Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01
REP0RTSON ROADS
Shows Condition of Highways
in Various Districts.
MUCH WORK is REQUIRED.
Recommendation Will be Made to
the County Court at Its Session
Next Week

Roadmaster j. Waldo Finn has com
pleted IA report on road condition,
throughout Polk county for submis
sion to the county court at its regu-
lar monthly session next week, which
report is herewith published in full
Mr.. Finn recommends to the court
that the Eola hills be reduced to Il
four per cent grade; that the strip
of road known as the Guthrie lane
be thoroughly graveled and that twen-
ty-five miles of road about Dallas and
Independence and Monmouth to Salem
be oiled.
District l. Alonzo Tharp, Super
Owing to the very bad weather,
nothing in actual construction has been
done. Mr.. Tharp has patched a few
bad places that threatened to become
impossible, but has nearly all of his
road money left to build with when
the crusher starts. The temporary
bridge across the Yamhill to the crush
er is nearly completed under the SUI
pervision of Mr., Tate The first bridge
washed out last winter 1t is propos-
ed by the county court to relocate
the crusher at better quarry of
rock just south of the Butler store.
Considerable money will have to be
spent on the "Willamina Grade this
year, as it is in a bad state of re-
pair.
District 2. H. A. Dorton, Super.
One bad characteristic of this dis
I'D to hn tbo ,n,.ro,Va1 1no1-
ways-fence to fence in places about
30 by 40 feet. Mr. Dorton has been
doing a good strip of grading which,
if carefully handled will make good
earth roads, as the soil is right for
that sort of roads Mr.. Dorton needs
better grader, and a split log drag.
District 3. D. L. Keyt Super.
This district is noted for its fine
herds of Jersey cows, its chuck holes,
and its unlimited number of "good
roads" boosters and enthusiasts. Mr..
Keyt has just completed an extended
campaign of filling all the chuck
holes and skimming up with the grad
er He has also been sounding the
court as to cutting down very bad
hill south Of Mr.. Goetz s residence on
the Perrydale-Dallas road.
District 4. v. A. Cochran, Super.
Many rains and heavy traffic have
raised Sam Hill with the Salem-Mc-
Minnville road, but as soon as teams
can get in to the gravel bars the ruts
will be patched. Mr.. Cochran has
been busy repairing and grading. He
has a very large district to cover and |
some of the heavy Travelled roads of
the county. The attention of the
county court is continually being call
ed to conditions on this Salem to Me-
Minnville road.
District g. Marian Putnam, Super.
This is known as the Eola district,
and like all the other districts needs
some good work done, and will get it
under Marion Putnam 5 administra-
ton. The scarifier is working on the
Salem road in this district now, and
with considerable patching this strip
of important road will be in better
shane. Putnam needs a grader about
as bad as any one | know of. He and
the peighboring supervisors have to
hire most of their tools and macbin-
erv.
District 6. F,E. Waller. Super
Work in this district is progress
ing very nicely. The ruts are being
patched. some grading done, ana
drains laid. A 26-foot steel bridge
replaces the wooden span north of
Rickreall. Plans are laid TO start a
better road construction north from
Al Vemon's corner into the Oak
Grove section. They need il too.
District z, Chas Durrell Super.
MIR. Durrell has been busy in his
district south of Independence. do
ing good work blasting stumps. grad
ING. graveling and rolling. The roads
need good care and maintenance in
this district, as they have a great
deal of heavy travel TO hold up. Mr..
Durrell is fortunate in having abuu-
dance of pit gravel to work with. Pit
gravel. in NV estimation, makes the
best road of anv similar material. ,