Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-06
THE CITY COUNCIL
TRANSAC TED QUITE A LOT OF
BUSINESS LAST EVENING.
viii Plank Heron Street With Four.lncr Plant.
Fuel Sheds Allowed in Fire District A
Cow Ordinance introduced. Will Consider
City Hall Plans Tonight.

Diiy HaIi Plans ioni9ht.
The business Of two weeks was attend
ed TO ~ the city council last night with
tuo utmost dispatch. The first thing GA
, the table was a SUGGESTION that the CITY
pay the expenses OF the fire chief to the
annual convention of Pacific Coast Fire
Chiefs. The council did not consider
I the possible benefits equal to the cost
! and turned the proposition down.
\ resolution vas adopted allowing the
erection Of fuel saed- ,a ,he fire district
The sheds, not larger than l5x20 feet
must be Of iron walls and roof and have
/ iou,-inch floors.
The contract between the city and
James Stewart for additional water
RIGHTS W's signed and 4 warrant ordered
drawn for the first payment.
! The clerk was directed to procure some
necesearv supplies for his and the en-
gineer's Office.
County Auditor Campbell notified the
council that the assessed valuation of
AbcIdcen was $1I93,672, and requested
to he informed OF the tax levy as soon as
possible Referred to the finance com
mittee.
T. f. Haynes was allowed to remove
me earth, as requested, on Second
street.
The reports OF the city officers were
referred to the committees.
The report OF Supt. Linn for Septem-
Der was read and filed. The report
showed the operating expenses of the
water works, $50, 43: cost of extensions,
81 .G3o05 cost OF street cleaning, SIS. %;
street repairing, sos 20.
a petition from Heron street property
owners for four-nch plank street from
the bridge westward was referred to the
street committee.
Chas. Potts asked that his discharge
from the position OF assistant engineer
be investi gated, bnt the council declined
to interfere with Engineer Bowen in the
matter.
\ request for six-inch main to the
Western mill was referred to the water
committee.
Ed. Dolan made formal demand upon
the city Tor the collection OF certain stree
improvement taxes, for which he held
the warrants. Referred to the attorney.
Saloon licenses were granted to NJ.
Kaufman and J. A. Moller.
The protest of A. Ihlc, Mrs. w. Byng
and VIM. Schultz against the improve
ment OF n street, was referred to the
street committee.
Councilman Leitch introduced an
ordinance prohibiting stock to run at
large. Referred to ateeet committee.
Ordinances were passed for a sidewalk
on Garfield street, between Heron and
Hume, and for plankin1 L street, be-
tween Wishkah and First.
Sherwood reported that the city hall
committee had five sets of plans for
city hall, and the council will meet this
evening to consider them.
The clerk was directed to call the at
/ tention of the Grays IIasbor Electric Co.
/ to the provision OF its franchise requir-
ing certain street lights, and Supt. Linn
was instructed to have the company fill
ND the space between its tracks on Mar
! ket street.
The contract for road to the now
water works dam was let to S. Shryock
Il Son for "A cents per foot.
Supt. Linn was directed to present
bill for 500 to Harrison Bros. for damage
done to the city dock.
The roll of special improvement dis
trict ITO was equalized, and that of 1l5
referred to Sherwood and Jones.
Supt. Linn was directed TO build re-
tanning wall in front of the Crawford and
Hart properties on B street, as had been
agreed upon.
The attorney was directed to prepare
contract for Hilligoss & Ladue. giving
them As days to complete road to water
works.
A vote of thanks was given to the
police force and police court for the
manner in which the peace of the city is
being maintained. and the laws enforced.
A bill of the Aberdeen Livery & Trans
fer Co., for $4.75, tor wood, was referred
back for the O. X. of party receiving the
wood, and bill OF DR.. Schumacher, for
$40 for disinfecting, was referred to the
attorney. The bill of $72 25, OF r. S.
Jackson was referred back for correction,
and cost bill from Judge Minis, Cos
mopolis was referred to the attorney.