Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-04-14
THEY FAVOR BONDS
Large and Interesting Citizens
Meeting Friday Night.
THE BRIDGE TO BE BOUGHT
City Council Asked to Call Election
to Vote on Funding and
Bridge Bonds.
THE BRIDGE TO BE BoUGE

The Chamber of Commerce rooms were
crowded with interested C tizens last Fri
day night to hear the discussion on the
proposition to bond the city to fund its
floating debt. The gathering was more
representative of the business interests of
the city than any assembly for many
months past.
Mayo: Weatherwax was elected chair
man and Walter F. Gushing secretary.
On behalf Of the city council G. ). Thomas
stated the condition of the city's finances
and asked that the people advise the
council as to their wishes regarding the
issue of bonds.
w. B. Mack being called on said there
remained unsolicited, general and special
taxes to date to the amount of $33, 1881,
principally street grade taxes Continu-
ing, he said there were general fund war
rants outstanding to tie amount OF
500, TAI. IA, and on special street funds
$S,9lS.91, or total floating debt of
$38, $500, on which there would be
accrued interest, computed to June /, of
about $4,000, making u grand total at that
date, if not augmented, of $40, 66605. OF
course, the street grade warrants would
be taken up by taxes collected from their
respective street assessments.
Thomas said he had been inforred by
several attorneys that the ~ per cent
limit of municipal Indebtedness having
been reached, the council was prohibited
from mourning further Indebtedness I'M
less authorized by vote Of the people.
He favored the bonds.
Judge Pearson was in favor of bonding
the debt. lie deprecated the proposed
suits to collect the delinquent taxes, say
ing that as matters now stood the tax was
valid lien on the property; that the
council might have "slipped coy" in
levying the taxes which legal proceedings
might develop, in which case the city
would lose the taxes which would other
wise be collected as soon as the property
began to move. He cited the costs which
would have to be paid in cash for filing
suits and wanted to know where the cash
was coming from. He ackn wledged
that he was one of the delinquents, but
would pay as soon as he could.
France opposed tax suits and bonds
and thought enough taxes could be col
lected to reduce the debt and pay run
ming expenses.
| Linn stated that the workingmen on
the east side had paid their taxes and
called for the names of the delinquents,
and in behalf Of the workingmen asked
for free bridge, making the purchase of
the bridge condition precedent to their
favorable vote for the funding bonds.
G. D. Allen, Judge Keves, ]. B. Nal
ing and others favor d the bonds. G. Il.
Wilson favored buying the bridge and
including it in the bonded debt. Mailing
advocated test suits Of delinquent taxes
from four several parts OF the city.
1. w. Mason thought they were wan
derng from the bond question, and
made good talk for the bonds. Sew
eral lively tits followed over the bridge
purchase proposition. France thought
the bridge-owners should contribute to
it's purchase, in which he was seconded
by Alex. Young who was opposed 10 buy
ing the bridge at this time.
Judge Pearson moved that it be the
sense OF the meeting that the council
should call an election for the purpose OF
voting on proposition to issue $4,000
of six per cent funding bonds, and to vote
on further proposition to issue $500 OF
bonds for the purpose Of buying the
Heron street bridge. The motion was
carried by a large majority, and the
meeting adjourned.