The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-10
PROPOSED HIGHWAY DISTRICT
COMES TO EDGE OF MOSCOW

A petition was filed today with the
clerk of the board of county COM
missioners, asking the creation Of
highway district to be known as the
Genesee highway district in Latah
county. The district is organized to
secure connection with the north and
south state highway at the Nez Perce
county boundary and to provide an
extension of the highway through the
town of Genesee and toward Moscow
for distance of approximately ten
miles. The highway can then be taken
up by the district adjacent to Moscow
whenever that territory is organized
and the road can be continued into
Moscow. Whenever this is done, the
extension of highway connecting the
county seats of Nez Perce and Latah
counties will be complete and Moscow
and Lewiston, together with the in
tervening highway will be adequately
served
The Genesee highway district takes
in the town of Genesee and runs ap-
proximately six miles east and ten
miles north The boundaries of the
district are laid out with reference to
adequate connection in the future
with the proposed highway construc-
tion in the Juliaetta section and other
districts adjacent to the territory now
being organized. Under the law, the
boundaries of the district can be ex-
tended in the future and the district
can join with the county or with other
highway districts in the construction
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but connecting with and forming
parts of main highways. The pres
ent district is arranged to take in
territory which is ready to proceed
with construction and to provide for
ritory in the future.
The Genesee highway district con-
tains approximately thirty-five thous4,,
and acres of land and the petition
alleges that the assessed valuation is
two million dollars. On the petition
as filed, appears the signatures of one
hundred and ten electors and land
owners living in the district and it is
alleged in the petition that these are
more than 20 per cent of the electors
resident in the district and voting at
the last election and are the owners
of more then ten per cent of the land.
In commenting upon the plans for
this district, prominent farmer OF
the Thorn Creek district in Moscow
today, stated that his community was
exceedingly anxious to see this meas
ure go through. The work of the sur
veyors for the route was completed
about two weeks ago. They have es-
tablished splendid grade on very
direct route, having surveyed from a
few miles west of Genesee, right up
to the edge of this city. The dis
tance from Genesee to the county seat
will be about 16 miles, if the pro-
posed route is followed. The expense
of making this survey was all borne
by group of farmers anxious to see
the road put through. =
"You may say for me-" stated the
farmer from Thorn Creek, "that the
people of my section have always
wanted to work with Moscow in every
enterprise. We are very anxious that.
this highway should be run so as to
include Moscow. We do not want the
capital city of the county to be left
out in the cold. | think the merchants
should back us up in our efforts, for
it will certainly be to the interests
of this town to see this highway come
right to it's doors. Practically every
man in my neighborhood and for miles
beyond has signed up for the loca-
ton of the highway along the route
on If it is constructed, the
Moscow stores will Sc great increase
in trade There is nothing like good
road to bring people to town. The
surface of the road will probably be
gravel in order to stand the wear and
tear of the heavy machinery that will
be used on it,
Alfred Anderson, representative
rom Thorn Creek precinct in the
state legislature, was one of the prime
movers in this enterprise.