The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-21
National and State Govern
ments Ready for Con-
struction Work.
NEED $4,000 MORE
Highway Districts and County
to Furnish One Third of
Road Money.


ity in connection with the construction
of the north and south highway devel-
ops, and State Engineer Allen, who
succeeded Engineer X. M. Booth, and
the local engineer, Mr.. McCready, Wis
tied Grangeville short time ago and
brought the welcome news that the
state was ready to proceed with con-
struction between Grangeville and
White Bird just as soon as weather
conditions would permit and the local
highway districts aae prepared to put
up the funds necessary to meet the re-
quirements of the state and national
governments.
The surveys have been completed
and accepted, and are ready for the
contractors.
The distance between the two points
is about the same as the old wagon
road, the grade being at no point more
than five per cent.
This section of ROAD has been desig-
mated postal road" hence the ma
tional government bears one-third OF
the cost of construction, the state one
third, and the local districts one-third.
The highway down the Salmon river
to White Bird will De constructed en-
tirely by the state and national gov
ernments.
The State Highway commissioners
are very desirous that this state high
way be constructed on standard uni
form specifications, and they insist
that construction in Idaho county con-
forms to the standard adopted for the
entire system.
1t appears that the estimates Of the
cost of the highway between White
rH Apan h.- L.
Booth We're based on fourteen foot
roadbed in certain sections of the road
leading from the Salmon river to the
prairie, while the standard adopted by
the commissioners is sixteen feet mini
mum width for the entire distance COW
cred by the system.
The estimates by Mr.. Booth also fail
ed to include any rock surface road,
and the commissioners now prODOWe
to construct macadam or crushed
rock surfaced road extending from
Grangeville a distance Of five miles
much of which is through what is
known as "dobe" soil, over which good
roads are hard to maintain. These
changes i'll the character of construc-
tiOn will increase the cost $75. 200,
and of this amount the state and ma
tiOnal governments propose and offer
to contribute $5O,000. leaving the bal
ance of S25,0OO to be provided by the
local districts The portion of this
amount allotted to the Grangeytlle
district is S12,500. and an election will
he called to authorize bond issue of
$4,000 which will provide for any con
tingencieS that may arise such as
rights of way, etc. The entire amount
of the bonds authorized need not be
sold unless it is found necessary. 1t
is estimated that the amount to be
spent in Idaho county ON the north
and south highway will approximate
one million dollars, and the amount de-
manded of the people of this section is
so small in proportion. failure to meet
the requirements would he suicidal.
and the bond issue should meet with
the unanimous Endorsement of the
people.
In another column Of this issue of
the Globe will he found the notice
issued by the highway commissioners
of the Grangeville Highway district.
calling the election and setting the
date for the same to be held Tuesday,
the 9th day of March is the time set.
and every voter who has the interests
of this section. the Salmon river coun-
try and the county at large, should
bear this proposition in mind. and cast
+ their ballot in favor of the bond issue
and the early construction of the north
and south highway