The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-29
THE TWENTY-ONE
MEET AGAIN
Secure a Quorum to Transact liusi-
ness Only by Hard Work.
TWO DEFINITE PROPOSITIONS
ssoW Bay Depot Site Still undseided--com-
mittss Adjourned Siae Die Alter Dis
charging Special Committee.

What wea supposed 10 be the hnal meet.
ing OF the old committee Of tweniy-onf
upon the question OF the selection OF a
depot slte for the city. took place yeHior-
day afternoon. There seemed 10 be yery
little interest In the mater. and after
sending out several special deputies,
Chairman KINNEY finally succeeded IN Sc
curing a quorum. After the meeting was
called 10 order Chairman Wingnie. OF The
apc ,ial committee. was called upon for
| his report. OF tho various propositions.
| pro uni con. upon the subject
THE PROPOSITIONS
SIR, Wingate then read his formal re-
| port. as below
Astoria. Jan. =, 1850.
TO the Committee o. Direction
Gentlemen: We. your committee to
whom was referred the mater OF Aecur-
Ing propositions Tor depot site Tor the a.
| and e. r. II. II, Co. beg 60 report as
follows. to.wlt. We have written prop
osition from Columbia Land and Improve
mcnt Co, also Van Dusen Imp. Co. also
Union r. y. and Imp Co. and personal
promises from other land owners AZ Al
dcrbrook for IA strip OF frontage extend
Ink from Eagle Canning Co.'S property
eastward TO a point where the railroad
curves over the tongue nj Tongue Point.
digtanco In all OF about $50 feet In
length
End. Tho PcnInsular Land Co. twho are
owners OF Taylors Astorinl offer the
frontage from Washington Cnnnery west
ward TO Seaside cannory. distance OF
li,9 feet measured on tho line OF the right
" way. or the frontage west OF Seaside
Cnnncry west 10 frontage already given
a. railroad utfhugIn a al ~ T..
ard, We have been unable TO finish up
the scow Bay depot site from the fact
that Il Is divided up amongst quite a
number Of different owners who are 10th
To donate their property for depot site.
and We recommend that the large prom.
criy owners IN that immediate vicinity
get together and donate lots TO buy or
reimburse the owners OF water frontage
who must decd TO railroad company their
frontage before depot site can be got
at this point.
The only owners who have so far given
their written and binding promise 10 do
nate frontage In Soow Bay are thema-
jority OF AdRir's heirs,
3owlhy and Parker we are Informed
VIII donate their frontage.
ID. H. Welch VIII also probably donnie
his frontage but NO far has not put the
", s, Kinney aud Clatsop Mn Co wa
have turned over to Judge Bowlby ana
Mr.. GosHlln. 10 settle with n possible. as
they have been working on them for a
number OF months and your committee
ala not wish TO interfere In any arrange
ments the above named gentlemen may
have made. II any.
sidney Dell has made an ARRANGEMENT
with tho other committee tho terms OF
which We are not Informed Of
We beg 10 refer you to Tlap accom- |
panying this report. showing the different
owners and quantity OF frontage owned /
by each Respectfully submitted.
G. WINGATF. /
+. s.-Since the foregoing report was /
written we ind that the following par I.
lies nave given 10 Mr. Higgins. trustee. I
their deeds TO their several fronteEes al 4
scow Bay, via Bowlby and Parker s,d. .
ncy ben, d. II. welch. frontage of his
In Block 10 twest half OF LOT .
Z ana one-third Interest I'm Lots 1. :. and /
8 the frontage OF BLOCK ls0 not lncludctD: /
Adair heirs, including S, d. .\dair: John |
Adnlr promises TO give his deed to 'front.' |
age also q. WINGATE
Chairman OF Committee.
On motion the rcnort wns accepted.
ordered ilcd, and the special committee
was dis sharged.
ON motion It was ordered that the Sec
retaiy submit the report to Mr.. Ham
mond. A discussion then ensued in re-
gard TO the payment OF the bills for the
lire crackers and bands during the recep-
tion giver 10 MIR, Hammond on the occa-
sion OF H. 'dVert In Astoria In the sum
mer, on motion. the old finance COM
mittee. consisting Of Messrs. Howell. II.
C. Thompson and i'r. J. A. Fulton. were
Instructed to take up The matter with the +
bond committee and see that these long
delayed hii,a were settled.
After the rsltiug adjourned. attention
was called TO go fact, by several OF
the members, tha, the citizens should not
lose sight Of the magnificent proposition
made by the Tongue Point people, of
nearly one mile in length. OF water 'front.'
nge, extending out to the deep water line,
for the purpose of depot. and II those
who were so much interested In the CEN
trail portion OF the city, would do half as
well. Scow Bay would secure the depot.
II was reported last night by gentle
man who spent the day IN warrenton,
and that vicinity, that It was surprising
TO N',T the progress made by the rail-
road contractors on the grade on the
west side of the hay, At the present rate
I viii not take long to complete tho line
through Flavel