The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-03
MR. BANNKGAN RESIGNS.


The Other Two Read Commissieasrs
Charged with squandsring Funds.
WHArcox. Dec. Especial. Tho rssie.
nation of State Road Commissioner Han
negan was sent TO the governor today.
The Rereiiis this morning in an editorial
says:
.Ths people Of whatcom county are
thoroughly enthusiastic over the state road
over the Cascades, and cannot enjoy the
article sent from Whstcom to the Posr-IS-
TELIIGEScKR November %. regarding that
road; for the article 10 very prejudicial 10
the road and to further help from the
state. 1t charges Cryderman and Oliver
with standing in, and Hannegan as
making an heroic but unsuccessful tight
TO prevent q reckless allowance Of bulls.
etc. 1t was only few weeks ago
that Cryderman said that he was the
man ignored, and that Oliver and Ham
negan were doing business over tho
mountains without consulting him. IL -
claimed tha; after the allowances OF oil the
bills only 5000 will remain to complete
the road that has but been fairly COM
menced. Tho Reuciiie recommends that
the governor investigate, and Ii necessary
create y new board, remembering all the
while that the road is . necessity, and that
the people. ii not the road commissioners,
are IN harmony TO have 1t completed. Mr.
amounts allowed the commissioners.
which shows that the article IL certainly
erroneous IN part"
If the article is "prejudicial," ~ the
ReeeiAe declares. ii Is the cold facts In it
that make Il so. The PosT-IsTEiLroK xcER
correspondent obtained his information
from the written record Of the proceedings
of the road commission, which he under
stands no one con oectea with the Rereiile
has taken the trouble to read. This record
proves conclusively that in the most i'm
portant work OF the commission Cryder-
man has played '.me too" part with
Oliver, and Hannegan's protests. whether
or not we'll founded. have as rule been ig-
nored. cryderman has tried to carry water
on both shoulders and has represented to
the county commissioners and others that
Oliver and Hannegan were running things
to suit themselves. In n recent letter to
the RereiLe he declared that he knew moth
ing of the thousand-dolIar survey over In
okanogan county. ordered by Oliver. and
yet at the late meeting Of the board here he
moved to delegate Oliver TO go there and
pass upon the work and approve the bills.
This little scheme was frustrated through
the agency of the three citizens who were
present.
protested against such . proceeding. As
TO the amounts allowed the commission
ers, the Posr-IsrELrIeEscKR's report of
which the Reeeiiic, upon the ipse dirt OF
Mr.. Crydermau, says Is erroneous, the cor
respondent will simply say that If the re-
port Is wrong the record OF bills allowed IL
wrong. The clerks figures show that up
TO the aath OF November Oliver had drawn
81, 1913 Crydernan ss2sS and Hanne-
gan $sa9 IL The bill creating the CON-
mission fixes the compensation OF the
commissioners at - per day. They began
to draw pay on the 18th Of July. Their
to, al per diem up to December 1. allowing
them pay for every day, Sundays included
would therefore be $sl4 The story Of the
rest is probably told under the headings of
expenses" and professional services as
an engineer" IN the case Of Crydermsn.
and simply expenses" in the cases Of
Oliver and Hannegan. Further help
from the state" should not be asked until
some reasonable assurance can be given
that the funds will be judieiously ex-
pended.
At meeting OF the Board OF Trade last
evening there vas a lively discussion on
the subject of the Ruby creek and Okano-
gan trail and the extravsganee and mis-
management of the state board commits
sion as outlined in the Posr-ISrELiIGKs-
cEs Thursday. That the board ~ utterly
diseusted with the operations of the CON-
mission was plainly shown by the adop-
tion Of motion directing the trail COM
mistee 10 confer with the county commits
sioners and cali upon the governor to
remove ali tne state road commissioners
aud appoint new ones. CrydeTman and
Hannegan we're appointed upon the re-
com rne ndasion OF certain local politicians
without consultation with the county
commissioners. although by the terms of
the bill creating the commission and max
ing the appropriation this county was re-
ausfed TO contribute 500 TO the work. Is
- said that the governor has since ex-
pressed regret that he acted as be did in
the matter. and IL 10 believed that he vii.
comply promptly with shs request for the
removal Of the present members Of the
commission and the appointment OF new
ones