The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-17
NEW COUNTY COM.
MISSIONERS MEET
Road Problems and
Mileage Again Under
Consideration
Continued from last issue
Road Fund Depleted

Charles e. Harris. chairman OF
the Democratic county central cem-
mittee, who has been very emphatic
in denouncing those responsible for
high taxes, whoever they are, drop
ped in to see If the board was do
ing anything to lower the taxes.
After chatting some he said, "Say,
when you have some road money
you don't know what to do with,
wish you would do something to the
road extending along the north side
of the asylum farm past my place.
We did not get any of the bond
money out there, and while I am not
complaining, yet the road needs some
fixing"
Mr.. Fisher stated that If they
waited till there was road money
they did not know what to do with it
would be long, long wait. Then he
brought forth the figures to show
that for the year 1921 road and
bridge fund there is only $4,000,
claims are already on file for $45,00O
for labor and materials already ex-
pended and when they are paid there
will remain only $4,000, or about
enough to pay for dragging the
roads a time or two and nothing for
anything else. Mr.. Harris threw
up his hands in apologetic manner
and bowed himself out of the room.
One Booze Car
Some of our readers will recall
that three years ago a big, nearly
new Buick or Studebaker car was
captured transporting booze and 1t
was stored at local garage pend
ing litigation over the booze. 1t
finally developed that the car had
been stolen and the rightful owner
was in no way connected with the
booze so he demands his car. In
the meantime the car was moved to
another garage and a short time ago
1t was taken out to be stored in the
new county warehouse, and behold,
1t had been robbed of some of its
works. The county is having it re-
paired and is having its own troubles
gathering evidence to show who is
responsible for the loss. OF course,
4 garage generally has signs on the
walls saying, 1--WE are not RESPONSE
BILE for theft or something to that
effect.
For a Herd District
N. IT, Thompson and others are
a petition for a herd dis
.rict covering territory in the north
EAST corner of the county including
Ill Of sections 10, 20, 21, %, Is, 16,
IL and that part of section 18 east
If Snake river, all in township /
outh, 81 E. B. M. later part of this
and was cut out)
County Health Officer
DR.. Patrie put in bid for the SER
ice of county physician and health
'fficer to do the usual work of that
including attending ma
ernity cases, where the family are
declared in INDECENT circumstances.
n hard times the work in this de-
'artment is heavier than in prosper
'us years. Usually the county
MUSICIAN is imposed upon somewhat
" poor people, who send for him
nd get his service and then when it
s time to pay for his service they
ay they sent for him because he is
he county physician and that they
imposed the county paid him. No.
'ody has any right to free service
lnless they are first adjudged by
he county officials to be in a condi-
ion justifying county aid and placed
n the INDECENT list.
A good many people get a contagi-
us disease, get quarantined and
hen because they are required to
tay at home they demand that the
ounty shall support them. They
emand stock of groceries, bedding
orse feed and various other things
onstituting an imposition.
Another Culvert Man
w. P. Dave, representing the
'erger Manufacturing company of
Minneapolis, told the board that they
ave furnished culverts to many
ounties in Idaho, but never had
FINISHED Bingham county. Last
ear they furnished four cars to Bon
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