Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-22
SPECIAL ELECTION
SET FOR MARCH Is
TWO COMMISSIONERS PUT @6O0,-
900 ROAD BOND ISSUE UP
TO VOTERS. 49,

county are to decide, at special
election March 26th, whether the
county should issue 100000 worth
of bonds with which to do road and
bridge work, Commissioners J. C.
Sans and T. Ives Dodge having
voted, at the regular meeting Mon
day, to adopt the resolution formally
calling the election.
Commissioner 8. Y. Bennett, who
had Joined with the other two In pro-
posing the $4,000 issue originally
presented and then withdrawn, voted
against the present plan. He also
made motion to refer the whole
question to the federal reserve board
for its investigation and recommsn-
dation, but the motion was not Sec
onded.
Details of Resolution.
The resolution calling the election
and setting forth the details of the
bond issue and the plan OF expendi-
ture, is published among the legal
notices on page s Of this issuesssIt
specifies that three-fifths affirma-
tive vote will be necessary to authOr-f
ize the issue; that the bondpaAfe tot
be payable in 20 years. with the op-
tion Of redemption one Year 4fter
their issuance; that thu rol Gi1l On
srs shall levy sufiiciept tgs cli
ysAfto nay the interest Sna q Ken
mulate sinking fund 1df1 16l61s to$
pay on the bonds 1t maturity. and
that the bonds are ito bA ~ Gnuf2
proportions Of the total issue -
seems most advisable
I The bonds follow the sinking fnnd
-plan. Rslsymast aftsr ana year ~
made optional, but nothing in the
resolution reuires their payment then
or at regular intervals. such - ths
serial bond plan would demand. or It
any time other than at maturity,
which would be 20 years from the
date Of issue. The laws Of the STATE.
however, do not permit the adoption
Of the serial bond plan, and sy4ie II
said to he the nearest approach "a Il
that could be devised.
The plan adopted follows that
which is being carried out in spoho-
mtsh county. the commissioners say
All Voter. Mu1e 1sGiefer.
Regular general SGe6n rules win
apply to the special election and only
registered voters will be permitted to
cast ballot. It II expected that pro-
ponents Of the bonds will launch .
campaign to insure . large registra-
ton between now and March s, whom
the registration books will be ohlcial-
ly closed.
County Auditor Annie CASTOR sent
notices this week to the registration
ofFicers in the - precincts OF the
county outside the incorporated cities
and towns, calling their attention to
this feature Of the election. All who
failed to vote at the last general elec-
ton and all who have moved from
one precinct to another, must register
again, Miss CASTOR announces, ~
Where Money Goes. '.'i
The money raised from the sale Of
! any bonds issued under this plan h
to be expended on four major Inn
provements: sss,
For completion OF the Pacific! high
way east of Olympia, $1O0,OO0.
For the West Fourth street bridge.
100000.
For paving the Pacific shfghway
from Olympia to the Lewis county
line, $31S,O0O.
For paving the Olympic highway to
the Mason county line. $82.00U.s
The first two projects are said to
be all the present commissioners con-
template carrying out, postpontng
the others until federal ors state aid
will be available for a share OF the