Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-24
Tie CIR Fathers.
WILL Hold SPECIAL Meeting TO
DISCUSS WATER ORDINANCE.
Street improvements in Hill District
Will Continue all Winter. A Mum.
Der OF New Streets Projected.
WiShkah Street Wants Asphalt
Paving. Broadway Also.

A. D. Wood came before the coun-
Gil and asked permission to use the
sawdust from Heron street to fill c
street from Second to Terrace ave-
nue., and on Second street from C to
d. The request was granted
The bid of the Goram Rubber Co.,
of Seattle, for fire hose and nozzles.
the brand to be Amazon hose, was
accepted.
The request of E. o. Engen for the
filling of his property was granted.
The city engineer was ordered to
look up the matter of the improve
ment necessary on the cemetery road.
and the most feasible method of do
ing it,
The city attorney was instructed to
take any steps that may be neces-
sary to annul the contract made OF
the alley between the Elston and
Bowes property on Seventh and
broadway streets.
A petition was received from the
property owners on Wishkah and X
streets. asking that Wishkah street
from the Wishkah river to x street,
be improved by paving the same with
asphalt, and laying concrete side
walks. The engineer was ordered to
make the necessary estimates.
A communication was received
from f. A. Keasal, stating that it is
impossible to complete the outer end
of the outlet of the sewers in dis
tricts c and ID, on account of the
high tides, and asking that the work
be accepted with the condition that
the sewers be completed when the
tides are more favorable. Referred
to sewer committee.
A petition from a majority of the
property owners on Broadway, be,
tween Heron and Wishkah streets
asking that that portion of Broadway
be paved with asphalt was received
and referred to the city engineer and
city attorney, to report next Wed.
nesday.
Saloon licenses were granted M
Kaufman, All East Heron street, and
tn eAberdeen Brewing Company, fol-
English. 31S South G streets.
The water superintendent report.
ed that the cost of the intended wa.
ter extension on the South Side would
amount to $2,569. The clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids fol
the pipe and work.
Mrs. r. G. Mckay notified the city
that her horse had been injured tC
the extent of $40 by going through
hole in the street. The matter
was referred to the city attorney.
A resolution for the improvement
of I street in Bonn & Hopkins addi
ton by filing, graveling and build
ing sidewalks on the same, was pass
ed. October being set as the time OF
hearing remOnstrances.
A resolution for the improvement
of Fifth street. from II to I streets
and | street from Fifth north. by
clearing, grading and building side.
walks on the same, was passed, Oc-
tober being set as the time OF
hearing remonstrances.
A resolution for the improvement
of Eighth street from Broadway west
to M streets, by grubbing, grading
etc. was passed, and October set
as the time of hearing circumstances
The payments to be made on the 10
year bonded instalment plan.
The council. agreed to meet on
Monday evening as a committee OF
the whole, to consider the new wa
ter ordinance now under considera-
ton.
The street committee was instruct
to look into the matter of repairing
the dock at the North Aberdeen
bridge.
Councilman Hart. of the park COM
mission, reported that the commits
sion had visited "Think of Me" hill
and had chosen II blocks on HarbOr
Heights as a suitable place for park
and that an option was now held on
the property, ranging from $95 to
$40 per lot, in all costing $3.50, the
option to close on October Z. The
mayor appointed Messrs. c. M.
Weatherwax, A. f. Alexander and j.
Parks in conjunction with the park
and city attorney, to re-
port on the matter next week.