Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
SOUTHSIDE ROAD
VEXES COUNCIL.
City Attorney Advises I'm
provement by Local As
sessment District
NO BROADWAY RECRADE
East Aberdeen Streets to be
Permenantly Improved
Routine Business

At the city council meeting last
night, the attorney reported upon the
matter of securing deed from the
Aberdeen Realty Syndicate for the
right of way for a. street to connect
with the Westport road, that he found
the record showed the city already
had right of way, provided it would
improve the street at the cost of the
general fund, and said Improvement,
which would cost from $1,000 to $S,-
000 should be made by local assess
ment. A motion to adopt the report
was opposed by Myles, who asked
that the street committee confer with
the Realty Syndicate, and endeavor
to adjust the dispute, but received no
support, and the report of the attor-
ney was adopted
On recommendation of the attorney
the claim of the Peterson Construc-
ton company for damages, was re-
jected.
Following recommendations of the
street committee were adopted. The
permanent improvement of Heron
street from X to Monroe and that the
proposed change of grade on Broad
way be not made.
The matter of plank roadway on
West Market street, from M to Di-
vision was laid over week that the
property owners may be consulted.
The garbage committee reported in
j. P. Carlson. Morck plead for a
more definite ordinance covering the
entire garbage business, and nearly
had his way, the vote on the adop-
tion of the committee report being a
tie. The vote of mayor Parks adopt
ed it,
The engineer filed estimates on the
cost of improving East Wishkah, East
Heron and Kansas streets at 31,314.-
%, and the ordinance was passed for
the improvement, A. j. West and Will
son Bros. & Co., waving any irregu-
larities in the resolution, in which
some property was wrongly described.
The department reports for Janu-
airy We're referred and the monthly
budget of bills allowed.
Retail liquor licenses were granted
to Griffin & Morck and John O'Hare.
The property owners on the north
side of Arthur street asked for a
sidewalk, which was referred.
A petition was endorsed, request
ing United States Engineer Major
Cavanaugh to modify the rule con-
cerning the length Of RATS that are
towed on the Wishkah river, so that
RATS 600 feet long may be towed. 1t
represented that the short RATS nee
essitated additional trips by the tug
boat, which caused a needless swing
ing of the two city bridges over the
river.
Dan McKinnon, who drove an auto
mobile carrying officers during the /.
w. w. trouble last spring which is
said to have injured Mike Rowland,
asked the city to take Howland's
having sued for $21,5 damages. The
modest request was referred to the
attorney.
New warrants We're ordered issued
to the City Retail Lumber company
in lieu of two that We're lost, pro
per bond being filed to protect the
city.
The assessment roll for the d street
fill was equalized.
A resolution protesting against the
passage of a bill now before the leg
islature, relating to the pollution of
water sheds, was adopted.
A resolution was adotd proepefGl-
A resolution was adopted providing
for concrete paving in two alleys in
Benn's First Addition.
An ordinance, by Pearsall, was pass
ed, making theatres and shows hav-
ing continuing performances, place a
sign at the box office, notifying the
public when the last act of perform
ance was on. The deal with Phil s.
Locke, for an exchange of land was
declared off on the report of the COM
mittee which said the offer of Locke
was at a ratio of to 200 from him to
the city.
The advertising contract for the
ensuing year was awarded to the Alb
erdeen World, for cents an inch,
all the papers in the city having made
bids for the first time in several
years.
Bits for cast iron pipe and water
meters We're read and referred.