Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
City Council May Change
North Aberdeen Bridge
to Avoid Judgment
MAY CHANGE THE SWING
To Improve East Market
Street and Fill South K
Is Plan

For the purpose OF aNOlulHS tue
payment of $1250 judgment, secured
by Mr.. and Mrs. William Irvine,
against the city of Aberdeen, for an
easement over their property, dam
aged by the swinging of the North
Aberdeen bridge, the council last ev-
ening voted to have City Engineer
Ewart take steps to see if the bridge
could be swung the other way.
Councilman Sauers said: Il want
the council to know that S12o0
judgment has been secured against
the city by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Irvine. which we should not pay, and
Robert Dinse informed me today that
if we will move his house back so
that it will not be in the way, we
can swing the bridge over his prop
erty without charge. The city en-
gineer should see whether the bridge
can be turned the other way, also as
certain whether we will swing over
the property belonging to George Hub
BILE. I consider this deliberate hold
up. The council again, should have
never built the bridge until it secur-
ed an easement over the property it
was to swing"
The city council voted to improve
Market street between F and B by
illing the same and placing . per-
manent surface thereon. In addition
to this. the vote of the council car
ried with it a silent agreement that
no remonstrances would be consider
cd.
The action came after short
speech by Councilman Myles, who
spoke in favor of permanent i'm
provement, instead of the mere lay
ing of a 20 foot plank street. He
said that now, the mill and street
car companies had monopolized more
than half the street and they should
not be allowed to do this.
Councilman Larkins said that the
Aberdeen Manufacturing company,
street railway company were able to
make a permanent Improvement and
as they were the ones benefited
mostly by the improvement, they
should not demonstrate against it.
The council later ordered the Don
oyan Lumber company to move the
lumber off Scott street and this led
to an accusation of Councilman Egg
erer, that Councilman Myles was us
ing this as political capital to which
Myles denied, but said laughngly,
that he wished such statement was
true.
The council ordered the dredging
company to stop filling Heron street
between K and l. streets until the
sawdust was removed. AS the dredg-
ing company had it's pipe turned into
this place, the company was ordered
to stop the fill at once.
Jim Hemphill entered the complaint
that the dredging company had not
removed any sawdust from the south
side of Heron street. west of X and
that the stills were laid on sawdust
and unless removed, the street would
eventually settle and could not be
made a permanent Improvement with
out making repairs, caused by the
rotting sawdust continually settling.
The matter of filling X street from
Heron street to the depot, was next
discussed, City Engineer Ewart,
Councilman Morck and Attorney
Graham signing a communication to
the council, to have the dredging
the council, to have the dredging COM
pany pump sufficint dirt on the side
the fill at a later date. This was not
adopted. but City Street Superintend-
ent Arthur was instructed to take
force of 40 or so men and tear up the
street after dark. The dredging COM
pany is to make the fill and the street
will be replaced by morning.
During the time the street is out
of commission, all incoming and out
going trains, will use the end of l
street as a depot, H. B. Elder being