The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-24
SENTIMENT is UNANIMOUS
FOR PROPOSED SEA WALL


railroad line would be the proper 10.
cation for the sen wall.
ID. II. welch asked about the cost
per cubic yard for filling In the tide
land, and. when informed that Il would
perhaps be about Is cents, said he had
been told the same company had made
a proposition to nh tide land at
Portland for cents. He believed the
difference in the cost was not so great
as II cents. Mr., welch wanted the
company to submit proposal, and he
was sure u reasonable offer would be
entertained.
Harmony ss Essential.
DR.. Fulton said he believed the sen
wall proposition to be matter of very
great importance and that he favored
the movement now under way. How
ever, he realized that harmony was the
first great requisite. II the property
owners could be made to understand
that II was 10 their own interests to
secure the building Of the bulkhead.
the proposition could be undertaken
with every certainty OF success. DR..
Fulton believed the first step would be
TO secure an expression from every
man interested In the proposed dis
trict. II any considerable number OF
property owners saw at to stand in the
way Of the city's progress. then the un-
dertaSing would have to be abandoned.
"The best thing we can do Is to talk
with the owners of the property and
find out how they feel about t. DR..
Fulton concluded.
Thomas Dealey expressed himself in
a similar vein. He said the proposal
merited the hearty cooperation of all
true Astorians, and he firmly believed
the matter could be successfully car
ried out II proper effort were made.
He believed the sentiment OF the prop
erty owners should be first obtained.
An Interesting Fact.
The discussion prompted Colonel
Adair to make an interesting statement,
which tends to show how much money
has been squandered by property own
ers because of their failure to get to-
gether and discuss the sea wall propo-
sltion in the past. Mr.. Adair said the
cost Of filing IN the land would be
ess than the cost OF the present meth
ID Of driving piling and planking. In
,ther words. a permanent Improvement
lould be made at Tess cost than Is re-
,uIred for the temporary improvements
now In vogue. Every Ave or six years
streets must be improved and the un-
lerpinning or planking of waterfront
property replaced at constant expense.
These improvements are but tempof-
Try, whereas for even less cost a per-
nanent foundation could be put in.
Whole City II interested.
Richard r. Carruthers objected to
he statement made by some Of the !
,entlemen that only the property own
rs interested In the proposed first dis
rict are concerned. He said every ]
nan. woman and child living in AS |
oria was vitality interested in the mat
er. A sea wall. he pointed out. would I
ot only make the water front prop /
rty more valuable, but 1t would as well s
id to the general prosperity OF the I
ity and have its effect upon property Y
,cated everywhere. Z
Committee Appointed.
A. Scherneckau expressed the belief a
nat the meeting should first undertake c
} canvass sntiment. He moved the
ppointment Of a committee Of such
lembers as the chair might see fit to
ppolnt for the purpose of thoroughly
sentiment and reporting its {
ndings to the taxpayers at some fut-
re meeting, and to make such other
Ivestigation as It might find essential.
IT. Elmore1 believed committee Of at
asst 10 should be appointed, and he
T. H. Curtis for chair
on NJ Curtis said no could mot y