East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-21
City Code Enlarged by Pas
sage Of -Four New and
Needed Laws.
BOYS WILL BE KEPT
FROM NOODLE JOINTS
Anti-Junk Ordinance VIII Prevent
Junk Dealers from Buying Stolen
Property from Youths-Provlslon
Made for Construction OF Sidewalks
on jackson Sueet-Ordinance Pro-
hibltlng Maintenance OF Hide and
Junk Shops I'm City Limits.

Last evening the city code was en-
more ordinances by the council, while
a fourth that was introduced will
doubtless be adopted in an amended
form next meeting.
One OF the ordinances made into
law prohibits minors under IS from
being served in restaurants, while an
other restricts the purchase Of junk
from minors who do not have a par
ent or guardians written consent to
sell.
The restaurant ordinance was de-
vised for the purpose Of keeping
small boys out Of Objectionable plac-
es, particularly Goey's noodle joint,
and in order that 1t may not work a
hardship on farmer boys or others
patronizing the other places the or
dinance states that circumstances Of
necessity may be pleaded as a de-
fense in case of an arrest.
The anti-junk buying ordinance is
intended to stop the practice which
some boys have of stealing sacks,
pieces of machinery. etc, and selling
them TO junk dealers or second hand
men. Henceforth a dealer who pur-
chased stolen property will himself
be liable.
A third ordinance passed provides
for the construction of sidewalks and
crosswalks on Jackson street between
Garfield and Lincoln.
The fourth ordinance introduced
prohibits the maintenance of a hide
and junk shop inside the city lin
its. The ordinance was read and ap-
proved by the ordinance committee.
Thereupon City Attorney McCourt
called attention to the fact that no
discrimination was made between the
storing Of dry and green hides and
declared his belief that the ordinance
as IL read would not stand. 1t was
then referred to the city attorney for
amentment. II is probable that an
ordinance restricting the hide busi-
ness somewhat will be passed.
Before the ordinance was brought
UP the council was addressed by ].
II. Lawrey and j. p. Medernach. who
spoke in favor of IT. An extended dis
cussion of the subject was gone into
by Mr.. Lawrey, who held that the
west end of town had suffered con-
tinually through the actions of the
w. & C. K. railroad, which permit
ted Shank & Co.. to maintain their
shop on their property for years.
In reply to the two men Mr. Shank
made statement in which he held
that his shop was not the nuisance II
has been dclared.
All of the ordinances passed last
evening contained the emergency
clause, as did also the hide shop or
dnance.
Upon motion of Councilman Nc |
Cormmach a permit that had been
given Shank & company to move
their building on Webb street, was
withdrawn.
statement from the county clerk !
showing the valuation of city prop |
erty for this year was then read The
assessed valuation is $67O0,O 900 and
as a result of the change in the ba-
sis of assessment more money may
now be derived from city tax than
formerly.
For City Election.
Judges. clerks and polling places
for the city election to be held on
December 2, were named in reso-
luton passed by the council. The
following is the list of judges and
clerks:
Ward No. 1, polling places, East
Court street-Judges, ]. L. Carroll,
d. Turner and l.. c. Rothrock;
clerks, VIM. Leathers, w. p, Temple,
e. j. Sommerville.
Ward No. 2. polling place, north
west corner Water and Main streets
Judges, ]. M. Bentley, j. B. Num-
ford, John F. Hill; clerks, r. T..
Brown, Walter Mccormack and G.
|. La Dow. >