Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-02
Citizens Have Opportunity to Show How Bad
They Want Business Administration
by Showing Their Interest
WlSHKAH STREET IS PROPER LOCATION
This Has Been Opinion of Every Engineer Who
Has Studied the Matter New
BRIDGE Is Real Economy

vote for the Wishkah street bridge
is becoming general since the Herald
began the agitation of the subject
week ago, and it is now the chief
topic of discussion in the city. A
week ago it looked as though the
contest was to be one for supremacy
between Heron and Wishkah streets,
but today the question is recognized
of one of paramount Importance to
the entire city.
Three Points Determined
The Herald articles have conclus-
lively proved three points that were
not generally understood, and which
have the greatest bearing on the mat.
ter under discussion. First, that it
will cost the people Of Aberdeen not
less than $4,000 to repair the Her
on street bridge according to the
plans of Eaginser lockwood, and that
those repairs will only be of a tenn
pOrary nature upon An inadequate
and antiquated bridge. Second, that
the estimate, of $4,000 is too high
by nearly one-half, and no bonds can
be issued if voted for a larger sum
than is required to build the bridge,
and, Third, that the city must spend
a big bunch of money in providing
a bridge across the Wishkah river
at once, either in repairing the old
one or in building the new, and that
true economy decides in favor of the
new.
Would Prevent the Election
The opponents Of those bonds ap-
pear to fear the result, and are max
ing efforts to have the new city coun-
Gil, at it's meeting next Wednesday
night, repeal the ordinance providing
for the election. Councilman Pear
sail was requested to father this re-
peal ordinance but declined, saying he
was not present when it was passed
and was neutral on the question.
Whether it will be introduced de-
pends upon the result of canvass
Of the new members, which it is
said is being made, but its passage is
doubtful. as the new coun-
Gil will scarce have the hardihood
TO celebrate it's Inauguration by deny.
ing the people the referendum on such
an important question lin view of the
TACT that they would be called upon
1t once to expend vast sum of
money on the old bridge in order tn
maintain communication with East
and South Aberdeen.
New Phase Injected
The possibility of the loss of the
easement to the property used to
swing the bridge has bobbed up, and
low awaits the outcome of law suit.
The city holds an easement from A.
J. West, who has owned property
or many years-or thought he did.
The West title to this tideland is
low being contested in court by
5. Book, and no one can foretell the
result. Should Book win the suit
he easement from West would be
Invalid, and We may rest assured that
Book would exact all "the traffic
would bear" in the way of rental if
he city used the land.
1t will be remembered that a SINH
ar condition confronted the Northern
Pacific railway few years ago in
bridging the Wishkah river. The
company erected it's bridge without
shore land for swinging to,
and, we are informed that the com.
pany had to pay A. J. West, or the
West & Slade Lumber Co. $40, 900
Tor permission to swing that bridge
The Contest 10 On
From purely personal reasons, in
volving real or imaginary realty and
rental values, the property owners
on Heron and Wishkah streets have
organized for a campaign, each hav-
ing raised funds to defray legitimate
expenses, and in doing SO are entirely
within their rights. In fact, this
rivalry will have a tendency to clair
fy the situation by bringing out the
real facts in the case. and the Herald
will gladly welcome any good reason
for voting against the bond proposi.