Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-24 | Page 2 | County Seeks Right of Way

COUNTY SEEKS RIGHT OF WAY Commission to Consider Methods of Financing New Roadway IDAHO FALLS FAL Idaho Methods Idaho Methods of ot financing the purchase of ot right of way for the approximately 10 miles mie of road from Big Elk Ek creek to f the Wyoming line lne slated for construction under uder the federal federa public works work program willbe will willbe wil be considered at the Saturday meeting meet meet in lug ing of the Bonneville county couty commis sion sian Construction of the te highway a connecting link of t the Roosevelt Rosevelt highway highway high high- way was assured in an Informal rma c communication corn com received here this week front from Com J. J H. H l Sl Stemmer mert Idaho commissioner commis commis- of p public bU work works Mr intimated that per cent federal federa aid would be available for construe construe- t tion n of the project It I will wi be necessary according to f Chairman S. S H. H Price of the commission commis sion to arrange for financing o of the te right of way purchase through though means means' other than tha the already ady limited county couty roads and bridges fund which was wa WS budgeted at an extremely low tigre figure this year A conservative estimate of ot the amount needed to secure the secure the right atway of at way for the proposed road sets set the te figure at approximately 1500 and construction of necessary fences adds add further to the cost to the county of the project project Plans are being informally proposed for consideration by the commission propose Including securing of the necessary ground gound by option opton final settlement to be made in 1934 outright gift gUt to the county of at the necessary lands by a good roads and merchants merchants' merchant tion tax trade ton tx agreements agreement between property owners and the county and various other schemes Definite Defnie details of the government plans are expected to be available at he the Saturday meeting meting s I