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Show B. P. R. ENGINEERS RETURN TO OGDEN C W. Cross, chief locater of the IT. S. Bureau of Public Roads has returned return-ed to Ogden from an inspection of roads in the Kalb.ib tun st region. He also InBpected roads in the Grand Canyon, Can-yon, the Sevlcr-Summlt, Clrcleville canyon and Scvler-Covc Fort projects. Construction work on the Sevlcr-Cove Sevlcr-Cove Fort project will begin within a few weeks. R. H. Shoemaker, senior highway engineer, has returned from an inspection inspec-tion of projects in Lemhi county In Idaho. lie attended the opening of bids for a 10.68 mile gravel surface road be-tween be-tween Georgetown and the Caribou county line, the Taylor-Child Construction Con-struction company of Ogd n being tho low bidders with a bid of $74,028.78 This road is an important link In tho north and south highway Tho recommendation rec-ommendation for awarding the contract con-tract htus been made In favor of the Ogden firm. O. T Beattle reports that the roads In the Salmon river oectlon In Idaho are In good shape. No frost has been . t . ' encountered as yet in that vicinity, h said. He Inspected projects as tar north as White Bird during the past week, E. E. Kidder, senior highway engineer en-gineer has returned from an inspection 'of roads In the panhandh rlct in i Idaho With good weather conditions .prevailing much headway is being made In the road programs, he said last night The 12-mlle section of road out of Coucr d'Alene has been completed. I This stretch of road Is paved and Is a ! main link in the east and west hlgh-I hlgh-I way. Mr. Kidder states that the past sea-Ison sea-Ison has been a good one for road con-jstructlon con-jstructlon In Idaho. |