The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-21
THE ALBANY BRIDGE

THE ALBANY BRIDGE
Petitions to Benton County Court-Ask
The Latter to Meet Linn County
Court.
A petition was filed with Coun-
ty Judge Waters yesterday morn
ing. asking for the Benton county
court to hold joint meeting with
the Linn county court with refer
ence to the Albany bridge matter,
1t seems that those urging the
bridge question are not satisfied
with the move of the Benton coun.
ty court in appointing a special
committee to meet with reference
to the bridge question, and desire
the two courts shall themselves
meet together. The special COM
mittee, consisting of A. w. Haw-
ley. E. R. Bryson and johnson
Porter met with the Albany court
last Saturday. The meeting was
merely an informal discussion of
the matter, and no results were
reached. The Linn county court
in fact manifested only minor in
terest in the matter, the local COM
mittee drawing the inference that
the Linn court cared but little
one way or the other in reference
| to the bridge. It also became pat-
ent to the committee that the said
court preferred to deal direct with
the Benton county court, rather
than through the committee. The
committee returned home Saturday
afternoon, and it is presumed that
their report will go into the hands
of the county court in due time.
In the presentation yesterday
morning of the petition to County
Judge Waters, the latter made it
clear to the Fairmouut representa-
tives, that any future move on the
subject must come from Linn coun-
ty. Mr. Waters indicated that in
answer to Fairmount representa-
tions the court had appointed a
committee to meet with the Linn
county court, and that as far as he
could learn, the committee had in
sense, been ignored. Under the
circumstances, Judge Waters said
it was improper for Benton county
to make any further advances, and
that as far as he is concerned
none would be made. Linn coun-
ty would have, he said, to make the
next advance. The petition pre-
sented by Mr. Leeper is as follows:
.'Your petitioners most earnestly
ask that you will take immediate,
action with the Linn county court
to have the toll taken off the AL
bany bridge Your petitioners re-.
present that it is matter OF vital
Importance to them that whatever
action is taken should be taken
without delay, so that the petition
ers may not be deprived of the op-
portunity of seeking redress, of
what they consider grievous wrongs
in some other way, if relief is de-
nied.them by the honorable county
courts above named, and to that
end the petitioners ask that some
definite action be taken touching
the matter of said bridge and the
ferry at Corvallis and the rights
and equities of said counties in
maintaining said bridge and ferry
and the. base of such equities,
whether said toll is at this time
| is removed or not, The cole OBJ.
| ject hereof is to precipitate some
early action on the part of said
courts covering ali and singular
of the matter in the premises.
Duridg Monday five citizens of
Fairmount precinct were canvass
Jug the northern part of the comfy
for signatures, and M. V, Leeper
spent portion of the same day at
the same work in Corvallis. The
petitions we're generally signed,
most people taking the view that
a discussion Of the matter by the
courts of the counties and an en-
deavor to arrange a basis by which
citizens of the northern portion of
Benton might get relief from what