Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-06-20
ANDERSON TAKES AN APPEAL
r., the Courts to Prevent the Signing or
the stewart Contract.

the St0WSrV COutFoCts
Just when an agreement is reached
with the Stewards for an outlet of the
city's trade with the Wishkah valley,
something may be depended upon to
prevent or delay this much needed i'm
provement. In fact, it looks as if fate
in very jealousy Of the natural advantages
of Aberdeen-had conspired to preserve
the isolated condition of this city, and
prevent the building of roads leading to
it from any direction. Meanwhile the
business men, as rule, sit blindly by,
unable to see the plain opportunities for
trade expansion that lie in every di-
rection.
Last week it was supposed that the city
had, at last, secured an outlet on the
north, and at the same time required
tract of land at the water works. at what
majority of the council considered
reasonable price, when, true to the rec
ord, the inevitable something happened.
On Monday evening, June 10, the city
council accepted the proposition of the
Stewards, and directed the mayor and
clerk to sign the contract ON behalf OF
the city. Mayor Anstie called meeting
of the council last Monday evening to
consider the bond of the Stewards, when
it was generally understood that, the
bond approved, the matter would be
ended, but ON Monday afternoon sum-
mons was served on the mayor and
clerk, citing them to appear in the
superior court and show why they should
not be restrained from signing the con-
tract. The complaint was sworn to by
Councilman Anderson. and contained
the objections that had been SO often
raised by him when the matter was
under consideration by the council, and
overruled by majority of that body.
City Attorney Shields was present at
the meeting Monday evening, and adj
vised the council that the papers served
was not restraining order; was of no
force upon the city officers, other than a
mere summons, and stated that the way
to beat the case was then and there to
sign the contract, and when the case
came up in court there would be nothing
to adjudicute.
1t was then made plain that the mayor
was not inclined to carry out the order
of the council, but was hand and glove
with the two membots Ill Oppo0,v'~.- -
the contract, in a determination to over
ride the decision of the majority, and he
has persistently refused to be guided by
the advice of the attorney, and sign the
contract, pending the hearing OF the APP
plication for an injunction, which will
be heard tomorrow at Montesano.
Those opposed to the contract in the
honest belief that the Stewards were get
ting entirely too much money for what
they gave, will be interested in the esti-
mates made by Engineers Hunt and
jackson of the cost Of the work provided
for in the $3, 900 contract. The engineers
went over the ground yesterday, ane
figured on the work separately, Mr.. Hunt
estimating the cost for rock covered
roadway, and Mr.. Jackson for planI
roads. Mr.. Hunts estimate is: Exca
waiting, S,9s7 cubic yards, surfacing, 100
! wards. Estimate cost, $4,l76.15. Mr.
Jackson's estimate: Excavating, 900
cubic yards. Planking 1881 lineal feet
Estimated cost "a ,0O8.25. Both estimat
. ed the cost of excavating at 20 cents pc
!. ward. It will be noted that the two est
y mates differ very little, there being bu
= a difference of 20 yards in the amount {
\ earth to be moved, and but $1,000 i
total cost.