Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-16
THE CITY COUNCIL
NEW COUNCIL GOT DOWN TIC
BUSINESS SATURDAY NIGHT.
Old Appointive Officers All Re.appointed- Two
Protests Against Sidewalks. -Firemen Com
plain Of PoIice.-City Withdraws from Con.
test Appeal, to Avoid Costs.-Will Buy
Lumber at Wholesale.

Acting MAYOR Anstie and all the Coun-
cilmen, except Lindstrom Were present
at the meeting Saturday night.
the bond OF City Treasurer Locke was
approved and filed.
DIR. Seth G. Maker filed protest
against the improvement of First street,
because OF the inequality Of the method
Of assessing for same.
The attorney was directed to prepare
ordinances for sidewalks on the west
side of X street between Market and
Wishkah; west side of l.. street between
Heron and Wishkah ca st side Of Jeffer-
son Ave, between Wishkah and Market
streets.
The proposition of Mrs. Sadlack to con-
meet present walk on Michigan Ave was
accepted and the matter of building
sidewalk was laid over pending such
connections.
&c. Wheeler protested against the
building of a sidewalk on Second street
between f. and F. streets, and the mat
ter was referred to the street committee.
The bonds Of City Clerk Black was
approved and filed.
Chief Koehler. of the fire department,
complained Of the police authorities
using the fi.e apparatus. and leaving the
same in condition unfit for service. He
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the key from its customary place to enter
the hosehouse and carrying it off, leaving
the house locked. The police were no.
tilted not to enter the hose house except
in case of fire, and not to use any of the
apparatus.
The ordinance granting the N. P. Ry.
Co., PERMISSION to build spur on River
street, was passed after being 80 amend
ed as to prevent travel on the street from
being impeded. The matter of remov.
ing the water pipe from under the spur
was referred to the water committee with
power to act.
The finance committee was granted
further time to report on the city treas
urer.
Councilman Farnam was authorized to
sell the old fire bell, and to report at the
next meeting.
The report OF the police Judge, city at
torney and city clerk were referred to
the finance committee, as was the quar-
terly report OF the clerk.
The annual report OF the chef of the
fire department was read and filed, and
the suggestions therein were referred to
the appropriate Committees, and the
council commended the department for
its faithful work during the year.
A petition for street light at Sixth
and Broadway was referred to the COM
mittee.
The clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for lumber for the ensuing six
months.
Sherwood, Leitch, and Farnam were
appointed committee to investi-
gate the feasibility Of moving the pump
ing station to town, in accordance with a
Councilman Sherwood read the notice
of appeal in the Contest Case OF Anstie
vs. Maley, which was signed by J. G.
Hogan on the part of Anstie, and by
City Attorney Shields, on the part Of the
city, and asked by what authority the
attorney made the city party to an ac-
ton in which it had no interest, and
which action might make the city liable
for costs. The city attorney replied that
he did not require the authority of the
council to appeal on behalf of the city.
Attorney Hogan argued that the making
the city part was a mere matter OF
form, and that there was no danger
OF the costs being entailed on the city,
To the question, Would the city's in
terests be joepardized if it was not made a
party" the city attorney replied that it
would not. This settled it, and the
council ordered the attorney to withdraw
the appeal on the part of the city.
The plat Of Hopkins addition was pre-
scented for approval, and Attorney Cross
interposed on behalf OF an eastern party
claiming an inters, in the land. The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee.
Sherwood. Knudson and Farnam were
appointed committee to endeavor to
arrange the matter OF approving Cottage
view addition.
The following officers were then elected
for the ensuing year; Marshal J. A. Ora.
ham. Night Watchmen, T. w. Murphy
and l.. A. Doyle. Street Commissioner