The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-02
Highway District Notes

standing in the minds of few in
regard to the matter of voting
bonds in Kendrick Highway Dis
trict. There is difference in vot-
ing bonds and issuing bonds. The
kendrick Highway District COM
missioners have stated emphaticaIly
that they do not intend to issue
bonds until the district has secured
federal aid. The bonds are to be
voted in the sum Of $1O7, 900. The
commissioners will probably issue
$1,000 worth of honds to pay in
cidental expenses that will arise
when the preliminary survey is
made and the project statement pre-
pared. The balance of $1OO, 900 will
not be issued until the matter of Sc
curing federal aid has been settled.
IT. may take a year, two years or
more to secure federal aid and dur
ing this time there will be no in
terest to pay on any of the bonds
that have been voted. except the
$1,000 which will be issued. The
board will probably apply for fed
eral aid to the amount of $10O, 600,
which, when received, will give
Kendrick Highway District $2OO, 900
to apply on the building of perman-
ent roads. Under these conditions
it would seem impossible for pro-
gressive person to vote against the
bonding of Kendrick Highway Dis
trict.
Another reason that is being ad-
vanced to some extent against vot-
ing bonds is that it is an unfavor-
able time to build roads just now
while everything is SO high. This
is surely very poor argument be-
cause the facts of the matter are
that actual construction work can
not hope to be started in less than
a year and half or two years at
the earliest. 1t is not going to be
a matter of getting federal aid in a
day or two. 1t takes time to make
all of the preliminary arrange
ments for securing federal aid and
then this district will have to wait
Its turn with others who have al
ready applied. By the time federal
aid is secured and everything is
ready for actual construction. prices
will have readjusted themselves so
that road work will not be as ex
pensive as it is today. Listen! If
you are not thoroughly convinced
in your own mind that voting bonds
is good move, talk the matter over
with those who are favorable to it,
and in that way you will at least
get the boosters side Cf tine ques-
tion. If you hear nothing but the
argument of those who are opposed
to the bonds, you will naturally
believe it is wise to vote against
them.
Good Road District laws and the
laws that govern highway district
} are widely different IN many ways.
The district which concerns the
people OF this community just now
is a highway district and is not
governed in any way by the laws
controlling good road district.
A highway district can vote but 10
: per cent of the ASSESSED value of
the property within the district.
while good road district can vote
as high as rs per cent of the assess
ed value of the property. The
, assessed value of the property with
r in the limits of Kendrick Highway
district is approximately $107, ,000,-
= 600. Ten percent of this amount is
= $107, 900 which is the amount of the
bonds to be voted January 10. The
railroad company will be required
to paw large amount of this bond
issue as its right of way and track
,, is assessed at the rate of $35, 900 per
mile.
+ The chief reason for voting bonds
r in Kendrick Highway District is to
put the district in line for federal
aid. In order to apply for federal
e aid the district must first be able to
e show the state highway commits
f sioner that it means business and
!. has money that can be made avail
0 able to match an equal apportion-
| ment from the federal government.
e Stated in few words it is simply a
f matter of putting Kendrick High
r way District in line to apply for
v federal aid.