The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-08
BIDS CALLED
FOR NEW DEPOT
The ScON BAY Site soon 10 Become
the Scene OF Active
Operations,
ENTIRE LINE Is UNDER WAY
Great Changes Aloaq the Mater Froat ~
TreStle AImoSt Ready iot the Rails
-flNel Track aad Mar
fentoa Depot.
ENTIRE LINE is UNDER WA

Al viii be glad TO learn this morning
that the work ot building the Scow
BAY depot viii be commenced in the
immediate future. President Curtis, ~
the Northwest Construction Company.
tclegraphecd from Portland last night
call Tor bids for the work. which viii
De opened on the 18th inst. The adver-
tisement appears In another column
and speaks for Itself This action puts
under construction the entire railroad
plant, and there can be possibly no
further excuse for the holding back II
other improvements In the city. saeh
progress viii be made during this sum.
mer and winter that the line can bc
put in operation by the fall OF 1880. al.
though the contract does not call for
the completion ot the work by that
time. superintendent Lester reports
that he expects TO have the track on
the Flayel branch laid today or TO.
morrow. and trains running there In
connection with the steamers instead OF
at Souug's Bay bridge Rs heretofore,
In order to give the workmen an OPP
portunity To make the track connec-
tions across the bridge and into the
city. II the steel rail ship does not
arrive within II few days. temporary
rails VIII be laid across the bridge. al
though II will be an injury TO the
property to do 80, The brick tounda-
ton piers for the warrcnton depot
have been completed. and work on the
superstructure viii begin Immediately.
Enough Of the big dock az Flavei Is
finished 80 that a cargo Of steel rails
can be unloaded there. Work on the
terminal grounds at Alder creek will
soon be finished 20 that the buildings
and sidetracks may be erected there.
In the city Contractor Goerlg has
very nearly made connection with the
trestle west OF Elmore's cannery, A
short strip Of grading only remains TO
be done on Water street. which viii
give connection with the. line OF piles
driven by Wakefield & Jacobsen. The
latter contractors are now driving piles
through the |. X. and y. Company's
dock. and have another driver working
west from the o. II. and y. dock. The
entire city water front has been COM
pletely changed In appearance. and in
a few days more the roadway will be
ready for laying the rails at least as
far as the o. Il. and n. wharf. The
work IL being done In n most solid and
substantial manner. and Mr.. A. @.
Barker. OF the Northwestern road.
stated yesterday that never in al! his
experience had he seen such splendid
railroad construction work. Corey
Brothers could fnlsh their ten.mile con-
tract now on a few days notice. Pres
ident Curtis. OF the Construction COM
pany. Is still In Portland. and Is doubt
less arranging the details with Con-
tractors Honeyman, DeHart & Glenn,
who will commence work on their part
Of the line as soon as arrangements
can be completed.
With all this work under way the
disbursement OF thousands Of dollars
In Astoria for supplies, the regatta and
firemen's tournament next month, and
with thousands OF strangers in the city,
who viii learn OF the advantages OF the
port at the mouth OF the columbia and
spread It's fame abroad. despite hard
times, who can doubt that the begin
ming Of great things for this city has
been made?