The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-31
THE GOOD ROADS MEETING.

The regular August meeting of the
0kanogan County Good Roads Asso-
eation convened at Okanogan last
Wednesday. A short forenoon session
vas devoted to the appointment of a
committee to submit recommendations
covering the expenditure of the public
highway fund apportioned to the Lake
1elan and Okanogan highways Estate
Road No. 10) and a second committee
to suggest matters concerning the next
levy that should be discussed with the
county commissioners.
The nrst c0mmitte consisted of En-
glneer H. E. Smith, Geo. J. Stewart of
Aalott, VIM. c. Brown of Okanogan,
X l. Wright of Omak, DR.. II. NJ. Fryer
q Riverside, George Bailey of Tomas
ket and E. Riste of Oroville.
The scond committee included w. r.
Moore Of Wauconda, H. H. Brown of
Wanlcut, Chas. A. Merrill of Wauconda
L. Riste Of Oroville and w. C. Jones
Of Nlshthawk.
The first named committee recon-
nended the expenditure of state road
and federal funds as follows:
Fifteen thousand dollars state and
soOOO federal on State Road No. is
practically fixed by legislative enact
nent and no action by this association
need follow.
twenty thousand dollars state and
NOOOO federal available for State road
NO. ~, the Lake Chelan-Okanogan
alsnway, be expended as follows:
twenty thousand dollars on the Lau-
oer gnlch section, practically complet-
ing the Oroville-Tonasket section of
this highway.
twenty thousand dollars on the re-
uuction OF the Ophir Grade, improve
meht OF Rattle Snake gulch, etc.
Inc following appropriation of per-
nanent highway money is recon-
mended:
district No. 1-Complete approxi-
mately 1.25 miles of the Tonasket
D'iuse on State road No. 10, thus max
lsa continuous improvement for sew
.a miles southwark. Balance of the
wOOo, say $500, to State Road No.
~. oroville to the boundary.
district No. 2.-Complete approx
nnale'y l.5 miles on State Road No. 1O
'ou'a OF Brewster, thus making a con-
unuous Improvement, practically from
us south county line to a point 2.5
a''es north of Brewster. Balance OF
se so,ooo In this district. say $4,000
No. 10.
district No. 3.-On account of the
navy traffic on State Road No. 4, from
~ aouasket easterly and its poor condi.
a., aUa' tne entire $4,000 available for this
"''rlct Is recommended on said road
RESIDENCE DESTROYED.
me department was called late
A.. suay evening to the scene of {
..s @ aoout two blocks north of th,
:, s,"uo' house located on the south sid,
~, ue Great Northern tracks. It wa
'u'It from the first that the struc
s'e which was a small frame dwell
ans r.longing to Mrs. Percy Oa.I
~ a occupied by couple of the boy
N.Y.. ~ Work in the Great Northern
Inv i"o mouse, was doomed. The b..ild
a. s was light frame structure, dr..
Under, and was a mass of flame
", "nen the fire was discovered. The de
~ 'neht made quick response I
~.. No. aiarm and by the liberal use J
snsa ny succeeded in preventing tn
w. sp'ead of the blaze. We understan
,s.. @ Young men occupying the prem
s ,ses lost practically everything as tn
inv s made such headway that the build
.s, s 'ouid not be entered. We were un
w.. ' 70 ascertain as to whether ther
Tss s insurance on the building or no
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''is re occurrc1 IT tie 'cnnt'c