The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-08-29
Nespelem Scores
New Road Project
Grange And Commercial Club
Members Fight Four Mile
Cutoff

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In their last issues the Pateros
Reporter, Methow Valley News and
Methow Valley journal, carried the
following editorials condemning the
road:
Pateros Reporter)
"The criticism of county news
papers and commercial bodies in
regard to the action of two county
commissioners in a proposal to build
a piece of new road near the Grand
Coulee dam, has brought out
defensive reply from D. S. Gamble,
chairman of the board.
MIR. Candles explanation and
arguments supporting the boards
plans, are hardly convincing.
I'VE are told, to begin with, that
this piece of proposed road, is to
be a link in road to run on
water grade from the Grand Coulee
dam to State Road No. 10, and
which will eventually connect Spo-
kane and the whole eastside of the
state, through the Methow Valley,
with the Cascade Wagon road
Looking at a map, as requested
it is conceivable that a road as pro-
posed could be built and completed
eventually if sufficient funds could
be obtained, and it would be good
thing as claimed. Promptness of
the state highway directors appro-
val of the project does not neces-
sarlly mean enough interest to see
| that sufficient funds are supplied to
assure early realization of a finished
project.
"This earnest money of $4,000
is but a drop in the bucket to what
the whole cost of the project will
be, as costly road building would
be encountered in following the
river MIR. Gamble would use the
gas tax money to build this spur
road to spur the highway director,
but at the same time informs us
| that in any event his adventure
will not stop at dead end, but
that it will connect with the present
road from Nespelem to the Okan-
ogan valley, which is information
that is well to note.
$50 for the reason that the prop
osition even AFTER explanation, APP
pears to be a gamble, I'M more sense
than one, we believe there will be
little change in opinion as to prac-
ticability and justice in spending
gas tax on such venture.
ut may be that the taxpayers of
this district have no recourse in
this matter, that the commissioners
have the right to formulate road
building projects without seeking or
caring for favorable public senti-
ment. 1t may be right for Commits
sioner Farver, after $4,000 had been
aNocated for expenditure in his own
district, and $4,000 for district No.
l, to acquiesce in Mr.. CANDLES wish
to make precedent by allocating
the balance of the gas tax fund,
also to District No. /.
ITO say that the state had allo-
Gated no money to district No. 2 is
merely begging the question. 1t has
been customary heretofore to divide
this fund, until this years action
provided a startling and decidedly
unpopular precedent"
(MeDflOW Valley JOurnaD
vigorously condemning the pro-
posal that road funds allocated the
Second Commissioner District be
expended in the First District, which
includes the southeastern section Of
the county, commercial clubs of four
Methow Valley communities last
week passed resolutions opposing
the plan.
I'm resolution sponsored by D.
S. Gamble, commissioner for the
Second district, a fourmile road to
be constructed from the Nespelem-
Coulee dam highway toward the
Omak Lake road, was authorized.
Commissioner j. r. Laycock refused
to sign the resolution.
Pass Resolutions
commercial Clubs of Winthrop,
IWiSp, Carlton and PaterOS each