Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-05-16
Il Respectful Protest.


cism. The first of these was in the
matter of the petition of Vim. Enos
and others, for a county road. This
petition came before the court at
its April term and was continued
till April II, when it was consider
ed at an adjourned term. At the
same time Commissioner Williams
was instructed by the court to in
spect the old road and the proposed
route for the new road, and to re-
port at the adjourned term on the
18TH. For some reason, best known
to himself, Mr.. Williams did not go
and make such inspection, but did
come up to attend the adjourned
term, and as he had no report to
make, the matter was continued to
another adjourned term, to be held
on May 10. Last Friday the mat
ter came up again, and Mr.. Will
liams, having viewed the road, stat
ed that, in his opinion, the PRO
posed road is a better route than
the old one." With this favorable
report on the matter they continued
it till the June term. Now we sub
NIT that there is no business sense
in that method of procedure. We
admit that the court are the judges
as 70 whether or not the county IS
able to build the road, and whether
or not the benefit to be received by
the opening of the road is commen-
surate with the cost. But we be-
lieve that they should either have
granted the petition or rejected it.
No reason is given in their proceed
ings for the continuance of the mat
g ter. 1t seems to us to be unfair to
!, the people on Depot slough. They
I are citizens and taxpayers Of Lin
;. coin county, and have never had a
dollar from the county OH roads.
When taxpayers petition the court
they should be given hearing and
i when the court is fully advised,
they should give just and speedy
decision. If the court proposes to
II do nothing for the relief of the peo-
. pie on Depot Slough, who can now
n scarcely get in and out with an
'f empty wagon, then let them say so
and the people will know what to
depend on.
The second subject of criticism is
3. i'll the matter of appropriating $50
n, of the county's money to help de-
o. fray the hotel bills of the harbor
committees that visited Newport
We last week. This action was entire-
e, ,n ~ Hunjusti6able. There lis not a
NJ SHADOW Of law that will uphold
= them In Ut misappropriation OF
public funds, ana lbere is even a
less ground of fjustiA far ,ther, 60
u base their action upon. The fact
~ is that every one of the men who
Of appeared before that board did SC
er. because they and their business in
ie, terests were directly interested
Se. They are the men who represented
~ the commerce which passes in ant
hit, out over Yaquina bar, and on which
- thousands OF dollars in freight
are saved annually. They did no
10 come because Lincoln county aske,
=" them to come, but because it wa
ii, dollars in their pockets 10 come
ate They came in self interest in
Of laudable object, and they expected
oans to pay their own hotel bills, AM
were greatly surprised to find then
L. already paid.
- When our county court find
that it cannot spare the money t
for open much needed county road
on, and then in less than an hour after
~ wards, at the same session, apprc
md pirate money to pay the hotel bill
a. At of such men as Friendly, McClun
,,GS Of and Cockerline, Of Eugene; Hofel
a,e ,se Gray, Cross, Wagner and other, {
IN; b; Salem; Flynn, Weatherford, Young
10. 10. Monteith, Allen, and others, {
aid Albany, and even McFadden, Was
lge goper, Peet, Lee and DAILY, of Col
oa6 oI6 wallis, we enter protest. Thes
men named above, and all tn
- others were good men, but they al
aLt1 a., a.