Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-07
Will FORCE
IMPROVING
OF STREETS
Council Decides Against
Patching Second
Street
STARTS CLEANUP
Citizens Urged to Re-
move Garbage and
Rubbish Heaps

Improvement of West Second street,
from M to Washington, practically
was determined on by the city council
at Wednesday nights session, despite
the protest by interested property own
ers. Councilman James Bowes declar-
ed that the protest did not represent
so per cent of property owners ON
that thoroughfare. The sentiment Of
the majority of the council is decided
ly against patching the plank roadway
on West Second any more, at the ex-
pense of property owners all over the
city. City Engineer L. D. Kelsey's
estimate showed that 36-foot as
phalt roadway could be laid for $500
a lot and concrete for $3.50. Resolu-
tion providing for the improvement
was ordered for introducing next Wed
nesday.
The Aberdeen shipyards were Civ
en- permission to use the ends of
ourth and Fifth streets for stacking
lumber. Peterson & Son were allow.
ed this privilege without charge BY
the city and the privilege will ruiz
until the city shall notify them that
1T needs the streets. ~
Mayor Phillips and the health COM
mittee were authorized to inaugurata
a cleanup campaign, In which citt.,
zei1s will be Urged to remove all gar
bage and rubbish fro mtheir premises.
The health committee was Instructed
to look into the wisdom Of prepars
ing an ordinance compelling all dairies
to use only bottles for serving milk to
customers on routes. In this ordt4
nance, too, may be incorporated q
provision that bottles may be filled
only at the drivers starting out, and
not during the trip. The ordinance is
favored by the larger dairies which
follow such sanitary practice them
selves and desire the smaller milk
dealers to do the same.
The council rejected all bids for fur.
nishing 100000 feet of pipe slaves
for the Wishkah water project and
decided to buy them in open market.
Crane & Co. were awarded contract
for air and vacuum valves. Adver-
tising for bids for 5000 feet of 6-inch
pipe for the water department was
ordered.
Chief of Police R. J. Schmidt's report
for March showed As arrests, IL being
for drunkenness; 1877 given nights
lodgings; 776 meals served; 1910 re.
ceived in fees and fines. Fire Chief
w. H. Tomblyn's report for the quar-
ter ending March 81 showed 80 calls
145O feet of hose laid; 672
blocks travelled.
Wages Of the four city teamsters
were raised from $40 to SIS month.
They had been reduced in November.
On the city engineers report that
the location survey of the Wishkah
pipe line would be completed by Sat-
urday, advertising for bids for con-
struction was ordered. Kelsey was
instructed to prepare plats Of the
right Of way needed so that the work
of securing it may be pushed while
bidders are shown over the pipe line
route.
The council denied Mrs. Jean b.
Stewards request that she be re-
imbursed the amount of attorneys
fees paid by her during the condemna-
tion proceedings instituted by the city
to acquire route for the Wishkah
road through the Stewart property.
The special bridge committee was
instructed to proceed with repairs Of
the West bridge approaches. The
bridge will be thrown open, stated
Kelsey. 70 rtrayel very soOn