The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-01-09

"iialiiS IToAl the opera
ton OF the bath houses and bathin,
facilities. 1t is claimed that the med
icinal and curative properties Of m,
waters OF these springs are superior &c
many of the great health resorts O
the world. The added Improvement:
will attract thousands who are seekins
relief. This appropriation was looked
upon as loan, for the money will b,
repaid from the earnings of the spring.
and only two votes were recorded
against this appropriation in the hous.
and none in the senate.
The Road Levy for tSate Highway
To aid in the construction of state
highways, the. Legislature made a lev,
OF two mills on each dollar of the as.
fsessable property of the state. 1t is
estimated that this levy will raise $3.50
600 each year for 1919 and 1920. or ,
total Of $4,000. This is a direc,
levy and increases our state tax to
this extent.
Was the legislature justified in max.
ing this levy?
Under an act of congress Idaho
would receive $3,36O,0OO, provided i,
met this with a like amount. WHY
did we not issue bonds for our share
Our bonding limit permitted the is
suance of only 100000. To this ex-
tent the legislature authorized road
bonds. To have exceeded the limi,
would require that the question be
submitted to the people at the mex,
general election. This would have de-
layed Our road building program and
lost US the federal appropriation Of
s., $4,000.
Did the people OF the state approve
the action of the legislature in ask
ing them for the sum of $4,000 a
year? That question is best answered
by the action of the people of the diff
ferent counties and road districts to
cooperate with the state and federal
government. Since the adjournment,
OF the legislature they have voted be-
tween $l5,OOO,0O and $l6OOO,OOO. To
have met the bonds voted by the peo-
pie in the ratio one dollar to two
would have required that the state
make over five mill levy instead OF
two mills. On the final passage OF
this bill there was only one vote in
each chamber against it.
Tuberculosis Hospitals:
To assist in controlling and stopp-
ing the spread of the white Plague"
Idaho was asked to do her share in
cooperating with the federal govern
ment and the other states of the un-
ion.
Numerous petitions and representa-
tives from different parts of the state
appeared in behalf of this measure.
The legislature provided for the
creation of commission with an ap-
probation of $4,000, to select sites and
supervise the erection of the two hos
pitfalls, one in he south and the other
in the north; and further provided that
for the year 1919 levy of one-fourth
of a mill be made on all the assessable
property in the state, and for 1920
one-eighth of a mill. The levy for
1919 will raise $l17,03O, and it is esti-
mated for 1920 at 5000.
This measure passed the senate un-
animously and with only two votes
against it in the house.
Soldiers Memorial:
To meet the demands of our people
that something be done to show our
appreciation of the supreme sacrifice
made by many of our boys, the regis
lature made an appropriation of $50.
600 for the purpose Gin cooperation
with the countes) of erecting at each
county seat memorial to the men,
DRY of deceased soldiers, sailors and
marines who had lost their lives in
the late war with Germany.
Soldiers Settlement Act:
The purpose of this measure was to
permit this state to cooperate with
the federal government in providing
employment and rural homes for SOL
diers, sailors and marines and others
who have served with the armed fore
es of the United States.
The legislature appropriated $780,,
90 conditioned on the passage by con-
gress of what is known as the Sol
diers' Settlement Act" Al this date
this measure has not passed
In most coses, states having ianos
subject to reclamation made like ap-
preparations. Compared to some 9TH
ers. Idaho's appropriation is small.
This measure met with the Unanimous