Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-27

BOOSTER
FOR ROADS


AT meeting held by the Salem
Automobile club, a resolution was
adopted which 1t is believed will
bring South Commercial street out Of
its present disgraceful condition. The
resolution contemplates that the
street car company and the city
council be notified to take some ac-
ton looking to filling chuck holes at
the end of the pavement and to put
ting this street in good condition
from Mission street to the city lim-
its.
r. P. Boise presided. In order to
start the discussion he called on T.
B. Kay to open the warfare for bet
ter roads, which he did by calling
attention to the matter of filling
boles, repairing culverts and making
such other improvement as will be of
general benefit to both farmers and
sutoists.
Governor West spoke at length
upon the good road bills now before
the people and which are to be voted
on at the coming election. He gave
very interesting talk on what is be-
ing done on what is known as the
State Boulevard, saying that there
are now over so men at work max
ing this road, which when completed,
will be the pride of all
George F. Rodgers, Salem's ex-
mayor, spoke in commendatlon of the
work being done to the roads of Sa
lem and vicinity by Governor West,
He also stated that the county court
was becoming imbued with the idea
OF better roads and in fact the whole
community is receiving some good
education along the lines of better
roads.
A glance at the summary Of the
work done by the club during the
past shows that some very good work
has been done on the roads adjacent
to Salem. The club has cleaned the
road from Salem to Rosedale of all
loose rocks and other Instructions
and had the holes in this road filled
and tamped so that it was greatly
benefited. The same treatment was
given to the Jefferson road for dis
tance Of four miles from the city,
The city street department was
asked several times to clean off the
loose rocks and make some repairs in
South Commercial street from Mis-
sion street to the city limits. There
are bad ruts, high crossings, and
loose rock on the road leading south
from the city which has fallen from
the cars and wagons hauling rock
from the rock quarry. The street is
In very bad condition.
The county court has been induced
to repair the Turner road by the con-
structlon of several miles Of substan-
tial road near the State Training
school and in making other perma-
nent Improvements. The county court
has also been induced to place sign
boards at all important crossings for
the guidance Of the travelling public
Substantial help has been given
for improving the road at the Eola
hill as we'll as to improve the road
from Stayton to Mehama. Contribu-
tions have been made to the state
boulevard, the capital highway and
ether projects for the betterment Of
roads.
The directors have made II their
business to secure the repair of in-
Vulnerable bad places in the public
reads as well as the upbuildlng Of
public sentiment in favor of better
roads.
At the close Of the meeting McGil-
christ Brothers served the club and
the visiting members with a lunch
and at the close of the lunch vote
of thanks was extended to those do
mating the spread.