Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-07
FUND WARRANTS
REDUCEINTEREST
County Commissioners Make
Good Trade in Refunding
Outstanding Warrants
THE WESTPORT MUDDLE
Plans Formed for Extensive
Road Building ON Crays
Harbor Next Year

MONTESANO, Nov. 6.-The board
of county commissioners, at their
meeting Tuesday, did good stroke
of business for Chehalis county, when
they closed contract with George
II. Tilden & Co., to fund the out
standlng warrants-now drawing
eight per cent interest-in bonds
bearing 51a per cent interest, redeem
able in 10 annual payments. The val
liable feature of the contract consists
of the guarantee of Tiden & Co. to
dispose of all future county warrants
bearing s per cent interest at par
Funding those warrants, amounting
to $1SO,0O0, at 5H per cent. means
a saving in interest this year of $4,.
500 or not less than $4,000 during
the life of the bonds. while the saving
effected by the reduction of TWO per
cent on warrants issued hereafter is
incalculable.
Westport Incorporation Dispute
The board devoted Monday after
noon to hearing both sides of the
proposed incorporation of the town
of Westport. The opposition protest
ed that A of the names on the petit
tion were not residents, statement
that was hooted by those favoring
incorporation, and the matter was
continued until Tuesday morning, the
board going on record as ready to de.
clare for incorporation when assured
the required petition is filed.
On Tuesday morning those favoring
incorporation announced their willing
ness to make aff1davits that large
part OFthe disputed A pere residents,
but after checking all forenoon, it was
decided to continue the hearing until
the next meeting, November T..
To Check Up. Pauper List
Chehalis county is to have a census
of charity beneficiaries as result
of motion of Commissioner Locke
Practically all of the money paid out
to care for poor Is paid on the recon.
mendation of the poor commissioner,
Rev. Charles McDermoth, but there
are cases that have been drawing
charity for years, month after month,
and all that is known of them by the
commissioners, as a rule, is that a
bill comes in at the end of the month.
Mr.. Locke has prepared and had
printed record on which every ap
plication will be made hereafter and
by his motion the officials in charge
of the charity work are ordered to
prepare complete list of all those
now receiving charity with all the
information obtainable about each
case.
New Roads Are Planned
Great strides toward opening up all
of that part of the county lying north
of Grays Harbor and west of the
Wynooche river are planned for the
coming year, by the county commits
sioners. If there is no hitch in pres
ent plans good roads will lead from
Montes3no and the east end of the
county, from Aberdeen and from Ho-
quiam to Humptulips and through
that berg to Lake Quiniault-possi-
bly, even, if the government helps.
on beyond farther through the nation
al forest.
Though these plans were entertain
ed before there was any immediate
hopes of an oil strike. yet it is pleas
ant to contemplate that if there
should be strike Chehalis will have
we'll underway a system of roads tha.
will lead well into the oil region, al
ready to handle the business.
Engineer Shorey has been ordered
to prepare as soon as possible plans
and estimates for building the pro
posed connection between the Wy
nCoche and Wishkah roads; the ey-
tension of the Hansen road from its
present north end towards Humptu-
lips and the far end of the Lake Quin-
iault road. 1t is his purpose and the
purpose of the commissioners to hava
everything ready and to let contracts
on these roads not later than Jan.
uary and if poss6 6le in December
In other words, instead OF. having the
new improvements half done when
the rains begin next fall the commits
sioners hope to have contract WORK
completed. if possible. by the middle
OF the summer.
There is not a great deal of new
work TO he done in the east end next
year except in the way of permanent
Improvement of the Olympic High.
way. but some money will be spent
on the South Bay road and bridge
and in the North River country