Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-16
ROAD BOND BILL
WITH AUTO-OWNERS
FOOTING ENTIRE COST
Receipts From License Fees
to Pay Bond interest and
Provide Sinking Fund

Thirty eight members of the house,
united in their determination to enact
some constructive road legislation be-
fore the close of this session, got be-
hind the proposed S6,000,000 road bond
bill yesterday and dropped it into the
hopper, stamped with their pledge of
support.
The bill was rushed to the printer,
and was ON the members desk this
morning. 1t is possible that it viii be
up for final passage some time today.
The members who joined in introdue-
ing the bill are;
Anderson, Tshley, Barber, Bean, Bel
land, Brand, Brownell, Burdick, Callan,
Clark, Corbett, Elgin, Elmore, Forbes,
Fuller, Gordon, Gore, Griggs, Hodgen,
Kubli, Laurgaard, Lewis, Lunger, Mac
day, Martin, Matthieu, Mueller Rit-
ner, Rowe, Schimpff, Sheldon, Small,
Stafrin, Stott, Sweeney, Mrs. Thomp-
son, Willett and Speaker Stanfield.
Representative Schimpff of Clatsop
county, who is chairman of the house
committee ON roads and highways, had
the distinction, by virtue of his posi-
tion, of formally passing the measure
up to the desk
This bill is the same, with the ex-
ception of a few minor amendments,
as the one introduced in the senate
yesterday by Senator Olson. 1t authoriz-
es the state highway commission to is
sue bonds to the extent of $4,000 600
for road development in the next five
years.
The interest and principal are to be
IA, IL
This money, together with the funds
that may acrue from the bonds sold
under provisions of the Bean-Barnctt
bill, already passed by both houses,
will place a maximum of $7,S00,000 of
state funds at the disposal Of the high
way commission in the next five years.
An additional 81 100000 it to be ex-
pended in Oregon through the federal
appropriations.
Besides this approximately $225,000
will be available every year from the
regular quarter mill tax levy.
This means that the state will have at
its disposal during the next five years
moro than $l0,000,000 for permanent
read development besides the money
that may be spent by the individual
counties.
Exclusion of Multnomah Feature
The provision in the bonding bill ex-
Guiding Multnomah county from its
benefits is an element that appealed to
the upstate members.
The system of roads that are to be
built under this plan are enumerated
in the bill. Every county in the state
excepting Curry county will be served.
Following Is list of roads proposed
to be hard surfaced:
First--The Columbia River Highway
from the Multnomah county line to
Astoria, Seaside and south to the Tilla-
nook county line.
Second-The Pacific Highway from
the MuItnomah county line through
Washington and Yamhill counties by
way of Hillsboro, Forest Grove, Me-
Minnville, Dallas, Monmouth and Inde-
pendence, through Polk, Benton and
Linn counties, to Harrisburg, through
Eugene to the north line of Douglas
county.
Third-The Pacific Highway from
the Multnomah, county line through
Oswego, Oregon City and Candy,
through Clackamas county, thence
through Marion and Linn counties to
junction with Pacific Highway at Har-
risburg.
Columbia Highway Listed
Fourth, the Columbia River Highway
from the Multnomah county line,
through Hood River and Wasco coun-
ties, Sherman and Gillian counties by