American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-08-22
ROCKLAND WILL VOTE
SEPT. IS, FOR $4,000
HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE
SERIES OF MASS MEETINGS RE-
suit IN DECISION OF VALLEY
CITIZENS TO BUILD MORE GOOD
ROADS.
COMMISSIONERS TO RESIGN
Completion of Main Highway North
and South to Receive First Consid-
eration-American Falls-ROckland
Road Best In State Says Pratt.

Rockland highway district No. Is
this week calling bond election for
September 18th, to vote on $4,000
bond issue to complete the main trunk
road from Rockland to Roy and Land
ing and build $4,000 worth of side
roads leading to the main road. The
present commissioners were reached J.
the first of the week following SER
les of public meetings in Rockland
and Roy regarding the ACCESSIBILITY of
building good roads.
The meeting at Roy last Friday even
ing was we'll represented by taXpay- |
ers of highway district No. residing
in the upper end of the valley, as well
as by a number of Rockland people.
The object of the meeting was to dis
cuss the proDosed bond issue to COM
plete the highway to the Oneida coun-
ty line. J. T. Fisher called the meet
ing to order and invited a full discus
sion of the question affecting the bond
issue Herbert Cox spoke for the peo-
pie of the upper end of the valley and
he let it be known that the work OF
the present board of highway commits
sioners met with the approval of him
self and his neighbors up there and
that they were eager to retain the
present board in office until the high
way is completed. The sentiment of
the upper end is strongly in favor of
rebonding the district, in order to
bring about the completion of the
highway.
John Reimann Favored.
The question of Roy being repre-
sented on the board of highway com
missioners was brought up by several
Of those present and it was conceded
that the upper end by all means should
!, be represented A discussion of this
u phase brought out the fact that John
Reimann, residing on his ranch half
mile south of Roy, is the choice of
the people to represent them on the
board Mr. Reimann has resided in
Roy for number of years and is
thoroughly familiar with the road re
quirements there Side roads did not
enter into the discussion at the Roy
meeting, the principal aim being to
bring about the completion of the main
trunk Of the highway. The people OF
Roy are well aware that the shortage
of crops will leave in its wake a
dearth Of money TO carry them over q
hard winter and that employment on
the highway will bring funds into
their section which will go long way
to alleviate hardship. Of course, i
H. understood that every possible bi
Of work will be given to people wht
arc taxpayers in the district.
Saturday afternoon a meeting wa
held in Rockland to discuss the SAM
issues. This meeting was ATTENDED
by some sixty taxpayers of the high
way district. The assembly was call
ed to order informally. J. T, Fishe
took the floor and in brief talk Sc
forth a statement of the work Of th
present commissioners since their in
duction into office. In answer t
questions, he repeatedly stated tina
as long as he is a member of tn
board he will oppose all work on sid
roads unless they are put where the
belOng-on the natural water grade
and not on hills and through gulche
thus ne"eSsitating an undue eXpend
ture. He said that the first issue
bonds in the sum of $4,000 was vote
under a pledge that it would be e.
pended on the main trunk highwa
He insisted that the completion of Il
main line is the paramount issu
Later in the meeting S. ~ Norris, al
other member of the board, arose al
emphatically voiced his intention
see the main line completed befo