The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-28

a license tag is granted, running
from $40 for a 80 horsepower machine
to as high as $50. The license is good
for but one year. Motorcycle licenses
are placed at S. per annum. Upon the
sale of a motor vehicle registered in
accordance with the new law, by
other than a dealer or manufacturer,
the vendee is required, within 10 days
after the date of the sale, to notify
the secretary of the highway commits
sion of such sale showing the transfer
and new owner. The vendee is re-
CURED to pay to the secretary a fee
of ST for filing. Motor vehicle deal
ers or manufacturers are required to
pay an annual fee of $35 to the COM
missions secretary for permission to
operate his cars on the highways.
Can Use Prison Labor.
The law authorizes the employment
of prison labor on the state high
ways subject to the rules and regula-
tons of the prison board. Each con-
vict who works on the roads will be
paid 50 cents per day which shall be
given him on his discharge from the
penitentiary. This is thought to be.
one of the strong provisions of the
law. 1t will benefit both the prisoner
and the state. The prisoner in that
he will get outdoor exercise under
conditions conducive to health, and
will also give him some funds with
which to start over in life on his dis
charge from the penitentiary. The
state will be benefited in always hav-
ing at hand plenty of help and at a
low wage, and ultimately that it will
be converting convicts into good, use
full members of society.
Will Work With the Counties.
The highway commission will work
with the different counties through
the county commissioners. When
ever the commissioners of any county
shall decide to improve any main
travelled road they will notify the state
engineer. If the commission is salts
fled after investigation that the pro-
posed improvement will be permanent,
that the county is able to meet its
proportion of the cost and that the
road is the main travelled road, the
state engineer will be ordered to make
the necessary surveys and improve
ments.
For Improvements to cost $ZOOO
or less it shall be discretionary with
the state engineer with the approval
of the commission to execute the
work of improvement himself or to
allow the county to do the work
without compensation but where the
cost of the proposed improvement
exceeds $1,000 the state highway en-
gineer must advertise for bids for the
work and each bidder must file a
certified check equal to per
cent of the amount of his bid. All
bids are to be received at the COM
MISSIONS office in Boise, and one
commissi oner from the county in
which the improvement is to be made
may be present when the bids are
opened.
Counties receiving highway i'm
provement from the commission are
required to refund to the state one
! half of the total cost of the work
when the taxable valuation such
county is 100000 or less, and
two-thirds when the taxable valua-
ton of the county is more than $5,-
100000. The state commission can
in no instance contribute more than
5000 to the construction of any
bridge. In the case of any neces-
sary bridge, including piers, abut-
ments, wing walls and foundations
for the same, the cost of which shall
not exceed $1,000, the state will pay
50 per cent thereof and where the
cost exceeds $1,000 the state shall
pay 50 per cent of the first $1,000 and
10 per cent of each additional dollar
over and above $1,000. Failure on
the part of any county to pay its pro-
portion of expenses for highway
Improvement will warrant the state
treasurer taking the amount due the
state for any other county funds that
may thereafter be paid into the state
treasury by the county or counties.
Companion Bond Issue.
The companion bond issue passed
by the legislature creating a fund of
100000 for good roads, works hand
in hand with the highway commits
sion bill. This measure, signed by
the governor, authorizes the state to
negotiate the sale of the bonds upon
its faith and credit All moneys re-
ceived from the sale of the bonds to
be known as the Idaho State High
ways Bonds" shall be paid into the
highway fund together with such
other moneys which may accrue to
and become a part of the fund. The
money to be used on the improvement
of the highways.
For the purpose of creating a fund
out of which shall be paid the prin-
cipal o and interest upon the bonds
to be issued under and by virtue OF
the bond issue act. there is ap-
propriated and set aside 80 per cent
of all moneys collected in each and
every year, beginning with 1918.
from the licensing of the use Of mo-
tor vehicles as we'll as motor vehi-