The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-01
BRIDGE YOuNGS BAY!
Was the Sense Of Last Nights
Meeting at the Chamber
of Commerce.
The House was Crowded With Rep
resentatiye Business Men.

The meeting at the Chamber of Com
meres rooms last evening called for the
purpose of discussing the question oil
the city building a bridge across
Youngs Bay, to connect with the Sea-
shore road, was we'll attended the seat
ing capacity of the rooms being taxed
Ito the utmost. Upon motion Judge
Taylor was elected chairman and ii. f.
Ferguson secretary. After the chair
man had stated the object of the meet
ing DR.. Kinney moved to adjourn until
wednesday next, explaining that sew
eral railroad men were expected today
and that it would be well to first learn
what they had to say. c. r. Thomson
moved amendment that the meeting
adjourn to one week from date. The
motion was lost.
Col. John Adair thought the PROPOSE
ton was good one, and thought that
the building of a good wagon road to
the beach would be great and lasting
benefit. The citizens of Astoria should
not, he said, sit inert, but should be do
ing something to help themselves If
they wished to be considered worthy of
help.
C. S. Wright asked If Ut would NOT
be expected that the bridge, If built,
should be included in the railroad sub
sidy.
Mr.. Wing ate favored adjot rnment and
a discussion of the matter at some fu-
ture nime. He did not think the build
ing of the proposed road would result
in the establishment of industries or in
building UP the city. what we want
first Of ALL" he said, 'is railroad to
transcorHJinental connection"
Mr. Welch also favored adjournment.
C. r. Thomson advocated discussing
the subject and agreeing among them
selves that bridge should be built.
He called attention ito the fact that
there was no road at present leading
from the city to where the easterly ap-
proach to the bridge would be, and as
serted that street should be opened
to that point. Then the relationship
of the Seashore road to the bridge
should be determined, and the land on
the other side of the bay assessed as
provided in the Cross law, and road
built from the westerly approach to
the bridge dow1 to the beach,
The matter was finally brought be-
fore the house by C. j. Trenchard, who
moved "that it is the sense Of this
meeting that immediate steps be taken
to build a bridge across Young's Bay,
for the purpose of connecting the City
of Astoria with Clatsop Plains"
]. w. Welch moved an amendment
that a committee of seven be appoint
ed to take the matter into considera-
tion.
Judge Taylor regretted that matter of
local jealousies should again be brought
up. He favored an extension of the
corporate limits of Astoria so as to
take in all land on the other side of
Young's Bay and make 1.-THE owners con-
tribute toward the building of the
bridge. He was in favor or voting ap-
proval of the proposition, and the ap-
pointment of committee to report
plans at the next meeting.
Judge Gray considered the time ripe
for action, and thought the matter well
worthy of consideration. He stated
that the county commissioners were at
present discussing 1.-THE advisability of
building wagon road to Seaside by
way of the Lewis and Clarke country,
the cost Of which, in round numbers,
would be $4,000 He said rights of way
to the bridge approaches should first
be obtained before other steps were
taken
DR.. Kinney moved to adjourn, but the
motion was lost.
C. j. Trenchard's motion, as amend
ed, was then carried unanimously.
1t was then moved and carried that
when the meeting adjourned, 1t should
be to 7:sO next Thursday evening.
Mr.. W1ngate moved that the chair,
man be appointed as one member of
the committee.
A motion TO adjourn then prevailed.