Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-05-25
COUNCIL WILL HOLD A SPECIAL
Meeting TONIGHT.
East Aberdeen Sewers will be Cut
Out. Water Main Through B
Street Cut. RumOrS of Gambling
and Graft to be lnve Stigated To-
night. Usual Cleanup JawfeSt.

last night was the opening of bids for
building sewers in Districts A and X l..
Several bids were subm tied, running
about $1,000 for District X. and $23. 900
for District A. A number of contractors
from Portland an the Sound cities were
present, and would liked to have had q
decision, but the council decided to hold
a special meeting this evening to discuss
them. Councilman Anderson said the
assessed valuation of District X WAS but
about $4,000, and as the bid for sewers
was abont $4,000, or two-thrds the valu-
alton, this district will probably be
dropped.
The matter of planking Boone street
at approach to the bridge was referred
to the attorney.
On recommendation Of Attorney Tag.
CART, the treasurer W IS authorized to &C.
cept $lO.OS for delinquent street taxes in
District 40. and to pay outstanding war
rants Of that amount, transferring the
required interest from the current ex :
pense fund
A resolution was adopted for the va
cation of Somerset avenue, and fixing a
date for hearing.
The Aberdeen Box Co. was granted a
fifty-year lea 9 to part of the alley in
Block "a. w. &. B. Second Addition.
A petition for new water main on K
street between Sixth and Eighth was
referred 10 the committee.
The saloon license OF John Jackson
was renewed.
1t was decided to allow the Grays
Harbor Gas Co. the use OF the small
room now leased by the city, at $40 a
month.
1t transpired that to hol the easement
around the Stewart bluff swould entail
additional cost, and Supt. Linn was di.
rected to lay the water main through the
street cut.
The contract for building the 2O-fcot
roadway on West Wishkah street was
awarded to r. s. Jackson for $l.l9 per
lineal foot.
The bid for planking Wi,hkah street
between H and I, was rejected, and the
attorney directed to prepare sanother
resolution, placing the cost at higher
figure.
For building sidewalks on the half
block on II street, below Heron, Geo. A.
Simpson and NJ. Stromer bid 46 cents per
foot each. As Mr.. Simpsons :check was
not certified, the contract was given
Stroner.
An ordinance was passed for sidewalks
on Harbor, Newell and Wishkah streets,
East Aberdeen, and the clerk directed to
call for bids for their building.
The assessment roll of District l28
was equalized as assessed.
The application of Mr.. Shannon for
water pipe extension was referred to the
water committee.
Trask informed the council that he
had been informed from reliable source
that public gambling was going on in
the city, and that the managers of the
game claimed to be paying the city SIS
per table for the privilege, and he want.
ed to know who was getting the money.
Mayor Lindstrom said he had been
similarly informed, but when he asked
the informant to make complaint, swear.
ing to the statement, he refused; that
he asked the marshal about the matter,
and that officer denied any knowledge Of
gambling gcing on. Trask replied that
he knew of case-which could be
proved-where woman had made two
gambling houses refund 1858 that had
been lost by her husband, and, that in
demurring to the refund, the sports had
told the woman they were paying the
city SIS per month per table, and that
she could do nothing with them. The
committee OF the whole will investigate
the matter tonight.
After the usual jawfest about cleaning
up vacant lots, the council adjourned to
meet as a committee tonight.