The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-11-10
H4RD-SIRE4CING or IUO
UyCOHPLE1ED GAPS ON THE
STATE HIGHWAY ASSURED
Work Already CONNIE need on 1872 Miles on
West End Citizens Donate Funds to I'M
prove Mile-Feeder Roads Being Built.

ffici are Ia br completed 40 once
according "a rcccnt actions ON
shr part 81 the fi'cr Highway
District heard al business mon
aud property owners IN Filler.
One ~ these nnaavea gaps lies 81
he Incorporation en the west and Is
quarter OF mile Ia length Be-
eanse The strip WIS la the village,
he highway district hesflated 20 ap.
proprla,e funds 20 have lg hsrd-suf.
faced consequently when the Phelps
Construction company laid the seven
miles al concrete road thru the dis
frei this summer this quarter 81 mile
vac lefi unpaNed
Smith Raises Fund
Vow thai Main street j. paved. and
heeanse the area mentioned is not.
the west end - Fnefs principal
strast IS nor connected with the high.
way IN order 40 overcome this.
committee headed by 4 A. smith.
'ometime ago secured contributions
towards a fund FOR defrayins the cost
II hard-surfaclna the zap
As the cost OF laying cnnerete
would require huge outlay, plane
ire nov underway Tor putting crush
4 fock on the strip The cost OF
his Improvement Is estimated ~ be.
VEGA $2ooo and s25oo Property
owners along the proposed road and
Filer business men have already
,mirlbnted about slaao 10 the fund
md further contributions are being
soiioited
WIN Start AZ pace
g. AZ smith announces that
nough money has either already
been collected Ca promised 20 gunf-
antee the laying 81 The road, and III
3 Weaver. president Of The Filler
Highway district board said Tuesday
morning that the highway constrnc-
zion forces under g. A. MeQuery
aii start work an the improvement
a. once
Al present the district II complet-
los another mile Of crushed rock
road wesi u here. bet~eon the ced
arholm aud Meleiif corners Three
quarters ~ this mile Is already com
pleted and Il Is probable that the
project viii be finished next week
to enable The crew 10 starr ON the
quarter mile stretch here Ia town
BY the middle % the month.
Win Complete ~ Mites
The second uncompieied section
81 the state highway IN this district
b / 50 miles IA length aud Hes be
tween the completed portion Of the
road on the west and the Buhi high-
way district
work on this gap has already been
started The cost Of this strip viii
BE- $40. 300. one-ihird OF which viii
be borne BY the state. and the r.
mainder hy the filler highway die.
tfici.
~ Holmes. local cement confrac-
tor has the contract for erecting the 1
eancrrte structures on this proiect
aud bic men are already ~ work
The road Is 10 be buiii OF gravel. cor.
responding 70 the type Of road used \
~ the Buhl hirhUay district on The /
stafe highway
lfafkia& a. ituiisi Road
The contract fof buliaing this pro.
ipci was awarded "a meeting ~ she
Filer hish~ay commissioner. Tues
day afternoon. 50 William rlarkIns
wsll-kfsown road builder of this
.ract
Federal fntpeftos Herr
u sboemas FEDERAL inspect
10 q: road ~ government roads Was
srcenily Ia lie dis,fiei - inspect the
omplefed secfien - fhe concrete
a'ghuay j. this district whieh VA
tsmplelsd iiis summer - ihe Phelps
.on-if.etloa eonpang ~ ogden %
snntraei 81 esst ~ tsie.eoe for
Iae seven miles ~ roadway
u 81 understood tbaf the Inspector
accepted 10 foaa bar 10 official re
,ori bae Yff bern forthcoming
p"atey Get. Road T.o
The highaag district iant week adj
.erfieed fer RISEN aul teams to haul
,fatei oai q Snake river canyon a.
hs foot ~ CLARK grade This gray
I = NOW being hanied b. good
lied force - Peavey. where a mile
! gravel road NiIi b. laid extending
oaih from the state highway thru
'easey to the Oisen corner
As soon ~ the highway district
orees hase completed the project /
L. q, fn.s.rl The acnllna - acflxat. ,