The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-05-26
WILL START SPREADING CEMENT
ON STATE HIGHWAY NEAR Filler
At ONCE--- ROCK CRUSHER BUSY
Courts Opinion Win Benefit District Discover
Gravel Bed North of Maroa May Devise
Plan for Improving Unpaved Strip

The Filler highway district will be
approximately sl2.000.0O TO the
good as a result OF ruling made
last week by the supreme court OF
the state validating the action OF
the last legislature In appropriatine
S9S. 10000 for the sale of the two
million dollar bond issue voted upon
al the last election.
The Filler highway districts por
ton OF this issue Is around $4,000. |
according To H. j. Weaver, president
or the district board.
Unpaved State Road
Discussing road matters further.
Mr. Weaver pointed out the de-
tails OF the situation regarding the !
1.s2 miles of road on the west end |
OF the state highway in this district. |
which is not included In the present |
construction contract with the /
Phelps Construction company.
Suggestion has been made by res
idfnts OF this district that additional /
bonds be voted for completing the !
road. the cost OF which is estimated
at $40 10000.
Can Bond for $50, 10000
Federal aid has already been appro-
priated for this strip. amounting TO
approximately s35.o0O.o0. or at the
rate OF 100000 per mile. Mr.
Weaver states that the district has 1
sufficient bonding ability yet TO bond
up to sS3,ss0.50. The district has
valuation OF s4.46s. s05.60 There
has already been issued highway dis
trict bonds to the amount of $685.
10000
The strip OF road referred to lies
west OF the Kral farm ON the high
way. and IL bonds are not issued for
les paving il will probably be the on
ly unpayed strip between Bull and
Hansen.
Crashed Rock Contract
The district has just recently clos
led a contract with +. Il. Phelps for
crushing 10000 cubic yards OF rock
to be used in building the state high
way and feeder" roads in this dis
trict at price of Sl.10 per yard
in the bunkers at the plant. which is
equivalent TO being In trucks. The
contractor pays the district $3.50 for
rock used by him on the state high
way. making profit to the district of
$40 per yard.
Cheaper Than Gravel
AS proof OF the comparative cost OF
rock over that purchased from the
Twin Falls highway district or gravel
purchased at Burnley. the following
figures are quoted:
Gravel at Burnley cost GO cents per
yard: freight Is sl.20. while unload
ing is 30 cents. total OF s2.I0.
Crushed rock from the Twin Falls
crusher is quoted az 1886 for 2300
pounds. which Is 10 per cent less
than yard. with the additional er-
pense OF SO cents freight. and 80
cents unloading charges. totaling
ss05 per 2so0 pounds. Il
Feeder Roads Soon
Mr.. Weaver states that II Is the in
tention OF the district to start CON o
struction Of the feeder" roads Just
as soon as the crushed rock Is avail 1
able AT present the product OF the
plant is being taken for the staf.p I
highway under the contract with Mr.
Phelps. referred to previously.
Ready To Lay Cement
Actual laying OF cement on the
highway would now be underway
we're Il not for the inclenent weather
conditions that have prevailed. The
construction crew were ready for &c
.menf-Isying operations last week,
and II was felt certain that work
you'd be commenced Tuesday. but
the heavy rains Of Monday night
once more delayed operations.
Locate Gravel Pin
OF further Interest regarding
highway matters is the Investigation
made yesterday Of a site two and
one-half miles north or Msroa be-
longing to r. J. Rutherford. thai
shows indications OF being gravel !
bed. Mr.. Rutherford. H. J. weay-
CT. and Engineer McQuery made an
inspection OF the ground and are
well satisfied with the shovings- II =
is proposed that the bed be washed Il
down. to determine the extent OF s
the gravel formations II the plat \