The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-01
Bill to Divide Twin Falls County Defeated in House this Morning by 47 to ID
HANSEN BRIDGE BILL
CARRIES TWENTY THOUSAND
Money Appropriated Would Become
Available as Soon as Money From
Twin Falls Bonds was Received.


The bill introduced by Judge
Lawrence Hansen appropriating $2O,-
600 for the construction of the Han
sen bridge and endorsed by Repre-
sentative Sims and Barker of Twin
Falls county and Representative Col
Inns, of MinidOka county, contains
provision that it shall not go into
effect until Twin Falls county and
the Hillsdale Highway district have
rasied money enough to erect a bridge
costing $4,000. AS the Hillsdale dis
trict has already sold $4,000 worth
of bridge bonds for the purpose, and
$50 900 bonds have been voted in Twin
Falls county, the only thing remain
ing to do to secure the appropriation,
should the bill pass, would be to sell
the Twin Falls county bonds.
The bill reads as follows:
BE 1t enacted by the legislature of
the state of Idaho:
Section l. That a wagon bridge
shall be constructed across the Snake
River at point about two miles north
of the town of Hansen, Twin Falls
County, which shall be Of the sus-
pension type.
Section 2. The Board of County
Commissioners of Twin Falls county
and the board of Commissioners of
the Hillsdale Highway district of Min
idoka county shall be and constitute
a bridge commission for the purpose
of carrying into effect the object of
and purposes of this Act and shall
have general supervision of said
bridge and its approaches during the
construction of the same They shall
prepare or cause to be prepared the
plans and specifications for said
bridge and shall have full power and
authority to demand and receive bonds
and undertakings, running in the
name of the State of Idaho and il
Il such sums as they shall deem neces
sary for the faithful discharge of an,
and all contracts awarded by then
under the provisions of this Act an,
: shall have power and authority t,
!" award any and all contracts that ma,
be necessary in providing for the con
struction of said bridge.
Section 3. No part of the appro
l, priation made by this Act shall b.
h expended for such bridge or paid ou
Il by the State Treasurer until it i
shown by the certificate of sal,
, bridge commission that sufficien
e. funds have been raised by Joint ac
e tion of the said Hillsdale Highwa,
&c District of Minidoka and the County O
:, Twin Falls, which sum or sums, addei
y" to the appropriation hereby made, will
be sufficient to construct a bridg
y costing approximately $S0,000.OO in
,e Guiding the building and constructio;
20 of all necessary approaches to sal
% bridge in order to connect the sal
n. bridge in order to connect the sal
lie bridge with the public highway O
le each side of the said stream.
- Section 4. That the said Board {
- Commissioners shall receive no con
pensation for their services as bridg
ir commissioners as provided for in thi
as Act, but all of their travelling expense
20 and other necessary expenses inc
. dent to the construction of the bride
Oe herein provided for shall be paid OF
er of the bridge funds created by tn
ad Act
~ Section 5. The State Treasurer
hereby directed to transfer to the sa
re bridge commission, composed of IL
81 County Commissioners of Twin Fal
~ County and the Commissioners of Il
Is HillsdaIe Highway District the su
ls of 100000 out of any monies in IL
II State Treasury not otherwise appr
Ell priated for the construction of sa
bridge.
ne Section 6. An emergency exis1i1
Sd therefor, this Act shall become effe
en- tive from and after its passage al
ne approval