The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-05
COWLES SUBMITS
NEW ORDINANCES
Would Regulate Street Traffic
and License Dances, Dancing
Schools and Many New
Amusements.
PILL ORDINANCE J0LTED
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Aldermen Send II Back to Ordinance
Committee Again--No Alder
manic Cheap Tele-
phones.
PILL ORDINANCE j0LTED

Keep the ordinance committee busy
might be the slogan for the board of
aldermen at the meeting last night. The
work which has gone to that commit
tee will probably keep it in action for
some time to come anyway, There was
quite batch of new ordinance drafts
submitted by Chief Cowles These are
aimed at a number of evils which the
chief has become cognizant of during
his administration and which he has
found no suitable provisions Of law to
control. One Of the ordinances which
he has submitted and the most volum-
inous of the list, provides license fees
for great many amusements, some of
which have never been required to Sc
cure licenses. The chief has found one
of his problems the control of the dance
halls about the city considerable COM
plaint being made that many Of them
have been a cloak for evils that the
police are striving to put an end to, To
bring them more under his control the
the ordinance requires for one thing
ing shall be licensed at the race Of 81
and the license must he applied for a
week in advance TO get at the places
which are suspected Of running bad
places under the gulse of dancing
schools and academies there Is IL
cense required for such places where
dancing is to be taught and these H.
censes are to cost 500 a month or II
for a less period 81 night.
Another species Of entertainment fol
which no license has been required
heretofore but which is now required II
this draft of an ordinance TO be H.
censed Is gymnastic exhibitions, exhi'
bitlons Of skill fancy dancing and min
strels. Lectures unaccompanied by 9th
or forms of amusement for which H.
censes are required arc not set at any
price. but are placed under the contro
of the chief. Tent shows, a new Item
in the list of entertainments requirinl
licenses are to be taxed at s.. Menag
cries and animal shows. another new
classification, are rated at circus
prices. that Is s75 for the first and s5
for succeeding performances Their
are great many new classification
over those In the former ordinance
which covered part OF the grount
which the chief now attempts to thor
oughly cover,
Another Of the new ordinances whicl
the chief had introduced last nigh
was for the prohibition of roller skatlni
on the streets and sidewalks of tn
city or in public squares A penalty o
from 81 to $40 is provided In case o
violation. A peculiar thing about thi
| special matter of roller skating Is tn
4 fact that three proposed ordinance
were introduced last night relative t,
/ the matter. one came from Charles An
derson asking for its prohibition In tn
vicinity Of Orange and Willow streets
while Alderman Ioos presented on
asking that II be permitted In the sam
place. All w'll so TO the ordinance com
! mittce,
| n illlu w lllt tlllfl NIhlIlduIt6 Cdllt'
for the complete regulation of trafh
/ in the streets. determining rights 0
way, the side of the street to be take
under all circumstances and the spec
of all animals and vehicles. The spec
Is not limited in the draft the nllnbe
of miles per hour being left to the com
mittee to FIJI II
Another ordinance Is to prohibit TIL
peddllng Of merchandise in the street
without the first obtaining Of Z 'icens
for so doing, This Is planned to nee
the eases of blocking Of streets b
peddlers. The last of the .ist
against the committee of nuisance
by depositing waste materials pub
He places and nHo.G
committing of nuisance on silcwalk
or in public squares. This ltail
a penalty Of SO to $25.
And then TO help the committee ou
n little the so-called pill ordnanc
came UP again and after a discussio
was referred back to the committe
for further consideration. Dbjectio
was made to the form Of the ord
nance, some Of the aldermen Stain
that certain legitimate services wer
prohibited by the draft and criticism
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