Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-04-12
TO BUILD road SURE
CITY COUNCIL DEBIDES TO BUILD
ROAD AROUND The BLUFF.
Chamber of Commerce Heartily
FavOrs Building Road This Sum-
mer. Bridge Company Hicks on
Paving Demurrage. Protest on
Broadway Grade. HOquiam Road
in a Muddlc.

The seating capacity Of the council
chamber was taxed to the limit at the
meeting last evening, by crowd oil
spectators. The attractions were the
Montesano road matter, and IA protest
against the regrade Of Broadway.
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Hogan, the committee from the Chamber
of Commerce, appeared to urge action in
the matter OF the Montesano road, the
connection to be built on level, around
the bluff. The committee was prepared
with plan to finance the proposition, in
case the council feft the city not in con.
dition to meet the cost, estimated at
$40, 900. This plan was to issue warrants
not presentable for payment for two
years. It soon became evident that the
council was willing to join with the
chamber in pushing the road, and, after
discussing the city's financial ability at
some length, a resolution was adopted
declaring it to be tee intention of the
council to make this improvement as a
public NECESSITY, and that 1t would let q
contract for its construction as soon az
plans were made, payment to be made
by current expense fund warrants, to be
called for redemption in their regular
order. The matter was then referred to
the street committee. authorized to en-.
gage engineer Hunt to make plans, and
report the matter in shape for lettin gthe
contract as soon as possible.
The street committee reported on the
sidewalk at Fourth and H streets, and
the commissioner was directed to put in
the crossing. and the attorney to prepare
u resolution for the walk 125 feet, in front
of the Smith property.
The NJ. v. Snyder saloon license was
extended two months.
A request of Chief Graham for addi.
tional fire apparatus Was referred to the
committee.
A communica ion was read, signed by
IL property owners on Broadway. pro.
testing against the regrade, and threaten.
ing legal steps to prevent it should the
council persist in it's declared Intentions,
and intimating that the council was in.
huenced in its action by the q. H. Elec.
trio company. The matter went over
until the next meeting.
A petition for street light at Second
and E streets was referred to the com.
mittee, with power 10 act.
Mrs. j. E. Pechacek gave notice Of be.
ing damaged by reason Of defective
StTecJ. heIcIICu W ttc dttOIucvs
Ordinances were passed providing for
sewers in Districts 3 and f. and that of
District G was laid over for week.
J. B. Bridges appeared in the matter
OF the improvement of Washington and
Ninemire streets, on behalf OF the Nine
mire & Morgan company and other resi-.
dents who use the road daily, and sug.
gested some way be devised in which
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road while it was being rebuilt. From
that a mistake had been made in this
matter. Since letting the contract, sew.
eral changes have been made that will
jeapordize the collection of the cost from
the property, and it looks as if the con.
improvement decided upon that will be
more suitable the city will dodge pile
of trouble.
q. w. Simons. of the Pacific Bridge
company. made an argument protesting
against the charge for demurrage on the
Heron street bridge, and intimated that
payment of the 81 $50 in the courts.
The council did not appear to see it in
that light, although the mayor was of
opinion that the contract allowed any
delay the company wanted to allege was
unavoidable. Attorney Taggart was
sought for advice, but could not be locat-
ed, and the matter will be considered by
a committee OF the whole tonight.
A communication has been received
from the state treasurer, threatening
mandamus proceedings unless the city at
once satisfy the judgment against it for
delinquent saloon licenses.