Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-06-01
WIsHKAH sTREET BRIDGE.

There exists at this time great difference of opinion in the
city of Aberdeen regarding the location of the proposed bridge
the Wshkah river The Wishah street crossing has
been talked generally time past the
ery this offering subscribe part
of the during the past year. Now that the bridge
practically assured the business and property
Heron street creating deal of opposition to the Wish
ah SITE The property of the
street SITE is that property values viii decrease the bridge is
built Wishkah street. The business believe that the
building of the bridge Wshkah street win tend to take the
traffic from Heron street to Wshah street and that they will
lose money thereby.
There is no doubt that the bridge if built at the Wshah
crossing will greatly increase the value of the property
adjoining this street. but the other hand there
why the value of the property Heron street should decrease in
value Aberdeen is not onesreet town more the main
accommodate all the business that here
Naturally the street. Wshah must take of the
flow and has doing this for the past Many thousands
of dollars spent buildings in the year and
many will be erected in the future This does not
that business moving from Heron to Wshkah street.
but that the city growing and must spread out to take of
the business that is here
On the other hand the business firms established Heron
street will not suffer the bridge built
The buying public and will where the business houses
located and there danger that Wishah street will be
built up with business enough be detrimental
those established Heron street New firms will locate there
only the population increases and business warrants This
has been the practically other city and why should
not the same hold true here.
Wshkah street the logical location for the bridge for
One of them is that this location will permit longer
pOache consequently higher bridge that will not have to be
opened for small craft the water which better
and the sharp will be located the
main highway entering the city.
While the cost of bridge at either location estimated
being about the same built at Heron street platoon bridge
will have be built and maintained while the bridge being
constructed which will thousands of dollars and there
fore makes this location the expensive Again. there
always the danger of accidents which happen the
platoon bridge and damage suits against the city which
cost the city thousands dollars The platoon bridge used while
the Heron street bridge undergoing repairs cost the city
$4,000 city engineer many nights Sleep the bridge
is built Wshah street. the Heron street bridge be used
while the bridge being constructed which will eliminate
the of maintaining the platoon bridge and also the danger
of accidents The old bridge could also be used to take of
the street Cosmopos and of the traffic closed
and used only temporarily while the bridge overhaued
which, according to the engineer should be done
1t understood that the city council engineer will decide
either location but favor allowing the citizens of Aberdeen
to decide for themselves This probably the best thing to be
done under the circumstances will
that arise should the city council and engineer decide
the location of the bridge No doubt left vote of the
people, Wishkah street will be favored.