The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-09-05
HIGHWAY EXTENSIONS
URGED BY OFFICIALS
Harrington and Booze Lay Plans Before Com
missoners. Austin and Grimes Connec-
tions Necessary. Federal Aid Withdrawn
Next Year. Commissioners Ask Public Idea

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ton of the state highway commission
came In Friday afternoon to give .ht
roal building program of this county
an Inspection and to urge the com.
plotion of certain projects within the
county. 1t is the first time that Mr.
of Fernley, and he admits that tie
proper route would be via The La
hontan dam.
Federal Aid
In talking over the federal aid
feature aad the withdrawal of sup
port from the Carson-LeetsvDle
branch, both members of the commits
sion are satisfied that this vii, be
restored. This will come about by
the taking off from other projects,
five miles has been gained 1t is
anticipated that mileage enough czn
be secured through shortening routes
to set the Leeteyille. CarsoG highway
back into the federal and state pro-
port ionment. Governor Scrugnam,
early this spring, made the same
statement, and all have admitte l
that it was bad judgment net to have
insisted on the completion OF this
main artery of road construction
earlier.
Question of Support
AS explained by both mr.. Boos
and Mr.. Harrington it is possible
that another year may see the With
drawal of all federal money from
roadwork. This depends a great deal
ON the stand taken by the nov pfesl-
dent. President Harding being par
ticularly favorable to weste IN de-
velopment, was counted on as a
friend to road expansion thro ugh the
arid section and into the better dis
tricts. 1t was pointed out tnat M
Coolidge is an eastern man and it
may be that he will not favor ex-
penditures over the far west. In
such a case there will be d hard
fight to get the aid that has hereto
tore been accessible.
Must Act at Once
In the case of. the extension of
the road from the point where the
Christensen contract ends 20 sos
miles east, or to the Grimes raneh
this will have to be taken advantage
of at this time or the appropriation
will lapse and it will be Impossible
to take over the project again The
efata and gnvarnmout 10 uPatfit.U ~,
approval by this county for this con
tract which would make a complete
highway from Fernley through this
city and on to Sand Springs 1hs
matter is under consideration by the
county commissioners who net Sat
urday with the two representatives.
from Carson.
With another stretch of twelve
miles running to the Lander county
line, which money has been provid I'd
for by Lander county, and the state
and the Lincoln Highway assoela-
ton have their money up, the prcpo-
sition of building this highway has
been presented. Some forest money
will be available in Lander county
thus guaranteeing a high grade road
through this entire county and into
Austin, which would tend to attract
tourist travel westward as we'll as
returns east through this city and
county.
Urge Haste
Both Mr.. Booe and Mr.. Harrington
urge haste in this matter owing to
the unsettled condition of federal
aid money. Once this is Withdrawn
the seven per cent basis, it will be
hard to restore any such liberality
on the part of the government, and
the original fight for concessions
will have to be made again.
Should the county see its way TO
take advantage of the proposition
the construction will be of the same
character as that now being laid by
the Christensen contract, a rolled
asphaltie highway, which has given
excellent wearing results throughout
California. In speaking of such a
construction, Mr.. Boob said.
1T has been found through ex-
periments and results in Nevada that
the better the grade of road the las.
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