Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-22

The regular monthly meeting OF the
gov ernors cabinet was held this at
ternoon at 9 o'clock, and reports were
received by Governor Davis from all
the cabinet officers on the work of
their departments for August and up
to Sept 10. Many important matters
of state were discussed by the offi-
Gals, and suggestions were exchanged
on questions of executive procedure
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Project statements covering pro-
posed construction on 1853 miles OF
state highway which II is estimated
will cost more than 100000, were
completed during August and up to
Sept 10. w. J. Hall. public works
commissioner reported. The state Is
far ahead of it's federal aid allotment
in road building. his report showed.
The detailed projects referred to in the
report We're:
| Latah county. between end or the
constructed road in Nez Perce county
and Moscow, 22.i miles, s306,s15.
Bonner county, between Cocolalla
and Pack river crossing, 22.5 miles
$225,4S0.
Boundary county, between BonnerE
Ferry and Bonner county line, IS miles
sls4 60S.5O.
kootenai county. between Harrison
and Wolfe Lodge IS miles S501,500.
Twin Falls county, between Cassia
county and 6uhl highway district, p
miles, 1854 29O; between east and west
line If Ruhl highway district, l4.7
miles, s136,0I951; between Bull and
Twin Falls $50 miles, s279.62lIS.
Payette county. between New Ply
mouth and Payette, II miles, $204 ,67S.-
IS.
surrey parties are at work IL every
Section of the stat" the report SHOWS
and many important surveys are
nearing completion. In The Boise dis
trct. road plans for projects covering
construction from Mountain Home, to
Glenns Ferry and Bliss, are about
completed. No construction work OF
surveying is under way in Ada county
but maintenance work was done dur
ing the month on the gravel road be
tween Boise and Canyon county line
A truck and several men have been do
ing maintenance work on the Idaho
Pacific highway between Caldwell an,
the Payette county line.
''Rlaintenance of state roads Is Sc
rious problem on account of the SINAI
n.-~~----..v 40 attempting to maintai
about $50 miles of earth road, am
about $50 miles of gravel surface
roads with a fund of SGSO0a. As
great part of this mileage really need
to be reconstructed. the money avail
able is totally Inadequate"
FEDERAL AID FUNDS.
Federal aid funds of more than SIS,
100000 should be made available b,
the federal government for use in Ida
no if the United States agriculture
department expects to cooperate 80
90 with The state, counties and high
way districts up to the end of 1872
In road building under the federal ali
road act, the report shows. Bonds to
falling s11000,000 had already been is
sued by counties and highway dis
tricts up to the time the report wa
completed, and by the end of the yea,
counting in the state appropriation o
S1,S50O00 for the biennium more thai
sl5,000.000 will be available for roa,
work in Idaho. However, federal roa,
aid funds available in Idaho for tn
years 1917 to 1921 are only s3,36O,1Ss
Bond buyers. in the opinion of G. f
Bowerman, finance commissioner, "ex
pressed mildly have been taking ad
vantage of county commissioners VIII
do not understand the laws coverin
bond sales
las an Illustration, in one county
says Bowermans report, IAN attorne
fee of $4,000 was charged by the pur
chaser of the bonds, and from compu
tation made with the information a
hand, 1t would appear that about 81 so
of accrued interest on the bonds wa
not settled for. thus making an actus
expense to that county of $1,000. S
far no satisfactory explanation ma
been made"
SOLDIERS HOME BUILDING.
The new Soldiers Home buildin
will be ready for occupancy by Decem
Der 20, this year, J. X. White. publ
welfare commissioner, reported
prices continue to advance, the main
tenance appropriation for the mort
Idaho insane asylum will be made
quate, Mr.. White announced Up I
Sept. /, or in eight months, s35, 2SS ha
been expended. leaving s4s,361 for tn
remainder of the biennium. Throug
Commissioner White the superintend
ent of the Nampa sanitarium recon
mended that applicants for licenses
practice dentistry be required to dem
onstrate their qualifications by givin
practical demonstrations with patient
at the institution as subjects.
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1t will require the attention of
capable man for the next two year
to complete the work of correcting a
dams and irrigation canals withou
fish ladders and screens, Otto n
Jones. state game warden, declared |
a report to Robert Q. Jones, law en-
forcement commissioner. which wa
filed with the cabinet.
The work of the bureau Of constah
uiary, as usual. has covered a wild
range Of activities" COMMISSIONS
Jones reported. There was a lars
number Of Investigations relative I
automobile license tax evasions; sey
ferAr stills were discovered and the
operators arrested; special work wa