The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-06-17
filler HIGHWAYWILL
BE PAVED THIS YEAR
Work Ever Planned this Section Com
July and Completion Expected January = Commission
Commended for Excellent Judgment Displayed.

day Tor the building OF the new
state highway road through the
Filler highway district. and IL is
probable that the type OF road Will
vbe solid concrete. IL Is now DELI
Initely known also that the full mile
age OF nine miles cannot be built
owing TO the increased cost, but Il
thought by those in authority, that
between seven and eight miles OF the
highway can be built at cost OF
approximately S3SO.0OO.
IL the contract IS awarded by the
state today IL will be let TO Robert
Paysee, who announces that work
will commence on the east boundary
OF the district by July l. and every
effort will be made TO complete the
highway by January !.
H. j. Weaver and Ivan Lincoln,
Filler Highway district commission
ers, together with Engineer James
A. Bybee. returned Tuesday morn
ing from Boise. where the bids were
opened the previous day, and ar
rangements made with the contract
ors for construction of the greatest
single Improvement ever attempted ,
In the Filler country. Commissioner
OF Public Works w. j. Hall and Di-
rector OF Highways Dewitt p. Olsen
represented the state of Idaho, while
the federal government was repre-
sented by F. A. Kittridge, senior |
highway engineer, bureau OF public |
works.
One and Half Million Dollars
Over one and a half million dol !
lars were represented In the bids |
which were considered unusually |
high Action on them was suspend |
ed until the desires of the commits J
sioners of the several highway dis |
trIets and the federal government
could be expressed. The bids for !
work on Projects No. 23 Twin !
Fallsl and No. "a (Filer) We're con-
siderably higher than the money I
available as shown by the figures.
Bids Submitted
Project No. 90. 81 miles, Twin
Falls county. Murtaugh to Filler
highway district line. Idaho Pacific
highway:
Gibbons and Reed. ,OS6.O3S.
Chales Helmer -.-...-...-- 1,13S. 5SS-35
Warren Construction
Company ........----..4- l.039.953.Ol !
Project No. "a. 9 miles, Twin
Falls highway dist 'ict line through l
Filler towards Bull. Idaho Pacific 4
highway:
Gibbons and Reed ...~--.-- 362,25Z.lS 7
Warren Construction Com
many ......-..... 351 .431.1l 1
Several contractors submitted al
ternate bids for lighter and conse-
ouently cheaper types OF paving than
had been asked for by the state, and
recommended by the federal govern 2,
ment. which opened the way Tor
great deal of discussion. :.
Solid Concrete Road I.
The TYNE OF road that viii Hrobab-
ly be used in the Filler highway dis-
trict contract is type " B-l class a
pavement. which is solid concrete
lis feet wide. 6 y inches thick IN the ].
center and 5 y inches thick on the ?,
sides. composed of l 2-3 mixture, (.
,nnr A. one part concrete. two parts
sand and three parts hurley washed
gravel. Contractor Paysee made q
revised price OF $40 per yard for
this tyre OF paving to the Filler high
way district officials.
Another b type road which was
constdered Is a inch concrete base
with n inch bituminous top also a |.
inch bituminous concrete. and
inch crushed rock base with inch
wearing surface.
Twin Falls VIII Re-advertise
II Is probable that the Twin Falls 4
highway district will let their con-
tract for inch cement concrete
base and u inch bituminous top,
while the Filler highway district
commissioners viii accept Paysee
otter for the inch solid cement
concrete pavement and get every
foot OF hard surfaced road possible !
Tor the money. II Is thought certain
that the Twin Falls highway district !
will have t. re-advertise for bids. !
Commend Commissioners
the action OF the local commits
ssouers Is being highly comnendeo-
slot only is concrete pavement
ssanaard pavement for Highways and
streets. as will be found upcn IN
vestieafion. and is In genera use
throughout the country. but Il Is also
an economical form OF pavement as
-.eor,ls will show. That our CON-
..,s.s,orars have shown excellent
Judgment and viii get a good pave :
msnt at a lower price than the bids
spbmitfsd. with a consequent IN
crsased mileage. is realized BY those c
vitally Interested in the highway. &c
Assured support
me cement interests will 40 every !
,htns in their power 10 make this 7
plecs OF highway the best IN me
ssste over half OF all the paving y
I'd An the United States IN 1913 was
Of the same construction a. this as
trIet Will get 4,
Tbe Filler highway district are IN 2
,aesso, OF the following telegram {
s~or, the Utah Sales company.
III concrete road built. cement 3
cou NAMES will cooperate 70 fullest e
sxssst 70 gsi best piece Of pavement y
II the west and Inspector from Amer- e
la csmsif association viii be tnr-
sishsd without charge ~