Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13

TIERS ATTENDED TO.
Upon motion by Councilman Criv-
yea, the city council at it's regular
meeting last night decided to open
up Third and Newell streets at the
old cannery on the Wishkah river and
IsiVe a satisfactory landing place for
fishermen.
1t was pointed out that a lease
had been given the Grays HarbCr
Packing company, during July 1904,
for The use of the land but that the
company vas not using it for storage
purposes and could lie annulled.
he condition of Broadway from
Wisnkah to Sixth street aud II street
from Market to Fourth streets brought
ON considerable discussion, it being
the opinion Of a number Of the coun-
cilmen that the residents desired per
manent paving such as asphalt or
brick while others believed temporary
repairs should be made and srii! oJh-
ers held that the matter should be re-
ferred to The street committee for
further consideration, the latter fin
ally resulting.
Street Commissioner Arthur report
ed that the thoroughfares We're in bad
condition and stated that lS0 yards
Of gravel would be sufficient to make
the repairs at a cost in the neigh
3orhood Of $3.50.
The contract for the Improvement
OF X street was awarded to A. Wal
lin, he being the only bidder. Wal
| lin bid $94S, which was below the
estimate of the city euginecr.
'lhe question OF a street flushed
was quickly settled By the decision
Ct The council! to accept the bid CT
! Deall & Company Of Portland, the
only bidders, who offered 10 deliver q
machine here and PUT it III operation
| for $1,000. 7 he machine is the same
as those now in use in Olympia, Bel
| lingham and Portland.
i Councilman Alexander, acting chair
! man Of tie police committee i'll the
absence Of Councilman Newell, stat
| ed that he had been out OF town dur
! ing the past few days and was not
| fully advised on the reported trouble
| in the police department over eX-
penses and asked that the police com
mitee, the mayor and chief OF police
meet in a special meeting next Mon
day night, when the situation could
be thoroughly discussed.
| "l here has been no trouble in the
police department" Mayor Benn re
piled, "but there has been some talll-
as to the number of men that are
in the department" No definite ac-
ton was taken on the request OF
Councilman Alexander but it is believ-
ed that the police committee in con
junction with Mayor Benn will get
together with Chief Dean and go over
the matter.
The offer of ]. B. Dabney to donate
ito the city all his lots on Dabney
ihil, facing the Wishkah river for the
construction of a boulevard was ac-
Icepted although there was some doubt
in the minds of several Of the cOun-
cilmen as to whether or not the ac-
ceptance of the deed would be advis-
able, owing to the fact that the city
would thereby bind itself to build the
thorou2hfare.
The city engineer was instructed to
go over the proposed route of the
road and report at the next meeting
what the cost of the highway would
be.
L. II. Burnett was granted permis-
sion to erect large clock at the
|
big timepiece which will weigh ABOUT
$4,000 pounds and which will cost $3,-
300, will be the third OF its kinds in
tine country.
The transfer of the contract for
the maintainence of the street paw
ing was transferred fro mthe Keasal
| Construction company to the Barber
Asphalt Paving company upon request
of the former.
Ordinance was ordered drawn for
the improvement of Cushing street
froh Shark to Decataur streets and
for F street from Third to Fiver
streets.
City Treasurer Roy Sargent report
ed that in the Market street improve
ment district No. 229, Ordinance
No. S7S) S2,SS5.9S had been collect
ed leaving a balance of $4,353.72 and
Ordinance No. 96S authorizing the
mayor and city clerk to issue local
! Improvement bonds for the same was
! passed.
Treasurer Sargent reported that in
ilhe II street Improvement, from
Eighth TO Ninth street. Improvement
! District No. 309, Ordinance 904),
$597.4O had been collected, leaving
balance of $7S2.60 and ordinance No.
969, authorizing the city clerk and
mayor to issue bonds was passed.
! Treasurer Sargent reported that in
/ the Second and f streets improve
ment( Improvement District No. 319,
Ordinance No. 92D. S5,210. SO had
been collected, leaving a balance of
SS.1S4S7 and ordinance No. go, all-
thorizing the issuance of bonds was
passed.
Treasurer Sargent reported that in
the G street Improvement Improve
ment District No. 80, Ordinance No.
90S), SS,5SS.49, had been collected
leaving a balance of $10,43751 and
Ordinance No. 971, authorizing bond
issue was passed.