The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-30
OMMITTEE'S RE-
PORT ADOPTED.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEE PRESENTS ITS
BILL FOR A PORT OF AS
ToRIA-REcoMMENDATIoNs

last evening to listen 10 the report OF
the committee on the Port Of Astoria
was well attended.
The recommendation which they
| presented (and which appears in full
below created considerable discus
sion and valuable suggestions and the
following motion prevailed:
Moved and seconded that the rec
concentrations Of this committee bc
adopted and that the committee be
instructed 10 prepare a bill to be pre-
scnted before the people through the
initiative and referendum and that the
secretary be instructed to write to
the Mayor requesting that commit
tee Of four from the City Council be
appointed to cooperate In this mat
ter, il being understood that the com
mittec Of eight thus formed be au-
thorized to amend the report hereby
adopted according as their judgment
may dictate and that such committee
be not confined to reporting an
amendment TO the City Of Astoria
charter, but may II in their judgment
deemed advisable, prepare a bill for
q new corporation entirely separate
Il
from the city OF Astoria
Mr.. Wingate, father OF the bill,
made an earnest plea for the Cham
Der and people TO "DO SOME
THING" That the time was ripe to
take up this matter and hoped it
would not be lost or buried in
committee.
.The natural advantages OF AS
toria, said ex-President Weich,
have proved more OF curse than a
blessing because everybody who came
here was imbucd with the idea that
all they had to do was to sit down
and wait for somebody else to make
the necessary improvements so that
they could enjoy the results That
fallacy had been exploded and the
only way to build up the city was to
get to work and do 1t ourselves
The report follows:
To the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the City OF Astoria,
Gentlemen:--We. your committee
heretofore appointed to report some
plan for Incorporating the Port Of
Astoria so as 10 enlarge its powers
relative to aiding commerce, most re-
spectfully recommended for your con-
sideration the following suggestions.
First. That the charter of the City
OF Astoria be amended. so that the
boundaries OF the City shall be ex-
tended and we would suggest the fol-
lowing as the limits
Beginning at the Northeast corner
of Section twenty-four (24) Town.
ship eight (s) North OF Range nine
% West OF the Willamette Meridian
and running thence West along the
North line of Section "a, %, % and
Il TO point where said North line
OF Section 2l intersects the Right
bank OF Young's River and thence
running South West to the south !
side Of the channel of Young's River,
and thence running down the south |
side Of the channel of Young's River
to its intersection with the South |
channel Of the Columbia River and
running thence westerly along the
South line Of the South channel OF |
the Columbia River to a point where
the same would be intersected by the
ordinary low tide line on the shore
Of the Pacific Ocean Immediately
South of the said channel and run
ming thence South along ordinary
low tide of the Pacific Ocean to
point due West of the line between
townships six and seven North Of
Range ten (l0) West and running
thence West one marine league to
the West boundary of the State of
Oregon and running thence North
along the West boundary of the State
Of Oregon to the Northwest corner
Of the State of Oregon and running
thence Easterly along the North
boundary line Of the State of Oregon
to point North of the point of be-
ginning and thence South to the point
Of beginning,
Second. That said charter of the
City be amended, so as to give the
City of Astoria power to operate,
lease and own tugs and tow boats
and to carry on the towage business
within the limits Of the City of AS
toria and upon the waters of the Pa
aiic Ocean adjacent thereto, and to
improve the harbor. and to dredge
and deepen the channels within the
City limits, and to construct piers,
locks, wharfs and bulkheads and re-