The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-07
GOOD ROADS
BILL PASSED
c.odoight of Nez Perez Father
of the Good Roads
Legislation

.o,, measures passed during the
. n of the legislature was the good
lads bill fathered by Goodnight OF
lv orce Representative Goodnight
worked hard and earnestly in. the
" ..rosts of the measure and placed the
~, IN such excellent condition that it
~, with the universal approval Of the
,ners. Representative Goodnight
ono Of the prominent farmers in the
,orth end Of the state and from per-
..1 experfence has come to realize
no Importance of good roads through
~, the state. The following is a text
in part of the bill:
Anv portion of a county desiring to
:. created or set off as a special good
lad district for the purpose of improv-
mo any or all of the public roads there
- within the provisions of this act,
xh;ch contains twenty-five or more
rssdent taxpayers may be organized
into a special good road district for
s,cb purpose, and when SO organized.
srcb district and the board of good
road commissioners hereinafter pro-
t;ded for shall have and possess the
,overs of a body corporate to issue
bonds for the building and repairing
NJ any or all of the public roads within
its district
For the purpose of the forlna ton of
snch road district petition shall be
missioners Of the county in which said
nroposed district is located, which pc
tjton shall set forth the object Of the
creation of such district, designating
the boundaries thereof, and set forth
therein the assessed values Of all the
assessable property embraced within
said district, and shall be signed by a
majority of all the freeholders residing
contain a brief description Of the pro-
posed building. repairing or other i'm
provement proposed for said road or
roads. The route over which the same
is to be constructed, also the kind OF
material proposed to be used for the
construction or repair OF said road or
roads.
When such petition is presented for
hearing the board of county commits
sioners shall hear the same Or may
adjourn such hearing from time to time
not exceeding thirty days in all and
any person or corporation may apply
before said board of county commits
sioners and make objection to the es-
Enlistment of said district or the pro-
posed boundary lines thereof and upon
final hearing said board of county
commissioners shall make such change
! in the proposed boundaries, as they
may deem to be proper. and shall es-
tablish and define such boundaries and
snail ascertain and determine the num-
Der OF acres of land contained within
the boundaries Of such proposed road
district
ANY person within the boundaries of
any good road district who may feel
agsrived or injured by the decision of
the board of county commissioners NAV
OF said county in the usual and statu-
Tory manner. in which such appeals are
taken.
upon the entry OF the findings of the
final hearing of said petition as set
iorth In the last preceding section, said
ooard OF county commissioners of said
'ouh'y' II they find said proposed good
foad district will be conducive to the
public welfare and convenience Of all
.ne people residing within the boundar-
'es OF said good road district, shall
give notice OF an election to be held in
'a'a proposed road district for the pur-
pose OF determining whether the same
'nai' De organized under the provis-
'ohs VI this act as good road district
VI 'he state of Idaho; and for the fur
.aer purpose OF choosing at such cleo
"oh three commissioners, residents of
s"'d district, who shall be known and
Nesisnated as Good Road Commits
''ohefs for road district No.
S'oposed to be organized, which three
commissioners shall, upon their cleo
Noh De the road district authorities of
sald road district.
ohiy resident freeholders residing
""nin the boundaries Of such good
.''u district shall be allowed to vote
W any good road election.
should a majority of the votes cast
soch election be in favor of the for
"a'on Of said good road district the
,sa snail bS considered as formed. In
Ease the three persons having re-
,sl'ed the highest number of votes for
~s once Of good road commissioner of
- u district shall be declared elected
10 such Office.
board Of good road commission
snail. within ten DAYS after their
ZION take and subscribe to an oath
"' they will support the constitution
~ oe state of Idaho and the laws
.,eof and that they will discharge the
.,'n. Oh their office to the best of their
So. The said commissioners shall
~ give bond with not less than two
dan IN the sum Of five hundred
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