The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-22
ASK COMMISSIONERS
FOR RESERVATIONS
DEARY HIGHWAY COMMISSION
ERS CALLED TO ACCOUNT
BY PROPERTY OWNERS.
lLatah County Pressl

The taxpayers of Highway District
No. 3 met here Saturday to discuss
road matters with the board
The meeting was held in Curtiss
Hall, upward Of $50 interested citi-
zens being presnt Arrangements
for holding it had been made by the
committee after Commissioners Bow
er and Nelson had agreed the Satur-
day before that the board would at
tend a public meeting.
The purpose of the meeting was to
confer with the board, but chairman
Bower was the only member present.
Messrs Nelson and Karlson refused
to attend. When they did not appear
at the hour the meeting was called to
order a committee was appointed to
wait upon them at the highway office
below stairs and ask them to attend.
They positively refused to come,
stating that if the people had any
grievance to settle with them they
would meet them in court. When the
committee reported, the meeting pro-
ceeded with Mr.. Bower presiding.
The main objct of this gathering of
the taxpayers was to voice protest
against selling any more bonds at
this time but the arbitrary action of
Messrs Nelson and Karlson in refus-
ing to attend the meeting aroused
considerable feeling and they were
freely criticised The taxpayers felt
that they had right to be heard by
the full board, sine they are being
taxed to build and improve roads,
purchase machinery and pay prin-
cipal and interest on the bonds. Far
mers in the northern and western
parts of the district feel that they
have not had their share of the
money spent so far. 1t was asserted
that about 90 per cent of road i'm
has been made south of
Deary.
The proceedings of the meeting
were as follows:
Called to order by W. A. Bower.
Joel Burklund acted as secretary.
Committee named to invite Messrs.
Nelson and Karlson to the meeting.
Committee, William Smith, j. A.
Harsh, N. p Johnson.
Committee reported that Nelson
and Karlson would not attend, that
they would only meet in court, and
that Mr.. Nelson stated that If some
one could be found to take his place
ne would resign.
List of questions submitted as fol-
ows:
/. Is the purpose of the Highway
Commissioners to represent the
wishes of the people of the district?
2. Will they tell US the present |
financial condition of the district? |
How much is left from the bonds that |
we're sold?
8. What is their plan in regard to
selling more bonds this year?
A. How much more machinery do
hey expect to buy this year?
5. Do they recognize that the
,oting of bonds against the district
vas not for the purpose of buying
light of ways and machinery for the
building of local roads? IF the year
v taxes will not take care of this,
low much are we going to do when
he interest alone will take up about !
Y, 900, annually?
6. Is is not fact that our COM
nissoners voted to cooperate with
he state and federal government
vhen they built the state highway
through here 1t was a three sided
greement where each party is to pay
third of the expense. If you
pend so much of your money that
GU will not be able to meet your part
f this obligation, would not the state
ppoint receiver to take charge of
bankrupt corporation?
7. Would it be better plan to
uild roads by experienced contract
rs?
8. When there is dispute about
ifferent places to put a road, would
be proper to have surveys and es-
mates made of the different ones?
8. Who got up the petition to
lild the road that has been called
lie Nelson Boulevard" meaning the
rived road in sections 10 and II that
re intended to take the place of the
onk road Who circulated this pc
ton? Who was it that paid Mr..
lemenhagen to help circulate this?
no favors this read? who is it going {
benefit? was the original petition
lsified and misrepresented in order {
get signers for it? where is that
stition now?
10. What action has the board