The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-09-20
CLUB ON RECORD
AS FAV0RINC
HIGHWAY CHANGE
Special Meeting With Lawen
Delegates.
SEND RESOLUTIONS TO COMMISSION
Would not Increase Cost Of Construction
as Topography Conditions
are Same.
SEND RESOLUTIONS TO COMMISSION

The burns touutTClai Club mas
gone on record as favoring a change
In the highway between this city and
Crane so that IL will pass through
I.awcn
A special meeting OF the club was
held on last Tuesday evening AZ
which several citizens OF Lawen we're
present Judge Thompson OF the
iawon delegation addressed the club
on the matter OF changing the route
and asked It's cooperation. lilo pre-
scnted letter written by Engineer
Bennett OF the highway commission
wherein he stated there was no OBJ
lection TO the road passing through
Lawcn. aud that the matter would
BE- taken up.
The club had previously endorsed
the plan To change the survey TO
pass directly through Lawen. and
again expressed itself favorable. A
delegation consisting OF J. J. Donegan
TO represent the club and Judge
Thompson of Lawen was sent 60
Portland To confer with the highway
commission. They left Thursday. go
Ing out by way OF Crane In order To
stop OF at Pendleton and confer with
W. L. Thompson and Engineer Ben
nett They were armed with res
olutlons expressing the sentiment OF
the club which were directed TO the |
commission, Tho two representa- |
tyes were instructed to consult with |
Judge Leyens. who In already In Port |
land. and 40 before the commission |
with their request.
IL gaWFna an.H IA fnnll.A ghlna s. Il
have this matter up again after II |
was 20 thoroughly gone over at
meeting OF a big delegation from here
with the highway commission In May.
II was then shown that the commits
sion had no objection whatever To
the proposed change. Engineer Hen
nett promised AN investigation OF the
change. hut II the said investigation
was ever conducted. few local people
know OF H.
The resolutions passed by the club
were
WHEREAS. present survey OF
said Highway passes TO the north OF
the town OF Lawen a distance OF about
three -fourths mile. leaving said town
a distance OF three-fourths mile from
said highway. and
WHEREAS. said town OF Lawen
Is the trading center for a large COM
muniiy OF people residing south and
west and owning n large area OF
Irrigated natural meadow hay lands.
who do their trading at said town
and receive their mail at the post
once al Lawen. which said post Of
nee has been established for more .
than twenty-five years and is on the
present mail route from Crane TO
Burns. and
WHEREAS. the topography, char
acter of the soil and all other condi-
lions In anywise affecting the cost OF =
construction OF said proposed change
In tho highway are identical with q
along the present survey.
and the cost OF constructing said
highway Will not be- Increased by
changing the survey and running v
'ame through the town of Lawen. u
except insofar as the same may be y
Increased by the additional distance. q
ess than one-half mile. and said Z
'roposed change follows the present u
'onnty road. and.
WHEREAS, The interests OF not =
'nly the citizens and the immediate q
lclniiy thereof, but generally Of the u
hiire llarney Valley, would he far a
elter cryed ny changing the present cl
uryey Of said highway 40 as 10 run D.
anne through said town OF Lawen, a.
herrtGr'. II
BIZ lT RESOLVED. The Burns ~
.omcrcill club favor the proposed y
mango and urge the Highway Com ~
lssion 10 cause the same to be made, b'
M. that copy OF these resolutions re
9 prepared and placed In the hands u
! the delegation from Burns and
awen 10 be presented TO the oregon IL
highway Commission. 80