The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-03-27
Highway Engineer Allen Tour
ING State Laying Founda-
ton for Expenditures.
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Two-Mill Levy Will Raise Two
Millions-Progress on
First Link.

Steps have already been taken to put
Idahos most ambitious highway con
struction program into force and effect
and State Highway Engineer ii. G. Al
len is now in the north preliminary to
actual construction work, states Il
Boise paper. This program involves
the expenditure during the next two
years of approximately $5,000,000, the
largest amount ever included in Il bien-
nial budget of this state for road con
struction.
Governor Davis has signed both the
two-mill levy bill and the companion
measure authorizing the issuance Of
$l,SO0000 in treasurp certificates with
which TO raise funds Immediately foi
good roads. These two acts make Ger
tain the success of the road program
and the highway engineers department
is therefore, giving its closest atten-
ton to the details inaugurating it.
Some time longer will be necessary be-
fore all of the details are arranged with
the government.
Sources of Revenue.
lNLl tlit' lNb-lllill i6A lCNA DtlNN II
Sl,S00000 and $2,0O0,000 will be raised
This will be augmented by federal aid
money. In addition there is available
for IN iinteaance $4,000 bond money
auto tax receipts of approximately
$4,000, and S3.G00000 post aid money
The fund will be used under what is
known as the state cooperative plan
whereby the various subdivisions re
celye money iii proportion
The outstanding feature of the en-.
tire program is the 500 600 job be.
tween New Meadows and Grangcville
winch links up the north and south
highway ana removes the barrier which
Ior years has separated the two see
Tons Of the state and caused sectional
uiHefenceS ard fostered proposals tt
Ioflh new state out of the panhandle
work has already been started this
spring, II is announced on this road
ofeWs OF men and teams are employed
on z3-mlle stretch from Granaeville
~ Nhlteblrd along the Salmon river
hock work costing $4,000 has beer
aohe already and $2000O0 will be spent
10 complete this stretch of the high.
way
10 Reclaim mo Mans Land.
Inc balance of the 81 miles is nc
man lahd anG will require about 81
nlies OF heavy construction. 1t is
plalllled to let the contract TO one con.
lac'or, SO that the confusion of tho
movement of crews of several contrac-
sofs IN the harrow canyon will be
avoided.
osale Highway Engineer Allen held Il
w Wniefellce this week in the north with
". D. BaSsett. division engineer of the
Mate highway department. He is now
son,t ''llg sections of the north and
tuu1 toush highway and will probably re-
'url 10 Boise over il
n Speaking Of the work State Highway
hnglneer Allen said:
lin ne north and south highway OF
pa.n Iaano VIII connect with the Idaho.
q lit n. highWay at WeiSer. From there
uoaa a,is north through council and New
ana auoMs, down the Little Salmon river
Riaa;5li ;5oiliillg the Big Salmon river al
or ssims' @ traverses the Big Salmon riv.
orosy salley to Whitebird and climbs cut
G c'er The range between Whitehird and
le@SeYiile. 70 LIZ, The climb is 2OOO feet in
strna4, mleS OF the same character and con.
4 e.ioh ~ as the Lewiston hill. ONLY il
hnn". percent higher and 80 percent
~ ~ When completed this 30 miles
y,. highway will be one of the most
VIM ns'acuiar J. in the world. From Grange
down proceeds through Cottonwood
dino t'ie hapwai valley through Spaul.
Lewiston and Moscow.
ap. BaSsett i'm Charge.
tendaa Moscow it was recently ok.
YARD g, liorth by way of Potlatch, Har.
rison SANTA creek, St Maries and Har.
wav - JON the North Poetic high.
Ga,o.a al Wolfe Lodge. near Coeur
tendeI ei'y' Eventually it will be ex-
Bonno, iIohl That place to Standpoint
dian - irerry and north to the Cana
~ nootenai county will have 5000 ooo
Heya ne cooperative money ana he
strato. 'he Harrison-Coeur d'Alene
stre,'.t re,en of the highway viii have com
an , on,rk WORK started this year.
being e"i auultion to the $780, 900 contract
In tbe 0gpnpieted IN by Carscallen Brothers
Of tho h,ourth OF July canyon, the rest
All OF ~ thsn"ay there will be finished
trict ~ 'Ie 1e work in the panhandle dis.
srts Gi,iho n idaho is in charge of Mr. Bas-
uflsion engineer
fanged the great program as ar.
in the s. o" practically every country
llation sSate has work under contem-
lars 10 several hundred thousand dol.
Neg pau. Ne spent In Idaho. Lewis and
sohtbara counties and thruout the