Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-17
THE CITY COUNCIL,
DOES A LAND OFFICE BUSINESS
IN SALOON LICENSES.
The Heron Street Grade Becomes a Vexatious
Problem. Conflict of Authority In the
Fire Department. More Help Wanted at
the Pumping Station. Bills Allowed, Etc.


Mayor West reported conflict be-
tween the fire chief and the engineer
and driver as to who was in charge of
the engine at times of fire alarms. The
matter was referred to the fire com.
mittee.
A letter was read from Land Commits.
sioner Calvert, stating that TIE state
could not bid on the city bonds.
e. NJ. Antrim asked why the Market
street delinquent taxes are not sued up.
on. Attorney Fox said he was working
on it, and he had the complaints nearly
ready.
The matter OF paying the fire chief $25
month was taken up. Chief Koeher
appeared and said the care of the appar-
JUS and alarm system required consd-
cradle of his time, and he could not give
it for nothing. The attorney was d.
rected TO prepare an ordinance allowing
the chief the salary asked for.
he rel orts OF the clerk and police
Justice were referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Hiram Gibler, Carl Lindstrom and
John johnson were authorized to build
their own sidewalks on Hume street.
A petition for an arc light at d street
and First avenue was referred to the
light committee.
al. Young requested the return Of $50,
the same being the amount of his dance
hall license unused. Referred to the
attorney.
Saloon licenses were granted TO Wider
Bros. and l.. w. Walker, and the license
of Al. Young was transferred to Otto
Seiyfried, and the li,ense of S. X. Bowes
was trans ferred to Frank d. Reeder.
resolution for the improvement of B
street and Cleveland street was adopted,
and Sept. 80 fixed to hear protests
Engineer Hunt was directed to set the
grade stakes on Stewart evenue.
The street committee, in the matter OF
putting the Heron street plank up to
grade, repo ted that the found lie job
too expensive, and recommended that
the electric company 60 ahead and lay
It's track and put the street in as good
condition as It found it, and that the
city fix the street later. Manager Finch
address ell the council, calling attention
to the former action of the council, and
suggested that it could be raised to grade
cheaper now than later, besides the liza
bilitv to accidents by reason Of the tracks
being above grade. A running discus
Zion ensued over the meaning Of the
resolution passed in June. A motion to
adopt the report was opposed by Mr..
Finch as being too obscure, and asked
that definite action be taken at once sc
tie company can lay its track. After
Attorney Fox put it into definite and
certain language the report was adopted.
The assessment roll of District No. II
was >qualzed.
Engineer Bowen, OF the pumping sta
ton, called attention to the increased
work at the station, and asked that an
other man be employ ed, or raise the
wages of the present engineers. He also
called attention to the vast increase in
the amount OF water pumped, and that
the receipts did not show il, suggesting
that he be employed to ferret out those
who don't pay. Referred to water com
mittee.
Councilman Ladue reported that lie
held a warrant on Improvement District
No. SO. and that the treasurer reported
the funds of the district we're overdrawn.
Referred to the finance committee.
The following bills were allowed:
aberdeen Electric Co., lights. s pa 81
X. x 5. Supply Co., coke ...... AZ &c
Telephone Co., telephone. ..... 4 Is
Crane q Co., gate valves. .... GO SO
&. II. Express Co., hauling go. l 0C
Wash. Pipe x Fo ndry Co., pipe. 5S4 sc
Mark McGregor, witness ....., 20
Mitchell, board Of prisoners -. 10 SO
r. W. McGahan, police. ..... 3 40
Ed. Henry, same .......... 20 q
4 al