The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-05-01

main highway across this
county through the coopera-
ton of the county, state and federal
government is progressing satisfac-
tcrily. The permanent location of
the road from the Kootenai county
line to Kellogg has been completed,
the work being done by a party under
the direction of G. |, Bassett, state
engineer. Under the agreement enter
ed into between the commissioners
and the highway commission, Sho-
shone county will provide 100000 for
the construction of the road daring
the next two years and the state will
contribute $4,000. With this amount
secured the federal government
through the forest service will con.
tribute $l50,000 making the total
amount available for the construct IN
of a standard road across the county
100000 When this expenditure Is
made the county will be free from
further expense in maintaining this
highway, the state assuming respon-
sibility for it's maintenance. This has
always been the chief road expense,
and the repairs on this road have
prevented much needed improve
ments being made on roads in other
parts of the county When the coun-
ty is relieved of this expense the
usual road fund of the county can be
pA,, h., g>r otl -
the county which have been neg
lected in the past and which are not
so directly concerned in the main
highway Another point of even
greater Importance to the taxpayers
is that when this main highway Is
completed in accordance with state
and government specifications, 1t be-
ing part of an established transcon-
tinental highway 1t is probable that
the federal government will take 1t
over, this being the national policy.
In that event the cost of the road
will be repaid to the county and the
funds thus received will be available
for other extensive county road i'm
provements.
Lookout Road.
The most pressing improvement on
the transcontinental highway across
this county, an improvement that
should have been made long ago, is
changing the road to cross the Ida
fo-Montana divide at Lookout pass.
That this is so regarded by the state
and federal authorities, as well as by
the commissioners Of this county, Is
indicated by letter received this
week by Julius P. Hall, county sur
veyor, from William j. Hall, commits
sioner Of public works, whose depart
ment includes the bureau of high
ways. Commissioner Hall stated that
he just conferred with G. H. Lautz
and Mr.. Merrill, engineers of the for
est service with headquarters at
Missoula, and that these representa-
tlves of the forest service had agreed
to survey and locate the Lookout
road at once, extending 1t from the
summit down to the national forest
line near Larson. This probably
means that the survey and location
of the road will be Immediately fol-
lowed by construction. Commission
er Hall suggested that County Sur
veyor Hall and Mr.. Bassett. who has
charge Of the state surveying party,
get in touch with these representa-
tives Of the forest service In order to
facilitate their work and cooperate
with them in every way possible.
With this in view Mr.. Hall and Mr..
Bassett will meet Messrs. Lautz and
Merrill in Missoula next week.
Road in Mineral County.
The commissioners of Mineral
county are ready to construct the
road from the Montana side to Look
out to a connection with the Shoshone
county road, and have already COM
pleted the survey and location work.
Mineral county will probably do much
more than this, for it was learned
this week the forest representatives
are urging the commissioners to join
with them in completing the highway
across the county. 1t is understood
that one of the commissioners Is fav-
orable to the proposition, and that
two of them. while appreciating the
importance and value Of the enter
prise, hesitate to incur the expense
at this time. Their caution In behalf
Of the taxpayers is of course COM