Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-12-17
State Highway Engineer.

Salem, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
In reply to yours of the 9th ult.
with reference to read expenditure.
in which Jackson county expects t;
participate, and with reference tc
which request is to be made on
the State Highway Commission fol
their aid with reference to State
funds, we respectfully beg to re.
quest as follows:
l. Under Chapter 42S, 1911
Session Laws for Oregon, the Coun-
ty Court of Jackson County, Oregon,
respectfully requests that the State
Highway Commission proceed to i'm
prove the Pacific Highway thru Jack.
son County in accordance with Sec
ton . of said Chapter 423, said Sec
tion reading as follows:
70. The Pacific Highway thru
Jackson County, where the same has
not already been paved, along the
route heretofore adopted by the
State Highway Commission. Inas-
much as the County of Jackson has
already expended large sums of mon-
ey in constructing said Pacific High
way, and in paving a large portion
thereof, and in so doing has practical
ly exhausted its ability to raise mon
ey by an issuance of county bonds,
the said Highway Commission Is
hereby authorized, from the funds
arising from this Act, in addition to
completing the paving of said high
way in Jackson County, to use from
said funds sufficient to provide for
completing the preparation of said
highway thru said county, for the
paving thereof"
Jackson County at this time has
all of its Pacific Highway graded and
ready for pavement, excepting that
portion already paved, and twelve
other miles.
1t is further requested that IN view
of said Section of Chapter 423, that
the State Highway Commission, as
soon as practicable start prepara-
tion for that portion of the road
which is not already prepared for
paving. In making this request tire
County Court iG making the same
with the assumption that the State
Highway Commission recognizes the
effort heretofore made by Jackson
County in issuing bonds and expend- !
ing money on said Pacific Highway
lad will consider such money al
'eady expended in as good faith as
.ho said money were at this time
)eing rendered TO the State Highway
Commission for preparation and
pavement of a road that had not in
my way been prepared FOR a perma-
lent highway.
2. The County Court for Jackson
I.
,ouRty at this time wishes to make
request upon the Highway Commis- ,
ion for their aid with reference to /
funds from the State and s
United States Government as pruyid-
d ,or under Chapter 175 Sf General
avs Of Oregon Cor 1917. The re-
Iuest under said Chapter IT'S is d
made for the Improvement OF the
ollowing roads;
That portion of Forest Road
nown as Crater Lake Road between
bedford, Oregon, and Crater Lake,
he specified portion being that por- Q
ion lying between Prospect Post Of
ice and Forest Reserve Eine, the
,eginriIg being at Prospect Post /
)ffice and the termination of said !
roject at the point where the said
oad enters the Forest Reserve.
Tie survey of said road having a
eretofore been made by the L, S.
Government and the County Court S
Iaving heretofore arranged to con-
ribute the sum of 100000 for the !,
OF said portion OF Cra-
er Lake road, the County Court re- 7
iuests that the State and U. s. Gov :
appropriate the balance nee
ssary to complete the said portionr ,
Il Highway, same being five miles >
n length, the approximate expendf-
ure required therefor being S2&,-
1875 90. 2 .
The County Court at this time al
10 renews their application for aid
rom the State Highway Commission
md the U, S. Government for aid on
What is known as the Blue Ledge
Road beginning at Jacksonville, Ore +
ION, and going toward the Blue y
ledge mine in northern California, /
anne being known as the Blue Ledge Z
Road. The County Court agrees to
contribute their portion as required h
lnder said Chapter us, said road be-
ng mostly within the Crater Forest il
Reserve. d
8. The County Court of Jackson
county requests that the State aad I