Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-11
COUNCIL Holds
BUSY SESSION
City Council Transacts Large
Volume Of Business at
Meeting Wednesday
WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED
City Will Buy Wood Cut BY
Unemployed New Water
Rates Water Petition

ANueSO w ~SS8 I
Principal business transacted at
the meeting of city council Wednesday
night consisted of introduction of
an ordinance naming the fire chief
as city electrician, amending Sec
tions of the ordinance fixing water
rates, both as to meter and fixed
rates, amending the moving picture or
dinance so as to include travelling
operators. refusing to rescind mo-
tion ordering all paved streets west
of Division street closed pending re-
pairs, authorizing the attorney to
condemn strip of roadway from the
pumping station to the reservoir and
appointing a committee to confer with
the park board relative to develop
ing Stewart park with funds on hand
The sum of $237329 was expended
by the street department during No
vember and $500 feet of plank used
in repairing streets.
Asks Building Permit
The fire committee will investigate
and report on an application by A.
L. Paine to build a veneer or brick
addition to the rear of his building
at 315 South street occupied by the
Union saloon. If allowed, the ordi-
nance will have to be altered.
The fire department was ordered to
turn over to the water department
400 feet of old hose for use at the
pumping station.
The telephone company filed a
claim with the council for $11.15
against Hunley & Henry, who had
the reservoir contract.
A resolution was adopted provid-
ing for trunk sewer and laterals
on Sumner, Jefferson, Fifth, Martin
and Duffy streets, the cost to be as
sessed against property specially
benefited. The time for protests was
set for 7:3O p. m. January 6.
Section of the moving picture Or
dinance was amended so travelling op-
orators can take out temporary IL
censes. The limit was fixed at 10
days for which a license Of $3.50 is
charged.
Fire Chief Is Electrician
An ordinance was read and refer
red making the fire chief the city
electrician with authority to have an
assistant, the chief to serve without
extra pay, his duties being to have
absolute supervision Of all sorts OF
electric wiring, the right to enter
any building, public or private. at
any time to inspect wiring and to or
der defective work removed or alter
ed. 1t requires taking out permits
for all electrical work. The penalty
for violations is a fine of not over
500 or more than 80 days in Jail
or both fine and Imprisonment.
New Water Rates
The water rate ordinance was
amended providing for the reading OF
the meters monthly and charge OF
$1.5O as the minimum for the first
800 feet, the next 200 feet, 20 cents
per 100 cubic feet; next 1000 feet
II cents; next 800 feet, Is cents; nex'
10000 feet, 122 cents; next 20,oo'
feet, 71a cents; next 10000 feet,
cents and over 100000 feet, five
cents per 100 cubic feet, was refer
red. Section 26 of the same ordi
nance as amended and also referred
provides for fixed minimum rate o.
81. with scale of prices for use o.
water for all sorts of building oper
ations watering of stock. etc.
Councilman Weiland thought the
money in the park fund should b'
used in developing Stewart PARK
which will be turned over to the cit!
as soon as the mayor affixes hi
signature to contract. He sug
gested the mayor appoint commit
tee of four to confer with the pari
board on the matter and Mayo
France designated Councilmen En-
pey, Walker, Weiland and Evans u
serve on the committee.
A motion made by Councilman
James Bowes carried, authorizing TN
city attorney to start condemnatiol
proceedings to secure a strip OF roao
way from the pumping station to tn
reservoir and on which the city l
paying Sl73 taxes annually for tn
purpose of using.
2126 Water Petition Sioners
Councilman Empey reported tha
up to date, members of the counc
has secured 2126 names on the W!
nooche water petitions. The numDe
s. secured by the II councilmen 10
lows: Brecht, 1874; Bowes, 30; VI
erer. III; Empey, 800; Evans. ~
Frazier. 215; Grant, 204: Mcknigh
13; Vandervoort, 10; Weiland. 30