Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-09-29
ROCK WORK TO
COST $4,000
KAMIAH HILL CONTRACT
LET TO SPOKANE FIRM
FOR S6S,7S3.03.


missioners, the personal of
which is imposed of J. F. Jenny,
August Schroeder and Ed Jessup
at a meeting held in their office.
Saturday evening passed a resell
ution setting aside 1925 of the
bond money, voted some four
years ago, which, is to be match
ed dollar for dollar by federal aid
money, making a total then of
$25, 900, to be used for hard sur
facing the North and South
highway in the Cottonwood dis
trict, now completed as far as
grading is concerned. The hard
surfacing will commence at the
edge of the city limits and will
join the Ferdinand highway
district, who have also set aside
$18,500, to lie matched dollar for
dollar by federal aid.
According to reports, there
will be no hard surfacing done
this fall but everything will be
placed in readiness so work can
be commenced early in the
spring.
The action of the Cottonwood
highway commissioners, Satur-
day evening. now assures the
people of this immed ate vicinity
a hard surfaced road between
Cottonwood and Lewiston by
early summer. Their action
meets with universal approval.
Let Kamiah Hill Contract
Another important step in
state highway constrr ction was
taken Monday in the letting of a
contract for construction of
what is known as the Kamiah
hill section of the NeZperce
branch of the North and South
highway, comprising 6:45 miles.
extending from the city limits of
kamish to the top of the hill.
connecting with the old road
from Ne7rerce to kamiah. 1t
is entitled state aid project No.
SO, end is under supervision of
the state highway department,
bnt the funds are provided by
the ksmiah highway district and
the Lewis county board Of COM
missioners.
The successful bidder was the
Triangle Construction company,
of Spokane, the figures being
$e8,783.03. this not including
about LOO feet of pine. There
were three other bidders. as fol-
lcws: General Construction Co.,
Spokane. STD, Asa. AZ: E. L. Strick
ler, Lewiston, S79.325.S6; and
j. A. Terteling, of Moscow, $685.
698.1S.
Bids were made in detail, for
clearing and grubbing nearly
200 acres of land; for excavat-
ing solid rock, loose rock and
earth; for pipe of II, 18, "a and
80 inches; and for concrete, steel
reinforcing and dry rubble. 1t
is understood that the kamiah
highway district meets the ex-
pense to the amount of $4,000
ard Lewis county pays the re-
mainder. The time for compile
tion of the work is estimated to
be from five to six months.
On next Saturday, additional
bids for work on the North and
South highway will be opened.
One of these will be for the con-
struction of 2 IA miles af sec
tion about one mile south of
Whitebird, which is now one of
the most difficult of the unfin-
ished portions of the highway.
Bids for the building of the
Spalding bridge will also be OPEN
ed at that time: and bids for
three bridges located in federal
aid project No. 55, which is now
under construction by the Muir
ply company, but the bridges
fer which are not yet provided
for. This project is located be.
tween Whitebird and Lucille.
With the letting of these con-
trac's, all will be provided for as
far as Higgins. All of he North
and South highway between
Boise and Lewiston, 401 miles,
will then be either built or under
construction, except about 25
miles of project No. 63, which is
comprised in a number of short
links, and these will probably be
built next year. At least by
1926. when the worlds exposi-