Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-08
POWDER HOUSE
OBJECTED TO
Permit to Build Magazine Is
Recalled on Protest OF
Property Owners
D Street Park Gets Appro-
priation---Prisoner Claims
Misuse in Jail

Residents in East Aberdeen in the
vicinity of the proposed powder mag
aZine, for the erection of which per-
mission was granted Willis r. Lebo
| x Co. at the last meeting of the
city council, put up a determined op-
position to having explosives stored
there at the meeting last night, and
succeeded in having the permit re-
called.
! The matter, which came up in the
form of a protest by the property
owners, was thoroughly discussed. On
motion of Crivyea, it was at first
decided not to refer the matter to
the committee, but to give the pro-
/ testing residents a hearing. and a
general discussion ensued Mr.. Cole
representing the Powder Co.. stated
that no dynamite or nitro-glycerine
was to be stored in the magazine,
and that the powder would be per-
fectly safe.
The property owners. headed by
II. A. Wiley, insisted that it would
not only be dangerous but would be
ruinous TO the property near it, as
nobody would buy or rent it. City
Attorney A. Z. Cross read the city
ordinance regulating the storing of
powder within the city limits, after
which, on motion of Newell, the per-
NIT was rescnded.
The report of the engineer was
filed. showing the estimated cost OF
a sidewalk on p street, from First
to Fifth avenue to be $3.151, and the
assessed value OF the abutting prop
erty. Sl3,320
The street commissioner recon-
mended the paving of the alley in
Block 30, Original Plat; a sidewalk
on the north side of River street.
between G and H streets; the per-
manent Improvement of d street be-
tween Second and Randall, and stat
Ing that ID street between Market
and Second had been condemned. Re
ferred to the street committee.
On recommendation of the Park
beard, $3.50 was appropriated for the
Improvement of the ID street park
provided its upkeep was attended TO
by the Terrace Improvement club.
the report of the chief of police
vas referred TO the committee.
The matter of the city paying part
of the expense OF swinging the o. &
w. r. r. bridge was, on the recon-
mendation of Engineer EWart, refer
red to the finance committee.
The request OF the owners of Fair
view Addition, asking for revised
plat, was referred to the engineer
and street committee.
The equalization of the improve
ment district composing the B street
paving, was continued until the next
meeting.
a resolution, providing for the i'm
provement of the alleys in Blocks
and 2, Benn's Add and Block 1, w.
& BIS Add, was adopted, over the
protest of Smith, who with Wieland
and Milette, voted nay.
Oscar Holmlund and Matt. Strom-
mer were bidders on the Newell
street sidewalks, which We're referr.
ed to the engineer.
The clerk was directed to advertise
for three car loads of Idaho hay, and
two carloads of oats.
Matt. Strommer was awarded the
contract for the Curtis street plank
roadway and Haukeli. Hegg & Co.
that for concrete sidewalks on Ran
dali, c and f streets
The report on the Street Traffic
Crivyea had not received a COPY.
Milette complained that a certain
prisoner in the city Jail was being
disseminated against by the police,
| in the matter of exercise etc, and
the matter was referred to the po-
lice committee.