The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-09-11
MARSHAL WILL COM
PLETE ROAD WORK

| Although G. X. Marshall, who for
| the past year has been road master of
the county, has submitted his resigna
tion, the same to take effect at the
| pleasure of the court, the members of
the county court have accepted the res
ignation, effective only on October Is.
The court feels that Mr.. Marshall
should be allowed to finish pieces of
and that it would be an injustice to
| him as we'll as to the county to dismiss
him at the present time. The county
court is IN thorough accord, according
to Judge Castner, with that portion of
the road laws providing for roadmas-
ter, who shall have general supervision
of the roads of the county, thus stand
ardizing the work and insuring more
uniform system of roads.
| A statement given out by the county
court last Saturday is as follows:
Now, there having appeared before
the court committee consisting of +.
| c. Sherrieb, J. II. Jetfry and A. |.
Mason, who presented petition signed
| by 276 taxpayers of the county re-
questing that the office of county road
master be Immediately vacated owing
TO the present financial situation of the
county, and the court having listened
to argu Il ent of the committee in sup
port of the said petition. the court di-
rects that the petitioners be replied to
as follows:
The road master was appointed under
authority given by the Statutes, and in
accord with the recommendation of the
grand jury of October, 1912.
2. 1t is the unanimous opinion of
the members of the court that such an
Office is necessary if the road work in
the county is to be carried on in a sys-
tematic and economical manner, and
such opinion is endorsed by the legisla-
ture of the state, inasmuch as the laws
of 1918 provide that practically all road
work in the county be carried on under
the supervision of either the road mas.
ter or county surveyor, and leave the
court practically no discretion.
3. AS regards expenditure, the sal
ary of the county surveyor is fixed by
law at SIS per day and 10 cents per mile
for each mile travelled. The salary Of
the roadmaster is left to the discretion
of the court, and at present So per day
, and $3.50 per day for travelling ex
I penses, when actually engaged in thu
performance of his duties.
Therefore, beginning with January
1914, the employment of a superinten
q dent of county road work is requires
: by law, and the only question will b.
g whether road master is to be ap
9 pointed or the county surveyor EN-
q ployed. The county cannot be savet
e the expense in any way.
r 4. In response to the petition Mr.
i Marshall has voluntarily placed hi
g resignation in the hands of the court.
n AT the present time there remains [,
d be completed certain road work involv
o ing the expenditure of several th0usan'
4 dollars and which will require the EN-
t ployment of superintendent.
!. Mr.. Marshall having consented +
v retain his present position until th
/. 18th of October in order to finish tn
Il work which having been planned an
Y started by him. could not be carrie
e out without his assistance except a
J. great inconvenience, expense and della
I to the county, and the members of tn
e court being satisfied of the value an
o competence of his services, they fee
Is that it is their duty, and they haV
Ia therefore decided to retain his service
r until the 18th of October, 1918.
T" Dated Sept. 5, 1918.