The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-03-16
Sixth or Lewiston District.
Covers Distance of
247 Miles.
SPEND VAST AMOUNT
$300,000 Between White Bird
and Lucille to Be Expend-
ed This Year.

Great development is promised on
that portion of the North and South
highway which is located in the sixtn
or Lewiston district The territory
extends to Weiser and covers dis
tame of PAT miles.
Last week Engineer f. Il. Kidder of
Ogden. representing the federal bur-
eau OF highways, went over the sec
ton OF the highway in the Salmon
river, in company with District En-
gineer VIM. Osborn of Lewiston, and
j. j. McCready, resident engineer pre-
paratory to starting the bali rolling
toward completion of the road through
! the Salmon river.
In giving resume of the work that
| is completed and contracts already let
the Lewiston Tribune of recent date
published the following information:
Beginning at Lewiston, the Lewis
ton Highway district has already
built 8 IL miles of the North and
South highway up to the district line.
For the remaining five miles, from
the district line to the Spalding
bridge, a contract has been let to g.
l.. Strickler for $57, ,O27 go, for sur
facing with broken stone.
The building Of the Spalding bridge,
at "a cost of $4,000 or more is pro-
vided for out of the county bridge and
bond issue of 100000, but the con-
tract has not yet been let From the
bridge to Lapwai the four miles of
highway have already been built.
From Lapwai to Culdesac, it has al
ready been graded and surfaced,
distance of eight miles, at cost of
$1,000.
From Culdesac to the top of The
hill, adjoining the Evergreen hlgh-
way district 11.2 miles, it is - le
graded, drained and surfaced at
cose of $4,000, with funds available
from county, state and federal govern
ment
The 10.4 miles from the north I'D
the east boundary of the Evergreen
highway district, by way of Wincl.es-
ter, this being state aid project No.
23, is to be built by contract let to
Fitzgerald Il Stanton for $59,69S. IS,
the surfacing to be done with stone
The next section of "A miles ex-
tending to VOllmer, was completed
last year at cost of $4,000.
From vollmer to the north boundary
OF the Ferdinand Highway district,
or the south boundary of the Central
Highway district, distance of 90
mil?s, the work of surfacing has been
let to the Triangle Construction COM
rany of Spokane, for $43,541.97.
From the north boundary line to
the south boundary line of the Fer
dl"and Highway district, a distance
of seven miles, he contract for sur
fanng has been let to the Highway
Construction company of Colfax, for
$3S, 1892.
From the north boundary of the
Cottonwood Highway district to with
In l IL miles of the town of Cotton
wood, being state aid project No. %,
covering distance of three miles,
the grading and draining, but not sur
racing, has been let to Lingo & Sor-
row of this city, for So, ,O8046.
The 7O-foot span bridge across
Lawyers Canyon, between the Fer.
dinand and Central Highway districts
is to be built by Albert l.. Smith of
Spokane for $7487.
There are two miles within the vii
lage of Cottonwood, and then 2.56
miles TO the highway district line and
rs miles through the Fem Highway
district, and seven miles further to
Ilangeville, total distance of 1877
miles, that is not provided for
From Grangeville to White Bird, a
distance of % miles, the highway has
already been graded and drained, and
Tour miles surfaced at cost of $685..
il572. and the remainder will be sur
faced.
Between White Bird and New
on a distance Of 1854 miles
there was spent last year total sum
IF $S52, 26.
Between White Bird and Lucille, a
iistonce of ten miles, this being In
what is known as the neutral zone, the
sum of $4,000 is to be spent this
year BY state and federal aid. The
Neutral zone extends about rs miles.
from the east fork of the Weiser river
% the villige Of White Bird. South
OF New Meadows, extending a dis
.ance of 15 miles to Round Valley.
which is the southern terminus of
he portion within the Lewiston dis
.rict. the sum of 100000 is to be
'pent this season. Beyond this, prac-
.ically 95 per cent of the work has
'een completed to the terminus of the
highway at Weiser