Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-09-05
BRIDGE MATTERS
BEFORE COUNCIL:
Bridges at Wishkah Street and
Across ChehaIis River
to b. Looked Up
WILL VIEW PARK SITES
J. S. Book Makes Park Offer
IN. ?. TO Erect Alarm Bell
at Cost Of City

Opening of the bids for the Fill
District No. >. which bids We're re
ferred to the Engineer TO figure I'D.
a re-echo of the Door construction OF
the North Aberdeen bridge and the
movement for the construction of
bridges across the Wishkah and Che
halls rivers. We're the important mat
tiers taken up at last nights meet
ing of the city council
The council listened 10 eight bids
for filing the district in the Eas;
part of the city and on motion. the
matter of the acceptance was not
taken up because Councilman New
ell moved that the property owners
meet next Tuesday night with the
street committee and engineer to
hear the report on the bids. Tne
two companies within the estimate.
We're the Spokane Dredging & Con
struction company, whose bid was II
cents per yard for the fill and A.
cents for dykes. The Tacoma Drede
ing company bid Is cents per yard
for filling and A. cents for dykes.
A communication from City Engi-
neer Ewart asking that bridge en-
gineer be called in to ascertain the
"A
bridge, this structure being off cen
ter. The communication also urged
that some kind of examination be
made of the Heron street structure
was read.
Councilman Sauers stated that he
was of the opinion that a committee
appointed by the mayor had made
an Investigation several months ago
as all right He wanted to know
whether this committee employed the
services Of competent engineer.
The request was granted.
Street Superintendent c. T. Arthur
said that the North Aberdeen bridge
which was repaired the first week i'll
August, had jumped 81 inches off
center last Sunday and that it was
in bad shape. He also urged the
council to take steps for repairing
the Heron street bridge.
The necessity Of another bridge
across the Wishkah river, preferably
at Wishkah street was brought up
by Councilman Crivyea and supported
by Councilman PearsaIl. AS a result
of the discussion. the city engineer
and city attorney were instructed to
secure q permit from the government
for bridge at Wishkah street across
The Wishkah river Councilman
Myles asked that the matter of a
bridge across the Chehalis river be
also considered and the street com
mittee was instructed to look into the
matter of securing sites for brid yes
at both places.
Street superintendent Arthur stat
ed thai two men nave reported the
follow i1g traffic over the Heron street
bridge IA FIVE days, they being August
81. September /. 2. 3 and as fol
lows: between the hours OF : a. IN
and & i. m: 2o,222 foot passengers;
1850 teams and single rigs; G29 au-
-omcb1lcs; 1>G motorcycles; 1925
street cars, and Cd ned 90 times for
steamers.
The matter or compelling the y
T. ana O.-W to place cClverts in the
rGck e'- was talk = III ..'
tine CITY en4iueer ins ructed 10 ascer
IAN },a@. .., .ecdoJ il ,.- "3. u.
o g vert
The council vo'4d to POSTPONE me
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and VIII 10 iH Il body Sunday after
noon 10 View rhe vauous propositions
A communication from j. s. BOOK
Offering Inc council a park for $21.
and aIed 40 ''''
4 communicated from the North
eru Pacific Railway company. stat
ing that an electric bell would be iu-
stalled al tbe -eade crossing in the
eastern part of the city, was read,
tie council 10 jaw the bin.