Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-12
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The COUNCIL CONSIDERS REMOVAL
OF REDLIGHT DISTRICT.
More Light Wanted on Tide Filling
Ordinance. Women In Saloons.
Automrtic Gates for Bridge. Pro.
tests Against pianking Streets.
Relief for Division Street.

Relief for Division Street.
In the absence Of Mayor France and
President Mapes. Councilman Bo ives WAS
presiding officer at the council meeting
last night.
The property owners on B street pro.
tested against the proposed planking Of
that street. and asked that it be put in
condition Temporarily. and next summer
twelve inches Of gravel put on, a. basis
for permanent street. Referred.
the clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for water pipe and supplies.
On recommendation Of the street com.
mittee, 1t was. decided to pay street con-
tractors 10 per cent. OF the engineer s
estimate eaci, month
Upon the advice OF the attorney, the
hill of the Pacific Carnival, o. was re.
jected.
The report of Water Supt. Jansen,
showing cost of operation for Novemb her,
$7lG4l. and for extension, 1875, was ~.
ferred.
The familiar matter OF the sidewalk
obstruction by the Chehalis Prodnm Co.
was again threshed ont at length, nearly
every member giving the subject a
whirl. Hart reasoned that this com pany
was a valuable adjunct to the city's husi.
ness, and should not b. hampered IN IRE
than necessary in it's ope, atoms, and
suggested that a walk be built ON the op-
poeite eide OF Heron street for travel
when it's teams were blocking the de-
walk. II was finally agreed that the con.
Germ might use Newell street, but must
keep Heron open.
The saloon license at 3l5 South g
street was transferred 10 Chas. Roschky ;
Clark 4 Wilson, AIS South F street, were
granted license. and those Of F. B.. Reed.
er and D. J. Heffron were renewed.
In the matter of the street taxes for
Division street, that, owing to peculiar
conditions, almost amounted to c3nfisca-
ton, was adjusted BY the city paying for
the street and alley crossings. about
1000. In the discussion, McDougall
favored going back to the old plan OF the
city paying for all crossings, method
that kept the current expense fund in a
state Of bankruptcy for years.
A resolution for 2O.ioot plank road
way on the south side OF Market street
betw cen f and D was adopted.
An ordinance providing for the filling
Of the tide lands wae laid over a week on
motion Of Hart, who wanted more light
on matter involving an expenditure Of
nearly 100000.
bill was allowed the q. H. Sh ct
Metal Co. for $l08.75. '"
The bridge committee was authorized
to have automatic gates installed at the
Heron street bridge, at cost OF about
$3.50.
4 Franklin moved to have the redlight
district removed to west OF L street, and
south of Hume. contending that the
present location was required for com.
mercial purposes. The matter was re-
ferred to the police committee.
Jones reported the Eagle, Gem. Cor
ner. and Anheuser Grotto saloons as em-
ploying women rustlers, and the pro-
prietors were cited to appear and show
cause why the licenses should not be re-
voked.
The subject of filtering the water was
referred to the water committee, CITY en-
gineer and the chief engineer at the
pumping station.
P,nckney wanted the new sewers used
to drain the Easements in the hill dis
tricts right away, and it was referred to
the committee. The committee will
doubtless be aware that the use OF those
sewers before acceptance OF the contract
may be virtual acceptance OF the work