Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-02
IS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
LAST night.
Law Depriving South Aberdeen of a
Councilman, and Giving Two to
The Red Light District, Passes in q
Defective Stale. HrteSi5n Wafer
Proposition Up Again.

The most important business before
the city council last night was the ordi-
nance redisIricting the city into wards,
to which attention was called in these
columns at the time OF its introduction.
Although the ordinance virtually de.
prives South Aberdeen of rep esentation
on the council, neither of the two mem
bers from that section said word in op-
position, contentng themselves with
voting against the measure. in which
they were joined by Crvyea and Nc.
Dougal Alexander, Bowes, Ingram,
Jones, Maxey and Pinckney voting in
the affirmative, the ordinance was de-
clared passed, although there is some
doubt expressed as to its legal passage.
Sec. 62 of new second class city law re-
quires majority of all members elected
on any ordinance Gin any wise increas-
ing or diminishing the city revenue"
AS this law affects the revenue by in
creasing the cost Of elections through
adding a voting precinct to the First
ward, it will be seen there is room for
the doubt.
Aside from that doubtful legality, the
ordinance itself is about as full of defects
as it is possible to crowd into a paper of
that length. Besides failure to include
the two rivers in the city--an attempt to
correct which was made-the document
utterly fails to provide for either the
First or Second wards, neglect that
might entail endless litigation upon the
city should the ordinance receive the
mayors approval in its present form.
The Carstens Packing Co. was allowed
to build plank roadway from Heron
street to their place OF business.
The street committee reported that
they were unable to make temporary re-
pairs on Market street, and that thor
oughfare was ordered closed up.
The fire department dormitory Was
ordered moved across the hall, and the
room now occupied given to the police
court.
The matter OF arc lights at First and H
and Lincoln and Wishkah streets was
referred.
A petition for 2O-foot plank road on
Forsythe street, North Aberdeen, waf
granted.
F. A. Keasal was given 45 days ex-
tension of his sewer contract.
! The committee and engineer will in.
spect the sewers on the hill, to see ifthey
are ready for acceptance.
The reports of the chief OF police, police
Judge and clerk were read and referred.
An ordinance was passed for the i'm.
provement OF Marion street.
The saloon license of John Kahle was
renewed.
w. II. Macfarane addressed the coun.
Gil, asking the renewal for six months o
a contract whereby the city agreed te
pay $4,000 for the attempt to secure ar.
tesian water at the brewery, the money
to be refunded if water was found. Re.
ferred to the water committee.
The mayor announced that he would
submit an annual statement. and an
nounce some department changes at the
next meeting.
Mr.. Macfarlane asked that street con.
tractors be required to purchase Aber.
deem lumber, if the price is as low a:
other places. Referred to street com.
mittee.
Franklin called attention to telephone
charges in South Aberdeen, where resi-
dences are charged 81 a month more
than those on the north side OF the river