The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-01-30
NO OBJECTIONS RAISED.
The Mass Meeting Ends Very Salts
factorily.

sively circulated in all parts Oh the
county, calling upon all parties having
objections to the building of the Xouhss
Bay bridge to meet Lieut.. Taylor.
on motion of C. w. Fulton Mayor
Kinney was called to the chair anu
without any preamble, addressed MINI
self to Lieut. Taylor, U. S. e., VINO is
acting in the place Of Major Handpury
until the latter's successor reaches
Portland. Mayof Kinney }aid tnaI
the Seashore Railroad company STOOD
ready to complete the aYoungs bay
bridge into Astoria on the site aiu
down in the plans that had already
been submitted to the United States
engineers. The Walluski River Youngs
River, and the Lewis and Clarke wouio
all be more or less affected by the
building of this bridge. Clatsop county
was today cut into two parts by that
stretch of water known as YOUNG
Bay, and half of it was thus most IN
conveniently separated from Astoria
the county seat and the center OF all
the most important business OF tnis
section of the state. The portion 50
cut off, moreover was capable OF sup
porting in comfort dense population
including some of the finest seaside re-
sorts on the Pacific, and numerous
hotels. In order to establish easy conl7
munication with these localities ana 10
possess other han stage connectioh'
$19OOOO of Clatsop county money was
mt into the railroad as 1t STOOD at
present Application had been maze
to the government five years ago
through Senator Dolph, and that gen
tleman had put bill through con-
gress giving the Astoria people the
right to build a bridge across the Day
on permission being given by the en-
gineering department. For three years
tbis measure remained without any
thing being done. Money was scarce
and progress was impossible at the
end of that time, and by its own terms
the bill was cancelled, Within the last
two months, however. Astoria mad peeh
able to secure almost certain controi
of cash enough to complete the prldge'
An engineer had been employed TO
draw up plans which had already been
sui tted anane could assure Lieuten-
ant Taylor hat the desire for work
was almost unanimous. He believed
that many of those who had formerly
signed remonstrance against inc
building of the bridge were now won
over Their general desire seemed to
shave been that the bridge should nave
cen laid further up stream, ana 1t
y Suld have been consented to except
NJ laccount of the added cost such
would necessitate. Two draws
would have had to be built instead OF
one and there would have been an au-
dltional 2h miles of road. At the SOUTH
ern extremity of the Seashore ROAD
there existed coal beds lying over a dls-
tsnoe of 2h townships, Beyond that Is
the region of the Nehalem river with
n thriving population of 1000 people, ana
room for many more. The final out
come of the road would trend through
the Tillamook country, and to connec-
lions with another line of railway
To the bridge were built by the early
summer as he hoped it might be, the
seashore travel would be very largely
increased, with a consequent beneht TO
Astoria, IN conclusion said the
mayor to the engineer, "the people OF
this county and city, as politely as ehey
con demand the bridge" (Applanse)
lieutenant Taylor said that he had
come to Astoria for the particular pur-
nose of hearing any objections that
might be raised to the building OF the
bridge. Five yeaPs ago some very SER
,ous objections had been urged the
principal of which were that such a
strpcture would do very great injury
70 nroperty owners in the vicinity, and
shipping men. He personally believed
that ne interests in favor OF the
bridge were far greater than those
onposed to it's construction, 1t might
be the last time that any directors
would have an opportunity to state
their opinlons and he hoped If there
,ora anv present they would take ad-
vantage of it.
Hon. G. w. Fulton moved, in order to
hiring the matter before the meeting
..that the unanimous sentiment OF TINS
,,oat,no &c that the Young's Bay bridge
he built on the site as laid down on
the present plans" He didn't want
anvhody who desired TO speak against
the motion to think that any ill-feeling
would be engendered by their so doing.
The matter was one on which 1t was
;mnerative that full and free discussion
should be allowed.
Lieutenant Taylor desired the people
to speak their sentiments and would
ask the objectors not TO be afraid that
,hs,r remarks were going to knock the
bridge project on the head. He OF
course could not say what influence
the objections were going TO have on
his mind.
The motion was seconded.
q s Dow. of the Lewis and Clarke
40 one of the original signers Of the
ren,onstrance. rose and objected again
to the present site Of the bridge but
seeing that most OF the parties who
signed the remonstranee with nm naa