Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-21
COUNCIL HAS
SHORT SESSION
Decision of Fill District No.
z Marks Session-Insur-
ance Is Settled
FILL REPORT IS MADE.
Improvement Ordinance Is
Passed * Street to
Have Cluster Lights

Discussion of the proposed fill dis
trict No. q the acceptance of the re-
port of Assistant City Engineer L. d.
Kelsey; and the discussion and final
settlement of insurance on the pump
ing station of the city marked the
short, yet interesting session of the
city council last night. An unusually
large amount of routine work was,
turned out despite the fact that the
body adjourned shortly after Q o'clock
Fill Report Made
Engineer Kelsey, who was appointed
last week to make thorough inves-
tigation of the proposed fill, evidently
reported favorable to the council as
a whole. Last week upon recon-
mendation of Councilman Morck, it
was decided to find out just exactly
what material would compose the NIL.
This action was taken in view OF the
many protests coming from property
owners in the first fill district who as
sert that the fill in that district ia
not according to contract and there
fore should not be accepted. Mr..
h6lScy Sdlu ludI III OlotkACV AVVs -
would consist OF sand, earth and GrAs-
ell and that such material was specf
fed in the contract with the Spokane
Construction company which has been
awarded the work. The report Of the
engineer was accepted:
Wrangls Over iniHrasics.
The matter Of properly placing the
insurance on the city pumping station
which was brought up last night cauz-
ed lively debate for few moments
between Pearsall and Morck. It war
suggested recently that a division he
made of the insurance SO that one
company would not carry it all. Jones'
& Jones company carries the entire
insurance of $4,000 and it was final
ly decided to place. $1,000 with New,
man & Blinkley.
:. More Cluster LIGHTS.
The contract for the improvement OF
K street from Heron to River street,
by the construction of concrete side
walks was awarded to August Wallin-
1t was decided by the council to make
an improvement district of this street,
and place in cluster lights as proposed
several weeks ago.
The street committee recommended
the improvement of Hume street from
Broadway to street, and resolutions
to this effect was ordered drawn by
the city attorney.
Phil Locke appeared before the
council with proposition to dedicate
part of block q, Weatherwax and
Benn's second addition, and except. the
stub end of Jefferson street in ex-
change The matter was referred to
the street committee.
A petition signed by a large num-
ber of residents of c street asking
that light be placed on North G.
and Randall streets was referred to
the light committee.
The application for the renewal OF
the liquor license of jacobson & Kauff-
man was referred to the license COM
mittee.
In response to the call for bids for.
the purchase OF service ladder auto :
truck for the city, seven bids were
received and opened at last nights
meeting. The bids arranged in price
from $500 to $500. After dicussing
the merits of the machines, it was
decided to refer the matter to the
fire committee. A report from the
committee is expected to be present
next week. Resolution for the i'm
provement of Washington street from
First to Division, by constructing a
16-foot plank roadway, was passed as
was also the resolution for the im-
provement of the same street from
Divisionsto Pacific avenue was passed
An ordinance for the improvement
of Spur street from First to Tenth
street, by laying sewer pipes was pass
ed.