The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
cranreville District Commits
sioners Select Date for Sub
mission of Question.
NEED $4,000 ISSUE
Affirmative Result Assures all
State and Federal As
sistance.

Tba Grangeyille Highway commits
s,anars at a regular meeting held last
saturday at the Bank of Camas Prair-
Z issued n call for bond election i'm
ihis highway district on Tuesday, the
eGth Of June, for the purpose of voting
honds in the sum of $4,000 for the
construction of Grangeville's part of
tha north and south highway from
Weiser TO Grangeville, at a total cost
If 100000. This will be submitted
a the voters of this highway district
far their ratification or rejection.
The proposition as it comes to us
from the state highway commission is
for the state to construct highway
from Weiser OF Grangeville, the total
eost Of which to citizens of Idaho coun-
n will be $4,000. Crangeville is ask
al 10 raise $4,000 of the $50, 900, White
Bird is to raise $4,000, and the issue
% far as this community is concerned,
hangs upon the action taken by the
voters of this district on June 26, the
day set for the election. If we vote
the bonds we get the state road built
right into Grangeville, and it will be
maintained ever afteTward at the eX-
peIse Of the state. If we turn the
proposition down, we will have to build
road to the Fem district at our own
expense and maintain II ever afterward
at our own expense to connect with
the state highway: that is, If we have
enough enterprise to desire to connect
with the state th0roughfare.
The highway commission is making
proposition to us, the like of which
has never been submitted to any other
section OF the state, and which If re
iected now will never come to us again.
The estimated cost of the highway
from New Meadows to Grangeville is
100000 The national government
N puts up 100000, and the state puts up
n sZ5O,OOO Of this sum, and all that Ida
n hO county is asked to put up is $780,
a UO The total estimated cost of the
n highway from Idaho county's south line
N to Grangeyille is $350,000. Thus. it
will seem, If we vote $4,000 for this
work the state will be putting up ten
70 one In All enterprise in which no
other town in the state can possibly
@ more vitality interested. Is not
Ten 70 one shot all and even more than
We could reasonably ask or expect?
buf that does not begin to tell the tale.
Inc state agrees to bear the entire ex-
ehse OF the maintenance and up-keep
q this road after building it on the
lmefal terms set forth. Can there be
citizen within the limits of this high
way district who will say this is not
"A proposition for permanent road CON
Nfucuon which is fair to us and
worthy Of acceptance? 1t would hard
y seem possible.
Inc maintenance of the road over
period OF years, is equal practically
y me original cost.
rive per cent bonds can be readily
%d'ed, according to good authority.
lle interest ON the $35, 900 could thus
Jared for by tax of one dollar on
ae thousand Of the present assessed
~1,A. aaa''on of this highway district,
Tb'Vn ms = Sl,642,0O0 in round numbers
~ nhite Bird highway district, with
W. y as,essed @es valuation OF something like
Tvv1 tone-fifth of our valuatioIi)
Maihg steps to vote 5000, $15,000
ss Will VIII 20 to complete the nee
b' soV'UOO to construct the road
s,o1,,'hat sm mat place to Grangeville, and
Ssl, Sa~" % build bridge across the
ms,as vn river to give the settlers of the
and Grangeyille ''' - '""' paw
os = ~ u'e construction of the remainder
Is,aa %e state highway from here to Lew
I'M a ue citizens viii be compelled to
eh,s M " TWO dollars to the states one,
lse = ne state Is offering to put up
0nsiae.a n Dne with us on the project under
Tha ,,, a.e now at war with .Germany.
M MIN. ,p'nclpal theme now discussed by
X 4 ap,y put ana the national government
X Thar 'slmredhess.y There is no step
VIM sa,. ,l "e taken by community that
p,anap ae'p the government more in the
atIon atIa,sss saass, line chan good transpor-
ilen,sssa,'s sa,saillies by means of good roads.
State ns ss.s this phase of the matter.
lesma n.lshway Engineer Booth In a
nv Nv interview said
"inIary Aspect of the State
.TDa ,,. Highway.
auth ~ im,i'tary aspect of the north and
snIIsIaausano aaano highway is receiving much
4 war ~ ,e'iVh aud its utility In tinfe
eia ann e now appreciated bv the fed
Tins ilss1oritles- ~ Und>r present condi-
Rsshes Y single railroad bridge was
h.Neen Vas OH the Union Pacific line
hrk ~ the northern end southern
lenais 'he state. these sections would
asse ,s,olated. whereas with the
inio roaS oa'SS'lMay syGtem completed, an
H., vdu OF a tvna vro,,la ~. ,.,.,si.,l.i,,