The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-04
RuBY AGAIN TALKS
SNAKE RIVER BRIDGE
1,s;sts Froman Ferry Site Will Serve
Greatest Number OF People and
Must Be Selected in End.
Ed;tor Caldwell Tribune:


In your last issue note where the
Nampa Ferry Bridge supporters held
mass meeting at the Sunny Slope
school house. with people from River
side. the southeast part of the Gem
District, Sunny Slope and other COM
runities. And that they unanimously
nassed resolutions commencing the
GOOD Judgment of the Highway COM
missioners, the Canyon County com
missioners and others tor locating the
bridge at Pickle Butte, which is about
one-half mile from Nampa Ferry, and
for taking upon themselves to crlticise
The site selected for the new Snake
river bridge. Also condemning few
self centered men for opposing their
action. Also that it is their unani-
nous Judgment that the location will
serve the most people in practicable
Now. Editor Davis, if you will allow
me space | will give your readers
some facts regarding this bridge mat
ter. In the first place the people of
CANYON county voted bonds for a
bridge to be located at or near Fro
man Ferry, and that the location was
! to be decided upon by the Highway
commissioners. This is the law which
any one can look Up that feels inter-
ested. and at this time there is nothing
to show in the minutes of the State
Highway commissioners proceedings
that they have permanently selected
the site. However, it seems that the
Canyon County commissioners and
others have selected the site up close
to the Nampa Ferry or Pickle Butte,
which is within three quarters of a
mile of the ferry.
Now if this bridge site is already
located as they claim it is, why are
they so desperately busy pulling off
hand picked mass meetings and
passing resolutions to present to the
people who have the authority of Sc
Letting the bridge site? The Sunny
Slope mass meeting was absolutely
controlled by people from Riverside
and the southeast part of the Gem
district. 1t seems one of the most
interested men in the crowd was Mr.
Clyde c. Gilbert, chairman on the
resolution committee, who lives on his
northwest quarter, section 1854
within two miles of the Nampa Ferry
and the new TOWNSHIP.
Now if those people are honest il
their contention why don't they come
out and tell the public why the Nampa
Ferry location is the best? Why dom
they tell them that the expense is nc
more than at the Froman Ferry? VIII,
don't they tell them that there's more
people living close to the Namps
Ferry than there is at the Fromar
Ferry3 Why don't they tell them tina
the grade from the Nampa Ferry t.
Caldwell, the Deer Flat and tn,
Greenleaf countries are as good ane
better than they are from the Fro
man Ferry. These are the three item!
that the people of Canyon County ar,
mostly interested in. The facts ar,
that the estimated cost of the Namp;
Ferry site is $15,OO0OO more than tn
estimated cost at the Froman Ferry
In order to get good respectabl,
grade north from the Nampa Ferr,
bridge to Huston and Greenleaf an,
surrounding countries it will cost a
least 100000. Also to get a goo,
grade from Nampa Ferry up the reser
volr will cost another 100000 o.
SOO.OO. AS to the conveniences 70
the greater number of people, there
put small settlement close to tn
Nampa Ferry bridge site on accoun
OF nigh and mountainous country
while the. country surrounding tn
froman Ferry on both sides is thickl
settled with good grades and gravele
roads.
Again, if the-people had of voted 70
a bridge at or near the Nampa Ferr,
instead OF at or near the Froma
rerry does any one think that tn
ponds would carry7 Those are tn
three m nit, s,oi..A. =. i.... - /.