Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-17
WILL COMPLETE
EAST END FILL
Surety Company has Award
ed Contract for Compile
ton of the Work
TIME EXTENSION. ASKED
Would Condemn Plank Streets
Fire Department Kept
Well Within Budget

AHe Equity surely Co., WHICH pond
ed the Spokane Paving & Construc.
ton Co. and is making good the con.
tract on Fill District 2, has let
contract for the work to Lewis, Wiley
& Morse, extensive contractors of
Seattle, at figure approximating
$4,000 more than it will receive from
the city, and asked the city council
at the meeting Wednesday night for
an extension of eight months from
September l, in which to complete
the work.
The original contract calls for a
forfeit Of $50 day after September /,
and the council will hold special
meeting tonight to decide the matter
Of granting the extensiops, The Lewis,
Wiley & Morse Co. will fill the dis.
trict with earth from the hill by by.
draulics, pumping water from the
Wishkah river. In view Of the fact
that this earth will make so much 4
better fill than If taken from the
river bed, it will probably remove
any objections the property owners
Of the district might have to granting
the request for extension of time.
Councilman Vandevort was appoint.
ed on the finance and police com.
mittees.
Councilman Bowes called attention
to the enormous expense the city was
to in meeting damage actions and
making repairs to thoroughfares be-
cause of the planked surface. He
suggested that Hume, Wishkah, First,
Second, Young and Cutris streets be
condemned and closed to traffic and
the streets otherwise improved. This
was left to the street committee to
report on at the next meeting. Front
street was ordered closed to traffic
and the approach to the Heron street
bridge was ordered redecked and new
stringers installed.
The damage action Of G. G. Trull,
considered in executive session, was
referred to the judiciary and streets
committees and the city attorney.
Councilman Fraser opposed the lay.
ing Of a permanent pavement on
Third street from L to Jefferson
street as recommended by the street
committee. He thought the plank
roadway was satisfactory. AS 10 out
Of "a property owners petitioned for
the improvement, the report Of the
committee was adopted.
The Grays Harbor Railway G Light
company in communication to the
council over the kick on the South
Aberdeen car service, stated that the
schedule now being adhered to was
the one suggested by the city attor.
ney. Right Of way to shipping at the
two bridges that the cars cross en-
route to Cosmopolis was given a. the
reason for frequent delay.
Ordinances were passed providing
for paved roadways in alleys in tho
Weatherwax Z Benn addition. from
X to L and from Broadway to block
20. As NO provision was made in the
budget"for additional street lights. the
street committee was forced to turn
down the request for additional light.
ing on Perry street from Clark to
Front.
The semi.annual report Of Fire
Chief VIM. Tamblyn showed the ex.
pense of the department averaged
SLIPS a month and out Of the total
appropriation of $2s.04s94. the sum
Of $4,000 remained for the next six
months use.
The amount due Hunley & Henry
on the reservoir contract is $3.50.
according to the engineers report.
Bids were ordered called for the re-
decking of the Montesano and Elliott