Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-13
VOTE TO BUILD
DABNEY ROAD
Council Plans to Construct
Highway Around Bluff by
Prison Labor.
EXTEND FIRE LIMITS
Ordinance Passed Prohibiting
Wooden Structure in In
er District
EXTEND FIRE LIMITS

By a vote of eight to three the
city council last night passed the
ordinance directing the construction
of the road around the Dabney bluff.
The ordinance was presented by
Councilman O'Hare who at the same
time recommended that the road be
from the city Jail. Mayor Parks said
the feasibility of the plan, and in
case the plan appears practicable to
him the ordinance will be approved
and the work start.
The action of the council in thus
taking up with the offer OF r. T. Dab
ney for a right of way for the road
around the big hill on the east side
of the Wishkah seems to be one of
the wisest moves the body has made.
For by this action the city acquires
a stretch of ground that will prove
invaluable in time to come. They will
thus have the original claim to the
roadway, and in case any railway or
right of way up the river, it could
not disturb the city in the posses
sion of it's roadway. The possession
,
which is also contemplated, might
later prove of great value to the city.
The immediate value of the road is
that it would afford supplementary
way of getting to- the milling section
Councilman Crivyea pointed out
out of commission as it was for a
hA in hot
end fthe city are altogether with.
department. With the building of
Dabney Hill road the means of access
could not be closed
Councilman O'Hare in presenting
the ordnance argued that whereas the
cost of the improvement had been the
sole cause of the Mayors veto of the
ordinance, that objection nigh; be
Obviated by the use of the labor of
the prisoners in the city Jail, who
to the city. Under suitable guard they
could be set to work, and as for
teams they may be secured at very
reasonable sum from the logging
camps that are running light at pres
of driver for a month himself.
Nearly all the councilmen present
expressed themselves on the project.
Miles and Egerer favored it ii assur-
ed that the work could be done en-
tirely by prison labor. Councilman
Stalding. however, interposed objec-
tion on the ground that the previous
Of hn Ci n q
prison labor at the wOrkhouse on
When the vote was called McCaw,
Newell, Hits, OHare Sauers, Criv-
yea and Myles voted aye, while Stald.
ing, Egerer and Smith voted no.
Fire Ordinance Adopted
The revised fire ordinance which
was presented some months ago was
taken up last night, and passed. The
ordinance provides for the institution
of district within the business Sec
ton wherein no building not erected
out of fire-proof material may be
constructed. The city attorney and
building inspector We're also directed d
to see that no wooden building be
erected within the limits specified.
The limits of the district as now es-
tablished are Along the middle of
f street from the Wishkah to the
alley between Market and First
streets, thence west along the alley
to X street, thence south to the Wish
kah and east along the river line.
The ordinance is merely the extension
OF the limits of the present district
to prevent the erection of dangerous
wooden tire-traps,
In the Matter Of Street improvements
Bids on the Sixth street trestle
were opened for the third time last
night. The lowest bid was by Carter
and Carter amounting to S1549.4O for
the completed trestle. The city clerk
was directed to enter into contract
with them for the building of the
trestle.
City Attorney Graham reported that
in investigating the claims of the city
to a right of way through land lead
ing to the county road to Ocosta, he
had learned from G. w. Powell that
an original waiver of right of road
way had been made the city, and in
that case condemnation proceedings
would not be necessary. Investiga-
tion will be made to see if such grant
was made.
A resolution was passed vacating
certain streets in the Hopkins addi-
ton as requested by Andrew Peter
son, representing the owners. The
plan is to replat the property suit.
ing the streets more to the lay OF
the land than at present.
Bonds for the payment of the un-
paid balance on the assessment rolls
FOR variouS imOrOvemppt districts S