No. 134
Calendar
134
Calendar No.
73D CONGRESS
SENATE
5
REPORT
No. 119
1st Session
OREG.
NEWPORT,OREG.
BRIDGE
ACROSSYAQUINA
YAQUINA BAY,
BAY, NEAR NEWPORT,
BRIDGE ACROSS
printed
to be
be printed
1933.Ordered to
JuNr
6, 1933.-Ordered
JUNE 6,
submitted the
the
on Commerce,
Commerce, submitted
Mr.
SsnppaRn, from
Committee on
from the Committee
Mr. SREPPARD,
following
REPORT
REPORT
S.17461
17a6]
accompany S.
[To
[To accompany
referred the bill
bill
The Committee
to whom
whom was referred
The
Committeo on Commerce,
Commerce. to
of Oregon
Oregonto
to
(S. 1746) granting
granting the
the consent
consent of
of Congress
Congresstoto the
the State
State of
acrossYaquina
Yaquina Bay
Bay
bridgeacross
construct,
maintain, and operate
operateaa toll
toll bridge
construct,-maintiin,
consideredthe
having considered
at or
Lincoln County,
County, Oreg.,
Oreg.,having
or near
nearNewport,
Newport,Lincoln
pass
thebill
bill do
dopass
ea,me,report favorably
thereon,and
and recommend
i6comfrend that the
same,
favbrably thereon,
without amendment.
arnendment
\{ar and
andAgriculAgricultheDepartments
DepartmentsofofWar
The bill
approvalof
of the
bill has
has the
the approval
although the
the
communications,although
ture as
communications,
bythe
theannexed
annexed
aswill
will appear
appearby
enactmentunnecessary.
unnecessary.
War Department
Departm6it believes
beliovesits enactment
or Acnrcur,runp,
AGRIcULTuRE,
Dppenrupxr or
DEPARTMENT
26,'1933.
Washington, May 26,
1935.
Washington,
Eon. HUBERT
Hon.
Eluspnr D.
D. STEPHENS,
SrppnpNe.
(Jnited
Benate.
StatesSenate.
on'Commerce,
Chairman
Commerce, United States
Chai.rnan Committee
Committeeon
23, transmitMay 23,
transmitof your
your letter
letter of
of May
acknowledged of
Dnr,n
Snxeron: Receipt
Receipt is acknowledged
DEAR SENATOR:
furnished with
be furnished
with
the committee
committee be
tins a copy
1746. with
ting
with request
request that
that the
conv of a bill,
bill. S. 1746,
passageas
Depropriety of its passage
as the Desuch
touchingit's
its merits
merits ind
and the propriety
sudh suggestions
sug!6stions toirching
partment
appropriate.
might deem
might
deem appropriate.
-
and operate
operate
This bill
authorize tlie
the State of
of Oregon to
to construct,
construct, maintain,
maintain, and
This
bill would
w6uld authoriz-e
or near
Newport, Lincoln
Lincoln
at or
nearNewport,
a bridge
across Yaquina
Bay at
bridge and approaches
thereto across
Yaquina Bay
approaches
-The
the
for the
the use
useof
of the
tolls for
Countv. Oreg.
authoiized to
to charge
chargetolls
County,
would be
be authorized
Oree.-The State
Statewould
piovide aafund
to
fundsufficient
sufficientto
asto
to provide
bridge, iire
the rates
tolls to
to be
be so
soadjusted
adjustedas
rites of
such tolls
of such
sufficient
sinkingfund
fgnd sufficient
meet maintenance, repair,
aasinking
meet-riraintenance,
andcreate
cre-ate
and operation
operationcosts,
iosts, and
repair, and
Thereafter the
to
to amortize
within not
not to
to exceed 15
15 years.
years. Thereafter
the
amortize the cost
tfre bridge
irf the
triage within
cost of
have
of toll
toll would
would have
ratesof
bridge would
bridge or
or the rates
as aa free
free bridge
bridge
would have
have to
to be operated as
opert-tioncosts.
costs.
provide only for maintenance,
to be
maintenance, repair, and operation
b6 such
such as
as would
wotrld provide
pioposed bridge
bf Federal-aid
svstemof
Federal-aid
6n the
ihe system
The location indicated
for the proposed
bridee is on
indicateh for
so far
far as
asthis
this DeDehighways approved
objection so
is without
lt'ithout objection
highways
apprtved for
The bill
bill is
for Oregon.
Oregon.- The
cof,cerned.
partment
Partment is cocerned.
youra,
Sincerely yours,
Sincerely
Acting Secretary.
Secretary.
R. G.
B..
G. Tuownu',
TUGWELL, Acting