Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-02-07
STATUS OF THE LEWIS
AND CLARK HIGHWAY


enersetically acted upon, by every
one Interested in the construction oi
the Lewis and Clark Highway:
The status OF the Lewis and Clara
Highway project is as follows:
Nez Perez county and the follow
ing highway districts have passed
resolutions agreeing to pay their re-
spective shares of the cost of sur
vey between Spaulding and kooskia.
Kidder- Harris Highway district,
Woodland Highway district,
Kamiah Highway district,
Clearwater Highway district (of
Clearwater County,
Orofino Highway district,
North Fork Highway district,
Clearwater Highway district, Cot
Nez Perez County.)
The Orofino and Lapwai Valley
Highway districts have not yet sent
in certified copies of resolutions but
it is understood that both of these
districts have passed resolutions SIM
lidl W slooC dliCuuy oSAN 49, - y
is County has not yet been heard
from. The board of commissioners
of Lewis County have jurisdiction
over about five miles or frontage
on the south side of the Clearwater
river opposite Greer.
Advices have been received from
the state engineer that he Is send
ing out an engineering party about
February LIST, to make survey OF
this road under the supervision of
Mr.. C. C. Van Arsdol, the district
engineer at Lewiston.
We are now in a critical stage
The people along this route are en-
thusiastic about it, and we are re
ceiving encouragement from the
state highway department We
have no assurance, however, of Fed
eral aid, nor have we received any
assurance from Boise that suf-
fcient appropriation will be made
to pay one-third of the cost of con-
fund during the next two years, al
though we are reasonably sure OF
some aid from the state.
This is a large undertaking for
the local districts without state or
federal aid or both. There seems to
be no reason why we should not re-
ceive such aid but we must go after
it aggressively and promptly.
We therefore make the following
suggestions of things you may dc
to help this project along:
l. Write to your state senator
and representatives asking them:
a. To encourage the levying of a
state highway tax of at least three
mills instead of the two mill tax
now contemplated.
b. To work diligently for a lib
eral appropriation for the Lewis anG
Clark highway; an appropriation
sufficient to cover one-third of the
cost of construction.
c. To join in the introduction ant
urge the passage of a five mill spec
ial highway tax, as recommended
at the meeting of this association
on December %.
2. Write to your United State
Senators and Representatives II
Congress, concerning this project
and requesting their assistance il
scuring federal aid.
s. Urge your community to Sent
one or two local men to Boise T.
confer with the local delegation
there and with the members of tn
state highway commission and tn
highway committees of both branch
es of the legislature, and with tn
governor. Assist in raising fund
for defraying the expenses of sue
attendance, if necessary.
a. Consider and discuss wit
local citizens of your communit.
and especially with your highwa
district commissioners, means c
raising the necessary local funds 10
construction.
5. If you have a local CONNER
cial Club or a Good Roads organ
cation, urge the passage OF resoiu
tions and memorials directed
state and national representative
and officials, and have same fo'
warded to Boise and Washington.
If YOU have no organization throus
which this can be done, one shoui
be organized.
6. Avoid discussion of thos
matters which may tend TO produ.
friction and lack of harmony.
Z. DO these things NOW.
Very truly yours.
LEWIS AND CLARK HlGHWA
ASSOCIATION.
BY K. {. BEACH. President.
QUARANTINE