The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-19
THAT ROAD QUESTION AGAIN.

Clatsop, September N-(Editor Astor
ian.)--You have published articles from
'one Of the Victims" d. +. Stafrort
Josiah West and W. j. Ingalls,. Now Il
you will kindly give this a place in your
paper, you will confer great favor on
a former supervisor of district No. =
Mr.. Vests article goes on to say that
nearly all the road money has been OK
pended on the road towards Lewis and
Clark, since thta road has been declared
a legal road by the county court. until
this year. and gives one example OF the
waste OF road money In the digging Of A
ditch, etc. He shows Up the general in
competency OF the previous supervisors,
and tries to make II appear that he is the
great Most wOrshipful hyas close. Look
at me, Ugh, Big Indian. metz
The supervisor OF the district at the
time the Lewis and Clarke road was first
declared legal road was Josiah West
and the road was entirely ignored by him
II cost the public about twenty dollars a
month that year for ferryage over Cul-
laby lake creek. as can be shown by the
accounts kept. Next year bridge was
built over this creek by the county out Of
the bridge fund-McGuire county judge
The next supervisor was Henry ohon.
He spent most Of the money on the road
from Seaside TO Skipanon but put about
twenty dollars on the Lewis and Clarke
road clearing away brush. The next SUI
pervlsor was myself gave one hundred
dollars n the county road money towards
opening tire Lewis and Clarke road
through this district, but the people OF
Lewis and Clarke SUBSCRIBED i've hundred
in this district THAI same year. and d.
F. Stafford voluntarily opened one part
Of the road that would have cost. II hired
done, about two hundred dollars; so that
year there was about eight hundred dol
lars worth Of work done in this district
on the Lewis and Clarke road. one hun
dred Of which was county road money.
The rest OF the money, about one-third
Of was expended on the Seaside and
skipanon road.
The next year was the year he ditch
alluded 10 was dug. Without this ditch
to drain the water on half mile OF fiat
beaver dam land, the water would he from
one TO three feet over this part Of the
road all winter. So /. being road super
yisor, thought It my duty to try to do
Mr.. Stafford and he agreed to dig GER
tain part Of the ditch, and donate It.
VIM. West, who owned land beside the
road. donated another part Of the ditch,
which left one-quartcr Of the ditch 10 be
dug by the road supervisor
When the ditch was finished lGr. Stat
ford paid one hundred. VIM. West afty,
andthe district work vas fifty dollars.
As there was only about th.rty-eight dol
lars left unexpended Of road money, I
had todg into my own pocket fo- the
balance, about twelve dollars. That is
the exact size Of the great waste Of
money out Of the district funds by the
digging Of that ditch.
The next supervisor was VI Cy. Car
ruth4rs. He expended nearly all the road
money on the road between Seaside and
sklpanon, which was in as good condi-
ton at the end Of his service as IT has
ever been. He also put A small amount
Of work on the Lewis and Clarke road.
The next supervisor was Mr.. Stafford.
He lives on the road towards Lewis and
Clarke road; but during the supervisor
money on that road. The Seaside and
skipanon road was left in good condi-
ton by Mr. Carruthers which made II
Clarke Grad; but during the supervisor
ship Of Mr.. Stafford, the road in all parts
Of the district was kept in passable
order. The work and money voluntarily
expended by Mr.. Stafford on the road Is
not less than five hundred dollars to
my certain knowledge. The Lewis and
Clarke people have done as much in this
district, 50 that the voluntary work on
the Lewis and Clarke road is several times
the amount that has been expended by
the supervisors, all counted.
How has the present supervisor done,
who claims 70 be working for old man
West in general and himself in particular?
He got some money from the saloon,
paid for license, besides the road money.
But go along the road and there IL a
big jump Off at the railroad crossings and
bridges, an obstruction in the shape Of
a hog way across the road near his
house, fence posts dug out and thrown