Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-02-03
OUR CITY Fathers
DlSpoSE OF USUAL Weekly BUD.
GET LAST NIGHT.
Combination Saloon Gets License on
Promise OF formation. Police
to Separate women and Saloons.
More Street improvements. Ita.i-
an GulCh Sugge Sted tor Park.
CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL
Upon a fa az q r. raaor, = -
cense committee, Che city counc:.
last night renewed the license of the
fthe Combination saloon, upon the
condition that the crib house on the
second floor be abolished. Council
man Wiley made a minority report
opposing the license, on the ground
that the objectional feature was still
there.
An application for a fire alarm
at the foot of G street was referred
to tho committee.
The saloon license of John O'Hare
was renewed.
| The recommendation of the street
committee that parts of Clark and
Schley streets in South Aberdeen, be
improved, was adopted.
| The special committee to collect
the per cent tax on the Gas com
pany's annual receipts as per fran
chise, reported that they had collect
ed $459.17 and that $223.9S was still
due, but would be paid this month.
Filed
The clerk is to advertise for fur
niture for the fire house on the South
side.
The caure CT the sewers was trans
! ferred from the water superintendent
ito the engineers department.
! the Aberdeen Construction Co. ask
ed for the privilege of buying part
of the partly worn out hose now in
! the fire department. Referred to the
fro chic
| X. \. Anderson's contract on the
repairs to the city dock, at the foot
of Wishkah street, was accepted as
completed.
The remonstrance of John John
son against the proposed improve
ment of Morgan street. was referred
to the street committee.
The Western Cooperage Co. mott
fed the city, that the sewer outlet
at their boom was broken and was
nuisance, and asked for immediate
repairs. Referred to Engineer with
instructions to make the repairs
The chief of police was instructed
| to examine the premises over the
several saloons in the city, and if
women are rooming over any Of them,
he is to report the same to the coun-
Gil.
A communication from the Tele-
phone Co., stating that hereafter,
rates in South Aberdeen would be
the same as on the north side of the
river, and that extra switch boards
We're being installed was referred.
An ordinance for the Improvement
of Maple street, from Simpson to
Fifth street, was passed.
The reports Of the chief of the
fire department, chief of police and
police judge, We're referred to the
finance committee.
Ordinances for the Improvement of
parts of Duffy street, from Simp-
son to Fifth, TO rthe improvement of
Mead, Queen, Farragut and BlakelY
streets in South Aberdeen, were pass
ed
j. A. Hood, for the park board,
addressed the council stating that
the board had secured options on SO
lots in the Italian gulch, and asked
that q committee be appointed to in
vestigate the proposition. He stat
ed that is lots could be gotten for
$4,000, that II lots would cost $4,000
and that figures had not yet been
received on the other O. Referred to
committee on public grounds.
Hugh Bryan. & landscape architect
was engaged to make plans for GER
tain improvements on the parking
strips, at cost of $25.
An ordinance for the Improvement
of Pine street from Decatur to Roger
street was passed. Also for the irn-
provement of Boone and Marion
streets.
Bids were received for the city
publishing from the Tribune, Grays
Harbor Post ana Aberdeen Herald.
Referred to judiciary committee.
John A. Nordgren was given the
contract for the Improvement of
Third street, at $1.47 per foot
An ordinance regulating the COM
ing municipal election, was passed.
The time of holding the election was
fixed March s, from II a. m. to s
7. m.
Mayor Benn called attention to the
fact that the wages of the city enggi-
neer and superintendent of public
works and chief Of the fire depart
ment, We're lower than they ought to
be and the city attorney was directed |
to draw in an ordinance raising the |
salaries of each $25 per month.
A further extension of leave of alb !
sence was granted to Councilman AL |
eXander to March l.