Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-14
new CITY COUNCIL
GETS down TO BUSINESS at
Meeting LAST night
Street improvements the Order of
the Day. A Number of Streets
and Sidewalks Ordered Improved.
Mayor france Makes d Number of
tiOnS in MESSAGE.

Accommodations in a MESSAGE.
The engineer estimate on the
Clark, Curtiss and Schley streets
amounted to $2,1SO.
On recommendation OF the city
treasurer warrant was drawn for
50 in favor of George Stone in South
Aberdeen to right an overcharge.
On recommendation of the engineer
the attorney was ordered to prepare
a resolution for the draining of Sec
ond street and H streets.
The petition of a number of resi-
dents asking that F street be opened
from Burleigh avenue north to Third
avenue, was referred.
r. E. Taggart, the retiring city at
torney, filed a statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of his office
for the year 1907, showing a balance
of $3.50 due him.
The treasurer announced that,
pursuant to law, the deposits of the
city cash would be as follows: Alb
erdeen State bank, $4,000 maxi
mum; Hayes G. Hayes, $4,000; and
the Union Bank & Trust Co., $4,000.
The treasurer's report for the last
four months showed warrants out
standing Jan, 1908, $114,O6397;
warrants paid, $31,31O.52; balance
outstanding, $1O4,5S265. There was
a gain on the current expense fund
of 17,506.SO.
The message of the mayor was read
by the clerk, and contained many
valuable recommendations The mes
Says was filed.
The estimate of the engineer in
the matter of the Charlie creek con-
tract was filed and the sum of $119
was ordered drawn in favor of Sny-
der 4 Olson, the contractors.
Contractor Mcclure wanted to sur
render his contract or grading Sixth
street, but the council ordered the
contract completed under his agree
ment.
The matter of securing the waiver
of Fifth street property owners, was
referred to the attorney.
The street commissioner was in
structed to build platform for the
fire engine at the corner of H and
Hume street.
The street committee recommended
that a sidewalk be built on Michigan
avenue from Second to River streets,
also that G street be improved from
Heron to River streets. Adopted.
The petition to have sidewalk
built on the west side of Williams
street, from Ninemire street to the
Electric company's right-of-way, was
referred.
The matter of the improvement of
second street and Broadway by gray
cling the same was referred to the
engineer, city attorney and street
committee.
of Eighth street by grubbing and
clearing from Broadway to l. street,
was adopted and the clerk was in
structed to advertise for bids
An ordinance was read, allowing
the S. e. Slade Co. to lay water
pipes on the streets in East Aberdeen
for the purposes of conducting water
from the Wilson creek TO their mill
liant. The ordinance was laid over
For thirty days. according to the law
governing the granting of franchises.
The bid of Ellis e McGillicuddy
for grubbing, clearing and grading !
street was accepted, and the mayor
and clerk were instructed to enter
into a contract with them.
The finance committee and attorney
were made committee to formulate
some plan, looking to the taking up
Of the outstanding warrants and
bonds Of the water system, and re
fund the Indebtedness.
The attorney was instructed to
draw up a resolution for the i'm
provement of Clark street from Cur
tiss to Schley streets.
The bids for the improvement of
Oak, Ash and Griffin streets, were re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
nittee and the engineer.
The mayor was requested to employ
, competent civil engineer to exam
me Heron street looking towards the
permanent improvement of the same.
The city treasurer's report and the
| mayors message was ordered printed
n the official paper.
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