Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-01-20
TWO CONTRACTS
FOR ROAD WORK
FERDINAND; EVERGREEN
HIGHWAYS LET CON-
TRACTS FOR ROAD.

Engineer Osborne in Lewison for
Ahe construction of two more i'm
bortant links in the north and
lsouth highway, Fitzgerald-Staun
I ton company of Great Falls,
Mont, being awarded the work
on the Evergreen district, and
GH. Campbell of Colfax, WASH,
e Ferdinand district. The bids
the two were $50, ,686.66 and
88,349.42 respectively, says the
Lewiston Tribune.
The construction of the roads
in the two districts will mean the
probable completion this year of
the north and south highway
from Lewiston south to Cotton
wood, according to highway Of
ficials.
The Evergreen highway dist
rict joins the Culdesac grade at
the Nez Perce county line. In
this district IA miles will be con-
structed at cost of $59,686.66
under the contract let Thursday.
This will carry the road to the
Central highway district where
several miles of highway, lead
ing into Craigmont, have already
been constructed according to
state highway specifications.
The Ferdinand district will
carry the highway from Craig
mont to Cottonwood.
In putting through that por-
ton of the road in the Ferdinand
strict there is considerable
Tx work to do, and the contract
y announce that this will prob
I ably be commenced within two
or three weeks.
The beginning of work in the
Evergreen district depends large
ly on weather conditions it is an
nounced.
Ten bids were submitted for
the work in the Evergreen dist
rict yesterday, as follows: Nor
rison & Knudson, Boise, $685.
298.44; D. F. Murphy & Co.,
Boise, $59,829.74; Montague
O'Rilly Co., Portland, $9l 1866
Tri-State Construction CO.. Ritz
vile, $40, 9,946.95; G.. L. Stickler,
Spokane, S92,100.30; Fitzgerald
Staunton Co.. Great Falls, S59,-
686.55; Standard Asphalt Paw
ing Co., Spokane, $83,069.60
Grant, Smith & Co., Spokane,
S69,609.26; c. F. eager, Occur
d'Alene, $6O,995.28; General
Construction Co., Spokane, $76,-
623.17>.
PiLs for the Ferdinand district
~ere: P. A. Terteling, Moscow,
58,308.17; ID. F. Murphy Co.,
Boise, $43,903.13; Morrison,
Knudson Co, Boise, S43,384.11;
General Construction Co., Spok-
ane, S43, 1881; Johnson & Lin
go, Lewiston, $47,S02.99; Mon
tague-O'Rilly Co.. Portland, $751;
265.94; Martin Woldson, Spok-
ane, $43,4 1854; J. H. Campbell,
Colfax, S38, 349.42; Grant, Smith
& Co., Spokane, $40. .703.81; G. L.
Stockler, Spokane, $50, 1851.
Bonds Sell at Par.
The bid of the Empire Nation
al bank of Lewiston on $4,000
highway bonds of the Central
highway district was accepted
by the bcnrd of commissioners
of the district at a meeting held
in the district highway offices in
Lewiston Friday. The bonds
are so in number for 81 900 each
and bear interest at 6 per cent
The Empire National bank bid tC
purchase them at par, less $99s
commission.
The money accruing from the
sale of the bonds will be used fol
the construction of five miles oi
the North and South highway
leading from Craigmont down in
to Lawyers canyon to the line oi
the Ferdinand highway district
1t is planned to advertise for the
bids on the contract for the con
struction of the strip within
short time, probably about Janu
airy 25, according to Distric
Highway Engineer Osborne.
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