The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-01-09
EMMETT AND HIGHWAY
DISTRICT
Should the City Become a
Part of Proposed Road
District?

Inc city OF Emmett VIII De IN
Vited to become part of the
proposed Highway District men,
hoLed in last weeks issue, and
"hith is planned to take in the en-
tire Upper end of the Payette val
ley rs far as Black Canyon and
the hills skirting the east and
south. Petitions FOR the crea ion of
the district will undoubtedly be
circulated within the boundaries of
the city and the question naturally
arises, Is it for the best inter
est of the city to bee ONE part of
the district? In order to help so We
this problem, that portion OF the
Highway District law which per-
tains to incorporated municipali-
ties is given below:
IF any highway district shall
include within its boundaries any
Incorporated city, town or village,
or any portion thereof. the power
of taxation on the part of the
Highway Board both as to road poll
taxes and as to property taxes,
and in general all power of taxa
tion or assessment, shall extend
to and include the persons and p
perty within the territory of such
included municipality; and the re-
sidents of such included territory
shall be deemed for all purposes re-
sidents of such highway district,and
entitled to vote at elections there
in and therefor to the same extent
as other residents of such highway
distrist. Nothing in this act shall
be construed as aife citing or impair
ing any power of taxation or as
sessment for local municipal high
way purposes on the part of the
authorities of the municipality of
any such included territory.
Such incorporated city, or por-
tion thereof, within, a highway dis
trict, shall constitute separate di-
vision of the district under this |
act and the city council of such /
city, so far as relates to their city, I
shall have the powers confe: red, /
and must per orm the duties i'm
posed, upon the Highway Poard of
such highway district, by this act.
Each such city council must ap-
point a road overseer, who must,
within such city, have the powers
conferred, and perform the duties
imposed by this act, on deputy dir
ectors of highways; in respect
to such city council of any city
lying within a highway district the
powers and duties Of such coun-
Gil shall be as declared in this sec
tion.
such city council may remove
the overseer, or may require
bond or settlement from him at
any time and must fill anys va
cancy in such office; and regulate
the length, size and grade of
bridges, causeways and culverts;
may provide for the construction
and maintenance Of sewers, side
walks, and street crossings and the
grade and construct;o and main
tenance of streets and alleys, and
have all the powers as to streets
and alleys conferred by their res
pective charters or acts of incor-
and by this act. All
the provisions of this act as to
voting, and as to taxation, assess
ments and bonding on the part of
the highway district, shall apply
without change or discrimination
to the persons and taxable pro-
perty within the included territor-
ial limits of such municipality.
From the above it will be seen .
that this city, while subject to all
taxes levied by the Highway COM /;
shall constitute a Sc
parate division of the district and
the council shall have the same pow /
ers conferred, and must perform tn
same duties as the highway board. !
The council shall appoint its own |:
road overseer, who will have super |.
vision of all road work in the city. !: