Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-12
STATE HOUSE NEWS
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Sherman and Wasco counties will
each furnish $4,000 and the state the
balance for the construction of a con
crete arch type bridge over the De-
schute Rivers on the Columbia Highway
according to plans made public by the
State Highway Commission today. The
work will be done in 1919, according
to present program.
Tillamook county has asked the
State Highway Commission to make a
survey from Neskowin to Hebo as a
part of the coast highway, the county
planning to grade this road. The sur
vey has been granted.
The Oregon Electric Railway Com
pany is ordered to allow the Wash
ingtoh county court to construct a
crossing at grade near Orenco over a
new county road The order has been
issued by the Public Service Commits
I sion.
Anderson Grocery Company of Port
land has filed articles of dissolution
with the Corporation Commissioner and
the Green Clothing Company of Leb-
anon has filed articles increasing its
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Five Point Lumber Company has
been incorporated with capital Of
$4,000. Its principal place of business
will be at Grants Pass.
The Clackamas County Driving &
Rafting Company which was given a
franchise on Butte and Coal Creeks
in that county as far as Scots Mills
in this county a few months ago by
the Public Service Commission has
been deprived of its franchise which
wa revoked in an order issued by the
commission.
The company was required to file an
acceptance of the original order within
30 days and to show its financial abil
ity and readiness to complete the work
by filing a sufficient guarantee to
that eject within 60 days after the
issuance of the first order. None OF
these conditions was complied with and
the commission holds that the status OF
the company as live corporation un
der the boom law is destroyed.
The Southern Pacific Company has
been ordered to make a crossing al
Reedsville in Washington county q
'stop" crossing, where vehicles must
stop and ascertain the condition of the
traffic before continuing on over the
crossing. This, however, is but tenn
porary, the. commission stating that
conservation of labor now necessitates
Withholding any order to establish an
overhead crossing at that point.
Applications have been filed with
the State Board of Control by Prof
j. +. Myers of the School for the
Sightless in Portland and by Henry C.
Gregg of Salem for the position made
vacant as Superintendent of the State
School for the Blind by the death of
f. T. Moores. 1t is understood that
the name Of Mrs. f. T. Moores is
being given consideration as possible
selection for the place and that other
applicants may appear before the
board finally decides to make selee.
tion. The appointment probably will
be made at the next meeting of the
board shortly after the return of See
retary R. B. Goodin from his vacation
Judge Lionel R. Webster, who wa:
killed in Portland yesterday when hi
! fell down an elevator shaft in the
Columbia building, was well known a
bout the State Capitol. He had mum
Der of important eases pending in. tht
Supreme Court. Judge Webster and
Justice Henry L. Benson Of the Sup
RENE Court had been close friends fol
many years and Judge Benson wa:
notified by telephone last night of thu
death of the Portland lawyer. 1t ha'
not yet been determined whether thu
Supreme Court Will close during Judg'