Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-19
council TIES ON
WARD CHANGED
Mayor Casts Deciding Vote
in Favor-Cerrymander
Is Alleged
EAST HERON STREET
Is Discovered to have no
Established Grade Will
Seek Water Supply

streets in East Aberdeen came up
at the city council meeting last night
1t developed that no grade was es
tablished for East Heron street, and
the proposition was laid over for
week.
Regarding the improvement OF
East Heron street, A. ]. West, one
of the largest property owners on
the street, stated that he wanted the
entire street improved, and Mrs. Vic
tor Hugo. who had protested against
this improvement as well as that of
Wishkah street, formally withdrew
the protest.
On recommendation of the water
committee, watering trough was or
dered established the engineer and
water superintendent were directed to
make survey of for the Neuskah
river project, and the superintendent
was ordered to connect the 6-inch
main on Decatur street with the main
on Front street, South Aberdeen.
The request of Chas. T. and A. T.
Thomson to build an iron wood shed
was referred.
Protests against the Improvement
of X street, between First and Sec
ond, wa, referred.
"A claim for $500 damages from the
JID;vorco1 Mo- NJ xyoe voforroJ ~
the attorney.
The sidewalks on the railroad
bridge over the Chehalis river were
ordered improved.
Petition for street lights in Fair.
view Addition was referred.
The abandoned hose house at Mar.
ket and D streets was leased to Jos.
Tiefenthaler. for $25 year.
The engineer submitted the follow
ing estimates of the cost of improve
ments: Hume street. between Broad
way and X, $4,000, assessed value
$15,450; First street, Broadway to X,
cost, $3.50; assessed value, 1920;
X Street, Market to Second $500,
assessed value, $23,95O; Market street
X to M. $10,800, assessed value, $751;
800; sidewalks on Hume street be-
tween Broadway and X, $4,000, as
sessed value, $15,450; sidewalks on
Market street, X to M, $1,000, assess
ed value, $21,8O0; X street sidewalks
Market to Second, $1,24O, assessed
value, $23,95O; Installing cluster
lights on X street Heron to River
street, 1875, assessed value, $23, 450
The engineer was given more time
in which to report on Fill District
No. 1.
The saloon licenses of A. F. Rut-
schow and Schell & Ladley were
renewed, and the application of Ross
& Dolan was referred.
Bids for hauling garbage were re-
ferred to the committee on public
health, to report January 8, and the
bid for sidewalks on Alder street was
referred to the engineer.
A resolution for the improvement
Of alley in block 81, Harbor Dock
Addition, was, after some discussion,
cintinued for week.
The following ordinances was pass
ed: Establishing grade on portion
Of Heron street; improvement of
Washington street.
Ward Gerrymander.
An ordinance was introduced by
Myles, redividing the wards of the
city, was met by an evenly divided
council, but was passed by the cast
ing vote of Mayor Parks. The ordi.
nance divides the South Aberdeen
ward SO as to place portion of it
on the north side of the river, and
the proposition was holly contested
by one-half Of the council, some of
whom were not slow to call it a ger.
rymander for personal political mo-
tives.
The attorney was directed to pre-
pare ordinances for the following i'm
provements: Paving First street,
Broadway to X street; paving Market
street, K to M; paving Hume street.
Broadway to X street; sidewalks on
Market street, X to M, Hume street.
Broadway to X street.
Protests having been filed, the paw
ing of X street from Market to Sec