The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-05-17
Thursday May II. 1928
COMMISSIONERS CALL SPECIAL
BOND ELECTION.

The road question is now up to the
voters of shoshone county Either W,
are going to have a permanent mod
ern highway across the county and
more money to be used in construct
ing and maintaining other county
roads or we are going to continue the
present wasteul road system. spend
ing notwithstanding amounts. for up
keep without making any advance
whatever in the way of securing safe
and durable highways.
In calling a special election to vote
on the proposition to bond the county
for 100000 to be used in bringing the
main highway up to state specihca-
tons and paving that section between
Mullan and Kellogg. the county com
missioners have taken step which
contemplates direct benefit to The
people in all sections of the county.
They have taken this step after thor
ough Investigations which show CON
cusively that by using half the road
fund now annually collected the pro-
posed Improvement to the main high
way can be accomplished and at the
same time make available a larger
fund for the Improvement of outlying
county roads. That is to say half OF
the present road fund will be sufi-
Gent to pay the interest ON the bond
ed debt and provide a sinking fund
which will pay Off the debt in ten
years, leaving a much larger fund for
extension and Improvement of other
county roads than is now used tor
that purpose, and at the end of ten
years the entire county road fund VIII
be available for outlying county
roads Upon the completion of the
improvements on the main highway
the expense of maintenance viii be
assumed by the state. the fund deriv-
ed from the tax on gasoline being
used for the purpose. And right here
it should be understood that while /
This county is contributing $4,000 a
year to the gas tax fund, the only way
we can get this back for road i'm
in Shoshone county is to
make a state highway across the
county as proposed by the commits
'ioners If we turn this proposition
Town, we viii continue to pay the tax,
'ut it will be used TO maintain state
Dads in other counties.
Another feature of the proposition
which every voter should understand
S that the 100000 proposed to be !
aised by shoshone county represents
My A per cent of the cost of stand
rdizing and paving the highway. The q
ther 90 per cent will be paid by the a
ederal government Further. and this +
5 vital if this opportunity to secure f
ederal aid is not taken advantage of /,
ow the federal funds will go to some a
Their road project in this or some O
Their state, and there is no assurance e
hat the opportunity viii be offered
gain. The demand for curtailment if
/ expenditures by the federal gov o
rnment is very strong and persistent, il
nd it is not at all improbable that b
1ngress may yield to this demand o.
nd greatly reduce the appropriation G,
II federal aid in constructing high a
avs. In that event the extent of al
.deral cooperation would be greatly nj
,duced, and if aid could be secured o,
this county at an it would be on ST
uch less favorable basis. The moral n,
plain. Vote the bonds now in or II
sr to get federal aid, for next year n
ay be too late 4.