Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-24
THE CITY COUNCIL
MUCH POLICE TALK At MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Council Recommends Discharge Of Officers
McGahan and Berseson Without Invest.
eating Charges Against Them. Street I'm.
provements. Pile Drivers Must be hinsed.
Epidemic Of Letter Writing In the Ten.
derlo,n.

provements. Pile Drivers Must be Hinged
Epidemic Of Letter Writing In the Ten.
derlo,n.
Mayor West opened the council meet
ing last night by calling attention OF the
council to the suspension Of Officers Nc
Gahan and Bergeson. and said they would
collect pay while suspended unless the
charges were sustained. He suggested
that they, in fairness, should have hear.
! ing before being convicted Of the allega-
ton upon which they were suspended.
Sherwood suggested that they ce rein
etated and then discharged. Attorney
Fox said the men ought to have hear
ing and the allegations proved before
action by the council. After discussion,
ths men and then recommending that
the mayor discharge them.
Fred A. Hart addressed the council on
the subject OF cutting electric wires to al
low pile drivers to pass under, and asked
that a rule be adopted requiring pile
drivers to be on hinges, and an ordinance
requiring all drivers to be hinged was
passed.
Two communications were read com.
planning Of the manner Lizzie Harris
conducts her house of i'll fame, at IA q
street. One of them was signed u. johns
son, and the other Taxpayer, and they
said the matter was known to the mar.
shall and the police, and asked that they
be stopped. The marshal was directed
to stop all indecent conduct on the street.
Marshal Anstie was asked to explain,
and he said G street was kept in good
order Of late, and suggested that the let
ters we're written by rivals of Lizzie
Harris.
Officer LucOre was called on, and he
said he had cautioned those people twice,
and he had orders to arrest all those
people found soliciting
The finance committee reported back
the rolls Of assessment districts No. 90
and 90, and they were eQualized.
The police committee was given an
other week to discover F. A. Lewis, who
wrote the letter to the mayor.
Supt. Linn called attention to clerical
error in + street assessment roll, concern
ing one lot, and the roll was ordered re.
turned for correction.
Engineer Parr called attention to the
artificial stone buildings contemplated, of
which the walls are lighter than called
for by the ordinance. The matter vas
referred to the building committee, in
connection with the engineer, with power
to make necessary notifications.
The party who is establishing brick
yard in Highland Home, wanted to know
the rates for water. Referred to the
water committee.
The water committee was directed to
examine the water situation IN South
Aberdeen, with power to act.
X. 7. Dabney explained his action in
moving the fence on Heron street, and
asked that the street be filled and per-
manently improved.
For the present, it was decided to no.
THY the property owners to repair the
street according to plans of the street
committee, and if they fail he is to
make the repairs and assess the cost to
the abutting property.
The action OF Mayor West in closing
Heron street was endorsed.
Attorney Bridges stated that Mr.. Hem.
rich may not accept the heating fran
chise. having learned that the cost will
be much greater than he had expected.
Edw. Thompson was given permission
to make his own improvements in the
alley in block SO.
The saloon license OF NJ. Kaufman was
transferred to and Hume streets,
while brick building is being erected on
his old site.
A petition for 16-foot roadway on
Division street was referred to the street
committee.
The time for the improvement of
South Aberdeen streets, by w. II. Nc
Whitney, was fixed at six months, and
his bond at 81 900.
Ordinances for the building of 16-
foot plank roadway on E street, Broad
way addition and other streets in South
Aberdeen. and the building of similar
roadway on l. street, between Sixth and
Eighth streets, and 20.foot roadway on
Park street between Hume and River
streets were passed and approved.
An ordinance for a sidewalk on the
north side of Hume street, between F
and H streets, was passed and approved.
4 T. Dabney was authorized to build
his own sidewalk on Hume street.
J. S. Creech called attention to the
possible delav to building caused by the
pile driver ordinance.
The ordinance granting the N. P. Ry.
Go. franchise to lay a spur to the Mar
ket mill was referred to the attorney.
NV hiuStCd Va uolh6 WOOuCu ilhtClo
one-story buildings was left to the en-.
gineer.
The contract for planking alley in block
SO, was awarded to o. J. Lawrence, at
$l.34 per foot, and for block 20 to s.
Shyrock for 81 go foot.
The designations of Councilmen Sher-
wood and Fuller were read and accepted,
and Sherwood was then appointed to fill
the vacancy of Fuller. This leaves Sher.
wood on the council for another year.
Marshal Anstie filed communication,
reciting that many accusations have been
made, secretly and in the papers, and
demanding an investigation. The coun-
Gil showed more consideration to the
marshal than they did earlier in the
evening to Officers McGahan and Berge.
son, and decided to investigate all such
charges as shall be sworn to and filed at
the meeting two weeks hence.
Eyes lifted BY specialists.
All IMAM 0A~Ak1A