Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-06

Proposal to Limit Loads Aceordlns
10 Width Of Tire.

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~ sAe ssSae atesestiug iestsr FROM
8uhn Aaess. esaasy Surveyor. ou ~
Toa5 qsaason. Other communications
taking u aaE ather phase II good roas
making. sse solicited
III = comfortable e to hear 81 fhs
nAi4anAl ns9senens for good rnaaE. ard
eass4e aag so Important towns ard corn.
mensts1s & have uninterrupted com
FnBuseat4en tsse08sgh the establishment
~ gu.ad roads. Ard ! think that the
next legislature could begin work "a
preservation II county ard state
soMds Dc nor know that there IS
2ny lH@ 81 cur political code which re-
Yalatsg tie maximum loads FOR cex-
galn width ri wagon tires daring the
Uatpasng q the fraef IL the spring.
Aag ats CAR Ell any time load
aeNef8 toua. oa a aarruw tire wagon
}a4l 4 do4ea teams 80 b and proceed 70
rtit tie road 81 % pieces ia ore trip
TIVE weeks ago the gooding
Eni3Ies road MAS ln very good shape,
sfaa rs using common sense III loading
eoasa have beeu kept that way and We
aonle have gone into Summer without
haYsng much work 20 do on this read.
fsaf 5sst AZ the late enow aud rain
stoygnh happened, some freightefs from
the GAnhs Prairie started % haul
carload n4 WlYe over the above road.
loaded three times too heavy. PIT 90
eix harsaA ard ai Uut ruined this road
beyond rrpair Had there been 4 laW
10 prohibit hpaVy hauling at certain
season sc she year. the county Wouls
have heen saved a nice bunch II
money / have 40 great lo*e for old
country Institutions but ] as 8 bog
~fflie there always thought It 4 good
thing wben al early spring when the
frost went 0et If the ground the
ggeens Commissioner put up large
psaeaFae az the road crossings and
puhllr a8aanea, stating 10 scafehead
letfers what tbs maximum load WIS 10
b. fQf certain width tires ard the pen
alt5 - he imposed 81 the offender
a very good object lesson Of the +
other kind may Sc found on the road
south ~ shoahoae. On The way to the
Grant company camps Oh the Twin
Falls North Side eanal line. The Grant
company hauis big loads some 81
iaeFn ran cieae q foer tons hut they
u their hauling with BIZ 81 iudg
neut They use practically nothing
1T wide tired wagons. with tires !
elee as wAle IS 81 ordinary wagons,
ssd th0ee broad wheels pack and make /
hs road better instead 81 cutting il Z
ato deep eass While wide tires may |
~ b the hesg b country with mud {
h year aroaud d Al least, they might {
20 be good for the occasional team y
fsf. @hils che rest II them Used the
aFFgN sirea, they would ia good any 5
shess il thsAf use wefemasie universal. I
3 sowH Fl she eastern states. tax ex-
mpiioHs are made On those who nse
.ide sifes "a the ground that the use
{ the Naie tlfes lessens the cost Of
esA construction and maintenance. and
~ pefw ~ nafroN iires have h. pas al
@saliY f0 doing
iastg haa 8me Of iht worst roads n
be waee eesl They are uot cone !,
aan y ths immediate section. bat
by mag he faani Ia almoss any
auntg II t'e tste Were En- pass
i& latH ih use "a the roaas
mitng tie l0ah iuf esFtan wheel 4
Fisas W aflng penalty from
w $500 iig fheaehgleaslg
~ ihs hshay that tbaasana
fhe ma l he1g saep
feesF 3 ae oHg a rational 4