Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-28
OUR CITY Fathers
deal WITH SALVATION ARMY and
GARBAGE DUMP.
ObjeCf to Oil Warehouse in East Ab-
erdcen. Big Sewer Contracts Soon
Ready. Will Revise Fire Ordi.
nance. Express Stands Go South.
nuSt Pay to Use Streets.

The city council decided last evening
not to allow the East Aberdeen railroad
depot for an oil warehouse, and petition
signed by lO3 residents of the vicinity,
asking that the Standard Oil warehouse
he removed, was referred to the commit.
tee on public safety.
A saloon license was granted McHugh
& OKLA 9.
The attorney was directed to prepare
ordinances for sidewalks on both sides
OF First street between Bio dway and
Washington; for 16-foot roadway on
Curtis street, and general improvement
ordinance in conformity with the new
state law.
A. Il. Dabney was given perm ssion to
complete his block ON Wishkah street by
sheathing the woodwork OF the bay win
dows.i
twas decided to revise the fire limit
ordinance, 30 as to. allow veneer build.
ings on the east side of F street, and
otherwise.
A petition asking for 2O-foot roadway
on'Division street between Wishkah and
Hume streets, was referred to the street
committee.
A protest from merchants against
agents selling goods from house to house
by sample, was referred to the license
committee.
o: l.. Grain gave notice that he would
take action to compel payment Of war.
rant on Imp. Dist. Is.
Major Abbott complained OF the gar
bagsi dump. saying it was damage to
his adjoining property. This brought
out the fact that the place and manner
of handling the garbage was menace to
health and property. and the committee
was directed to see il it could be dumped
on tide flats that are being filled.
The use of the council chamber was
granted for the meeting called by Major
Chittenden tomorrow evening.
The quarterly report OF the city at.
torney was filed, showing delinquent
street taxes collected, 81, ,450.S5.
A judgment against the city in the
VIM. Gohl case, for $3.50 costs, was re-
ferred to the attorney.
resolution for sewers in District B
was adopted. providing the cost does not
exceed $33. 500.
Ordinances were passed adopting sewer
plans for Districts C and d.
The finance committee recommended
that number of street warrants, amount
ing to over $1,000, that are outlawed, be
cancelled. Owing to the fact that the
delinquencies represented by those war
rants will, under the new law, be filed in
the county treasurer's Office, it was
deemed advisable to let the matter rest
Tor time, as some OF them may be paid.
Burnett Bros. complained of the ex-
prese wagon stand at their place OF busi-
ness, and the attorney was directed to 90
amend the ordinance as to require the
stands to be below Hume street.
The light committee announced they
would recommend no new street lights
during the next three months.
Councilman Mapes was granted leave
Of absence for six weeks.
The contract for water supplies was
awarded to the Vulcan Iron works, for
81 ,566.17.
The street committee was directed to
report any and all streets used for pri.
vate purposes, with view to charging
for same.
The Salvation Army was reported as
still meeting at q and Heron streets, in
defiance of the councils order, and the
attorney and chief of police were ordered
to get busy in the matter.
The attorney was directed to draw an
ordinance providing the method of certi-
flying street assessments to the county
treasurer.
Fire Chief Graham called attention to
the need OF more stand pipes from which
the engine can draw water from the
rivers. Referred to the fire committee.
The attorney was directed to notify
Logger Carlson to cease hauling logs
through the creek from whence the city
water supply is obtained.