The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-06-12
REDUCING THE TAXES
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sex hire inspector stay the job and see that was
done according plans and specifications How could the trustees
be better informed than the bidders to COSTS unless they were III
the building business and their duty to become the
of the lowest bders anyhow? We concede that any Duoe
had weestabished reputation for trkery the board Wouo
be justified in rejecting his Did, but in this instance such claim
has not been made.
Il Mater of Judgment
When we speak of service regard roads and bridges we
the distribution of the work and materials where they WI"
the sterne necessities and afford to the greatest
number If large amount of hauling done along certain line
of road uses putting the roads and bridges good condition
If takes up piece of land canal from the settle
and then demands bridge because of his great need OF It,
grave question whether his individual needs shall be supplied
regardless of the expense In different parts of the county the
has been treated differently under the present adnlStra
ton, and while materials being applied there may always be
differences of Judgment short time ago the writer made MS
annual pilgrimage the lava beds to get OF the native
FERNS and made observations in which think the public
Will be interested For the information of local people we give
locality a nearly W
Misuse of Materials
At the cross roads mile and half north of the old Trego
ranch and about equal distance of Groveand the
ho1es of Messe Tress and SEVERN bridge that was built
several years ago and has been travelled but little 1t
covered with heench panks and they were good cond-
ton 1913 when they stripped off, hreench planks
were laid and the odes replaced of them max
ig sxnch covering for tenoot bridge that stood only two
feet high
Three-quarters of mile north of this point bridge
eghoot span feet high and has been rebuilt We
learned from neghbong farmer that 81 planks used in
the construction of the original bridge, and when completed
bad bridge because stood up IN the air
and had proper approaches He stated that he obtained per-
mission rebuild his expense and good
composed of eight panks plus the sngers From the timber
left over after rebuilding this bridge he had materials bridge
what known the Kinney lateral the SEVERN lateral and
for use bridging the Peoples ditch He took the spikes
of the original 81 panks bought planks and had
teria complete the bridge the Peoples DITCH and stood
a the expense himself because there enough farmers
the north side justify pressing their claim for bridge
at county expense.
Mis=sed 1886
On the road mile west, by the Dubois farm, the canal
company had built bridge 90 feet long the American Falls
canal and good condition, panks only slightly
and very little travel Only three farms lay beyond
the bridge yet the lumber covering of the bridge was stripped
off and panks ad the older put back top
making sxnh floor and added expense of about $55
feet long, planks slightly and very little travel the
BRIDGE and it stripped and rebuilt of about $3.50
The total expense these bridges that did need thing
about 1885, and reports from all the county where
small bridges and cuverts badly needed but denied for
the that there lumber available for much expense
and the board will allow it,
Might Register Protest
These may be isolated and if they there is little
if justification for such wasting of materials and labor If
other work has been done with little is indicated in
these instances the wasted must be people
know what becomes of their money they find
notice of such things have enumerated the foregoing
article and if they find things they do approve of they should
register their protest writing and ask for change manage
If supervisors find they giving satisfaction they
will probably arrange to do what people want done resign
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