Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-14


ths age of sixteen years from being on Tue
st~eefs of the city, unless accompanied oy
Darents or by permission OF their parents
a. a later hour than p. N. during the VIII
ter months or than o'clock during tue
summer months. and that SAID ordinance
he enforced By appropriate penaltIes,
NV order Of the Woman's Union
cue O-'-' ..MRs. A. w. KELLEY,
president,
UMRs. WI. w. CowDEN,
Secretary"
Wbsn the Clerk had concluded the
reading of the paper the debate com
-E-need, CSIr. Pollock taking the MOOR
and saying: y
'Mr. Presidens;e I think that is In
fringing on the liberties of the people.
You can't keep people off tho streets in
that way. There was an attemPt TO DO
IL once before, and il went to the Com
mittee and that was the end Of 1t. You
will inst bother the Committee to no
Mr.. Pollock spoke in this strain for
two or three minutes, and when he had
concluded Mr.. Wilson, who had been
listening with some surprise, Jumped up
and said:
'sMr. PRESIDENT am surprised that
q man who stands as high in this com
munity as Mr.. Pollock pretends 10
stand"
Mr.. Pollock make no such preten-
siOns. -, -. ..
back. then. Now, Mr.. President, there
was an ordinance Of this kind up be-
fore. II came 10 Council. and 1t was
lost by Mr.. Pollock's own vote.
Mr.. Wilson went on TO criticise Mr..
Pollock for his opposition, and then
moved to refer the matter 10 the lily
Solicitor to draw an ordinance;
Mr.. Horstmann suggested that there
ought to be an exception covering cases
where a child might be sent to drug
atore or upon some other errand.
Mr.. Pollock said if be understood the
purpose Of the paper, it was TO prevent
Young boys from annoying their neigh
bors. and went on TO say that the po-
lice now had sufficient power to cope
with that sort Of thing. Among other
things he said: Would you require L
bow TO have a permit in his pocket to
come home from the theatre, for in
stance"
President Emsheimer suggested that
the paper was intended to apply more
particularly to girls.
Mr.. Pollock-Well, suppose 1t does.
What right have you TO interfere with
a pirI on the street, if she is behaving
herself? The police have power enough
now. II they don't attend to the mat
ter. more ordinances won't help the
matter. The police will stop it Il they
want 10, and If they won't they won't,
and you can't make them.
Mr.. Wilson-The police can't stop 1t.
Mr.. Pollock-They can.
Mr.. Wilson-They can't.
Mr.. Polloek-They can. The boys
come M and annoy me, and the police
can stop them. Do you suppose you
can come up and annoy me? | guess
not.
Mr.. Wnson-You might, but you
can't stop a minor.
Mr.. POllOck-Gou can.
Mr.. Wnson-YOu can't. Mr.. Presi-
dent. I see Mr.. Pollock don't want any
thing like this, but some Of the rest OF
US do.
Mr.. Pollock-Well, don't think you
can stop 1t.
Mr.. Wnson-Well, you are either
Ignorant or innocent. l think you're
WiIfullv ignorant. This town is becom-
Ing full of street walkers. Travelling
men tell me that the town is becoming
one Of the worst in the country in that
respect. We ought to try to stop 1t,
L O
in the country.
Mr.. Robinson said he could corrobor-
ate Mr.. Wilson in part, and related a
conversation he had with police officer
about the growth of the evil. In reply
TO this Mr.. Pollock said he took the
stand that the present law was sufficient
II il was enforced. The more law the
less II was enforced. One good Law, en-
forced, was better than a book full to
which no attention was paid. II police
officers knew OF girls or women being
on the streets for improper purposes it
was their duty TO arrest them. The
question was finally put on Mr.. Wilson's
motion to have the Solicitor draw an
ordinance.
"Giye US the ayes and nays" ssid Mr..
Wilson. II hope the roll call Will be
printed, too"
The roll was called and the motion
was ADOPTED, as follows: Ayes-Messrs.
Emshelmer, Farrell, O'Kane, Robinson,
Wiedebusch, Wilson and Zarnits. Noes
-Messrs. Caldwell, Horstmann and
Pollock.
When the paper was read in Second
PranCh Mr. Hoe said
1T looks like pack OF nonsense. /
can't see how, in the name Of Cd, the
city is going to keep any respectable
person from being on the street at any
hour. It's lot OF nonsense altogether"
Mr.. Bailey appreciated the good in
tentions Of the Society, but thought ii
would have no good effect. He pointed
ont some of the troubles which would
result from an attempt to enforce such
an ordinance, and said he was satisfied
Il would not stand for moment In any
Court. The difficulties alluded to were
the hardshipS 10 would impose on
youths who were abroad for legitimate
purposes, the troubles which would re-
suit to the police and the city, and the
practical impoSSibiiity Of making a case
even against women whose mission
on the streets was suspicious
one. There were 700 many dead let
ter laws al present. "We've simply
book full Of ordinances which are not
worth reading. They won't hold wa
or. and Pm satisfied this wouldn't
Their" He thought such law would
erfere with the liberties Of the peo-
and moved to lay it on the table.
motion prevailed, and this enGfi
after.