Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-11-16
FOR Law and ORDER OUR CITY Fathers
new Bicycle ORDINANCE Per.
MITS wheels ON WALKS.
Sewers Not Accepted. Any EIeCtOr
may Aspire to be Health Officer.
Road TO North Aberdeen Cost $IO,-
600. Election Officers Appointed.
Other Routine Business.

OHlST kOuIInS BUSINESS.
The city council held busy session
last night until 10 o'clock, when the
lights in the chamber went out, neces-
stating an adjournment. Supt. Linn
was directed to lay Abont 1870 feet of 9
inch pipe, to the Gloss laundry.
The committee on the three ordinance
relating to sewer connections, plumbing,
and plumbing inspector were granted
another week in which to grasp their
deep and mysterious meanings.
Attorney Taggart callei attention to
the immediate necessity for regulation
TO sewer connections.
Engineer Hunt was directed to estab-
ish the grade on Thomas street, and the
resolution for improvement was con-
tinued until this is done.
Engineer Hunt filed estimates of the
cost of building road between North
and East Aberdeen. He estimated to
labor cost at 81 800, and said right of
way would have to be secured across
several blocks, that would run the cost
OF this undesired improvement to over
$4,000.
Hllligoss & Ladue were awarded the
contract to rebuild the North Aberdeen
approaches, for %l6S 80.
The N. P. Ry. Co. wrote to say that they
would drain the slough under the tracks
near the brewery. whenever the city be-
gan to clear out the slough, and the
clerk was directed to inform the company
that this work was now under way.
The use of the council cham Der was
granted to the Law and Order party for
a caucus next Monday night.
An ordinance was passed making any
elector eligible to the office OF Health
officer, and not necessarily physician
The new bicycle ordnance was passed.
1t is largely copy of the former law
with its defects remeded, and permits
the riding OF wheels on sidewalks Of un-
improved streets, or where the streets
are filled with sawdust.
The general election ordinance was
passed, which provides for the polling
places and elect on officers AS follows:
First Ward-Bryden & Leitch office.
Judges, VIM. Hunt, w. ]. Hamilton
inspector, 5. McClymont; clerks, A. W.
Dryden, VIM. Oldaker.
Second Ward-A. j. West Lumber Co.
office. Judges. G. Knudson, j. Wilson
inspector, j. Q. Pearson; clerks, N. &.
Wheeler, X. Flyte.
Third Ward-D street Hose House.
judges, Eugene France, John Ingram /;
inspector, A. d Wood; clerks, A. W.
Barkley, f. H. Green.
Fourth Ward-J. G. Parsons; office.
Judges, Chas. McDermoth, 5. G. Mitch.
ell: inspector, o. A. Myers; clerks, A.
L. Davenport, John Bertholf.
Fifth Ward Chief OF Police office, City
Hall. Judges, F. X. Drake, d. NJ. Bowes ;
inspector, N. G. Kaufman; clerks, Geo.
Lewis, r. p. Brown.
Sixth Ward-Hume street Hose House.
Judges, Geo. w Walsh, w. H. White /;
inspector, A. G. Hopkins; clerks, Geo
II. Parr, R. A. Wiley.
Supt. Linn was directed to have the
polling places fitted up for the elections
A resolution accepting the sewers in
District A was read and laid over for
three weeks, pending the remedy of some
minor defects reported by Engineer
Dunu. The cost of the sewers. and all
expenses connected herewith, as recited
by the resolution, is $24 075 81.
f. b. Benn, on behalf Of sam. Benn
and others, objected to the sewers in the
vicinity OF 5. Benn's residence, and r..
G. Turner filed a protest against the
manhole at Fifth and H streets as being
too high.
The attorney was directed toj.prepare
an ordinance for planking F street be.
tween Heron and Market.
| The manner OF assessing triangular
lots in South Aberdeen for street i'm.
provements presented knotty question,
and was referred to tie attorney for
solution.
Treasurer Sargent called attention to a
warrant, held by w. B. Mack, for $15,
issued in 1891, on Fourth street grade
fund. The warrant was duly registered,
but the treasurer is unable to find any
record of such fund, and wants to know
out of what to pay it. Referred to the
attorney.