Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-02-17 | Page 1 | Will Construct an International Highway

WILL CONSTRUCT AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY. Montreal, Fob. 17. The proposal to construct a great international highway high-way between New York and Montreal has received tho approval of reRreson-talhos reRreson-talhos of the principal municipalities on both sides of tho boundary line. New York plana to expend $1,2Q0,-000 $1,2Q0,-000 on the portion of the route between be-tween New York and Rouse's Point. The representatives between tho latter lat-ter places and Montreal and tho mayor may-or of this city have expressed a willingness will-ingness to cb-operatc with the provincial pro-vincial government In completing the northern portion of tho highway. The premier of Quebec has already intimated that the government is willing will-ing to appropriate for this work the major part of all money derived from the automobile tax. Tho government has also announced a subsidy plan by which the province will share tho cost of work carried out by the municipalities.