The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-04-14
March "a. 1922

March "a. 1922
County of Bingham, IS.
The Board Of County Commissioners
Of Bingham County assembled at their
oflice on this S4th day OF March arch p1r-
in regular adjournment of March Is,
England. Chairman, Nelson Miller and
John r. Williams. members, and F. M.
Fisher, Clerk. being present, when the
following matters came on Tor con-
sideration:
Y .. the Mater ate of the Ora A..:.Fsd
Board Of County Commissioners.
In the above entitled matter. the
Director OF Highways met with the
Clerk Fisher and County Engineer
Christensen. to discuss the construc-
ton OF q portion Of the YELLOWSTONE
Blackfoot and the Bonneville County
line in Bingham County, in the office
of the County Commissioners. and af-
cided that the State should file a pro-
ject statement covering the construc-
ton of the road from the end of the
Fort Hall HIP pavement to the Bonneville
Ave sections, Section A to begin at
the Bonneville county line and extend
South 1o.6 miles; Section e to begin
the City Of Blackfoot and extend
NArth three miles; Sections D, B and
e, 90 be constructed at later date.
1t appears that the five bridges in
Slough, snake River Valley, Cedar
Point, Idaho Canal Company and
Blackfoot Canal We're built some years
ago of steel with concrete floors eight
cen feet wide with a fifteen ton load
ing, and inasmuch as the funds avail
able at the present time are limited
Commissioners and the Director. that
the project should be filed emitting
these five bridges from construction
this year. the, Commissioners stating
resolution pledging themselves to CO.
operate with their construction as
soon as additional Federal Aid be-
comes available. say in 1923 or 1924.
On March 8, the Commissioners pas
sed resolution in which they set
aside the money and requested the
the basis of a gravel road using what
is commonly known as Goshen gravel"
The Commissioner of Public Works.
sioners by letter that it would be i'm
possible for the State to file a project
statement containing those words In
gravel referred to would pass the
Federal specifications. and on that
basis the Director asked the Commits
to write e. him fhese g0 ora
from the resolution which the Com
missioners agreed to do.
he Director agreed TO have District
Engineer McCauley, prepare the pro-
Ject statement and forward to him
Immediately, ana to begin the survey,
the state placing at least two parties
in the field SO as to expedite the
Xork. The Commissioners agreed to
deiray two thirds OF the cost of sur
vey and the preparation of the plans.
the State contributing one-third of
this cost. The expenses caused by
the survey and the preparation of the
plans will have to be paid from the
total funds available as shown in
resolution dated March 9. 1922. The
Director also agreed to have the let
tering of the project in the Commits
sioner's office in the Court House at
agreed to secure an average fifty,
pound sample of the Goshen gravel
and forward the same to the testing
engineer at the University of Moscow.
bid on the construction Of the project.
Ia the Matter of Amending the
. Resolution 10, ra Adoptsd o.. ~ This
Resolution was Headed AZ Fol-
lows: "In the Matter of Adopt
Ing Resolution ApprOpriating
the sum of $31,957.26 to be Spent
Upon the Yellowstone Park
Highway Between BlackfOOt and
the North County Line in Con-
junction with the Federal Road
Department and the State of
ldahO."
I In the above entitled matter, it is
ordered that this resolution be and
the same is hereby amended as fol-
Hws: strike the following words from
the resolution: using what is COM
monty known as Goshen gravel"
In the Matter of Ripwrapping
the Banks of Snake River to
Protect the Tflden Bridge.
In the above entitled matter, the
Board of County Commissioners of
Bingham County having had a meet
~ with the Board of County Com
hfssioners of Bannock County under
date of March Is, at which meeting it
was agreed by and between the respec-
tive Boards that the banks of Snake
River should be ripwrapped to pro
tect the Tilden bridge, and, it was
agreed in said meeting that this ex-
pense would be met on a $3.50 basis
by each of the counties.
1t was thereupon ordered by this
Board that the terms of this agree
ment be and they are hereby approx
ed and that E. Milton Christensen be
and is hereby appointed to supervise
the work and report to this Board.
ORDERED. That this Board do now
adjourn until March 27 at which time
the Board win take under considera-
ton the matter of appointing Direc-
tors for the Bingham County Fair.
Attest: Chairman.
- F. NJ FISHER. Clerk.