The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-05-10
Wants the Road Fixed Up.

Editor Glacier-The struggles of the
Republican primaries are over and
now comes the Tatifying of the nomi-
nations at the June election. In as
much as | believe the voters of Wasco
county are in favor of justice to all,
| beg the privilege of calling the at
tention of the voters of this county
to some of the conditions that exists
in our road district
Three years ago there was a county
road located, which the records show
as the Morse road. We applied to the
road overseer to do something towards
opening, but could get no effort made
to do the same. | then applied to
County Commissioner Hibbald and
he said the custom of the county was
to do nothing until those signing the
petition worked day. So we con
formed to the rules. Some worked,
others hired men and we conformed
to the rules of the county court, all
under supervision of the road over
seer, Mr.. Woodworth.
The following spring, or two years
ago, the road was impossible. Q. d.
Nickelsen, |. G. Nealeigh, Will Ellis,
Roy Ellis and myself went to Ash
Swail and tixe1 the road with a fair
grade, over which for two seasons We
hauled our berries.
Last fall Mr.. Woodwork thought
that my bill for loo per yard for grav-
ell was too much. So under sanction
of Mr.. Hibbard, so he says, he went
to the corner of my place, set men to
work ubbing out trees, force OF
men to tearing down the Farmers lr-
rigating Co.'S fiume, and set men to
work opening or looking for gravel on
their right OF way. went to Mr..
Woodwork to stop it. He told me if
he had done any damage to go to the
countv for it Then | went to MT.
Hibbard. aud when ] convinced him
it was the right of way, and was a
flume in active operation, he stopped
it, Then Mr.. Woodworth moved up
to Ash Swail, where we had passable
road, under the courtesy OF Mr.. Pur-
ser, be allowing US to maintain a
bridge outside of the road limits, and
then be sent all teams he could get to
volunteer. and three hired teams that
| know of, to haul gravel out OF the
road. destroying our grade, leaving
culyert uncovered, and digging out
Mr.. Purser's fiume. When | asked
Mr.. HibbaTd why they couldn't have
takon it from the gravel pit close by
where Mr.. Purser would have sold the
gravel for FIVE cents per load, he said
because they didn't have to pay for il
in the road.
Nov Gn not believe there are oveI
two men in Wasco county that woulc
be willing TO damage a man to the ex
tent of even one dollar to save tht
county the same.
Last fall we, the people living oil
this street, after Mr. Woodwork hat
destroyed the grade, went and filleC
the south side of the culvert, anG
asked the county court to ill th'
north side where the digging bad beef
, done. Since primaries the north sid
of culvert has been filed, but th
destroyed grade is lett. A few day
t ago it was my pleasure to go over tn
3 road from the Hershey corner ou
! through the Woodworth property
{ helce this article, when had aske'
Mr.. Woodworth to do something. TO
4 this road, he said the court would nc
T. allow ANYTHING on new roads, and b
a could not get anything for the roa
{ through his place, but as | passe
along / saw that the county grade
5 had been over, two long high bridge
1 built and cuts made. All the wa
2 through | found evidence of muc
good road work. Now this is roa
f that is travelled by but few while th
T. other road, the only cross road pas
g able in bad weather, and one oyt
8 which the heavy machinery of Smit