Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-14
Doines Of tho City Council.

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present.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Ordinance granting franchise to the
Sunset Telephone Co. was laid on the
table.
Ordinance for the improvement OF d
street was read and referred to the city
attorney as to form.
The clerk reported no bids received for
! the repair OF the North Aberdeen bridge
and the extension OF the water system to
South Aberdeen.
The water superintendent reported
$1,000 water rents collected in the
month OF June.
In the matter OF the railroad on River
street the report OF the city attorney was
approved and ordered spread upon the
minutes and that the railroad company
be required to settle al damages for
which the city is or may become liable
before the construction Of the rOadbed
involved in the injunction suit.
City Attorney Cross reported that he
finds that the assessment OF improvement
districts Nos ) and : had not been equal
lied 1t was ordered that at the next
regular meeting the council will sit as
board OF equalization on those districts.
Councilman West was appointed to
confer with 0. l., Grain regarding Il re-
duction of contract price for the improve
mcnt in district No. ).
The city clerk submitted the following
report for the quarter ending June 80
Warrants issued .... s 2053.sS
Warrants paid. ............ 3l9l "a
Warrants outstanding. ..... 13Sl4.53
Police Judge reported $45 collected in
fines during the quarter ending June 30.
Referred to the finance committee.
A petition was read from NJ. II. Sher-
wood asking for an extension of the water
pipe a distance OF Il block and half to
3rd and q streets referred to water com.
mittee.
Application OF f.. G. Brown for the po-
sition OF night Waterman read and filed.
Petition Of X Zelasko and others ask
ing for the filling in OF Wishkah street
referred to the street committee.
Street committee was instructed to
make an estimate OF the cost OF repairing
street between Heron and Market
streets and report at next meeting.
Application Of Chas. Thompson x Co.
'or liquor license was granted.
E.G. Brown was appointed hight watch
man to ill the vacancy caused by the
failure OF Thos. Warwick to act
The matter Of fixing streets to the new
depot was referred to street committee
The street commissioner was instructed
10 repair the city dock and the sidewalks
aud streets where urgently required.
Marshal was instructed to notify par
ties having piles Of wood in the streets
and alleys to remove the same.
Clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids ior rebuilding sidewalk on the east
side OF the Heron street bridge.
Clerk was instructed to discharge the
ierryman at the North Aberdeen ferry
and discontinue the ferry.
Clerk was authorized to purchase a
filing stamp.
The following bills were allowed:
i G Cross. salary 4 ~ 90
Geo Black, salary and postage . 90
Jas Patterson, salary. % 90
J \ Graham, night wa,chman.. II 90
i DoUgun, feeding prisoners .. . 90
" II Pearson, salary .... Is 90
/ G Crowther, rent council room. ~ 90
Neiss & llornsby, electric light. s -
I'd Payette, drying hose........ , 90
+ II Sims, watching b:idge 49,. 25 90
Jos Welch, salary Is engineer go. GO 90
r X Drake, salary a' engineer. Cd 90
J n Mayhall. Y Aberdeen ferry. y g.
Lewis Il CHmau, supplies. ...... Z SD
" B Paine 1. CO, supplies. ...... ~
Crc"ch Bros, wort, for liic dept GO
II j. Cook i CO, suu!i-s......- - o.
jHhl Soon, aa'ary ............. IS cd
b9t i!,nr work. ........ ..... 81
Chas Cummings, ..... ...... 3 so
VI Spoil-+seY, .... ...... ........ %
Ole Ashland, .. ..... I cd
G Il l'iIes.... ...,.-.... l %
0 4 Myers, .... ........ .... > 60