Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-04-11
The. CITY Fathers
ENACT some IMPORTANT LEGIS.
LATION LAST night.
Cost of NOnfeS anO Road to Aberdeen,
Changes in Plumber Ordinance.
Street improvements to Extent of
$4,000 Ordered. Garbage a
burning" Que SfiOn.

Engineers Troutman and II. S. Shorey
submitted report on the road along the
bluff being built jointly by the state,
county and CITY, showing the cost Of the
road about $26 600, including 81 900 for a
protecting boom, Of which the state pays
$4,000. the county So $50, ieaving about
SIS, 25O for the city. The matter of the
boom was referred to the street commit
tee.
The committee reported that the
charges against Plumber Jensen had
been withdrawn.
The alley between Market and Wish.
kah and & and IL streets, and that be-
tween Heron and Wishkah and f and H
etreets. were or cred planked.
The attorney wa, directed to draw
resolution for sidewalk on Chicago ave.
nue. between second and Randall streets.
ID street was ordered redecked from
First to Randall.
The balance due the late Joseph Haw-
kins was ordered cent to his mother.
Lee Mckenzie, insurance eurveyor,
filed a statement of conditions, which il
attended to would reduce rates. Among
them WIS the building of reservoir to
holl 100000 gallons; stop the leakage
in the Chehalls river main; replace de.
fective mains; larger fire hydrants and
more standpipes in the business districts,
and some changes in the building ordi-
nance. Referred to the fire committee.
The report Of the library was referred
to the finance committee.
The following street improvement reso.
lutions were adopted: Sidewalks on both
sides Of First street from Broadway to
Washington street; a 20 foot roadway on
Division street between Her on and First !;
lo.foot roadway on Curtis street from
Clark to Booze.
A resolution for grading the follow ing
streets, at cost not to exceed $3.50,
was adopted. Broadway from First to
Tenth; H street from Market to Eighth !;
Sixth street from Broadway to Division !;
Fifth street from Il to Division; Eighth
street from II to N; Fourth street from
II to l.; L street from Second to Eighth ;
Second street from X to " ashinpton.
An ordinance for a 2O-foot road on the
north side OF Curtis street from Evans
street to plank road was passed.
The contracts for supplies awarded by
the water committee we're approved.
Graders on the Monte-ano road were
given permission to take earth from
Benn, Tyler and Fleet streets.
l.. A. Doyle was allowed $3.50 on his
contract.
The health committee reported prop.
osition from r. A. Wiley to erect an in
Generator on his property near the bluff.
Referred to the committee and engineer
The ordinance for sewers in district B
was passed.
An ordinance providing the method OF
procedure in making and collecting for
! local Improvements was passed.
An ordinance prohibiting expectora-
ton in street cars, on the sidewalks or
other public places was introduced. and
talked to sleep, if not to death.
An ordinance regulating plumbing and
plumbers was passed. The chief change
from the old ordinance lies in eliminat.
ing plumbers from the board Of exami-
ners, and placing that duty on the in
spector, health officer and sewer com.
mittee.
The clerk was directed TO purchase the
tide land in front of Mill street.
A warrant was ordered for SIS for road
right of way for Leonard Gustaeon.
Chairman Bowes. of the street commit.
tee. protested vigorously against the
"butting in' of q. NJ. Powell in street
and road matters, saying he had the
committee all balled up on a deal with
the No thern Pacific Ry Co.
A petition OF the u II. Railway &
Light Co. for the vacation of the streets
and alleys in Blocks 10 Ills and Is in
Sunnys,de Addition for power plant pur-
poses, was referred to the committee.
o. j. Engen was allowed to connect
his new dwelling house with the Ii street
sewer.
A defective b OF sidewalk building on
Second street was referred to the street
committee.
The clerk was directed to advertise for
1900 cords OF wood for the pumping sta.
t;np