The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-01
|Ils(M ROAD 70 REPUBLIC.
~xarOR BsuN's BILL rs PASSED
HI THE HOUSE.
weshlngf0n's Big Ntnisg Camp
YseIA. 81 Oka soxan- Makes =

an>rtsI pspatch 80 the Hs-fnfeiIigs0cer
OLYMPIA. Feb. Z.-S~nator Bagns's
Il t<H asxspprla7!fss 81 fsa for the corsiTEac-
rec Of q road into Republic from the oead
q Lake chsan Va Joisnsons creek. on the
fsuar1oeaa river. pared the house sabs
s.oru.ng by TIE decisive vote OF "a 20 Il.
- was thx Only hal OF a dozen ROAD
sneaesrsx which we're recommended by tae
auceopssatsozss committee Of the hosEs~ for
sedeerate pfsstponene3i. The measure
= az vital importance 10 Seattle. for
- Feassn that Z provides an avsiis bse
eune 20 the growing and very promising
nerubiIc mining camp. and will greatly
sr1.ulate trade between the Queen fTfy
"a the greatest nHEisn. town In the state.
The bslI Was amended in one important
sSy4tassar before i passed the hoas. AS
originally drawn. II provided for the COM
utetsou OF sBs road from Asrbi. Mount
through Rfpuo.tc to Kettle Falls. The
ss.teru end Of the road from Republic 20
Eeisse Falls Vas cut off and on motion Of
MYERS Qf Lincoln the route was cnsnzsc
"a AZ 10 saks u from Republic up the vail
ley al the san Poll 10 the Columbia river,
ts.ere connecting with q road already built
frau Wisbur on the Central Warrington
The bib came up this morning In the
hous under a special order. There Was
rrurg sentiment in the nos;se against max
me attitude taken by the house appropria-
The friends Of the Baum measure, how
Sxsr. had their forces well organized.
field az Ohanognn @as in charge OF The
blII. and II wasa largely through his Efforts
tAss the measure ran the gauntlet OF op-
ruttsosa am! was gsssssd.
Wslty al Stevens endeavoret to amend
The bin SO IA 10 make Marcus the eastern
tsrsnsfss OF the road. Myers Of Lincoln
o6pTed his amendment 49, an amendment
10 that Of Weiig making the route Of the
road 40 The san Poll from Republic to
The Columbia river.
t.syhep attacked the bill, which. On mo-
tim Of Field. was advanced TO third read
Field replied. saying: This house has
already said that 81 wold consider one Of
thesr rad bilix. and the present Measure
has been chosen, hardly think It neces-
cary 10 deliver an argument Tor the bill.
which spealos for itself. The need Of bet
ter means OF communication and trans
ssnnfss OF Eastern Washington h well IN
dsrr.ood We are asking for this appro-
pr.Ation TO make available work that has
Already been done and To secure an outlet
iAto Republic of the country Surrounding
that camp.
Myers spoke forcihly for the b.li, saying
thu; the citizens of Lincoln county had al
rsatsy expended considerable money on
road IRON NifDhr 10 tue SoioniplA t'sef.
This Legislature" aaid Myers. cannot
Afford 10 say that IL will not have this
road built into Republic. ~ IL h the only
one thar IL feasible"
Tie bill. together with the emergency
clause carried, yeas "a nays H.
TIE appropriations carried hy the bill.
segregated. are foilnws:
For the construction of "A road from
the head Of Lake che'au To Bridge
creek ..e.... .........s ............ .t.oa
For four bridges acroAs Bridge creek
and tributaries 800. 80. -. i.sS
Fsr bridging the Methow river. ...... =. 10
For the road from the Okanogan riv-
- IN Retutf,ltf~ 1 go