Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-27
mo CONTRACTS LET
TIDELAND filling scheme HELD
UP A WEEK.
Communication From Lowest Bidder
Indicates Collision In Bids for
Filling TideIandS. City BUYS Piece
of High Priced Land. Error In
Eighth Street Grading Contract

The city council room was crowded
last night with spectators interested in
hearing the report OF the committee on
filling the tidelands, a project that / as
stirred the city from center TO circumfer-
ence during the past week.
The first thing to come up in this con.
nection was letter from the lowest bid.
der, Davii Loring, Portland. and its
tenor was plainly 10 make such impossi-
BILE conditions as would prevent his get.
ting the contract. Mr.. Loring stated
that he mu have map Of the place the
filling material was 10 come from the
city must guarantee him to supply the
earth, and to also guarantee the quality.
This done, he woulh leisurely proceed to
begin the work in IL months. and take
Is months more in which to compile e it,
For this he must have cash. No bonds
for Peter. If there was any suspicion Of
collision in the bids received for this
work, this letter would confirm them
A petition, with the names of 129
property owners, asked the council TO
abandon the project. and to proceed to
fill such streets a. require it, and another
with 80 names, asked that the matter he
postponed until they could" g,t together
Parks suggested that the portion OF the
district west OF Michigan avenue lie
omitted from the district, and it was
finally decided to hold special meeting
of the council next Monday night to dis
cuss the scheme, at which all interested
are urged to be present.
Mechanical Engineer Geo. F. McDou-
gal reported in favor of the purchase of a
pump tor the South Aberdeen water sys.
tenn, at cost OF 81 ,S31. Referred to the
water and finance committees.
The following street matters were
acted upon: The improvement of Laurel
street was decided upon; the attorney
was directed to draw ordinances chang.
ing the grade OF l. street between Six b
and the alley between Third and Fourth
streets, and for the grading of l stree,
between First and Tenth.
TIE ordinance amending two sections
OF the plumbing ordinance. 80 as to lesser
the cost Of the work, was passed. despite
the strenuous opposition OF PinckGey anc
Crivyea.
An arc light was ordered placed a,
Wishkah and H streets.
Saloon licenses were granted tn r. NJ
Batchor and Blum.
H. =. Wilson was appointed OH the
police force.
The plank roadway on Marion stree,
was referred to the committee.
Il transpired that in letting the cor.
tract for grading Eighth and II streets. t
mistake was made in not including
Eighth west of Broadway. and that the
failure to do so would enhance the COS,
of improving that part Of Eighth street
k eferred to the street committee.
Street Commissioner Hlts reported an
opportunity to purchase $4,000 feet o
lumber at IS per NJ. Referred to the
ways and means committee.
A warrant was ordered drawn fol
81 200 in payment Of right.of.way to the
Sunth Aberdeen water works. A pretty
stiff price for less than two acres Of land
bought to get access to an S0-acre pirce
OF wild land costing $1,000. In the
vernacular of the street, this is going
some.