Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-09-10
MONDAYS MEETING.
The Council and Owners of the Old
Water Plant Call Meeting.
The Council Brings It's Counsel to
Argue It's Case,

pose OF showing the Ieellng OF certalii
citizens in regard to the inter-
ferences in the completion Of the water
works system.
The meeting was called to order, and
Leon Greenbaum elected president, with
F. H. Owen, secretary. The object of
the meeting was stated and speeches
from citizens followed.
Captain Weatherwax, on being called
on said in substance, that the city was
passing through critical period, and
that Cummings & Cook had done all
that was in their power to secure the
system of waterworks; that they had
used their credit where there were no
funds to be had; and that every citizen
of the city should stand shoulder to
shoulder with them and give all the sup
port in his power.
G. s. Thomas went over the history
of the Stewart trouble, maintaining that
the utmost good faith had been exercised !;
that the contracts had been allowed to
lapse because there was no means by
which it could have been prevented.
j. W. Farquhar made few remarks
dwelling on the necessity OF water and
deprecating the interferences.
j. B. Mailing regretted that the present
state OF affairs had come about, and urged
that resolutions be adopted expressing
the disapproval, by the business men, OF
any further interference with the COM
pletion of the water works system.
M. j. Cochran, attorney for the City
of Aberdeen, in relation to matters con-
corning the water works system, spoke
at length, giving ashistory Of the trouble
experienced by the council from the night
of the letting OF the contracts, when he
represented Cumming & Cook, while his
partner represented the city, up to the
present time when he is in the employ Of
the council to defend an action based
on the contract which he had hand in
drawing up. He regretted extremely,
that under the constitution "Any one
man, with no more interest than any
other one man in community, could use
his rights so as to do such an injury to
tile community" He alleged that the
citizen who had lent himself temporarily
to Baker & Collins for the purpose Of
stopping work on the water works sys-
tenn, should be stamped with the disap-
proval of the meeting; that the party
referred to had not only lent himself to
Baker & Collins, but had allowed the
time Of the bringing of the suit to pass,
until the last moment, in order to do all
the more hurt. (This statemen has not
single element OF truth in it, as anyone
at all interested may discover for
themselves.) He, as the city's at
torney, knew that the council had not
acted otherwise than in good faith. He
confidently expected to blot out the
complaint altogether, at no distant date.
AS to Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart, he thought
they meant we'll, and advised the citizens
labor with them "As Paul labored with
Silas."
Prosecuting Attorney, ]. G. Pearson,
was Of the opinion that no person should
be debarred from exercising his rights at
law; that water was needed and that
every effort SHOULD be made to obtain
the cooperation Of the Stewards. He
disapproved Of anything verging .on mob
law.
Mrs. Jas. B. Stewart was called on.
She corrected some statements of Mr..
Thomas, in regard to the contracts not
bearing interest from the first expiration
of time, August the first. That she and
her husband had waited three days
after the expiration Of the last contract
before taking it out OF escrow, waited for
the council to approach them amicably on
the subject, which they did not do. She
said no one had been more loyal to this
city, and under no conditions could they
be pursuaded to fight anyono's battles
against it, other than their own, that
they never at anytime intended to allow
their names to be used by Baker & Col
Inns, in the bringing Of the injunction
suit; that they had suffered injury after
injury at the hands of the council; that
they we're anxious to avoid defending
their rights at law; but they had been put
to great expense, much damage had been
done them.
Eugene France was called on. He
said he had been appointed by the coun-
Gil to see Mr.. Stewart about granting an
extension OF the last contract. That he
had approached Mr.. Stewart few days
before the expiration OF the contract, but
had been told to wait until the time was
up. He was in favor of an amicable adj
justment; and said: he, as a member Of
the council was in favor of doing the
right thing by Mr.. anu Mrs. Stewart.
]. w. Farquhar made few remarks
in which he said Mr.. Stewart meant
well, but he thought an occasional spank
ing would do him good.
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