Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-26
THE CITY COUNCIL
is SORE AT REBUKE ADMINS.
TERED BY THE CAUCUS.
And Refuses to Pay Bill for Hall. will In
vestgate the Police. Passes Ordinance to
Sell the Waterworks. Sherwood is "Seen"
by Heinrich and Changes Front on Gas
Franchise.

Heretofore the city has always Paid for
the meeting place of non.partisan eau.
cuses held to nominate city offices, but,
when the bill for Firemen's hall was
submitted to that body last night Sher.
wood-sore with the memory of his de-
feat-moved tn the bill be left to those
who engaged the hall to pay. The
motion carried, Ladue voting no, and
Leitch being absent. Mayor West at
once assumed its payment, and the in.
cident simply placed of record the two.
fora nickel pique Of the council for the
singing rebuke administered by the
caucus, for its attempt TO wreck and sell
the waterworks, and its appointment of
] a county officera as marshal. An exchange
of courtesies occurred between Sherwood
and j. j. Carney over the matter, the
latter saying the cost OF tie hall was a
cheap price for the overthrow of the
plans of the gang.
The request eff the Daily Sun for water
power was granted.
!
wood and Attorney Bridges, attorney
for A. Heinrich, as to which of them
could most further the passage of the
gas and steam heat franchise, which
Sherwood had so far been the cause of
holding up. The ordinance was passed
and approved. Sherwood explaining his
change OF front by the repeated state
ment that he had been "seen" by Mr..
Eemri4>
Mayor West Gale for report on the
necessity Of so many special police, and,
after short discussion between the
mayor, marshal and Councilman Lind.
strom, in which MAJ shall Anstie said all
this talk about the police force was for
political effect. 1t was finally decided
to employ one special, and hold spec
ial meeting OF The council next Monday
night to investigate the police force.
The application for street light at F
and Wishkah streets was denied.
The attorney was directed to prepare
a resolution for plank road on l. street
between Sixth and Eighth.
Hart & Wood were allowed rebate
OF $45 on their unused theater license.
The G. II. Electric Co. was notified to
place it's poles on the line of the edge of
the sidewalks.
The saloon license of John Gronow
was transferred to his new location.
Resolutions for planking alleys in
block 30, w. & BIS addition, and block
36, Original plat, were adopted.
The street committee was directed to
report on the condition of sidewalks in
the burned district.
The ordinance for the sa' OF the city
waterworks has pa. sed after an ineffect-
ual attempt by Sherwood to allow en- in
crease OF rates of 20 per cent. instead of
per cent. Sherwood in grand stand
play, explained his vote by saying he
only wanted it left to the dear people,
for whose interest he has been working
overtime ever since his election to the
council.
TIL. plans for the Benn- Heinrich
block were referred to the committee,
with power to act.
A communication was read from the
war department approving the plans for
the South Aberdeen bridge.
The following bills were allowed:
American Mill Co., lumber. :. 1886 25
7. G. Moulton, supplies. ........ 4 80
Crane & Co., supplies. ........ SO 81
Pacific Transfer Co., hauling 49,. 5 20
West & Slade Mill Co. ...... 80 SO
VIM. Griggs, supplies. .......... ~ 40
Aberdeen Electric Co., lights. 200 IS
Washington Abstract Co., titles. so
E. H. Fox, salary etc........... 81 so
Aberdeen Bulletin, printing. 49,. Is 40
Anderson & Middleton, lumber. 8 So
yIyo,k q. S1olo Mill n hoco