The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-30
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ROAD WORK REFUSED
From the Mosier Bulletin

From the Mosier Bulletin
1t was a deaf ear that County Com
missioners Clausen and Butler turned
to the pleadings of the Mosier taxpay-
ers when asked for funds to carry on
much needed road work in this vicin-
ity. These two county officials were
here last week: Judge Cunning was
not present. having been called to
Portland on urgent business, A num-
ber of local taxpayers spent the day
with them in going over the roads.
When it was learned from these two
commissioners that the county court
would allow no survey made for the
highway on this side of Seven Mile
bill, surveying only that part of the
hill from the summit in to The Dalles,
preparatory to placing it in condition,
the greatest blow of all was struck.
Since the proposed route along the
river has seemingly been abandoned,
the Seven Mile hill route will form the
only direct road between Mosier and
The Dalles and is an important link in
the Columbia River highway. For the
past three or four years the county
court has been asked to repair this
widely-traveled county road. but all to
no avail. This highway is especially
in need of repairs between the places
of E. W. Davidhizar and A. B. Burton.
and if fixed up at all this year it will
be necessary for the local taxpayers
along the road to do the work by VOL
unteer labor. Last year one orchard
ist, in hauling load of cherries in to
the warehouse of the Mosier Fruit
Growers Association over this road.
learned upon his arrival that the juice
was oozing from the boxes and consid-
cradle fruit crushed.
The sum of $500 was promised by the
county court last year, before the 1916
budget was made up. for improvements
on the Fisher road and the Cramer
grade. The majority Of the people in
this vicinity make their livelihood by
hauling their own wood and also lum'
ber from the Root sawmill. Here is a
stretch of IL miles of road. and the
farmers living a few miles from the
city must haul five miles on either
road, then unload or else double up
with their teams. They offered to do
nate their services, and asked only
$500 to complete the entire roadway.
While here last week the county conl'
missioners stated that they did not
remember promising this money last
year, and consequently would be unable
to grant it.
For the continuation of the Mayer
dale road $500 was asked from the
court to complete the road to the tracts
of r. D. Chatfeld and c. c. lsom
which was also turned down. 1t il
now necessary for the children of c. G.
Isom in order to get to and from schoo
to travel two miles through private
property. The road now has become
muddy and impossible and permission
has been granted by Geo. Chamberlain
for them to come through the Middle
swart place. 1t is possible to trave
the private road with light rig only
at the present time. In getting to ane
from school the chilrden have theil
choice of passing through six gates or
the private road or crawling through
six wire fences on the trail through
the orchard.
The only work allowed by the two
commissioners was to fiLish little
WORK left undone since last fall on the
Carroll road, survey of the road ~
Dry creek. and putting in new small
bridge on little Mosier creek near tht
Peugh place.
The people of the Mosier district are
bitterly assailing the county commits
sioners for their stand in this matter
1t is felt that Mosier and vicinity arr
not getting a square deal as thousand
of dollars are being spent in othe
parts of the county on roads. Not
withstapding the fact that the Mosie
taxpayers have repeatedly asked fo
small appropriations to repair thei
roads and have offered their service
for the major part in volunteer work
the county court seems loath to d
any thing that will aid the bad roa
o;fnot;op IN th;s dietrirt