The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-05-31
Prompt Completion ofLincoln
Highway in Nevada Assured
Lincoln Highway Assn. Closes Contracts With State:
Contributes 100000 towards work; S15OOOOO to be
Spent This Year Between Ely and Reno

which the association had made
funds available, had been undertak-
en-, and that had not been fully COM
pleted. In accordance with the
terms of the contracts, the funds Of
fered to Nevada automatically re-
verted to the association January l.
1922.
Under the terms of the Federal
Highway Act, every thousand dollars
worth of highway construction un-
dertaken on approved projects In
Nevada will entitle the state to
$872.3O from the federal govern
ment, the state thus paying but
$l27.7O as its share. Even this
small proportion of the total cost of
each road project, amounting to a
little more than one-eighth, Is G se-
we're strain upon the finances of the
state and the State Highway Com
mission of Nevada, which has exert
ed every effort to bring about the
early improvement of the. road, earn
estly petitioned the board of direct
ors of the Lincoln Highway Associ-
alton for extended aid at this time
when 1t was particularly effective
due to the large amount of Federal
aid money it commanded.
New Contracts Effect More
Improvement
Under the terms of the arrange
ments just closed with the state of
Nevada, the association makes avail
able to the state the balance of the
S45,500 originally offered for the
completion of the Fallon Sink In
Churchill county of which amount
the state has, to date, used but $780,
500. The contracts further provide
for $4,000 as aid in the construc-
tion Of the famous Frenchman's
station mud flats in the same coun-
ty and $44,500 additional to pro-
vide for the construction between
Westgate and Austin. In considera-
ton of the associations total con-
tribution of 100000 under the ex-
listing arrangements the state un-
dertakes to bring to completion be-
for June, 1924, all of the present
poor sections of the Lincoln High
way between the Utah State line and
Reno. utilizing in many of the for
est reserves crossed by the Lincoln
Highway the special road fund pro-
vided by the Federal Highway Act
for Improvement within these dis
tricts. The total improvement ON
the Lincoln Highway which will re-
suit from the arrangements perfect
ed will amount to about $1,500,000
this year. The associations $780,
900 commands practically 100000
of Federal aid which the state would
have difficulty in meeting-probably
could not meet-without this as
sistance. The remaining $4,000
tentatively held for further use on
the Lincoln Highway in Nevada. it
is expected, will assist improvement
work between Fallon and Reno, Fall
Ion and Carson City, and between
pah.
Governor Boyle of Nevada and
the State Highway Commission are
a unit with the board of directors
of the Lincoln Highway Association
in their desire to see the Lincoln
Highway across the state brought to
completion as promptly as possible.
During the construction detours will
not be necessary.
Leaves Last Gap In Utah
Were 1t not for the lack of coop
Grafton in Utah, to which state the
association contributed S125.000 to
provide the completion of the link
between Salt Lake City and the Ne
vada state line, the entire Lincoln
Highway from Salt Lake City to
Reno would now be on the road to
completion. Unfortunately the state
of Utah has not carried out its con-
tract with the Lincoln Highway As
sociation and the improvement of
any road in Utah west of Salt Lake
City this year will doubtless be de-
layed, awaiting the final decision OF
the Federal government.