Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-03-27

tract for B Street improvement Awarded
to Jas. Stewart. City Library Trustees
Appointed. Water Franchise for South
Aberdeen Wanted, Etc.
Quite crowd OF spectators gathered at
the city council room, Saturday night, in
expectation of sensational meeting,
anent the strained situation in sporting
circles. If that was the calculation, it
was doomed to disappointment, as the
meeting was exceedingly harmonious,
and great deal OF business was disposed
OF to the apparent satisfaction OF all
concerned.
All the councilmen were present hen
Mayor Anstie called to order, and the
minutes of the last meeting were adopted,
after a correction was made in the state
ment OF Mr.. Renn, that the B street i'm
provement was gift OF public money, so
that it would not appear that any gift
was ma lie to Contractor Shyrcck.
Rudolph Dstler, OF Cosmopolis, asked
the council to consider the matter OF
granting franchise to supply South
Aberdeen with water. Mr.. Dstler and
associates are about to put in water
system in Cosmcpolis, and would extend
it to South Aberdeen if suitable fran
chise was granted. The matter was
referred to the water committee for
investigation.
A. G. Long, OF Portland. stated that,
while the new fire bell was sold the city
in good faith and was according to con-
tract, he did not wish the city to keep it
il it did not suit. 1t was finally decided
to send the bell back, and to pay Mr..
Long for it. together with the freight, and
the city to take credit for the amount SO
paid, to be applied on future purchases
of fire apparatus.
An ordinance for the improvement OF
B street, from the plank road to Sixth
avenue, was passed and approved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Stewart, A. j. Stew
art and Mis-. Elizabeth McGIegor were
permitted to make their own improve
ments on B street.
The ordinance establishing the grade
on north F street was lead and referred
to the attorney.
The attorney was directed to prepare
an ordinance providing for new sidewalks
Oh the north side ii Hume street between
F and Bro alway.
The special committee on removal OIL
water works recommended that the
pumping station be moved near to saw
mill and that reservoir be established
on Harbor Heights, and said that if the
council thought the recommendations
worth consideration, they would like fun
ther time in which to investigate the
matter in detail. This was granted.
On recommendation OF the street COM
mittee, the street commissioner was in
structed to build sewer at Terrace
avenue and d street. and another in
blocks 81 and fl.
The matter OF a water main fer East
Aberdeen was laid on the table for the
present.
On recommendation of the water com.
mittee, the water superintendent was
directed to remove the fire hydrant from
Front and Tyler streets to First and
Tyler, and the clerk was directed to
advertise for 300 feet Of 4-inch pipe foI
the purpose.
The street committee reported that the
lot required for the extension of d street
could be bought for 500, and that G. r..
Green would take half OF it. 1t was de-
cided that the city would pay pro rata for
the portion used as a street, il those
wishing the extension would take the
balance OF the lot.
The street committee was prevented by
Stormy weather from investigating the
petition for bridge on the Hoquiam
road, and was granted another week.
The fire committee reported the receipt
vi Tue uGN SuCtIOu ItOSc lOI CIlc Ill =
engine.
The city engineer filed the plans for
the city hospital.
City Attorney Shields took the floor
and explained several things to the coun-
Gil. lie called attention to the fact that,
as Judge Irwin had been counsel for
Broadway property owners, he would be
disqualified to act in the foreclosure suits,
and that this would probably delay the
cases. He then brought up the matter
of the notices that had been served on
owners and agents OF tenderloin property,
and said he had prepared those notices
for the marshal by reason OF the order OF
tine council directing all criminal ordi-
nances to be enforced, and, he continued,
this notice would expire next Monday
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