Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
Settles Vexed Question Of
Street Speaking and En-
ployment Agencies
MAY BUY WEST BRIDGE
High Licences to Be Exacted
From Auctioneers and EN-
ployment Agencies

RAISING tHreo ordinances WHICH per
mits street speaking on side streets,
80 feet south of the property line on
Heron street, fixing the license of an
auctioneer at $40 per day and com.
pelling employment agencies to pay
a license fee of $25 per week and put
up bond of $500, and calling for a
vote for float bonds to purchase the
West toll bridge, were the important
things at last nights session of the
city council.
There was more real business tran
sacted by the council last evening,
than in any two sessions during the
winter, all of which was handled
quickly.
There was a decided contrast from
last weeks meeting, and the council,
instead of being annoyed by the sing
ing and yelling of some 19 l. w. w.
members in the Jail below, had an aud
ience of nearly 100 Industrial Work
ers, who sat in the council room
being attentive auditors, as the body
transacted it's business. After their
matter had been disposed of, they
quietly left the hall.
The council also passed an ordi-
nance, which is copy Of the state
law. concerning street speakers, max
ing it a misdemeanor to advocating
the overthrow of organized govern
ment by force, and fixed the penalty
at 80 days in jail and a $500 fine or
both.
Prior to passing the ordinance FIX
ing the license of employment agen-
cies, the council listened to number
Of afidavits charging local agents
with having taken fees from men for
positions and refusing to return the
money, when the positions were not
forthcoming. Councilman Crivyea
stated that a prominent logger had
told him, that one of the foremen in
his employ received a certain price
or every man sent to him and he
was engaged day or more, then
discharged to make room for anoth-
er man. Councilman Myles told of
a local employment agent shipping
men in here from Portland. who found
no work and on complaint to the po.
lice the officials ordered the agent to
pay their fares back to Portland. The
ordinance also states that should any
agent charge more than one half of
the daily wages, the applicant is to
receive, he shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
The judiciary committee to whom
the purchase of the West toll bridge
was referred, recommended that the
matter be submitted to vote of the
people at the next election. Later
Councilman Staulding asked to have
the matter of bonding for the build
ing of new bridge taken up, which
will be investigated this week.
Owing to the vacancies in several
wards, caused by redistricting the
city, Councilman O'Hare was elected
to represent the second and Council
man Morck, the first wards.
The bond of August Whalin for a
city contract was approved and ac-
cepted.
City Engineer Ewart was ordered
to prepare plans for the construc-
tion of high line interceptance
sewer.
City Engineer Ewart estimated the
cost of the alley in Block B, Cottage
to be S575.
A petition of the property owners
and the Grays Harbor Railway &
Light company for the Improvement of
Market street by building a 20ft four
inch plank roadway on the South side
was read. The petition stated that
the property owners would pay two
thirds of the cost of the improvement
and the Railway company one-third.
Fight Over Saloon License.
The matter of granting the Nc
Cracken saloon license ON Curtis
street on the south side brought forth
quite a scrap and the license was
granted on Mayor Parks vote. An
effort was made to have the license