Aberdeen Ordinance Grants Samuel Benn Street Railway Right
Ordinance No 273 grants Samuel Benn and associates and successors the right to lay and operate a street railway in Aberdeen on Front Street, Benn Street, F Street, Harbor Dock area, and Market Street routes. Construction must begin within six months and reach Hoquiam within eighteen months after F and Heron junction. The ordinance allows cable or electric power with limits on steam engines and street pole placement, sets car standards and speed rules, and assigns fares with a five cent city fare and free transit for on-duty Aberdeen police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Benn
City of
Aberdeen
City Council
City of Aberdeen
Harbor Dock
Market Street
Sixth Avenue
Highland Home
Street
Washington Street
Hoquiam
F and
Heron Streets
Aaid
Heron
Wishkah River
Don’t Force Your Bowels
A cautionary note warns against using harsh minerals for digestion and cautions they damage the stomach and bowels. The text stresses avoiding repeated aggressive laxatives and promotes gentler approaches to bowel care.
FigPrune cereal blends fruit and grain into a table beverage
A newspaper notice touts FIGPRUNE cereal as a blend of 54 percent California figs and prunes with 46 percent ripe grain. It claims a delicious fruit flavor and healthful qualities, advising to boil 5 to 10 minutes. Available at all grocers.
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California
Street Railway Franchise Rules for Aberdeen Streets
The document details requirements for street railways including track leveling, planking, and filling between rails. It assigns duties to Samuel Benn and successors to maintain planks, surface flush with rails, and ensure intersections are safe while allowing future improvements at grantee cost. It also covers paving obligations, overhead line heights, and shared-use rights with other companies under City Council oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Benn
Eaid
City of
Aberdeen
Pasd
Abedeen
Aberdeen Street Railway Franchise Provisions and Penalties
Legal ordinance details the grant to Samuel Benn and associates for a street railway in Aberdeen Hoquiam area. Provisions cover bonds, city hold harmless, street use, overhead removal, notice requirements, franchise duration fifty years, conditions for abandonment, speed limits, and deadlines for line completion and street selection.
City approves bridge use ordinance November 1901
Street use of the bridge over the river to follow conditions set by the City Council and Sec. 19. The ordinance takes effect five days after passage and last publication. Passed November 9, 1901. last publication November 14, 1901. Attest City Clerk Gro. A. Brack. Mayor W. Anstie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gro. A. Brack
Home Gold Cure promise for drunkards in home treatment
An advertisement touts the Home Gold Cure as a self administered, at home remedy to cure alcoholism without weakening nerves. It claims disease status, broad success, and discreet delivery from Edwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia for one dollar with full directions and physician advice on request.
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Edwin B. Giles & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Pullman
Pacific Coast
Pullman Company
Passenge
Portland
Tcand- Possiand
Chicago
Kansas City
Changer
Uch
Palace
A. L. Craig
Portland Oregon
Notice of timber trespass reward in Chehalis County lands
Reward offered for true and accurate information on trespass or timber cutting across listed lands in Chehalis County including multiple townships and sections. Named individuals Grorve L and Fuertz of Detroit Michigan are cited in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chehalis County
Nec
Lot
Grorve L
Fuertz
Detroit
Michigan
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WW. Anstie
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Rosert Lowry
Pacific Hotel
Giles
Imits Brug Co
New Management
N. W. Bush
C. P. Whitney
E. H
Kaufman
Block
Aberdeen, Wase
J. C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Washington
Aberdeen, Wash
E. E. Shields
R. E. Taggart
Snimps & Tannart
Attorneys AT Law
Kaufman Block
M. Robb Stapp
Noice, Forest
Ages
Aberdeen Livery & Transfer
Grays Harbor Hotel
Tacoma
Commerce Street
Wash
K. Bowes
DWES
Clase
Pleasant Club Rooma
D. C. Vammen
G Street
Aberdeen, Wasa
Tuomas R
Hayes
Saane
Hayes & Hayes
Jec Eat
J. G. Lewis
W. Miller
Cashier
Aberdeen State Bank
Tacoma Tidende
John Blaauw
Montesano
W. E. Crist
E.S. Avey
Elma, Wash
Thia
Aberdeen Fish
Micuak
Wishkah St
F ED Redinger
North Side
Het
W.S. Ells
H Street
H Tel
Fashion
Ai Resort
W. W. Wren
Prop
Creech Bros
Hingtia —Y
Beardsley Bros
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