The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-05
THOSE ROADS AND BRIDGES.



touaty shown Up
The persistsney with which the telegraph
10 lying about the conduct Of the county
commissioners In building roads and
bridges in the southern part OF the county
has called forth communication from Ed
Richmond. Of Green River. in which he
thoroughly exposes the MEASUREMENTS Of
fact and throws q little light on the char
actsr Of Spotted Egg McColough and Mr..
Brannon. Mr.. Richmond, who has been
stopping At the Daller. writes:
AT the time OF the building Of the first
bridge a. Ar. McCoioEgh's place | owned
parcel Of land one-foarth Of a mile from
tie bridge, and TO nv knosledge Mr..
brannon fought this bridge and road lead
ing 20 II SItn ali the power which be pos
ssssed, Tor the reason that he did no. think
u advisable TO build bridge At tha. place.
Ny property Was a sax-gere tract taken
from the west side Of Mr. Brannon's farm.
and about the center, north and south. so
that Mr.. Brannon owned land on three
SIDES OF my lot. Mr.. McColough, not being
able 10 secure q road or any part Of one
fro1n Dir. Brannon. came 10 rne and said
that II ! would not fight the proposed road
and siios the same TO he taken It's full
width tfortv feetB from my land &c would
buy OF Mr. BEanB0n for me like quantity
OF land or pay ne tn money the value Of
The road When il was surveyed ] made
no objections, and after the road was
granted / spoke 20 Mr.. McCoiough about
the agreement between U.s. lie denied sill
knosiedge OF IL and refused TO compensate
me in any way for the land / had given
him, trusting in bis honor 20 pay me.
Alter the road vas located 70 my east line
MIR. Brannoh sold him . strip OF his land
thence TO the river
Now the reason why Mr.. Brannon did
not IKE tins idea of this new road vas
that running through Mr. Brznnon's place
was one good county road which had been
used FOR years by the man who formerly
owned the faFm where Mr.. NeColough
nov resides But this road was not good
enough Tor this public economist. he
must have one all hls own, aud the way
he secured II sas shady. TO say the least.
If the correspondents of the telegraph
would refresh their memories. they would
find that not since Iso7 have there been
such Hoods q. the last three years have
given as. In is67 there were no bridges
To withstand the floods, therefore they
could not 90 out.
There have never been bur two bridges
buiit at Mr.. Paften's place over Green
river. The first was not one Of the failures
OF the present commissioners which the
Telegraph dreams OF. but one of the good
Old bridges that stand until they rot The
new one which was carried awsv DeceFn-
Der IL. iss5, was fine piece of work A
change in the current of the river, causing
the water 10 strike with full force against
ats western bank washed away the abat-
nent AT that end of the bridge and ABOUT
ave acres of land. As the abu,rnent was
gone the bridge could not stand. 1.-THE
commissioners had been gifted with sec
ond sight they could have averted this.
Does the Telegraph wish 10 convey the
idea 10 It's readers that half OF the popula-
ton OF Slaughter 10 related to Mr. Wood
mgr There are about TOO people in
Slaughter. and OF that number only five
are IN any way related TO Mr.. Wood
Ing. excepting his wife and three children.
! do not think that Mrs. Brown ever
said that Mr.. Wooding Was keeping half
OF Slaughter. That is Just another fish
story.
The Telegraph, in speaking of the pres
ent board OF county commissioners
called them the trio who had held Office
for SIX years. Really, | did not think
there was any one In King county who
did not know that we elected new COM
missioner from the Third district two
years ago. Mr.. Taylor held Office four
years and Mr.. Rutherford two The latter
gentleman was renominated this fail.
which means that he will be elected
That the present board of commissioners
has been good one none but those W no
wanted the county land the commissioners
would not give IL to them) can deny.
Where IN King county were those good
roadsG Look a. them now. These miles
OF a. fne roads as you will find anywhere.
The poor Telegraph | would advise il
10 get new list of correspondents. those
who not only could but would tell the
truth. ED RfcHnoxp.