The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-05

tranScOntinental route Tor automo
bile travel worthy of the name is to
be further improved in this State II
present plans carry. Should these
be matured 1t Is asserted that the
Lincoln Highway will be so far in ad-
vance of competing routes as to trav-
ell advantages that contemporaries
cannot exist. 1t has been proposed
that the present State Legislature
shall grant authority for the counties
of Churchill and Lander to each is
sue $4,000 in road bonds, a total Of
100000, which would be matched by
s175,O0O of Federal money, s44,500
from the Lincoln Highway Associa-
ton and s70,500 from the State of
Nevada, all to the end hat the coast
trip be made under the best condi-
lions that could obtain.
The members of Churchill County's
board of commissioners and several
of the county's largest taxpayers sent
a request forward on Saturday to
the county's legislative delegation
asking for a legislative definition of
the right of the county board to issue
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 un-
der an authority granted by the legis-
lature Of 1919. Should this author
ity be lacking new legislative enact
ment will be sought.
The following is from the Lincoln
Highway Forum and deals with the
questions affecting the associations
route across this State:
"An inspection trip was completed
last September by A. F. Dement, Vice
President and Secretary of the Lin
coin Highway Association. Field Sec
rotary G. S. Hoag. and officials of the
Nevada State Highway Department
and the United States government,
covering the territory between Austin
and Eastgate. Nevada. Later, rec
concentrations we're made to the
Board of Directors of the Lincoln
Highway Association for a tentative
offer of an additional sum of $4,000
TO the State of Nevada for the CON-
pletion of the route, either by the
way of Carol Summit or Newpass.
The possibility of relocating the Lin
coin Highway over what are known
as the Burnt Cabin Summit and lone
routes were not considered practical
by the officials of the Association.
"The fund in question has just
been offered to the Nevada State
Highway Department upon the con-
dition THAT the State is able to nance
the construction of the section in
question to an extent of at least
$35O,O00, including the contribution
of the Lincoln Highway Association,
together with Federal aid of SO per
cent of the amount in question, and
the assistance of Churchill and Lam
der Counties, in which this section of
the route is located, in an amount to
be not less than 100000.
THE option of the two routes fav-
ored is left to the Nevada State High
way Department and the Federal en-
~gineers.
Should the Carol Summit route
be determined upon and constructed,
the present agreement known as Pro-
ject Number 3, comprising the sec
ton between Westgate and Eastgate,
for the construction of which the Lin
coin Highway Association has con-
tributed $500. can remain in force.
Provided the Newpass route Is sell
ected, its western terminal will be at
Westgate rather than at Eastgate,
and the funds previously contributed
for the construction of the Newpass
route, making in either instance an
available total, subject to the condi-
ton of the offer between Austin and
Westgate, of $4,000.
with the acceptance Of the offer
in question by the Nevada State High
way Department, the arrangements
will be handled. between the Lincoln
Highway Association and the State of
Nevada. along lines similar to those
followed in the past. and the money
will be placed in escrow
a Nevada bank.
1T is the keenest desire of the Of
fcials of the Lincoln Highway As
ISOLATION to complete that section of
the route between Austin and West
gate. thus bridging the last stretch
Of really bad travelling upon the Lin
colin Highway in Nevada.
AS a result Of the deep personal
interest Of Mr.. w. C. Durant, who,
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