The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-26
THE PROPOSITION FOR JOIN
ING IN A COUNTY ROAD
BOND ISSUE TURNED
DOWN FLAT
Might Militate Against
County Division!
Out of Fourteen Buhlites Called in
Council Tuesday, Ten Vote
Against Acceptance. Now for
Immediate Action by the Rest of
\ the County

In making the prediction that the
Buhl contingent would accept the very
liberal proposition of the county com
mssioners and join heart and soul in
a countrywide effort to secure the best
roads practicable in the least time
possible, the wish of the TIMES was
no doubt father to the thought. Co
ing back over the two last conferences
between the representatives of the
county and those of the Buhl district,
the attitude and expressions of the lat
ter really left little to expect. IN re-
porting these meetings the ZINES
omitted everything seemingly prejudi-
cial r. he end in view. But now that
a final adverse conclusion has been
reached, the whole situation may be
better understood by the county at
large should some of them be pub
lished.
At the conference held in Buhl, IN
the goth inst one of the commission
ers of the highway district frankly
stated that he was opposed to a coun-
ty bond issue if their district was to
get only it's fair share of some 21 per
cent on the valuation-for-asse ssessment
basis. That he would stand for 80
pCl CCul OlG VI lllC lOCdl DdnhCl .
present and participating, decli red his
figure to be 33 1-3 per cent. Said he
didn't know as that was exactly fair /;
but he would be satisfied with nothing
less; and that he didn't think favor
able vote could be obtained in the dis
trict otherwise. To which Mr.. Brack-
en- of the Twin Falls delegation re-
/torted by asking if it was to be sup
-bof nf tho fnXq hlG
property outside the Buhl district
coulL. be satisfied with &C % per cent
of the road money when 21 per cent
OF property inside refused to take less
than 33 I-3 per cent? The question
was not answered.
Again, when the Buhl representa-
tives were asked squarely If they
would join in a county bond issue pro
Nyided the road needs of their district
rs planned by them, could h met
there was absolute silence for time
finally broken by an inquiry from
Chairman Wade as to the construction
of the Lilly grade road outside theil
district
At the Twin Falls conference Mon
day Commissioner Molander said ina
he would support union for a count!
bond issue on basis OF 50 per cent U
Buhl district; that it was absoluteN
no use to try to secure votes there ol
less; he did not know six men who's
support could otherwise be secured.
Much more could be adduced alonl
this line, but we certainly nav
enough to support the conc sion tina
the LEADERS, in the Buhl district hav
never even regarded seriously tn
proposition for united action IN tn
matter of road bonds; that the SIN
cere and patient efforts to that en-
have been ridiculed and trifled with
in short, that they have been maxim
monkeys" of the unionists from Tn
beginning. A.. -
a cbapter on selfishness to the MT
degree-with all the example neces
sary to point a moral or adorn
tale" could be easily written her'
But. what good? If the necessity 1o
good roads and the benefit from thel
lis only one-half as great as mas pee
r represented, the course to be take
seems plain. Awaken the balance
the COUNTY vote to float bonds III
She very best kind of roadway pra
ticable, and built as fast as strict cal
and rigid economy will permit.