Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-12

oe t .lv ,Se work Of portage eonsiIu' " ~
Pr WIN '"e rdor the state board its ny
y. ~ 81 az - veil as its active support ~ -, ~
bs Great public work. Conierehoe,d peo,d an
NJ sreouently had between lhe D .Ln One
~ NJ 4is ~ nvac1tive committee OF tine VPe ~
y |" pi,..r 1ae association, which hnaiiy an
y y hi'el son,omber s. 1904, resulted IN
y On op, ~ between said COMMITTEES an, ANY,
~ p eVn'tae, con Lao,5 bv the terms Of which Wtn' W
!. tnorJ ~ greed with the committee 'nS o.
.. wbeneyer within the perioe CON
"a davs from the execution OF tno w
" y c.t Ga, ,be latter should designate . Ie W
y .n.;hIe .tar; construction company Satis.
= spotorv 70 the former, it would eh'el sl
= - contract with such company "
|, aaon;rs ll'v FIGHTS of way, build, eonstrue. construct
|. land equip a portage railway pesmJe ."Jor
tbe points mentioned in the act, un~J, M.
!. tbe supervision of the state s eng
a aaor and turn the same over TO tle
: bosrd ready for operation tor tne
I anornt of the state g appropriation un,
svnended. This contract was e1tenueS
? frdr time TO time at the request Oh
the committee. On the 81 uay u 80
, cember. 1904, the committee deslgnaleu
Itbe McCabe Construction company 10
In hoard. and after agreeing upon
tbo terms of the contract and the cost
of the road to the state, the requifed
Ibond and contract were not executeu
Iwitbin the time required, and lmme-
ldiately new bids were advertised, TOT
bv the Open River association. IheSe
were opened on. December "a, 1903, ana
Nelson & White being the lowest DID
dors we're awarded the contract TO
lbuild the road for approximately SLIP
593 16 The state is to furnish the
rails and fastenings and W. ). Mari
ner. Henry Hahn and J. A. Smith, OF Y
the Omen River association, have con-
traeted to furnish the necessary equip
ment in accordance with the plans and i
specifications in consideration OF III
and uch additional sum of money as "
may remain of the appropriation after n
the pavmeut to Nelson & White, and o
after the payment for rails and all 9th u
er expenses incurred by the board Of y"
portage commissioners in constructing p
the road. Nelson & White have exc W
cuted bond in the sum Of $4,000, 81
md Mariner. Smith and Hahn bond 81
n the sum of $4,000, for the faithful
performance of their several contracts.
refer you to the contracts and bonds tu
N file with the clerk of the board for WI
minute details as to the work to be an
one by the contracting parties. en-
All sums in excess of the appropria- no.
ion of $165000 have been or are to WI
e raised by the Open River associa. tor
on by voluntary subscription of citi. tor
ms of Oregon, Washington and ure
lahO. ere
No one not an active participant can ice
'preciate the difficulties that have be. ing
the board and the Open River as. OF
citation in attempting to harmonize Stel
Q conflicting interests of private own por'
J who possessed valuable fishing in. exis
ests, the o. R. & n, with its right no
way, spurs and switches, and the by
horities of the United States in tire
ir efforts to have provided sufi. give
Mt right Of way for canal, over a tion
tance Of about eight or nine miles II
ng a narrow strip Of land bounded | w
the Que side by the Columbia river er
on the other by PERCEPTIONS cliffs. shou
have made concessions and some the
ri6ces, but the work when com. cons
ted will amply repay for all these. be {
must not be overlooked that when Gems
Portage railway is completed, the orga
roprlation will be exhausted, and Imoti
time, at least it cannot be ex- to fl
ted to be self.sustaining. | there. them
suggest that at least $4,000 per ides
um be appropriated or so much could
Teof as may be necessary to meet with
emergencies and to put the road in act
operation as soon as it is turned cense
r to the state. migbt
he right of way for the canal has He
ooVaihed except about three.quar. the S
OF an acre owned by I. H. Tatfe enum
"nleh he insists upon being paid dustr
e than the board thinks is reason. 10 v,
;, and for this condemnation nro. made
llngs will have to be instituted law {
al ana Locks at Willamette Fails in ls
ne act of 1870 appropriating monev tarv
the construction of the canal and enum,
> AZ oregon City provides that the tie If
aIce and payment Of the bonds
-eoy authorized to BE- issued oro Son
Iame,to v vSPreSs Tlm condition that the impro
y shall pay for the benefit az tbo iect !,
mon school fund 10 per cent Of tSo sfsorts
P,onts from tolls collected for nosS sociati
irelghts and passengers tbrp~SL I moaa'. as
!, 'snals @ and locks. In the subss. social
Z. compilations of the code mi. 40 T
u.e seems to have been omittaS tbs,at
attempt so far as I have been an tbrouu
ascertain, has ever been mad Ous
v,' y. anything from this eomnsnv bssr DVs
10 successors in interest, and tS1 in H..
psSment ever made 10 the s.a. nv
500 700 paid in 1873. Recently ''a'e ~ Suey
uuon % has been called 10 tbs IN, R SSsely Ssy
ana the attorney 0eDsysl 4e mat mat naneed
~ az work at this writing enaoan n u w%ni vJuia
) 70 ascertain the rights ~ =. ,,oI-1, muhe
:. - tne premises, and will IN ne "yIiu
:, ~ institute proceedings 10 ,as. uue ne
won as 10 the liabilitS ~ ,t e'' tne society
,,s5sssI SIess Of the canal and locks % aS5 '0"'enl
,;o ioueeesosrs ,s, IN interest, and = anu
! ~" Shat II anything, is Sro as "
,na JOINT committee OF tbo y out
oI. auI house was appointsA % !. sen, snort
he sta,s pan for the aeouisit;O~ von Wy
yell ''a'e sa Of the canal and % iosLt you co.