Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-05-25
A FINAL WORD ON
ROAD BOND BILL


ROAD BOND BILL !
Much has been said in opposi-
ton to the good roads bond bill
that has no bearing whatever
on the measure and which could
be designed only to poison and
prejulice the voters against it.
That being the case, the follow
ing pertinent facts are submit
ted for the information and
thoughtful consideration of the
impartialvoter on the eve of the
special election June 4th:
This road bond bill proposes
the issuance of Sc, 100000 twen-
ty-five year four per cent bonds
for the construction of system
of statewide hard-surfaced high
ways. The roads to be improved
are designated in the bill and in
clude the main-traveled roads
throughout the state.
Adequate revenue has been
provided by statute for paying
both interest and principal and
retire the bonds at maturity
without increasing taxes. The
money derived from the increas-
ed automobile licenses and the
existing quarter-mill state road
tax will pay the interest and re-
tire the bonds and leave a sub
stantial balance for the con-
struction of other roads not en-
umerated in the bond bill.
The increased automobile Ii
. cense and the state road tax
are provided by statutes now in
!. effect and will have to be paid
I regardless of whether or not the
I: road bonds are voted at the
special election June 4th.
!. The automibile owner is will
!. ing to pay the increased license.
7 AL that he asks is that the IL
|. cense money, which has To be
I paid anyway, be expended in
/ constructing the roads proposed
I in the bond bill. The automo-
|: bile owner will provide all of the
: money-necessary to meet the in
terest charges and retire the
4 bonds. He fails to see why there
I should be any opposition to the
4 expenditure of the money Sc
= provided in the construction OF
3 good roads, in view of that fact
i it is his money that will pay fol-
: the improvements.
i All of the money raised from
I the bonds will be expended under
I the direction of the State High
/. way Commission appointed by
I Governor Withycombe. The
y Commission has announced that
i in expending the fund all Sec
tions OF the state will be con.
;: sidered impartinlly. A dollars
! worth of road construction fol
I every dollar expended is guar
1 anteed by the Commissioners
\ who have declared that they vii,
I purchase one or more paving
1 plants and lay paving unless
\ satisfactory bids are submitted
I by paving contractors. Ordinary
/ common-sense business princi.
\ pie will govern the Commission.
7 ers in their work of road build.
I ing. Scarcity of labor and the
\ Ereasonableness of wartime price
7 for materials will determine the
I time for inaugurating work ant
I the scope of actual road con.
y struction. Road building will
y not be undertaken by the Com
= mission unless conditions ar,
] favorable.
Z Approval of the road bond bill
I June 4th. will be an Endorsement
: of plan that insures for thu
Z state the construction of a sys
4 tenn of hardlsurfaced roads will
funds already provided by Law
and without increasing othel
I taxes.
: Vote 314 X YES and hell
81 Pull Oregon out of the Mud"
I Poor roads are very expen
I sive things for country com
! munities. The farmer wht
I thinks that improved highway
I are mainly for the benefit O.
: those who drive AUTOMOBILES
! should reflect on the result of ,
I recent investigation by the De
= partment Of Agriculture, which
finds that the cost Of hauling
= farm produce over ordinary
I country roads is % cents a ton
: whereas over hard-surfacet
! roads It is only 13 cents.-Fac,
I and Comment In Youths Com