Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-03-16

the last Legislature, Hon. Hand
ley and Fuller why they did not
try to get a hard surface road
located from the Valley through
Lincoln county to the coast. Til
lamook got two roads leading
into that county and Coos
county got two also and we
were left out and as everyone
knows, it is easier and cheaper
to build hard surface road to
Lincoln county than any other
place along the coast range of
mountains. Another resolution
was adopted from the Rose
! Lodge Grange opposing the
bonding of the state for $6,-
100000 for the purpose of build
ing hard surface automobile
roads. The consensus of opin-
ion of the Grange was that such
roads were too costly and also
that it would not benefit the
farmers very much. $600,000,-
600 would only be beginning
and before the roads now 10
Gated could be completed it
would take three or four times
that amount of money, that it
would be a wrong to cover our
young and beautiful state with
such a hugh debt. But the slog-
an is raise Oregon out of the
mud" But another slogan is
as good if not better, Keep Ore
gon out of debt, as she now is
and always has been. 1t is the
claim of the bond boosters that
the $6,000,000 bond issue will
hard surface roads without ex-
pense to the taxpayers. Mr..
Benson, president of the Com
mission admitted that it would
require $25, 100000 to complete
the work. The bill provides,
the proceeds of the bond issue
shall be used to prepare the
grades, foundations and drain
age, in Clatsop, Columbia. Hood
: River and Jackson counties. 1t
Is estimated that the cost of the
: work including, paving in those
= counties will be close to $4,000
. 900, leaving but 100000 for
paving in all the other counties.
You can figure this out and see
3 If it Is not true. The millage
e tax of one-fourth mill is to be
taken with the auto licenses, to
= pay the interest on the bonds
e In the 2S years that the bonds
: will run, the taxpayers will pay
e with the one-fourth mill tax, in
e terest and principal on bonds to
the amount of s5,2S0,000, over
p $2,000,000 will be interest. II
I additional bond issues were not
needed to complete the paving
! it will cost the taxpayers ovel
$5,000,000, but as additional
bond issues will have to be made
!, all the interest and principa
:. must be paid by the taxpayers
:. In the counties other than those
= named above, are required to
make the grade, drainage ana
! foundation at their own expense
= and the state is to do the paving
: In Oregon it costs more to make
the grade and foundation than
it does to do the paving.
: To carry out this program-il
= we commence to bond to build
roads-both the counties anC
y the state will have to be bonded
: to the limit and the debt will
>, not be paid in a hundred years
, Let each county build its OWL
4, roads. The people know best
what they need. This bonding
! program seems to be in the in
!, terest of the wealthy and wont
: do the people-the back bone OF
= the country much good.
, County Commissioners Hurt
8 and Wakefield and County Sur
, veyor Mcmillan came to New
: port Monday evening and went
q out Tuesday to inspect and ex'
r anime the road to Bald noun.
, tain that is being built by Wag-
: goner and Turbyne, contractors
q The road is not completed and
/ wont be until Spring opens. The
! grade most of the way is 3 pei
I cent and none more than six pei
q cent. When completed 1t viii
: be one Of the best pieces of road
:. in the county.
G e. Spence, master of the
= State Grange spent Sunday a
+ Newport.