Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-06
CITY TAXES fixed
COUNCIL DECIDES 24,g2 MILLS.
TAX NECESSARY
MONTHLY REPORTS AND ROU.
TINE BUSINESS OCCUPIES THE
CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
NORTH ABERDEEN BRIDGE
STILL IN TIE AIR. STREET
IMPROVEMENTS.

ASIDE from the passing O1 Ordl-
nance No. 800. providing for tax
levy of 1882 mills. the city council
at its regular meeting last night was
cca lea "ith bat lilue business of
importance although considerable
amount Of routine matters were dis
posed Of,
William butcher was awarded the
contract fer lie Improvement Of
Eleventh street from broadway to
K street. his bid was: Clearing and
nrubuln-, $6Aa; C..caVatinS, &c n GU
bic yard; in. sewer pipe &C each
lineal fcot, i IN. drain t.e. 2 ca lin
cal foot. AGsUat Nallin, the only
ether bidder, cS,imdicd as follows:
Clearing ana erUotin[. $500; eXcaYat-
inG, &c q cgtic Yard; 8 in. sewer
pipe Gee lin. IT,; in. drain tile 10c
4 lin. f. nGtchor's estimate was be-
low that Ci the city engineer
Bills to The amount OF $1l,0G5.44
We're allowed.
1t was reported that building per-
mits, tOtaiing $5l,G89 were granted
during tho monh of September.
Police Judge Phillips collected for
the city curing September $l,399.SO
II mes, accofdihg TO his report Winch
was referred TO committee.
flre Chlcl Aaam Schneldefs re-
port slVihs II hres lor the month OF
september was aiso referred 10 COM
mlttee, as was the report OF Ponce
Chlel george lean, slVlhS liH arrests
ana the serving OF 900 meals.
councilman CflVyea reported por-
tons or HarDor street blocked with
refuse, ana IL was declCed 10 ascer-
tam II property owners could not De
forced to clear away the DEBRIS ana
II not, to nave the city ciean up the
thoroughlare. councilman CrlVvea
also secured hoiloh 10 pace
sidewalk on Harbor street.
1t was reported that the ROOF on
the oouth slde nose mousse was leak
ing and as the building mas peen guar
ahteed 1or nve years. the contractor
Is 10 De notined that IL VIII pe nee
essary 1or LIN 10 repair the roo1 Dy
repalntlng WIN pltch without COS 10
the CITY.
"HIidih Al"eli, Nv ihs a. CIV Noi III
Z street. was awarded 900 TOT damage
TO MS properly III Nortn Aperdeen
arising from the raising {" the streeC
grace there-
City Engineer Charles Ewart made
request for a blue printing equip
ment, stating that the city had been
borrowing that OF Engineer, e. Il.
Hunt, without cost and that the bus
mess OF the engineers Office had
grown to such an extent that such
equipment was necessary He stated
that $500 would be needed but that
the city could do work for outside
parties that would more than equal
the expense. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
In the matter OF the sixth street
prldge pelng strohs enough 10 nolu
s1reeI cars SO ma, 'ile ulays mar
Dor hdli"a! Lislt coiiipan! T%oulo %
eN'eha l's broao"ay me wy Eisi-
str,,ot,,ra y,oI,ld not NO erfIioientlv
strona orouoh opd tb.t II would ba
,,oooseor,, ~ oithar mild on oddi.
t;on ~. o,so rohui,d tho bridgo a+ .
nrobable cost of 81 800 The matter
was referred to the street commit
tee.
Frank Egan made complaint of this
music and sinping in the saloon own
ed by S. Jacobsen at 500 South T.
street and asked relief from the coun-
ell alleging that Jacobsen was at
tempting TO force him out of busi-
ness. The matter was referred to the
police committee.
City Engineer Ewart was granted
leave of absence to attend the Suoth-
western Washington Development as
sociation convention at Goldendale
from October 10 to Ii. President l..
q. Humbargar of the Chamber of
Commerce is serving on the superior
court Jury and cannot attend and Mr.
Ewart as vice-president of the body
has been urged to 60
A netition for the Improvement of
Evcbange ctroa+ from StoclIwell 70
Fordnev was granted and a resolu.
tion viii ba drawn
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