Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-10-13
ADOPTS RESOLUTION FavoRrNo
BONDING FOR sseo,OOo.
PERFECT ROADS NEEDED
Citizens Of County Express Them.
selves Favorably ON Bond Issue
Propositions.

Text of resolution adopted unan-
imously at mass meeting Friday ev-
ening,
be 1t resolved by this mass meet
Ing of the citizens and tax PAYERS of
Josephine county that the interests
OF this county can best be served by
the honorable county court In the
calling of a special election to en-
able the people Of this county to
vote upon the question of issuing
OF 100000 bonds for the building
OF roads. We believe that the time
Is opportune, that such work could
be done now cheaper than during
the past few years, and that the
bonds issued would find a ready
sale az good price, and for the rea-
sons we earnestly petition and rec
ommend that the honorable county
court of this county shall at the
earliest practical date cause to be
held an election to enable the voters
of this coun.y to vote upon this
question.
BE 1t further resolved that the
several Oranges and other organi-
cations throughout the county be in
vited to cooperate In this move
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There has never occurred In any
city more earnest meeting than
that of Friday evening In Grants
Pass when large number of the
residents of city and county unan-
imously voiced their approval of per-
manent highways for Josephine
county, including connection with
the harbor at Crescent City on the
California coast.
The opera house was filled with
enthusiasts for the proposed bond
issue for good roads, yet the meet
ing was remarkably free from bonn
bastic utterances, each speaker,
while impressing his views In sin
cere manner, confining himself
to facts and conservatism. The net
result was that the movement for
good roads and a bond issue with
(which to pay the cost, was launched
on permanent basis, and is ex-
pected to grow In volume until sue
cess is achieved, and not like the
glass of sparkling champagne, which
bubbles to the rim and then falls
flat.
The question Of the soundness OF
the present state law allowing bond
Issues for road improvement was
discussed, and while II Is the gen.
eral belief that the law would die
before the state supreme court, yet
that fact is looked upon as a de-
tail which will be corrected. The
composite opinion in the city Is that
now is the time to launch a cam
paign for good roads, and be ready
when the law is perfected, as It
surely will be, as the counties OF
Oregon will not longer be kept In
the rear of the progressive geogra-
phical divisions Of the Pacific coast,
The present status Of the good roads
law seems to be that III a deal let
ter because the legislature failed TO
pass an enabling act; In other
words, while the people placed q
law on the staute books, empower
ing counties to bond for good roads
yet the legislature, In falling TO
pass an enabling act, left the various
county courts without power to call
special elections on bonding for good
roads; no way is laid down setting
forth how the county courts shall
70 about the business; they have
no method OF procedure However
n IA stated by leading spirits In the
movement here, that this defect will
be corrected and that now Is the
time to begin a campaign Of educa'
tion at home.
While the plan ls for good roadI
over the entire county. yet the ehis'
incentive Is a promised reduction