Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-03
OUR CITY Fathers
REPORT OF WEEKLY Meeting
HELD LAST night.
To Pave II Street. More Street Con-
tracts. Library Trustees Submit
Financial Report. Objections to
Sidewalks on Second Street. Water
Ordinance Laid Over d Week.

during the month. Losses, 2,250; in
surance, $1,000.
A protest from l.. f. Bennett and
NJ A. Martin against building a side
walk on Second street between G ana
II streets was referred to the city en-
gineer.
On recommendation of the city at
tOrney the bill of DR.. Uric, in the sum
of $l2 was allowed, and on his rec
concentration the bill of A. r. Brown
in the sum of 1894. 80, being the val
ne of Il horse, and ither things, caus
ed by defective street. was rejected.
The petition of several residents on
Second street, between G and Broad
way streets, asking that the grade
on the north side of the street where
the sidewalk is to be built, in front
of lots and s, block S, be the same
as the rest Of the street, was refer
red to the street committee and city
engineer.
The petition asking for an arc light
on the corner of Second and Jeffer-
son streets, WAS referred to the light
committee.
In the absence of Mayor France
from the city last evening, Council
man w. w. Hart presided.
The committee on finance re-
ported in favor of paying +. C. Finch
$1,000 for injuries to his horse sus-
tanned in South Aberdeen. This was
to take the place of ,ne claim of 5000
made by Mr.. Finch.
The city attorney reported that
opening of the alley in Block b. of
WeathcrwaX e Benn's addition, and
he was instructed to commence pro-
ceedings for the opening of said alley.
An ordinance was passed for the
Improvement of Second street. by
building thereon sidewalks from G
to X streets, the walks to be five feet
wide.
Mr. F. A. Hart, for the library
receipts and expenditures of the cash
used in the new Carnegie library. At
the same time he invited the city
council to be present at the formal
opening tonight. The report was fill
ed and the council accepted the in
vitatiOn.
On motion of Councilman Wealth
erwax, the acting Mayor, w. w. Hart
was instructed to represent the city
ing, and MI. Hart having another APP
pointment at that time, appointed
Mr.. c. NJ. Weatherwax to act for him.
An ordinance for the Improvement
of Broadway street from Ninth to
Tenth street, by grading and gravel
ing the same, was passed..
An ordinance for the Improvement
of II street from Eighth street to
First avenue and First avenue froLl
and condemning certain lands so as
to make this portion of Eighth street
80 feet wide; also creating a fund to
prosecute the condemning of the nee
essary lands was passed.
The ordinance relating to certain
changes to be made in the preesnt
water system, was laid on the table
one week, and the same was ordered
published.
The ordinance relating to the
change in the present license ord;-
nance, was postponed one week.
Crane & Co., were granted the con-
tract for supplying the city with wa
ter pipe.
The matter of connecting the wa
ter system on both sides of the Che
halls river was referred to the wa
ter committee.
The contract for clearing, grubbing
and grading Sixth street was let to
Andrew Peterson.
The bids of II. G.. Ellis and ]. Hol-
land for the Improvement of II and
Eighth streets were referred to the
street committee and city engineer.
The bids for furnishing oil to the
city was referred to the finance COM
mittee and the superintendent of pub
lie works