Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-12
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The Councilmen Decide to Make th

The Councilmen Decide 10 Make the
 Fee for Junk Dealers Licenses S10-
 Want the Fence on Chapel Street at
 the Green Removed-Other Business.
 Twenty three of the thirty-six members | of the board of councilmen were in their | seats last evening when President MoNeil | called the members to order. The session was unusually short, the main business being that of concurrent action with the board of aldermen on matters acted upon by the higher board at the meeting last Wednesday evening. The junk license, however, provoked considerable discussion.
 The board concurred with the board of aldermen In making 6 special appropria- tion for the use of the board of public works of SS, 900 with which that body can complete the improvements planned by the board at the beginning of the year prior to the depletion of its treasury caused by the severe storms of the season.
 The ordinance de junk dealers licenses again bobbed up serenely and was the sig nal for protracted discussion. No sooner had the report been read by the clerk than Councilman Hoadley of the Ninth ward arose and moved that the report of the committee on ordinances be amended so as to make the license fee $1O instead of $20, and that the report as amended be accepted The vote on the subject was about to be taken when Councilman Bishop of the Seventh wsrd arose and objected to Its passage on substantially the same ground | set out by the minority report of the com | mittee on ordinances. He stated also that the recent general assembly had given the mayors of cities permission to issue | licenses at any figure from $1 to S100. Under this law he said that the mayor of this city had already issued licenses and that these licenses were valid and would | have to be recognized, while at the same time, even If such an ordinance was incor- porated in the city ordinances of the oity, it would be practically of no use, as no l law passed by any city could possibly be | set against law on the same subject passed by the general assembly.
 Councilman Hosdley briefly ard ably re- | piled to the objection advanced by the councilman from the Seventh ward and
 claimed that the proposed ordinance was
 not in conflict with the law passed by the
 general assembly.
 | Councilman Mailhouse moved as an
 amendment that the license fee be made $2, but this was lost, only four voting in
 the affirmative. The motion of Council
 man Hoadley making the fee $10 was then
 passed by vote of 20 to 8 and after, on
 motion of Councilman North, the original
 report had been still further amended by
 the insertion of an order compelling all
 junk dealers to wear their license number
 conspicuously on their hats, the ordinance
 was passed by vote of 20 to 8, and the
 junk business was over as far the coun l cilmen are concerned.
 Councilman Bishop then moved for a re-
 consideration, but as one-fourth of ths
 members did not vote with him the motion
 WAS lost. The vote stood 5 in favor tc
 19 against. The rules which govern tho
 board require that one-fourth of the mem
 bers shall vote in favor of 8 reconsiders ten.
 Councilman Hoadley introduced a reso
 lution to the effect that the ordinance pro viding for the extension of fire limits 1T
 the city shall not become operative unti January 1, 1894, and 1t was referred to tn, committee on fire department.
 Councilman North presented resolution providing for the removal of the fence ol
 the Chapel street side of the green, be
 tween Church and Temple streets, on sc count of the crowded condition of the side
 walk at this point. The matter was re , ferred to the committee on streets.