East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
TO HELP PORTAGE
SENATOR PIERCE WOULD
PROVIDE FOR MAINTENANCE.
Bill Appropriating $25, ,O0O for Operat-
ing and Maintaining the Portage
Road Now Before the Legislature
Measure Intended to Facilitate OPP
Grafton OF the Road.

Senator Walter M. Pierce has in
troduced senate bill No. 143, for the
purpose of maintaining aud operat-
ing the portage road. Following is
the full text OF the bill:
A bill for an act making an appro-
priation for the purpose of operating
and maintaining the state portage
railway, and for repairing and pur-
chasing equipment, and for the gen.
eral Sand continued expense of the
same, and for directing the issue OF
warrants on requisltion by the board
of portage commissioners, and for the
creation of the portage railway oper-
alton and maintenance fund, and for
payments into said fund.- and confer
ring additional powers to make con-
tracts and leases, and regulate and
control charges over said portage
railway, and to repeal all acts and
parts of acts in conflict Herewith.
Be 1t enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
Section 1. That there be and is
hereby appropriated out of the gen.
eral fund in the state treasury of the
state of Oregon not otherwise appro-
priated. the sum of twenty-five thous-
and ($25,000) dollars. for the pur-
pose of operating and maintaining the
state portage railway. constructed un-
der an act of the legislative assembly
of the state of Oregon, approved
February II. 1908, page 108 of the
session laws of 1908, and for repairing
and purchasing equipment, and for
the general and contingent expenses
necessary for the continued equip
said railway.
Sec. 2. The secretary of state is
hereby authorized and directed to is
sue warrants from time to time on
reQuisition by the board of portage
commissioners created by the said
act of the legislative assembly of the
state of Oregon, approved February
II, 1908, page los of the session laws
of 1908, for such sums not exceeding
the amount hereby appropriated, as
said acquisitions shall call for, in IA
vor of the treasurer of the state of
oregon, and the treasurer of the state
of oregon is hereby authorized and
directed to place said sums to the
credit of a fund to be known as the
portage railway operation and main
tenance fund, which said fund is to
be used for the purposes set out in
section 1 of this act, under the direc-
ton of said board of portage commits
sioners. Said fund shall be paid out
only on warrants issued by the order
of said board. It shall be the duty of
said board to pay into said fund all
sums received from any source in the
operation or conducting Of said road.
and all disbursements of every kind
on account of said railway shall be
made only on warrants issued by said
board and drawn on said fund.
Sec. 3. The said board of portage
commissioners shall, in addition to
the powers granted by said act of the
legislative assembly of the state OF
Oregon. approved February II, 1908,
page los of the session laws of 1908.
have authority to make contracts for
the exchange of traffic with other
roads or transportation companies, or
for the use of their and its tracks.
equipment, and other transportation
facilities, in connection herewith
Provided, the said board shall always
retain the possession of said railway
and the power and right to fix, regu-
late and control the charges for trans
porting freight and passengers over
said railway, and the operation there
Of
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.