The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-12
Mr.. eEERTsoN ON STREET I'M
PRoVEMENTs.

Salmon City, December lS, 1916.
TO General Public of City of Salmon :
1t is very desirable to call your at
ention to fact existing in our city
with reference to our streets. l most
respectfully submit the following:
That between the two streets, Cen
.er and Daisy, on Main street Ga long
distance), there is not a single cross
street on the west side of Main, di-
erging, where there by right ought
10 be one or more. The irst and
most important act of plating and
laying out young town. is the laying
out of its streets. That part was well
attended to in it's infancy | was one
of the observers happening around
when Col ShOup and Mr.. Randolph
with a tape line, were laying out
Salmon City.
Since then a good deal of plating
has been done in kind of haphazard
way, for instance the "Finstur Addi-
lion, which utterly ignored both par
allels and right angles of Main or
any other streets of the old town OF
Salmon, contrary to law"
For that reason | respectfully rec
ommend that one or more streets be
duly opened up which will answer a
phipoots anu III d measure COT
rect that deplorable mistake, (the
Finstur.)
A continuation of Asdrews street
would be proper place, but for the
fact, here are all Mr.. Peterson's build
ings. such as residence and home.
right in the way Another and near
ly as good a street, is the Methodist
church street, located between the
church and Shenon's block Here is
not building in the way. let that
street start al right angles from
Main. conforming with Church street
in south westerly direction for one
mile or more. as nearly parallel with
Challis and st. Charles streets as
practicable.
Again. let Daisy street be extend.
ed in the same direction same dis
lance and same parallel as Church
street.
| contend the matter of rectifyine
past mistakes is entirely within prov
ince and full right of Mayor and city
council, since the Finstur Addition
acted contrary to law, they have a
right to correct those mistakes as
much as possible.
So far this would open only one
cross street between said Center and
Daisy streets. which would be entire
ly inadequate for so long q distance.
There is an old adaEe. The greatest
good 10 the greatest number II that
old saying is applied then | know of
one such street where il is applicable
that street is the one | twice before
this have urged to be opened. a
street promised years ago TO be a
street before Hal Chase ever built
his house there, that street or ground
for street remained open for years
until only comparatively a short time
ago, a tin shop was put up on Main
street
II opened. that street will accom-
modate more people al once, than a
street any other place would for
years Funerals so often taking place
al that popular church. namely the
Presbyterian. must make q one-half
circle 10 get in there from upper Main
street Members of that church some
times wade in mud to get there.
again plead TO have that street open,
and give IL the name OF Margaret
street. mother and daughter can then
and there meet. The name Of Margaret
street would be eminenuy proper,
but for no other reason OF being the
youngest daughter of the highly hon
ored and respected family Of Senator
Shoup there is also another reason,
the ground which said street is 10
Gated belongs TO that family.
Respectfully submitted.
l. c. GEERTSON.