Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-06
The CITY Fathers
HANDLE USUAL Weekly BUDGET
CT BUSINESS LAST night.
City Gets Cheap Advertising Rates.
Faulty Street Grading Contracts
EuSt be Remcdie6. Sewers in Dis
friCf Accepted. South Aberdeen
Wafer System. Bills Allowed.

Mayor France and the twelve
councilmen were in their seats at the
council meeting last night, and the
audience chairs were fairly well
filled.
cepted, on condition that three I'M
completed items be finished as soon as
conditions would permit the contrac-
tor to do the work. The reason for
the acceptance in the present state
is the urgent desire of residents to
connect their premises with the
sewer.
After twenty minutes wrangling
over the opening of the Sixth street
sewer by a local plumber, the matter
was referred to the committee, with
power to act.
The janitor work of the city hall
was placed under the supervision OF
Fire Chief Schneider.
On recommendation of the street
committee, it was decided to grant
no permits to owners for street i'm
proving.
The reports for January of the
librarian, chief of police, treasurer,
police Judge and street commissioner
were referred.
1t developed that the street grad
ing contracts now being worked are
faulty in several minor particulars
Second and Fifth streets will be left
level instead of following in center
to receive gravel. Second street
must be filled half way across
G street, to connect with that
street, and Fifth street will require
about 200 feet of drain tile. The at
torney gave an opinion that all ex-
ira work must be let to the lowest
bidder, and the errors were left to
the attorney, engineer and street
committee to untangle as best they
may.
as chief of police was accepted.
The request of Treasurer Sargent
to adjust a balance in an improve
ment district assessment was re-
ferred.
The request of G. A. Pinckney &
Co. for a duplicate warrant, in lieu
of one lost, was referred.
Specifications for three dams on
Charley creek, and a pump for South
Aberdeen were accepted, and the
clerk directed to advertise for bids
for them.
Saloon licenses were granted to
Westberg & Anderson; John A. Pet
erson and John OHare.
On recommendation of the COM
mittee, it was decided to sell the city
lot on North B street to Archie MUIR
ray for 5000.
An ordinance establishing the
grade on M and Blaine streets
which have already been improved
on an impossible grade-was passed.
Six bids were received for the
plank road on Charley creek, rang
ing from AZ cents to 74h cents per
foot, were all deemed too high, and
were referred to the water commit
tee.
Bids for the city advertising ac-
Quilted the newspapers of all sus-
picion of violating the Sherman law,
by combination in restraint of
trade, and the Post got the contract
at 32 cents per inch, which is less
than the union scale for the compo-
sition.
The monthly bills were allowed,
except those of the American mill;
VIM. McDermott and N. Nelson,
which had not been passed upon by
the committee.
Anderson, Young G Dolan were
allowed $7o7.SS on the engineers es-
innate, and Walling & Human,
$151.20 on their contracts.
Property owners on West Market
street requested that the planking of
that street be delayed until it be
known if the tidelands will be filled.
The clerk was directed to adver-
tise for bids for eXcavating the NJ
street blunder.
The engineer was directed to pre-
pare plans for filling 3 street.
An old assessment against lot 7.
block 3S, w. & B. add, was ordered
cancelled.