Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-12-09
CITY DADS HOLD REGULAR Week.
LY SESSION LAST night.
Police Trouble S to Be LETT Entireiv to
the Mayor in the Future. Claims
for Damages Are Turned Down.
Other Routine business Consumes
Balance of Session.

AT the meeting of the city council
last night, the recent friction in the
ponce department was discussed, and
resolution, introduced by Quacken-
Dush, is calculated to avoid all such
difficulties in the future. The reso-
luton, which is exactly along the
lines advised by City Attorney Wade
all the time, places all police matters
in the hands of the mayor and chief.
AS the mayor appoints the chief, the
responsibility really rests upon him
for the well doing of the force. If
the conduct of the department is not
satisfactory it is up to the mayor to
countble for results, and given a free
rein as to the employment and dis
missal OF his force
The resignation of Sargeant Dean
and Officer Kelley We're read, and
that of Dean accepted by vote of
6 to 5, while kelley's was accepted
unanimously
On the recommendation of the at
torney, it was ordered that the city
pay the assessment of $46S5; due
on the lot adjoining the city hall.
G. p. McAlpine filed a claim for
damages in the sum of $4,000, for
the drowning of his son in slough
on d street, and Henry Butyette, for
$1,000 for damages by street grade
were rejected.
The reports of the treasurer and
chief of police for November were re-
ferred to the finance committee.
On petition of residents of North
Aberdeen, the engineer was directed
to make the necessary surveys for
the filling Of the tdelands and the
installation of a sewer system in that
section.
Superintendent McDougall was in
structed to lay a 10-inch water main
on River street.
An amended resolution was adopt
ed revoking the license of the Gym
saloon, the previous resolution hav-
ing been found legally faulty.
Quackenbush reported the new
code of city ordinances completed
and passed around several copies,
which will be sold for S. copy
A resolution was adopted for the
Improvement of portions of Mead,
Blakely. Queen and Farragut streets,
in South Aberdeen.
The Puritas water service at the
city hall was ordered discontinued.
The bill of T. w. Kelley for five
days service as policeman in De-
cember, was referred to the police
committee.
Fire Chief Schneider reported that
the new Star alarm boxes were not
working in harmony with the Game
we'll boxes and the attorney was in
oI tn y1yiro bo
agent at Portland of the fact.
A petition asking that the license
fee of second hand dealers be re-
committee.
Furth called attention to the
danger of local theaters being over
crowded, especially on Saturday and
Sunday nights, and the matter was
referred to the building inspector.
The contract for the improvement
of King and Boone streets was for
mally accepted as completed.
The water superintendent was di-
rected to install a drinking fountain
in the lobby of the city hall.
Bills for the compilation and
printing of the new code, amounting
to $S07, were ordered paid.
A bill from the Keasal Construc-
tion Co., for work said to have been
done on Heron street, amounting to
$1,S35.12, was rejected, on the rec
ommendation of Engineer Ewart.
John Hegdale was awarded the
contract for the improvement of the
alley in Block 81, for $1S7.05.
The improvement of Third street,
between X and Michigan, was re-
ferred to the attorney.