The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-21
ASK FOR SUPPORT
OF ROAD BONDS
Letter of Explanation is Issued by
Advisory Committee Named by
County Commissioners.

The good roads election committee
interested in the passage of the
100000 good roads bond issue in
Ada County at the election to be
held next Tuesday, has issued the
following letter in explanation OF
what the bonds mean to residents OF
the county and the benefits to be de-
rived If the election authorizing
their issuance is carried:
"On Tuesday, April 25th, 1916, an
election will be held in Ada county
for the purpose of determining
whether or not we shall vote county
bonds in the sum of 100000 for the
purpose of completing the good
roads system heretofore begun. The
polls will be open from 10 am. to
p. m. and any qualified elector is
entitled to vote, without registration.
Every man and woman in Ada
county is in favor of good roads just
as they are in favor of good schools
churches and comfortable homes. The
only reason why there will be sin
gle vote against the bonds for build
ing good roads is the fear on the
part of taxpayers that the voting of
these bonds Will increase taxation.
1t is the purpose of this letter to
present certain facts which will show
that the building of good roads will
not increase taxes, but on the con-
trary will reduce them.
Before stating these facts there is
certain information which should be
given.
1.-THE question is often asked, If
these bonds are voted, where are the
new roads to be built?'
"Answer-Under the law the board
of county commissioners designate
the roads.
I'm this connection, however, 1t is
highly important that each section in
Ada county should be represented
by a man conversant with the condi-
ton in his particular section to ad-
wise with the county commissioners
in laying out and improving the
roads in each locality. With this
in mind, a committee has been sell
ected to advise with the board of
county commissioners, which COM
mittee is composed of the following
named persons: Frank Gardner,
Eagle; ]. E. Roberts, Star; E. C.
Pfaffle, Meridian; I. L. Truax, Five
Mile.
THE above-named men are prom
inent in the business affairs of their
particular localities, and will be able
to give the county commissioners
great assistance in determining the
proper roads to be built.
To Pay Interest on Bonds.
Prior to 1913 there was no state
license upon automobiles and motor
cycles. Each city and village licensed
automobiles and motorcycles in such
an amount as was provided by its
local ordinance. This license money
was paid to the city or village gov
ernment.
''The legislature in 1913 created a
state highway commission and pro-
vided for the sale of licenses for
automobiles and motorcycles; the
license for automobiles ranging from
SIS to $40 and on motorcycles $500.
This license money was paid to the
state treasurer and kept in a separ-
way fund The governor of the
state appointed state highway
commission which commission had
authority to use the funds in the
state highway fund for the purpose
VI coliStt uctihS Stoeo highways.
The legislature evidently thought
1t best to make some provision
whereby each county could take a
portion of the money from the licen-
ses sold in It's particular county and
build it's own roads, so a provision
was made that If any county in the
state would vote bonds for the pur-
pose of building good roads then the
board of county commissioners
should have right to draw from the
state treasurer enough of the money
raised from the sale of automobile
licenses in each county to pay the In
terest on its outstanding bonds, the
maximum amount to be drawn not