Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-04-05
OUR CITY Fathers
Will To Hold BACK DEMURRAGE
ON Heron STREET Bridge.
Aberdeen Tide Lands Being Settled.
will Build More Sewers. Police
Judge Has Pudding. Kick Regis.
tered Against Branch Jail at Her.
on Street Bridge, Etc.

on Street Bridge, Etc.
After being held up since 1892, the tide
lands in front of Aberdeen will soon be
in position to SELL 90 that the abutting
property owners can secure title. The
last thing required was for the city coun.
Gil to designate its streets over these
lands, so the state authorities can place
them on the plat. An ordinance was
passed last night by the council. in which
such streets as committee TODAY shall
designate to Engineer Hunt will be
placed on the plat.
A street warrant OF NJ. Strommer, for
$:.5l, was ordered exchanged for a simi.
lar amount on the current expense fund.
lhe bridge committee reported having
engaged Robt. Dinse to swing the Heron
street bridge, at $75 month. and said
TWO men would be required until power
was secured. Although this committee,
with the mayor, was authorized to &C.
cept or reject the bridge, and to settle
the question Of demurrage, no report was
made on those subjects. Later in the
session a bill for $4,000, O. K.'d by the
hnance committee, was ordered paid to
the Pacific Bridge Co. This represented
the full amount due, and, of course, gave
the natural impression that the company
was to 60 free. Before adjournment,
however, it was found that no acceptance
OF the bridge was on record. This
brought the subject to the attention of
the council, and the $4,000 warrant was
held up, and the clerk directed to hold
back the demurrage.
On recommendation Of the sewer com.
mlttee, the attorney was directed to pre-.
pare resolution for the construction of
sewers in Districts b, G andE.
The report of Supt. Linn, showing the
cost OF the water department. for March
to have been 1886, was filed.
Tbe quarterly report of the attorney
was read and filed, showing delinquent
street taxes collected, "a, 1862.
The police judge reported fines paid to
treasurer in March. Sl,l97.45, and his
fees, $274.5O.
Ordinances were passed for side walks
on Heron street between X and Wash
lngton, and establishing grade on Fifth
street, between Broadway and l. street.
The proprietors OF the Washington and
Windsor hotel complained Of dangerous
spruce tree on x street, and asked for its
removal. Referred to the street com
mlttee, with power to act.
A petition for sidewalk on the south
side OF Fourth street, from the North
side OF ii to the center of block 4, was
referred to street committee.
Property owners in the vicinity pro.
tested against branch Jail at the Heron
street bridge, and the committee was
directed to report plans for building
there TO accommodate hose cart and
bridge tender, cutting out the Jail part.
The saloon license of Ed. Dolan was
renewed.
The property owners on Broadway be.
tween Tenth and Twelfth streets were
authorized to build a 16 foot plank road.
way, the city is 10 pay for street inter.
sections.
Owing to the difficulty in securing um-
Der OF specified lengths, J. A. Hood was
authorized to deviate from the specifica-
tions Of his contract, on Washington and
Ninemire streets, in this regard, SO the
efficiency OF the work is not endangered.
A petition of NJ. V. Snyder, to extend
date OF saloon licenses was referred to
the attorney.
Bids were received for furnishing re-
cord books for improvement districts as
follows: Herald Printery, $3l 80; Bulle-
tin, 500. Referred to finance COM
mittee, with power to act.
Bids for water pipe were referred to
water committee, with power to act.
The monthly batch OF bills was allowed.
The clerk was directed to procure cards
containing lists of the standing com.
mittees.
The fire committee was authorized to
have necessary alterations made in door
OF fire department.
HarbOr Lines Approved.
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