The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-12-22
EASY GRADE TO VALLEY.
Definite Move Made at Lewiston
for Winchester Culdesac
Grade; Money In
Sight.

This prairie can now ''see out. "
The much longed for five per
cent, hard surfaced grade to the
Lewiston valley is promised as a
reality within the coming year.
and the promise is backed by an
appropriation of sufficient funds
to pay for the job. Attorney
Chas. I'll. Nugent, of Craigmont,
who attended the road meeting
in Lewiston last Saturday as one
Iof the representatives from the
Central Highway district, stated
while in Nezperce yesterday that
the plan of road construction put
over at this meeting meant that
next season would see the prair-
les dream of a highway outlet
practically realized.
The Tribune of Monday carried
the following report of the mat
ter:
AS one of the most significant
events in the whole history of
highway construction in north
ern Idaho was the characterize
tion given yesterday to the APP
portionment by the board of
county commissioners Saturday
of $73,333 to be used, along with
funds from the state and federal
governments, in constructing that
part Of the north and south high
way extending from Culdesac up
what is known as the Winches-
r-Culdesac hill to the Nez Perce
county line.
This is the second important
step to be taken by the commits
sioners in carrying out the pro-
gram of road and bridge con-
struction made possible by the
recent sale of the 100000 road
and bridge bonds. The first was
the apportionment of an amount
of the county funds which, with
the aid furnished by the state and
county, makes it possible to con-
struct the bridge across the
Clearwater at Spalding at cost
of about $4,000.
When the contemplated con-
struction program is completed,
approximately one million dollars
in county, state and federal funds
will have been expended.
The strip of road on which the
1888 will be used is about IL
miles in length, and touches that
portion Of the highway running
through the Evergreen highway
district through Winchester,
bonds for road construction in
which were sold recently.
Application has been made to
the state highway department for
state and federal aid in the work.
No official estimate has been
made of the cost Of constructing
the strip Of road, but it is thot
that the present expenditures
will run close to the $200,000
mark for this particular portion.
The significance of the appor-
|tionment for the Winchester-Cui-
desac grade is in that construc-
ton on it will automatically start
building Of a chain of road strips
which, probably within the year,
will make it possible for travel
from Lewiston to the Fem dis
trict in Idaho county to run en-
tireIy over hard surfaced road.
Highway districts in the higher
country above Culdesac have for
some time had monies availah'.
for road building; many Of them
have been prepared to act for sew
eral years, and some have come
into line only recently. Some ac-
tivities have been held up, how
ever, because the higher districts
did not see fit to start improve
ments of their roads while the
Winchester-Culdesac grade, be-
ing the outlet Of their road sys-
tenn, was in such poor condition.
As soon as the state and feder-
al additions to the county fund
are forthcoming construction on
the road will start.