Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10

AS a result of the conference held
at Moscow last Wednesday afternoon
between VIM. j. Hall, commissioner of
the department of public works of the
state of Idaho and Lieut.. Col. Olson,
state engineer, and the commissioners
and county clerk of Boundary county,
together with a large delegation of
prominent business men and citizens,
it appears that in the very near future
it will be possible to put Boundary
county on the map as a county of
wellbuilt, permanent roads. Commits
sioner Hall informed the Boomers Fer
ry delegation that at the last session
of the state legislature $4,000 had
been appropriated for use on the Pan
handle highway in this county provtd-
ing the county met the appropriation
two for one He also stated that it
would be possible to secure federal
aid to the amount of the total state
and county appropriation if certain APP
plications were made at once for rural
mail routes.
The county commissioners have pre-
pared an application to the State
Highways Commission asking for
state and federal road money for con-
struction of state highways and feder-
al post roads in this county. The ap-
plication must be accompanied by an
application for a federal post road
between Bonners Ferry and Naples
and this application must be signed
by at least 100 people, heads OF fam
lilies, who will be benefited by the es-
tablishment of the route. Postmaster
Wiley and several citizens, including
w. L. Kinnear and M. P. DeWolf, are
out this afternoon circulating the pc
tition for the rural mail route.
Commissioner Hall and Engineer OIL
son met with the Bonners Ferry peo-
pie in one of the rooms of the Univer-
sity Immediately after Mr.. Hall had
delivered his address on state and
Federal Highways in North Idaho to
an assembly of members of the North
Idaho Chamber of Commerce. the
delegation was the first to be received
of all the representatives of north Ida
no counties. The representatives or
Bonner county appeared with the local
people.
The Boundary delegation presented
TO Messrs Hall and Olson the facts In
regard to road appropriations in the
county. 1t was brought out that the
county had passed bond issue for
$40 900 some two years ago with the
expectancy that this would be met
with a like amount from the state
for the state highway in the county
that a survey had been made and that
bids had been called for and that be-
fore bids were accepted the state
highway commission had made a rul-
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hard surfaced and that under such
requirement Boundary county ala MOI
have sufficient money and consequent,
= ly the money derived from the sale o.
bonds had not been used and some OF
the bonds had not yet been sold.
Commissioner Hall advised the dele
cation that the state highway in TINS
county designated as. the Panhandle
highway. was intened to be part O
the North and South highway OF th'
+ state and that it. would probably ira
verse the county from Porthill to thu
Roundary-Bonner county line. III
stated that federal appropriation
could be secured if mail was carried
over the route or parts of the rout
with not more than ten miles inter
vening and advised the delegation U
immediately make application for
mail route through to Naples iron
Ronners Ferry. He further advises
: the Bonner county delegation to d
, likewise in regard to the road iron
, Standpoint to Colburn and in this man
? ner both counties could benefit togeth
or and receive as much federal aid 10
! permanent road as they, had stat
: and county money. In Boundar
county the state appropriation Q
! $40 900 will have to be met with
county appropriation of $4,000 an
If federal aid is secured the amour
for road building would be swelled [
' S192, 900.
Roth Boundary and Bonner cour
6 Ties will make immediate applicatio
: for post roads on the route OF tne fai
handle highway.
: Commissioner Hall stated that wor
! in this county could begin just
soon as applications could be fol
warded and acted upon. In the cours
of the discussion IL was brought OF
that the Panhandle highway to Por
s hill could be made a connecting LII
e with the Canadian highway system
g and that the road from Boomers Ferl
e 70 Eastport could be taken care
: and be made another highway throue
It aid of the forestry department.
(. Every one of the q Boundary cou'
o tv people who made the trip to Mo
Ie cow to meet with Commissioner Ha
d and Engineer Olson, have express
1t themselves as being highly gratih'
N with the reception accorded and tn
Ell all feel that an important step w
,r taken towards securing good roads
this county.
a. The Boundary county delegation h
Id Imany good words for Commission
a. Hall and Engineer Olson. Both m
ST. gave the impression that they mea
business and intended that every Sc