Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-11
COMMISSION
APPROPRIATES $4,000
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY
Huge Bait Used to Intice More
Taxes Out of Columbia
County Tax Payers

completion of the work on Rainer hill in
Columbia county. County Judge Clark,
4 of Columbia county, was present at the
meeting of the board and asked for a
total of $4,000 from the highway com
mission, 100000 for Rainer hill and
$4,000 for the completion Of the work
in Beaver valley. Judge Clark stated
( that his county had voted a five mill
tax for roads last year and that this
4 amount had been raised by the tax pay
ers and had been expended on the
roads.
eff you give us $4,000 from the
state highway fund it will act as a stim
ulus to the tax payers of Columbia
county" said Judge Clark, "and |
have no doubt that next year we can
increase the road tax to : 1-2 or mills
to be devoted to roads. This will make
an increase of about $4,000 for road
work in our county"
Judge Clark went on to state that |
there had been a heavy burden of road |
taxes in his county and that the tax
payers must receive a substantial slim
ulant to put them in frame of mind
! to forget the past and to look to the
future and pungle up more taxes. Rain
er hill, he said was a link of the Colum-
bia highway that was in bad condition
and as it was on one of the principal II
highways of the county as well as a
part of Columbia highway its improve
ment would be Of local value as well
as state Importance
The judge also promised that a three
mile cut off from Scappoose would be
opened up if the state highway com
mission would appropriate the money
for Rainer so that the funds of the
county now available could be used else
where. After discussing the matter the ,
highway commission decided to appro- =
pirate the 100000 needed for Rainer
hill but the $4,000 asked for Beaver
valley was not appropriated
Upon the resolution of J. H. Albert,
of Salem, Chief Deputy Engineer Can j
tine was authorized to attend the Pan +
American road congress at Oakland n
which opens September l3. Mr.. Can. :
tine left Salem this morning for Cali
fornia. !
Upon the resolution or Secretary Oh i
colt Mr.. Cantine was authorized to cor.
rect and sign the vouchers for the state =
highway payroll and if properly pre-. .
sented will be paid by the secretary of Z
state In view Of the structure of the \
road around Mitchell Point J. H. Albert b
suggested that the name be changed 4
from Mitchell Point to Arcade Point or !;
Arcade Tunnel and the matter was re- 4
ferred to the advisory board. I;
Engineer Cantine also submitted his \
report of the progress on Columbia 4
highway which is as follows; I;
Peterson johnson contract in Clat. 4.
sop county has been completed with the 4
exception of a few days work at Bug \
by hill, where we have some ten or 4
twelve men at work. when this work X
IS completed, District Engineer Peters, Z
who made the reconnaissance, location r
and construction in Clatsop county be- X
tween Astoria and Westport, will be Il
transferred to Douglas county to locate z
the highway from the county line south. +
In Columbia county, the work is NH \
completed, with exception of Guard u
walls at Prescott Bluffs east of Rainer, 4
and certain culyerts west of Clatskanie, X
which have been delayed until the rock Z
'rushers were in position. ia
In Hood River county all work under \
ne Standifer-Clarkson contract ot \
Point has been completed. ok. +
'ept certain guard walls west of tbe 4
uhnel and in the tunnel openings or 4
District Engineer Elliott has =
moved from this work and is maxine 4
preliminary surveys for location and Il
obstruction Of highway between Nfo. 4
ire and The Dalles. Il
IN all matters pertaining to the New. 4
'ort contract, this department has con. Il
uIted with ). Benson, who is obligated 4
o assume any additional amount over Z
nat provided in the bond issue of
1900, voted by Hood River county. 4
me keX'Itgardville work has been Z
ompleted and accepted. and contractors 4
ave moved their plant off the work 4
In Douglas county, the CONSTRUCTION Y
rdered in Pass Canyon north of Con- &
tock is well advanced, and first hole \
'mber 20. '''"' sep Il
In the Siskiyou mountains. the con. 4
.ete construction work authorized nv Il
le commission has been completed. We ~
re shouldering the sides of the copcroto -
'Nement with grayei and shaping mn i.
10 earth'work adjacent thereto Tbe &
'uSher plant at the summit of tbo |
has been installed for roct.
Y that portion of tine mountain which \
ken care of. '' ''"''"'S' Y
inc plans for bridges at Ashland 4
tossing for which tentative an.
was set aside by the com. Y
lSs,oh have been submitted 10 tbo \
nuthern Pacific, and we trust tba, an \
'reement will be reached betwccn
lem aud Jackson comfy srcb ~, .