Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-01-25
ROAD BOND ISSUE
HITS SOME SNAGS
WESTSIDERS, "SORE" ABOUT
BRIDGE, UNANIMOUSLY OP-
POSE 100000 ISSUE.

Unanimous declaration of emphatic
opposition by residents of the West
side at a public meeting Tuesday
evening, reports of opposition from
Yelm and other districts of the coun-
ty, and statements by one of the COM
missioners that no active campaign is
to be made in its behalf, are features
Of the weeks developments regard
ing the 100000 bond issue proposed
by the commissioners last week. for
completion of the pavement of the
Pacific highway in this county, east
of Olympia.
"All the commissioners can do is
to put the proposition up to the
people-we can't conduct campaign
for it," Commissioner Sans said yes
terday. "If the people don't want 1t.
don't approve 1t, we will be satisfied.
Of course. only think and the other
members think the Improvement
ought to be made now"
No Response to Proposals.
Proposals by Westside residents
that the amount of the issue be In
creased to at least 100000, to per-
NIT of the construction of the new
viaduct over the Des Chutes river
and the paving contemplated in con-
nection with 1t, or preferably to the
100000 issue proposed by Senator
p. H. Carlyon some months ago, have
met with no response from the COM
missioners. The latter do not meet
again until the first Monday in
February and the election is set for
February 10.
The Westsiders frankly approve
the 100000 issue. arguing that
through. its adoption . ~eempFeheu-
sive plan of road development in this
county would be established. They
declare that the approval OF such
large issue would not necessarily
mean that all Of the bonds must be
issued right at once or all the work
done now, but only the most impor-
tant features. And while they op-
pose the 100000 proposed for the
Pacific highway pavement, they gem
orally agree that that Improvement is
essential, though they consider the
Westside bridge of first or at least
equal Importance. IA
Opposition of the Westsiders to
the 100000 issue is due largely to
q feeling that they have been bumped
from pillar to post on the bridge
proposition now for the past two
years, by the city and county author
ties. This sentiment was most freely
and frequently expressed at the
meeting of their improvement club at
the Garfield schoolhouse Tuesday
evening, attended by Commissioners
Sans and Dodge.
Says Bridge Up to City.
Responding to 1t, Commissioner
Sans, explaining the reasons why the
commissioners favored the 100000
issue, expressed the opinion that the
bridge is chiefly q city proposition
and pointed out that the county had
already agreed to advance $4,000
toward 1t. Councilman Forstell then
and in a formal statement later, sug-
gested that the commissioners post
pone the special election two weeks
and put an alternative proposition
to the people, of a 100000 issue,
which would give SUFFICIENT addition-
al money with which to build the
bridge.
After considerable discussion of
various proposals, the Westsiders
adopted three resolutions, one en-
phatically opposing the 100000
issue; one as emphatically approving
the 100000 issue. and the third
favoring an Investigation of the ad-
visibility OF Westside residents with
drawing from the Chamber Of Com
merce and forming similar organi-
zation of their own. to work for their
interests.
Drive Over Five Overlands.