The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-23
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD
ROADS DISTRICT ARE
CLEARLY STATED

Sec. l, Chapter S., Session Laws
1911. The improvement of highways
is hereby declared to be established
and permanent policy of the State of
Idaho; the duty is hereby imposed on
the Highway Boards provided for BY
this act of improving and maintaing
the highways within their districts and
of securing as rapidly as the public
revenues will permit, and of maintain
ing permanent good roads of hard
surface and properly graded and avail
able for convenient travel thereon
throughout the years."
The reason of organizing and main
tanning highway districts is conciseIy
set forth in the foregoing section of
the statute. The advantages to be de-
rived are many and wherever tried
these districts give good results. Di-
vision of the county into small units
for road and bridges in the districts
and also gives the residents in the dis
tricts more direct voice in how their
money shall be spent. They elect their
own highway board who spend the
money in the district instead of the
county commissioners spending it over
the county.
A glance at the maps accompany
ing the petitions now ready for circu-
lation show that the proposed Cald-
we'll Highway district is practically
surrounded by highway districts;
Nampa Highway district to the east,
Notus on the north and west, and
Wilder on the west. All roads leading
to Nampa are rapidly being put in
first class condition on practically
what money said districts draw from
the county
The statement below will give an
idea of how this matter will work out
in the proposed highway district.
The total sum raised in Canyon
county for road and bridge purposes
for the year 1915, (the year on which
the organization of this district is
based) was approximately $20,OOO.0O
The total sum raised in the proposed
highway district for road and bridge
purposes for said year was approx
mately $50OO.OO. of this sum, $24OO.0 90
was raised by the City of Caldwell
Twenty-Five per cent of the road
fund levied in any municipality is re-
tanned by said municipality. the bal
ance going into the county road and
bridge fund.
The proportion that the proposed
highway district would get of the
road and bridge fund levied by the
county would be rs per cent, less
per cent which goes to the county.
Taking the amounts mentioned
above, which are approximately cor.
rect, during the first year the proposed
highway district would receive the
sum of $428000. No part of this sum
can be spent within the incorporated
limits of any municipality within the
district.
After the first year the Highway
Board may levy special tax, as dis
tinguished from the districts contri'
button to the general road and bridge
taxes levied by the country, for road
purposes not less than ten cents and
not more than rs cents on the $4,000
in value of taxable property within
the highway district; for bridge pur
poses, not more than ten cents on the
$4,000. After the first years levy made
by the Highway Board for road pur
poses when added to the levy for road
purposes made by the Board o
County Commissioners must not exceed
40 cents on the $4,000; the sum tota
for bridge purposes shall not exceed
10 cents on the $4,000.
1t is also provided in the highwa.
act that the highway district may b.
sub-divided, if the inhabitants there
of desire, and those in the division ma,
levy a special tax, the proceeds there
of to be used exclusively in their owl
division.