The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-18
HIGHWAY DISTRICT LAW
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pairing of highways and bridges an,
the term of his offices, not exceedin
fuor years, and his compensation
shall be fixed by the Highway Com.
mission. The director shall act un.
der the direction of the Commission
and shall be subject to them.
AS soon as practicable the dis
trict shall be Divided into divisions
and a deputy appointed for each
whose duties are similar to those
of the present road overseer.
The revenues of the district are
derived from the following sources:
LIST. The districts share of the gem
eral road ana bridge fund of the
county. Road poll taxes to be
payable in cash.
End. A general property tax on
each one hundred dollars of taxable
property with in the district follows:
For road purposes not less than ten
nor more than one hundred cents:
for bridge purposes not more than
twenty five cents; provided, that the
maximum levy of all taxes in any
one year shall not exceed these
amounts. Each municipality within
the district shall be entitled to ex-
pend, within such municipality,
twenty five per cent of its contribu-
ton to the general road taxes.
Srd. BY petition of a majority
of the resident tax payers of the dis
trict, the Highway Board may at its
discretion, levy a special property
highway tax not to exceed one hun
dred cents on each one hundred dol
lars of all taxable property in the
district outside of the limits of an
included municipality.
4th. Each highway district shall
have power to issue negotiable cou-
pom bonds of the district for the OBJ
1ect OF founding or refunding any ex
lsting Indebtedness and for the pur-
pose of the construction and improv-
ment of any of the highways within
the district and for the purchase of
material and machinery therefor.
The total amount of such bonds out
standing at any one time shall not
exceed ten per cent of the assessed
valuation of all the taxable property
in said district A sinking fund
shall be created to provide of tn
payment of the principal within
twenty years of the issuance of the |
ponds and in case such fund shall in
,rease the outstanding bonded debt |
If the district, an election shall be
:alled for such purpose The bonds
hall be redeemable at the pleasure
If the district, at any time after the
expiration of ten years. Additional
erritory adjoining any district and
inc within the same county, may
e added thereto by vote of the
OF the qualified electors OF
UGH additional territory.
A highway district should be or
anized for the territory surround
ng Gooding and extending for about
tx miles in each direction. Sho-
hone has already petitioned for a
istrict which will extend as far
rest as Tunupa. Several other Sec
ions of the county are doing the
anne and it is hoped that eventually
he entire county will be covered so
nat good roads will be continuous
rom one district to another.
Everybody wants good roads
DOR highways cost our farmers last
ear according to the u S. Bureau
f public roads, some $225,000,O00
| added transportation charges on
lie ESQ, 100000 tons of produce
aised by them. 1t cost them fifteeI
ents more to haul one ton one mile
ian it cost the European farmer.
ve spend 90,OOO,OOO annually on
Dad improvements under the pres
1T system, but we are not getting
bod roads and we will continue not
get them until the work of build
g highways is put upon a business
isis and made a special depart
ent.
1t is quite obvious that road
+erseer ander the present system
mot accomplish a great deal in
e way of road improvement, even
he is a practical road builder.
is territory is large, his force small
d irregular and he works unde
uniform plan and most of all he
handicapped by lack of money
d tools to accomplish anything
ore than minor repairs on the II
ads.
The opportunity to secure good
yhways now seems to be at hand
d the petition for the adoption /
the law will soon be circulated.
e measure will doubtless be crit
t. ,<,f