Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-02-02
Was McCracken Sandbagged
by Councilmen in Pro-
curing Licenses.
SUCH IS THE ALLEGATION
Special Meeting Will be Held
Tonight to Probe the
Charges Made.

Just before the adjournment Of
the city council last night Coun-.
Gilman Quackenbush dropped
bomb among the cry fathers when
he declared that S. B. McCracken,
proprietor of the South Side saloon,
had stated that in addition to pay
! ing $1,000 for his license he had been
forced to pay each councilman $50
to secure it.
| In lengthy argument Mr.. Quack-
enbush defended the character of the
council and condemned the rumor, de-
manding that McCracken be brought
This was done, the council taking a
recess until the saloon man appeared.
He denied having made such state
ments but admitted that rumor to that
effect was afioat. He declared that
he had seen on file in the office of The
| Grays Harbor Post an article sign
ed by four South Aberdeen women,
in which it was stated that he (Mc-
, Cracken) has given blood money"
to the council The result of the
matter was the call for a special
meeting. at which the public may at
tend, to be held tonight by the coun-
Gil as a committee of the whole to
conduct court of investigation.
Monthly reports of police judge
street commissioner and plumbing in
spectOr were referred to committees.
The special committee consisting of
Councilman Elder, Ingram. Bailey,
Newell and Alexander, appointed by
Mayor Benn to investigate charges
made against Water Superintendent
McDougall reported that the charges
were not true and that the water de-
partment was conducted as it should
be. The committee question the
statement of Fire Chief Schneider
that the Chehalis river main was
worthless and recommended that he
be reprimanded for his stated attempt
to secure proper pressure to protect
property from fire,
For the information of the council
City Engineer C. w. Ewart, reported
that he had made an estimate of the
cost of the proposed Aberdeen-Ho.
quiam boulevard and that it would
be necessary to assess each lot prac.
tically double what the property was
worth or about 5000 for each so foot
lot. He stated that the project along
the most feasible route would in his
opinion cost at least S16O,0OO. Upon
motion by Quackenbush, the matter
was laid on the table indefinitely.
Regarding proposed improvements
to the Montesano road, Engineer Ew.
art stated that the road could be i'm
proved by boom and replanking but
that the former would be the best
| This report was adopted.
A report from Engineer Clapp
was received stating that the loca-
far as the government was concerned,
could be either at it's present site or
further up the stream. resolution
was introduced favoring the building
of new bridge at a point commenc
ing at Lot /. block s, Stewards ad-
ditiOn on one side and at or near Laf.
ayette street on the other. This, the
resolution stated, was for the best
interests of the city and had the en-
dorsement of every councilman except
Staldine.
Resolution by Hits, providing for
city free employment agency was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Resolution by Newell, allowing the
chief of police $50 a month for ex.
penses, was referred to committee.
Bids for city printing for the COM
ing year were opened and the Cheha.
lis County Index was the lowest bid.
next lowest and the Aberdeen World
der, the Grays Harbor Post being
highest. The Herald did not bid. The
bids were as follows.
World, cents an inch for all in.
sertions; Grays Harbor Post, 6 cents
for the first insertion and cents
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