Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-08-20
TAKES OFFICIAL notice OF The
Death OF CHAS. R. WILSON.
To Organize Volunteer Fire Com.
panieS. Park Commission Created.
May Change Water Rates. Chang.
ing Building Districts. will inveS.
tigafe Telephone franchise.

I HleelluB. OH mOIlO0 OF councilman
| Hart, the mayor appointed commit
tee of three consisting of Messrs
Hart, Weatherwax and Parks, to
draft suitable resolutions in memory
of deceased, to report next meeting
T. j. Preston was granted permits
sion to build barn on lot 3, Bonn S
Cottage addition.
The committee on water, fire and
light recommended the organization
of volunteer fire department to as
sist the paid department, the depart
ment to consist of six companies of
/ 4 men EACH to have headquarters in
different part of the city, also that
a hose cart be purchased on the
South Side. 1t was ordered that the
fire chief have shed erected at the
corner of Lincoln and Market, and
have hose cart placed there.
Residents on upper f street asked
that the way of Burleigh avenue be
opened. Referred to the street COM
mittCe.
The ordinance by which the streets
and alleys in blocks | to G. in IIar-
Dor View addition were vacated in
| favor of Robert Wiley and wife, was
vetoed by the mayor on the ground of
its not being legal, the council min
utes showing that Councilman Wiley
voted in favor of the measure, he be-
| ing an interested party.
A liquor license was granted Emil
Osterling and II. Schracht at AS
East Heron street
An ordinance creating a park COM
mission was passed. The commission
shall be composed of three persons
appointed by the mayor, and any wo-
man, u resident of Aberdeen and over
q years of age is eligible to appoint
ment.
An ordinance regulating the sale
of city water was referred to the iu-
dietary committee, the mayor and city
attorney.
The ordinance improving II street
by gravelling the same from Market
to Eighth street was passed
A notice was received stating that
the ordinance relating to express
teams stand was not being observed
Referred to chief of police to see that
it was enforced.
The First building district was
changed by ordinance so as to enlarge
the territory, also increasing the ter
ritory in district No. 8, known as the
veneer district.
A resolution for the improvement
of the north side of West Wishkal
street by building 16 feet road
thereon, $50 feet west of Division
street, was passed and September 2nd
fixed to hear protests.
The judiciary committee recon-
mended an ordinance regulat.
ing the service and tariff of the
Pacific Telephone Co. The city at
torney was also instructed to inves
tigate the matter of FORGETTING the
present telephone franchise.
The mayor appointed Messrs
WeatherwaX, O'Hare and Bowes tc
confer with the county commission
ers, to see if the county steam rol
Ter could be rented.
A liquor license was granted Pete
Wilson of the Bismark saloon
The contract for the improvement
of X and L streets and Third anC
Fourth stereets was let to Messrs
block -, w. e b. addition was lei
to w. ]. Wilson.
Bids for the raising of the ciC.
barn feet, were received from ]
Anderson and the American Contract
ing Co. each being 500 Both were
rejected and the clerk instructed lC
advertise again.
Bids for the raising of the water
pipe in the Chehalis river, We're re
ceived from Sole & Co., $4,000, ant
from James O'DOnnell, SO cents pei
foot. Both bids were rejected.
The city engineer was instructed
to hereafter enforce the forfeiture
clause in all contracts let and to bt
let, and in all failure contracts tht
amount of the forefeit to be increased
, The fire and light committee, wa'
instructed to investigate the matter
of the street lights on the south side
The street commissioner was in
, structed to repair Market street on
of the old plank now being taken of
of the other streets.
The improvement of Ninth anC
, Tenth streets in the vicinity o
Broadway was laid over for on,
week
The city clerk was ordered to ad
vertise the city hospital on the nortl
side, for sale.