Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-05-25
THE REASONS ARE MANY
Why You Should Vote for the Estab-
Ilshment of the Jerome Highway
District.

llSnlncnl Ol lic Jtloiilt highway
District has been for the most part
founded upon some minor techni-
calities, that are not susceptible
of intelligent Interpretation by the
average reader However, most
everyone agrees that the general
provisions of the bill are vast i'm
provement over the present condi-
ton.
One of the principal provisions
that the tax payers should look |
upon with favor is the fact that
every cent of taxation levied for
road purposes i'll the district, can
only be spent for improving the
roads in that particular district
As the law stands at present the
taxpayers are called upon Ia con-
tribute portion of their taxes to
the improvement of roads and the
building of bridges in more sparsely
settled sections of the county, with
out deriving amy benefit whatever
from such expenditure, but on the
contrary are contributing their good
money to enhance the value of land
owned by some speculator who has
improved his land only Ia the cx-
tent that the law demands, and
gone back 10 his coy eastern home,
leaving the burden of Improvements,
that he knows full well will increase
the value of his land, to his adjoin-
ing neighbor, the pioneer.
While the proportion of this
money that now goes out of this
proposed district may be small, il
is likely To become much larger I'M
der present conditions. Shoshone
and Gooding will vote upon the es-
tablishment of a district on the
same day that Jerome does. Wen
dell and Hagerman will undoubted-
~ petition for district. Should
one or all Of these carry and the
proposition here be defeated, you
will at once observe that Jerome 5
proportion for these outlying sec
tions would be greatly increased, a
no assistance could be expected from
the districts that were organized a
the result Of this election. 1t mus
be admitted, with the towns men
toned above embraced in individual
districts, and with the county com
missioners bereft of any power 4
levy any tax for road purpose
within the confines of these districts
the burden of this expense mus
fall heavily upon the remainder q
the county. This is serious prob
lem for our taxpayers to consider
and this one feature alone outweigh
many minor technicalities tina
might be pointed out.
No one is willing to admit this
our roads are much improved undt
the present arrangement, thoug
thousands of dollars are spent eac
year for that purpose. Granting
under the present law, that b
spending $40, 900 each year for te
years we could at the end of tn;
time point to a good roads system
it would have been brought abo'
only at the expense of the pionee
and the speculator who comes in
our midst ten years hence, could :
quietly down satisfied to enjoy Il
fruits of your labors. Under Il
power given by this law suiliciel
money could he raised NJ once
build miles upon miles OF goo
roads, and the beauty OF 1t
you could enjoy these good roa
ten years before you would he call
upon to pay for them, and inste'
of the speculator, who lands up
the tract ten years hence, sitti
down and enjoying the fruits of yo
labor, he would be called upon
his share of the expense.
There are many other commen
able features of the law that COZ
he dwelt upon, and to which
will probably refer to, but we
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