The Glenwood post., 1909-05-22
WANTS HOWARD
TO SET EXAMPLE

/ fI think it would be well for Coun'
Gilman Howard to pay his fine, and
thus set precedent for the other mer-
chants who have been seililg tobacco
to boys under sixteen years Of age.'
Like clap of thunder from clear
sky came the above from Mrs. E. Shell
don, at the council meeting Monday
evening of this week. She had handed
a copy of the section of the law re.
garding the sale of tobacco to children
to Clerk Kendrick and he had read it
to the mayor and councilmen. Mrs..
Sheldon had then called attention to
Councilman Howard having sold, either
personally, or by one of his clerks, a
cigar to her son for another person.
She urged that the merchants of the
cit ybe forced to obey the law in the
matter, and departed to give the couE
cilmen time to think of the matter.
Councilman Howard made some ex-
plantations, by which he tried to show
that he had no knowledge of such =
sale, and if it occurred it was mis-
take pure and simple. Mayor Drach
and the other councilmen believed the
city ordinance in the matter should be
Obeyed, and as a result of the discus
sion, every merchant in the city will
be notified to obey the law and refuse
, to sell the children tobacco unless they
are armed with an order from either
parent or guardian.
A petition from property owners
asked that Blake avenue from Eleventh
street south to the city limit be graded.
This question was up year ago, bu.
at that time the city finances would
not permit of the work being done.
This year the same objection was rails
ed. but when Mr.. Grace showed that
a new grade could be easily established
work could be done at 4 nominal cost,
the council decided to make further in
vestigation before taking final actiou-
Marshal Weidcnhammer reported that
Cooper avenue was almost finished
and that something must be done to
keep the city prisoners in employment,
and said good deal of work could be
done by them on Blake avenue. He
reported fourteen prisoners in the jail
under the council chamber on Monday
evening, and said they were all good
workers
Although provision was made at tn"
last meeting for the taking of the city
census, no one was authorized to hire ::
the takcr and on Monday evening the
finance committee was given the job
of making a selection. According to
the minutes the one selected will re
eeive $500 per day. there benig No !
clause saying the amount paid should ,
not exceed 800.
Mayor Drach called for report from ,
the finance committee regarding its |
progress in getting the water plant
from the Glenwood Light & Water Co.
The committee reported that a meet
ing had been held with Mr.. Lyle and !
that he was expecting some Of the dl- |
rectors to visit the city soon, and no
action could be taken until their ar
rival. The committee also reported
that steps had been taken to secure |
legal assistance in the game, but no
announcement was made rs to the per
sonnel of the lawyers being sought
Councilman Howard reported that |
two more cells were positively needed
in the city jail, and that the clerk hal
been notified to secure them at the ,
earliest possible time. At the time ne
made this announcement there were
fourteen men in the jail below, ami
some of them had called for the couh'
cilmen to come down and see what
kind of place they were forced to
spend the night in. The counchmen
did not go down and take look.
The Mutual Light, Heat & Power Co.,
through Mr. C. H. King, withdrew ali
former ordinances presented to the
council by the company and sprung an
entirely new one on the board. An IN
formal discussion was INDUCED in for
time, but as the proposed ordinance
must be published by the company, the
affair passed off quietly. Mr.. King
and Clerk Kendrick were the only ones
present to represent the company IN
the matter.
After reading section eleven, Coun-
Gilman Barnes noticed that the com
pany still wants q higher rental than
the council had been willing to pay.
The new ordinance calls for an annual
rental of per cent. of the entire IN