Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-31
THE CITY COUNCIL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE ON The
TABLE INDEFINITELY.
Expert Bridge Engineer TeIegraphed
For. New Trustee for City Library.
-Four Bids Received for New Steel
Bridge. Plat of SOuthSide Accept.
ed. Veneer District Outlined.

All the councilmen except Mr.. Wilson
were present last night.
The plat OF the South Side addition tC
South Aberdeen was accepted.
The veneer distric: asked for hy C. "
10y and others was allowed, so far as all
north OF Market street between + and +
but rejected it SO far as + ana II.
City Attorney Taggart suggested that
in the matter OF the claim Of johnson Il
Mcbride for damages, the city tender
them the sum OF $50.
The attorney was instructe to draw
an ordinance in the matter Cf poll tax
as the present ordinance is detective.
f. G. Finch was given the contract fol
building the street and al ey crossings or
the oouthside, at the rate OF 40 cents pei
foot.
petition was received from citizens
on the Southside asking that a road be
built through the west part OF the city tc
connect with the road hat the county
las D'IIIh uD tilc ANlltSkdIl IlNtI.
On the complaint of r.. Is Kellogg, the
superintendent Of streets WIS instructed
to have the streets in cottase addition
leading off OF + street, cleaned.
The petition of the trustees of the cit,
library, asking that they be given room
in the new city hall for library purposes,
was referred to the building committee
Wilson Bros. We're permitted to repai
the water pipe on the Wilson Bros mil
property.
The Aberdeen Box factory asked TO
water connections. Referred to waite
committee.
Pete Mcclure was granted a liquo
license.
The ". G. T. L. asked that a waite
fountain be erected on the corner of Her
on and q st'eets, they TO furnish tn,
fountain. Referred to water committee
Mrs. w. b. Mack was appointed
trustee Of the city library.
j. A. Mailer, who runs the Svea sa
loon, entered complaint against Cit,
Marshal Carter, stating that ne was in
terlerng with 2 tenant OF his. Referred
to fire ana light committee.
a protest was received from S, Benz
and Others, in the matter of the sewe
near + street, in Sewer District A, whcl
is being constructed. Filed.
Mike Goldsmith was granted dance
hall license for the Eagle dance hall
corner OF q aud River streets.
An ordinance was passed protectin.
the merchants of Aberdeen from the en-
croachment of the Inherent merchant
The license charge to tnerents being al
follows: Period less than month, 81,
per day; first month $3.50; second anC
third months, $l25; after three months
$50 per month.
The matter of the improy ement O
Ninemire street was laid over for one
week.
The city attorney was instructed tt
draw an ordinance for the improvement
of + street, Michigan avenue and Heron
street.
The clerk was instructed to re adver
tise for bids for f and Broadway streets
The telephone ordinance asked for
was laid on the table indefinitely.
The clerk was instructed to telegraph
Charles $. Bealer, of Tacoma, to come
and expert the plans for bridge acros.
the Wishkafi, before the bids would b,
accepted. The council is TO meet as
committee of the whole, at the call Of tn,
mayor, when the bids have been ex.
ported.
Complaint was made against tn
Olympia restaurant that the proprietor
was not living up to his license in sellin,
liquors in original packages.
Bids for the bridge were received from
the following parties: Portland Bridge
Il Building Co., $29, ,4SO; Puget Sounc
Bridge & Dredging Co., $25, 500; Pacific
Bridge Co., $27 1928; International Con
tract Co., $27,l75.
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