Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-28
new WARDLlNES
ESTABLISHED
Boundaries so arranged as to
Eliminate the Red
Light Ward
THE NEW BOUNDARIES
Opposition to New Ward
Lines Failed to Materalize
Routine Business

One of the most important features
of last nights meeting of the city
council, was the redistricting of the
city into wards, the new ordinance,
changing. the lines, going through
with but four dissenting votes A fight
had developed during the day, but
Chairman McCaw of the committee,
got real busy on the telephone and
headed off the opposition until he
had secured sufficient pledges to have
a majority vote.
The council voted transfers for H.
quor licenses to 303 East Heron
street, and one to 81 South H street,
also to G. w. Willscroft.
The saloon license of M. Francis
covitch, which has figured in a num-
ber of cases in police court, was not
transferred, the council refusing the
request.
A petition praying for road to
the top of Dabney hill, and reso-
luton asking for the vacation of GER
tain streets, was read. A deed for
right of way across certain property,
in lieu of property Of limilar AMOUNT
was given the city by j. G. Pearson
and Amanda Pearson, which was Or
dered filed.
The council voted to allow the street
superintendent to sell the scrapings
and waste from the streets at the
cost of taking out of catch basins and
delivery.
Harrison brothers were refused
permit to make repairs to their office
as planned.
The light committee recommended
the installation of lights on Summit
and Newell and Summit and Kansas
streets.
Frank Beam, attorney for the
Title Guarantee and Bonding COM
pany, which finished the uncomplet-
ed contracts of w. butcher, desired
to know whether the council, was
going to enforce the penalty. He said
that as no one was injured by the
delay, the penalty should not be en-
forced.
The matter of the purchase or a
chemical hose wagon was discussed
and Councilman Sauers was not IN
favor of it's purchase at this time lie
stated that it would only save about
$500 this year and that was not SUM
cient to make the purchase.
Jane B. Stewart, II. E. Hulet and
others demonstrated against the Ter
race Heights improvements, Mrs
Stewart contending that it had dam
aged her property more than it nae
benefited it, that the assessment was
not equal and that it meant the con
fiscation of her holdings.
A Wallin was granted a right O.
way over certain streets for the oper
alton of his narrow guage railway fol
doing street work.
The matter of filling the alley nea
the brewery was left to the people
in that district, they to decide wheth
err the Improvement will be made.
Matt Strohmmer was awarded tn
contracts for the building of a IL foo
roadway on Rogers street and sid
walk on Custer street
1t was reported that the perso1
holding the contract for furnishing tn
city with wood, was unable to ge
wood and had thrown up the contract
This matter was referred to the wa
er committee for investigation.
The council created new wards
the city of which the lines will ru
north and south and where possible
the precincts in the wards are squar'
making the lines easily found.
The wards and precincts follow:
FIRST WARD-Comprises Sout
Aberdeen divided into two precinct
Precinct No. ALL east of Evar
street and No. 2, all west of Evar
street. which runs north and sout
Population 800.
SECOND WARD - Includes Ea
and North Aberdeen and westerly
B street extended to the city limi