The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-25
COURT CALLS
BOND ELECTION
WEDNESDAY, JULY Is, DATE NAMED
Petitions Presented Contain a Majority Of
the Registered Voters Of County
-BensOn'S Guarantee

worked in all parts of the valley last
Friday, securing about 1900 names TO
the petitions to the county court call
ing for a special election to vote on the
Columbia river bond issue Of S75, 600, il
was learned that large per cent of
the signatures would not be legal, the
signers having failed to put down their
precinct addresses. The error was dis
covered by b. +. Duncan early Satur-
day morning, and other petitions were
Immediately prepared in strict legal
form. These were circulated Saturday
and many signers were secured.
If petition, signed by five ber cent
of the voters, presented to the court,
they may call an election at their op-
tion. Judge E. 4. Stanton stated Sat
urday afternoon that If the necessary
five per cent were presented to the
court, that as far as he was concerned
the election would be called, provided
the Good Roads Association would pre-
sent the court with the irregular petit
tion, signed by the 1900 citizens, that
the court might know the trend of pub
lie sentiment. At the last general elec-
tion the vote cast in the county for
supreme judge was l445. Five per
cent of this will give the number of 72
and fraction.
At special meeting of the county
court Monday afternoon, Judge Stan
ton and Commissioner Hawkes. being
present, the petitions were received
and canvassed, and Wednesday, July
10, set as the date for special election
for the road bond issue. While the Pc
tltions were signed by 1856 out Of the
2, 543 registered voters of the county,
many of the signatures were not legal.
and the court went over the petition
until the number of signatures equal to
five per cent of the votes cast for su-
preme judge at the last election, were
secured.
The bond election will bring on an
issue in the county. However, with
| the guarantee of s. Benson, who offers
to make up any deficiency that may be
met in opening the highway between
the Multnomah county line and Viento,
sentiment favorable to the bond issue
is constantly growing.
But the vote will by no means be
unanimous. A number of the East
| Side ranchers, who declare that local
roads should be repaired before any
effort is made to expend any money ON
the Columbia highway, will oppose the
issue. Upper Valley residents are OPP
posing it, on the ground that they
should have better roads in their dis
trict.
The guarantee of s. Benson, which
has been received by the county court,
is as follows:
June 10, 1914.
E. f. Stanton, County Judge,
Hood River, Ore.
Dear sir: For the purpose of remOv-
ing any doubt on the part of the county
court, and the people of Hood River
county, Oregon, as to the SIS. 900 con-
tempated bond issue being sufficient
to open up the Columbia river highway
for travel, and to gain support for the
voting of said bonds, hereby make
the following guarantee:
In consideration of said county court
calling a special election to vote said
bonds in the sum of 5000. and in
consideration of the people of Hood
River voting said bonds as above
stated, the proceeds thereof to be used
to open up the Columbia river highway
on the survey made by the state high
way commission:
| hereby guarantee to said county
court of Hood River county, Oregon,
that in case said bonds are carried as
above stated, the proceeds to be spent
under the direction and supervision Of
the state highway commission, that the
proceeds of said bonds will be sufficient
to open up the gaps between the exist
ing stretches of county road beween
the western line of Hood River county
and VientO in Hood River county, so
that the said Columbia river highway
can be used by vehicles and automobiles
from the Multnomah county line to the
said Viento, and in case said money is
insufficient to do said work, hereby
promise and agree, in consideration of
the above, that | will make good any
such deficiency and pay to the county
of Hood River such sum as may be
lacking to complete said road as above
specified.
Said bonds must be voted and the
work commenced during this summer.
and be completed by the close of 1915.
and as a condition precedent Hood
River county must obtain from the Or
egon.W Washington Railroad and NsViga-
tion Company, the right to construct
such portion of said road as is situated
on their right of way.
further promise and argee in con.
sderation Of the above that when said
bonds are voted, and the money is made
available and contract let for connect
ing up the road in Hood River county
as stated above, that will refund to
Hood River county, Oregon, the bal.
ance of the money paid out by said
county for the survey of said highway
in Hood River county, amounting tC
about the sum of $4,000 or S4700, being
the total cost of survey, less $52l
which have already paid thereon.
Yours truly,
(Signed) S. Benson.