The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-05
Recent CITY LrglsIntion.

may have some fOre-know ledge of the
provisions of the ordinances recently
passed by the city council, the REG.
IsrER prints the following summary
Ordinance No. 3S1, is an ordinance
providing for the building of certain
portions of new sidewalk on north
Western street, north Cottonwood
street, State street and west Bracken-
ridge street
Ordinance No. 3S2, is an ordinance
providing that every male citizen OF
the city of lola between the ages of "a
aud 40 shall pay his poll tax, either in
money in the sum of So, or by LABOR
at the rate of 81 80 day. The failure
ID do so Is declared misdemeanor
aud is punishable by fine of So The
duty OF notifying the said citizens de-
wolves upon the street commissioner
and he Is required to give one days
notice as to where, when and with
what tools each man is expected to
work. He will report all money col
lected and the names of all persons
notified and list of those who have
failed to comply to the council. These
duties are added to his other duties.
Ordinance No. 1888, provides for the
licensing of billiard and pool rooms in
the city. The license fee is fixed at
800 for the first table, $50 for the sec
ond and third tables and $25 for all
succeeding tables. Licenses will be
issued on q majority vote of the coun-
Gil and will be for six months or a
year. The hall shall consist of one
room only on the ground floor,
without stained glass windows or
screens of any kind or character. "nor
shall there be any partitions or screens
within said room so as in any way to
oostruct q view of all parts of said
room from any part thereof. The
'front.' part shall be fitted up with
chairs and one or more tables on
which shall be kept for the free use of
the guests, pens, INK, ana writing pa
Aper, the city papers. and such other
'oooks, papers and periodicals as the
proprietor may furnish or as may be
donated by others" No Intoxicating
liquors will be allowed to be kent.
sold or drank on the place and no
'drunks will be allowed o play at the
Fables. No dice or card games will be
allowed, no gambling, no slot ma
chimes and no games but billiards and
pool. All doors must open into the
open air. Nothing shall be for sale
except cigars, tobacco and chewing
gum. Doors shall not open before a.
m. nor be kept open after II D. M, ex.
'cept on Saturdays aud holidays when
IL O'Clock is the limit. No minors
shall be allowed to frequent resort to
or play in hall without the written
permission of the parent or guardian.
no profane or indecent language will
be allowed. Fines for infraction of
The ordinance shall be SO to 500 and
If repeated the license shall be taken
away.
Ordinance 3S4 provides for the ap-
pelntment of a city health officer and
defines his duties as follows: "ItI
shall be his duty to attend the meet
ings of the board of health; serve all
orders or precipes on any person the
board shall direct; cooperate with the
board of health of said city council in
the inspection of all streets, alleys,
lots, yards and out houses, in said
city; shall prefer charges for the EN-
forcement of all ordinances of the city
and the rules of the said board of
health pertaining to the sanitary con-
dition and health of said city," n
He shall receive for his services
the sum of thirty.five dollars per
month payable at the end of each |
month and in addition he shall be en-
titled to the fees prescribed by ordi-
nance No. 457 for the city marshal for
like services"