Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-06-20
ECONOMY ON
STREET LIGHTS
City Council Cuts Out Some
Tungsten Lights in the
Center OF Blocks
SOME MORE TO FOLLOW
Charley Creek Bastile Goes
Out of Commission --
Beam Reensts Delay

The city council meeting Wednesday
night began after an executive session
and closed with another the open
meeting being of short duration. The
recommendation of Mayor France.
France, that the street light bill be
cut, was supported by report from
the committee, which advocated cut
ting out about 100 Tungsten lights,
which were listed. Pearsall said a
new list was being prepared and sub
mitted at the next meeting, and but
about Is of those lights were ordered
discontinued. The lights condemned
are located on Market, ,Wishkah and
Heron streets, and are in the center
of the blocks, which have arc lights
at each cross street intersection.
One Story Garages
An ordinance, introduced by Pear
sail, was passed pre-. '.ibiting garages
in buildings Of more than one story
in height. The ordinance does not
effect any garage in the city at the
present time, and is meant to prevent
their location in the future, with
view of lessening the danger of fire
to the upper floors.
Resents Unnecessary Delay.
Attorney Frank Beam was before
the council in an effort to effect
settlement of the claim of the surety
company which was on the bond of
Contractor butcher In a suit at law,
the court decided the bonds for the
work should go to the company, which
completed the contracts upon the fail
ure of butcher. This decision, which
embraced certain streets, was to COW
er Eleventh streets as we'll, by stip-
ulation of the attorneys There was
no payment of money involved, yet,
Attorney Beam said, the delivery of
the bonds was postponed from time
to time with no apparent reason. He
informed the council that this was his
last request for the bonds, that his
next notice would be a suit at law,
which would but add bill of costs.
Board Up the Castle.
At the suggestion of Empey, that
the house built last year on Charley
Greek, at cost of $1,000, and never
used, as a work house for vagrants,
was ordered boarded up to prevent
the breaking of windows by small
boys.
A request for fire alarm box near
the Bay City mill, was referred to
the committee.
Sawyer brought up the matter of
the First District fill, and wanted to
know how the contracting company
stood with regard to its contract, and
was informed by Engineer Kelsey that
he had notified the company twice
to comply with the contract, and
that he thought it would do so.
Street Improvement Matters.
Petition for the Laura street i'm
provement, from Tecumseh street to
the cemetery referred to the street
committee, met opposition from a
property owner who was asked to
bring in protest.
City Engineer L. D. Kelsey submit
ted estimates of the cost of improve
ment of streets as follows: Side
walks, X to M, $1,152; alley in block
81, $2,1O3; sidewalks on First street
from Broadway to M, $2,100. There
being no protest the attorney was in
structed to prepare resolutions for
the improvements proposed on Sec
ond street and in the alley in block
81. Resolution for placing concrete
sidewalks on First street was tabled
on account of protests. There was
only one bid for planking Wooding
street and the clerk was ordered to
readvertise. A resolution to improve
East Wishkah, Kansas and East Her.
on streets, with asphalt or other paw
ing, was passed. A resolution to i'm
prove Lovett street was passed.