Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
WILL LET AWARD
FOR MS ROAD
AUGUST 10
.m.rE HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO
GIVE CONTRACT AT NEXT
MEETING
RIGHT OF WAY IS NEEDED
construction of Good Roads of Great
Importance to Country U. S.
Government Insists,

Contract for construction of the link
e The North and South highway be-
tween Grangeville and Whitebird will
- lar Of the next meeting of the state
highway commission, to be held in Boise
about August 10, according to informa-
tion from the state capital.
The entire right-of-way for the new
road has not been procured, and nee
ossitv of obtaining the right-of-way at
an early date has been brought to the
attention of Grangeville men. 1t is to
he hoped that big expenditure for the
nnrchase of right-of-way will not be
recessarv. for such would require the
raising of additional money to finance
the road.
Which Route From Here?
Surveyors will be in Grangeville prob
ablv within the next thirty days to sur
vev the route for the continuation OF
the highway from Grangeville. Ac-
cording TO reliable information, it has
NOT been definitely decided whether
the road will 90 by way of Nezperce or
Cottonwood. The road has been promis-
ed TO both towns, it is said, and the time
is drawing near when the route must
be decided.
The National Council of Defense, in a
communication to the State Council of
Defense, at Boise, has defined the nat
ional governments attitude on highway
construction during the war, as follows:
First-The vital military and eco
uomic Importance of the highways of
the country.
Second-The necessity for the con,
struction, or reconstruction of roads
essential for military and vital eco
nomic purposes and of deferring action
on other roads not of his class.
Third-The need of conserving, dur
ing the war especially, by suitable
maintenance, of important highways,
particularly those of Importance for
military and economic purposes.
Fourth-The desirability of using
local materials wherever possible for
road building and maintenance in or
der to release railroad cars and en-
gines for other purposes.
Roads of Most Importance.
The important highways, as gener-
ally described in the foregoing, would
include only:
A-Those which are utilized, or will
be utilized, by the military establish
ment.
B-Those which carry considerable
volume of materials and supplies essen
tial to war industries.
C-Those which have bearing on
the production and distribution of food
supplies, connecting population and
shipping centers with surrounding ag-
ricultural areas.
The bureau of public roads of the
department of agriculture, together with
the highway council, will actively con-
slider the supply, for highway purposes,
of road oils, asphalts and other btu
minous road materials controlled by
the fuel administration, the matter Of
priority, for highway purposes, in the
production of materials controlled by the
war industries board, and aid in their
transportation.
Four Highway Contracts Let.
The state highway commission recent
ly let contracts for road construction in
Custer and Lemhi counties amounting
tc $4,000.
Il. H. Boomer, Salmon, was given the
contract for building approximately
thirty-two miles of road between Salem
and Pahsimeroi for $29S,000.
Fl. L. Cornell, of Dietrich, was given
the contract to construct twenty miles
Of road between Dickey and the Salmon
river in Custer county, for $4,000.
Smith & Green were given the con-
tract to construct eighteen miles of road
between Mackay and Dickey in Custer
county for So, 900; also one and one
eighth mile between the Salmon river
and Challis, in Custer county, for $500.