Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-14
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
WILL GIVE 100000
TO ROADS IN STATE
viii Improve Road From
Bend to Crater Lake By
Using Lava Cmders

The highway commission following
conference with the representatives of
the various counties, met yesterday af.
ternoon and decided to allot 100000 to
WascO county for the completion of the
link in the Columbia highway from
Hood River to Mosier, distance of
about eight miles. Half of the amount
will be given from next year s fund
and the remaining half in 1917. The
money is made contingent upon Wasco
county appropriating at least an equal
amount tor road construction.
Assurances were given by Wasco
county representatives that tney would
Immediately place the question of the
eounty's voting bonds in the sum of
S262, 900 before the people. Mayor
johnson, OF Dufur, and others assured
the commission that they had no doubt
but that the proposed bond issue would
be approved,
The commission also voted to appro
pirate $4,000 from the higaway fund
Tor the building of road from Bend
to Crater lake. This money also is
made contingent upon Crook county ap
propriating an equal sum. The con
struction of this road will be in the
nature of an experiment in the use OF
lava cinders, which are said to abound
in this section. If the cinder road
proves a success Crook county plans tC
build other roads with the same ma
terial.
The highway commission now ha.
pledged out of the S233,000 in next
/ -, l. &.
county is promised 100000; Jackson
$4,000, due it under the law; and
Washington county, $1,000 for the Rex
| Tigardville road, and then $4,000 il
allotted for expenses of tho highway
department. crook county gets $4,000
and Wasco, $4,000 from next year !
! fund. NE .. /,
A part OF the bridge department fol
lows:
The matter of reconstructing the Sa
| lem bridge is now under consideration
by the county courts involved and il il
proposed to hold joint meeting will
reference to the matter the latter par
of tLe week.
In an effort to further consistent ant
economical design standard specifi
cation has been prepared for tne de
sign or ordinary highway bridges set
ting forth the loadings and other mat
ters to be considered in the design Of
such structures This will not onl,
prove Of value to the various county of
tieials but will, it is hoped, affect {
marked improvement in future bridg
construction throughout the state an,
impress upon county officials and otn
ers the necessity Of competent desigl
in order to secure an intelligent and sal
isfaetory expenditure of public fund
appropriated for bridge construction
! Paving and redress specifications ar
being prepared Tor various types of i'm
prOvement and will be submitted 70
your approval at an early date. | hav,
also prepared bulletin for your con
sideration setting forth the actual func
tons of the highway commission an,
other matters in an effort to develOI
proper public opinion and to promot,
cooperation with the public and off
eials of the various counties in all mat
ters pertaining to the highway develop
ment throughout the state. The write
has given the preparation of the bule
tin mentioned considerable thought anC
is convinced that the publication of th
same will result in greater cooperation
with its attendant benefits and devcl
op the fact that economic features mus
be given intelligent consideration il
order to insure selection of the mos
economical type Of Improvement.