Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-03-01
OUR CITY Fathers.
GRIND OUT GRIST OF ROUTINE
BUSINESS LAST NIGHT.
fire Department Will Take Hose From
S. E. Siade Co.'S Fire Boat. A
Number of Street Improvement
Contracts Let. Establishment of
Street Grades, Etc.

Tue meeting OF the city corrci! last
night vac OF the routine order entirely.
The Finch shack question being left p:
tacit con-ent for Mayor lindstrom to
decide when he returns TO the city.
The matter Of sidewalks on the east
side OF g street, between Heron and
River. was laid on the table.
Treasurer Sargent reported overpay.
ments on improvement district funds
amounting to $2c0.i2, and overdlaits on
same funds Of - cents. He was directed
to make necessary transfers 10 and from
the current expense fund 70 balance the
accounts.
The license Of the Senate saloon was
transfer d to Joseph kaufman.
W. Z. Smith asked that the grade be
established on F street between Burleigh
street and Mckinley avenue. Referred
to street committee.
J. A. Graham and others, owning four
blocks on Nlnemi,e and Washington
streets were allow ed to improve in front
Of their property.
The Aberdeen Box Co. asked to tap
water main on Garfield street, for a
sprinkler system. Referred to water
committee with power to act.
A contract was mace with O. Ellison
to repair the water main in the Chehalis
river, for $50, the city to furnish re
qured material and certain help.
Supt. Linn was authorized to cut of
the fire service when necessary in in.
vestigating water consumers.
The following bills were above d: Crane
& Co., s6lS.50; W. C. Lucore, s65.
The street committee was authorized
to have the grade established on West
Sixth street. go as to give grade for bridge
over the gulch.
The improvement Of NJ street between
Heron and Wishkah was referred to the
street committee.
The bridge com mttee vas directed to
look up the power for turning the Heron
street bridge, 60 that it may be installed
while the bridge is being constructed,
60 as to be ready to swing when com.
pleted without delay.
An ordinance was passed changing the
names OF a number OF streets, where
they were conflicting or confusing.
Henry Schouwiier was awarded the
contract for sidewalks on Second street
between E and F, for As cents per lineal
foot
For planking the alley in block 81, s.
Shryock got the contract for 81 70 per
foot.
Eight bids ranging from 1924 to $40,
were received for the planking OF Nine
mire and " as hington streets, the con-
tract going to NJ. Strommer for 81 40 per
lneal foot.
The attorney was directed to prepare
an ordinance for sidewalks On NJ stree
between First and Second.
d. NJ. Bowes asked that Is feet OF side.
walk be built at Wishkah and Monroe
streets, to connect his walk with the
street crossing. Referred to street com.
mittee.
A corrected plat OF the West End Adj
dition was approved.
Furth called attention to the fact that
the fire department required more hose,
and that 500 feet Of city hose was on the :
+. Slade & Co. s fire boat, and suggested
that this hose be given the department,
or new hose purchased. A discussion
ensued as to whether the fire boat was OF
public use or not, and it was decided to
request the return OF the hose.
The attorney was directed to draw a
resolution for 14-ioot sidewalks on Heron
street iron X to Washington, where such
walks we're not already built.
The matter OF a re!rade on Broadway
was discussed at length. but no definite
action was taken.
Street Commissioner Hits was in.
s.ructed to tear out the old sidewalk
between South Aberdeen and Cosmopo-
lis, as it has become unsafe.