The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-29
HOVER HAS NOT
HAD HER SHARE
OF ROAD MONEY
Of the $500 Paid into Funds
Only Few Hundred Have Been
Spent on improvements
ASK KENNEWICK MEN TO HELP
Lower Valley People Air Their Road
Grievances before Delegation of
4. Local Business Men

Good roads was the subject which
held the attention of a number of
Kennewick business men and resi-
dents of Hover at meeting in the
Hover school house last evening. The
Hover people made it very evident
to the visitors that they wanted a
better road down the valley and that
they expected the Kennewick business
men, as their neighbors, to help them
get what they want.
That the valley has not had its pro-
portionate share Of the county road
money was forcibly set forth by II. S.
Hughes, who quoted figures to show
that there has been returned to Hover
taxpayers only very small percent
age Of the taxes which they have paid
| into the road funds. In the last eight
wears, Mr.. Hughes said, the district
from the end of the oiled road to the
Wallula ferry had paid approximate
/ ly S33, 900 into the district and general
road and bridge funds and of that
sum there has not been returned to
them even $4,000 to say nothing OF
the $4,000. In other words the peo-
pie Of the lower valley are getting
tired Of paying for the other fellows
roads while they are forced to put up
with sand and chuck holes.
f B. C. Phillips, E. E. Toothaker, a.
'lW. Powell, Mr.. Hughes and others
made it altogether clear to the
u .Kennewick men that they had viewed
with anything but friendly feeling the
effort the Commercial club has put
forth to move the ferry from Wallula
to the O-W. bridge. They do not well
come being left off the main thoro-
fare for through travel and they con-
! slider the Wallula ferry their one best
bet to get the road improved below
Finley. The Hover men, especially
Mr.. Toothaker, took pronounced ex-
ception to the reported impractibility
!, of ferrying at Hover. He insisted
there is a good landing on this side
and a suitable landing could be built
on the Alfalfa side for $500.
3. F. Parker, one of the owners OF
the. Wallula ferry, was quick to dis
agree with Mr.. Toothaker and said it
was impossible to ferry at Hover with
the present boat and the business did
not warrant the building of a more
powerful craft that could successfully
navigate the current.
President F. M. Crosby, of the Com
mercial club, E M. Sly, L. E. johnson
and A. R. Gardner spoke for the Ken
newick business men and assured the
Hover people that they recognized the
need of better roads down the valley
and promised their support in an eff
| fort to get improvements. E. w.
Trenbath, chairman of the good roads
committee, who presided at the meet
ing. said his committee had already
taken the matter up with Commission
er Clements and had his definite pro-
mise that the road would be improved
this fall. The work could have been
started this spring, but it was deemed
wise to wait untillow water when the
river gravel can be had.
The speakers also assured the Hover
people that the Kennewick CONNER
cial club had started out with the view
of getting the ferry moved from Wal
lula to Hover. The .O-W. bridge site
being considered only after w. ID.
Church had reported that it was inn
possible for him to ferry between Ho-
yer and Alfalfa. The objects sought
|, by the Commercial club We're to obvi-
; ate the necessity of improving three
: miles of bad road between Hover and
the ferry and to get closer connections
with the Alfalfa district.
At the close of the talkfest the
/ Kennewick bunch was entertained at
!, luncheon by the ladies of Hover.
About 25 business men and club mem-
bers made the trip.