Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-05-20
THE CITY Fathers
PROVIDE FOR D!KING TIDELANDS
IN west end OF CITY.
WeatherWax Sounds Note of Economy
in Progress. Andrew Peterson Is
AbSOiVed from Blame on Sixth
Street. Judge LOOMS Holds Mon
ey for State. Routine Matters.

Councilman Weatherwax sounded
an alarm last night at the council
meeting that the members of that
body should heed. 1t was that Abb
erdeen is going pace that may grow
faster than the property owners can
keep up with in the matter of int
provements. On his motion the mat
ter or ornamental poles and cluster
lights on Heron street was dropped
for the present, when it was shown
that the cost of maintenance would
approximate $500 per block per
month, and several owners had filed
protests against the expense.
Again, when the ordinance for the
improvement of street between First
and River was read, Weatherwax OBJ
jected to the plan of three year pay
ments, and called the attention of the
council to the fact that the owners
were being taxed pretty heavily for
street improvements, and would con-
tinue to be so for years to come, and
moved that the plan be changed,
which prevailed and the attorney was
directed to draw a new resolution so
providing for ten year payments
Andrew Peterson appeared in an
swer to the citation, to show cause
why he should not be subjected to a
forfeit of $40 a day on the Sixth
street grading contract. Mr.. Peterson
explained the situation, as outlined
in the last isue of the Herald, in
which he was cOrrObOrated by Engi-
neer Ewart. Councilman Quacken-
bush administered a short lecture to
Mr.. Peterson, but admitted that he
did not favor inficting a penalty un-
der the circumstances There was
having been a mistake, and Interior
motives limited at, but it was found
that the idea grew out of mistake of
the owners in thinking the old plank
street was on the established grade.
This feature was explained to the
satisfaction of all by Engineer Ew-
art. The airing of the subject had
the good effect of putting the facts
before the residents of that street who
were incOnvenienced, and removing
some wrong impressions that had ex-
listed. Mr.. Peterson was absolved from
blame.
A car load of an oil treatment for
graveled streets was ordered.
| The purchase of three transits for
the engineers office was ordered at
cost of $545.
The committee on the opening of
Second street between G and F re-
ported that Samuel Bonn was willing
to open the street, if the city would
move the two houses, connect them
with the sewers, and fill the opened
street The estimated cost is $1,000,
and the report was adopted.
The message of Mayor Bonn was re-
ferred to various committees, to re-
port on the suggested measures there
in.
A street light was ordered at
Hume and G. streets
]. b. Dabney was allowed $S.95, as
refund for an overpaid assessment.
The auditing committee reported
on settlement with former Police
Judge Loomis, and that he had failed
to account for $447.25 of fines collect
ed during his term. Judge Loomis
did not turn this money into the city
treasurer as, he claims. it belongs to
the state. being fines collected in state
cases. The committee advised, as no
such procedure was ever had before, |
that he be required to pay the money
! to the city treasurer at once, which ,
was done, and the matter rferred to
/ the attorney and judiciary commit /,
! tee. What seemed to puzzle the COM
mittee. was that if the money be- |
! longed to the state, as the judge !
claimed, he had not paid it over. 1t |
certainly did not belong to him to |
hold during his entire time, especial |
ly as he made no official report of it |
at any time.
A request of the city band, for use
of the council chamber one night a