Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-27
AT Least: j. W. W's. Think
They Ought To Be
Ducked.
WILL REGULATE ORATORS
City Council Passes Ordinan-
ce Defining and Prohib-
iting Nuisiances.

The members of the city council,
and the mayor TOO. are getting ready
for ducking in the river. At least
that was the sentiment expressed at
the council meeting last night regard
ing the threats made by the |. w. W.
soap box orators. The furry grew
out of request from the famous In
dustrial Workers of the World" that
they be allowed to give street talks
on F. street below Heron. Chief
Templeman gave the report of Officer
Tibbitts on the street talk given
by one of these speakers last Satur-
day night, wherein the speaker said
the council and mayor ought to be
ducked in the river if they passed an
ordinance stopping street speaking.
This report ruffled the temper of the
usually urbane councilmen, and some
of them We're for passing prohibitory
rule at once but later on the motion
of Councilman OfIare the matter was
referred to the judiciary committee
with instructions TO prepare an ordin-
ance regulating street speaking
The |. w. W. soap box artists seem
to be desrous of posing as martyrs.
Their doctrine in itself is more foolish
than per- cious; and the more they
air Their views the less favor they
get. III however, they can get some
one to & pose them, particularly the
''vcio"a syetel oi Tie government,
why Il they can work. on the sym
pathy If the naeses eor "srcc speech" ,"
and other cardinal principles.
The only ordnance of no-e passed
by the council at last evenings ses-
sion, which was provided over by Act
ing Mayor McCaw in the absence of
Mayor Parks, was the ordinance in
troduced by Egerer defining nuisances
and providing for their abatement.
The ordinance was presented last
week and is very comprehensive
measure. Its details We're specified
in last weeks Herald. One feature
Of the new ordinance is the ease with
which process can be served on mat
ters or properties declared nusances
Information by mail or by posting on
property shall be considered ample no
tice of the complaint.
Councilman Newell brought up the
matter of the fire ordinance stating
that there was considerable complaint
among property owners as TO the eX-
tent of the new fire limits 1t was
ordered that a special committee of
five be appointed to hold public hear
ing relative to the fire ordinance and
to report their conclusions to the
council. Those on the committee are
Councilmen Newell Stalding, Sauers,
O1are and Larkin There will be a
public session of the committee with
in q few days
Acting Mayor McCaw introduced,
the subject OF the city's expense in
CURED in the city attorneys office
He stated that the budget appropra.
ton had been already used up in con
nection with some of the work, and
PRESENTED the matter to the council
for action. 1t was held over tor a
week till the return of Mayor Parks.
A communication from Mr.. and Mrs.
William Irvine was read in which it
was averred that the city and its
agents are trespassing upon the Ir-
vine property in the construction of
the new North Aberdeen bridge Ac-
cording to the communications the
bridge is being constructed so that it
will when swung encroach upon the
Irvine property which extends to the
mean low water mark of the river.
The matter was referred to the city
engineer
The council granted to City Clerk
Peter Clark thirty day vacation
under pay during the month of Sep
tember. This is a we'll merited re-
ward for an efficient official.
The chief of police was directed to
allow the city prisoners two meals
a day when they do not work and
three when they do.
J. A. Moller appeared before the
council complaining about ball play
ing in the streets adjacent to his prop
erty. The matter was referred TO