Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-09-22
Will Use CITY FARM
HOBBS Might CLEAR LAND And
RAISE HAY
MAYOR BENIN WOULD UTILIZE
SOUTH SIDE LAND AND HOBO
LABOR. MAY JOIN HOQu!kM IN
SECURING WATER SUPPLY.
SALVATION ARMY MUST MOVE


ployment to the Migrants that find
their way to the city Jail, is the opin-
ion of Mayor f. b. Benn, who at
council meeting last night put the
proposition up to the city fathers.
1t is the mayors plan that some -
or 20 acres of the land owned by the
city on the Sonth Side be cleared and
planted to hay.
There are now large number of
.hoboes in jail" said Mayor Benn, land
we do not want the city to have to
pay for their food unless it gets some
return. In addition the city Jail at
present is not adequate to hold all
these men, who are not desperate
criminals ard who are in Jail for ten
days or so.
"The city has so acres on the South
Side and believe that if it was
cleared up we could raise hay there,
as il is good bottom land If we could
build building to house them we
could keep them working to good ad
vantage 1t would take 5000 or more
for barracks and probably two men,
one perhaps from the present police
force, to take care Of the prisoners.
Remembering the present high
price of hay together with the sound
ness of the mayors argument, the
council favored the proposition almost
unanimously, the only question being
raised by Quackenbush, who wanted
to consider whether or not the eX-
pense of erecting a suitable building,
together with an extra man on the
payroll would be counterbalanced by
the increased good to the city.
Finally, upon motion of Ingram, the
matter was referred to committee
where it will undoubtedly meet with
a favorable reception.
The question of franchise to J. B.
Dabney and w. b. Mack, for a heat
ing plant to be installed back of the
Kaufman brothers building, came up
for settlement, but upon reading the
ordinance, it was found that a gen
eral franchise, permitting the sale OF
heating, was included in the measure
and Immediately several objections
were made. After much argument it
was re-referred to The judiciary COM
mitteee. Mr.. Dabney and Mr.. Mack
are seeking to install the plant pri-
marily for the purpose of heating the
Kaufman block and the block owned
by Mr.. Mack across Heron street, &C.
cupied on the ground floor by the
Aberdeen State bank.
Bringing up the question of joint
water system with Hoquiam Council
Myles moved that the city attorney
be instructed to draw up a bill for
presentation to the legislature per-
hitting cities of the second class to
own a joint waterworks. This was
carried.
Residents on Boone and Perry
for 16-foot plank roadway, and the
city attorney was instructed to draw
up an ordinance covering the desired
improvement
Protests against tho Improvement
of West boulevard in block s, on the
south side, was referred to committee.
,af,, Ji,,c to
Gorgis the $50 which he paid as a
license fee for using portion OF the
sidewalk near the Heron street
bridge in his lunch business, provoked
much argument but finally, after it
had been put to vote, the council,
by 8 to 2, decided not to return the
money as it was due the city for the
use of the sidewalk. Hits and In
gram We're in favor of returning the
money.
The first payment of $6656 by the
city on the Market street sidewalks
was allowed.
The barn at the corner of Market
and l. streets was thoroughly dis
cussed and it's unsightly and unsani-
tary condition explained by Council
man Quackenbush and Health Officer
Schumacher. 1t was declared that the
owner had several times been warned
to clean up and had refused. The
result was a motion to declare the
place a public nuisance and removed,
which carried.
Councilman Alexander brought up
the present condition of North B
street, stating that it would not be
sufficiently improved this winter to
permit traffic and that in his opinion
the city should cover it with plank
ing Question of cost again attracted
the attention of the council, but City
Engineer Ewart stated that the
boards could be laid this winter on B
street and taken up in the spring for
use elsewhere.
Alexander stated that at present
the residents ND the WiShkah river