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BAKERS FERRY
Clackamas River
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T2S-R2E-Sec13
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May 18, 1894: "At the meeting of the Springwater populist club on Saturday, the democrats who joined to accommodate Al Lacey, its moving spirit, attended with the expectation of hearing Mr. Lacey (a populist candidate) explain why he did not pay the $20 he subscribed towards the Baker's Ferry bridge, but he never said a word." (Oregon Courier)
June 1, 1900: "In the matter of filling the approach at Bakers' Ferry bridge, the roadmaster's report was accepted, the cost of the improvement not to exceed $450." (Oregon City Enterprise)
October 7, 1910: "The county is putting in cement foundation at the south end of the Baker's Ferry Bridge on the Clackamas River. That may aid the people of Multnomah county to cross over the river in safety when Multnomah county gets the north side of Clackamas County added to Multnomah county." (Oregon City Enterprise)
July 6, 1913: "A government stump-pulling out-fit weighing some 20 tons or more, caved in what is known as the Baker's ferry bridge on the south Clackamas valley road Friday, putting that structure out of commission, and providing a problem for government men to raise the heavy apparatus from the ravine some 20 or 30 feet below the level of the road. The county commissioners looked over the wreck of the bridge Saturday, and took steps for its repair.
Owing to the general closing down of the country telephones on the Fourth, notifications of the failure of the bridge was not received in time for the road supervisor to post barricade notices along the road leading to the bridge, and as a result many farmers drove to the structure before finding out that the road was impassible; and then had to make a long detour to continue on their way. Barricade notices have now been posted at considerable distance above the structure, so as to prevent continuance of this inconvenience." (Morning Enterprise)
November 20, 1913: "We wonder why Dan Watts, the road supervisor, doesn't repair the bannisters on the south end of Baker's Ferry bridge, where Mr. Dallas' team went down some months ago. Its about time, before another accident happens." (Oregon City Courier)
March 15, 1923: “A delegation from Viola headed by William Matoon, J. Randolph and J.A. LaCroix, road master, waited on the county court Monday to ask the county to join Stephen Carver of the Portland and Oregon City railway in building a double deck bridge to replace the old Baker's bridge, built in 1882. The Carver line contemplates an extension from Carver with the expressed purpose of striking a heavy belt of timber that would furnish a large amount of traffic for the road. The proposed bridge would be a double-decker one level for use of the railroad company exclusively and the other for the traffic of the neighborhood.
A committee from Viola section will wait upon the county court the coming month to present a definite proposal regarding this bridge and the road program for the east end of the county.” (The Molalla Pioneer)