Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-01-07
CITY COUNCIL
4 PASSES RESOLUTION


4 PASSES RESOLUTION
At the meeting of the City
Council last Monday evening the
following resolution was passed,
and the recorder forwarded a
copy Of same to the Rivers and
Harbors Engineers at Washing
ton, d. c.:
Whereas The River and Harbor Act
approved March 4th, 1915, contained
provision for preliminary examin.
alton Of Yaqulna bar. bay and harbor,
Oregon, and thereafter an examination
and favorable report thereon recon-
mending the survey were made; and
that said report was referred to the
Boerd ~ Encineers for Rivers AMI
Harbors for consideration and recon-
mendation. who, acting on said mat
ter refused to recommend the survey
On the grounds of a. inadequate re-
turns fr7m money fo-merlv spent on
this project, and (2) that the prospec-
tive commerce resulting from said i'm
provement would not justify the ex-
penditure.
And Whereas, The Board Of Engin-
eers for Rivers and Harbors has in
vited all parties interested to submit
statements and arguments bearing
upon the necessity of said improve
ment in the interests OF commerce and
navigation,
Now Therefore De II Resolved That
the City of Toledo, Lincoln county,
Oregon, acting through It's Mayor and
, Common Council, submits the follow
ing statement of facts:
That the City OF Toledo is an in.
terested party by reason OF its loca-
ton being situated on Yaquina Bay
ten miles from its mouth at the pres
ent head OF navigation for ocean going
vessels.
That as to the first reason assigned
by the Board in refusing the survey OF
Yaquina Bar, Bay and Harbor, name
ly: that OF inadequate return from the
money formerly expended, please con-
slider that the money heretofore ex-
pended was practically all OF pre-
paratory nature for work which was
to follow. Had the Columbia River or
any other Of the great projects been
abandoned after having got but a
foundation started for the work to fol-
low surely none OF them could have
been declared success, the good re-
suits from the work done are evidence
in the fact that the depth OF water on
the Bar was increased seven feet,
thereby making 1t possible for coast
ing vessels, carrying 100000 feet of
lumber, to pass safely out over the Bar
as they now are doing.
As to the second reason given for
not allowing the survey, namely: that
the prospective commerce resulting
from the improvement will not justify
the expenditure, we Gesire TO call your
attention to the fact that there Is, ad-
jacent to Yaquina Day and seeking a
port OF exit, over fifteen billion feet,
board measure, OF merchantable saw
timber; that this timber is in the
hands of individuals and corporations
who are ready to manufacture the
same into lumber as soon as a means
Of transportation to the markets OF
the world can be secured; that there
is no means OF transporting this tim
or the lumber manufactured there
from other than by long rail ship
ments over a line with which there in
no competition or by small coastina
schooners carrying 100000 or 100000
feet to San Francisco; that II is ar
undisputable fact that ad
jacent to the Yaquina Bay Is one O
the largest bodies OF standing timber
in the world. further, that the lumber
capable OF being manufactured from
this timber is wanted in the markets
of the world and that by the expendi
ture Of a moderate amount OF none.
in improving the Bar and Harbor o
Yaquina Bay the largest carrying ship
Of the world could load at our mill
and would carry our lumber westwar,
across the Pacific or eastward througl
the Panama Canal to the places OF dc
mand.
Lumber Is not the only commodit
which would figure in the increase 0
commerce resulting from further I'm
provement OF this project. II the Va
quina Bar and Harbor were sufiicientl
improved TO allow the entrance OF tn
great freighters OF the sea produce O
the fertile Willamette Valley and
great portion OF Eastern Oregon, cor
sisting OF wheat and other grains
hops, dried and green fruits, meat an,
other produce, would be nearer to tn
markets of the world from 200 to 60
miles OF railroad transportation.
And Be II Further Resolved, That {
copy OF this resolution be forthwith
forwarded to the Board of Engineer
for Rivers and Harbors, Southern
Building, Washington, ID. G.
r. A. Arnold,
Attest: r. NJ. Hayden, Mayor.
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