Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-05
Mountain Homes

Our public roads are. outside OF
few peculiar favored sections, a dis
grace to the state, and to the coun-
ties wherein situated Our present
road law is Anticipated and ineffective.
Nothing appeals to the intending res
ident so forcibly as good roads in the
locality wherein he proposes to make
his future home There Is no good
reason why Idaho should lag behind
the rest Of the country In this regard.
The greatest benefit OF a good road
system inures to the farmer, but all
other classe are greatly assisted by
It, This subject has attracted the at
tentlon OF many of our people and
good roads associations have been
organized in several Of our counties.
Proposed statutes on this subject
have been prepared by interested
liens and will undoubtedly be SUBJ
mitted to you Hoping you will be
able TO devise a proper system that
will cure this evil and put us in line
with the other advanced states Of the
Union | assure you of my hearty co.
operation in the matter.
The Irreducible School Fund.
stitution provides: THE public school
fund of the state shan forever remain
inyiOlate and intact. The interest
thereon only shall be expended in tho
maintenance of the schools Of the
state, and shall be distributed among
the several counties and school dis
tricts Of the state in such a manner
as may be provided by law. No part
OF IA
shall be transferred to any other fund
or used or appropriated except as
herein provided The state treasurer
shall be the custodian of this fund
and the same shall be securely and
profitably invested as may be by law
directed The state shall supply all
losses thereof that may in any manner
occur.
The public school fund mentioned
consists Of the proceeds OF school
lands of the proceeds of school lands
granted to the state by the general
government and from grants made
for general educational purposes, es-
cheated estates, and unclaimed shares
i'm dividends in corporations incor-
porated under the laws of the state.
and grants made to the state for ed
rcational purposes.
II is further provided by section n
OF this article that this fund shall be
I loaned on first mortgages on improv-
ed farm lands within the state. and
In the state, United States and school
district bonds and state warrants un-
der such regulations as the legisla-
ture provides. and IL Is expressly
declared that no loans shall be made
in any amount exceeding one-third
of the market value Of the lands up
on which the loan is made, at the
! time of the loan. exclusive of the
{ buildings upon said lands.
To undoubtedly was contemplated
by the trainers of the constitution that
I the value Of the lands upon which it
was proposed TO loan this schaal
money would be fixed by the assess
ment roll Of the county wherein sit
uated but as the law with reference
to the assessment Of property has been
continuously and uniformly violated
since the adoption Of the constitution
by the officers whose duty it is to
make such assessments. the valua-
tions stated in the assessment roll
has not been considered a fair one,
and the state land doar dhas here
tofore adopted a method of appraising
such land through an officer of that
department This. to my mind. is an
obnoxious system which should not
be further tolerated in the future to
make appraisements Of property up