The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-17
THE COUNTY WILL. NOT
CONSTRUCT THE APPROACH.
Council and County Cour, Fan 90 Asrce
,n one u The Features OF thc Young
Bay Improvements

! The following communication was read
az the council meeting last night from
The county court with reference 20 the
loung's bay Improvement;
I ASTORIA, ore. March lj.--To the Hon
Mayor and Common Council OF the city
, OF Astoria. Oregon: Gcntlcmen-I am a..
rected by the Hon, County Court Of this
county 10 inform you that they have re-
lcelyed letter dated the l5th day OF Feb.
ruary. 1899, from H. f. Nelson. auditor
land police judge OF the city OF Astoria.
modifying the county court that the fol.
lowing motion was passed by She council
That the city auditor notify the county
court that the city will give the county
the necessary right Of way over tho
streets to construct the approach to the
Young's bay draw bridge"
I The county court has not asked the
privilege OF building an approach to sAd
bridge and has no desire 10 assume or
encroach upon the duties responsibilities.
, or obligations OF the common rounc, Of
/ Astoria now or at any other time.
Several months ago the common coun-
ell was requested TO establish the grade
at the north end OF said bridge So flr
no definite action has been communicated
| 70 the county court by the council.
/ In connection with this matter OF pub
I lie interest to the people OF Cla'sop
county the county court further desires
/ TO call your attention TO the fact that
/ In accordance with Section No. 22I2 OF the
laws Of Oregon a majority OF the legal
voters OF Cjatsop county pe;ltoned the
county court to build draw bridge
across Houngs bay.
/ That in compliance with said petition
there Is now being constructed a nrst-
class steel draw bridge; and the ap-
pr0aches on each side are being con-
's.ructed to ordinary high water mark
and the county court Is fully satisfied
they have no legal right to expend tho
public moneys OF Clatsop county % build
approaches upon the streets OF the city
Of Astoria, the county court again drs res
70 call your attention uo the fact that
81 1866 FOR the year 1897. and sGGO7.0O FOR
1898. making total Of tll.y13jj In two
years, that has been diverted from the
AbNAAhs ANNA hthA AVAlfNhNN III the iliy
by a questionable Interpretation Of an
amendment Of the charter oil the city Of
Astoria, passed by The legislature in the
year 1895.
TWO hundred dollars OF this fund cu,...
certainly be applicable to Improvements
Of this kind, viz: connecting the city
OF Astoria with the Young's bay draw
bridge.
BY order Of the county court.
II. ]. WHHERITY, County Clerk.
Councilman Goddard moved that the
communication be filed He said the coun-
ell had received the opinion Of the city
attorney on the matter. and that the Guy
could take no action except 10 make
general Improvement The Eighth street
Improvement was made by the city To
connect with the Young's bay bridge, the
construction OF which was undertaken by
the county After building the street, Fl
was found that he north approach 10 he
bridge was block from the end of The
street, the plans for the construction or
the bridge having been changed
The question IL az TO who shall build
the block Of street TO make the bridge
and Eighth street connect. The city can
do It, but the property owners have a.
ready been taxed for the Improvement
and II is considered unjust by the council
that thy should again be taxed.
The action Of the council last night
means hat the city will not build the
street II the county court holds 10 the
attitude assumed in the communication,
there viii be no approach to the bridge
The cost Of the Improvement Is about
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