Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-05
THE CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT OF STREET SU.
PERlNTENDENT LAID OVER.
A Resolution Looking to the Sale Of the
Water Works Is Unanimously Adopted.
will Try to Purchase Site for City Hall
From the School District, Etc. Etc.

In the absence OF Mayor West. f. B.
Benn acted mayor at the council meeting
| last nj .ht.
A communication from Mayor West
was read, stating that he wished, in his
absence, the council would confirm the
appointment OF 5. B. Linn. and saying
that if it was not done, he had left an.
other appointment with the clerk.
Leitch moved the confirmation of the
appointment. Sherwood explained that
his opposition was from a sense # duty,
not from a personal feeling, and raised
the point that the motion was out Of
order. The point was sustained BY the
chair, and, as it vas not desired to act in
the absence OF Mayor West, the matter
was laid over for week.
The street committee reported that the
city dock should be repaired at once, and
Il. w. Hilligoss was ordered to fix it up.
The application of c. A. Beardsley, to
put il a 21a-inch fire hydrant, was al.
lowed.
Attornep Fox was granted further time
in which to report upon the Hemr;ck
franchise.
Geo. w. Grippe asked for water main
extended to his house, at First and Wash.
ington streets. Referred to the water
committee, with power to act.
Sherwood introduced resolution look
ing to the purchase OF the school property
on Wishkah street, which was adopted
unanimously. The resolution instructed
the clerk to advertise for bids for city
hall site, 40 that the school district NAV
make a legal offer to sell.
An ordinance raising the city tax levy
from 2O% mills to 25 mills was passed
and approved.
An ordinance granting franchise to
lay hot WAFER and steam pipes in the
streets to Ed. G. Finch, VAS intr -duced
and referred to the attorney.
The ordinance for plank road on
Heron street, to the Market mill, was
passed.
Sherwood introduced a resolution de-
claring the inability of the council 20
operate the water works at profit, and
proposing to sell the system, and, strange
to say, it carried without dissenting
vote, and the attorney was directed to
prepare an ordinance providing for sub.
hitting the question to the voters at the
city election.
A resolution for sidewalks on the north
side OF Hume street, between Washing.
ton street and Michigan avenue, was
adopted.
G. NJ. Antrim. for the American Mill
Co.. protested against the delay in filing
snits to enforce the payment of their
street warrants. Attorney Fox said that
he proposed to make a test case, to save
the costs OF SO many suits. and was now
working on the N. w. Lumber Co. case.
The attorney was directed to prepare
resolution for a plank roadway on Park
street, from Hume to River street, to al
low the fire engine to get to the dock of
the Western Cooperage Co. in cases of
fire in that locality. Also a resolution
for new sidewalks on the north side OF
Hume street, between F and H streets.
/ Ed. G. Finch asked what the city in
tended to do about repairing the burned
plank on Heron street. Referred to the
street committee.
A. J. Andersen asked that action be
taken in the Heinrich franchise, as par
ties goi X to build brick blocks would like
to kho il they could figure on tine heat
from that source.
the roll OF special improvement district
No. 50 was equalzed.
All bills were referred to the finance
committee.