Idaho County free press., 1923-06-14
COUNCIL ACTS.
IN FAVOR Of.
STREET WORK
c;tv Fathers Hope to Soon
Clear Up Technical Diff
culties Regarding Surfacing
Economy to Be Watchword in
Making Needed Improve
ment; Paving Is Impossible

o,4, oouncil met in special session
uondsv evening and reached decisions
rslatiye to the street Improvements IN
~ center Of Grangeville. 1t was
sas,tad sns out at the meeting that con-
p..ons had reached such a stage that
,,s,,,ad;ate u..v action was necessary and,
although technical details OF tne mat,
tar are still indefinite, the genera
shane of the program Is suillcientiy
formed that the council feels aDie TO
,seoommend a plan which will not only
;nsure satisfactory surfacing, put econ
omv IN expenditure which at the pres
ont is much desired.
Three years ago, it will be rememp-
.uad a bond issue of $25,00O was voted
sor tbe purpose of paving the inter
sactions of Main street, the North
and South highway to the city limits
md idaho avenue to the Camas Pra1-
rie rio depot The work was launched
Immediately after the bond issue was
nassed. but all streets menfioned I'D
that issue were not surfaced.
$4,000 Already Spent
The work pursued entailed an ex-
nanditure of $4,000 of the issue, but
that amount was adequate to put lda-
ho avenue and Main street from
Idaho avenue to the North and South
highway in first class condition. AZ
present, there is surplus or $ll-OOc
remaining of that issue, which the
council feels. after careful inspec-
ton Of all possible approaches OF the
surfacing program presents itself as
a hinge upon which the new plan can
be fastened The legal status OF the
paving issue makes it impossible tt
use the $11, 900, or any part of 1t, for
matchmaking, since the paving bonds
cannot be sold for Main street. due
to reluctance of bonding companies tc
purchase bonds on street thanked
by too many vacant lots. For that
reason 1t will he necessary to consider
the proposition of another issue. the
smOunt Of which has not been de
elded upon. but which will probably
rot exceed by any significant figure
the surplus remaining from the pavinf
bonds.
Rough Estimate OF Cost
Estimates presented at the special
meeting indicated that, in view OF the
present rock base on Main street, the
result Of years of grading and de-
posting of cushed rock, it can be
maca1amized from a point near the
loot of China hill to the point where
The paving starts at Idaho avenue
Ior from $4,000 to $2500 This figure
Is rough estimate and the councils
opinion was that it would be high, il
view of the reduction in construction
costs and the ability to realize on the
lo-inch rock bottom now on the
street. This will leave sufficient money
20 surface each Of the intersectinp
streets Tor approximately a block from
NAN and to surface State street from
MAIN to the city limits State street
y one OF the most used streets in the
el'y; yet 1t is in very poor condition
10 handle the travel over it. Tho
N,am street program also makes pro-
vision for reduction of the grade on
house N'"i'
Benefit on Idaho Avenue
when Idaho avenue was surfaced 1t
" uecame distinct asset to the city, but
ue council has the feeling that with
Oul similar surface on Main street
= great deal Of the value to be de-
sl'ed from the surface on that street
S lost.