Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
City Council Postpones hear
ing on Account Of Ill
Heath of Hits
NEW WARDS LAID OUT
Lines Will Run South so as to
Abolish TenderIoin
Ward

Following a star chamber session
of the city council last evening, the
members or motion of Warren j.
Egerer. councilman from the Fifth
ward, voted to postpone the trial OF
r. j. Hits until next "Wednesday
evening. and if he is not present, the
trial will proceed. In asking for the
postponement of the trial. Mr.. Egerer
said Il desire at this time to ask
the council to postpone the trial of
Councilman Hits until next Wednes-
day evening. | visited him in Ho-
quiam today and he is physically un-
able to be here this evening. We
have postponed this hearing twice be-
cause Mr.. Hits was not here and his
inability to get here is his own fault.
The council then voted to have Mr..
Hits served with notice that his
trial would take place next week. Dur
ing the evening. a document. said to
be affidavts of charges against Hits
was passed back and forth Uetween
the members of the council-a copy
of this was served on Mr. Hits yes
terday at loquiam. where he is under
going the rest cure.
Another important matter taken up
by the council came on the recon-
mendaton of Councilman CriVyea of
the First ward and that was the start
ing of a movement for the perman-
ent Improvement of East Wishkah
street and Kansas street TO the Heron
street bridge. Crivyea said that the
money spent in keeping UP this road
leading out of Aberdeen, was enor-
nous and that the council should i'm
prove it for the heavy traffic over it,.
He said that if the council waited for
the property owners to petition for
the improvement, the council men,
bers would all be dead and that it
was up to the council to take the
initiative.
The council accepted the Sixth
stret paving and the assessment roll
for the district was equalized.
The Lawrence street Improvement
was reassessed and equalzed.
Ordinances for the Improvement OF
Custer street from Curtis to Scott and
also for the Improvement of Rogers
street from Pine to Front streets were
introduced and passed.
The street superintendent was in
structed to build block of street
on Washington street from the South
side of Market street connecting with
First street.
Redistrict Wards
The work of redstrictng the wards
of the city so as to abolish the tend
erloin ward, was started. On mo
ton. the matter to district the wards
by making the lines run north ant
south from the Chehalis river, thu:
cutting the tenderlon district out ant
putting the notorious Fourth ware
in number of wards was opposed
On vote five councilmen, they beins
Crivyea, Smith, Elder. McCaw anC
Sauers voted to rediStrict as proposed
and Staulding, Larkins, Myles, O Hare
and Newell voted against the measure
Mayor Parks deciding the vote il
favor of changing the ward lines. /
is planned to give South and East Alb
erdeen different ward. and make the
proposed plans in the city proper.
The matter of rushing the inStalla
tion of the lights on the new O.W
bridge was referred to the light com
mittee.
The Grand saloon license was trans
ferred to Peter Wilson.
The John Gronow license was trans
ferred to T. w. Kelley and partner
W. o. McCaw gave the council al
explanation regarding selling of in
surance by his company to the city
He said that he did not care to figure
in an Illegal deal or anything savory
ing of the violation of the laws anC
that he would give up the insurance
business of the city rather than be
wrongfully accused He said the con
tract for insurance was between the
city and the insurance company and q
corporation to which he belonged was
the agent for the fire insurance com
pany.
A communication from the Washing
ton Municipal League to be held in
Seattle December Sth and 9th, was
read and City Engineer c. w. Ewart
appointed to attend the session his
expenses being paid.
Chief of Police Templeman report
ed fines collected during month OF
November to be $616.35.
4 communication from Street Com
missioner c. f.. Arthur informing the
council that the railroad bridge across
the Chehalis river was out of com
mission as the result of a collision
with the steamer Fair Oaks and that
It would be some time before the
structure would be used for foot pass
engers. The machinery is reported
badly damaged and the services of a
tug is now required to close and open
the draw. Councilman John Myles