Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-09
THECITY COUNCIL
HOLD A LIVELY AND LATE SEES.
SION BUT DID NOT FINISH.
Inc Old Tiger Engine to Be Taken Care or.
caldwell Company Get Contract for
Hydrants. Police Justice Turns in $3.50. 90
to Treasurer.

Mayor West, assisted by Councilman
Jones, Peckham, Trask and Wilson at
tended to the city affairs last evening.
communication from E. P Nelson.
offering to take care of the city garbage
Tor $40 per month, was referred to the
committee on health and public safety.
The water superintendent made req.
uisition for water fixtures for South Alb.
erdeen, Referred to water fire and light
committee. with power to act.
warrant in the the sum of $7.17 on
district No. 50 was drawn in favor of r.
s. Jackson.
Two reports were received on the DR..
Watkins bill for taking care of Colin
Mckenzie; the majority Messrs. Wilson
and Trask, not finding the city liable;
and the minority, Jones, wished to al
low one half the bill. or $3.50. Filed
until full council be present.
Messrs. Wilson and Sherwood report.
ed that they made compromise with
A. 5. Coats, whereby he pays one half
the assessment on B street and the
whole OF Randall street.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw up the necessary ordinance, estab-
fishing the grade on Fifth street, from
Broadway to $50 feet. west of N street,
and allowing Ii foot plank road in
middle OF improvement.
He was also instructed to draw a Sim.
liar ordinance for Lawrence street in
South Aberdeen the width of planking
to be 20 feet.
The committee on streets reported in
favor OF the property owners on Ninth
street in the vicinity of Broadway be al
lowed to make their own improvements.
The list Of names of those who had
paid poll tax was presented by the, mar
shall.
The report of the street superinten-
dent was received and filed, and he was
complimented on his complete report.
The police Judge made his monthly
report showing $156 paid into the city
treasurer.
Engineers water report showed
81, 736.OS collected during the mouth Of
May, 5000 Of which was paid in by the
American Mill Co. 'fL
Peters 4 Jackson ::and M. Kaufman
were permitted to transfer their liauor
licenses to new locations, the provision
being that Kaufman move the building
he was in, out OF the fire district.
Mike Goldsmith was granted saloon
License.
The resolution for the improvement o:
Second street, from H to X, was referred
back for correction.
The resolution for the improvement OF
Il and H streets, by building sidewalks
from Heron to to Market streets, was
returned to the city attorney to make
an addition for improvement of alley in
Block AZ.
A resolution was adopted, placing a
IA foot sidewalk on Market street from
f to Division street.
Bids for water MIGRANTS was awarded
to Caldwell Bros. & Co., of Seattle
Tacoma. The bids for water pipe was
refer. ed to the water committee with
power to award contract.
Sherwood, Wilson and Jones were APP
pointed to procure competent driver
for the fire engine team.
The petition of Ed Anderson. askin.
permission to move dirt from Broadway,
was referred.
Councilman Sherwood called attention
to the fact that it had not paid its share
for the gravel placed on 6 street between
4th and 9th streets. Referred.
The marshal was instructed to notify
the owners Of the burnt buildings that
they had to tear down the same.
The city attorney was instructed to
give legal notice to Smits Drug Company
to move the building lately occupied by
them, on 6 street. out.of the burnt dis
trict.
The street superintendent was in
structed to house the old tiger engine.