Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-07-04
Federal Government Aid.

amounts to approximately 25 miles Of
road.
Federal Government Aid.
The Federal Government will give to
any state or highway district within
state one dollar for every dollar invest
cd by the state Or local highway dis
trict in the construction of post roads.
Post roads are defined as those roads
used by U. s. mail carriers.
The roads in the Shoshone district
which will receive Federal aid in CO.
operation with the s120,o0O.00 bond is
sue is the north road across the lava
which is used by the rural mail carrier
This is approximately is miles for
which the Federal Government will pay
half the cost of construction or i'm
provement.
On any piece of road work towards
which the state contributes money, the
state takes entire charge. The State
Highway Engineer will let the contract
inspectthe work, demand the necessary
thoroughnessof construction and he re-
sponsible for accepting the work when
completed. All details of maintenance
after completion of construction will
be taken care of by the state. The
contribute thirds towards con-
struction. The state of Idaho will do
the rest for all time to come.
Construction.
The present plans under considera-
ton require a clay gravel such as was
applied to the two miles of road past
the cemetery on the Richfield road.
A sufficient amount of clay will be used
to insure the packing of the gravel
1t is estimated that the cost will be
100000 per mile.
Available Money and Cos..
Twenty five miles of state highway
will cost the highway district
$50,OOO.O0 and the state of Idaho will
contribute the remaining S25,000.00
necessary. The IS miles of post road
in this district will cost the
highway district S27,O00.00
and the Federal Government will CON-
tribute the remaining s27000.00. The
total cost on state highways and post !
roads will be $129, 100000. OF this the |
district will pay s77.000.00 ami the re- |
mainder will be paid by the state and |
Federal appropriations. There viii re- |
main of the 1920, 100000 bond issue the |
sum of $43, 10000 which will be used in |
tie Improvement of much used roads /
in the district which are nor state
highways or post roads.
The Tax Payers.
1t has been estimated by the High
way District Commissioners that over
500 of the taxes to COY sr the inter-
est and bonded indebt sdpess of this
project will be paid by the railway. tel
faIa
b:es Of IT, district. This will le;ivc on
Is miner portion of the whcle to .
paid in taxes by the other tax payers.
Cost of Maintaining Present Roads
The cost of maintaining the present
iirt roads in the highway district.
In expense which must be met contin-
ially under present conditions. by di-
'ect taxation, will be greater than the
sum necessary to pay the interest on
his bond issue
What We Got For The Money.
For the information of those who are
uniformed as to the results. in road
construction. from the sS0.0O0.OO bond
ssue of years ago there were con-
tructed 1S0 miles of highway. Not the
'est of highway, but these roads .
we're built up from sage brush trails to '
Dads that compare favorably with {
hose of surrounding districts. The '
everal state engineers during these
years who have inspected Shoshoae I
ighway district roads have universally I
that the Shoshone highway '
istrict money had been more econom-
,ally expended than had that of any a
ther district in the state. That is,
hoshone got more good roads. mile b
or dollar, than any other road district a
l the state. l
Significance of Bond Issue ,
II these bonds are voted we will get
he state and Federal aid as stated alb
ve. In case these bonds are not voted
len the Shoshone highway district will
OF get a dollar of state or Federal 7
ID and will besides be burdened with D
lc maintenance of its present dirt n
,ads by direct taxation C