Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-01-15
COUNCIL HOLDS
BUSY SESSION
Employees Will Have Pay Day
Each Month Call for War
rant on Own Time
Advertise for Garbage Care
and Bridge Tenders Chance
for Crab Industry

anu OIluSc 4euQeIS NuAuCe
for Crab Industry
At the meeting Of the city council
wednesday night. an ordinance was
passed providing for sewer to drain
the West End. The sewer will ex-
tend along Sumner. Oak. Jeffries,
Fifth. Martin and Duffy streets.
The unsanitary condition of the old
hose house. at Market and Washing
ton streets, was complained of, as was
the dangerous condition of sidewalks
In that vicinity, and Q committee was
Instructed to investigate and report.
The present garbage contract ex-
pires in March and 1t was decided to
advertise for bids for a period of
both two years and three years. The
present contract is for a year, the city
receiving 15 per cent of collections.
With q two or three-year contract 1t
ID expected the city will receive about
36 per cent of the garbage receipts.
It also was decided to call for bids
tor swinging the North Aberdeen and
Heron street bridges.
Councilman Walker of the commit
tee which investigated ways and
means of saving the plank streets in
West Aberdeen damaged by the heavy
auto trucks. reported Mr.. Kelley. who
owns one of the heavier trucks. had
agreed to use the gravel roadway
Aenceforth exclusively. Other truck
owners will be notified to do like
wise.
Would Start Grab Industry.
A. G. Schneider made application
fpr the use Of the north corner Of the
city dock at the foot Of Wishkah
street, to be utilized a. a crab boil
Ing factory. He set forth in his COM
1aanication there were wonderful pos
abilities for the crab industry here
II his request was granted, as many
crabs now cooked in Seattle would go
through this process here and the
lleet of crab fishing vessels that make
Hoquiam and Westport their home,
would come here instead: A commit
tee will probe the crab possibilities
some. ...
A petition containing 140 signatures
asked that E. l. Green be appointed
policeman in South Aberdeen, badly
In need of police protection. Coun-
Gilman Evans advocated the appoint
ment of a policeman for that district,
claiming it required the constant and
exclusive attention of man. Recent
ly, while passing lumber plant ne
explained, shots were fired and bull
let's whizzed by his head. This has
happened frequently, he stated. The
police committee was instructed to In
vestigate.
Much Delinquent Taxes.
Mayor Eugene France thought 1t
strange, that taxes should be due the
city for several years back. Owing
to foreclosures in the case of delin-
uuents as certified to the county, he
was unable to understand the local
tax delinquency matter Taxes due,
It developed, date back as far as
1908. for which year about $500 Is
due. The council decided to investi-
gate.
Chief William Tamblyn reported the
expenses of the fire department for
1914 as 27.66s.O1 with $Ss1.41 remain
ing In the budget appropriation for
the IRE department for last year.
Bonds were ordered issued, as per
ordinance, for the Pacific avenue
gravel roadway improvement built by
the Independent Sand & Gravel com
pany.
Water Report.
The water superintendent reported
the expense of that department for
1914 as $2s, ,65S.26 and receipts as 1884,
779.63, with budget appropriation OF
337O60. The expense was exclusive
Of the new reservoir and Its pipe
lines which was $2S.379.16. The coun'
Gil thought the suggestion of Mayor
France a good one that the subject
of eoualizating water rates be inves'
tirated and it was so ordered.
Arrangements made by the finance
committee with Clerk Peter F. CLARK
for keeping his Office open on the hftn
Of each month from s to 8 o'clock for
the benefit OF employees OF the street
and water department in getting their
nay checks without leaving their
work, met the approval of the coun'