Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-14
OUR CITY Fathers
INCREASE salaries AT PUMPING
STATION LAST EVENING.
plumbing Inspector riOrSe Also Gets
an Advance. More Street Lights.
Dealers Must Not Purchase From
riinOrS. Who Owns Foot of Lin.
coin Street, Hits Gets Buggy.

Mayor France and all the courcilmen.
except Hood, were present at the meet
ing last night, and the business III hand
was disposed Of with dispatch.
The committee reported that the Tele.
phone company would allow free phone
III the office Of the street commissioner if
application for it was made.
The salaries at the pumping station
werr increased as follows: Engineers,
SO to $50 per month; helpers, $500 TO
- 80 per day.
B"wee called attention to the fact that
Plnmhing Inspector Morse had his en-
TIRE tine coupled. and that his salary Of
500 IA month was wholly inadequate. He
was raised to $75 unanimously.
The bill OF DR.. Uric, which hat been
held mp pending an investigation of the
ty's liability. was allowed.
The health Committee reported that
the otfal from the cannery was no.
m mace to health. Later, Crivyea tried
10 have an ordinance drawn recurring
the disposal OF such matter, but it was
voted down, the counci! being reluctant
to place any obstacle in the way of the
fishing industry, aud the option pre-
Va'lng tina: 1t the matter became
nuisance it could be handled under pres-
e laws.
lI'e water committee reported against
the use OF oil for fuel at The pumping
, Station, for the present.
The request of j. B. Dabney for wa.
ter meter in the Kaufman block was
denied
Street lights were ordered at First
and Chicago avenue; Fifth and |, Fifth
and Jefferson, and First and streets,
The Electric company was directed to
maintain light at the r. r. crossing in
East A aberdeen.
The report of Supt. Linn for February,
showing 72,S50.O00 gallons of water
pumped, and the expense Of the depart
ment. 81 32S.0S. was filed.
The report of the treasurer. showing
cash on hand March I, $1l,9 OS, was
referred to the finance committee.
"A communication from Deputy Collec-
tor Dom was filed. suggesting that two
anchor buoys be placed in the Chehalis
river. =
A request OF the West & Slade Grocery
Co. that they be allowed to erect a pub
lie wharf at the foot Of Wishkah street,
on the east side Of the river, was referred
to the committee.
Saloon licenses were granted 10 John
Gronow and l.. Mcrurk & 60.
An ordinance was passed prohibiting
dealers and pawnbrokers from receiving
goods from minors.
The attorney was directed to d,aw an
ordinance prohibiting the painting of
signs on fences on public property, with
view 10 the fence being erected ON the
! bluff road.
The street committee was instructed
to have the fence along the bluff road
made feet high, instead of &.
the sewer committee was authorized
to have 100 copies Of sewer speci ticatious
printed.
The hearing of the stable matter on
West Wishkah street was postponed un.
til the next meeting.
The plans of brick veneer building
on South F street was referred to the
bul ding committee.
The street committee was directed to
look up the ownership OF the foot of Lin
coin street, about which there is ques
llOn.
Street Commissioner Hits was author.
lied to purchase the horse and buggy he
Is using for 800. -,
The North Aberdeen Single Co. was
authorized to use the plank now at the
ieIiy IN the alley leading to their mill.