Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-04-01

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Approving an ordinance for 81
100000 industrial water plant on the
Wynooche river, the city council of
Aberdeen set May 3 as the date for
a city vote on bonds in that sum for
the project The proposed plant
would furnish 6O,00O,OOo gallons daily
and would be able of development up
to six times that amount,
Silas B. Calderhead, 81, pioneer rail
road man of the northwest, died at his
home in Walla Walla after eight years
Illness. He came 10 Walla Walla in
1898 as general freight and passenger
agent of the Washington G. Columbia
River railroad, and when that was
te ken over by the Northern Pacific he
remained in the same position.
AS a result OF two days study of
tie situation at the pententiary a
canning plant for the institution is a
probability. it was announced by OLAF
l.. Olsen, director of the department
OF business control. Ii the cannery is
operated ii Will be for the benefit OF
the various state institutions products
hsing canned, to be used at the prison
and reformatory and asylums.
Aberdeen will vote on a sl,6OO.OOp
bond Issue for construction OF an in
dustfial water plant on the Wynooche
yer at Wedekind creek at special
ection May 3. accord ng to al orli
nance adopted Wednesday at the regu
l.r city council meeting. The proposed
plant would have an estimated daily
capacity OF 10000 600 gallons and
could be made to deliver much more
according to engineers.
Fifteen boxes of Corinthian currants.
shipped from Corinth, Greece, by the
Junior Red Cross Of the Cowlitz.Wah
k!akm chapter. have been received
by Mrs. II. Daniel Welch Of Keleo, sec
retary OF the Junior Red Cross work
They win be distributed to Cowlitz
and Wahkiakum County Junior RED
Cross bodies which viii use them in
making cakes ana cookies for distrl
hutton to the veterans hospitals at
Easter time.
Apple growers attending the Wash
lngton state conference on grading
and packing in Seattle recently. de
fented a resolution which would have
eliminated the C grade apples. The
three grades Of extra fancy, fancy and
@ grade viii be continued during the
pexi year Grading Of pears in Wash
ington to correspond with Oregon
growers was proposed by the pear
committee. Pears are graded as fancy
and c grades in Washington ard as
extra fancy and farcy in Oregon.
Funda are avaas' :e for paving the
Vancouver Salmon ogees cut 9'f ON the
Pacific highway, hit whether Il will
be paved this summer will depend on
the condition OF the nigh fills naar the
center Of the stretch. Il N. ellis.
state district engineer said The fills
on Burnt Bridge creek were slnlced
in End are thoroughly settled, although
higheT.thRn the others. A new bridge
viii be built oveg salmun creek. Three
danger spots viii he eliminated when
Ihe curoff is opened. the turn at the
northern end Of salmon bridge. the
curve south Of The brldge where fou'
people have been killed, and the hi
north OF Burst Bridge creek. wheT,
three persons have beon killed.
with the recent verdict Of a Tacom
superior cour, Jury, holding the city
Of seattle liable for the full amount
OF damages clalmed by some Of the
victims Of the Roxley canyon flood Of
t9is. another interesting chapter in
the story Of that clty's municipal own
srship adventures was brought to D
close. It took more than eight year.
10 fix scattle's liability for these dan
eges or any par, Of them. and it too
more than two months for this deter
minativc trial, which was held in To
coma because OF The impnssbllity oi
geitIna an impartial inry IN KlrE cous
y. The ease arose from the destruc
ion by flood OF the mill town Of Edgi
lcl. IN the upper reaches OF the snr
ualmie river valley
Assistant Attorney General Il. /
dams held in letter opinion 9
oanty Prosecuting Attorney GeorE
:. Hanigan at Cathlamet. that thef
o way to collect outstanding dikia
fses sments Adams explained h
certificate of delinquency on diki-
ssarmsnts could be- issued to pr
le lpdividus.s Who would have u
h, 60 foreclosure AMI pay IN. 8
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