Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-09-14
REGARDING ROADS
Newport, Oregon,

last issue Of the Leader among
other things you said, There is
one part of the present plan,
that we notice in particular that
Is likely to defeat the good road
project as a whole, that to
which we refer is the proposed
road from Newport to Waldport"
The good roads plan as outlined
In this petition does not propose
this road leading from Toledo
South through the fertile Beaver
Creek country to Bay View and
Lutzgen, but proposed to build
a new road along the ocean bluff
where there are no farmers. The
rest OF the roads outlined in the
petition will benefit our farm
ers as well as our tourists, and
will prove q double asset to the
county"
II you will read the petition
you will see that you have mis-
quoted the reading of the peti-
ton as to that portion of the
road you refer to above.
The road as outlined in the
petition from Newport to Wald-
port reads: Newport to Alsea
Bay, via Ona and Bayview to
Lutzgens."
Now, the first two miles and
a half of this road is open from
Newport to the old Life Saving
Station. From there there is
no road to Lutzgens except the
mile and one half over the point
at Seal Rock. The ocean beach
Is the public highway, and only
way to reach either Beaver
Creek, Lut2gens or the Alsea
Bay at the present time.
From the old Life Saving Sta
ton the County Court has re-
Gently had a road surveyed
along or near the ocean bluff to
Lutgens at the requcst OF the
people of Waldport and other
points South of hlsea Bay This
Is a stage line and is now and
has laen for fifty years the only
means Of reaching Waldport,
and southern Lincoln county
from Newport.
The proposed road as outlined
in the petition is to run along
the survey of the new county
road from the old Life Saving
Station 10 Beaver Creek. thence
over the road as surveyed by the
County to Ona and from Ona tc
Bay View and Lutgens. On this
road leading from Ona to mouth
OF Beaver Creek the people OF
Beaver Creek have, during the
past year and one half donated
100000 in money and labor to-
wards opening this road.
There are a number OF good
farms, lying along the ocean
from the Old Life Saving Station
to Beaver Creek, and from the
mouth Of Beaved up to Ona,
Bay Niey and LutZgens, is the
fertile valley of Beaver Creek,
referred 10 in your article quoted
above, and this is the route pro-
posed to be improved as outlined
in the petition.
You further say that Toledo
and Waidport want the road I'M
proved from LutZgens via Ona
to Toledo. Now, The plan as
outlined in the petition is to
improve the road from Ona to
Lutzgens, and it does not des-
troy the present road leading
from Ona 10 Toledo, but i'm
proves six miles OF this road
from Lut2ggns to Ona.
You also intimate in your edi-
torial TIA, The proposed road i'm
proveneut would iuirrn the
prosp,..s ~ getting a bridge al
Toledo Na are at q loss Il
know haH IN, improvire of aiy
miles %. rnrj rom iHtlgens &C
Ona would iuiuo the urnsrnatg
Of The ".a at TClcdU. .., q
matte! H. fact nearly three hun.
dred Iyyn.. at an opeG session o
the County Court in Toledo en-
dorsei .na building Of bridg,
at Toledo and The County Cour
has ordered the bridge built
And again the proposed road tC
be improved as outlined in tn,
petitioH from Rose Lodge vi;
Newport, Toledo, and Elk Cit,
to Benton County line woult
certainly mean n bridge at To
ledo. The ten miles of roat
leading from Ona to Toledo cal
be improved later on.
/ trust that in the spirit o
fairness you will publish thi
letter. Il not, kindly return tn
same to ne in the self address
ed, stamped envelope which
enclose you herewith. Thank
ing you for the space to be oc
cupied IN publishing this letter
am, Sincerely yours, .