Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-08-25
WALLACE Wins
WITH COUNCIL
City Dads Fail to Muster Re-
quired 9 Votes For Removal
of Plumbing Inspector
GRAVEL MARION STREET
Ordinance Limiting Weights
Hauled on Planked Streets
Held Up. Will Fix B Street

1elQ up. Will FIX b Street
But little business of a serious ma
ture was transacted at the meeting of
the city council Wednesday evening,
but considerable oratory and discus
sion was INDUCED in. An ordinance
for the improvement of Evans street
from Curtis to Cedar street was pass
ed, and a number of resolutions call
ing for other Improvements were in
troduced.
The question of awarding the con-
tract for filling Marion street from
Boone to Broad was discussed at great
length. A petition signed by 80 per
cent of the property owners favoring
a dirt fill was defended by Council
man Pista, but it was the opinion of
the council that gravel would be best,
and as there was only a difference
of $3.50 between the costs of the two
materials, the Independent Sand &
Gravel Co., was awarded the con-
tract.
The Endresen shipyards were grant
ed lease for 10 years, of the foot
of Clark street, at nominal rental
of 81 year for the first five years.
The rental for the remaining five
years will be re-adjusted at the close
Of the first term. e.
J. J Irwin was awarded the con-
tract tor repairing the east approach
to the Heron street bridge.
A petition from residents in the vi
entity of Marion and Lawrence
streets asking for a fire alarm box
on the corner of these two streets was
laid over until the new budget is
adopted, at which time it will be con-
sidered.
The contemplated improvement of
the West boulevard from Curtis street
to the city limits was protested in
dividually by Attorney F. w. LOOMS,
in the capacity of property owner
on that street. Mr.. Loomis cited
many reasons why the improvement
should not be made. declaring it is to
be done solely for the benefit of the
residents of Cosmopolis and the jitney
drivers. Councilman Rowes asked for
a weeks continuance, stating he be-
lieved he could remove Mr.. Loomis'
objections to the improvement in the
interim. The respite was granted.
The improvement Of the alley from
the city barns to the X. P. hall was
rejected, hut later a resolution ask
ing for the improvement of that part
of the alley used by the city was m
PRODUCED.
The ordinance introduced several
weeks ago providing for regulation OF
weights of trucks on planked streets
vas deemed inadequate and the CITY at
torney was instructed to prepare q
new ore and submit it next Weanes
day evening.
The city attorney was also instruct
ed to prepare an ordinance covering
the improvement 81 West Marke
street The Standard Oil gUmpan.
has Offered to stand part of the ex
pense. The cost CT the improvement
is placed 1T $50 average per each 81
foot lot, and there will probs bly, b.
much opposition I'll the proposed i'm
provement.
Councilman BUwes asked for {
statement of the condition of the reser
voir supplying the city wifn water
Mr.. Bowen replied, reporting that the
outside work on the reservoir hat
been completed, and recommended
tfrat the interior be lined with as
phaltum to stop leakage. He esti
mated that a depth of two feet Of
water would be gained by adding the
asphaltum lining.
The great pyrotechnical display Of
oratory took place when the old ques
tIUn of the discharge of Plum bling In.
spector Wallace came up. Council
man Wieland became eulogistic over
the various attributes of Mr.. Wallace
and defended him royalty. Put to the
vote, II was decided to retain Mr.
Wallace's service, s to 8.
The final act of the Council was di'
rected AT the earth slide on B street
The engineer was instructed to take
immediate steps toward correcting the
difficulty at this point