The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-26


DR.. H. M. Fryer of Riverside, George
Bailey of Tonasket, j. F. Samson o.
Oroville, Geo. j. Stewart of Malott
County Commissioners Miller ant
Green, County Engineer Gardiner ant
Representative Nickle were named
advisory members of this COMMITTEES
also.
1t was moved and carried that 9
committee be named to recommend tc
the meeting an eQuable method Of
distributing the county road funds in
the future. Those named on the com.
mittee were:
A. P. Murray of Oroville, j. P. Doug
las of Tonasket, John Hatch of Pater-
os, G. A. Andrus of Nighthawk, Roy
Dorothy of Brewster, L. Stoffern OF
Huntley, Med. Hershberger of Elleme-
ham c. e. Blackwell of Riverside, r
P. Gallup of Loomis, l.. c. Malott OF
Malott, A. l.. Meeker of Pleasant Val
ley, E. Riste of Similkameen, s. Bur-
den of Pine Creek, A. w. Johnson OF
the Farmers Union, Martin Wick. OF
Wakefield, F. d. Culver of Carlton
john Godfrey of Omak, Harry A.
Young of Okanogan.
The meeting then adjourned until
1 p. m., in order to give the commit
tees time to formulate their reports
The meeting reconvened at the au-
ditorium at l o'clock, but as the COM
mittee on distribution of funds were
still endeavoring to reach an under
standing the delegates were not called
to order until o'clock.
The committee appointed relative
to distribution Of county road funds
was first to report through it's chair
man, r. l.. Picken. This was rather
a complicated mattAr of large scope
upon which to reach any definite con-
clusion on short notice, and the COM
mittee confined its report to recon-
mending the organization of a county
roads association. that could more eff
ficiently and satisfactorily consider
the expenditure of county funds in
conjunction with the commissioners.
F. d. Culver, Of the Methow valley,
who has taken an active and promin-
ent part in organizing better roads as
sociations in the Mcthow valley, spoke
entertainingly upon the subject, ad-
vocating a campaign of organization
until at least thousand members
were enrolled in the good roads as
sociatiOn of the county. Those in at
tendance were invited to join at once
by investing a dollar in a good roads
button. So many availed themselves
OF the opportunity that buttons speed
lily blossomed on coat lapels all over
the hail.
The committee on state road ap-
preparation expenditures submitted
the following report, signed by every
member of the committee:
We, your committee on recommend
ations for the expenditure of the ap-
preparation from the public highway
fund on state road No. 10, in Okano-
gan county, amounting to $29,50O, re-
spectfully recommend that the funds
be expended as folio VS.:
$4,000 from the Chelan county line
north to Pateros.
$4,000 on the Davis ranch grades
and crossings of Chilliwhist creek.
$1,000 on Shellrock point between
Okanogan and Omak.
$14,5OO on the west side of Okano-
gan river. between Tonasket and Can.
adian boundary,
C. S. EMERY, President, Omak.
GEO. j. STEWART, Secretary, Mallott
The report of the committee seemed
to meet the hearty approval of every
individual in the hall, and on motion
it was accepted and adopted by ring
ing response. There being no other
business before the meeting a motion
to adjourn prevailed and we'll salts
fled lot of people scattered by auto anC
train to their homes.
1t was exhilaratingly pleasant te
note the admirable and universal goot
feeling that prevailed over the repor
of the committee upon road eXpendi
lures. The findings of the committee
satisfied all interested in the road
and everybody considered the dist
ributiOn fair and jWt. 1t is the gen
eral understanding that recommends
ton of this meeting, representing a.
it did all sections at interest, woult
be favorably considered by the state
highway commission, and that the rec
concentrations adopted would be car
ried out when work commenced il
June. If care is exercised and vast,
eliminated in the expenditure of tn
fund it is felt that the valley high
way, one of the most important arter
| les of travel in eastern Washington
would be greatly and permanently i'm
proved.
There are only eight more weeks o
school.