The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-03-24
ROAD NETTING.

| Responding to call for good roads
melting about seventy-five road enthu-
siasts met in the Civic League building
on the afternoon of the 22nd. Mr.. c. w.
Smith, president of the Similkameen-
Oroville Good Roads association, pre-
sided. County Commissioners Hugh
Miller and J. II. Green and County En-
ginner Smith were present.
A letter from State Highway Commits
sioner Allen, relative to the State Road
No. 10 in Okanogan county was read.
Delegates to the county Better Roads
association which is to convene at
Okanogan on April 5th, were elected
Citations and announcement was made
OF the selection of delegates from the
Golden and Ellemeham associations.
and from the association at Circle. Mr.
J. II. McGinty, president of the assOcia-
ton at Cordell announced the dele
gates from their section would be Sc
lected.
County Engineer Smith explained
the workings of the Better Roads asso-
citation plans and spoke at some length
explaining the work which the state
and county are doing to secure better
roads. II was the unanimous senti
ment that a strong delegation should
go to Okanogan on April 5th.
Commissioner Miller explained the
present plans whereby the road associa-
tions in the different school districts
o. the county supervise the road con-
|struction.
The opening of the up-river Simil-
kameen road caused considerable dis
cussion and Mr.. Harmon and Mr.. Sig
rist were made a committee to secure
right-of-way for the road. Mr.. Samson
recommended that a right-of-way COM
mittee for each road to be opened be
selected and that it be the duty of
such committeeman to secure all wal
vers before petitions are presented for
the opening of any new roads.
Mr.. PouGtales was made the right-of-
way committeeman for the road north
of Oroville; Messrs DeMerchant and
Mr. Schlief for the proposed change in
the Golden road at the Frazer place
and Messrs TruaX and Hendrix for
the proposed change of the Golden
road from Grubb's Cove Tracts, north.
Mr. McAllister explained the needs for
a road to Oroville from the section in
which he lives and was made the COM
mitteeman on the right-of-way for that
section
These committeeman were instruct
ed to report fully regarding the rights
of-way for the roads intrusted to their
care and to find out what objections
are, if any are offered, to the granting
OF right-of-ways and report the names
Of parties refusing to sign waivers, and
their reasons.
Extended discussion followed for the
road up Nine Mile creek. Messrs.
Chase and Barlow were appointed the
committeeman for the right-of-way on
that road.
Road Foreman Schlief presented his
budget for the Improvement of roads
within his district but after some dis
cussion some slight changes were made
and the following budget approved:
$4,000 for changes in the Golden
Oroville road at the Frazer place; $4OO
for the changes in the Golden -Oroville
road from Grubb's Cove Tracts, north.
CThis amount to be appropriated, con-
ditioned on the raising of $4,000 by
the land owners)
$4,000 for the Granger hill.
The entire estimate for the taxes to
be raised in this road district being
81 1880, and some monies being al
ready spent, the balance is to be left
in the fund for keeping the roads in
passable shape.
There was brief discussion of the
condition of the state road, and espec-
tally through the Hoskyn land at the
end of the constructed road. This mat
ter was left in the hands of the county
engineer and the commissioners.
1t was moved and carried that three
trustees be appointed for the Oroville-
Similkameen Good Roads association.
and that such trustees be appointed by
the president, and act as inspectors to
approve all road work done and re-
port the same to the association. and
also to keep correct account of the
proper balance in the road fund at all
times.
On motion the association adjourned
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