Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-06-01
In Notifying Council Of Fire
Insurance Reduction,
Warning Is Given
DOGS TO Be SUPPRESSED
Complaints Cause Determi-
nation to Draft OrG-
nance for Licensing

"This office is about to rerate Aber
deem for the purpose OF considerably
reducing fire insurance rates." says
Lee Mckenzie, head of the Washing
ton Surveying and Plating bureau, il
letter to Mayor Roy C. Sargent thai
was read at last nights city council
session. "This reduction will be il
consequence of the present improved
condition of public fire protection anG
including the prospective gravity
water supply now in course of estab
lishment. Full credit in insurance
rates is to be given forthwith for the
gravity water supply, hence no fur
ther credit will be accorded when il
actually is in service. We
prefer to do this rather than keep
the people of Aberdeen waiting fol-
reduced rates.
"We now frankly inform you that
it will be necessary to maintain all
Of present conditions of public fire
protection in Aberdeen, both water
and fire departments and in all other
departments Of public fire protection
also to duly complete said gravity
water system! and upon completion
of the latter, to permanently retain
in reserve (nOt in commission) the
present public pumping system
throughout, in order that it may be
available promptly in case of emerg.
ency such as the new gravity system
becoming out of service.
III the present strength of the fire
department as regards number of men
or of stations or extent of apparatus
is reduced, or if present reservoir is
not maintained in it's full present ca.
pactiy, or il any other backward step
is taken concerning public fire pro.
testion. then this office will be COM
PEELED to promptly advance fire insur-
ance rates in Aberdeen. But we of
course do not anticipate that such
an occasion Will arise.
To Draft Dog Ordinance.
The city attorney and police com
mittee, upon Mayor Sargent's calling
attention to the number Of complaints
of damages to gardens wrought by
dogs, were instructed to draft an or
dinance providing for licensing ca.
mines. An ordinance of a prohibitory
nature is on the city's statutes, but it
does not cover the ground. 1t was
suggested by Councilman Grant that
the Boy Scouts, who had offered their
services sometime ago to the council,
be authorized to attend to the doge !;
and other suggestions were to the eff.
feet that citizens generally be allowed
to shoot any doge that enter their
yards.
Tie much discussed improvement of
Front street in South Aberdeen, an
ordinance for which was passed a few
weeks ago, was temporarily dropped
following protest from Is per cent of
the property owners affected. An
other resolution for the improvement
according to the discussion last night,
will be introduced next week, although
Councilman Tony Pista, who moved
for the new resolutions introduction
last night, was advised to wait until
q 81 or tho uor hod oudod
Routine.
Fred Herren was awarded the con.
tract for improving the alley in blockk
8 Of Highland Home addition.
The finance committees recommen.
datiOn that the wages of the city hall
janitor be raised $40 a month was
adopted.
The bridge connecting Eighth and
Ninth streets with Mckinley avenue
and F streets. on recommendation by
city engineer and street superinten
dent, were ordered closed.
The city engineer was ordered to
make an estimate of cost of gravel
ing Third street from to G.
The street committee was given an
other week to report on some plan for
improving Young street in North Alb
erdeen
B. H. Allen released the city from
any damage arising from wire on the
WiShkah nina limo rO,,to RI hic tim
Der. on payment of SIS.
The ordinance, introduced last
week. forbidding use Of the United
states flag as handkerchief decora
ton or other commercial purposes
was given third reading and laid over
another week.