Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-15
COUNTY COURT MAKING IN
vEsTIGATIoN OF BRIDGE
NOW IN USE OVER YAM
HILL RIVER.
THINK OLD ONE MAY ANSWER
Cooper Hollow Road Petitioners Have
Hard Time to Reach Agreement;
Hitch Comes in Incorporation
Movement at West Salem; Want
Embargo on Saloons.

For the purpose of making an in
vestigation of the present bridge over
the Yamhill river in Northern Polk
county known as the "Savidge
bridge" " with view of possibly elm
mating the construction of new
bridge at this point for another year
at least, the county court is inspect
ing the structure today. 1t is Judge
Teal's belief that the present bridge,
with some little repair, may be made
to answer for the present year and
if so, this will do away with the ne
cessity for the expenditure Of large
amount at this place. This is the
largest of the proposed four bridges
for the construction of which the
court will advertise this week. It is
stated that the other bridges already
outlined, must be built without delay.
Complete plans and specifications will
be mailed to California parties who,
it is understood, will submit bids for
concrete construction on these bridges.
The court will itself determine, after
the bids have been opened, whether
the new structures are to be of wood,
steel or concrete.
Cooper Hollow Road.
1t is stated that the residents and
property owners Of Cooper Hollow
are very much divided as to the loca-
ton of the extension of the road
which the court has signifed its in
tention of ordering, as soon as the
warring factions shall definitely de-
eide where they want it. The court
has daily received complaints from
different people in the territory af-
fected and frankly admit that they
don't know where they re at.
Hitch in Incorporation.
Because some Of the residents of
West Salem who are interested in the
incorporation proceedings before the
county court are insisting upon
change in the proposed charter, the
matter is hanging fire. 1t is stated
that some of the more radical tenn
perance people insist that a proviso
shall be written in the charter per-
petually preventing the establishment
of saloon within the corporate linn
its. This is opposed by. others who
are in favor Of leaving the wet or
dry question to the people themselves
who may say by their votes whether
they want saloons. As there is a
movement on at the present time to
make Salem dry, it is probable, say
those who insist upon the charter an
ti-saloon provision, that West Salem
would degenerate into a dumping
ground for Salem's tough element.
Repairing Court Housu.
A force of wOrkmen is now engaged
in Frightening up the interior of the
court house under the direction of the
county court. Brass strips have been
tackled down on all the linoleum
joints and the desks and other furni-
ture in the circuit court room will
be vanished. Two of the jury rooms
will be supplied with wainscoting
where the chair backs of the restless
jurors have started the plaster, and
several other improvements and bet
terments will be undertaken. It is
the intention to have the work com
pleted before the May term Of court
eonvenes.
Probate Matters.
Estate Of Harriet Osburn, deceas-
ed; estate admitted to probate; Rd.
0sburn appointed administrator; bond /
in the sum Of $4,000 approved and
fled; Eugene Hayter, J. r. Craven
and J. G. Van0rsdel appointed ap-
praisers.
Estate of Rosa Z. Fidler, deceased;
John J. Fidler appointed administra-
tor; bond approved, letters to issue;
L. R. Wilson, William Francis and 1
S. Henline appointed appraisers.
Estate Of John Taylor. deceased
authorized TO expend I
800 for erection Of monument.
Guardianship Of Robert 7. Farley I
and Wonda Jessie Farley, minors
third annual report fled and approv-
~