Commission Plan in Berkley Gains Local Support and Savings
A Berkley California correspondent describes the first year and a half under the commission form of government. The city reduced the tax rate by six cents, increased street lighting, expanded police and fire services, and boosted city improvements while cutting taxes. The four commissioners and mayor, all locally prominent, have faced little recall activity and limited petition use, with meetings shifting from daytime to occasional evening sessions.
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Berkeley
Mayor Parks Urges Economy and City Reforms
Mayor Parks asks City Council for harmony and savings. Proposes cutting water rates, reducing police payroll under an eight to ten hour ruling, quarterly departmental inspections, flexible term appointments, a city owned street lighting plant, and limiting new street improvements while preparing to fund warrants with bonds.
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Parks
Aberdeen
Swedish Lutheran Social and Auction at A O U W Hall
The Swedish Lutheran church hosts a social and auction sale at the A O U W hall on Saturday evening May 6 starting at 8 o'clock. All Scandinavians are urged to attend and help ensure a successful event.
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A. O. U. W. Hall
Claremont Steamer Driven Ashore Near Tokeland
The steamer Claremont on the San Francisco to Grays Harbor run went ashore just inside the Willapa harbor bar near Tokeland during a squall. No details on damage or passenger safety are available due to communication gaps. Saginaw is standing by, and authorities fear the vessel may be in little danger due to its position inside the bar.
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Claremont
San Francisco
Grays Harbor
Willapa Harbor
Tokeland
Willapa
Grays Harbor Grabs North Pacific Shipments Ahead
Grays Harbor shingle mills outperform Columbia River plants in attracting Atlantic coast business. The steamer Riverside carried 6,000,000 shingles to harbor last month and will take at least 4,000,000 more on its June return. Stanley Dollars sails from San Francisco for Grays Harbor with lumber for the East. Beates & Chesebrough launched the California Atlantic service with Riverside, signaling Grays Harbor dominance in upcoming shipments.
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Portland, Ore
Columbia River
Grays Harbor
Atlantic
Riverside
San Francisco
Gray
the Columbia
County road funding stalled as button sale eyed to raise $25,000
Montesano May 2 A plan to build Quinault Lake road hinges on public fund raising of 25000 dollars with the county adding 15000 from the road district. Commissioners order a preliminary McAfee route study and potential switch to the state road route if infeasible. Soderstrom Erickson bid 8074 for Aberdeen Gardens road but funds were unavailable.
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Sam Bowes
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Robertson
McAfee
Cramer
Soderstrom & Erickson
Aberdeen Gardens
J. D. Sparling
J. T. Richman
Arvid Mathson
C. T. Osgood
A. B. McAfee
John Benn
Garrard Road
J. D. Isaacson
Wool Schedule To Be Reduced In Revised Tariff Plan
Washington May 2 The house Ways and Means Committee will begin revising the wool tariff next week. Democratic factions differ on free raw wool with leaders aiming for a unanimous party approved compromise. The plan calls for a 50 percent reduction first year, then yearly 1 cent cuts for five years until raw wool goes on the free list.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Ways and Means
House
Clark
Underwood
Ways and Means
Officer Sustains Nose Injury in Arrest Attempt
Officer Edward Tribbets attempted to arrest Otto Satro and was struck with a porcelain pitcher. Tribbets was hospitalized with possible brain injury and a smashed nose. Judge Phillips sentenced Satro to six months in county jail after police court trial.
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Otto Satro
Edward Tribbets
Tribbets
Phillips
Satro
Chehalis County Fair to Open in Aberdeen in October
The Chehalis County Fair Association board met in Montesano with President W. J. Patterson leading. The group forecast a successful inaugural fair to be held in Aberdeen during the first week of October.
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Chehalis County
New City Council Opens With Old Voices Departed
The first meeting of the new city council adjourned sine die after Mayor Parks read his message and the body split 6 to 6 for president, cleaving to old and new leadership. Appointments were confirmed, paving and street improvements approved, and committee assignments announced including Finance, Sewers, Water, Ways and Means, and Public Buildings with several members named.
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Benn
Hills
Parks
Newell and
O'Hare
Ingram
Newell
Elder
Frank P. Drake
J. C. Hogan
W. H. Tucker
W. H. Tamblyn
E. L. McGillis
D. A. Schumacher
Rev. C. McDermoth
C. W. Ewart
Crivyen
Myles
August Walleen
Lafayette Street
West Wishkah Street
B. H. Fowler
C. McDermoth
Wishkah
Record Lumber Exports From Grays Harbor Hit New High
In April Grays Harbor shipped 11 foreign vessels carrying 12,919,644 feet of lumber valued at 140,862 dollars through Aberdeen customs. Domestic port shipments added 2,400,426 feet worth 40,450 dollars. The port's total lumber outbound reached 15,520,000 feet valued at 181,412 dollars. Four vessels arrived from foreign ports while three came from Honolulu.
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Grays Harbor
Customs Office
Aberdeen
R. L. Sebastian
California
Honolulu
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Berkley
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Washingtonian
Commission
Mayor Parks
Council
Macauley
New York World
Willipa Harbor
Grays Harbor Forges
Oregon
Washington
the Herald
the County Commissioners
Quiniault Road
Tribbitts
Pitcher
Finn
the County Fair
Aberdeen Printing Co
Theold
Mayor Parks and
New Council
Second Ward
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