The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-11-29
ODD LAWS OF TOWNS.
STRANGERS MUST SUBMIT TO SOME
QUEER RULES.
one viuars Compels the Aldermen
to Cieau out the Drains Personally
severe cycling code OF Vienna
Penalty Tor Digging Holes.

Penalty Tor digging Holes
with the increased prerogatlves OF /
late years to municipalities there !
have been some froakish Developments |
In the theory Of government Almost !
every conceivable idea Of urban con
troll has been put ON trial. Cranks OF
high aud low degree have succeeded In
foisting their notions upon the con
trolling assemblies. and an a conse-
queuce there have been some startling
changes In the outward aspects OF the
cities. No detail has escaped, but the
entire body polite. animate and inanl-
mate. has been made to feel the onect
Of innovations Although as a rule
English and American cities have 60
capped the freaks. there are exceptional
instances In which the hand OF the
crank IN visible Even London, stald
and conservative az a general thing
can show one or two curious enact
ments. For Instance. Il IL an offense
In the city to unload casks Of beer
between certain hours. Perhaps tho
reader will say there Is nothing very
remarkable about this. The odd part
OF the bylaw in question IL that II
says nothing about casks OF amy other
beverage. Presumably. therefore casks
OF ginger beer may block the pave
ments at any and all times. Another
bit OF legislation OF which probably
few people are aware Ia contained In
a notice lately Issued by the Holborn
board OF works. which cites certain
pains and penalties for tho ofense OF
strewlng paper about the streets. 0las-
gov recently enacted that no flower
sellers should be allowed In the streets
on Sunday, and the town OF Dunoon
will not permit travellers or holiday
makers 20 land on ia pier on the nrsl
day OF the week. Colchester has yery
severe bylaws dealing with those who
trospaas on its oysterbcds, and woe
botido the unlucky yachtsman who
lgnorantly allows his craft TO grounS
upon the shlngle banks on which tn
, young spat grow. Recently an oil
sailor was fined sovereign for pick
ing up three oysters at low tide.
Lllanfylln IA a small town In Mont
, gomeryshlre. Its town council wa
recently horrlned at the suggestion
that a dramatic license should b
granted TO a London agent for tho us
Of the town hall 10 give there aom
musical plays. Only one councilo
dared 10 support the suggestion. whic
was negatived by an overwhelmin
majority. Padsworth. n village noa
Panghourne, has council whose e,
ample IL worthy OF all praise. To kes
down the local rates II has been d.
cided by that body that wherever II
possible any municipal work Bhoul
be carried out by the councillors then
selves. -Four members were recent
observed clearing out drain unde
meath n public footpath crossing n
mill meadows. 80 II Il evident this
no case OF preaching without practic
Nothing, however. TO be found in n
United Kingdom compares In occel
triolty with some OF tho regulation
laid down by foreign city authoritie
Ems, for instance, tho German heal
resort. enacted as lately as May Ia
that ladies living or staying in u
Town AnuhA HAA wear hhAAn ~ "
streets. The objection TO this pra
tlee IA that Il makes the dust 4
~ Neither may men smoke IN public du
ing tho hours when invalida are talSii
their walks. Another important 0e
cy man town. Carlsbad, has promulgat
all sorts OF pain and penalties again
IT. persons who dig holes of Any Xii
ey without express permission from I
no city surveyor. There Ia more wisdo
lr- In this regulation than at flrst appea
Nv for the whole town Ia built upon /
IN I'D OF a gigantic underground cauldrc
lie known as the sprudeo KosBel. fro
les which issue the hot springs viii
Dir have given the place It's fame as
Ter health resort This I'D once brok
Iro through, a boiling geyser and gcaldl
uo food would be the probable conf
OF quenee. Vienna has the severest {
IN cling code OF any city in Europe.
he one may ride a bicycle In the stree
1re without certificate OF prohcienl
The This applies especially TO lady
'ss. ollsts. Ladies' have TO mount and
OF mount from both sides OF their whot
OIL show that they can turn corners a
ride in and out between a number
ca dummies, All cyclists are pho
ISL graphed by tho police. and this pho
The graph Is fitted into little book &C
But tanning the rules and regulations
Irt- cycling In the eity.-Chieago ChrS