Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-30
MORE MONEY into
WISHKAH BRIDGE
Council Decides to Spent 81,
$50 in Patching Up the
Tottering Structure
THE CRY STILL IS WATER
Improve Southside and North
End Roads Executive
Session Talks Water

Urgent necessity for improvement
of the roadway leading from this city
past the waterworks and connecting
with the county road to the Wishkah
valley was shown in a petition pre-.
sented to the city council Wednes-
day night. The petition was signed
by more than a score of representa-
tive property owners and stated this
road carries more traffic than any
other leading into the country dis
tricts; that the county has expended
large sums on sections outside of the
city; that within the city limits it is
in poor repair dangerous and almost
impossible in some places. The Pc
titiOn was referred to the street COM
mittee for week. This is one of
the roads upon which portion of
funds due from the county are to be
expended.
Repair Wishkah Bridge
On recommendation of Engineer
Kelsey, the council decided to call
for bids for the repair of the Her.
on street bridge, at an estimated cost
of $2,35O. The plans submitted are
modified edition of those for which
Engineer Lockwood was paid $4OO,
and they provide for a new abutt-
ment on the west side, from which
horizontal steel beams, we'll braced
will extend tothe center pier, in the
hope of stiffening that weak struc.
ture, and for the lengthening of the
approaches in order to reduce the
grade.
Engineer Kelsey admits that Engi-
neer Lockwood is one of the most
experienced bridge experts ON the
Pacific coast, yet his $4OO report and
accompanying plans are cast into the
scrap heap, and another bunch of
public money will probably be squan-
dered in temporarily patching up this
tottering bridge as another object les
son in economy p under this ante
quated councilmanic system of muni-
cipal government
Will Fix Southside Road
A. c. Gaillac, representing the
chamber of commerce, made a plea
for repair of the Markham road with
in the city limits before summer train
service to the south beaches starts,
June Is. He stated the railways are
spending 100000 in developing and
advertising the beaches, and that
large amount of travel over the road
will commence on the date mention
ed. Mr. Gaillac's plea was followed
by the reading of report from the
street committee recommending the
improvement and the report was un-
animously adopted.
| A bar license was granted the
Rockwell hotel, conditioned on Mr..
Eichner putting up bond Of $4,000
to make it a 40-room hotel, in order
to comply with the ordinance.
An ordinance regulating the fire
department, and referred back to the
committee last week for remodeling
by eliminating centralization of pow
er to "hire and fire" with the chief,
was passed on suspension of the rules.
The chief is to be appointed by the
mayor, subject to approval of the
council, and subordinates are to be
appointed by the chief subject to ap.
proval of the mayor and a majority
of the council.
An ordinance providing for the i'm
provement of Wooding street, from
Cherry to Fifth Street, with plank
passed. Resolutions for the improve
ment of Second street from X to NJ;
First Street, from Broadway to NJ
by building concrete sidewalks and
one granting leave of absence for
80 days to Councilman A. S. Brecht,
passed.
The committee on the vacation Of
the alley in the block on which the
new county hospital is being built,
reported that the building was already
on the alley, and the council could
either vacate the same or order the
building removed. 1t was vacated.
The school district was given the
use of the old city hospital in North
Aberdeen for temporary school
house.
The clerk was directed to call for
bids for putting new tile roof on
the city hall.
At the close of the meeting, Mayor
Franco called an executive session.