East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-22
Governor, ASKED
TO USE VETO POWER
STATE AID ROAD BILL
USELESS AS PASSED
Oregon Good Roads Association De-
cldcs TO Request Governor TO BE-
head the Mutiliatcd Measure.

That the governor should be ask
ed to veto the state aid highway bill
passed during the last moments of
the legislature, was the unanimous
sentiment of the oregon Good Roaus
association at a meeting last night in
the Beck building, says the Portland
Journal. The bill approprates $780,
600 for state aid of county road max
ing to be spent in two years, $4,000
a year for each county that raises
$4,000.
Judge Webster chairman of the
executive committe, said the measure
provided no way for getting the mon
ey out of the state treasury, deslgnat-
ed no one to whom it should be paid
and gave the state highway commits
sioner, yet to be appointed, absolute
ly no authority over the construction
of state aided roads.
Committee Named.
\ committee, consisting of w. c..
Bristol, j. NJ. Cole and c. f. Prall,
with Judge Webster and DR.. \. c.
Smith as ex-officio members, was ap-
pointed to confer concerning the
measure and TO make a recommended
tion concerning it at n special meet
ing of the association called for to-
morrow at ! o'clock in the convention
hall of the Commercial club.
Approval of the highway board and
commissioner bill. the county bond
ing act and the city and county con-
Wet labor bill, was also withheld un-
til the special committee shall have
reported upon the measures. Mem
! bers of the association last night stat
| ed that they did not wish the organ
| iZation to go on record as indorsing
the measures unless they are found
to serve the purposes of the road
making plan originated year ago
| by the association. At the same
! time there seems little likelihood that
the governor will be REQUESTED 10
veto other than the state aid bill. Such
action az the association may take
at its special meeting will be COM
municated to the governor in the
form of a letter carried to him in
I person by the secretary of the asso-
citation, Walter l.. Priest.
Df. Snltil ODJCNtS.
DR.. Andrew G. Smith was inclined
to believe that none Of the bills in
the form passed should be approved
by the Good Roads association. The
fact that the commissioner to be ap'
pointed at a salary of $4,000 a veal
is to be given advisory supervision o
roads construction in the state anC
not absolute control of construction
as was at first planned, was, to DR.
Smiths mind, nullifying clause.
Il consider the state highway com
mission bill in the form passed thu
greatest piece of legislation adopted
by the Legislature in many years" de
clared Judge Webster, answering Dr.
Smith Others expressed simila
views.
John S. Beall recalled the battl
that had resulted in the adoption o
four highway bills in modified form
He said that imam from Hood Rive
with his whiskers dyed, enlisted l
other whiskered persons representa-
themselves to be from the grang
and the Farmers union, and simpl
scared the life out of the legisla
ture." Mr. Beall later said that tn
man he was referring to was A.
Mason. who stayed at the legislator
during the entire session. lobbyin
against the association good road
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