Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-05
J. A. Mckinnon Makes
Good Prediction Promise


According to a communication re-
ceived by this office on Saturday from
Rep. j. A. McKinnon he is making
good his election promise to
Vashon Island to secure funds for
better road conditions OH the Island
and has introduced the Bill which
follows:
HOUSE BILL NO. 343.
State of Washington, Twenty second
Regular Session.
Read first time February 81, 1881
ordered printed and referred to
Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
AN ACT.
Making an appropriation for the loca-
ton, right of way, engineering, con-
struction andor paving OF public
highway on Vashon Island,
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Washington:
Section l. For the purpose of loca-
ton, right Of way, engineering, con-
struction andlor paving of o public
highway, of the character and STAN
dard of construction of permanent
highways, as provided by law, begin
ming at the ferry landing at the north
erly end of Vashon Island; thence
southerly by the most feasible route
to the ferry landing at the south end
of Vashon Island; there is hereby ap-
propriated from the motor vehicle
fund in the state treasury, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the
director of highways, the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars ($l00,000),
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary.
On Monday committee from the
Commercial Club went to Olympia to
talk with Mr.. McKinnon, and to find
out how matters Stood E. H. Miller
reports that upon their arrival there
they met with small encouragement,
but after talking with various mem
bers of the road and bridge committee
and explaining that they were inter-
ested in the Bill that Mr.. McKinnon
had introduced they were given con-
siderable encouragement. He was par
ticularly impressed by the attitude of
other members of the road and bridge
committee, and the confidence they
expressed in Mr. McKinnon that he
would ask for nothing the Island was
not entitled to. His reputation for
fairness makes the committee particu-
larly friendly to whatever requests he
may make.
The Chambers of Commerce of both
Tacoma and Seattle as well as the
Consolidated South and North District
Commercial Clubs have interested
themselves in helping the Island on
this project. The secretary of the
Tacoma chamber accompanied the
committee from our Island Club on
Monday, and gave them many valu-
able suggestions.
At a called meeting Tuesday night
it was decided to enlist the Islanders
in a campaign to urge the passage of
this Bill. Some three hundred letters
were mailed the next day.
The News-Record received the fol-
lowing telegram from Mr.. McKinnon
this afternoon (Thursday):
Your telegram together with
some 800 letters on Island high
way appropria tion received.
Thanks. Advise your people every
thing possible will be done to
further the passage of this bill.
Splendid service is being rendered
through the efforts of the lobby main
tanned by about fifteen different
trade associations, among them the
Feed Dealers Association. As soon as
Chas. England learned on Saturday
morning of the Bill Mr.. McKinnon had
presented he Immediately wired olym-
pia, and action was started in behalf
OF it.
The Kitsap County Transportation
Company is lending all possible help
and influence for the passage of not
only this Bill but of similar one
that will affect cambridge and Wild
by. In telephone conversation with
Capt. Anderson this morning he adj
vised that all possible influence be
brought to bear not alone on Mr..
McKinnon, but on the governor as
we'll Mr.. McKinnon has pledged his
effort, but the governor is the I'M
known quantity with the deciding
word. He is not unfriendly to the
Island, and would no doubt listen to
an expression of our highway needs.
1t is expected that the Bill will go
to committee at almost any time. AMI
with the end of the session so near
at hand there is no time to be lost.