Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-06
Only Such Counties As Are
Bonded Are To Be Helped
This Year
BOWLBY ESTIMATES RE-
DUCED BY COMMISSION
YamhiIl County Delegation
Appeals To Board For
Road Funds In Vain

luz Stdlt highway COHWlsSlOH, Sll'
ting jointly with the new board of ad-
visors consisting of S. Benson, Port.
land; j. II. Albert, Salem, and Leslie
Butler, OF Hood River, made a tenta-
tive apportionment of the state high
way funds for the year 1915 among the
several counties in which road work
has already been undertaken and. are
not completed, which aggregates $780,
900. The total amount to be realized
from taxation this year will be 1888,
900. In doing this the commission was
obliged to cut down several items con,
tanned in an estimate made lNblic by
former Highway Engineer II. l.. Bowl
by and reapportion the funds so as to
take care of pledges made previously
by the commission and to confom to
acts Of the recent Legislature.
There was large delegation Of coun.
ty court officials and citizens from Co
lumbia county and also from Clatsop
Washington and Yamhill counties In
appearance before the commission ant
board of advisors which met in The
chambers OF the railroad commission
prior to the adjourned meeting in the
governor : office when the revision OF
apportionment was tentatively agreed
upon, and each delegation clalaored fol
a portion Of the funds. The Columbia
county delegation pleaded for an allot
ment of 100000 of the state funds, as
made public by Major Bowlby stating
that with with amount and approx
mately $4,000 which remained of taS
bond funds available in the county
they wcnld be able to make the roads
passable with wooden bridges instead
of permanent structures, as originally
planned.
The Yamhill delegation pleaded fol
a sufficient amount Of the state fund
to assist in the construction Of rold
over the coast range to make the noun
tain pass negotiable throughout the
year They claimed that under present
conditions this road was mpassabl,
during the winter months and that, IN
Justice to the big dairyng interests OF
Tillamo)k county good business de
manded that some relief be granted tC
Yamhill and Tillamook counties. The
commission explained, however, that II
was under moral and legal obligations
to the counties which had already bond
ed themselves for permanent road con
stmctidn and, with the limited amount
Of funds available this year, 1t woulc
be impossible to make any allowances
Of funds outside of the counties II
which the money had already been
padged.
Under the apportionment as mad'
public by Major Bowlby, Douglas coun
ty was to have received $4,000. Hoo
River 100000, Clatsop 10000, ColumbiG
500 0OO Jackson 100000, amounting Il
a total OF $4,000. This did not take
into consideration necessary allow
ance of $4,000 for departmental ex
Ipenses and even then oyerlapped the
amount to be available by $1,000.
In making the tentative apportion
ment the commission considered that II
was pledged to Douglas county In the
amount Of 100000. which was allowcc
10 stand the commission was oulj
nledged 10 Hood River county for $50,
o0O and Bowlbv's estimate Of 100000
was emf down accordingly; Clalsol
county was emf from 100000 to s3j, 1000
Columbia from 100000 (allowed by
Bowiby) TO $4,000. Jackson county
had been allowed 90 per cent of III,
total highway fund for use in com