Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-05
M Street MIDDLE
BIDS FAIR TO COST The GENERAL
FUND $500.
union nil! Co. Wants Streets Vacated.
Grade of Street Changed. Coun-
CH Reduces It's Salary. TideIand
Filling Scheme is Dropped. jack
son Houses Declared Nuisance.

sun HouSSS DeCidre0 nuisance.
Attorney Hogan appeared before
the city council last evening for
John Hegdale, the original contractor
on M street, and showed that body
that they could not escape RESPONSE
bility for the blunder on that street
by evasion of the law. Hegdale COM
pleted his contract, the work was ac-
cepted, and he wants his money. Af-
ter his work was finished the council
discovered that the grade on the
street was impossible, and, as the
Hegdale contract had not equalled
the estimate in the resolution, a con-
tract was let to regrade the street as
a continuance of the original i'm
provement.
This, Mr.. Hogan said, was clearly
Illegal, and he had advised his client
that warrants issued under such pro-
cedure would be void City Attorney
Taggart, who advised this method in
an effort to get the council out of
the hole, differed with Mr.. Hogan,
and the matter was finally referred
back to him for week, to see if he
can discover a way out of the diff
Guilty.
On the report of the water COM
mittee the bill of the Aberdeen Gen.
eral hospital for January was sus-
tanned.
The plank roadway on Marion
street was accepted.
A stairway was ordered built at
Second and X streets.
On recommendation of the COM
mittee the pump for the South Alb
erdeen water system was purchased.
The purchase Of $4,000 feet of
plank from the C. e. Burrows Lum-
Der company at IS per M. was or
dered.
The monthly reports of depart
ments were read and referred
A requisition for fire department
supplies WAS REFERRED.
The Union Mill company asked for
the vacation of some streets and al
leys near the mill, and a resolution
was adopted, fixing March 25, to
hear the application.
A petition for a light at F street
and Mckinley avenue was referred.
An ordinance was passed changing
the grade of street, between Second
and Third, which necessitated a new
resolution for the improvement of
that street, and which the attorney
was directed to prepare.
An ordinance changing the grade
of l. street was referred to the en-
gineer.
A resolution for the improvement
of B street was referred to the engi-
neer to make specifications.
The Washington Pipe &, Foundry
company was awarded the contract
for 1900 feet of 5-inch pipe, at 19c
per foot.
The usual batch of monthly bills
were allowed.
The attorney was directed to draw
an ordinance fixing the salary Of
councilmen at $25 month.
Complaint was made of the sewage
from two houses owned by r. S.
Jackson running over the block to
Fifth street, and the health officer
was directed to take immediate steps
to abate the nu sance.
On motion of McDougal, the tide
land filling project was ordered
dropped, all bids rejected, and checks
of bidders returned. A special COM
mittee, of Hart, Parks and Leitch
was appointed to frame up new
district for filing.
The clerk was directed to adver-
tise for bids for laying 1S-inch water
pipe in South Aberdeen.
The engineer was directed to make
specifications for the improvement Of
Laura street.
The street commissioner was in
structed to prepare election booths
for the primary elections.
Jones moved to abolish smoking in
the council room, but this was more
than the members could stand-after
a reduction Of salary-and it was
promptly tabled.