Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-02-23
FEDERAL Aid
IS ASSURED
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE AT
BOISE CONFERENCE GIVE $780,
600 TO BOUNDARY COUNTY
CONSTRUCTION MAY START SOON
State Officers Active In Working for
Interests of Boundary County.

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and through forest reserves, Boundary
county will receive S135,o00, this
amount having been agreed upon by
forestry service, bureau Of public
road and state highway officials a,
conferences held in Boise last Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
OF this sum $4,000 is to be ex-
pended upon the Roosevelt highway
and $95,000 upon the North and South
highway, north of Bonners Ferry.
Forestry department officials stated
at Boise that they believed it would
be possible to begin road construction
work this year.
The conference at Boise was at
tended by six delegations represent
ing as many different road needs in
various parts of north Idaho and the
total requests for forest money for
road construction in counties north
of the Salmon river, totaled nearly
four million dollars. The Lolo Pass
route was strongly presented and an
appropriation for this road was re-
quested by large groups of Idaho and
Montana citizens.
The Boundary county delegation at
tending the Boise conference consisted
of County Auditor Brody, Chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners,
]. A. Welch County Attorney o. C.
Wilson and State Senator G. W. King,
The latter attending as a representa-
tive of the Kootenai Valley CONNER
cial club. The members of the dele
cation feel that they were indeed for
tunate in being able to secure such a
large allotment of forestry road
money, especially when it is consid-
cred that many other localities were
vitality interested in securing a por-
tion of this money.
Commissioner of Public Works
Hall and Director of Highways Olson,
were of greatest assistance TO the
Boundary county delegation, and 1t
was through their efforts that Bound
airy county received so much consider
alton. Commissioner Hall and Direct
or Olson have placed the Roosevelt
highway and North and South high
way in Boundary county on the prior
ity list for all future federal road
work
e. r. Sherman, assistant United
States forester of Washington, and r.
W. Norcross, chief engineer for the
forest service, two of the federal Of
ficers in attendance at the Boise con-
ference, are making tour of the
western forest states collecting in
formation regarding the construction
program in each of the several
states.
The forest service, it was said, real
lied it will be impossible to construct
ell projects now under consideration
and is making this survey to deter
irn rarinY fu Of
the various states.
The general forest road program
in Idaho was discussed as we'll as the
'7 per cent system" under which fed
eral aid is allotted to states for roads
other than forest roads. The ~ pei
cent system" is a provision Of tht
federal aid bill by when a state
designates per cent of its state high
ways on which the federal funds ar,
to be spent.
All forest roads in the state, includ
ing all possible projects for the pres
ent and the near future, were brough
into the discussion which even wen
beyond what can be completed will
the available money. Officials attend
ing the three day sessions were:
Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Norcross, B. j
efifce of the bureau of public roads
G. S. Bright, connected with the Sal
Francisco office of the bureau of pub
lie roads; r. H. Rutledge, distric
forester at the Ogden office; ]. T
Martin, district engineer o the fores
service at Ogden; Fred Morrell, dis
trict forester at MissouIa, Ere
Theme, district engineer of the for
rarufaa af MicconJo. G.xx, hKo4x.r
superintendent of the Payette Nation
al forest; VIM. Hall, commissioner Q
public works, and D. P. Olson, stat
director of highways.
The exact amount available for ex
penditure is s2,404,550. This amour
is divided into three classification,
OF this amount $1,097894 comes on
of the forest highway fund which 1
for expenditure on roads within an
without the forests In the state ds
pending on future agreements betwee
the state and forestry officials. Al
other million ($1,088,656) comes OF
of the forest development fund whic
is for the construction of roads In tt
forests and considered of prime in
portance by the forest service. Ther
is also remaining out of the last al
prOprldtiOu $llo,uOU uneApSnueu Wnle
is available for construction purposs
on forest roads.
The members of the Boundary coul
ty delegation arrived in Boise Sunds
night. Monday night all attended ii
Lincoln Day banquet at the Owyh'
hotel. There were over TOO peep
in attendance, many coming to he,
Madame Schumann-Heink sing "Tl
Star Spangled Banner" The banqu
was in time to attend the Sch
mann-Heink concert Every seat
the theatre was filled and at lea
four hundred we're seated on the stae
The entertainment was even bett
than had been anticipated. the Aut