Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-07-24
TO ESTABLISH HIGHWAY DISTRICT
Another Effort will be Made to Create
Highway District of this Sec
tion of the Country.

Our readers will remember the
effort made about two years ago to
establish highway district in this
section and the defeat the measure
received at the polls. The defeat
Of the measure at that time was not
due 50 much to the actual merits or
demerits of the plan as it was to
personal and factional feelings
among the residents of the proposed
district. But things have changed
and some of those who so strenu-
ously opposed the proposition at
that time are now clamoring for the
district.
The matter was brought up in a
public meeting of the business men
and citizens held at the town hall
last Friday evening when quite
, spirited discussion was INDUCED in,
and it was found that there was
still some opposition to this pro-
posed method of building our roads.
However, the great majority of those
present at the meeting being in
favor of creating a highway district,
a petition was circulated asking that
the people be given an opportunity
to vote on the question and the
commissioners asked to call a spe-
cial election for that purpose.
AS will be remembered the Times
was a strong advocate for the meas
ure in the former campaign, and
we have seen no reason to change
our mind since that time, and only
rejoice that others now see the ben
efts to be derived from an indie
pendent highway district as we
, pointed out to them at that time
r In truth there is much more need
for a highway district at this time
e than there was when the question
was slp before. About every section
t Of the county except what consti
: tutes the North Side tract is nov
embraced in highway district ,anC
: the records of these districts shoy
- clearly the good judgment exercised
r by the voters in organizing them
Under the present plan of opera
& ton, practically all the money tina
is paid into the road and bridg
fund of the county comes from tn
North Side tract, and yet this POI
II ton of the county has only sma
Ie voice in the disbursement of tn
n fund as we have only one represer
Al tative on the board of commission
rs ers and if his colleagues see fit
lie spend any portion of this money o
of roads or bridges in any remote pa
j. of the county, our representative
a powerless to prevent it. Such
he condition is made possible by Il
he organization of the various highw;
st districts over the county, and it
r. not conclusive to the best interes
d, of this great section.
in The good roads problem has |
ed come nation wide and no one C
ELI help but admit that both towns a
ny the country population are benefit
to a great extent by them. UnG
IN the present plan it is next to imp'
"a sible to build or maintain perm
,ur nent good roads, and at the prese
a time the people of this section ;
lies not financially able to spend
it amount of money required to /
,en our thoroughfares in prime con
will ton. True a large amount
the money is spent each year on
are roads but with very unsatisfact'
If results, and a good illustration
to what can be done under the hi
is way plan is demonstrated in
scts roads being built by the Shosh'
be- Highway district. True there
the the question of bonds that ent
be- into the highway district plan,
cen this can be thrashed out later.
non us have the highway district ;
: in the matter of voting bonds
lird come up later.