Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-24
THE CITY COUNCIL
WILL LOOK AFTER ROADWAY
ALONG THE BLUFF.
Hoquiam Company Asks to Erect Abattoir in
Aberdeen. Wappenstien Wants Damages
for Regrade of F Street. Fire Chief Gets
Salary. Bills Allowed, Etc.. Etc.

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rIcted.
The horse committee reported the pur-
chase of set of harness for $:3S.
TIE water committee reported the
clerks water report correct. and that it
had tried to arrange matters that con.
flicted in the fire department. The en-.
gineer insists that he obey only the
orders OF the council, as provided in his
contract
The committee reported against the
petition for street light at d street and
First avenue.
Attorney Fox explained the prosecu.
| ton of some cases that had been changed
from the city TO Cosmopolis reported
on the protest of Chas johnson against
the railway tracks going SO close to his
corner, that the city was not liable in
the matter, and advised against the APP
plication Of =. 70 ing for rebate of $50
for his unused dance hall license, saying
the city had not closed the dance hall,
it was closed under the state law.
! The Hoquiam Meat Co. asked permits
sion to conduct Slaughter house in Ho.
GUAM addition. Referred to health
committee.
Fred Hart appeared and asked that
the opera house cense be reduced to
$50. Granted.
T. II. Hill asked that a jury in the
police court be paid. The case was taken
to Hoquiam and the jury did not try the
case, and the jurymen have been stood
off long time for their pay. J he diff
Guilty seems to be that the Hoquiam
justice has not sent up the cost bill.
J.. s. Book asked that Sidewalk grades
be set at Heron AID II streets. Referred
to the street committee.
A bill for damages for change of grade
on + street was presented by Chas.
Wappenstien. The clerk was directed
to notify him that the bill would not be
noticed. ,|I..
The following bids were received for
the city advertising: The Sunday Sun,
Is and IL cents per inch and IS cents
per page for ordinances. The Daily Bull.
letin, Az and 8 cents per inch and so
cents per page for ordinances. The con
tract was awarded to the Bulletin.
Two bi Is for planking the alley in
block 8, W. & B. addition, at 81 20 and
LIZ per foot, were received. Sherwood
moved that both be rejected, as the
owners could have it done cheaper by
private contract and the clerk was d.
rected to readvertise for bids.
A resolution for a plank road on f
street in Broadway addition to Cosmop.
oils was adopted and October Z fixed to
hear objections to the improvement.
Al ordinance giving the chief OF the
fire department salary OF $25 a month
was passed.
An ordinance making it the duty Of
The marshal to prevent the distractions
OF streets and alleys was read. Marshal
Anstie thought the ordinance not sufii
GENTLY thorough, and suggested that the
ordinances now in force are too vague
and new ordinance should be drawn tc
cover the entire matter. Referred tc
the street committee.
The application OF number OF the
owners ON the alley in block 8, w. &
BIS addition, to build their own i'm.
rrovement was granted.
Engineer Hunt filed plan of the i'm
provement of west Heron street 1t was
decided to await petition from the
property owners before ordering the i'm
provement.
The assessment roll of Local Improve
ment District No. 8 was equalized.
The clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for street lights for l, 2 and years
The attorney was directed to prepare
an ordinance for sidewalks on the north
side OF Hume street, west of Broadway.
Sherwood called attention to the fact
that the c. G. l.. & 7. Co. has leased
land from the railway company along
the bluff for dumping ground, and sug-
gested that it might be an obstacle to
the NJ ontesano road. A special COM
mittee, consisting of Johnson, Sherwood
and Lindstrom, was appointed to secure
a right Of way around the bluff.
The following bills were allowed: