Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-08

WdSneQ OH the nil Dy the rain storms
and the improvement could be ordered
| while the street was in bad shape,
while if the council waited until bet
ter weather, a protest might be made
Saloon licenses were granted to
John O'Hare, Griffith & Morck and
Anderson and Westburg.
| A petition of Anderson and Net.
tleblad to erect a warehouse on their
property, was referred to the build
| ing committee.
The council adopted the report of
the committee for the improvement of
Perry street from Crockett to Front
The city attorney was requested to
proceed with the condemnation suit
against Z. c. Finch for a right of way
through his southside property.
Councilman Sauers asked that the
city get a definite date on which the
new automobile fire apparatus would
be shipped.
The matter of paying the medicine
bills of the poor people of the city,
was taken up, discussed and referred
to committee.
The auditing committee refused to
recommend the payment of a bill for
a typewriter for the police depart
ment, and a bicycle and $500 worth
of pipe for the water department.
The members of the committee took
the stand that the city council met
once every week and il was up to the
various departments to come to the
council for an order for anything need
ed. They said that it was a poor sys-
TEN and would not be tolerated by
any corporation in the city.
Councilman Newell took the respon-
sbility for purchasing the typewrit-
er and Water Superintendent McGillis
told of saving the city a good sum of
money on buying the pipe, which was
needed, and which he got at bar
gain.
"Well, if we got the pipe and the
water department is using it. and if
the typewriter is in use, what's the
use of chewing the rag; let's pay the
BILL said Councilman Larkins and
the bills were ordered paid.
The application of Gabrielson and
Holmer for the erection of a stable
on X street, was withdrawn, when a
protest was made.
The Grays Harbor Post, the only
bidder for the city printing, was award
ed the contract for the year, it's bid
being 1912 cents for the first and
cents for the second insertion.
The Standard Transfer company
was awarded the contract for the i'm
provement of the alley in Block 3.
The street superintendent was in
structed to stop contractors and
teamsters from loading wagons to
more than their capacity and dump
ing dirt on the streets.
The matter of placing gate in the
us olOuSi III ooutii ADclucGil W pre-
vent the property from being flooded
was referred to the city engineer
On request of Councilman Standing
Mayor Parks appointed a committee
of Standing, Egerer and Elder to wait
upon the telephone company and as
certain why applicants for phones in
the west end were not given service
Standing said that people made ap
plication last May for phones in the
west end and had received no satisfac-
ton from the company He said there
were from thirty to forty applications
hut no phones were being installed
There being no bids on the road
in North Aberdeen to the top of Dab
ney hill, the council called for bids
again.
Judge Pearson requested that the
city council have an ordinance drawn
naming the new road to the top Of
the hill Pioneer Boulevard
He said this was named for pion-
GERS Benn, Young and Parsons, and
modestly omitted his own name.