The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-01-02
Highway Bonds Garry With
ut TlUO Dissenting Votes

There never has, and probably neve
again will be in the State of Idaho, al
election where the people IF any com
munity were so unanimously in favo
of any big proposition as were the peo
pie of the Richfield tract when the.
voted on the issue of $4,000 gooC
roads bonds, Saturday.
The vote was 1913 for the bonds,
against the bonds.
1t was pretty well assured from the
beginning. that the bonds would carry
by large majority. There were some
careful men who wanted to have thC
matter thoroughly explained before
supporting it, and no effort was spared
to see that they were shown just what
the bond issue would mean. Most OF
the first objection was not opposition
but merely inquiry; and all this was
thoroughly explained before the cleo
ton so that it is even fair to assume
that of the two negative votes cast,
one or both of them were mere mis-
takes, and not antagonistic votes.
The highway board, composed of
Messrs. K G. Phelps, w r. Dougherty
and j. f. Engle, will meet as soon as
they can arrange to do so, and have
the bonds made out and offered for
sale. With the extraordinary vote in
favor of the issue, anI the known land
and water value of the Richfield tract,
the bonds should sell readily. Vari-
Gus bond buying houses have been
sending their representatives here, to
make good offers for the bonds, even
before the election was held 1t is ex-
pected that while the bonds will bear
a nominal per ce ut. interest, they
will bring nice premium, so that
any more than per cent Should
it be possible to sell them so that they
will net only per cent, this will be
the most fortunate community in the
state The unusual vote in favor of
the issue should be good for one
quarter to one-half OF one per cent
premium, which would be from 500
to $3.50 year saved in interest TO the
community.
1t should be possible, providing
there have been on mistakes made in
any OF the proceedings, to have the
bonds advertised and sold, ana the
money on hand for use by time to be-
gin work in the spring. The board
has profted by the experience, some of
it good and some of it very bad indeed.
of some of the other com munities in
this and other counties, where they
for the same purpose, and there is
every reason to expect that everything
will go along like clock york. The
bonds will be advertised in a week OF
two, and will be sold as earl y as posi-
Bile, so as to have the none ready for
use.
1t is for the board of his :hway COM
to say just how the money
is to be expended. One thing is as
sured, however, and that is that every
dollar, SO far as possible to do it, will |
be spent with the people of the tract
1t will not be the aim to spend all the |
money at once; work VIII be done all |
through the working year, and If any |
man can not work in the spring, but |
can do so in the fall. he is to have his |
chance. There is about 200 miles Of |
,oad in the district. Some of this will |
De hard, expensive road to build-like
he connecting road from Marley to
where the ShOshOne district begins on
he southwest corner of the district.
There will be many bridges and cul-
Terts to put in, and in many places a
good drainage syste m will be requir
ID to take care of the irrigation water.
Glove supervisor, bat the work will be
lone so as to try and get a dollars
worth Of road for every seventy five
ants expended One thing that will
'e necessary, is to have sor le man, or
men, to make constant ins spection of
he road, and to make tn little re-
airs that make the diferer ice between
good road and bad ne. One or
wo repair outfits, with hich the in
pector can visit every nile OF the
Dad, and make little necessary re-
airs, will doubtless be, secured All
his detail work, how ever, will be
7orked out by the bos I'd, and the plans
ill doubtless be .ady by the time
ne bonds are sold and the money
eady for use.
Richfield is to he congratulated on
aving shown che finest and most
unanimous prog .essive spirit of any
in II e state.
PAR GELS POST.