The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-12
ROAD TO
Be BUILT!
Board Of County Commissioners
Let Contract to Build Road
Over Mountain.


The boafn OF county commissioners
concluded the business for which the
session was called and adjourned
Tuesday afternoon The object of
the meeting was 10 make the tax
levy and let the contract Tor the
GibbonsSilie road into the big Hole
country, Montana. ON the tax levy
the board were up against hard
proposition. They started out the
tirst OF the year with great expecta.
tions and hopes, that The taxes could
be reduced during their term, but
the contrary condition Is the result.
As Is stated In another article they
we're Obliged 10 raise the current ex-
pense fund from 81. 10 To 81 %, hut
In order To make this raise and jet
keep the county tax levy within the
same hounds OF last year IL was ner.
essary To lop of from some Of the
other finds. In making the state
levy the hoard was confronted with
-
raise OF 10 cents on the hondred.
which they could not 90, around. To
meet The running state expense this
county had To raise approximately
5000 more upon our valuation than
in any year In It's past history. To
meet this extra state expense there
Is nothing for the hoard to do but 10
raise the general assessment from
sa. 90 To u. 20. or ~ cents more than
II WAS last year.
In looking over the records of their
last meeting We saw at glance that
by every possible hook aud crook they
tried to devise methods whereby The
ncst figid economy could be prac.
ticed In the administration Of coan.
~ government, The road supervisors
were instructed 70 practice eeonumy
! Ia their work and DO only the work
on their sections of road demanded
by the public until further notice.
The state equalization hoard cut down
the assessed schedules, as made out
by Assessor Waters. THIS was done
To conform Ia the lower values given
by The assessors of ether counties.
! IL does not matter which horn OF the
dilemma IN taken, the people Of Lem
hi county cannot blame the hoard OF
county commissioners for the In.
crease OF taxation, nor can they In
! any manner blame Assessor Waters.
such blame as exists IL due 10 "a,
, estraysgaDt state administration.
J The contract for the Gibbonsyillc
road WAS let To Harry brown and X.
, 4. Allen for the sum ~ 81, i50, the
: contractors placed under bond In the
sun Of ss,00, guaranteeing the com.
pletion Of the road. The county
stands an expense OF VI 600, the for.
: es, reserve department of the gov.
! eminent another thousand, and the
: balance, or ~, is1 10 ba raised by
7 private subscription. The latter
J amount has been raised 10 this maus
. ner with the exception OF $500
This road Is necessity Ia tAss eu-
tire northern part oi tho c0unsv
, The people oi the Big ilsie crn0tsy
are subscribing liberxilv ~ the psu.
ject because the buJ6tsx ~ the road
I IL OF benefit TO tlsssa. Uis thr othe,
+. side Of tire fanss shs aittllde Is ~
/ great that Only tne n.csf hardy seg
, etables aud hay can be raised This
b rosd will open up a better market
: for our raDchmen for their produce.
and the lower country will reap eou
) siderable revenue from tho sale of
, lumber Aost of the lumber for the
Big Hole country will be taken iron
this side OF the range when the road
~ completed.
~ far a. The Recorder Il eou.
eeroed. IL believes that the toaEd OK,
ercised good Judgment In donating
one thousand collars 10 the building
J OF this road. Not only far a matter
of convenlencc will the road benefit
, the lower country. b1t ~iil furnish a
= better market Tor the surplus fruits
and vegetables. which are no~ per
+ mitisJ 20 rot on the ground.