The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-08-07
STATE HIGHWAY AGREED
UPON
Conference With State Officials
Results in Agreement as to
County Roads.


thusiasts of Gem, Boise and VaiieS
counties with state highway and gov
ernment officials was held in Boise
Friday. AS a result, complete agree
ment as to not only the Star-McCali
highway was reached, but also as TO
the Gem county roads as regards the
amount of federal aid that would be
Forthcoming from the national road
fund and the post road fund. Gem
county was represented by the coun-
tv commissioners, the road committees
of the Emmett and Montour CONNER
cial Clubs, and a strong delegation OF
road boosters.
The agreement reached, so far as
If effects the state highway in Gem
county, is in brief as follows:
That an appropriation of S5O,ooo
will be made by Gem county for the
state highway; that this fund will be
augmented by $4,000 from the state
and s65 1000 from the federal govern
ment. a total of s13O,000; that the
county will pay two-third of the cost
of survey, the state to pay the other
third: that the state highway engineer
select the route between Emmett and
Montour; that the highway be IL feet
wide: that work on the highway start
at the east county line and continue
toward the south line.
DIR. R. E. Rose was the spokesman
for the Gem county delegation. He
outlined Gem county's road program
in a brief but comprehensive manner.
He stated that Gem county woud sub
nit bonding proposition for 100000
He traced the routes agreed upon,
pointing out that the roads reached
eyery portion of the county and that
all connected with the designated
state highway He said tentative
division of the 100000 had been
agreed upon by the commissioners, ap-
propriating $4,000 to the state road,
s75, 900 to the Ola road, $4,000 to the
Emmett bench road, $4,000 to the
Falk road and $4,000 for machinery
and surveys. He pointed out that IN
exhaustible stores of disintegrated
granite were available at convenient
and closely points along the state
highway, which he believed would not
only provide the very best material
for hard surfacing, but would also les
sen the usual expense of road build
ing. The commission agreed with him
as to the road building qualities OF
disintegrated granite.
The highway commission positively
stated that the federal government
would match dollar for dollar OF the ext
pense of building the state highway
in Gem county, which, as stated above
will amount to 5000 and will make a
total of $4,000 for state road work.
The commission gave the Gem County
delegation a pleasant surprise when
it stated that nearly all the county
roads will be entitled to appropria-
tions from the post roads funds on
$3.50 basis. The commission, however,
pointed out that there should be no
DELAY in making application for feder-
al funds and voting the bonds. Further
delay would endanger securing any
federal funds, and they strongly urged
that prompt action be taken.
AS to the highway in Boise and
Valley counties, assurance was given
that funds would be provided. Ihe
Boise county commissioners agreed
to submit bonding proposition for
500 900, and Valley county has al
ready voted bonds. Representatives
from the Jerusaem country strongly
urged that the route of the highway
be changed from Gardena to the South
Fork so as to run on the east side OF
the river instead of on the west side.
This would necessitate building
bridge at Gardena and another across
the South Fork at the Junction OF the
North and South Forks Of the Payette
L. G. Robbins of Boise county was ap-
pointed to make the survey for the
east of the river road and submit 1t
to the commission.
William Hall, commissioner OF pub
lie works, and State Engineer Oi-
son stated that it was not likely that
work on the highway could be started
before next spring, though he held out
a hope that if the winter was an open
one. some work could be done earlier.
A new highway was by resolution
created and will be submitted to the
mkt legislature for approval. 1t will
he the same as the Star-McCall high
vay, except that it will be extended
from Mccall to New Meadows, form