Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-01-06
The CITY fathers
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS TRAN.
SACTED LAST night.
Civ Cuts HEOiher Pre- mise Of I'm
proved Telephone Service. New
Directory Is DfrOUrCed. Empire
Theatre Fails to Comply with tire
Ordinance. Routine Business.

At the meeting OF the city ccUn-
ell last evening, Councilman Wealth
Ell wax called attention to the incOm-
plete and incorrect directory just is
sued by the Polk company and moved
its rejection and condemnation.
which carried without dissenting
voice, albeit, some little wonder was
EXPRESSED as to what good that was
going to do the person who had pait
his hard earned five dollars for the
book
The report of Police Judge Phil
| lips for December, showing the col
lection of fines amounting to ST.
410, was filed.
w. w. Hart, who has been expert
ing the books of the city treasurer
made the following report: | have
audited the accounts of the city
treasurer beginning May, 1909, the
date of the last audit, and ending
December, 1909, and have found
them correct. His csah balance is
as follows: Cash in Hayes & Hayes
bank, $44.537.64; U. s. National
bank. $7.253.3G; Aberdeen State
bank, $4,000; cash on hand, $27,-
$50. 90; total $S4.447.96.
William Tamblin and T Vanu"ie
were made captains CT divisions ii
the ii. department.
The report Of the city enginee,
that il paying the balance Oh r
street improvement $500 be held
cut until the repairs are made SAT
| isfactCIT. adopted.
He also suggested that some farm
err on The upper WynoOche river be
| induced to keep record OF the rise
and fell SCI the river, and report &c
the City. This information to be
used in planning to bring water into
| tho cit.
He also reported that all theatels
except the Empire, Were now comply
ing with the law.
The bill of contractor Stagger was
referred to the finance committee.
The petition of residents in High
land Home addition that a sidewalk
be built on the north side of b street
from Second to Fifth avenue was
adopted.
An ordinance for the Improvement
of Queen, and several other streets
in South Aberdeen by building a 16-
foot roadway thereon, was passed.
This Improvement will connect the
streets on the water front with the
U. F. addition.
The appointment of Gilbert Dean.
of the Merchants patrol, as special
policeman, without pay from the city
was confirmed.
The petition of residents On Sixth
street between Division and Haigh'
streets, that the same be improved
was referred to the street commit
tee and engineer.
Dr.. d. A. Schumacher reported
that very few people had as yet pro
vided garbage cans. He also reported
that there were no deaths in
Decembe" and that on the
whole the city was in very
fair condition. There were 235
births during the year. OF them 10
were male and 1872 female. and there
were 1873 deaths.
The bill for the South Aberdeen
hose house amounting to $3125 was
presented. and so per cent of it was
ordered paid.
The bids for 10 inch iron water
pipe. were referred to the water cont
mittee and superintendent OF public
works.
Mr.. Moore. of the telephone CO.,
addressed the council and explained
why Improvement had been so slow
in the past. He further stated that
within the next 80 days new add
tional switch boards would be placed
aud better service would be rendered.
That at present the matter of service
had been placed in the hands of a
specialist. and that the local
office is giving a five second service.
He also stated that at present it was
not feasible to put the wires under
ground.
The awarding of the contract for
the Improvement Of the alley in
block six in East Aberdeen was re-
sninded. as the same was not drawn
according to law, and a new resolu-
ton was ordered drawn.
4 light was ordered at the inter-
section of X and Market streets.