East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-06
County Court Adopts Plan of
Permanent Road Work ami
will Start al Once
WILD HORSE ROAD is
FIRST FOR IMPROVEMENT
County Commissioners Refuse to Ad-
opt Judge MalOney's Plan for Road
Supervision-Cockbu Wants to
Supervise East End Work I'm Per-
son-Pctition to Change Road Lead
ing by Judge Fees Ranch.

BY action or the county court taken
Saturday it was decided to enter upon
a policy of building permanent roads
In this county. AS soon as a rock
crusher arrives that was purchased
recently by the county a crew of men
will be gotten together under a prac-
teal roadbuilder and started to work
macadamizing one of the main travel
ed roads of the county 1t is under
stood that work will first be taken up
on the wild Horse road with a view
to constructing permanent highway
from this city to Athena. 1t is ex
pected to build something like five
miles of roadway this year. The work
will then be carried on gradually un-
til the road is completed.
Closer Supervision.
In speaking of the action taken by
the court Saturday County Judge
Maloney said: II believe that we
should do permanent road work and
do as much as we can each year. The
county's money will then not be
thrown away. By careful supervision
of the repair work and grading on the
present roads | believe that We can
save enough money there to make up
for what We will spend in building
macadam roads. The road work is GO
Ing to be closer supervised than in
the past. 1t is the intention of the
court to work the roads for a couple of
months in the spring and then quit.
Supervisors will not be allowed to go
upon the roads any time they may
wish to do so and then turn in their
bills and have them paid. 1t is use
less to work the roads unless they are
worked at the proper time"
Use Old System.
However the commissioners refus-
ed saturday to give up the plan of su-
perintending road work themselves
and to adopt Judge Maloney's plan for
having the work supervised by three
road masters, each to look after a
particular section of the county. At the
meeting Saturday the county Judge
again presented his plan and urged
the commissioners to adopt the same.
However the commissioners refused to
rescind their former action. Commits
sioner Cockburn held that up in his
district he would be held responsible
for the road work even II a road
master was employed. So he preferred
to do the work in person. He has an
auto and will use the same in covering
his territory Judge Maloney will al
80 secure an auto for the purpose of
getting over the district that will
come under his personal supervision.
nff nf
been abolished and henceforth all
road work, save that on the macadam
roads. will be done by the district
supervisors acting under the personal
direction of the members of the court.
In order to better equip the super
visors for their work the county has
just purchased eight new graders and
when time for spring work arrives
there will be a grader for every two
districts in the county.
New Viewers Named.
At the Saturdays session of the
court a board Of viewers was named
to serve during the coming year. Those
appointed are County Surveyor Geary
Kimbrell, w. J. Stockman and Lutte
Rothrock.
May Change Road.
Another matter OF Importance COM
Ing before the board Saturday was
the presentation of a petition asking
for a change In the road that leads
by Judge James A. Fees ranch on
Wild Horse creek. The petition,
which Is numerously signed, asks that
the court restore the road to its old
location along the creek. instead OF
leading along the hill land. The
matter has been referred to the board
OF viewers and action upon the matter
will be taken by the court at its April
session.
Saturday Judge Fee presented q
remonstrance against County Survey
or Kimbrell serving upon the viewing
board in ms instance, the reason
given being that Kimbrell is preju-
diced on the subject and was one OF
those who circulated the petition
asking for the change in the road
The remonstrance was granted and
in viewing the road Mr.. Kimbrelrs
place will be taken by an outside en-
gineer. probably the surveyor of WAL
la Walla county.