The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-29


besides We must maintain our own
county roads Ii we refuse to make
state Highways of them SO the state
Is Obliged to maintain them.
During each year or two wears
tnere Is available only a limited
amount of state funds available for
MsnWays ana corresponding
amount for federal cooperation
tnereIore Lemhi county must take
advantage OF the present opportuni-
" or we win lose our position In
the priority claim on the state and
government funds and ii we do these
FUNDS VIII go to other counties.
State and Federal Funds Are Co.
Operative Only.
Lemhi county's situation at this
Time Is particularly advantageous. III
We provide 100000 we will be met
BY the state with 100000, making
100000 for the federal government
70 provide or 100000 in all. But
that Is on the basis of the former
law. The next federal funds will be
available through the passage by
Congress of the necessary laws and
under the bill which was introduced
by Senator Chamberlin of Oregon
last February and has the endorse
fnent OF both parties. the federal
funds are apportioned on the basis
OF the taxable land of the state to
the non-taxable or government con-
tr0lled land.
The state of Idaho Is SIXTY-ONE
AND SEVEN TENTHS PER CENT
C6l.7 per cent? FOREST which is not
taxable and never can be, leaving
THIRTY-EIGHT AND THREE
THNTHS PER CENT (3S3 per cent?
/ a the land In the state to bear the
Of the whole. This is manifestly un-
fair and the Chamberlain bill pro-
poses to remedy this by requiring
the government to contribute in pro-
portion TO its holdings or sixty-one
, and seven tenths per cent of the
cost of all Federal Aid roads. which
means that IL 100000 (the combin.
ed state and county funds as pro.
posed by this bond issue) is equal
would represent $4S3.000 or the gov
Iernment's proportion which makes a
total of s783,000. but the bill has a
further provision: All roads con-
structed on the forest are co-operat-
ed in by the government for sevent.r-
Ave per cent of their cost This pro
vision will increase the total funds
sde&f1ied by the government In this
lcQuuty by at least $67 900 on account
of large proportion of the propos
ed highways being within the forest
and in addition to this there Is al
the present time available something
over $4,000 for this work on the
North Fork. which brings the grand
total including our 100000. up ia
over 100000 for highways In Lemhi
county Think of il, Three dollars
and half for every dollar we pui
up. With this we can complete ey
cry foot of the proposed State High
ways in Lemhi county and be for
ever relieved of their maintenance
! THE COST of completing these
roads has been estimated BY the
highway department as follows:
To complete SalmonP Pahsi-
maroi road ...-s--.--.-...--.....-.-.S 10000
North Fork Montana Line
foresD ...----....---.........-a#-.=.=. 15u00t
Salmon-Nortn Fork --..........-.. $4,000
Salmon Birch creek ....-.......-- 100000
A total of ..-.--.-.--..-...--.-. 1850 00t
Completing all of our State High
ways and then some.
Perhaps the captious voter vii
ask, How are We TO be assured d
the cooperation In constructing
these roads,"
These highways have already beer
approved by both state and federa
authorities and have prior claim
on the funds for their completion
provided we decide To put up oul
share
This is the question the voter ia
most interested in from persona
standpoint Let us consider wha
the effect will be on our taxes II this
bond issue is approved at the com
ing election
For the year 1919 the taxpayers
paid into the county treasury foi
road puposes as property taxes s22
51s.64, and the county received from
other sources s14.4242l; making Il
total OF $36.942.s5.
We are now maintaining thes'
roads and a fair estimate Of the cos
OF so doing is seyenyfiye per cen
OF the total expended each year b,
the county or approximately s27 o0'
and we will not criticize how vel
this has been done for We all know
that our roads are always in need o
repairs II We pay six per cent In
terest on the bonds. or $4,000 70
interest and three per cent for
sinking fund or $4,000. which. witl
the interest il viii earn from tn
banks where deposited. will pay th
principal in twenty years, we vii
stin nave S9.co0 gained on the mali
tenancc alone and leaves as $500
for additional roads 10 CONNECT wlt
the main highways y ls d one
apparent that OTH TAXES WI
Not BE INCREASED but may AZ
TUALLY BE REDUCED b. yDiin
this bond issue and b1ildlre thes
: highways and ibis does nJf take =
10 account tae increased va1uai 20
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de Whole counts far tet matte
v5rh =ura tn come v4fa te'f
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