The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-02-19
LET PUBLIC KNOW THE FACTS

The Tonasket Times takes it upon
its broad shoulders and narrow head
to say that | was trying to throw down
my district No. 3, when l placed my
share of the permanent road fund
money upon the road between Night
hawk and Oroville. Now Tonasket
ought to be the very last town to kick
against distribution of any road funds.
To enlighten the public let us see
what Tonasket and the Sd district have
received during the past two years
outside of the money that the district
was fairly entitled to. Furthermore,
want to say right here that the fair
minded people of Tonasket give me
credit for what | did for them instead
OF indulging in abuse and SANDER.
The Times says that if Mr.. Miller
had known that the money was to be
applied to the hawk-Oroville
The fact is Mr.. Miller was asked his
opinion before action was taken, and
he expressed his willingness that the
money should be so appropriated. Had
he not endorsed the plan would
never have insisted upon applying the
sum to the road in question. Mr.. Mil
Ter is man enough to confirm this sta
tement if the Times will put the ques
ton up to him.
If the Times would take the trouble
to look up the facts and figures, in
stead of accepting the word of some
irresponsible and ignorant, persons
who have become sore because they
could not have the spending of all
the state money, that paper would
not have been led into the error of
Misrepresentation.
When l took Office the permanent
read fund money had been placed, and
Oroville did not get any of it. | think
that should have had the right to as
sist in placing this money each year
as commissioners before me.
In this matter of recalling the mon
ey voted for the Nighthawk-O roville
road it required trip to Olympia by
the commissioners to prevent Oroville
from getting that $4,000 to build a
road to and beyond the Similkameell
falls, one of the largest assets of the
county. Highway Commissioner Roy
was permitted to hear only one side
of the question. If he had ever been
OH the ground he never would have
objected to spending the money voted
for the purpose upon that road.
could have hogged this money and put
it in the third district, but knowing
that the country about Oroville had
received no state money, and also
knowing the number of people such 4
read would benefit and accommodate,
considered my action no more than
fair and just. know of no place in
the county where the spending of that
amount of money would do more good,
nor is there town in the county more
deserving Of some recognition through
the hands of the commissioners. If
any one doubts this let them look at
the tax roll, and then say that it is
fair that that place should have been
passed up for all these years.
AS a matter for information l will
add that tho followinU ic tho avpopd;
ture of state money in district No. 3:
Boneparte road and bridge. ...$ 500
Eneas, road and bridge. ...... 600
to Joe Hill cut off
II. q De- ............ 2OO
canyon, R. & b.. $50
Fifteen steel culverts R. & B.. 200
Antwyne valley, permanent fund 1900
Lumber r. & B. ............... 1901
iCtdi 20 ,ZUU
This was on roads leading directly
to Tonasket and benefited Tonasket
alone. This was outside of their reg
nlar district money, and of that they
received every cent.
Riverside and Tunk creek road:
Bromley canyon road, r. G. BIS 5OO|
Synarep road, R. & B. ........ 1901
roroda r. & B. ............... FOL
Chesaw Il. q b ............... 200
Oroville-Molson road R. & B. :. 1901
Molson-Havillah road permanent