Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-15
THE CITY COUNCIL
TAKES A HAND IN COSMOPOi IS
PLAT VACATION.
Plank Road to Market Mill Tax Lew viii
be Made Next Week. Railroad to Union
Mill. J. A. Mitchell Asks $1,000 DAMAGES
and will Probably Sue the City.

A resolution providing for a planl
roadway on Heron street to the Make
, mill, 2G feet wide. on the south side, wa,
discussed at considerable length, and wa
adopted after changing the roadway t.
the north side of the street.
An ordinance for a plank roadway, q
feet wide. on B and Cleveland streets
between Second street to the city limits
was passed and approved.
An ordinance providing for the i'm.
provement of Pine and Front streets
South Aberdeen, was read and laid over
one week.
Rudolph Distlel, l.. B. Minis and Geo.
j. Sauers, OF Cosmopolls, appeared as a
committee from that town, to ask the co.
operation of this city in preventing the
vacation OF Railroad addition to Cosmop.
oils. Mr.. Distler read a detailed state.
ment OF the case, saying this vacation
was designed to prevent the closer rela-
tons OF Aberdeen and Cosmopolis, and
concluded by asking the city to pl otest
against and contest this vacation.
Mr.. Minis asked for the sympathy OF
Aberdeen to aid in deciding what is a ne "
question in the courts, and offered reso
luton, leciting that the council regarded
the vacation as detrimental to public in.
terest, and protesting against it. 1t was
adopted unanimously, and copy ordered
mailed to the clerk If Cosmopols
An ordinance WAS read, granting the
N. Z. Ky. Co. tn" right to run on the
streets of South Aberdeen to the Union
mill, and referred to the attorney.
The matter of tax levy was referred
to the finance committee, to report in
one week
communication was read from the
Aberdeen Brewing Co., claiming an over.
| charge of $45.54 for water, due to defec-
tive meter. Referred to the water
committee.
petition was read for sidewalk on
the south side of Hume street, between
Michigan avenue and Washington street.
Referred to the street committee.
A petition for two arc lights on west
Heron street was referred to the COM
mittee.
J. A. Mitchell complained that he was
injured while riding wheel on the Ho.
quam road, the road being defective. and
asked for $1,000. Referred to the at
torney.
w. b. Mack called attention that Frcnt
.treet, South Aberdeen, had some dan
,erous holes, and E. B. Benn registe, ed
kick against tie delay in putting down
! he crossing at Broadway and Heron
street. Supt. Semmen was directed to
fix it as soon as possible.
The fire and light committee was
authorized to provide shed for the extra
horses.
! Mayor West suggested that a sufficient
salary should be provided to secure a
competent man for superintendent OF
public work, and Marshal Anstie recon-
mended an increase of salary for the
police. SO as to encourage good class OF
applications for the positions.
Sherwood reported that the tide land
commission would meet here, before
adopting the survey, and Aberdeen could
then arrange for a road along the bluff
johnson reported that the pumps at
the water works were worn out, and said
a new boiler and IA 100000 gallon pump
should be procured; that the dam was
now in good condition. The matter OF
rev pumps ard boiler was referred to
the water committee.
The reports OF the superintendent, DO.
lice justice, treasurer, attorney and clerk
were referred to the committee.
The contract for planking alley in block
3, w. & B. S addition, was awarded to Il.
S. Jackson, at $l.3S per foot.
The attorney was directed to prepare
an ordinance for the improvement of +
street, South Aberdeen.
The assessment roll of local improve
ment district 50 was equalized.
The matter OF extending the water
main to the residence of j. A. McGllli.
cuddy was referred to the water COM
mittee.
After allowing the bills, the meeting
adjourned.
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