The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08
SYENSEN ROAD TO
BE IMPROVED
THE COMMISSIONERS ACT
District Attorney Instructed 10 Pre-.
pare Deed DedIcstIng Right Of
WGy-Esst Approach TO culIs-
BY Lake BTldge Uussfs.

The county commissioners disposed
Of several matters OF Importance yes
terday. Probably the most important
business 10 come up before the COM
missioners was a discussion arising
from the proposed improvement OF the
county road at syensen.
County Surveyor Il. c. +. Astbury,
submitted 10 the commissioners the
following report:
I'm accordance with your instruc-
tiors. / visited svensen on the morning
of May %. 10 make certain chadges in
the present county road (known as the
"svensen landing and township line
r0ad'). about two miles south Of the
landing. where there Is a very bad hill
and an unnecessary bridge.
I'm company with y. r. Coffee, A.
T. Hills. NJ. Herman and NJ. Kin
ney. proceeded to locate the road. and
beg 10 report that the plat and the
notes Of the survey. which are here
with submitted. is a very great i'm
provement. there being practically no
bridge required The creek being only
about Ave feet wide at our crossing.
do not believe the grade. at any point.
VIII exceed six per cent. Mr.. Coffee
and Mr.. Hills. through whose property
the change was surveyed. have ex-
pressed a willingness 10 grant the right
OF way.
II commenced the survey from a
stake marked r." which we set on the
east side Of the present road. The
stake was 1869 feet north and "a feet
west from the Y section corner be-
tween sections q and a. in T n.
Il. W.. Willamette meridian"
The commissioners instructed the
district attorney to prepare a deed
dedIcating the right OF way to the
county. Final action win probably be
taken by the commissioners at their next
meeting in August.
The following communication was
received from Robert A. Abbott, for
merly road supervisor for district No.
2:
Pursuant TO a letter received from
the county judge in the matter Of the
each approach to the Cullaby lake
bridge. wish to say that went TO
the said bridge to inspect the same and
find that the east approach, as reported.
is unsafe, The approach is made out
Of split .puncheons nailed to two string
ers laid on the ground. which is a sprin-
gy or floating marsh, and covered with
water about six months Of the year.
The puncheons and stringers frequent
ly rise with the water to a distance of
two feet and become loose. / repaired
the approach last spring. but It is
badly broken up again and viii always
be unsafe for travel. 1t is now afloat
and cannot be repaired In the way It
should be until the water goes down.
II posted two notices to warn the
people that the approach is unsafe for
travel. / would state that to make a
safe approach to the bridge II will have
to be filed with brush and dirt above
high water for three hundred feet in
length. at least three feet in height. ten
feet In width on top. and fourteen feet
on the bottom.
Il would state that road district No.
2 is unable TO do the work and keep
up the work Of repairs necessary in the
other parts Of the district.
II would recommend that the county
build the approach to the east side Of
the bridge. The approach on the west
side is not so long. and contract was
let last year 10 fill it. Pa TT of the mo-
ney was raised by subscription, but the
fall rains made Il necessary for the
men TO discontinue work."
The county court has decided to call
for bids to I'LL the east approach to
the Cullaby lake bridge. The commits
sioners have set the date for receiving
bids at 2 p, m. on August s, at which
time It is expected that the contract
viii be let to the lowest bidder.
The requisition OF D. NJ. MCLEAN,
supervisor OF road district No II, for
lumber, was approved.
The commissioners then adjourned
till August Sth.