Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-18
Sargent and Fraser Have
Mild Clash Over Mayors
Appointment Of Chief
THE VOTE STANDS 7 TO 5
After Name Of George S.
Dean Is Turned Down
Declares Office Vacant

Following the action OF the city coun-
Gil Wednesday night when the MEM
bers refused to confirm the appoint
ment of George Dean as chief OF pol
ice, Mayor Roy c. Sargent. after de-
claring the office vacated. appointed
Dean as acting chief and the latter
will no doubt hold his job despite the
attitude of the council
Dean is occupying the office and
Former Chief Bob Schmidt has turned
in his star, refusing to accept a posi-
ton as captain which was rendered
him by the new chief. Schmidt has
accepted position as nightwatchman
at the Aberdeen shipyards
BY vote of seven to five, the city
council refused to confirm George S.
Dean as chief of Police when his name
was proposed by Mayor Roy C. Sar-
gent at the meeting Wednesday night
Mayor Sargent said he was resortt
to power vested in him and declare
the office of chief of police vacant
The vote stood Fraser Grant. Nc
knight, Pista, Strommer and Wieland
no" with Bowes, Egerer, Empeq 49,
Moore and Walker voting, yes"
Fraser said he was down the linat
for the dry law" and he did not con-,
slider Dean dry" man. GEORGE
Dean is a neighbor of mine" said &
Fraser. "and | know that he worked y.
for Initiative No. a. do not consider
that sort of man the right kind for.
the office of chief Of police. We musta,
have man at least who is as clean.s5
as Bob Schmidt"
81 think the mayor should be given.E
hoe to weed the garden" said Coun--
Gilman Empey, land. sinnce the peo--
pie have elected him. l am willing.
to confirm his appointments and giya
them trial. If they do not make
good we can come back at the mayor.
But, at least we must act on the as
sumption that he is making his ap-
pointments in good faith"
Councilman Wieland asked the
mayor if he intended to run the city
without police chief and Sargent
replied that he would act as chief
until the council confirmed a man.
Administers Rebuke to Fraser
"Are you going to run the office,
obeying the ordinances at the sar' y,
time?" asked Fraser. 81 will conduct!
the mayors office, Mr.. Fraser" was
the mayors sharp rebuke.
4 have told you, Mr. Fraser, whe
| stand on the dry question and while
the law is being enforced to some ex-
tent there is dissatisfaction and | in
tend to see change" said the mayor.
Councilman Egerer reported for the
finance committee that they had
found it feasible to increase the pay
of the men in the street department
to a minimum Of three dollars day
and he thought it might be possible
to do the same thing in other city de-
partments. Mayor Sargent called at
tention to the futility of trying to meet
the increases by subterfuge. He said
no matter how much money might be
included in the budget, it was uece-
ssary to collect the money before It
would be possible to pay it out gain.
Contracts for improving Front street
Hume street, Michigan avenue and
First streets were not let. The mat
ters were laid over for another week.
City Engineer L. D. Kelseys state
ment that he had sold canned goods
bought for the Wishkah water ca ms,
to the amount of $10O6, at a profit OF
$3.50, with the object of buying new
stock TO replace that bought 10 months
ago, was approved by the council
A resolution presented by the G. 4
r. post Of Aberdeen asking the mayor
to declare Memorial Day holiday and
to request merchants to close their
stores for the day, was approved.
Committee Appointments
Empey suggested that the II acres
OF land about the pest house be given
to anyone who would cultivate the
tract thus helping in adding to the
food supply.
Nothing else was said about this
matter but it appeared to be the under
stood that anyone who wants the use
OF this land would do well to make
application.
On request Of the G. A. r. the coun-
Gil authorized the mayor to proclairn
May go Memorial Day, legal hol-