The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-17
PUBLIC EXPLANATION.

Editor Astorian:-
This afternoon my attention wal
called to DISCRIMINATION of "voter'
in Tuesdays Budget. in, answer there
to, l will say it is the desire of tn,
water commission in this matter o
right-of-way for the water pipe of tn,
intended new water-works, to get tn,
light-of-w,ayJ to- lax. down sayts thre,
feet under ground, an iron or othei
suitable pipe, for conducting the watel
from a point near the the headwateri
of Bear Creek about $40 feet in ele
Walton, above tide water, along the top
CT side of the top of thoSridge, s'nat
twelve miles 10 tha proposed distribu.
ing reservoir, near the residence OF
e. w. Shively, in the Shlve,ey Donation
Land Claim, this tity. TheS commits
sion in addition TO such right-of-way
room for road, say at least SO feet
width in all, alJng side, or over such
pipe wheel laid. suGleieatJto 'werlS-on. OF
about the pipe repairing it, changing it,
or putting down new pipe at any time
when necessity demands 1t. 1t is in
tended to lay the pipe on an even, de-
scending grade, to n point 400 or 425
feet above the base of grades, some
where southeastof coxcomb hill thence
descend about 100 feet-fn Sthe@next mile
to above mentioned upper distributing
reservoir.
The exorbitant prices asked by the
property owners along the line as To-
Gated iand staked, for this right-ofsway,
the commissioners 10 not feel justified
in paying. and on this account took the
Sep theys did, on the adviSeSof the
city attorney, j. H. Smith, in calling
an election of the people, that the same
might be left to the courts where a.
jury of twelve disinterested men will
determine the amount of damage sus-
tanned end whateverathe jury may de-
termine on, the eonimissien= WIFI abide
by and then go ahead with the work
as far as their funds will permit This
settled and the rights granted, think
| state the sense of the entire commits
sion, when 1 soy they will begin work
at once, clear the entire right-of-way
granted, make the road, build all, the
necessary bridges along said road and
in fact do,eyerything that can be done
by our own people. .eaaite
The commission is anxious to go
ahead with the work, and have at the
very least, everything done that can be
done with, the amount of funds. on
hand, and with this amount, such mat
ters-as- clearing the rigft-of-way, doing
the necessary grading along said road.
building the necessary. .bridges,- grading
the new reservoir site, building the
tunnel, etc. can be done; but to have to-
pay what monies now on hand, out to-
the property, owners along the line,
simply for the right of laying water
pipe and building them a road "by far
better than anything we have in the
county, along and through their
property, which win enhance it in value
twoaor three times, the commissioners
will not agree to unless ordered to by
a jury. =. g,.14. :H ln e1.NN ~
In addition TO- this. 1 think I am safe
in adding that If additional bonds can
be sold, the commission will continue
right along with the work. and con-
tracts will Immediately thereafter be let
for the putting in of the entire new
works. Respectfully,
''' '"t'l'' w. w. PARKER,
Chairman Wafer Commission