The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
(suuly Commissioners Use
Road APPARATUS to
Make Votes
E,xuensesi to Tax Payers b
OSerlesEsdtar RfKuna
. Considerations

An sxezlle1i illustration 81 The
->-...sxzr x-Jaisisoaoen Of ktng
ssessss kftsseommlssAoners Is At
hrs4d Il desperation OF the off,
sssl rcrk <Fasnrg.
Ms rock cfaslSr Is a splendid
sr<srs Il boistei1ng up the political
s.tztsen HhFn = spirit OF unrest
gs:zss apon i commissioner dis
,'xt The ilgra, eflec, ofh blk ma.
sElns grinding 40 a few toas Of rock
~ sariAelnz a particularly bad
stretch OF road. Of which there are
mans. lhe sltspd advantage OF few
szgs seEsr Tor the farmers AZ good
wages. and the promise OF a better
tknfoRxhtGTe 70 and from market
a11x fns evoang strength Of the
ert'Ist h6ldlng member from the
opgntry.
The srbelecrusher Is recognized a.
n ssae6tiai piece OF apparatus un.
~ eKffkin conditions. bat In the
hsds II the commissioners 4 often
ksq11vs All ahsardity
Heavy coss 20 County.
II Cctnmissloner RutherfoFas die.
ts<f. at Fsil City. for instance. the
sansfasns for puivertzing rock has
ts.n engaged for some tim. recent.
III. xFindErr out road surfacing ma.
tsgsa. ala eoxt 10 the county Of 1915
I eahse = ard Nearby there IL an
sxeeseni rivff bed where the bes'
INA Il xsshszs gravel cn be 80
CARED srz tel1yEytd for 70 cents a
eu1lk sAra
Vel .N1xmst lnfd perfectly com
pefe1f 1ostfseforz are unanimously
81 a. epizinn HAYWOOD gravel from
tle rissr bars san equal. and ros-
slblr opefinrs saEsacinK material
fpr cuTntry gs&ds TO crushed rock
WkY the commissioners should
tai the epantwt The extra ~ a cubic
5zfd " lnsisslfa upon the crushed
rpcz Instead of the gnyel. Il the
ss*Elga xhleh1s now aeitatinr the
peepls Twins In the ylcinity Of Fall
csiy.
Natural Material AZ Hand.
Commissioner Abrahama also
-sses7 ihe FqekscFusher. In his dis.
trief ceapsfsf1fx the southern por-
lan Of the courfy. there are numer.
90 Fiftf beds. With thousands upon
tA1us4nds o. yards Of the finest
s4aAs I gravel IN the world ~ hand
4 rss not - many months ago that
T@sseFsb5 w@EeetFeated 20 the sight
q ne souatle lpck-cnlsisF hard Al
.oFk egaEhIng " biz bunlders near
tlzck River Iungtlon. while oniy a
fsx rsfds away was the junction
Fnsnt q three streams, with enough
tsed srarsl exposed. spparente. 10
sagfaes al the roads IL the county
hgtkerford wishes 20 b elected
~ Anothff term. he has already
Esd bis declaration 81 candidacy
YIN the county auditor Sud. ~
nsfed the brrfali0n 81 the rock
<rusAer affair expense OF almost
~ lines sxbat II would cost 20
<'tasse usshed gravel. Is regarded
" " eggruissiouers az one good
~ 2 assist IN return "a office
tznp4lKa
heN nam ievelheased contract
ofs Hoald use crushed rock al g. Is
~ cubic yard. when they could gei
s1shtd gravel that would answer
sss,i requirement At 75c per cubic
Poor Rosss IN County.
Ana Feferring 10 the roads IN the
~psln district az an exhibit % the
1Nndld thorouRhfnreH" which tho
sphmiskloners are wont 10 speak Of
= examples 81 their excellent ad
s.'AlasFation ~ office. the road BE-.
.sfn isaaquah and Fall city. via
. Isalon. VIII not BE- much ~ "a
osA' Tor Commissioner Ruther.
pra sote-geiiing campaign.
81 read IN considered IS those
semptlled 20 nse 81 as ahouf the
80 e.sa thoroughiafe in county
rhaeH stands supremoiy az the head
NC llse IN TIE possession Of bad
I . - simply because every com.
ans~pnef has used on improved III
W. near election time for The DR..
~ q obtaining o few votes 10.
~ ~ ~ road - being improved
- ana leans are hired fo haul
~, 49, ~ steep filis where e b AL
as,.l impossible 10 move M ught
naas q farm produce
Easy Grade Avaliabs
s,. ne road toald be laid along a
,eS an easy grade around
Y. ~ mis- for about the Same amount
'apney INV ls being spout N
nh me rock up o. hills. tut