Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-02-02
THE DADDIES DO
Many Mighty Matter, Matured-Ben
Wiley tn Tap Mains-A Gentle
Roast of An Ex-Oficer.
BIDS FOR PRINTING REJECTED

A petition numerously signed was pre-
scented to The council, asking that w. +.
smith he elected water and street COM
missi ,ner.
Petition of J. R. Walker for the same
position read.
A letter from F.. C. Eversliam review
ing the field OF work and showing, in his
opinion, the condition If the streets, etc.,
AMI off rug his services for $50 month,
read.
Applications of ]. r. Walker and E.
G. Eyershanl pl.re,l Oh file.
Petition asking for the election of W.
f. Smith as street commissioner and
water superintendent was laid OIL the
table indefinitely.
Moved by Linn and supported by Clark
that the, proceed to ballot for street com.
missioner until an election. On third
ballot Ben Wiley eceived four votes and
was declared elected.
The matter Of the Wishkah plat was die
discussed. City attorney was instructed
to take plat III, to MontesanD and CONF
pare it with the one on record.
City marslhll's report for January read.
An offer vi the listers Of st. Jo>e PHI
hospital to care for the sick, in case vi AN
epidemic, read. Proposition accepted.
Report Of water suIe,int. rdent read
and referred to finance committee.
Discussion az to warrant for $l95
allowed ex-city attorney, claimed b,
some OF the councilnen in excess Of
salary, Was indulYe,t in, and the ex.c;ty
attorney came in for some severe stric.
turrs.
The railroad committee reported tina
owing to the prevailing severe weati.e.
ing.
Petition for sidewalk in Weatlierwax d
Benn's addition on the hill, read anG
referred to street and alley committee.
Certificate OF sale OF two lots by ". O.
McKinlay, sold through error for taxes,
ordered cancelled and city treasurer o,
dered to issue a redemption certificate
said McKinlay having paid said taxes il
October, 1852.
In the matter OF the contest Of John J..
Gum against the mayor and city council.
city attorney said he thought best to draw
up rules and regulations governing con
te .ts. and determine this matter in 80 ia.
as it could. Councilman Mal.,y moved,
and supported by Keith, that city aitor
ney appear in court and show cause win!
council should moi proceed with confess,
Moved that CITY attorney be instructed +,
prosecute with all due diligence all suit
now pending by the city against others
In the matter Of the city printing bid-
of HERALD and Bulletin read. HERALl
hid, 60 cents for first insertion; 81 cent
for each subsequent insertion. Bulletin.
hid, rs cents an inch FIR first insertion
and % cents All inch for each subsequen
insertion. Both bids rejected. Moved
and carried that re-advertiscd bids fo
city pri, ting be received. Bid Of A. Z
Green for jon work accepted.
a-ow the Worlds Fair II Advertised.
No enterprise in the history of the
world has ever been 30 thoroughly adver
tised ~ the Worlds fair The depart.
ment of publicity and promotion il re-
sponsible for this. Interesting matter l..
collected and collated by competen,
writer's ard put into type in several Ian
guages. The progress Of the work is re.
corded every week. The regular sup
ply of news is vent to $1,000 newspapers.
10000 journals and periodicals and 5000
class or trade papers. From the mailing
room Of the department of publicity and
promotion have gone forth tho ltho.
graphs and other papers which have be-
come so familiar to the public. For sew
eral months there was an average distri.
button of over sO.0OO pictures per m0nth.
The average number of electrotypes now
supplied t" newspapers il over 800 :
month. Competent writers are EN-,
pl0yetl. who supply to magazines and
newspapers any special articles which
they may desire in connection with the
Worlds fair