Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-26
ORDINANCE NO. 277.

An ordinance vacating all that part OF
Tyler street extending from the south.
erly line OF Second street in southerly
direction to the southerly line of Front
street extended, being that portion Of
Tyler street lying between block one Of
the town of Wishkah and Parsons
block of the town of Wishkah. Also
all OF that part OF Front street extended
(said portion Of said Front street being
also known as First street) lying be-
tween the easterly line OF Benn street
extended, and westerly line of Tyler
street extended.
Whereas, a petition to the City Council
of the City of Aberdeen, for the vacation
of certain portions Of certain streets in
the City of Aberdeen, hereinafter more
particularly described, signed by Wilson
Bros. & Company, corporation, and by
the Aberdeen Electric Light Company, a
corporation. as the resident owners Of all
the real estate fronting and abutting upon
ssid portions OF said streets vacated by
this ordinance, as hereinafter described,
was filed with the City Clerk of the City
of Aberdeen on the 10th day Of Novem.
Der, 1901 and
Whereas, at a regular meeting Of the
said City Council OF the said City OF
Aberdeen held on the 10th day Of Novem.
Der, 1901, the said City Council then and
there passed a resolution wherein and
whereby the said City Council fixed and
appointed the 9TH day of December, 1901,
at the hour OF eight o'clock in the after
noon OF said day at the City Council
chamber in the City Of Aberdeen. Che
halls county, State Of Washington, as the
time and place when and where the said
City Council would hear, consider and
determine said petition and the matters
therein presented; and
Whereas, due and satisfactory proof
has been presented to the said City Coun-
Gil that notice OF the filing of said petition
and of the time and place fixed for said
hearing thereon was given at least twenty
days previous to the meeting OF said City
Council held on the 9TH day OF December,
1901, az aforesaid, by posting at the
points and on all the portions OF said
streets to be vacated and at three Of the
most public places in the City of Aber-
deem, notices embodying an intelligent
statement OF the matters in said petition
contained, together with notice Of the
time and place said petition would be
heard, said notices being posted at least
twenty days before the said It'll day Of
December. 1901 and
Whereas, at the said regular meeting
OF the said City Council held on the said
7th day OF December. 1901, at which time
and place, pursuant to said notice, the
said petition was heard and considered
and no person having appeared in oppo-
sition to said petition and after due con-
sideration the said City Council then and
there granted said petition and, upon
being fully advised in the premises,
ordered that said portions of said streets
be vacated; now therefore,
The City Council Of the City OF Aber-
deem do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. That all that part Of Tyler
street extending from the scutherly line
OF Second street in southerly direction
to the southerly line Of Front street ex-
tended. being that portion of Tyler street
lying between block one, OF the town Of
Wishkah, and Parsons block Of the town
OF Wishkah. Also all that part OF Front
street extended (said portion Of said
Front street being also known as First
street) lying between the easterly line Of
Benn street extended and the westerly
line of Tyler street extended, in the City
Of Aberdeen, according to the recorded
plats showing said streets as the same
appears on file in the Office Of the auditor
OF Chehalis county. State Of Washington,
be and all the said portion OF said streets,
as described, are hereby vacated and the
land in said portions OF raid streets so
vacated shall be and the same is hereby
surrendered and attached to the lots
bordering thereon respectively as a part
thereof; and all the night or title Of said
City of Aberdeen and OF the public in and
to the portions 80 vacated shall vest in
the person or corporation owning the lots
on each side thereof in equal proportions
as provided by law. Provided, that the
City OF Aberdeen hereby reserves the
right to lay and maintain water pipes and