Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-05

1865 meals had been served prisoners
207 Of which were for men who work.
ed on the streets and 81 for county
prisoners; and that $50 had been col
lected in fees and fines. Police Judge
G. r. Snider's report covered the 500
collected in fines. z
For the street and bridge depart
ment Superintendent H. e. Fear re
ported that pay roll for streets had
been $1,311.S5. for bridges, $275. to.
tai, $1.5s6.s5. Operation Of the O..
w. bridge had cost STAT, and there
had been spent for lumber. nails. hay
horse shoeing, general blacksmithing
and miscellaneous work, s963.72: to-
tai expense for month. $2.725.2S. Lum.
Der used for patching streets and
sidewalks amounted to 40,s70 feet for
Aberdeen; 1852 feet for South Aber.
deem, total, 6e:502 feet.
The report Of Louis D. Kelsey,
building inspector, showed that three
permits for business buildings, valued
at $16,025, had been issued: six per.
mits for dwellings. valued at $4,000;
ten for alterations and repairs to the
value.of $2,ls5; total $24;16O; fees
collected. s17.25.
Thirteen Fire Alarms.
Chief w. H.. Tamblyn's report for
the fire department showed that 10
alarms had been answered, 80 gallons
of chemical used and 245 blocks trav.
elled by fire apparatus. All moving
picture shows had been found to be
complying with provisions of city or
dinances.
Tamblyn's report as electrical in
spector showed permits and GER
tificates issued, IA inspections made
and S. in fees collected.
Order Tide Gates.
Recommendation made by the street
committee that the O.-W. R. & N.
company be notified to construct tide
gates at Frye creek and Razor slough
was adopted by the council, the COM
mittee being granted more time to
report on the hard surfacing of streets
in the West End. The water COM
mittee was given another week to re-
port on water rates.
The Lewis, Wiley, Moore company,
which has a contract to sluice the
Highland Heights property of John G..
Lewis to the level Of B street, was
given permission to cut an alley, free
of charge to the city. at the same
time.
Report of the city engineer recon-
mending that owners of lots in Block
26, Weatherwax addition, be rebated
$2.44 each, on the fill in district No.
2. was adopted.
Ordinances were introduced and, by
suspension of rules, given final pas
sage approving and confirming assess
ment rolls for the sidewalk on Sum-
init street and the sewer on Willard
avenue.
Pay for No. 2 FIJI.
Upon report of the city engineer
that the Spokane Paving & Construc-
ton company had done work to the
amount Of $4,000 in fill district No..
2, that $26,220 had been paid and
that $3.50 was due the company, a
warrant was ordered drawn for that
amount.
Bids for city printing were opened
from the Grays Harbor Publishing
company, by w. A. Rupp, asking 8
cents per inch, first and subsequent
insertions; and from the Quick Print
Publishing company. by J. w. Clark.
asking 8 cents, first insertion; 2 cents
subsequent insertions. Bids were re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Five Bids for Garbage.
Five bids were opened for the dis
posal of garbage. M. J. Lawrie offer
ed to give, on years contract, II
per cent Of collections to the city; on
2 years, Is per cent; August Wah-
leen, on years, would give the city
rs per cent of collections; Eric Gus.
tafson, on unmentioned length OF
contract, would give 6S per cent; Hen
ry Musketine, on 2 or years, would
give 1914 per cent; and J. P. Carl
son, on 3 years, would give Is per
cent or would take $50 month or
$3.50 year salary.
An ordinance was passed fixing poll
ing places and designating election
officers for the municipal election,
Monday, March 8. voting hours being
set at from a. m. to 8 p. m.
The city engineer and city attor-
ney, reported the former, had arrang-
ed a meeting with F street property
owners. with q view to discussing
plans for the improvement Of that
thoroughfare, which. declared Mayor
France, is now in a very bad condi-
ton.
Upon report that the electric light
at the south end Of Olympia street
served little purpose now. 1t was or.
dered moved to the corner Of Roose-
welt and Thomas streets.
Leave Of absence for two weeks
was granted Councilman Wander.
WORT.
Saloon license renewals were grant
ed Moe Z Jacobson and Westburg 4
Anderson.
Tha finance committee was granted