Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-05-13
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DINED AND TALKED GOOD ROADS
Shepherds Good Roads Committee
and the Highway Commission
ers Enjoy Talkfest.

AS per announcement made last
week in these columns. the Shepherd
Good Roads Committee, which was
appointed at a recent meeting of the
Business Mems Association, enter
tanned the Highway Commissioners
OF the Jerome, Falls City and Apple
ton highway districts at dinner at
the North Side Inn last Saturday ev-
ening, at which representatives OF the
press we're also invited.
Manager Negus of the Inn had
prepared an elaborate four-course
dinner for the occasion which brought
forth many compliments from the
guests assembled. An hour or more
was spent in discoursing the meal
and incidentally referring to the good
roads feeling that had become preva-
lent among the citizens in general
throughout the tract. After all had
done ample justice to the meal an
adjournment was taken to the par
lors of the Inn, where Chairman
Sigsbee, on behalf of the committee.
explained the reason for the get to-
gether meeting, stating that the
prime object in appointing the COM
mittee was to effect general work
ing plan among the various highway
districts, and to assist the commis-
sioners in every way 1t was possible.
He outlined the plan to be followed
on Friday, the 21st, at which time 1t
is expected that many of the town
citizens will assist the farmers of the
various sections in repairing the
roads in the different localities. 1t
is not probable that much grading
will be attempted on that date, as
,, the work will be mostly confined to
removing loose rocks from the thor
oughfares, looking after some of the
bad culverts and improving the roads
in the sandy districts.
The Jerome district was repre-
sented by Commissioners Hawbecker
and Schoenthal, the Falls City dis
trict by Geo. w. Lawshe and the APP
pleton district by o. H. Albee. all of
y whom heartily agreed with the prop
II osition as set forth by the commit
tee and pledged their united action
" in assisting In the work on Friday
:, of next week. A general discussion
u followed as regards road work and
Il the most practical manner Of accomp-
: fishing 1t. Considerable complaint
was made by the various commission
ers regarding the manner In which
; culverts were put In by the settlers
1t should be known by every settler
{ that under the law of the state they
have no right to put a culvert acros:
Il the road without obtaining permits
sion from the highway commission
ers, whose duty it is to designate the
Is size and kind of culvert to be put in
~ and II the same is done without th'
N permission of the commissioners. thu
settler is personally held responsible
for the same. The commissioner
present expressed their intention t.
strictly enforce this section of tn,
s. law in the future.
Speaking of culverts, 1t was sug
gested that they should be marked Il
some manner for the benefit Of ap
preaching vehicles and 1t was prae
tically decided to mark the same b
lie placing a stone on each end of tn
r. culvert in such manner that 1t ca
~, be seen at distance. Several sue
gestions we're made and discusse
7u along the lines of road building. an
y. the commissioners present expresse
AS themselves as highly pleased with th
Sc interest that the people OF Jerom
n had shown in the matter, and locke
ty forward for much effectual work
In be accomplished on Good Roads Da,
which is Friday, the 21st.