Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-01
DADS Deny CHARGES
CITY,. COUNCIL SAYS IT is NOT
EXTRAVAGANT
COMPARES ITS RECORD WITH
OTHER COUNCILS. "BUSINESS
MEMS COUNCIL" MADE UNEN-
vlABLE RECORD. LIGHT CON-
PANY DEFENDS ITSELF.

Discussion of the lighting of the
city together with arguments over the
alleged insinuations Of extravaganza,
proved the chief topics at the meet
ing of the city council last night.
J. d. Crary. representing the Grays
HarbOr Railway & Light company in
straightforward talk, wherein he
gave the stand of the company, ex-
planned to the council why, in his
opinion, the local concern should be
supported by it instead of criticised.
Would Welcome Test.
Mr.. Crary declared that the lccaI
plant was equal to any plant on the
coast and was as thoroughly equip
ped as money could make 1t. He de-
clared that ii there was q poor sys-
TEN OF lighting the city it was not.
the fault of tie lighting company and
that the current supplied was cQla1
III quantity and quality to thai in
any city.
He repeated tie cHer made some
time ago that the council select somey
expert electrical engineer to visit sc.
a,ue, Tacoma, Bellia5ham anu Eyer.
EFT 10 examine the lighting syate-1s
there and chen to return to tnis city
and compl'e The Harhor plant WITH.
the others. He urged lair test OF
the current, the transformers and
ether eGuipMenC declaring thai an
unprecedented person couid find NO
fault.
Nj. Crary stated that since tlep
Tungsten tights are considered let
ter but that it would not be fair 10
ask his company to take down the
present arc lights for which they
would have no use, and replace them
with the Tungsten make.
He stated, however, rhat they would
be willing TO enter into secondary
contract whereby all lights from now
on should be Tungstens.
Following Mr.. Crarys talk MAJOR
Benn and the city council discuss
ed the matter at length the result
being that the whole question was
nut of until next Monday night when
as committee of the whole the coun-
Icil will meet in special session.
Alter Fire Districts
An ordinance to change the present
thrcn fro ii jirtr
for first reading and Immediately
brought out opposition, Councilmap
Hits declaring that by extending the
town down district to Hume street
it would work hardship on the
working c,as sof people who resided
there After considerable discussion
this matter was also postponed TO
be taken up at the special meeting
Monday.
A bill lof s742 for the serving OF
242 subpeonas in the tide .and I'll
NJ. e. Hogan.
Az this point Councilman Elder.
who as chairman of the auditing COM
mittee had been examining several
payrolls arose to state that he fo"no
N. f., Al!ard credited with $l5 a,
month as clerk for Street Commits
sioner Arthur and was also on the
cit yenginecr's roll at $50.
Councilman c. c. Quackonhush
then stated that there had IN con
siderably said recently in tho press
regarding alleged criticism of the
council regarding claimed exrava-
gancc
He defended the attitude of the
council and was followed by Mayor
Benn who referred to the business.
mems council of some years ago
which built the city hall.
"As the result of that council"
said the Mayor, this building was
erected. Now do not think that this
council would ever have consented
to building like this.
Wouldn't Hold Water.
They also ordered big water
main which cost something like $780,
600 for the Chehalis river. There.
were plenty of businesslike speciica-
tions about that main, in fact, about
the only thing they did not say was
that should waer. Now l don't think
this council would make a. $4,000
mistake"
Co'1C Imam Crivyea, stating that he
had - served on the cou~ci un-
Ger ~ or France. declared tat I'M
ii ---]of Frances regime othing