Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-05-05

dragged on until nearly midnight. When
the rules are chang d, it is believed the
business OF the council will be greatly
expediated.
Max Gradl was RELATED $3.50 on his
Sixth street tax, by reason of the con-
tractors leaving lot of refuse in front of
his property.
?. ii. Scullin, OF Seattle, presented a
resolution favoring a State Board OF
Arbitration for labor troubles, and adj
dressed the council on the subject. The
resolution was adopted.
The city library ordinance was passed
after increasing the appropriation 500,
and raising the limit of expenditures to
$40 a month.
The ordinance repeating the dray
license ordinance was passed and APP
proved
The street commissioner was directed
to bridge the slough on Market street
between C and d, the full width OF the
street, without any additional piling,
provided the American Mill Co. would
fill the approaches.
The street committee was granted fur
ther time in the matter OF dumping
ground.
The water committee reported against
laying a 4-inch main to the new laundry
building.
The attorney reported that he had pre-
pared the deed for $50 feet of the Stewart
road to the county.
Resolutions were adopted for the plank
ing Of f street, 20 feet wide from Third
street to Mckinley avenue, and full
width from Market to Third.
Ordinances were introduced and re-
ferred to the attorney abolishing the
offices of street commissioner and water
superintendent, and creating the office
of superintendent of public works, and
repeating certain ordinances pertaining
to the offices abolished.
The special committee reported an
ordinance amending the rules of the
council, which was referred to the at
torney.
The attorney reported that he had
foreclosed % cases for the American
Mill Co., for delinquencies on the Ho-
GUAM road tax.
The attorney was not satisfied with
the stipulation in the Wilson Bros. Il Co.
matter OF collecting Heron street war;
rants, and was granted more time.
The water superintendent was directed
to lay water pipe to tie Shannon prop
erty in South Aberdeen.
The attorney was directed to prepare
an ordinance requiring horses to be
hitched.
The Aberdeen Brewing Co. filed notice
that, under contract with c. 0. Smith,
the licenses of the Lyceum theater was
to revert to that company. Attorney
Cross, on behalf of other creditors OF the
theater, requested the council to take no
action that would make the Brewery Co.
preferred creditor, and claimed that
all creditors OF Smith had an equal right
to whatever value was in the licenses.
No action was taken in the matter, as no
application for transfer was made.
A liquor license was ordered issued to
o. C. Vammen when he should file con-
sent of property owner.
A resolution was adopted providing for
2O-foot plank roadway on Wishkah
street, between NJ street and Michigan
avenue.
Ordinances amending the curfew law,
and establishing F street grade, were
read and referred to the attorney.
Ladue & Hilligoss were awarded the
Hume street sidewalk contract for 80
cents per lineal foot,
The engineer was directed to furnish
the attorney with data for deeds in
transfer of D street traction to c. 4.
Green.
James Stewart offered to improve B
street crossings for 20 cents cubic yard.
and the engineer was directed to est.
mate the work
The following bills were allowed:
Jas Birmingham, sewers .......$ 81 20