Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-11-12
'lnt CITY CUUNLlL
GOES THROUGH WEEKLY ROUTINE
LAST EVENING.
Want Light on Street Lights, and a
Park on the AirShip Route. Bill
Posting Ordinance Receives d
Check, Seek Additional Wafer
Supply.

Discussions on streets lights, bill
posting, city park and more water
supply occupied most of the time at
the city council meeting last night,
practically without definite result
upon either topic.
The light committee reported a
recommendation for some changes in
light locations and one new light
The change from Second and Broad
way to to Second and K, provoked
opposition, and the entire light ques-
ton was threshed out. After long
talkfest, motion prevailed direct
ing the committee to recommend a
general scheme for the location of
lights. Later, a light was ordered
placed at Fifth and G streets.
An ordinance was read raising
the annual license for bill posting and
advertising distribution to 500, and
requiring a bond of $1,000. The
ordinance permitted resident mer-
chants to distribute their own mat
ter upon $40 license-a feature
that might invalidate the entire Or
dinance. Chairman Parkes, of the
license committee seemed anxious
to have the ordinace passed, but
Weatherwax cOntended that as the
measure was calculated to create
monopoly, the city might as we'll get
more money, and he suggested that
the fee be made $3.50. The matter
was finally referred to the attorney.
A telegram from J. B. Dabney.re-
lating to the sale of his property on
Think of Me" hill for a park was
read, and general discussion of
the park proposition was provoked.
In the course of which it developed
that the tax levy for park purposes
was wholly inadequate for the pur-
chase of site at any place, in fact,
1t was scarcely enough to care for
the new parking strips now being
formed in the streets. The matter
was referred to the park board and
attorney.
The water qeuestion we have al
ways with us, and the subject of Sc
curing an additional supply was
brought up by Weatherwax, and a
running discussion followed. Wiley
sized the situation up about right.
when he said it was up to the cour
Gil to formulate some definite MANS
before the bond election, or the peo-
pie would not vote the money. He
correctly stated that public senti-
ment was against voting for a blind
pool of $4,000. and would require
to be informed of the manner in
which 1T was to be expended.
Reports of the police judge and
chief of police were referred. The
former showed fines collected in Or.
tober, $229.65, and the latter 60 ar
rests during the month.
A resolution was adopted for fiI-
ling a S0-foot roadway on West
boulevard street. between Curtis and
Schley, with sawdust.
Resolutions for planking Fast Eor-
on and Newell streets were tabled
and the engineer directed to prepare
plans for filling them with sand
rock and gravel.
"A protest was received from near
~ all the mills and other manufac.
turers In the city against the section
or the new water ordinance that
places the rate on water pipes for
fire protection at a nrohibitivo
inquire. Referred to the water COM
mittee.
"A petition was read from property
owners on K street between Market
and Wishkah, asking that it be
paved. Referred.
The attorney was directed to pre-
pare an ordinance for the improve
ment OF Ninth street, between Broad
way and H.
Cr1vyea voiced the sentiment of
all who use the Heron street bridge.
when he complained of the dilatory
methods of swinging the bridge, to
the great inconvenience of the pub
lie. The street commissioner was
instructed to have the tenders hurry
up the swinging.