Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-12-08
TAX MEETING
HUGH SUCCESS

HUGH SUCCESS
The meeting held at the court
house Wednesday afternoon to
discuss the tax estimates and
vote levies for the ensuing year
was one of the best meetings
ever held in the county and we
believe resulted in much good,
and will place the citizens and
the Court upon a better plane Of
understanding. Never before, so
far as we can learn, has there
been such a large number Of rep
resentative people from the dir
ferent localities OF Lincoln coun-
ty been gathered together, to
discuss with the Court the diff
ferent problems which the Court
is trying to work out. The
meeting cannot help but result
in good as all the speakers ex-
pressed a desire to learn and not
to knock, and their statements
were bourne out by their ac-
tons.
The road and bridge levy was
the first business taken up by
the gathering, and the same
was placed before the house for
discussion. Attorney Water
bury of Newport asked the Court
where they expected to use the
money that would be raised by
the proposed levy Of 534 mills.
The different members of the
Court gave a general outline of
the work expected to be done
this year, which work includes
all parts of the county. After
this Hon. S. G.. irwin of Newport
made a very nice talk. Then
Attorney Waterbury explained
that he was highly in favor of
improvements, only desiring to
know how the money was to be
expended. Merchant w. S. Hall
of Siletz at this time made a very
able and interesting talk, point
ing out that we should keep the
levies as low as possible as the
high taxes keep out possible in
vestors in our county. That our
present high taxes were retard-
ing the development of our ma
tural resources. Next Mr.. e. p.
Currey talked, drging us all to
cooperate for the building OF
more and better roads, and the
upbuilding of the county. Hon.
B. f. Jones followed this up by
explaining the Port situation at
the present time, pointing out
the fact that one railroad hao
now built from the Valley over
the summit into the rich Siletz
timber and were hauling the logs
to Valley mills for manufacture
into lumber, and that two more
roads were building toward the
Siletz. He urged his audience
to get in line for the improve
ment Of the Yaquina harbor
M. M. Davis followed Mr.. Jones
and talked along the same lines
as Mr.. Hall, urging a reduction
Of levies wherever possible, with
the idea Of inducing capital to
locate here to develop our re-
sources. M. Wygant Of New
port was the next speaker and
then Mr.. Crosno. The meeting
endorsed the action Of the Court
In making the road levy.
The matter of the establishing
q bridge across the Yaquina riv-
er at Toledo was next taken up
G. e. Hawkins stated that he
thought this was a matter for
those who would use the bridge
to decide. Mrs. Harrison who
lives south of the bay. spoke
pointing out the immediate need
OF the bridge and urging that !,
be built. Chauncey Ohmart oi
Ona was highly in favor Of the
bridge, pointing out that the cit.
izens OF his community had do
mated some two thousands dol
lars worth of road work to tn,
county during the past year, be-
sides paying their share Of tn,
taxes. ]. w. Parrish, from ovel
towards the Siletz. expressed
himself as In favor of the bridge
and that "a shniild hnvn honr