The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Sinister nfIusnR Working

siOners c0nr decided 10 use ths cOun-
Tvs state aid road money fo- the year
1910, amounting 70 approximately
SIS. 600 II building rOzd on the south
SIDE Of the Wenarcnee rIver between
PeshaStin and Leavenworlh, distance
Of about three miles. The present
road between the TWO settlements Is
over poor ground. Is very crooked and
hilly and nearly if no. quite SIX miles
long, and considered one Of Inc very
worst public roads in the county. The
people Of the west end Of the county
have petinoned f0r TINS road improve
ment for several years. The proposed
road is On better ground. Is practically
straight and Old water ievel grade the
entire distance and cuts the distance De
tween the TWO communities down by
one-han. L Is true thal the road viii
be somewhat expensive Oh account Of
q rock cut that viii have 10 De made,
but when the great advantage Of the
new over the old road IS considered L
Is justified.
More than three months ago the
commissioners passed resolution pro
viding for the building Of this Dartic-
ular road under the state aid highway
law, applying the IS 900 state aid road
money which mas been appo-tioned 10
the county and an equal amount out Of
the county road fund, OF SO much Of
the two amounts added together as
might be necessary 10 pay for the i'm
proYement. a survey, profile and es-f
innate was made under the supervision
Of County Engineer Berry at cost Of
some $3.50 10 the county and the whole
matter referred to State Highway Com
missioner Bowlby.
Here Is where the sinister influence
comes IL. The state highway com
missioner mas mad me matter under
consideration foT more than three
moRths and mas 50 far refused Or failed
10 make any recommendations 10 the
court- Instead ne appeared before the
court last week and urged the adoption
Of q plan for the Improvement Of Wen
aichee Avenue, Z distance Of two miles,
between the limits Of the town and the
Wenatchee rivef bridge, an improve
rnent which We are told Dy one Of the
commissioners viii cost over S1Z, 900.
The road IS already one Of the pest dir
roads IL the county, put It is proposed
to pave the TWO miles and cover It with
q coat Of asphalt Il appears that GER
tain people Of Wenatchee are very
much interested in having this i'm
provement made, and went before the
court al a recent meeting with peti-
lions asking that this road De built with
state aid money. There IS not money
enough to carry out both projects. Il
the south side road between LeaYen-
worth and Peshastin Is built II will be
impossible TO undertake the Wenatchee
Avenue project and the court refused
to act on the petitions presented by
the citizens Of Wenatchee. Then the
court was told that they would be com
PEELED to act under mandamus pro-
ceedings.
The sinister influence cropped ont
when Mr. Bowlby urged the court TO
grant the petitions Of the Wenatchee
people. Does ne want to hold up the
south side project until the commits
sioners grant the petitions Of the Wen
atchee people and turn the south side
road down.. It looks that way. What
right mas Mr.. Bowlby to butt in and
tel the county commissioners where
improvement is most needed? Has
he been fxed9
Last year very nearly $1,000 was
spent by the commissioners in the
Wenatchee precinct in improving a
road that leads into Wenatchee. Il IS
a well-known fact that the roads in the
immediate vicinity Of the county seat
are in better condition than the out
lying districts.
The question is can WenAtehee