The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-23
COUNTIES WELL REPRE-
SENTED IN MEETING

SENTED IN MEETING
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corporations books in order to Sc
cure proper appraisement of values
was the principal thought of Ia,
Agent Robertson's address. A mum
Der of delegates, in discussing tho ques
ton Of assessment values asserted tina
while farm and personal property re
ceived fair valuation at the asses
,sors' hands corporations were per
mitted to pay much less taxes in pro
portion because the officials swore tt
a lower valuation than their business
es were really worth. In discussing
this feature Of the assessment prob
lem, the speaker admitted that this
was probably true and said he hoped
to see the daay when assessors could
audit the companies books and dis
cover the real cash value of the cor
poration property.
Mayor Hodges Speaks
In welcoming the delegates to the
city Mayor Hodges said in part:
"As mayor Of tho city the honor
has fallen upon me to extend you 6
welcome in behalf of the city Of
Boise take great pleasure in ex
tending you this. welcome as your
flee, from the property holders stand
point, is the most important one III
the state.
"Your association stands for mu
tual helpfulness and general diffusion
of knowledge = among the severa
county commissioners of the state
There is no more important county
officer than the county commissioner
for the reason that he bears a closer
relation to the taxpayer than any
other. All the important business o.
the county passes through the hands
of the commissioners This organiza
ton is for the purpose of exchangins
ideas and attempting to assist its
members in better discharging theil
responsibilities
Those Who Were Present
Following are the commissioners
elect who were present at Monday!
session: Gus Carlson, Boise; Franz
Hahn, Council; John Quayle, Mont
pelier; e. NJ. Kennedy, Blackfoot
James w. Jones, HALEY; George W
Peck, Crichton; William L. Adam
son, Carey; James c. Mills, Gardel
Valley; George McCombs. Prizes
River; H. A. Partridge, Nampa
George w. Stovell, Caldwell; H. H
Thornton, Burley; Frank Harrison
Frazier; Jonathan Job. Challis
George e. Butler, Atlanta; Chris
Hendricks, Mountain Home; F.
Smith, Mountain Home; Charles
Nelson, Hepburn; Harry w. Andel
son. shoshone; e. w. Wing. Lewis
ton; L. c. Gardner, Silver City; o. z
Zuch. Kimberley; c. H. Taylor, Bull
e. J. Finck. Twin Falls; Frank E
Smith, Weiser.
Road Building 10 Discussed by Com
ntissioners
II the money spent in prosecutin
farmers for running their waste waite
into the highways were used to PROF
erly drain those roads, there would b
fewer troubles and the roads would b
in a much better condition. These ar
some of the conclusions reached b
Arthur E. Fox in his address befor
the state association of county con
missioner3 Wednesday, morning.
He discussed in general road worl
the amount Of money that should b
spent upon road construction, and tn
way in which such an amount cocl
be determined. He estimated that if
road could save 10 cents a ton a mil
on an averge traffic of so tons a da,
the; commissioners wctlld be justifie
in building such road at cost {
SIS. 900 a mile
He said that in road construction t
ultimate aim of the highway shou
be considered, the kind of traffic tn:
will use it, and the purpose for who
it would be designed. He thinks tn;
every county can afford to proper
grade and drain its roads and that
can keep them in a disable condition
all times. In designing a highway,
should also be borne in mind. he say
that the road is constructed not f,
the present time alone but for futul
necessities and that it should be MAJ
wide enough to hanadle the traffic tn
might reasonably be- expected upon
in future years.
The engineers urged the commi
sioners to be reasonable, to usa tn
form OF road construction that tn.
could best obtain, and does not favor
plan that would build a lime roa
across the Blackfoot desert, whe
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