Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-01-28
THECITY COUNCIL
AFTER SMALL WATER CONSuM.
ERS, AND STANDS ON DIGNITY.
None but Large Concerns to be Supplied With
Water for Motive Purposes After Nav l..
Attorney A. N. Abel is Ordsred From the
Chamber. etc.

There was something doing at the
meeting of the city council last night.
The large consumers of water were in
the saddle, and showed the small fellows
slight consideration. A hint to the
effect that if each user of water for
motive power paid given sum per
month per horse pow er capacity was not
received cordially, the prevailing opinion
being that eff you have not saw mill,
you should have no water for motive
power"
The entire proceedings of the session
were marked by disregard of business
principles and common courtesy. 10
begin with. Councilman Leitch made
an inquiry about the plank roadway be.
ing built in South Aberdeen, and failed
to get any satisfaction. quitting the pro.
position as much in the dark as when he
began.
The matter of allowing the bills of
Elk policemen McGahan and Bergeson
was referred to Attorney Boner.
The street committee reported in favor
OF allowing H. d. Crawford to do his own
grading on B street and favored the
building OF private plank rod at pub
lie ex oense to the Sixth street brickyard.
To this latter proposition Councilman
Jones interposed demurrer, but with
out success. and the committee report
was adopted.
The alley in block As was ordered
planked with four-inch plank.
The action of Supt. Linn,in building
sidewalk, was ratified.
A Tempest was created by an appli-
cation OF X Ze!asko for permission to put
in a inch water pipe for fire protection
in his G street Office building. Sher-
wood objected, and said that such water,
although not used except in case of fire,
should pay at least $500 per month.
This struck a popular chord in the minds
OF the mill owners on the council and g.
r. Wilson took occasion to reprehend
the city for furnishing water for motive
power to few sausage factories and
print shops, and he suggested that water
for such purposes be not furnished after
May l. A suggestion that perhaps those
small concerns were now paying more
for water, per horse power capacity,
than were the large ones, was received
with the contempt it deserved from that
source.
The matter of the vacation of part OF
Stanton street came up in the form of a
communication from the board of county
mmissioners; notwithstanding the
fact that lease instead of vacation had
been proposed. not voice was raised in
the matter and it went by default
The matter OF the law suit by Chas. f .
Veysey, concerning his right to continue
h is buildings at Market and F street.,
was productive of quite sen alton.
Sherwood opposed the resolution, which
provided that Veysey would cease action
at his owa cost, and agree to remove the
building in two years. Trask and Jones
favored going into the matter, and
asked that the resolution be read. The
clerk said the resolution was in the safe,
and Attorney A. NJ. Abel attempted to
explain it's contents. Mr.. A bel was un-
fortunate in his selection of words, the
opposition of Sherwood and the temper
OF the mayor. This combination caused
him to cut short in his remarks and,
declining to be cut short so quick. Sher-
wood moved that he be removed from
the room. Without any apology for
Mr.. Abel, we regret to say that this
action was carried out despite an effort
to have better judgment prevail.
The contract for building sidewalks on
I street was awarded to Hilligoss &
Ladue for As Gets per lineal foot.
Attorney Boner reported the title to
the Wishkah street school property all
right and the deed from the school dis.
trict was referred to him for approval.
He approved the deed, and the clerk
was instructed to draw warrants for
IS, 900 in favor OF the school district.
The fire limit committee reported
against the erection Of corrugated iron
buildings in the fire district, and the re.
port was adopted.
Wilson suggested that saloon licenses
be raised where the parties keep open
after midnight, and the matter was
taken under advisement.
The petition of Seivert Uglem for per.
mission to make his own sidewalk i'm
provement was referred to the street
committee with power to act.
The council agreed to meet next Mon
day evening, unotficially, for the purpose
of privately discussing matters pending
and likely to come before the council