Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-27
BILL POSTING
AS A fine ART
c. Y. 10y Lectures on His
Art Before City Council,
and Gets Thanks
SOUTHSIDE ROADSETTLED
Damages Are Claimed for
Flooding in Tideland Fill
---Routine business

The city council took course il.
he gentle art of bill posting las
night, the instructor being c. V. Lo!
of the West Coast Advertising Blu.
reau. Mr. 10y had been formally ci
ed 70 appear last evening to show
cause why his bill posting licens
should not be revoked, and when h
got through with his discourse tn
city dads knew all about bill postin
that is worth knowing, and they ter
dered Mr.. 10y vote Of thanks.
1t appeared that the order citins
Mr.. 10y to appear was entirely with.
out cause, and when 10y asked why
his license should be revoked, there
was no answer. 1t was then, Mr..
10y launched into his lecture and
before he finished every councilman
was painfully aware that in the neg
lect Of his early education along bill
posting lines he had been missing a
joyful pleasure all his life, and was
convinced that no occupation in Alb.
erdeen was larger factor in the NOR.
al, industrial and commercial uplift
Of the city than bill posting
Permission was granted to build 4
stable on lot 6, block 80, w. & B.s
Add.
The proposal Of the Aberdeen Real
y Syndicate. regarding the southsidc
.Cad right of way, was accepted.
The offer of Lyman & Co. to fur.
nish bonds was accepted.
A protest by J. c. Pearson, against
the roll Of Imp. Dist. 392. was re-
ferred to the special assessment com.
mittee.
At the request of Mr. and Nils
William Irvine, the equalization Of
the assessment roll Of Pioneer Boule-
ward. was put Off week.
The clerk was directed to adver
tise for a car load Of Idaho Timothy
hay.
Claims for damages by " G.. Skin.
ner. for $344.5S, for loss by ferry &C.
cident; and f. A. Soderlund. for $500
for damages to his home by water
from the dredger, were referred to
the attorney and engineer.
The Aberdeen Soda & Bottling
Works served notice that their plant
was filling up with mud and water
from the dredging operations on the
tideland fill, and that an injunction
would be asked for unless it was stop
ped. The matter was referred to the
attorney and engineer.
McCaw, Newell and Fraser were ap-
pointed a committee to review the
county assessment of Aberdeen. about
July 6, the committee being appoint
ed at the request OF Assessor Jones
Applications for saloon licenses, by
the Grays Harbor Liquor Co. and
MacKey and Matson We're referred.
A resolution was adopted for side
walks on Randall. c and E streets.
Ordinances We're passed for the im-
provement OF Broadway, between Her
on and River streets. and River stree
between Broadway and N street, and
authorizing the issuance of bonds for
the improvement of Randall, c and
Z streets.
The following bills We're allowed
o. w. r. & y. Co. S42.3o; Ind Ins.
Co., $34.30; J. p. Carlson, S293.5O;
c. n. Bley. $S1.00; Charles Stewart
to w. II. Tamblyn. $685.; Aberdeen
Cabinet Works, 5000; Peter Stone
$649o; Whiteside Undertaking. Co,
$4,000.
An ordinance was passed prohibit
ing the sale or use of tirecrachers
more than six inches long and resu-
lating the use of all firecrackers in
the city limits, was introduced by
Myles and passed.
Matt. Strommer was awarded the
contracts for the improvement of
Randall and Scammell streets, at the
following figures: Elevated road on
Scammell street, $3.50; sidewalks on
Randall street, AZ cents per lineal
foot.
The work on North Broadway was
formally accepted.
The clerk was directed to issue
salary warrants on July 8, instead
Of the 9Th, so the boys could enjoy
the Fourth.