The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
BILL IS DRAFTED
Measure Forwarded Saturday Would
Permit the improvement Of Jar
Bidge Road In 0wyheo County.

The bill proposed witk view OF
permitting Twin Falls county to i'm
prove that part of the Jarbidge road
running through Owyhee county. was
finished Saturday and copies forward
ed to all the members of the Twin
Falls county delegation in the legis-
lature. The measure which was sug
Sested by the Twin Falls Commercial
club and approved by the board OF
county commissioners will be q gen
eral instead Of a special act, and will
permit any one county to improve
roads within another under the re-
strictions set out in the measure.
An Act to authorize and enable boards
OF county commissioners to lay out,
construct, build. improve and main
tain roads and bridges In adjoining
counties and to pay therefor from
the general road fund.
BE it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Idaho:
Section l. That the board of coun-
ty commissioners Of each county shall
have the right, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered. to lay out.
build, repair, improve, or maintain
roads. highways, and bridges in any
adjoining county wherever it shall
appear to the board of particular
county that the laying out, building.
repairing, improving or maintaining
of roads, highways, and bridges in any
adjoining county is, or will be, in
the interest Of such particular county
or of benefit to the people thereof.
Provided, that the expense thereof
shall be paid out of the general road
fund Of the county whose board or
ders and contracts such work to be
done. And provided further, that such
road highway, or bridge work shall
not be done in any adjoining county
by a particular county in any case
where the doing thereof would In any
manner impair the credit OF such ad-
joining county, or ihjure its proper
ty, or be detrimental to the interest
of it's citizens.
Section 2. At least thirty 800 days
before the board of county commits
Sioners of particular county shall
proceed to do any work in any ad
Joining county under the provisions Of
the foregoing section it shall cause
to be served a notice in writing OF
the chairman or clerk OF the board
of county commissioners of such ad
joining county of its intent to do such
work. and particularly describing Tho
nature, scope, and kind of work tC
be done in such adjoining county, and
giving the approximate cost OF such
work, and the place or places where
such work is to be performed, and
the proximate time such work will
be commenced. and the approximate
time that will be required to complete
said work
Section 3. All condemnation pro
ceedings necessary to enable a par
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any adjoining county under the pro
visions of the foregoing section, and
to enable such particular county t.
obtain necessary rights-of-way FOR
contemplated roads. highways. OF
bridges shall be brought and prose-
cuted by the attorney general in the
name Of the state of Idaho within the
judicial district within which the
property sought TO be condemned is To-
Gated
Section 4. An emergency existing
therefor, this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage
and approval.
The following is a condensed state
ment of reasons for the passage of ,
bill to authorize county commissioners
to build, repair or maintain roads anC
bridges in adjoining counties.
In the development or new sections
Of the country. as well as in the inten
sive use OF old sections, transpor
tatiOn is one OF the most importau
of all considerations. Highways ant
bridges therefore, must continue T.
occupy the attention of officials an
progressive citizens in all parts o
the state, to the end that constant i'm
provement may be had in the matte
Of travel and TRANSFORMATION
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