The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-03
ROADS OF CLATSOP
REVIEWED
REPORTS or COUNTY ROAD MAS.
TER JOHN FRYE FOR DEcEM.
Der LAST AND IN FULL FOR
THE YEAR 1905.

Frye for the ycnr 1905, dealing WIN
actual road conditions throughout the
county, was rend In the commission
crs' court yesterday II II worth tho
perusnl of rycry citizen since II con-
tnlna information not generally cur
rent hcfenbout:
"ABtorin. ore, Dee. 81. 1905,
''ro the Honorable County Court,
Clntnnp county oregon,
"Gcntlemrn~ beg 10 submit my re.
port ~ tonh master for the ynnf 1906,
and nt this time think a review Of
the work done for the year would be-
IN order and assist In preparing es-
Inmates FOR the coming ychr
list. The road work done by the
county within the city limits during
tho ycnr consists Of building tho piece
Of rond to connect 18th and 10th
streets In Shlvcly's AstorIa. Ut II cost
OF 1875. building and rocking the con
nectlon on Polk or 9Th street 10 The
Youna'a nay bridge. nj a cost Of Ib9i;
improvement OF the Smiths point
road. 1877, and the foad huilt to the
Tongue Point MN Company nj cost
of sl,95t, ! also md by referring 10
the county rlcfka books that there
has been expended on county roads
outside OF the city limits the sum Of
fl2lGi07, And on bridges. t6.0263 81,
all Of the above is In addition to the
special levicH made In the variouH dls.
tricta of tho county
n review Of the roads in the coun.
~ should be clnascd AZ improved
which means graded and rocked or
plankcd, partially improved means
graded. bu, not covered or the I'm
proved roads there are ht this time
S5 miles and ~ the partially improved
roadN there are CD m'lcHi t"'ai mll"aR"
or roads laid out In county under new
law which requires proper srhd"" eS-
Inmates. ETC. !" approximately $50
miles
'K"aas 10 which ~" county H. al
present. having npccini attention nrc
M FOLLOWS Road No. H. from bihey
10 Jewell J'"rll To Nrsp'r' jewel to|
EiHiT' Elsl' Ia Junction SEASIDE 10
FIX creek, seaside To fuHh' AHtorh
10 Whtrent"h ana FihVel' ana TO con-
neciioh WIN ROAD dowh CIhtSor fIh'nS
hhP Sehhiu'' "H'"fh 10 1ohn bhS'
iurh"r 'f""k 10 ''h"y' VIA Young \
h'N'r F"H7' Lewis 'ih'h Toao' ROAD
between SV'hNrh ana kn"ppa' r"ad
from Aldti'h f"ih' 10 f'Iind Slough
throufh settlement also a fhhd to
'he county Ilh' On 'h' F"u'h 10 com
meet win lhl"hl""N county lh' Ih''
mat the court haH taken quite an
ihtero" IN sood ROAD WIN lll'a-
NOOK county mas lead TO an eNamina-
t'on of several routes ana there seems
to b" no othrr way but that eventually
Two fpaaH VIII nav" 10 be, or ousht
TO De- built, TINT IT, one by the coast
route ana one through the interior
1hn "ld Huchanhh 'rlal IL being open
Cd NJ an expense oi %@oo' "hich VIII
peopl" on horse back, but the mail
route II ny the ocean bra'h ana on
whlch ms county mas spent some
money lhiN year. Ivy the ocean route
inc hcarh cnn be uS"d from Elk creek
I" Nrch cape distance OF nine miles
ana 'his ieaVeS but ABOUT one ana
miles 10 he bulit to the conh-
~ X Hou'h llh'' AS stated ~ my for-
iheF report r"'u bulluihs III CIhtsop |
county IN expensive ana the eXtraor-
binary raise IN the price OF lumber
mas Drought us doWh TO the inct that |
rock Is the only material to he used
IN covering roads hereafter In fact
n one track road can b" cleared,
graded ana rocked for $1,000 per milo;
the same work with pIanks for cover
Ing WOulu cost about S35O0 Dpr mile |