Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-05-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

All the council and the mayor were
present at the regular session last night,
and an air OF expectancy hung over that
body, and the few x-councilmen who
had quietly dropped in.
The clerk was instructed to return the
telephones belonging to the Sunset tele-
phone company, and prepay the charges
if the contract so provided.
An ordinance repeating the ordinance
granting franchise to the r., o. & G.
III. railway was introduced and referred
to the city attorney.
"What's next on the table," said his
honor, the mayor.
THAT'S all, Mr.. Mayor" replied The
clerk in weak and trembly kind OF
voice, "that's all, unless the case OF Mr..
Anstie comes under the head of unfinished
business"
There was moments impressive
silence, during which the mayor took a
deep breath and then in the most sepul-
chral tone at his command babe Mr..
Anstie appear before the bar.
Mr.. Anstic arose and said in substance,
that he didn't pay water rent. One OF
the finance committee didn't know it,
but the others did, and he did not think
it fair to bring the matter up four or five
months after he vas out of office. The
council had no authority to cite him to
appear, but he had been msrepresented
by some OF the newspapers, and SO he
came. lie didn't pay because DeIosh
did not, and he understood it was the
custom. Said DeLosh told him that the
finance committee told him he (DeIosh)
need not pay.
The mayor said he had been misreprc-
scented and wished Mr.. Anstie to state to
the council that he, as member OF the
finance committee, did not know that
Anstie vas getting free water. Mr.. An
site did not say how he knew it, or tell
how Hood could check over the consum-
ers once month and not notice that
'Anstic had quit paying water rent, but
he solemnly assured the council that Mr..
Hood didn't know thing about it, but
that Bowes and Clark did.
Clark was present and denied the
charge, and said if he had known it he
would have brought the matter up.
Bowes did not remember hearing any
thing said on the subject, but it seemed
tc be generally understood that the water
Superintendent had free water.
Kaufman moved that Anstie be allowed
his water rent, and the motion was Sec
onded by Canaan. Considerable discus
sion followed, during which it developed
that DeLosh was really the only one who
had had free water except month or so
that Wiley had. kaufman and Gum
argued in favor OF tie motion, and Kolts
and Weatherwax against it. The motion
carried by the following vote: ayes, Gum
Garman, Kaufman, Tanner. Nays, Kolts
Weatherwax, Young.
CITY Attorney McKinlay said the coun-
Gil had no right to increase an officers
compensation after his election, which
was what this vote did, and that he did
not wish the council torelease Mr. Wiley
from any claim the city might have for
water rent, and offered to pay it himself,
then and there.
Weatherwax then said that ii the coun-
Gil was going to give one man free water
it was not fair to charge another, and he
therefore moved that Steen be allowed
free water also. This was unanimously
agreed to with the exception Of kolts,
who refused to bulge peg, and the
troubled waters then subsidized.
After transacting some routine business
the council adjourned
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scarlet fever, typhoid fever, etc.. Hoods
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