The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-20

this chamber and consisting OF G. G,
Fulton, Herman pmel, I, A. Stokes and
III. l., Parker and the Honorable County
Court. Judge {. ]. TrenclArd and Com,
missioner William Larson, and myself,
visited the County Court OF Columbia
County at st, nelers and took up with
Judge K, $, Haitian there the PROPOSE
ton To build good road through that
county as portion OF the proposed a,l'
tomobi,e road from Portland TO Astoria
and Seaside via st, Heleus, pittshurg
Nust, Ne,per, Jewel aud olney,
We found that the County Court OF
Columbia County was prepared 70 offer
the propositions that Columbia County
would furnish two thirls OF the cost OF
constructing such good road through
that county ii the Portland Automobil'
lists would furnish oucthird, will
take up with the Portland Automobile
Club this proposition and do all that |
can to further it,
We learned thit there would have to
he put in shape through Columbia coun'
~. AZ miles Of road, all OF which Is al.
ready laid out and all but fourteen miles
of which was reported to us TO be in
first class condition As 70 the cost Of
putting this entire stretch OF road
through Columbia County into shape
for automobilists. it entirely depends
upon the quality of the road built, Judge
Haitian believes that the best plan would
he TO begin work and build the road as
the representative OF the automobiles
may direct, but under the supervision OF
the County Court OF Columbia County,
which does its own work without let
ting out to contractors, and in that way
complete the road aud let the cost be
what it may. within the bounds of rea
son. He does not believe that the en-
tire road would be more than $4,000
1t does not appear likely that the
County Court of Columbia County will
later see its way clear to build this road
through its domain without any outside
and therefore much depends
upon the willingness OF the Portland
automobile club to cooperate. personally
believe that this club will do 50 and that
we will have the automobile road with
in reasonable length Of time shall
keep behind the proposition without let
or hindrance and do all within my power
to further il as | am sure every man
will do who attended the st. Helens
conference.
The Portland 0regonian on Saturday
had an editorial commanding the propo.
sition and virtually pledging itself to do
all within its scope OF ability to fur.
ther this enterprise. Our home news
papers evil OF course assist us equally
ls much.
/ wish to call your attention to the
fact that the Lytle Railroad now his a
corpse of surveyors at work between
Jewel and 0lney determining route of
a projected railroad line.
The mater OF securing better local and
long distanct telephone service as ] was
directed at the last meeting of this body |
ias been taken up by me and | have the
correspondence on the sub
ect which | will read and which | may
,ay, has been referred to the city coun.
Ill:
Here the manager read the CORE
'pondence with the telephone company |
which has already been printed.
The committee on commerce and nav
gation, J. Q. A. Bowlby cairman, as in.
structed at the last meeting OF this body, |
has begun inquiry relative to ways and
means for clearing out the channel be.
tween this city and TT. Stevens. The
letter has been written under |
the direction Of his committee and him.
self which l will read:
Here the manager read the letter to
Col. Rosseler, engineer, which results in |
an early appointment with him on this
subject.
Since our last meeting | have received
letters from Mr.. Louis w. Hill, Howard
Elliott and General Manager Mutt rela-
tive to the proposition that has been
presented to them by the Promotion
Committee relative to terminals and sea
wall for Astoria between Tongue Point
and Smiths Point. The purport of
these letters is that the matter is now
being given full consideration, but not
enough progress has yet been made to
say that anything definite has been de-
termined upon.
Judge Trenchard and the members of
the County Court are about taking up
very important matter with the Tilla.
nook County Court relative to the build
ing of good road to the county line be-
tween Clatsop and Tillamook counties to
join with a good road to be built from
the town Of Tillamook to Clatsop Coun-
ty line. As we would be in better
position than ever before to trade with
that town and with the people Of Tilla-
nook county if this road were compile
ted all the way to Tillamook, respect
fully suggest that the services Of this