The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-16

necessary to met the payment thereof. Up
| on receipt Of such certificate by the State
| Treasurer he shall prepare and verify cl7im
for the amount mentioned therein, attaching
| thereto said certificate, and present the snme
| to the Secretary of State, who shall nudit such
| claim in like manner as other claims against
| the State are audited, nnd pay the same out
| of any moneys provided by law for the pay
| ment thereof. The State Treasurer is Euthor-
| lied and directed to make any such payments
| of principal or interest on said bonds at such
| places, other than Mt Salem, Orgon, MS the
State Highway Commission may provide.
| All bonds and interest coupons upon such
payment shall be deposited by the State Treas
| urer with the Secretary of State to be attached
to the original claim Of theStnte Treasurer
| for the payment thereof
Section a. The State Highway Commission
| shall provide such method as it mny deem ne
| cessary for the advertisement OF ench issue
| of said bonds before the same are sold. ane
| shall also require such deposit with bids RS
| the sale and issuance of said bonds undel
| shch rules md regulations not inconsistent
with the Act as shall be adopted by said Com
| mission.
Section g. The money arising from the snl'
| of each issue of bonds shall be deposited il
| the State Treasury to the credit of speh l
| fund, which shall be used in carrying into eft
feet theprovisions of this Act. The Secretary
of State is hereby authorized and directed t.
| audit all claims incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this Act in tht same manner as
other claims against the State are audited
| and pay the same from any moneys PROVIDED
| by law for the payment thereof upon the sub
| mission of duly verified vouchers therefor ap-
| proved by the Commission; provided, that
bonds asd coupons shall be paid ms is provided
| in Section hereof.
Section 6. The highways described in Sec
| tions and of this Act are hereby determin-
| ed to be highways of the first Importance to
| the general public of the State of Oregon.
| II is hereby determined that the following
1 bp constructed
and finished with a hard surface.
/. The Columbia River Highway from the
Multnomah County line to Astoria, Seaside,
and south in Clatsop County to the Illlnmook
| County line. Inasmuch as the counties of
| Columbia and Clatsop have already expended
| large sums of money in constructing the said
Columbia Highway through said counties and
| in doing have practically exhausted their
ability to rasemoney by an issuance of county
bonds, the State Highway Commission is here
| by authorized, from the funds arising under
| this Act, in addition to paving said highway,
| to use from snid funds sufficient to provide
| for the preparation of said highway through
| said counties for the paving thereof.
2. The Pacific Highway from the Multno-
| nah County line through Washington County
| and Y imhill ounty by way of Hillsboro, For
| est Grove, McMinnvillt TO Dallas, Monmouth to
| Independence, in Polk County, to Corvallis
and Monroe in Benton County, and through
| Eugene to the north line of Douglas County.
| 8. The Pacific Highway from the Multno-
| nah County line through Oswego, Oregon City
and Candy in Clackamas County, thence thru
| Marion and Linn Counties, to a junction with
the Highway at Junction City.
| 4. Such portions of the Columbia River
| HIrhway bt*ween the Multnomnh County line
eastery through the city of Hood River md
and Wasco County, through Sherman County
| through Gillian County, by way of the town
| of Arlington and up the Columbia River te
| the confluence of the Umatilla River through
l IL EnEx pAndl nm
| and thence by such route as shall be determln'
| ed by the State Highway Commission TO La
| Grande, Baker, and to the Idaho line, us the
| county courts of the various counties affected
shall agree to prepare the road ready toi
| paving. Provided, that inaSmuch as the Coun
| ty of Hood River has raised bond issue ant
| expended upon said Columbia River Highway
practic ally its full Constitution Al limit, salt
| Commission may expend on said Columbit
| River Highway in Hood River County, sucf
portion OF the money arising under this Ac
| as it may deem proper in prepar ing s. AID 20.
| lunfbia River Highway for paving. The va
| rious county courts in said counties in east
| ern Oregon through which the said Columbi
River Highway is projected shall agree will
| the State Highway Commission upon wha
portions Of said highway are to be paved witt
| hard-surface paving and what portions arr
| TO be constructed as post roads, and when
ever any of said counties shall have prepa are,
a portion of said highway ready for paving
1
/ proceed promptly to pave the hnme under III
provisions of this Act, and the remainde
thereof shall be improved as post road un
der the provisions of this Act and such por
ton SO improved as a post road shall not b.
| eligible for paving ut the expense OF tn
State under the provisions Of this Act.
5. The Pacific Highway through JRcksol
County, where the same has not already beel
paved, along the route heretofore adopte
by the State Highway Commission lnas
much US the County of jackson hns alread
expended large sums of money in construct
ing said Pacific Highway, and in paving
| large portion thereof, and in 30 doing ha
practically exhausted its ability to raise mon
ey by the issuance of county bonds, the sal
Highway Commission is hereby authorized
from the funds arising from this Act, il
addition to completing the paving of sal
highway in Jackson County, to use iron
said funds sufficient to provide for complet
ing the preparation Of said highway throug
said county for the paving thereof
6. Commencing on the Columbia Rive
Highway at or near Arlington in Gillian
County, thence up Willow Creek in Morro'
County, through the cities of lone, Lexingto
and Heppner in Morrow County and thrOug
Pilot Rock, Pendleton. Adams, Athena, Wes
ton, Milton and Freewater in Umatillh Coun
| ty to the Oregon and washington state line
| 4. road from the south line Of Clat
SOP County, at the end of its highway des
cribed in paragraph hereof, south by Whee
er TO Ghribadi.
s. road from the Multnomah Count
line by Tigard, Rex and Newberg to Mo
Minnvlle.
For the purposes Of this Act the abov
highways are to be known rs hard-surface
highways.
Section 7. The following Highways to-wit
/. The road running from the north lin
of Douglas County TO the Jackson Count
line over the line Of the Pacific Highwa
rs ,dopted by the State Highway Commission
2. All that portion Of the Columbia Rive
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