Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-27

get him to come te the court mousse
70 say yes or mo- but he absolutely
refused to come near the place. saying
he would give his reasons to the Capt.
tai News later. thus trying 70 carry
water on both shoulders.
He wants the people to know and
farmers to decide. This may sound
very well but that is practically im-
possible. Any thinking person will
readily see that 1t would be hard 20
get any number OF farmers together
who would agree where the roads
should be built to the best interests OF
the county az large. The county com
missioners are elected by the people
to solve these problems to the best OF
their ability. They are willing and
ready to listen to advice from the peo-
pie and discuss matters with them, but
feel the decision must be left to them.
Conditions have to be met from time
to time as we find them. For instance,
the government Is now digging a drain
age canal through the Ten Mile dis
/ trict, northwest Of Meridian toward
\ star. Here Is an opportunity for cheap
road material and / feel we should
take advantage of It. | believe have
studied conditions as thoroughly as any
one in the county and / fully believe
that good quality of gravel roads can
be built within two miles Of every farm
of the irrigated section of Ada county
ii the coming bond election carries.
Why He Favors Bonds.
Here / wish to say that whether
this election carries or not makes no
difference to me. There are two rea-
sons, however, why would like to see
it carry.
'First--I would like to see every
farmer In Ada county benefited by
good roads and l sincerely hope that
those who now have good roads that
have been paid for by the county at
large are big enough to want their fell
How men to have the same advantage.
Mr. Howell says the city derives no
lbeneflt from good roads. On this point
/ do not agree with him. surely think
that whatever benefits the country
benefits the city and vice versa, as we
all know one is dependent on the other.
my second reason is-That in voting
these bonds the taxes for the next
coming two years will be much lower
than they would be by making the
needed improvement by direct taxation.
Why / say two years is that l do not
believe that more than $4,000 should
be spent during the present year. BY
extending the time better results can
be had-more roads with less equip
ment
MIR. Howell asks. Who win have
charge OF construction? Who the
foreman will be would be impossible to
say now but whoever is selected
want it understood that he will have
the right to discharge anyone who can
not do the work. / do not intend to
use the method that was used on the
VALLEY road when one of Mr.. Howelrs
teamsters refused to be discharged.
The result was the following day the
foreman was discharged and Mr..
Howel's teams worked on Mr.. How
ell suggests letting the road work by
contract to the lowest and best bidder.
That is all right. Why did he not want
to do that at the time the road con-
tract from Eagle to Star was to be let?
At that time Steve Comerford was the
lowest bidder, but Mr. Howell was so
determined that j. j. Carroll should
have the contract that he te1egraphed
to William Briggs, who was at that
time in California, to send his proxy SO
that he, Mr. Howell. would have the
controlling vote. The answer read az
follows: This will answer as my
proxy. Use 1t as you see fit (signed)
William Briggs A peculiar answer
when MIR. Briggs did not have the facts
or figures.
MIR Howell objects TO my brother
: in-law working on the rock erusher. ]
lam proud to have brothers, n-law who
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without a tremble. Mr.. Hill has been
the superintendent Of what is known
] as county crusher No. since It came
from the factory. It was first erected
: one half mile north of Edgewood sta
ton. from there It was moved two
miles south of Eagle. again 1t was
J moved three miles west Of Eagle, agair
: two miles south of Meridian. and II
now operating plant No. northwes
of the fair grounds. having crushed
: over $4,000 yards of material and tbs
crusher has never yet been in a shoI
! for repairs. A boost for man of thai
3 kind is better than a knock.
y wonder il Mr.. Howell has forgot.
: ten that his brother in-1aw worked or
! the road. am not saying this to cas-
q any reflection on the young man. To-
q as remember ne was capap1e young
Q fellow. able and willing to do a day.
Z work. but simply to show the folly o
8 bringing this in his objections.
Now about the Highland road. MI
y Howell has Is miles of road In his dis
e triet He has been commissioner TO
s three and one-ha1f years but has neve
= taken interest enough TO go over thi
9 road although I have offered severa
u times to take him IN my automobile an,
z the only thing would expect Of him II
6 return would be to do hts duty whei
g lit came to object to my bill for abou
y SO per cent Of the gasoline. However
z my automobile expense l am willin
& to leave to the taxpayers.
I'm closing I wish TO say that | sin
cerely congratulate the governor i
p the good judgment he has shown +
= selecting Mr. HowelIts successor.