Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-04-09
Newport


over Friday to spend a week at
his Agate Beach cottage for rest
and recreation. While here he
will put in an early garden for
the benefit of his family, who
will come later. -
w. P. Ready and M. G. Nease
Of Portland come over to spent
a few days at the seashore and
to enjoy a dish OF Yaquina bays
fine native oysters. Mr.. Nease
made a proposition to the Coun-
ty Court to cruise the timber of
Lincoln county, also to make
a Photographic map of the coun-
ty at a cost of twelve and one
half cents per acre or a total cost
Of $4,000 or $4,000 to the
county. This would be unwise
at this time. The county is still
in debt and the times are dull
and many are not able to pay
their taxes. The timber owners
are now paying sixty per cent. of
the taxes and are making no
fuss about it. The timber sales
and the lumber markets are duh
and it is no time now to add to
the burden of taxation. Besides
if the timber is cruised it will go
on record and it may not be sat
isfactory and result in expensive
litigation to the taxpayers as it
has done in other counties.
The Tillamook, Capt. Johnson
with freight for Newport, Sius-
law and Bandon, was in port.
The Tillamook and Patsy will
make regular trips on this run
during the Summer. These
boats will carry passengers. A
schedule of dates of arrival and
departure will soon be published
We will soon have a splendid
ocean service. The Mirene anG
Ahwaneda will still continue
their regular trips.
At the last meeting of the
Commercial Club M. s. Wood.
cock proposed set of resolu
tons asking the Club to take VI
the matter of trying to induce
the S. p. management to extend
the Corvallis & Eastern railroad
to Newport. On motion o
Thomas Leese, seconded by r
A. Bensell, the resolution wal
adopted. On motion of S. G
Irwin the following-named per
sons were appointed as a com
mittee to formulate plan t.
present to the railroad company
S. G. Irwin, Thomas Leese, A. L
Thomas, Elmer Patrick and M
S. Woodcock. The proposition
was so hastily brought befor
the Club and so quickly dispose'
of that the people did not hav'
time to think the matter over
but afterwards a good man.
more signed the petition. MI
Irwin, r. A. Bensell, M. S. Wood
cock and others made speeche
in favor of the extension. TIL
most important thing in the res
olutions was to have the roa
extended to Newport, and the in
centive offered was the twenty
five cents fare each way to tn
3 railroad company instead of I
the boat company. The lengt
:; of time this money was to b
paid was not stated and the az
ton the state railroad commits
sion might take on the matte
was not discussed. The regula
fare is three cents a mile. 7
allow more than that might col
flict with the law. It would b
a nice thing to have the road e.
tended both for Newport and ii
general public. The compar
can extend the road II It SO d,
sires, even IL 1t don't get Il
twenty-five cents.
The contract to finish the gra
ing Of Case street road was !
to Mr.. Crowder. When Il
grading is done the road will
planked. Newport goes rig
along with her improvement
Notwithstanding the hard time
At the Council meeting la
night the occupation tax orc
nance was passed, all the cou
cilmen voting for it except or
A resolution was also unar
mously passed asking the Cou
ell to appropriate $3.50 out
this fund to aid in entertainil
the grand lodge of !. o. o.
which will meet here the last
May. A clambake will be Civ
at that time to aid in entertai
ing our guests. We expe
1900 people to come at tn
time.