Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-05-19
Newport Urges
Construction Of
Salmon River Road
Committee of Citizens Present
Resolution to County Court
Urging Immediate Action.

representing the commercial club OF
that city, called on the county court
here Monday afternoon and urged the
immediate construction of a perman.
ent road from the Salmon river to
Taft on the Siletz Bay, bonds for
which were voted in June, 1921
The delegation, composed of AL
Kirkland, l.. c. Smith, ]. Van Wassen-
hove, Dr.. r, Hendry, DR.. Belt, L. w.
Williams, Fl. II. Anderson, B. F. Jones
Mayor Chas. Roper, Tom Horning of
Otter Rock and F. w. Gerttula, can.
neryman OF Kernville, had in its
possession a copy of a resolution pass
ed unanimously by the Newport club
which is as follows:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, al an election held in
June, 1921, for the purpose Of voting
bonds to build permanent roads in
Lincoln County, Oregon from Alsea TO
Benton County line, Corvallis-Newport
road. Salmon River to Taft road, az
gregrating $343,240.00 which the said
and,
WHEREAS, at said election the
people by large majority voted $3.50 :
100000 which the said Highway Com.
mission agreed to match for the pur.
pose OF building a permanent road
from Salmon River to Taft On tht
Siletz Bay, and,
WHEREAS, the County Court COOP.
Grating with the said Highway Com.
mission have during the past year
built a portion of the Newport.C Cor
Wallis Highway and contracts to have
been let for the completion of said
road on or before October 18th, 1922,
and,
WHEREAS, the State Highway Com
mission has recently made a susvey
OF said road from Salmon River to
Taft, and
WHEREAS, a year has elapsed since
the voting OF said bonds for the build
ing Of this road and 1t is of vital i'm.
portance to the best interests of Li:,-
coin County that the County Court
carry out the will Of the people and
urge the State Highway Commission
to comply with the contract and iIl>-
mediately proceed to the letting of
the contract and the building of this
road, and
WHEREAS, the most fertile portion
Of Lincoln County and one Of the best
dairying country in Oregon is isol>.
ted for want OF road and the peo-
pie are compelled to haul their dairy
products over the coast range of the
to Willamina that is prac-
tically impossible IN the winter
and WHEREAS, the building
OF such coast read from Salmon River
to Taft will furnish an outlet for all
the products of the Devils Lake and
Salmon River valley and
WHEREAS, there Is a dirt road with
good grade from said Salmon River
to Taft and it is estimated the cost Of
building permanent road from Sal
mon River to Taft with crushed rock
such as the County is building from
Newport to Corvallis would not ex-
ceed $S00000 per mile a total Of $64,-
100000 for eight miles or a sum but
little mode than one-fourfh of the
voted to build said road,
NOW THEREFORE, be it Resolved
by the Newport Commercial Club that
we earnestly urge the County Court
Of Lincoln County to sell sufficient
bonds voted for the building Of said
road, and that in the event that the
State Highway Commission will not
cooperate with the County as they
have agreed to that the County
Court Immediately advertise for bids
for the building Of this road, that the
same may be completed this season.
and thus give an outlet to the people
in the northern portion OF Lincoln
County for their products, that the
will Of the people may be carried out
that a copy OF this Resolution be sent
TO the County papers for publication.
Passed by unanimous vote Of the
Club his 10th day Of May, 1922.
AL KIRKLAND,
President,
1t is understood the reason why the
Of the road had not been
started before this time was because
Of the fact that the State Highway
Commission and Forest Service had
not taken action to match the $120, 900 |
voted for the above purpose. 1t Is also
that If the county had
started construction without the CO.
operation Of the state highway the
county would have had to stand the
entire cost without aid from any other
source.
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