Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-25
Council Grants Raise in Wage
for All Except Depart
ment Heads
STREET CONTRACTS LET
Asphalt Will Be Covering for
East First, Stanton and
B Streets

Wage increases in all departments
of the city were allowed at Wednes
day nights session of the city coun
Gil The finance committee recon-
raended the advances, and its recon-
mendation was adopted without dis
cnssion, by unanimous vote OF the
~eouncjl
The total increase in wages paid in
The street department will amount to
81 .319 for the balance of the year,
which, as figured by the finance COM
nittee, will leave the department still
S462.22 within the budget allowance.
The budget allowance for employees
who had requested wage advances was
SIS 800 Under the new scale North
Aberdeen bridge tenders will receive
$65 instead of $50 month. each; and
three men at SIS a month, instead of
Swo men at'$9O, will swing the Heron
street bridge. The street cleaning
Eaborers will draw So a day instead
OF $3.50; laborers on unpaved streets,
S2.75 and So instead of $3.50; and
saamsters, $3.50 instead of SIS a
month.
I'm the fire department the increase
III wages will amount to $165 month,
divided as follows: Captain, drawing
-a110 a month, raised to $115; four lieu
tenants, drawing $50 a month, raised
to 800; five hosemen in service over
n year, drawing $50 month, raised
10 $50; six other hosemen, drawing
SlS month, raised to $85.
In the water department raises of
aight of the 13 employees run from
- to so cents a day. In the police
department each patrolman is ad.
vanced $40 a month. Miss nellie
Thrift, deputy city clerk, is given a
xaise of $40 month. None of the
iAeads of departments, whose wages
are fixed by ordinance, is given an
advance.
Street Work Starts
Contracts were let for the paving
0f East First, Stanton and B streets,
to Haukeli, Hegg G Co., asphalt being
picked as favored by majority of
che property owners, and for the paw
tnftsrnnot s&and Michigan streets to
the Grays Tlrbor Construction com
pany. A recommendation from the
street superintendent that Young
street, in North Aberdeen, in view of
Its dangerous condition, be replanked,
was referred a week to the street COM
nlttee, to see if property owners on
chat thorOughfare are not ready, now,
TO pay for permanent improvement
Resolution was adopted providing for
paving and sanitary sewer on Divi-
sion street from Sixth to Eighth
streets. No bidders appearing for the
job on Schley from Decatur to Rosen-
Grams, in South Aberdeen, improve
Ment OF that street was tabled. Street
superintendent Lowrey's recommends
ton that something be done for the
west approach to the Heron street
bridge, declared dangerous, was re-
ferred to the street committee.
An ordinance was introduced and
referred to the judiciary committee,
forbidding the exhibit for sale, giving
or selling handkerchiefs or other arti-
cles of merchandise in which the
American flag has been made a de-
sign.
Mayor Roy G. Sargent proclaimed
May 80 Memorial Day, with a request
that business and amusements he in
termitted for the day.
MemorisalDay falling on next Wed
aesda.y, II Aeouncil adjourned until the
following day, Thursday, May 81