The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-04-12
IMPROVEMENT ON
ROADS IS URGED
CHAMBER COMMERCE COMMITTEE
OUTLINES PROGRAM FOR MUCH
NEEDED ROAD WORK

CHAMBER COMMERCE COMMITTED
OUTLINES PROGRAM FOR MUCH
NEEDED ROAD WORK
The highway committee of tn,
chamber of commerce, J. S. Hecka
thorn chairman, has outlined pro
gram for considerable constructive
work on the approaches to Moscow
and on roads in the nearby territory
according to report made by Mr.
Heckathorn before the chamber o1
commerce Wednesday.
Mr.. Heckathorn first took up the
matter of the proposed change in the
Estes station road northwest of Mos
COW, for which a petition signed by
some 80 farmers was presented to
the highway commissioner of the
Moscow district, and copy submit
ted to the chamber of commerce two
weeks ago. He said that he believed
that contention of the petitioners
was fair and that the change would
be an aid to the farmers and would
also benefit the city, affording bet
ter road between that district and
Moscow, which is the trading point
for a majority Of the farmers. A
dangerous railroad crossing would be
eliminated, as we'll as several heavy
.
road drifts full OF snow, the drifts
lying until late in spring. The pro-
posed change is practically on "a
water grade. The committee met
With the commissioners OF the high
way district. who have already had
surveys made and have secured esti-
mates on the probable cost of the
new road.
Right Of Way Officially
Mr. Heckathorn said that there
seemed to be some difficulty about
securing right of way, but expressed
the belief that all the farmers would
benefit, and that right of way should
be given The commissioners in
formed the committee that they ex-
pected to be able to grade the road
this spring from the state line to the
main highway if the right of way Isl
furnished. The committee urged the
of commerce to endorse the
project and to urge the farmers to
obtain the right of way for the road.
In his report Mr.. Heckathorn took
up the matter Of petition from
of farmers living north of
town near Moscow Mountain, on the
old Princeton highway, where there
is about one and one-half miles of
the road, from the surfaced highway |
at the Frazier place, that becomes al
most impossible, and that should be |
graded and surfaced. The committee |
had also taken this up with the high
way commissioners, who had agreed
to investigate.
Surface Third Street Road
Mr.. Heckathorn reported that the
Third street road to the state line is
all graded and that the
rock crusher will be set up near the
septic tank and the rock put on as
'ast as possible The road will be
20 feet wide and plenty of rock put
IN.
The committee recommended a
change in the road at the west end of r
Third street, where both the North !
rn Pacific and the O.-W r. E. N.
racks are crossed and recrossed. i
The crossings are dangerous, because :
# the curves in the road, and it was ]
sked that the city council take the
natter up and endeavor to have the {
DAD follow the curve in the railroad :
light of way until 1t reaches Third !
treetl thus eliminating the double 7
rossing. $
Surfacing Pullman Road
The report stated that the Whitman
ounty commissioners will grade and
urface what is known as the hill | q
BAD, back of the university, from the =
highway to the state line, &
saving one and one-half miles in v
1aho not surfaced. The committee Z,
,comm ended that the chamber of =
ommerce ask the commissioners of :
ghway district No to surface this q
lort piece of road as soon as pos Il
BILE, as the farmers in the district !,
hich this road penetrates have been q,
somised a good road by the cham
n of commerce for the past several !,
ears That part of the road lying v,
AIDED and surfaced. II
Would Cut Down Hill .,
The committee recommended that i,
e hill at the north end of Main !, !,
rect inside the city limits. near the =
en- Sanders home, be cut down. The =,
st is estimated at $500 and the ~
of district No. 2 have -
reed to stand three-fifths of the 80
st if the city will stand the. other =. :.
o-fifths II II
It was also urged that the South - =
louse sand road, between the state -
e and this city, be improved, as ~ -
2 farmers in the district are anx "a 1;
is that it be put in better condition. "a ~.
e Whitman county commissioners p
) arranging to improve the road - ~
,ween Busbey and the state line. ~ ~
e farmers have signified willing on ol
IS to cooperate and do consider ~ ~
e donation work nis
The report of the, committee was y
adopted by the cham ~
of comm aroo