The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-14
ROAD IMPROVEMENT JN THIS
VICINITY

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approached oy not less tnan hat
Dozen people ia the past week about
tile condition q tne f0aas thar LEAD
Ia aad on Of LearenNof-sh--tne ~
gent neeo u Improvement. u ls
claimed tnat Jeavenworcn suffer- nov
from tne CONDITION Of me rgads- PEG
ole cesu not come - Gown. II is sure
they vii b. sascly NOHse Det01e tney
ara better. Z they are ewes very much
oet1er The bridge across the We
aascnee river easl u Town "a unsafe
70, tne heavy traffic 70 winch II ls
ote II ne summer. according 70 Z
statement q the county engineer. ano
snould De replaced b. . heavier bridge.
q bridge across tSie Ieicls river is very
badly needed The Cnpmstiek road
because u the heavy Lake Nenatchee
travel IL al4e SUMNER months. snoplo
" ssfaightened. some u the grades
reduced and III d II widened. The
road from LeaYenWQfGh 70 Pesnastin
needs Restricting. Al these state-
slents ere evident and inoispyt2Dle,
but We very much dogDt = any q
fnese matters receive more tnan make
sniff attention. The Ecfo called e.
sention 70 these very matters last FL
when me matter u electln4 q LeaYen-
worth man county commissioner was
before the HezVenwof1h Totefs. The
LeaYenWor4h candidate for county
commissioner received Z rood sVbstan-
tial vote 10 The town u Cashmere, but
failed II election ,1ght here IN LeaY-
enworeh because Only 0ue voter 10 five
thought Z county commissioner q
enough importance 70 70 70 me polls
and VOTE. Twenty gotefs in one block
n LeayenWof4b, less than three hun
cred feet fYoo The yOUnY booth, DID
not yobe a. the primary election. The
edjtof II The Eeho tore his hair and
hs shirt Ia me effort " arouse The
Yotels ~ me importance II ne c0goty
commissioner IL his eff0ft " elect
the LeaYenWortb man he opposed The
present c0gnty commissioner very
strenu0Usly, knowing that II he was
elected Ne would nave no Influence
with the court. Commissioner L0ng
would most likely be influenced IN
ioad and bridge matters by anyb0dy
rather ti1an the edftor If The Eeho.
Be mi2ht say with convincing force
"Yo0r constituents repUdiated you at
The election and prefer1ed " leave
road and bridge matters W nay judy
uent and discretion" A. any rate,
The editor II The Kcho viii MT take
fhe risk II being turned down, an3
believes his adYocacy If any road o.
fridge matter would have the opposite
from TIE desired effect
The road and bridge woyk that
needs 70 be done now should have been
begun last fall, See!
A. q recent session If the county
commissioners nearly four hundred
thousand dollars Was apporti0ned "
different parts If the county. Did you
see where Leayenworth was mentioned
in the proceedings? The substantial
iron bridge al the east end Of Cash
mere Is W be replaced with hand
some concrete structure. Nearly two
miles Of concrete road Is 10 be built
just east If Cashmere Altogether
three miles of concrete road is 10 b.
built between Cashmere and Wenat
cbee. Leayenworth Is not mentioned
in the proceedings. $4,000 is W be
spent in improving the Blewett pass
road l.eayenWorth is three miles
from The Blewett road II there is
anything 10 indicate that any money
viii be spent IN road improvement in
the vicinity Of LeayenwOrth we failed
" gee II. Ieayenw0fth does not seem
10 be on the map.
The Echo suggested last fall, just
after the primary election, that our
hind sight might be kicked by our
foresight, o. words 10 that effect.
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