Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-20
OUR CITY Fathers
DISPATCH LARGE Volume OF BUSI.
NESS LAST EVENING.
Broadway NuddIe Dropped and New
Proceedings TO be Commenced.
Applications for Saloon Licenses
Referred TO Chic of Police. Pawn.
brokers' Must Report Purchases,

At the suggestion of City Attorney
Taggart, the city council last evening de-
cided to drop the Broadway grade mud.
die, and begin all over, and the attorney
was directed to prepare an ordinance
repeating the former one establishing the
grade, and an effort will he made to
effect compromise with the property
owners that will be satisfactory.
The matter OF improving the alley in
block II between Broadway and street.
was laid on the table.
The water extension on West Sixth
street was ordered, and the clerk direct
ed to advertise for bids for the required
material.
Street lights were ordered placed at
First avenue and B street; Benn and
Wishkah streets; Second and E streets,
and Broadway and Wishkah streets.
The report Of the water superintendent
was filed, showing 42,000,OOO gallons
pumped in August at cost of $s44.l7,
and the cost Of extensions, $445 66.
The report of the police judge, showing
fees and fines during August, 1882
war filed.
The water committee was given power
to act in the matter of water main for
sprinkler system at the Hotel Washing
ton.
a petition for the improvement of La
fayette street; an application to lease
Market street between and B BY the
American Mill Co. an or finance grant
ing franchise for side track at the
flour mill, and an ordinance esta blishing
the grade OF Laura street were referred
to the street committee.
j. f. Bennett filed a claim for $685.,
for damages alleged to have been caused
to his buggy by defective street. Re.
ferred to street committee.
The Carstens Packing Co. was allowed
to put in a private sewer, under the su.
pervision Of the plumbing inspector.
Emil Pfund filed protest against the
express wagon stand in front OF his place
of business. Referred to license COM
nittee.
Young & Hoover asked permission to
erect corrugated iron building for office
and warehouse at the foot of Wishkah
street. Referred to the building in
spector.
The following applications were read
for saloon licenses: John McCabe, Nick
Larkin, Vidler Bros. and Andrew Mackey.
They were referred to the chief of police,
to report on the character Of the appli-
ants
A resolution for 2O-foot gravel road.
way on j. fferson avenue between Hume
and River streets, was laid over one
week.
The resolution for the improvement of
Heron street between X and Washing
ton, by filling with gravel, was referred
to the attorney.
| An ordinance granting a franchise to
hn III Pail e. s,,Ik
{ tracks on Broadway, Sixth, Division, L,
Fifth and II streets, was referred to the
street committee.
An ordinance was passed requiring
pawnbrokers and second hand dealers to
keep record OF all goods purchased, and
to make daily report of the same to the
chief of police.
An ordinance was passed increasing
the salaries OF the police to $50, and the
chief to 500 per month.
a bill Of Hood e McWhinney for
$542.15 was allowed.
Snyder & Moller were awarded the
contract for building sidewalks on Lafay-
cite street, for 81 cents per lineal foot.
The vote OF the special election was
canvassed, and the clerk directed to
certify the result to the county auditor.
The clerk was directed to pay 5000, for
rental Of the Stewart water right.
o. Ellison, who took contract seven
months ago to put the water main in the
Chehalis river in good order, made de-
mand for dredger to assist in the work.
This brought out the fact that Ellison
was working in very desultory manner,
and that the help furnished by the city
was costing T25 day. The council con-
cluded that he had already consumed
time enough to finish the job, but the
leakage was still $500 gallons per hour.
and at the rate Ellison was going it would
take million years to complete the
work. The attorney was directed to
notify Ellison that the contract was can
celled, and Mr.. Colipy was engaged to
finish the work at $40 day.
A petition for extension OF water mains
in South Aberdeen was referred to the
water committee.
The clerk was directed to certify the
proceedings in the matter of revoking
the license OF Burke Il jacobson to the
superior court.
The matter Of purchasing a safe for the
chief of police was referred to the build.
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