The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-16

4. road connecting the post rond from
the Columbia River Highway up the John
Day Valley with the post road between The
Dales and Bend.
8. A rond from Albany. via Lebanon, Cas-
cadia and Fish Lake. to Bend.
No preference shall be given in the cos
struction, improving or paving nny of the
roads described herein by reason of the nu-
merical designation Of such roads.
The funds with which to pny the portion Of
the expense OF the construction of said post
roads and forest roads payable by the State
OF Oregon, shall be secured from the sale of
bonds as is provided in House Bill Number 81
passed by the present Legislative Session.
which bill is entitled "A Bill for an Act to
accept the benefits of the Act passed by the
| sMty-tourth Congress of the United States
entitled An Act to provide that the United
States shall aid the states in the construction
OF rural post roads, and for other PURPOSES 4"
and to provide for the issuance of bonds of the
state OF Oregon to raise such money as may
be required to meet the requirements of saiJ
Federal Statute, and to authorize the State
Board Of Control to take such action and per
form such duties as may be necessary to meet
the requirements of said Federal Act and Fed
eril officials acting under said Act" or the
tunds made available by sRid Act for post
foada ut least sixty per cent shall be expended
ON the above mentioned post roads, in the
counties east of the Cascade Mountains
iroVlued, however, TINT the above provision
hhnll rot be construed to impair the assent of
lhe state to the Federal aid US hercinbeforc
specified, and to limit the necessary coopern
tlon between this state and the Federal Gov
crnment In the construction of forest and post
roads. " ''''
No description Of my highway provided for
neFeih shall be construed to prevent the Stnte
runway commission from milking such local
vhhtges IN the location thereof as they may
deem proper '''''
Section 9, The State Highway Commission
Is also authorized to adopt such other ronds
or routes connecting portions of the State md
W nroN'ue Tor the construction of post roads
or forest ronds over such routes md the in.
provement and maintenance thereof ara 70 70
nay Tor the same from the fund created by the
ton 4 hereof ~ ''''s III Se'-
section 10, The State Highway Commission
1 neleoy nuthoriEed, empowered and directed
whenever the county through which any NOR
uoh oil said hard-surfaced roads may he loc..
,ed' snail have constructed all or any portinn
OF any such hard-surfRced road In nccordn nc.
s Slh plans and specifications prepared by the
'n sta9e hRh"Ay commission, along routes pre-
| sSrloeu by said Commission, and shall have
| provided suitable drainage of snid roads in
accordance with the requirements of said Cop,
nNS'oh and shall have prepared the foundn.
uVh IN accordance with the requirements of
I"'u ". Commission Noulhl.s"ion' then said Commission SHAH
| ct contracts, or otherwise provide arrorJin,
TO Jaw Tor the completion Of snid hnrd-surfaca1
ROADS by causing said roads TO be finished nnJ
hhfd.snrtaced according to plans and specifi'
cations CATIONS prepared by snid Commission, and tbs
tShds required therefor shall be derived from,
| hereof ''' ." SeSuoh
Section IL The State Highway Couu;ss,o,
@ shall paS the interest upon said bonds as ths
same snail become due, from any funds sub.
leet TO It's control, from whatever source IN,
same may come, md the payments upon N,
principal oi snid bonds, as the same shall b,s
seme due. shall be paid By the said Hishwa,
commission from any funds within is con,
Tei without regard 10 the origin Of said funds
section u, Any surplus or uneNpended hnl
aneS OF the teea received under the operntinr
| ot House Bill No 500, passed by this Leg.
! siauFe Session, which bill is entitled For nm
| Act 20 amend Chupter l74 Of the General Laws
oL orescn Tor 1911. n amended by Chapter
lSo OF the General Laws Of OREGON for 1918
and as amended by Chapter $50 OF the General
Lava. OF the State Of oregon for 1916 proVid.
| inf for regulating the use. registration II
cense, identification, conduct and operation Of
vehicles operated upon the public roads, streets
and Highways Of the State OF Oregon to reg.