Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-05-30
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Quiet Weetipg Saturday Digit.
Routine BUSINESS.
WILL NOT REMIT PENALTIES
Bids Asked 70: Four Street Improve
ments.-To Condemn Extern
sion OF B Street.

At the council meeting Saturday night
tn mayor and all the councilmen, except
Stewart, were present.
At the request Of City Attorney Shields
the minutes of the last meeting were
corrected, in the matter of his report of
the dismissal of cases Of inmates of
houses of ill fame, by adding the words
"for revenue only" after the words "they
should not be fined for being inmates"
so as to preserve the sense of the attor-
ney's report.
The ordinance regulating business and
other licenses was passed and approved.
The contract for planking F St. from
from Market st. to Heron st. was award
ed to Ladue & Hilligoss.
The assessment roll for the improve
ment of the alley in blk "a, was equaliz-
ed and approved.
The street committee reported reso-
luton making the sidewalks on H St.
from Heron St. to Market St., 10 feet
wide. The resolution was adopted.
Councilman Benn suggested that the
penalty for delinquent street taxes be
RENTED to Geo. Hubbel, as the latter
had no personal notice that the tax was
due. Nothing was done in the matter,
the attorney stating that notice had been
duly given in the official paper of the
city, and that if such action was begun
there would be plenty of it to do, as a
number of people were in the same fix
as Mr.. Hubbel.
The council decided to have the treas
urer's notice of tax delinquences pub
lished in the Bulletin, at the rates now
paid the HERALD.
Wilson Bros. 4 Co. was given author
ity TO build sidewalks in front Of their
property.
Wilson Bros. 4 Co. petitioned for a
hagman st the railroad crossing ON Front
st. Referred to the street committee.
A telephone switch was ordered put in
the council room, so that the fire gong
at the pumping station will not ring
when that telephone is called up.
The attorney was directed to prepare
an ordinance for the planking Of H St.,
from Heron St. to Market st.
The city attorney was instructed to
take the necessary steps to keep the road
open to the pumping station.
The attorney was directed to prepares
resolution for the improvement Of b St.
to Sixth Ave., and the engineer was di-
rected to file profile vi st. to Sixth
Ave. The attorney was further instruct
ed to institute condemnation proceedings
to connect st. with the county road.
The clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for the planking of Wishkah St; for
South Aberdeen sidewalks; improve
ment of alley in blk %; sidewalks on
Randall st., Front st. and Tyler St.
The water Supt. was instructed to
move the fire hydrant across the street
at the West & Slade planning mill.
The attorney was directed to draw an
ordinance regulating dance halls and
billiard and pool rooms.
The bill of Geo. Adams, for service on
quarantine, was allowed, as was a bill Of
Expert Lanning, for $24 for exporting
tax rolls.
Bond of r. s. Jackson, for F St. con-
tract was approved.
The matter of purchasing additional
land at the pumping station was referred
to the street committee and city engi-
neer.
The street committee was instructed
to grade q St. north Of Fifth st., at an
expense not to exceed $500.
A number of bills were referred to the
finance committee, and council adj