The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-16
IMPORTANT ROAD WORK
Be TAKEN UP THIS YEAR
TAXPAYERS AND COMMISSION
ERS CONFER AND REACH
AN AGREEMENT.

At the request of the county commits
sioners. large number OF represen-
tative taxpayers met in the probate
court room yesterday afternoon to dis
cuss the proposal submitted by w }.
/ Hail. commissioner OF public works. Tor
cooperative road work in Shoshone
county this year and next As the
proposition involved quite a heavy eX-
pendture of county funds with the
possibility of increased taxes. the COM
missioners felt that they should hear
from the taxpayers direct before taking
definite action either way. Dr. ID. T.
Keys. chairman of the board of county
commissioners, explained in detail the
proposition submitted by Mr. Hall.
which was to the effect that there
would be 100000 available from the
federal government for road work in
this county in 1922 and 1928 provided
the state and county came through
with an equal amount, the state to pay
S33, 1888 and the county S66,667 DR.
Keys explained that of this sum, it
was proposed to spend $4,000 this
year. allotted as follows Federal gov
eminent $4,000; state. $4,000, and
county 100000
General Discussion.
Following the explanation given by
Dr. Keys there was a general discus
sion of the proposition. and it soon de-
veloped that neither the commission
ers nor the assembled taxpayers were
in favor of signing up for the two |
years. while at the same time it was
evident that the proposed cooperative |
expenditure for this year alone was
favorably received. Discussing the one |
year proposition, DR. Keys stated that
he and his associate commissioners |
were of the opinion that the county |
could almost if not fully meet its al
lotment of $50, 600 through the current |
road fund and thus avoid any increase
in taxes. or at least hold it down to |
very slight increase. This fund |
to from $4,000 to $4,000 |
After fun discussion of the subject |
the conclusion was reached that the ]
should agree to the CO.
DBtl al ialEtlltilN lOi AillH gNeAl ]
with the understanding that the COM
missioners would meet the expense |
through the road fund as stated above /
There was a question, however, wheth-
er Mr.. Hall would be able to accept |
for this year only. In or
der to settle this point, Harry \. Rog-
ers, clerk of the board of county com
missioners, wired Mr. Hall the action
taken and asked if the arrangement
would be acceptable. He also advised
Mr.. Hall that it was the desire of the
and taxpayers that the
'unds available this year be used
,hiefly for the construction of concrete
ridges to replace the present wooden
structures.
Advantages of Cooperation.
1t was pointed out at the conference
hat the money advanced by the state
anne from a bond issue which the peo-
lie of this county would necessarily
AVE to help pay, and this was also
rue of the advances made by the fed
raj government Further that much
# the improvement on the main high
way contemplated, particularly the
construction of new bridges, would
ave to be made by the county alone /
f this cooperative plan was not ac- {
epted. 1t was evident therefore t
hat it was simply good business to X
ecure some of the state and federal t
honey for the work in this county J
urther that as rapidly as these i'm q
rovements were made in cooperation ?
18th the state and with both the state t
nd federal government, the cost of a
of those sections would +
e assumed by the state. which would a
esult in a substantial saving for the
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