The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-15
MILLIONS IN FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR STATE
PROPOSED POST ROADS MEAS.
URE WOUD STIMULATE HIGH
WAY CONSTRUCTION.

Practically a round million dollars
will be IdahO's share of the rs million
dollar fund for federal aid on high
ways, should the bill now pending be-
tore congress become law. The
measure has passed the senate and is
now up for consideration before the
house of representatives.
Under the new measure all high
ways in the country are divided into
two classes primary or interstate
highways and secondary or inter-
county roads. The bill also provides
that states shall select not to exceed
per cent of the total number of
miles of road in the state for i'm
prOvement
Idaho, according to D. P. Olson, di-
rector of the bureau of highways,
has 10000 miles Of highway in the
state. Seven per cent of this amount
Is 1900 miles. The department has
selected the following roads as Ida
hos primary system and on which the
majority of the federal funds shall be
spent: The North-Pacific highway,
connecting Montana and Washington
through northern Idado; the North
and South highway; the Idaho-Pacific
highway, traversing the state from
Wyoming to Oregon; the Idaho-Mon-
tana going north out of Idaho Falls
to the Montana line; the Yellowstone
park highway forming Idahos en-
trance to the national playground,
and the Idaho-Utah highway connect
ing southern Idaho with Salt Lake,
says an article in The Statesman.
Length Totals 1000 Miles
The total length of these highways
in Idaho is about 1000 miles and it
ic do ir,, >fl
the federal funds will be spent. The
bill in congress provides that 60 per
cent of the funds allotted to any
state be spent on primary roads.
Another new feature of the bill is |
that the various states are not re-
aQuired to cooperate on $3.50 basis |
as stipulated in previous legislation
on federal aid for highway work. In
response to a demand from President
Harding the bill incorporates the re-
Quirement upon the states of keeping
the highways in repair after they are
built. Failure to do this will cause
the government to place the roads in
good shape and cut off the state from
further aid until the maintenance
cost is paid
Forest roads also are provided for
in the bill with an appropriation OF l5
..
count of large forest areas would be
about one million dollars annually.
These funds, however, must be spent
within the forest areas and are not
available for improvement of post
roads.
Construction to Boom
Sale of Idahos two million dollar !.
bond issue recently will put
new life into construction in the state. !
Under the provision of bill of the
1921 session of the legislature which :
three-fourths of the bond ! !
issue to the counties of the state, 127a !,
per cent of the issue or two hundred
fifty thousand dollars, is to be spent .
On the North and South highway This
amount, with federal aid would, high y
way officils say, complete the North
nd South road and make it one of the
best in the state Recent work done
On that road has been Of such ma
ture as to improve only the very rough
parts.
Apportionment to the various coun-
ties OF one and one-half millions of the
ssue was the states effort to make
good it's promise of reimbursement
or the work done at the counties ex-
pense. Many counties are cancelling
he states supposed obligation and
aking their share of the appOrtion- r
nent of the bond proceeds for new
work.
Under the apportionment several
did not get as much as the
mount of the claim against the state b
IS recognized by the legislature. G