Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-06-30
CITY COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE
TO FILL Low LANDS.
Hills Receives an Ap.
pOintment. More Street Improve.
meniS. Park Site Purchased on
Terrace Hill. Dog Tax. Acres Of
Pest House Site Kissing.

sion last night and passed some very
important measures. Mayor Benn was
absent until the meeting was well un-
der way, and Councilman Hits was
elected to the chair. Hits did not
have the honor for long as the mayor
put in an appearance. In the absence
of City Clerk Clark, City Treasurer
Sargent acted as clerk of the coun-
Gil. petition from the property own
ern on X street between Tenth and
Eleventh, asking for the improvement
of said street, was referred to the
street committee.
The adoption Of an amendment to
the water ordinance was passed, that
will save the users Of metered water
liz per cent, as the scale has been
lowered and the meters will he read
every month.
E. C. Finch requested that he be al
lowed to put real estate signs on cer-
tain streets in the Union Pacific ad-
dition. The request was granted.
An ordinance was passed providing
for the filing of marshes. tide lands,
and low lands. This measure gives
the council power to order such lands
filled, upon the request of the prop
erty owners who so desire such work
done. and provides further that if one
hall OF the owners in ahy proposed
filling district wish such work done,
that they must grant their petition.
1t also provides that if the council sees
fit to fill any certain districts in the
city limits of Aberdeen, they can do
so by vote of nine members of said
council. Contracts for such work
must be advertised, and the lowest
bidder will get the work, providing
that the bidder put up a bond of so
per cent. of the estimated bid
The council, under this ordinance,
will have the right to condemn any
property that might be in this certain
district where fill is to be made, al
ter the period has elapsed in which
to hear any protests.
This ordinance is a very lengthy
one and covers great many points
that might arise over the question
of improvement and fill of such lands.
The request of J. b. Dabney for the
privilege of laying steam heating
pipes under the streets and sidewalks
in front of his various buildings was
referred to the street committee to
report upon at the next meeting.
A resolution was passed for the i'm
provement of Marion street, from
Boone, to Clark streets, by laying a
16 foot plank roadway.
| The resolution for the improvement
of X street from Market to First
street by an elevated roadway 20 feet
| in width, was laid on the table.
The members of the park board
in of tod t1,f,
council to purchase the fatiron shape
piece of ground on school house hill
that is bounded by ID street and Ter
race avenue, in Frances addition, and
owned by Mr.. Frazier. The price
that the council was asked to pay
for the tract was 81 500 and the price
asked by the owner $500, the resi-
dents in this certain district agree
ing to pay the balance of the pur-
| chase price, $500. Crivyea moved that
! the city draw warrants on the park
fund for the $500 and instruct the
board to make the purchase. This
ground will be made into park for
the city, and is larger than the pres
ent city park on Sixth street. The mo-
ton prevailed.
The request of Ed Dolan to trans
fer the liquor licenses of the Mer-
chant Cafe at 800 South H street to
the Southwest corner of Hume and G
streets was granted.
The liquor license of the Grays Har-
Dor Liquor company was renewed
The bonds of John Hegdale, and
the Aberdeen Construction company
We're approved.
After much delay, and after the
third reading, the much talked of dog
license ordinance was passed. The
ordinance provides that all owners
of dogs must procure a metal tag
from the city clerk, for which they
will be charged the sum of $500 a
year for males, and $500 for females.
Failure to comply with this Ordin-
ance will be punished by a fine not
to exceed 500 and not less than $1.00
and in case a dog is impounded the
owner must pay the city fifty cents a
day for the first four days of impound.
can dispose of the canine after the
sixth day. Hits moved that the may.
or be appointed to procure the SER
vices of a. man to catch the dogs that
were not tagged, and as the motion
was supported, his Honor named him
as the incumbent for the position,
with the full vote of the council.
Owners of dogs will be given fif-
teen days to comply with the law be-
fore it is put in actual force.
The bid for the improvement of
West Boulevard was awarded to G..
A. Gillette of Hoquiam, as the lowest
bidder.
The contract of laying cement side
walks on G. street was awarded to
Peter Higg and company at 94 cents
a square yard.
The Aberdeen Construction com.
pany was awarded the contract for
the improvement Of Sixth street, West