Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-19
WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE
City Council Raises License of Auc-
tiOneers and Street PeddIers
to $1Oa Day.

Hereafter it will be unlawful for any
person to operate an automobile fol
hire or profit within the corporate
limits Of Dallas without first having
obtained a license therefor, and such
machine must not be driven at speed
greater than six miles an hour; the
throwing Of confetti on the streets OF
in public places will be strictly pro-
hibited medicine peddlers and street
venders will be required topay daily
license of SIS instead of $3.50 as al
present, and auctioneers of bankrupt
stocks and transient dealers in mer-
chandise will have to pay $40 a day
for the privilege of doing business.
These are the provisions of the ordi-
nances passed by the city council at
the regular meeting held on Monday
evening.
The officers present at the meeting
were Mayor Hayter, Councilmen
Cosper, Muir, Muscott and Simonton
Auditor Stouffer, Marshal Grant, and
Street Commissioner Williams ;absent,
Couucilmen Belt and Boals.
The report of the Finance Committee
on the quarterly reports of the Auditor
and Treasurer was read and accepted.
Claims against the city were ordered
paid as follows;
GENERAL FUND
D. p. Stouffer, fees for quarter. $40. .95
W. G. Vassall, fees for quarter. 18 %
M. d. Coulter sprinkling streets 600
f. H. Muscott, washing hose. -, 4.50
William Fault, merchandise. -. 925
J. NJ Grant, salary and fees -. 81 so
Oscar Hayter, professional ser
Loughary & Ellis, merchandise .25
SEWER FUND
d. p. Stouffer, clerical work 1922 rs
The petition of interested property
owners asking that the sidewalk on
each side of the new kirkpatrick
building be raised to the established
grade was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
An ordinance granting to the Salem,
Falls City & Western Railway
Company a right-of-way on Birch
street between blocks 21-24 and 1928
in the Improvement Company's addi-
tion and also across Lewis and Lyle
streets was read first time
An ordinance regulating the manner
of driving animals through the
streets of the city was read first time.
This ordinance provides that all
animals must be led through the
business and residence streets, or
driven by not less than two men on
horseback.
An ordinance prohibiting the throw
ing of confetti was passed by a
unanimous vote of the council.
The ordinance to license and regu-
late automobiles was also passed, all
Of the councilmen voting in it's favor.
The new law imposes a license Of SIS
per day for operating these machines
for hire, and also limits their speed to
six miles an hour. The penalty for
violation of the ordinance is a fine of
not less than SIS nor more than 500
Action on the ordinance providing
for the construction of a sidewalk
along the south side of D. j. Riley's
property on Washington street was
indefinitely postponed, for the reason
that the walk has been built.
An ordinance raising the license of
medicine peddlers and street venders
from $3.50 to $500 per day, and of
auctioneers of bankrupt stocks from
$5 to $40 per day was passed by a
unanimous vote.
George Richmond was elected Dep
uty Marshal, to serve without compen-
sation.
The next meeting of the council will
be held Monday, September 5.
Mrs. David Seth and sister, from
Dallas, visited their sister Mrs. Peer
son in Dayton over Sunday.-McMin