The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01

be classified as a paved road.
Section 8. Roads over the follow
ing routes are hereby adopted and
designated as forest roads, to-wit:
l. 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 be selected by
the said Highway Commission, and
the Federal officials representing the
Federal Government operating under
what is known as the "Shackelford
BILL"
2. A road from a point in Lane
County to be selected by the State
Highway Commission and the FEEDER
al officials representing the Federal
Government, operating under what is
known as the "Shackelford Bill" by
way Of the Siuslaw River, to a point
in Coos County to be selected by said
Highway Commission.
8. 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.
5. A road from Albany, via Lee
banon, Cascadia and Fish Lake, to
Bend.
No preference shall be given in the
construction, improving or paving
any of the roads described herein by
reason Of the numerical designation
of such roads.
The 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 secured from the
sale of bonds, as is provided in House
Bill Number 81, passed by the pre-
sent Legislative Session, which bill
is entitled, "a Bill for an Act to ac-
cept the benefits of the Act passed by
the Sixty-Fourth Congress of the
United States entitled An Act to pro-
vide that the United States shall aid
the states in the construction of rural
post roads, and for other purposes
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 said FEEDER
al Statute and to 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 Off
cials acting under said Act" OF the
funds made available by said Act for
post roads, at least sixty per cent
shall be expended on the above men
toned post roads, in the counties 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 specified
and to limit the necessary co-opera-
tion between this state and the FEEDER
al Government in the construction of
forest and post roads.
No description of any highway
provided for herein, shall be constru-
ed to prevent the State Highway
Commissioner from making such
changes in the location thereof as
they may deem proper
Section 8. The State Highway
Commission is authorized to adopt
such other roads or routes connecting
portions of the State and to provide
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. 21
referred to by title in Section s
hereof.
Section 10. The State Highway
Commission is hereby authorized en-
powered and directed whenever the
county through which any portion of
said hard-surfaced roads may be To-
Gated, shall have constructed all or
any section of any such hardsurfaced
road in accordance with plans and
specifications prepared by the State
Highway Commission, along routes
prescribed by said Commission, and
to have provided for suitable drain
age Of said roads in accordance with
the requirements of said Commission |
and shall have prepared the founda-
tion in accordance with the require
ments Of said Commission, then said
Commission shall let contracts, or
otherwise provide according to law
for the completion of said hard -sur