Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-19
THE CITY COUNCIL
JONES, WILSON, AND MORGAN
NOT PRESENT,
Hold a Quiet Session, But do Considerable
Business. Clerk to Advertise For Bids
For Sewerage Plans. Telephone Poles to
be Placed In Alleys.

-Four councilmen and Mayor West raj
things last night, and the most length,
part OF the proceedings was the reading
OF the minutes of the previous meeting
Superintendent Linn asked for SUP.
plies for B street water extension. which
was referred to the water committee.
The street committee reporte on CITY
sewerage and suggested that the clerk
be authorized to advertise for bids. TO,
sewerage plans, for that portion of the
city embraced between Division street
and Highland Home addition, following
the waterfront on the Wishkah and
Chehalis rivers, in front of that terri
tory. The plan to include maps, field
notes, profile of elevations, plans for
pumping station etc. Adopted.
Councilman Sherwood from the
special committee to confer with Mr..
Hulbert's water proposition for the
South side, asked for further time as a
new proposition was under considera-
ton. Granted.
The Sunset Telephone Co., asked
permission to remove the telephone
poles on Heron street to tie alleys be-.
tween corresponding streets. Granted.
The health officer reported better
sanitary condition in the city than in
the past. He had visited 12O business
houses and $40 private residences in the
interest of cleanliness, and found very
little opposition.
The dumping ground committee,
through Councilman Peckham, asked
for further time.
The street superintendent was in.
structed to supervise the building of q
sidewalk on lot blk 6, original plat.
The oath of Office OF policeman w. H.
Havden,vice J. Shaw resigned, was filed.
The clerk was ordered to advertise for
a large lot of water supplies. as per re.
luisition OF water superintendent.
The petition of the Union Mill Co.,
asking that SO feet of the east side Sly
street, part Of their properly, be vacated
and the company donates 80 feet on the
west side to improve surroundil 90, was
granted. This petition was a technical
ity as the exchange has already been
made by the city.
A petition from Beardsley and others
for the gradino Of a portion Of 4th street
Broadway to X, was referred to street
and alley committee.
Petition from O. J. Lawrence and
others asking permission to build q 10
/ foot sidewalk on the west side Of G
street, block AZ Be.in's addition, referred
to street and alley COMMITTEE.
Petition for 14.foot sidewalk on block
w. and B. addition. from w. Falkne,
and others, was referred to street and
alley committee.
June 9th was fixed as the time fol-
hearing circumstances, in the matter Of
change OF property asked for by the
Union Mill Company.
A resolution for the improvement oil
d street. South Aberdeen, at cost not
to exceed s1.25 per lneal foot. and max.
ing June Sth, date to hear remonstrances
was adopted.
Mr.. Sherwood reported that A. F.
Coats demurred to the payment of $475,
assessed on his B street improvement,
but offered 10 pay one-half rather than
go into court. Referred to city attorney.
Ordinance for the building of an S.foot
sidewalk of part south sides of HUI G
and Heron street, at a cost not to exceed
As cents per lineal foot was passed. Also
an ordinance for the building OF IA foot
sidewalks on the north side (f Heron
street, from F to l on the north side,
and from + to & on the south side, cost
not to exceed 80 cents per lineal foot.
The salary of city marshal was fix.
at $50 per month, and of police officers
at $65.
The bond and contract of Pfund
brothers with G. Antrim and B. F.
Johnson as sureties was accepted and
filed. and the mayor and clerk instructed
to execute for the city.
Bills OF ex-police officers j. Shaw, $2S ;
and T. Murphy 81, were allowed.
The council as a board OF equalization
passed upon Improvements in alley, lot
"A, block 45 Benn's Add
The petition Of G. McDermoth, in the
matter of temporary sewerage, was re.
ferred to the committee on streets, with
power to act.