Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-10
THE CITY COUNCIL
TRANSACTS WEEKLY BUSINESS IN
A HURRY LAST NIGHT.
WILL PAVE TWO BLOCKS ON
BROADWAY. IMPROVEMENT OF
F AND HUME STREETS WILL RE
CONSOLIDATED. NORTH ABER-
DEEM BRIDGE, ETC.

In thirty minute session the city
council last night, managed to dis
pose of considerable business and pass,
one ordinance.
Upon recommendation of City AT
torney J. c. Hogan, the claim of An
ton Kebze and wife for $4,000. RS,
the result OF their son ending his.
life in the city Jail, was rejected.
one ordnance Go. 97S) creating
Improvement district No. 344 and pro
viding for the paving of Broadway
from Wishkah to First streets witb
other attending improvements, Was.
passed, while ordinances were Order-
ed drawn to cover the balance due or
the Improvements on Second streex
and & street
City Treasurer Roy Sargent report
ed that 0" the Second street i'm.
provement, $1,565.37 had been collect
ed, leaving $1,39o,93 still due, while.
Oh the G street improvement, $2,3SL--
10 had been collected, leaving Gue
$1,121.60.
Upon recommendation of City Engt-
neer Chas. EWart it was decided tce
postpone the opening OF the bids Gle
Hume street last night, an dto ad -
vertise for bids on the Improvement
Jointly of Hume and f streets, it be-
ing ccntended that if one cCntracl Is
given for both streets, the work cars
be accomplished cheaper.
City Engineer Ewart also. reportec..
that he had completed plans for the
proposed bridge at Sixth street, cap.
able of carrying street cars.
"The people in that section" saiA
Mayor Benn, are anxious to haVs-
| the bridge strengthened so that they
can get car line. They are entitled
| to consideration and | think bids foy,
the work should be called for Az
once"
Completed plans for bridge aE
North Aberdeen We're reported CORR
pleted by Engineer Ewart who in h is.
report urged that nadvertisng for
bids the clause be inserted that the,
city would pay $i00 month, pay
ments to commence as soon as the
| bridge work commenced. "people in
other cities" reported Mr.. Ewart, 90
not seem to know. for some rcasulI~
that Aberdeen bonds are as good as
| gold, and therefore recommend THAI
''is evnlaining clause be put in the
call for bids
Mr.. Ewart also stated that planz
for the proposed roadway around Dab.
ney hill starting from Fourth aEo
.nehalis streets and ending in the
| neighborhood of Young and Laura,
streets, were finished and detailed
plans and figures will be turned Ovey
to the special committee of the conn.
Gil this morning.
M. Franciscovich e Co. We're grant,
ed a renewal of their liquor license.
Bills of Jacob Heater, so; Gus Nor
berg, SO and A. Starr, SIS, were 81
lowed
ROn1s of the Tacoma Dredcin com
pany for $4,000 for the tide fiat fill:
Pacific Construction company, 1900
for liat tlity in hauling pile drivers
through city streets and John Heg-
dale. $4,000 for work in the tide fat
fill were reported.
The lighting franchise of J. D. Dab
ney and W. B. Mack was referred to
the committee on fire and light.
The | street paving was accepted.
A Gamewell fire alarm box was
ordered.
Councilman Parks secured perms-
sidh for residents in the vicinity of
the end of the Broadway car line,
to erect small shed at that point
for shelter while waiting for cars.