Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-02
THE CITY COUNCIL
REPCANk HERON STREET
IN SUBSTA NTlAL MANNER.
Prepare to Collect All Outstanding Street In.
Provsment Taxes. To Buy Another Horse
Tor Fire Engine. Water Rents to be Paid
at Clerks Office. Other Routine Business.

AHo S'Iy CouuCII lHeC evening ordered
resolution drawn for the improvement o
Heron street between the bridge and 4
street, by planking with 4xl2 plank, &C
cording to the plan agreed upon by the
property owners the night before. The
sawdust will be taken out of the street
so as to leave 10 inches Of air space be.
tween the sills and the plank.
The matter Of renting penalty and
interest on South Aberdeen street taxes,
in cases where the same began TO run
before the work was completed, was re.
ferred to the street committee.
The clerk wac directed to advertise for
bids for water supplies requisitioned by
Supt. Linn.
The matter Of old deIinquents OF street
taxes was discussed, and sugget ton to
contract with an attorney for their col.
lection was deferred pending legislative
action on bill to permit bringing suit
against all delinquents in q district, in.
stead Of separate suits as at present.. A
resolution urging such law was adopt
FED. and a copy directed sent to each Of
the county members.
:. q. N. Antrim. representing the Ameri-
can Mill, Co.. called attention to the fact
that property against which the com.
pany held street warrants was being sold
for county taxes, and the warrants rem
dered worthless. Mr.. Antrim gave notice
that the company had been for years
trying to have the city push these cases
for collection, and would hold the city
res ponsible for loss sustained by its
negligence.
The matter of creating Sewer District
A was laid over until the next meeting.
he water committee reported that the
new main from Market street to the
pumping station would cost $2l 1906.
J. B. Bridges read letter from Mana
ger Crazy, of the Grays Harbor Electric
Co., stating that large amount Of new
machinery had been ordered, sufficient
to more than double the light and power
plants, as we'll as two trolley cars. The
cars and machinery will arrive in Aber.
deem about May1
The action OF the water committee In
employing diver, at SIC day to super
wise. the laying OF the water pipe across
toe Chehalis river. was ratified.
The report of water collections fol
January, $2,25l.O3, was referred to the
finance committee. .e. -
On request of Chief Koehler, the fire
comEnittee was authorized to purchase
another horse and Get Of triple harness
for the FIRE engine. "a. ";
Emil Olson waa granted saloon H.
cense, and that Of the Fashion saloon
Was transferred from Bowes Bros. to G.
H. Mayberry.
Ri. Hits was denied license for 4
shooting galleryrin The Olympus theate'
building. ,,-. ri. ,...,. !. s~e. 1T
The ordinances suggested by Council.
man Wilson, making water rents payable
to the clerk. and holding the property
responsible for delipquents, were passed,
They, provide that I'll. rents are payable
in advance each month, and if not paid
BY the. 10th the water il cut off. and moi
turned, ON to that property until eli
arrearages are paid. regardless Of who
was the delinquent occupant.
The ordinance increasing dance hal
licenses was laid over for week, while
that requiring all applications for theate,
or dance hall licenses to be approved by
the mayor and two members Of the
license committee. was passed.
The clerk was directed to notify Creech
Bros. not to open water main without
notifying him.
The awarding OF the city printing con.
tract was referred to the finance com
mittee with power to act. The bids were
HERALD, Is and 10 cents; Post, "a and
Is cents; Bulletin, 8 cents. The Bulle.
tin d was not considered, as no check
or bond accompanied it.
The salary bills and bill of Creecf
Bros, for piling the city hall, for 1928. 80
were allowed.
The assessment roll for district 1H
was referred to the street committee.