Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-25
DAMAGE SUITS
OVER ACCIDENT
Collision with North Aber.
deem Bridg Causes Suit -
City is Involved
WOMAN CLAIMS DAMAGES
Was Knocked from Boat and
Sues Owners Two More
Drinking Fountains

At the meeting of the city council
Wednesday evening, as an echo of
the mishap to the launch Hulda |.
which struck the North Aberdeen
bridge several weeks ago while re.
turning from up the river with par
ty of picnickers, sweeping off some
of the deck house and injuring sew
eral persons, came report from City
Attorney A. E. Cross. 1t stated he
had brought suit in behalf of Lucille
Macdonald for $1525 damages against
the Lytle Logging & Mercantile COM
pany, owner of the boat. for alleged
injuries sustained by being knocked
from the boat.
Attorney W. H. Abel, according to
the report had notified Mr.. Cross to
defend the action in behalf of Aber.
deem, Mr.. Abel stating that, if the
company was beaten in the suit, the
city would be excepted to pay the
claim awarded. Barney Swanson,
master of the boat, is made a party
to the action against the logging
company. Mr.. Cross recommends
tion that another attorney be engag-
ed to represent the city in the action
was adopted, together with the re-
port in it's entirety.
Another damage claim made by j.
I. Bell was recommended in a report
by City Attorney Cross, settled by
the city paying one-third, Bell a
third, and A. A. Jones, barn boss for
the city, third. A horse Jones was
driving, ran away, injuring Jones so
badly he was laid up several weeks.
The motorcycle owned by Bell was
struck by the horse and damaged, he
claims, to the amount of about $50.
Councilman Empey thought Jones
was careless. Councilman Milette
did not think Jones should be held
responsible. AS Jones failed to ap-
pear as he had promised to do to ex-
plain matters, the report was laid
over for one week.
A committee report was adopted al
lowing the placing of an oil tank in
the rear of the Turner hotel.
The sum of $1328.43 was ordered
transferred from the current expense
fund, where it was placed by error,
to local improvement fund No. 221,
being due on the bond issue.
\ report from the city attorney rec
ommended that Cottage Way, which
went to the county for. non-payment
Of taxes and which Gust Lindberg
has bottled up by securing a certi-
fcate Of delinquency on the taxes due,
amounting to $3.50, be redeemed by
the city 1t was wrongfully assessed,
it was pointed out. The report was
adopted.
The estimate of City Engineer kel-
sey for $2035 for redecking Young
street was filed. The engineer stat
ed in his report 500 feet of the plank
ing was laid on the ground and this
portion, he recommended. should be
torn up and a new road built The
engineer was given six weeks In
which to make an estimate on the
cost of sluicing off the hills on streets
in North Aberdeen, including Young
street. Until this is done no redeck-
ing will be started
Ernest Block was granted renew
al of his liquor license
A request of Councilman BoWes
hat an old house owned by the city
On Sixth near Broadway be removed
as the result of complaints that 1t
was being used for improper purpos-
es, was referred to a committee. 1t
was used as a hose house at one
time
c. e. Troutman, on behalf OF the
.rk board, asked permission to place
NO bronze drinking fountains at Her
IN and C and Heron and Broadway.
Hermission was granted.
Attorney T. H. Mckay, who owns
80 acres of land up the Wishkah ad-
joining property owned by the city
whereon the pest house is located
was given permission to cut a tenn
porary road over the north line SO
parties to whom he has sold land
may be enabled to clear their prop
erly and buid on IT,
tie matter Of ordering the street
ilway company &c rcp ni -
trace n the Heron stree t'.1~t
and two feet on either side OF the
rails, was referred.
Because two councilmen, j. d.
Walker and w. ]. Egerer, were alb
sent, the auto truck bids were held
up one week. Bids were called for
on all horses in the street depart
ment, the auto truck it is planned to
buy. to replace them.