Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-19
4 Counties
Vote On
RoadBonds


Contemplate Raising
Money.
Four Oregon counties will this
year vote on road bond issues az
gregating s1,64O,000 according 70
information reaching the state
highway department here.
These are Wasco county, where
an issue of $4,000 in road bonds
will be put up to the voters; HOOD
! River county, which Is contem-
Mating an issue of 100000 In
road bonds; Lincoln county, whlch
also has under consideration a
100000 issue, and Curry county,
which will vote on an issue OF
$4,000 n bonds.
All four OF these counties are
already bonded for road building
purposes, according to records In
the offices OF the highway depart
ment. Wasco county's bonded IN
debtedness for road purposes ag-
gregates $36O,000 at this time
Df this amount, $260,000 was Vot-
ID In November, 1915, and an ad-
ditional 100000 issue was voted
in November, 1920. Hood River
county authorized an issue OF $75,-
600 in road bonds in July, 1914.
Lincoln county approved an issue
of s18O,000 in road bonds In June,
1919, and Curry county voted Tor
an issue of $98,OO0 at the same
time.
Thirty-three of 0regon's 81
counties are bonded for road build
ing purposes to an aggregate OF
$17,599,704, according to the rec
ords Of the state commission. Only
Harney, Josephine and Washing
ton counties are not included In
this list.
jackson, the first county In the
state to bond for roads, author
ized an issue of 100000 on Sep
tember 9, 1918, suplementing
this amount with another $500
900 issue on May 81, 1920. 1t
was not until in 1919, however,
that bonding for roads became
general in Oregon counties, 23
counties authorizing road bond is
sues during that year.
Lane, with read bond issue of
$2,0O0,000, authorized on May
81, 1920, heads the list, while
Clackamas county, with two issues
aggregating S1,950,000 is close
second.
The counties bonded for roads,
the amount of their issues, and the
date on which authorized by vote
OF the people is are shown In the
following list, prepared by the
state highway department;
Baker, 100000, June 3, 1918;
Benton, 100000, June 3, 1913;
Clackamas, $1.70O,000 Novem-
ber "a, 1919; Clackamas, $780,
600. November 2, 1920; Clatsop,
100000, November 4, 1913; Clat-
sop, 100000, November 2, 1920
Columbia, $36O.O00, Feb, 1914;
Coos, S362.000, June, 1916;
Crook, $95,O00, May H. 1915
Crook, 100000, November T.
1919; Curry. s9S,Oo0, June 8,
1919; Deschutes, $125,000, June
3, 1919; Douglas, $55O,OOO, Au-
gust, 1917; Gillian, $250,OOO,
June 3, 1919; Grant, $4,000,
June 4, 1917; Hood River, $75,-
900, July 15, 1914; Jackson,
s5O0,00O, September 8, 1913;
Jackson, 100000, May 81, 1929;
jefferson, 100000, June 3, 1919;
klamath, $347704, June 3, 1919;
Lake, 100000, June 8, 1919;
Lane, $2,000,O00, May 81, 1920;
Lincoln, $tS0.000, June 3, 1919;
Linn, 100000, June 3, 1919;
Malheur, s23O.0O0, June 3, 1919
Marion, SS50,000, June 3, 1919;
Morrow, $4,000, June 3, 1919;
Multnomah, S1,25O,000, March,
1915; Polk. S2G5, 900. June, 1919;
sherman. 100000, April 5, 1919;
Tillamook. S4S0, 900, June, 1918;
umatllla, S1,O5O,O0O, Mar, 1919;
Union, $1.49s,OOO, Oct. II, 1919;
Wallowa, 100000, June 3, 1919;
Wasco, $26O,OO0, November 1916;
Wasco. 100000, Nov. 2, 1920;
Wheeler, $4,000, Nov. 1915;
Wheeler, $4,000, June 3, 1919;
Yamhll, 100000. June 3, 1919;
Yamhill. $4,000, May 81, 1920,
Total, $17599,7oi.