Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-05
WATERANDLICHT
PLANTS UP AGAIN
Councilman Myles Would
Build them Out of Air and
Votes Of the People
MAYOR FRANCE ON TAXES
Transfer of Saloon License
Denied. Sewing Machine
Ordinance Fails to Pass

Suggestion of united action by the
council and getting tigether at an
early date to bring about some plan
whereby the voters can express their
sentiments on the question of a mu-
nicipal lighting plant and the ex-
tension of the water service was
made Wednesday night by Council
man J. T. Myles.
Mayor France said the plan was
an important one and which, earlier
in his administration had been fa-
yored, but the cost of running the
city was so great he did not see how
either plan can be reached Taxes
are over per cent and the people
are burdened Some saving had been
made in the street and other depart
ments, but the bills still come in
without any indication of much re-
duction.
The council took no action in the
matter, the members evidently taking
note of a little fact that stood in
the way, and which doubtless had
escaped the sapeint Myles, which is
{. lack Of funds. Anyone at all ac-
cuainted with the affairs of Aberdeen
is aware that this city is in no po-
sition to finance new water system
and an electric plant at this time, nor
until the population is largely in
creased.
Mayor France also left himself open
to criticism for making the public
statement that taxes in this city are
over per cent Many who hear such
statements from an official source
take it for truth, without the know
ledge that the assessments are made
on valuation Of 40 per cent or less
making the tax levy really 2 per cent
instead of per cent.
The council discussed a remodeled
license ordinance prepared by the
city attorney from a formula pre-
pared by Brecht, who desires to reach
sewing machine agents. The ordi.
nance didn't suit Myles nor Pearsall
Pearsall thought it would do injustice
to certain persons and thought if it
was intended to reach sewing ma
chine agents the ordinance should
be framed for them and them only
The vote was six to five against the
ordinance and the license committee
was intrusted with the duty of bring
ing in new ordinance according to
their judgment. d
The license committee reported
against the transfer of the license of
the Crescent hotel to the johnson
hotel at Hume and Michigan avenue.
There were two petitions, one for and
one against the transfer. The one
with the greater number of names
opposed the transfer. The application
was withdrawn by Johnson before
the council voted on the committees
report.
According to the report of Chief of
Police William Seaman, filed with
the council, there were 165
arrests made in November. The
amount OF fines collected was $685.
95. Meals served to prisoners to-
tailed 767.
According to the report of City
Treasurer Roy Sargent the amount
of money in the treasury Dec. /, was
$94,3S4.63. According to the report
of Chief William Tamblyn the de-
partment responded to eighteen
alarms during November. The city
building inspector reports that the
amount of building in November was
only total of $6,439. The total water
collections for November were S.