
Of state highway engineer
Could Not Serve Two Masters.
Il could not serve two masters at
the same time,' said State Highway
Engineer Booth, 80 resigned.
feel that it is my duty to come to the
aid of my country in the present cri-
sis and as / am not married and have
no dependents IL looked to me as there
was but one thing to do and that was
resign and report for duty"
The commission let a number Of con-
tracts before 1t adjourned. 1t was de-
cided to proceed Immediately with Inn
pr0vements on the highway between
Shoshone and Richfield and bring it up
to standard by working in cooperation
with the districts. Later the road will
be included in the state highway sys-
tenn.
Contracts are Let
Howard K Cooper were given the
contract for $1,000 worth of cul-
verts ON the Mackay- Challis highway
for the construction of which no bids
were submitted. Next month the COM
mission will readvertise for bids on this
work. 1t will also advertise for bids
on the north and south highway
through the canyon between higgins
and New Meadows along the Little
Salmon river. On Oct. % bids will be
let to Standpoint for construction of
the Panhandle highway from Bonners
Ferry to the Bonner county line.
The Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron
company was given the contract for
three steel bridges and Al reinforced
concrete culverts on the Lost river
highway between Mackey and Challis
for $35,700.
Nettleton, Bruce x Eschbach was
given the contract for building II
miles of the north and south highway
!. between Fruitvale and Price valley for
$4,000: III. H. Cornell of Dietrich, was
given the contract for graveling 3S
miles of highway on the Idaho Pacific
through the Burley highway district for
$4,000. J. III. Forbes of Caldwell was
given the contract for building steel
bridges on the north and south high
way in Adams county for $27,675. How
ard 4 Cooper were given the contract
Tor two carloads of steel culverts for
$4,000.