Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-12
WILL IMPROVE
in EAST SIDE
Council Order Resolutions
to Pave Three Streets
May be Resisted
Dredging Company Asks for
Final Settlement = Is
Postponed

Authorizing the city attorney to
draw a resolution for the improve
ment of Kansas, East Heron and East
Wishkah streets, the city council last
night settled the much discussed, and
by some bitterly opposed plan for the
Improvement of the east entrance to
the city. This means, should the or
dinance pass, and it probably will,
that visitors entering Aberdeen and
travelling over Heron, Wishkah and
Kansas streets will not condemn the
city before reaching the business dis
trict. In fact, should the plan now
under way be carried oct to compile
ton, it will mean one of the biggest
improvements commercially ever un.
dertaken by the city.
The resolution offered by Myles for
the improvement of the three streets
was carried without the opposition ex-
pected. Morck, however, favored only
the improvement of Wishkah and Kan
sas streets. John Wilson, of the Will
son Brothers company again inform
ed the council that his company was
opposed to the improvement of only
part Of Heron street. Practically the
only objection raised was made by the
s. E. Slade company, its representa-
tive stating that should the street
fronting the mill be torn up, the COM
pany would necessarily have to close
it's plant indefinitely or until the plank
road was replaced by substantial
pavement.
Company Wants Money
Through it's legal representative, j.
B. Bridges, the Tacoma Dredging COM
pany requested that $4,000 of the $780,.
900, yet to be paid by the city upon
the completion and acceptance Of the
fill be turned over to the company.
A communication from the bonding
company Offering no objections to the
action was read. This request natural
" brought about a number of protests
Millette objected on the grounds that
the money should be withheld until
It was made certain that the fill was
according to the contract. McCaw
also spoke on the matter. but believed
that the remaining 5000 would be
sufficient to complete what WORK
would be, necessary to place the MI
ID. proper condition. p.
When referred to City Engineer
Ewart for comment. the Official stated
that he believed that within SIX
months the fill would be in good con
dition or in proper shape for street
paving and other improvements. He
said that while the fill was soft In
some spots, it would harden. He said
however, that the fill would have to
be drained, but that the city was
now doing this work. H did not, DOW
ever, favor the paying of the $2o,
600 to the company until the city coun
Gil was satisfied that the work was
complete.
Resolutions were passed authorizing
Engineer Ewart to make a careful In
yestigation of the fill and report at the
next meeting of the city council.
oversteps Authority
Stating his belief that Street Com
missioner c. E. Arthur has overstep
ped his authority by placing a high
board fance at both entrances to the
alley in block 81 Harbor Dock add
ton and placing thereon sign read
ing, CONDEMNED by the city,, NC
Cav caused the only ripple of real In
terest on the erstwhile quiet sea OF
contentment when he moved that the
fence be torn down and that the alley
be paved as soon as possible. The
motion carried.
The resolution presented by the So
cialist members of the council that a
lavatory be placed at some convenient
place in the business section of the
city was laid on the table upon the mo-
ton of Myles.
Bids on the improvement of Law
renee and Hartman streets by build
ing a 16-foot walk, were opened. MAI
Stromer being the lowest bidder was
awarded the contract.
The matter Of placing the insurance
on the city pumping station was set
tied when it was decided to place a
policy of $4,000 with R. G. Keagy and
81, 900 with the Faulkner Insurance
company.