Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-08-17
MUNICIPAL
LIGHT PLANT
Is Advocated for Aberdeen
by Councilman Hits at
Meeting last Night
WAS BUSY SESSION
Street Improvement Bids Op-
ened. Will Improve
South Side Road.
WAS BUSY SESSION

Among the important matters be-
fore a lengthy meeting OF the city
council last night We're kick at the
telephone service. during which Hits
and an official of the company had
running debate, and proposition by
Hits to install a city lighting plant,
and an attempt, also by Hits, to leg
islate for Electric Park, which he
seemed not to know is located in Ho-
quiam. All that resulted from all
the agitation of those matters was a
lot of talk
The judiciary committee reported a
change in the street orator ordin-
ance, permitting speaking on Wish
kah street, between G and Broadway.
A car load of pipe, and supply of
bridge tickets was ordered for the
water department.
An invitation to the Astoria Cen.
tennial was read and filed.
A protest of the residents of Sixth
street about the unsafe condition of
that street. was referred to the city
engineer.
The proposed improvement of Front
street. amounting to more than ST.
900, while the assessed valuation of
the property was but $6,O35. was ta-
bled upon the report Of the engineer.
The plat of Fairview addition was
formally accepted.
The attorney was directed to draw
resolution for the improvement Of
B street, from First avenue to Sixth
avenue.
The payment was ordered to w. H.
White of $110.34, for a lost warrant,
when he furnished bond to protect
the city against the original warrant.
The invitation of the Trades and
Labor Council, to participate in the
parade on Labor Day was accepted.
Street Commissioner Arthur was
granted ten days leave Of absence.
There being no protests, the attor-
ney was directed to draw ordinances
for the improvement of Hume street;
Front street; sidewalks on First
street, and the alleys in Blocks A
and As, Original plat.
The reports of the engineer, show.
ing the estimates on the improvement
of Hume street, from F to Broadway
with concrete sidewalks, $4,000, and
the improvement of alleys in Blocks
A and As, Original plat, at $1.S00,
and the improvement of First street.
$3.50, were approved.
The street commissioner was in.
structed to put new roof on the
city barn.
The attorney was directed to draw
an ordinance for the vacation Of a
portion of Third street, several al
leys in Hopkins Second Addition and
a portion of J street.
A protest from J. D. Morehead,
against any assessment of his prop.
erty for the D street improvement
was read and filed.
A request of Mrs. Louise j. Savigny
for reassessment of District No. 60,
to pay an outstanding warrant she
holds, was referred to the attorney.
A petition from South Aberdeen,
for additional street lights, was re-
ferred to the lighting committee.
The attorney was directed to draw
an ordinance for the vacation of the
south half of Fourth street, at the
intersection of D street, on the appli-
cation of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Wap-
penstien.
Bids for a combination hose wagon
were received from number of firms
and ranged from $500 to $4,000,
and they were referred.
Nine bids were received for coal,
ranging from $373 to $500 a ton, and
the clerk was authorized to decide
which to purchase and to order the
same.
The contract for feeding city pris-
oners was awarded to VIM. McDer.
moth at 20 cents per meal
Painting the Heron street bridge
was let to Hellog & Scharenbroch for
s725.
Resolutions were adopted for the
improvement of c street, between