Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-18
PAVINGOF STATE
HIGHWAY GAINS
MUCH SUPPURI
People Of Bear Lake County
Becoming Aroused to Need
OF Permanent and All Sea-
son Highways m County,


aroused ON both sides OF tho val.
ley in regard to paving tho principle
roads OF Boar Lake county and In
terest has centered In tho aid that
Kcan bo expected from tho federal
govrenment -s
For tho past five years many
miles Of improved roads have been
built with federal aid and. II the
road In question was part of the
state highway, state aid has also
been granted. Thus IL tho road In
constructed IN accordance with the
specifications OF tho Bureau OF Pub
lie Roads. and Is a part OF the state
highway. the federal government
will pay one-half of the total cost
Of the project provided such cost
does not exceed $4,000 per mile.
OF the remaining one-haif tho state
will pay one-thlTd and tho county
two-thirds. Then or tho total cost of
tho project tho federal government
pays one-half. tho state one-slxth
and tho county one-third
Tho state highway IN Bear Lake
county, known aa tho Idaho-PaeifIc
highway, runa north from tho Utah
state line through Fish Haven, 81.
Charles. Paris. Montpelier and Geo
rgetown to tho Caribou county line
Federal aid ia extended 10 rural
post roads, twhethr state highway
or not). and forest roads on tho
sam0 basis In which one-half would
be paid by tho county and one-half
by the federal government.
To apply tho above principles 20
an actual example let as propose 20
payo tho highway from ST. charlea
to Montpelier with an 1S-foot mono
llthie concrete pavement. This dis
tanco In eighteen miles. In round
numbers tho cost OF an fs-foot
crete pavement for 1921. viii cost
about $4,000 per milo. Tho total
cost Of tho project would then bo
s648, 100000, and tho connty'B ono.
third share would be s2l6. 900 90.
Thus II tho cost TO IA for hard
surfaced rOad--e road that can be
used at all seasons OF tho years
TO be only one-thlrd OF the total cost
or Is 10 cost us under federal aid
only tho equivalent of gravel road
If constructed Independently. II be-
hooves Us 10 provide our one-third
by bond issues or otherwise. Th,
interest and sinking fund on 5000,
10000 OF 8 % bonds would place 1
s. tax Of slightly less than two MILL
upon this county and. since the tw,
mill state highway tax has been 70
pealed. our 1922 taxes would not b,
increased on this account.
However, in planning permanep
pavement for Bear Lake county WI
: must tako cognizanee Of tho fac
that the appropriation under III
federal aid road act will be exDend
7 cd with the fiscal year ending Jun
! 80, 1921. Hence there ia at pFosen
no federal aid available
However, federal aid has prove
so beneficial that bills are now bC
!. fore congress which carry appropris
tlons for this purpose. Among thes
: are the Chamberlain and McArthu
bills. The state department hold
= that Il Is most certain that some bl
carrying a federal aid appropriate
q will be passed.
! Even II federal aid were ayailab
D. for the 1921 construction season v
4 should have TO consider the time =
~ quired 70 prepare the project 10 r
10 ceive federal aid. First, Il would
a. necessary TO advertise q bond ele
D. ton TO provide the eoanty.s aiio
al ment. Second. surveys must be mai
a. TO establish grades, compute exeav
III tI0n and embankmcnt. and to dete
* mine drainage works required. Thi
q the project statement together vi
preliminary estimate is filed vi
TX application for federal aid. Fonrt
IL the project IL inspected by FEEDER
b engineers. Fifth. IL the project Is n
sk proved, plans ara prepared and Bu
On mitted To the bureau Of public road
r. Sixth. these plans are checked by &
be bureau and forwarded TO Washln
ba ton for final approval. Seventh.
en- approved the project Il adyertls
Of for bids for three weeks and the 60
or tract let. Thus Il vii be seen IN
ell plans can not be completed In III
lat TO do any construction under feds
ID II aid IN 1921. Pet. and Idea of 1
N, time required for preparation Of |
fot Project warns u that. " this wO
no ls e. be undertaken 10 1922,
no must make plans now.
ro- II has been suggested BY . pro
III Inent county official that deIei
no tl0n should be ehoaen e - a