Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-06-17
The CITY COUNCIL.
TAKES A DECIDED STAND With
DISREPUTABLE SALOONS.
one License Revoked and Another
Refused Renewal. Action of tx.
eCutive Session Revealed. Citvjn
Healthy Condition. Water Wasted
at Franklin School.

The city council last evening served
notice on all saloons that are conduct
ed in a disorderly manner, or which
violate the laws that their licenses
will be revoked and renewals denied,
when the application of w. d. Get
che, for renewal of the license of the
Corner saloon was denied
The police committee reported
against the renewal, while the license
committe favored it. In the lengthy
discussion that followed it transpir-
ed that the saloon was virtually run
in connection with the Palm crib
house. Getche appeared and assured
the council of his generation for the
laws, but the solons were skeptical
and the license was refused.
In the case of Otto Matson, who
conducts a saloon at 800 East River
street, the police committee reported
a resolution declaring his license re-
vokd, and the unearned portion of
the fee forfeited to the city, and the
resolution was promptly adopted
without dissenting voice. Mrs.
Matson, wife of the proprietor, plead
guilty of selling liquor on Sunday.
and had stated that she did so at the
instance of her husband.
The minutes of the special session,
held last Friday night, showed the
action of the council to have been,
after hearing evidence, to condemn
the building occupied by Chas. Bealey
for bath house or lodging house pur-
poses, and to recommend the arrest
of Bealey on the charge of arson
The minutes were approved.
1t was decided to light the city hall
for month with gas, to compare
costs with that Of electricity.
The committee being unable to eff.
feet a compromise with R. r. Dabney
in the matter of damages for delay.
ing his Wishkah street building, the
matter was referred to the attorney
Health Officer Schumacher filed 6
report for the first month of his ad.
ministartion, that showed strong
effort to clean up the city, and con.
tanned the gratifying statement thai
no case of contagious disease is now
in the city.
An agreement was made will
Samuel Benn, by which Second street
will be opened between G and 1
streets, tn city to move the houses
and fill and gravel the street, Mr.
Bonn paying 800 of the cost.
A claim of over charge for water or
the new Finch block was referred t(
the water committee.
A. H. Griffin asked that the grade
be established at Eleventh and X
streets. Granted
Ben Millette was allowed to GU
wood on streets west of Division
street, under supervision of the street
commissioner.
The street committee was author.
lied to have the North Aberdeen
bridge repaird.
Supt. McDougall complaint of 6
wanton waste of water at tie Frank.
lin school, which brought out a fact
schools and churches were being sup
piled with water free of charge. The
matter was referred to the water
committee, which will in all proba.
biity report in favor of all con.
sumers paying for water, and for the
Inhalation of meters where waste Is
discovered.
A resolution was adopted for the
Improvement of the alley in Block Is
w. e b. Addition.
Ordinances We're passed for the paw.
ing with asphalt of Broadway, be-
tween Heron and Wishkah streets
and for a sidewalk on X street.
The garbage ordinance received an
other setback and was tabled for {
week. The measure bids fair, a:
drawn, to put the city to heavy ex
pense without going far to solve The
garbage question.
John Hegdale was awarded the con
tract for the improvement of Decatur
street, at 6SR cents per lineal foot