Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-20
Big CROWD ATTENDS
WEEKLY stunt fOf The CITY
FATHERS LS7sNIdH7. I
B,ds opened for r,iins T,de'ands:
Contracts Let For Repair OF n
Street Blunder. A Strange Water
Tax Schedule. Attorney to Settle
Shack Burning Blunder. &

"A large crowd attended the council
meeting last night, attracted largely by
the fact that bids for filing the tide fia's
were to be opened. Five bids were re-
ceived. the lowest being y GEMS per
| yard for dykes and 1874 cents for earth
fiji, from the North American Dredging
Co. This was made conditional that the
validity of the bonds would he proved in
court, in which case the company would
take one-fourth Of the pay in bonds at
par. The matter was referred.
The sewer agreement with Contractor
Keasal was agreed to.
The finance committee reported adj
versely on the tequeet Of the Bulletin and
HERALD. that taey be furnished copies
Of the legal notices for free publication.
In this council. there seems to he sol t
OF "gentlemen's agreement" to the
effect that no objection must be made to
report OF a committee. 20 this was ac-
cepted without dissenting vo. &c. Tho-e
papers will print the matter inst the
same.
The matter OF cancelling some warrants
on the Sixth street improvement was re.
irtrea., - r..tt 1yt,
The Aberdeen General hospital object.
ell to it's water rental OF $66 80 for Janu-
~ which, it appears was the correct
meter reading, but the inatitution is
charged higher scale than other con-
eume,s OF like quantities by reason OF
water schedule that is "fearfully and
wonderfully tnade." Referred to the
water committec. ] ! l.,
The effort to escape as cheaply as pos
sible the bIunder of u former adminstra-
ton, in unlawfully destroying ehacks,
was referred to Attorneys Hogan AID
TAgeart. ..,
( A request for light at II and Wishkah
streets was referred.
A petition Tor the grading OF bau'el
street. between Lafayette and Thomas.
was referred.
The saloon licenses OF 7. NJ. Howard
and A. Hoffman were renewed.
SIX bids were received for pump for
the sodth Aberdesn " alter system, which
were referred. a. /. !
The contract for grading the NJ street
blunder was awarded to j. j. Mcclure,
for 80 cents per yard. Crivyea called at.
tention to the fact that payment for this
work was likely to be resisted, but the
contract was let upon the opinion OF the
city attorney, that AS the cost stated in
the resolution would not be- exceeded,
the owners could be made to pay for the
mistake.
The treasurer was directed to pay any
money that may be in the library fund
over to the trustees, to be used in pur-
chasing an additional lot.
A very crude ordinance was passed
fixing penalties for interfering with wa
ter pipes, Tut has net yet received the
sanction OF the mayor, and it is doubtful
il it will until corrected in some par
ticulars.
An ordinance amending Sections IA
and 81 OF the Plumbing ordinance was
introduced and referred. The ordinance
aims to reduce the cost of plumbing a
house non $75 to $3.50, and, 1t is said,
without reducing the sanitation of the
work.
The deed to the South Aberdeen pipe
right OF way was referred to the attorney.
The acceptance Of the Market street
Improvement, west Of Division street,
Was referred to the engineer. 1t appears
that bridge on this street, erected by
the street commissioner, was placed so
lrgt, as to make the approaches difficult.
A regrade OF |. street was recommend
e by the engineer. and referred.
A resolution was ordered fer the i'm
provement OF Clark street. between Cur.
it's and Schley.