Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-01-31

though there was plenty of money
on hand for gravelj but the
supervisor wanted this man as
! well as the carrier to travel the
rock pile. 1t went on this way
till harvest and then they could
not get teams to do the hauling,
so three months of that winter /
could not get over the rock pile.
| In December, 1905, they voted
another fve-mill tax and last
spring the rock was covered and
more new work done. More
work could have been done, but
delay was caused waiting for
the gravel-ferry to be put in re-
pair, until it was too late to do
all the hauling for the farmers
had to 60 to cutting their hay;
so we had money left over that
we might just as we'll have had
the use of this winter. About
one-fourth of the grade is grav-
eled, and the remainder is
MUD.
On December 80, 1907, the
people met at the Witham school
bouse to vote another five
mill tax, which under present
conditions could have been used
to good advantage, tor last years
work was we'll done, as far as
it went, and plans for this years
work was to begin where work
was left off last year.
All the farmers present at the
meeting voted for it, men repre-
senting approximately S, 900 acres
of land. But the men Just out.
side the city, representing proba-
bly, 100 acres, voted it down.
These people have sidewalks into
town, and most Of them get even
their groceries delivered by the
city delivery wagons, and als6
get their mail delivered at their
doors. Why did they vote it
down? Because their taxes would
be six or eight dollars higher.
These people should be inside
the city limits where they be-
long, and then see what their
taxes would be-more than five
mills extra 1 am sure, judging
from my own experience.
Part of the road over Cemetery
hill is in such a bad condition
that tie my horse to a tree, take
my sack On my back and walk,
for I can make better time. Car
rier No. I also walks from the
Bicknell place, west to the end
of the route; Carrier No. 2 walks
from ]. E. Thompson's place
over to Beaver Creek school
house and back; No. d would
walk but his bad road is not in a
place where he back tracks. His
worst road is from the Currier
lane to Ziseman's farm and also
back of Jess Fosters. He fire.
quently comes In with the dou-
ble-trees or sirgle-trees broken,
thanks to baling wire and halter
ropes for R. F. D. carriers of
Benton county.
Our county judge promised
he people of Benton county, be-
fore election two wears ago, that
f elected he would personally
navel over the roads of said coun.
y, SO he would be acquainted
with the condition of the roads.
20 the county funds would be
;pent in places where most
needed. There is only little
over two years LETT to make this
promise good, and we rural car
iers hope that these inspections
will be made during the rainy
easoL, SO actual conditions can
De noted. Far as every Oregon
an knows, in summer time all
oads are good. Places where {
mud is axle deep at the present
ime, we can ride on bicycles, {
In the good old summer time" ,
If every farmer would spend
me hour each week with a S
hovel opening the bitches and
training some of the mud holes ,
llong his own farm; or make {
King drag and hitch on 10 it s
'nce CT twice month, when he
happened to have a team ha-- .