Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-02
IMPROVE Streets
COUNClL PLANS LOT OF NEW WORK
LAST NIGHT,
Improvement of Street, Portions of
FIRST, Third and Eighth Streets.
CT. NCDOugaIl Appointed SUPER.
Infendent of Public Works. Manv
Protests Against Street Work.


Protests Against Street Work.
Improvements of Streets was the
Keynote of the deliberations of the
council last night. This, with the
appointment by Mayor France of G..
+. McDougall, to be superintendent
OF public works at salary of S125
a month, constituted the chief busi-
ness. The appointment of McDougal
was confirmed, and his bond fixed at
$4,000.
An ordinance providing for the
Improvement of l street from the
north line of First to the south line
or Eighth street and from the north
side of Eighth street to Benn g. Hon.
klns addition, was passed, the cost
not to exceed $4,000. The clerk
was instructed to advertise for bids
for doing the work.
Resolutions were passed to i'm
prove Oak, Griffin and Nash streets.
by building a 16-foot roadway: to
improve Third street from G street
west at cost not to exceed S4.1OO:
to improve Fourth street from II tn
X at cost of $4,000; and to improve
Hume street from X to Michigan
avenue by twenty-foot roadway.
The proposition of Mr.. Bowes to
improve Hume street it's entire length
by twenty-foot roadway was op-
posed by Parks and Crivyea, and a
motion of Bowes to instructing the
street committee to bring in a recon-
mendation as to the best means of
improving Hume street from f to X
was carried.
There were numbers of protests to
improvements. Mrs. c. w. Becker
and others protested to the improve
ment of Clark street on the south side
on the ground that it will be an ac-
tual confiscation of property.
II. A. Benham and John G. Lewis
protested to ordinance 65G, which
proposes to improve streets in district
POI for the reason that it is a double
assessment. The matter was referred.
Assessment roll POI was referred
to the special assessment committee
for correction.
The bid of Frank Dole for furnish
ing 800 cords of wood for the water
works was accepted
The contract for work on X and
Market streets was accepted.
The committee on streets favored
the granting of authority to Johnson
& Co. to put up machinery for taking
sand from Dabney hill, and it was
agreed to.
liquor license was granted to
Hugh McHugh.
There was protest from property
owners on l street to the proposed
cut according to Engineer Trout
mans plans. The suggestions of the
property owners were accepted and
the changes ordered.
There was protest to the proposed
building of an eight-foot sidewalk
ordered on portion of the east side
of Michigan avenue.
The reports of the various city Off
GERS were received and referred to the
auditing committee. The report Of
the police judge showed fines collect
ed in March to the amount of ST.
021.
An ordinance establishing the
grade on l street was passed under
suspension of the rules.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw a resolution for the proposed
improvement of B street from Market
to Second streets.
The city attorney was instructed
to prepare a resolution establishing
sewer districts E and F, also for the
improvement of Clark street on the
south side.
The work on River street from II
to was accepted.
The contract for laying water pipe
in the Charley creek improvement
was awarded to Schneider G. Olson
at 10 cents.
Crivyea introduced an ordinance
prohibiting the use of sidewalks for
a number of purposes and it was re-
ferred.
Chief Schneider Of the fire DEPART
ment presented a requisition for sup-
plies.
c. w. Miller offered $12 a year in
advance for a launch float share, at
the foot of Wishkah street. 1t was
referred.