Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-23

City Solicitor Blackmarr, who
has made diligent inquiry into the
workings of curfew legislation in
cities where it is operative, stated
that In no instance In his knowledge
had the law been repealed.
The ordinance was passed unani-
mously on motion of Recorder Sv-
bert, seconded by Councilman Hays,
and reads as follows:
An ordinance to prevent children
under sixteen years of age from
lingering or lettering on the streets,
alleys or other public places after
hours:
Ordinance No. :, Section T.
Be it ordained by the Town Coun-
Gil of Sistersville, West Virginia,
that it shall be unlawful for any
minor under the age of sixteen
years, to be or remain upon any of
the public streets, alleys, commons
public highways of said Town, or
to loiter or to linger about any of
the public or private buildings of
said town adjacent to said streets,
alleys, commons or public highways
after the hours Of nine p. m, east
ern time, in the evening of any day
and before the hour of four o'clock
in the morning of the succeeding
day, from the first day of April in
each year until the first day of No
vember following, or after the hour
of eight o'clock; eastern time, in
the evening and before the hour of
five o'clock in the morning of the
succeeding day, from the first day in
November in each year to the first
day of April following, unless &C
companied by some person of ma
ture years as hereafter provided, or
for any parent or guardian or other
person having the custody and con-
troll of such child to allow such
child 10 be upon said streets, alleys,
commons or public highways of said
town after the hours hereinbef1re
specified unless accompanied by
some person of mature years, and
said person of mature years. and
said person having the legal custo-
dy and control of said child or some
person duly authorized by such
parent or guardian to have the Gus
tody and care of said child.
Section 1.-The provisions of
section one of this ordinance shall
not apply to minors engaged in
selling newspapers, or as district or
telegraph messengers or minors en-
gagged in lawful employment re-
quiring them to be upon the streets
during such prohibited hours, in
the proper discharge of their duties
while so employed.
Section Sit shall be the duty
of the chief of police to tap the first
bell twice at FIVE minutes before
nine O'Clock from April first to
November first, and five minutes
before eight o'clock from Novem-
Der first to March 3Ist, so all
minors will have five minutes to
reach home, after which time it
will be unlawful for any such mi
nor to be on the streets.
Section d. Whoever violates
any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction there
of, be fined in any sum not exceed.
ing ten dollars, and cost of prose-
cution, and may be imprisoned in
the town prison until such fine and
costs are paid.
Section 5.-This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
This victory for good govern
ment, and will rebound to the
credit of the present council for all
time.
Complaint was made that the
steamers on the Ohio used their
whistles at night unnecessarily,
much to the discomfort OF the peo-
pie who do their sleeping at this
time. The Ruth and Barnsdall are
particularly prone to making an I'M
seemly racket, and the city solicitor
will confer with the captains Of
these boats and endeavor to per-
suade them into utilizing their
steam for propelling purposes only.
The din some nights is deafening,
and many of our people are awak-
ened thereby, with the idea that
pandemonium has let loose.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid: Eureka Fire Hose
company, 500 feet of hose, $500, less
two per cent; Dan Kincaid, advanced