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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1916)
!i. BARRETT OPPOSES BONDS Senator 0. A. Barrett, who is op posed to tbe million dollar bonding proposition, baa submitted tbe fol lowing statement (or publication in the oonnty papers: To tbe taxpayers -and voters of Uma tilla oonnty: There la an effort being made to ' plaoe a $1,000,000 road bond issue upon the primary ballot, and yon will te oalled npon to approve or reject this at tbe ooming primary eleotion. This cond issoe is being pnt forward and advattised'as the aot of the Exoutive Committee of tbe Umatilla County Good Boada Aasooiation. This is not trne and is a libel npon the Exeoutive Committee of that association, wnion committee was seleoted at an open meeting represented by regular del egates from eaob road distriot In Um atilla' oonnty. Tbe Exeoutive Com mittee, as it now exists and as it al ways bad existed, tbe majority, are opposed to this bond issue as being placed before tbe people, and I now oballenge Mr. Hobinson, Chairman of theOood Boads Association, or any one else, to show that any notioe or reqnest for this Committee to aot on any snob matter as now presented or represented by petitions now in ou onlation, The trne faots are theBe; and I challenge Mr. Bobinson to re fote tbem: On February 17, 1910, the follow ing notioe was sent out, not only to tbe memners of the Exeoutive Com- mitlee and members of the Oood Roads Assooiation, but toothers; this is the 7 LX I ....aland! , nnHna I moeived I "Dear bit : There will be a meeting of the Umatilla Oonnty Good Boads Assooiation at Pendleton Commeroial Assooiation rooms, Monday evening, at 7:80, February Ulst. All good roads boosters are weloome.. Com missioner' Holman of Multnomah County will be tbe obief speaker. Signed Boy W. Kitner, Beoretary." See anything said in this about a f 1,000.000 bond issue? I did not at tend this meeting owing to illness. Now, what are the faots as to the first aot in plaoing this 11,000,000 bond issue on the ballot? Alter Mr. Holman and others had finished their talk, Mr. Bobinson and others, inolnd ing the eeleot oommittee from the Pen dleton Commeroial Assooiation, got to gether and Mr. W. h. Thompson moved that a bond iBBue of 980,000 (tbe limit) be plaoed npon the ballot, wbioh motion was adopted, not Ij tbe Exeoutive Committee of the Umatilla County Uood Boads Association, tut i.y the eeleot oommittee from the Pen dleton Commercial Association. Then to cliuob this and make it sure, be moved that tbe county judge aeleol by appointment, seven delegates (alter ward ohanged to twelve on Col. Bal ny's anieudrneut) from different sec tions of the oounty, to meet at Pendle ton on February Sllth, to agree on tentative plaos of distributing tbe lunds of tli ID80.000 bond Ihsub. On February 83 this notioe was sent not to -the Committee of tbe Uood Roads Assooiation, of wbiob received nam "Di-bi Sir: Ibere will te a joint I,..., i. M ..r the Coontv Court and tbe Executive Committee of tbe Umntlllu County Uood Bonds Association bold tt the Oonnty Court house Tuesday, February 28, at a o'clock p. to. to ar "nrnae tbe details of submitting the piopositiou of bonding the County for uood roads aonstrnation, Yon are , urged lo be present. Signed, Boy W. Kituer, Seorotary." I attended this meeting and tbe Ex ecutive Committee found the twelve luind picked delegates on band led by (Jul Bnlev, not a member of the Exec utive Committee or eveo a member of the Uood itoads Association, to my kuowledge. At this niiiotiuB the ohairtnan, Mr. Bnhinson, piiid but little attention to ttie Exeoutive Committee, oalling up on Col Buley und the baud picked del egates to do most of the talking. Af tr a member of tbe County Court end ilf. E-l y bad retired to a eido room aud avlduutl; Uxed the eobednle, Col. Baley presented bis fluu for the dis tribution ot the funds to bo secured from the bond Irene us now beiog i lulled before you. At that time I moved an amendment to Col. Haley's plan of votiug f!l80,000 hand lesne and distribution as out lined. My amendment substituted the two-miil speoiul mlllego lax for tbe IHvnvearsaud elated where the money sbonld be expended, My plan inoludid the improvement of the prin- nlrial rnada in all sections of the oonu ty. The two-mill tax would rlse miOO.ODO eaob year, for live yeats hboo.ooo. On the suggestion of band pioked delegate, the Chairman ruled try motion out uf order. Asked for reaeuns for snob ruling, the ohnir man. Mr. linblusoD. stated tbnt tbe mantiiia would not consider anytting else other than the allotment of the $080,003 bond issue, as this aniouut had bean determined. This ruling from tbe obair, nevertheless, the not Ina aunt nut that the meetiug was to consider tbe proposition of bondiug tbe Bounty for road construction. I'hii motion ruled out of order oar .tied With it the allotment of the total fnnds. 8500.000, raised bv the millnge tax on tbe following roads: Pendleton to Umatilla, $100,000. Peni letori to Pilot Book 4S,000. Pilot Book to U.isb, :18,0()0. Plltt Book to Moirow onuuty line, t'S,0t.d. Pendleton lo Uernian Hall 1(10,000. Atiiana in Columlla Hiver, via. tlnlir UnrniKii Hah. Holduiou and eudina at Cold Snriug Laudlug, dis tanoe atont forty (10) miles. l'JO.000. Adaiua. ninth un Siiod Hollow to Hillsdale Button ou N. P. B. it. $30,000. AtUuiiu north via. Waterman Sta tion eudiuu at Uiuudview ou the N P. B. It. :iu,U0O. Atheua south ou llie lVliuona or, Tborn Uollo iunl, live (5) roilvi $15,000. Weston, tviu (V) uinuuluiu roads, $15,000 for each road, $110, 000. Weston uor Ih Into the wheiit belt I foul (4) miles $13,000. Milton-Couse t;tk road, $l,000. Milton i'uner Home road, $'JO,0U0, Fiuevralor lo Umuimia t Vinoeut) , Via. Pleasant View School Moose, miles $18,000. Vansycle Canynn road, for drainage and culverts, $5,000. Total mileage improved under tbis plan about 230 miles of road leading to all parts of tbe farming community living tbe farmer an ontlet over 1m proved roads to the market centers and the wheat stations, Under tbe plans advooBted by tbe frienda of the bonding scheme, and tbe type of roads advooated, these roads ha ve cost M ultnomah oonnty and Hood Biver county $17,000 per mile, Tbe average cost of tba Jackson conn. tv, Columbia and Clatsop counties constructed under state supervision is $10,000 per mile. Take tbe lowest amonnt of cost in these counties, $16,000 per mile, and the $980,000 bond issue will oonstruot about 61 miles of tbis type of road, at a cost of nearly $1,500,000 to tbe taxpayer in principal and interest. Tbis places the limit of lndebtedees on tbe oounty, and in fntnre years, no matter wbat develops and what conditions might arise demanding tome Joiner ;,pieoe of road, nothing conld be done as tbe limit is reached. After constructing these 61 miles of joy-riding roads, the balanue of tbe 1000 miles of our county roads wonld neoesssrily be negleoted. This is tbe condition Jaokson, Columbia and Clatsop oounties find themselves in and they are now begging tbe state with tears in their eyes to come to their relief. Ibis is what was done two years ago tt the session of tbe legislature: tbis is what they are preparing to do at tbe next session, Tbe same crowd and the same element being brought in our county by Che boosters for tbe bond issue were taken into tbese oonnties, and prevailed upon them to plaoe themselves in tbese conditions. Wbat Multnomah county baa done, is being beid up to ns as an example. Yet tbese people do not tell ns that tbe coat has been tbe greatest of any road work in tbe West. Tbe Multnomah bond isene oan be Dnanoed and tbe bonds retired at an annual tax of flve-tentha of one mill on eaoh $1.00 of taxable property. While the Umatilla oounty proposed tond issue will oost the taxpayer about three mills eaob year, or one mill for interest and two mills for re tiring tbe bonds; tbis means an annual tax ou the wheat lands from Helix to tbe State Line from $20 to $25 per quarter section eaoh year during the life ot tbe bonds, yet tbe wheat belt is not given any recognition in the distribution of tbe funds, or their roads considered. In tbe plans I am adrooating I pro pose to reaob every city or town in tbe oounty; give relief to the Cold Springs seoliou, open np that bottled-np terri tory to tbe open river giving a good improved road and a down-bill pull tor all the gruiu between tbe bead ot Cold Springs and the Colombia Biver, to reaob tbe open fiver. Tbese are my reasons for favoring the millaiie tax inatead of tbe bond Issoe. The money expended oan he bandied by the oonnty oourt so as to give our boms labor tbe preference, plaoing the money in circulation at borne and getting tbree or four timea as many miles of improved roads for one fourth the ultimate oost. Other reasons for favoring the mill age tax as against the proposed bond issne, are tbat it Is almost certain that tbe bond issue will not carry and thai unless we adopt some other method, no impioved roads will be constructed. I very muob doubt if tbe bond Issue carries in any one preoinat of tbe oonnty. Mr. Robinson oritioizes and makes a great noise and olaima the opponents of tba bond issue bave no plaoe and offer notbiog. I bave offered herein my proposition tbat I outlined and presented, and tbat be wonld not al low to be oonsldered. Here is another. Tbe resolntion offered at tbe meeting of the 18tb wnioh he would not allow to be con sideredvery plain to auy one who oan read. Here it is in full: "Whereas, there does not seem to be any considerable amonnt of publio sentiment favoring a bond issue for permanent road purposes, and "Whereas, the sutmission to tbe people of snoh a measnre at this time wonld probably result in defeat of tba good roada movement in Umatilla county, and "Whereas, there is a desire tbat there shall be something accomplished each year toward improved road con ditions, and Whereas, sentiment saems to be orystallziug in favor ot tbe annual road tax, special in obataoter sufficient to raise about $100,000 per year for permanent roads: "Therefore, be it Besolved, that tbis organization do now abandon its bond iug projeot, and do prooeed to such action by the people at the approaoh Ing primary .eleotion, iu tbe form of so initiative measnre, as will advise the oounty court of tbe publio senti ment upon the subject, and "Be it further Besolved, that we fajor thc annual tax levy by tbe ooun ty oourt of a special road tax of 2 mills on tbe dollar for tbe next five years tbe prooeeda to be utilized in tbe construction of permanent roads in tbe oonnty as publio needs may re quire and Be it further Resolved tbat before any looation of road improvement te made ty the oonnty court at any time we recommend tbe calling ot publio meetings over tbe county for the as certainment of publio sentiment and publio ueBd upon the question." 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Just think; a sale of new, Spring Merchandise, only a few days before Easter Popular Cusli Store Introduction Sale COUPON The holder of this Coupon will be entitled to an additional rebate of 10 per cent if presenter! at time of purchase, dur ing this great Introduction Sate This will aid out of town customers to pay transportation, Popular Cash Store Where it Pays to Pay Cush. Pendleton, Oregon Watts & Rogers Weston, Oregon I ARE SELLING BIER TWINE II Our display of John Deere and Dutchman Plows is being spoiled uoing out every day, but we have one left for you. Try it. Try us. The one thing we won't gunr ai.tec to turn is a Sunday P. M. Flood. Weber, Winona and John Deere Wagons, M .Cormick and J:hn Deere Hinders. , Alfalfa S.-ed, Mue Vitriol and Peerless Hog Fence. Agency J. I. (jise Threshers and Engines. SUMMONS. In the Cirooit Court ot tbe State of Oiegon tor Umatilla County. C. A. Feno, Plaioiiff, VI. Pearl Peon, Defendant. To Pearl Fenn, defendant berein: In the name of tbe State cf Oiegon, 70a aie hereby required to appear and anawar ftha nnmnlninl Atari A0Ajflnt VOD ' in tba above entitled oit within eii weeks of tbe data of tbe Drat poblioa tion of tbii inmmona, towit: on or before the 29th of April, 1916; and yon will take notioe tbat if yon fail to appear and answer aaid oomplaint, or otherwise plead thereto wltbln laid time, tbe plaintiff for want thereof, will apply to tbe Court for tbe relief prayed for and demanded in big aaid oourplaiut, namely: For a deqree of tbe Court forever dissolving the bonds of matrimony now and heretofore ex isting between the plaintiff and de fendant, and for anob other and fur ther relief as to the Court may seem equitable. This summons ia published pursuant to an order of Hon. Gilbert W. Phelps, Judge ot tbe Sixtb Judicial Distriot of tbe State of Oregon, duly made and tiled herein on tbe 13th day of Marob, 1916; and tbe Drat publication will be on Friday, tbe 17th day of March. 1016. and tbe last publication will be on Friday. April 39, 1916, in tbe Ath ena Press, a newspaper published at Athena, Umatilla county Oregon. Dated this 17th day of March, 1916. Homer I. Watts, Atty. for Plaintiff, Call for Warrants, Notioe of oall for City of Atbena warrants. To whom it may oonoerni Notioe ia hereby given tbat parties holding any City of Athena warrants bearing data previona to January 1, 1916, are notified to present tbem to me for payment at the offloe of Pres-tou-Sbaifer Milling Co. Interest ceas es on and after this date of publica tion Marob 81, 1916. Ernest A Zeiba, Treasurer City of Atbena. 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