Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-05
COUNCIL Meeting
WARM DISCUSSION over SOUTH
~: ~: ssa,::ABERDEEN SALOON LICENSE
COUNCIL REVIEWS SOUTH ABER-
DEEM SALOON LICENSE DE.
SPITE PROTESTS. DECIDES TO
MOVE NORTH ABERDEEN
BRIDGE AND CREATE FRESH
WATER BASIN

Despite the protests of large num-
Der of resident property owners and
two councilmen from the first ward,
the city council last night granted a
renewal of the South Aberdeen sa-
loon license, by vote of 8 to 3. The
license committee reported in favor
of the renewal, and, in accordance
with a pernicious custom that has
been adopted by the council. never to
oppose a committee report, it was
carried.
Unnoticed by the members from
the first ward, the report carried with
it the renewal asked for. and they,
thinking the vote was simply upon the
adoption of the report, declined to
vote. When they realized that the
renewal had been granted. they en-
were barred by reason of not having
voted on the previous question.
Both Myles and Crivyea however,
entered vigorous protests against
what they termed the violent over
riding of the expressed wishes of the
people of their ward, which may have
relieved their minds, but failed to ac-
complish any purpose.
a communication signed by John A.
Moller was read, in which Street
Commissioner Arthur was handed a
hot roast. He charged him with the
employment of worthless men at the
behest of councilman in preference
to resident taxpayers of the city, and
general recklessness in expenditure
of public money for city work. He
says the Charley creek workhouse
cost about $3.50 for labor, when com
petent carpenters assured him it
could be done for $50.
Councilman Hits rushed to the de-
Tense of Arthur, and said the work
house had been built for less than
the estimate Of the city engineer En-
gineer Ewart denied having made the
estimates, saying they We're made by
Supt McDougal and in the course OF
the discussion it developed that in
the building of the workhouse cost
ing over 5000, without calling for
bids, was violation of the statutes.
The Moller complaint was finally re-
ferred to the street committee.
A communication from Engineer
Clapp, favoring the removal OF the
North Aberdeen bridge to Lafayette
street, and the cutting off of the Wish
kah river point to form a fresh water
basin, was read, and appeared to de-
eide the much-motted question in the
tiOn of Ingram, the attorney directed
TO. apply to the war department for
permission to move the bridge, and to
prepare a resolution providing for
the cutoff and the filling of that sec
tion of the city lying between F street
and the Wishkah river with earth
ISluoftu HUN luS llNcI.
Three bids were received from the
North Aberdeen bridge, as follows:
Tweeden & Caldwell, Tacoma, $S,.
570: International Contract Co., $1O
$40; Creech & Walker, $10,4S5, which
were laid over.
Petitions were read, asking for the
opening of certain streets in the West
End.
Resolutions were adopted for the
improvement of Williams street from
Simpson avenue to Cherry street;
Clark street from Clark to Mill; Alb
erdeen avenue from Jeffries to Di
vision.
Ordinances were passed providing
for bond issues for the improvement
Of X, Second, e and l streets.
An ordinance was ordered drawr
for the improvement of the alley il
Block 38, Original plat.
Mayor Benn appointed a commit
tee of five to prepare bill fol
submission to the legislature, provid
ing for the commission plan Of gov
ernment suitable for Aberdeen.
The engineer was directed to pre-
pare plans for the improvement Of thu
sewer at the Western Cooperag'
Works.