Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
THE CITY COUNCIL
REPORT OF MEETING LAST SAT-
URDAY NIGHT.
will Open F Street. Dr.. Stapp is Offered
$500 for Attending City Patients. Resi-.
dents Of G Street Ask for Wider Side.
walks. r. R. Co. Must Pay for Water.
Bills Allowed, Etc.

Counclmen Benn ardl Farnam were
absent from the council meeting Satur-
day night.
The ordinance providing for the de.
cision of election ties was passed and
approved.
The bond OF Night Watch Murphy was
approved.
The report Of the finance committee on
current bills was accepted.
The street committee reported that Mr..
Benn would not open F street, if the
abutting property is to be assessed for its
improvement. The special committee
recommended the acceptance of the
proposition Of Mr.. Benn, as being cheaper
than condemnation proceedings. The
council agreed with this view OF the mat
ter, and directed the city attorney to
procure deed of dedication for 80 feet OF
F street from G. w. Wappenstein.
An ordinance establishing the grade on
+ street, between First street and McKin-
ley avenue, was passed the first reading.
The report OF the clerk, showing water
receipts for January to have been $l04S.9O,
was read and referred to the finance
committee.
The report Of Police Judge Pearson was
referred to the finance committee. The
report showed 30 cases during the month
of January, the total fines collected for
the city $2O3
The report of the city attorney, show
ing the delinquent street tax collections
for January, $s54.51, was referred to the
finance committee.
The report OF the water superintendent
for January was referred to the water
committee, and the committee was en-
powered o receive bids for the pipe
required.
The clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for 800 cords of wood for pumping
station.
A request of John Gardiner for water
was referred to the water committee.
A petition for the improvement OF
Font street, South Aberdeen, was re.
ferred to the street committee.
The water SUPERINTENDENT was instruct
ed to trace all water mains laid by HIM
on the city map.
The water superintendent was directed
to stop the use OF water by the N. p. Ry.
Co., unless the rent is paid within 80
days.
A saloon license was granted to Emil
Olsen.
A petition, asking for the widening OF
the sidewalks on q street, between Heron
street and Market street, was referred to
the street committee.
A communication was read from j. c.
Cross, calling attention to balance OF
$65 due him as former city attorney.
Referred to the finance committee.
A communication from DR.. Emil Dorm,
Chicago, requesting a franchise for %
years for telephone line, was read and
filed.
A resolution providing for the pIanking
OF First street, between | street and
Broadway, was adopted.
The council made DR.. Stapp an offer OF
5000 for his care of smallpox patients.
Tie o. dinance increasing water rates to
certain families was quietly buried, by
being laid on the table.
A special committee, consisting OF
Councilman Sherwood, Health Officer
Smits and Marshal Graham, was APP
pointed to draft an ordinance for making
sewer connections.
The clerk was directed to make an offer
OF SIS for the old fire bell, to the parties
from whom the new bell was bought.
The following bills were allowed:
F C Wheeler, water pipe. .......$ 10 so
G f Arnold, blacksmithing .... 8 65
F l. Carman, supplies . GO 90
w + Entrop, supplies. .. .. SO 81
H l. Cook & Co, supplies. g.. 80. SO 80
G + Burrows & Co, freight. ...... 225
H B Mcneil, sawdust. ..... .. %
B Cooper, marshal fees. .. 2 65
&c CrOwther, rent ........... 20 90
Fred King. board of prisoners.... % 20
Smits Drug Co, supplies. ... 6 So
Aberdeen Electric Co, lights 80. 204 20
Daily Bulletin, printing ...... . so