The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
WILL STOP
SHR|EK|NG Of
WHISTLES
ORDINANCE PASSED ON FIRST
READING MAKING AN OF
TENSE FOR IMPoSITIONS
OF RVS.
Anti Smoke Ordinance Will Also
Be Made Law on Next Meet
ing Oct. 10TH Provide
Fines.

City Attorney William B. Hess
has prepared two new ordinances,
aimed to correct nuisances in the
city of Plymouth. One is to prohibit
the continuous blowing of locomotive
whistles, continuous ringing of bells,
and nuisance caused by prolonged
| blowing of escape steam, and the
other is to define and regulate the
smoke nuisance. The noice nuisance
will be determined by a time limit,
consisting of a certain number Of
seconds, allowed for such noises at
one time. This time limit has not
been decided upon. The fine i'll this
ordinance has not been set.
The measure comes through the
continued demands of local residents
who live i'll the vicinity of the rail-
roads. The Pennsylvania locomotives
have been particularly offensive, and
have persisted in blowing their
whistles continuously at all hours of
night. The nuisance has become I'M
bearable to residents close TO the
tracks. The anti-smOke ordinance will
set time limit for emission of black
smoke containing SCOT which is in
furious or detrimental to property,
or an annoyance TO personal comfort.
| The maximum fine was set at $500
| and costs, and each succeeding day
shall constitute a seperate offence. A
| debate arose over the clause of the
whistling ordinance concerning the
| exhaust steam. Clizbe said that part
Of the ordinance was "folderol, and
poppyrot, that such thing could
not be passed. Hess maintained that
other cities passed exactly such or
dinances. The matter was continued
until the next council meeting.
Miscellaneous Business.
The following is the miscellaneous
transacted by the city council Mon
day night.
{. u. Rowe was given permission
TO set a display post in the pavement
in front of his place of business on
north Michigan street.
Carl V. Reynolds petitioned for
sidewalk on east Harrison street,
which was received, and the clerk
was instructed to notify Mrs. Elmira
JacOX TO construct walk.
Caroline M. Craig was granted pen
mission to~use streets for moving a
building from Washington to west
South streets.
Permission was given TO the fol-
lowing persons to make sewer taps:
Sarah NJ. Thompson to tap Walnut
street sewer, Henry Hall, to tap Wal
nut street, sewer and c. Fires,one
to make tap in east Williams street
The resolution of the city library
board, in leving a tax of one mill
on the one dollar valuation, was
filed in the city records.
The assessment roll against property
owners affected by the west LaPorte
street brick pavement was finally
confirmed and approved. There was
no remonstrance against the assess
ments.
The council, upon the report of the
city engineer, William English, ac-
cepted the north Walnut and Pierce
street sewers, and awarded the con-
tractor Harry Harris, the amounts
due on each. The amount due on the
Walnut sewer is $3O2.71, and on the
Pierce sewer $227.12.
Heat, Light, Etc.
a discussion arose over the ques-
ton of heating the water works plant
also the city calaboose Clizbe report
ed that Snoeberger made an offer of
supplying heat for the waterworks
at $50 per year, and that he would
not supply heat for the calaboose.
After a discussion the matter was
continued by the council the commit
tee will investigate, and report. The
report of the street commissioner
David Bowles was received. That Of
ficer stated that about two-thirds of
the floor has been laid in the Reeve
bridge. !
City's Finances
The report of the city treasurer
William Hahn, for the period of
from Sept. 18th to 26th, was read as
follows:
Cash on hand Sept. u. :. 1896. 80
Received from loan .... 1000 90
Sale of cemetery lots. 80. $500
Miscellaneous ...... 4.65
Received form licenses 49,. 400
From water rentals $500. 438.43
Total receipts 341S.46
Disbursements 2482 80
Balance on hand $935.59
Bills Allowed.
The following bills were allowed
Tor payment by the council, in the
amount of $119306.
A Beagles drayage. S1OO
Sim Wilson labor. 71S
Otis Kebert labor. S75
Crane and Co., supplies 7137
Ford Meter Box Co. meter
"oAes ................ 47.4O
Ford Meter Box Co. meter