Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-25

no prepared, that the same shall be
ready for baying according TO the
requirements OF tho State Highway
commission. then said Commission
shall Immediately pave the road 80
prepared and such portion Of said
road shall BIO excepted from the clas-
sIncation as post road. and such
portion shall then 'be classified az
u payed road.
Soc. s. Roads over tho following
routes are hereby adopted and desig-
mated as forest roads. to-wit:
1. A road from Medford In Jack
son County as surveyed and adopted
by the Federal Government In CO.
operation with the State OF Oregon.
BY the way OF Crater Lake. to a
point in klamath County to bc Sc
lected by the said Highway Commits
sion and the Federal officials repre-
scnting the Federal Government. op-
Grating under what Is known as the
'iShackleford Bill"
2. 4 road from a point In Lane
County TO be selected by the State
Highway Commission and the Fed
crai officials representing the Fed
eral Government. operating under
what is known as the "Shackleford
Bill," by way OF the Siuslaw River.
10 point In Coos County to be Sc
lectcd by the State Highway Com
mission.
3. A road from Eugene connect
ing Willamette Valley with Eastern
Oregon by way OF the Mckenzie
River to Bend.
4. A road connecting the post
road from the Columbia River High
way up the John Day Valley with
the post road between The Dalles
and Bend.
3. A road from Albany via Leba-
non. cascadIa and Fish Lake. to
Bend.
No preference shall be given In
the construction. improving or paw
ing OF any OF the roads described
herein by reason OF the numerical
designation OF such roads.
Tho funds with which to pay the
portion OF the expense OF the con-
struction OF said post roads and for
est roads payable by the state Of
Oregon, shall be incurred from the
sale OF bonds as provided in House
bill No. 81. passed by the present
Legislative Session. which bill Is en-
titled "A bill for an act to accept
the benefits OF the act passed by the
cath Congress OF the United States
entitled An act to provide that the
United States shall aid the state In
the construction OF rural post roads.
and for other purposes. and to pro-
vide for the issuqpce of bonds OF
the state OF Oregon to raise such
money rs may be required to meet
the requirements OF said Federal
statute. and 20 authorize the State
Board of Control to take such action
and perform such duties as may be
necessary TO meet the requirements
OF said Federal act and Federal Of
nclals acting under said act" OF
the funds made available by said act
for post roads. al least 60 per cent
shall be expended on the above
mentioned post roads. In the coun-
ties east Of the Cascade Mountains.
Provided. however. that the above
provision shall not be construed TO
impair the assent OF the state to the
Federal aid as hereinbefore speci-
fed, and to limit the necessary CO.
operation between this state and the
federal government In the con-
struction OF forest and post roads.
No description OF any highway
provided for herein shall he con-
strued TO prevent the State Highway
Commission from making such To-
cal changes In the location thereof
us they may deem proper.
Sec. 3. The State Highway Com.
mission is also authorized to adopt
such other roads or routes connect
ing portions OF the state and to pro-
vide for the construction OF post
roads or forest roads over such
routes and the Improvement and
maintenance thereof. and to pay for
the same from the fund created by
House bill No. 81. referred to by
title section 8 hereof.
Sec, 10. The State Highway Com,
mission is hereby authorized, em-
powered and directed whenever the
county through which any portion
Of said hard-surfaced roads may be
located. shall have constructed all
or any section OF any such hard
surfaced road In accordance with
. .