The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-30
Committee Recommends Mills
Ordinance for Clean
Eatables.
CUT OUT GABRIEL HORNS.
Umlauf Explains About Wine-
Drinking Councilmen-No
Reflection on Committee.

The Council Committee on Ordinance,
Charter and Reform last night recon-
inended to the Council an ordinance re-
curing stores. dairies, cafes. lunch-
| rooms. hotels and other places where
food or beverages are sold to protect
all such wares from flies. dirt and
dogs by screens or other covering.
| Councilman Mills Is the patron of
| the ordinance. He appeared before
the committee and urged its adoption.
He said that progressive cities all over
| the country had adopted similar meas
ures to prevent unsanitary food. from
being sold. thereby protecting the pubs
lie health.
1t was pointed out that in the mar,
kets and other places where meats
fruits. pastry. corrections and such
articles OF food are displayed. hum
dreds of flies at times sip their sweet
ness before the ultimate consumer,
Also II was explained that dogs and
cats have been known to take bite
out of side of bacon or SmithtieId
ham MIR. Mills wants all this stopped
Persons violating this ordinance may
be fined not less than SIS nor more than
SIS. The Board of Health will enforce
the measure. under such rules and reg-
ulations as 1t may deem wise.
Close Motion Picture Theatres,
An ordinance requiring motion pic
ture theatres to open not earlier than
O'Clock In the morning and close not
later than II o'clock at night was rec
commended 20 the Council The orig
mai measure provided that the hour
of closing should be 1890. O'Clock. but
Councilmen Burke and Fuller took the
position that this was too early. Tim
ordinance also provides that before an
operator shall run motion picture
machine he must be examined by the
City Electrician.
Cut Out the Sirens.
IN ordinance having for its object
the stopping forever and anon the use
OF freak automobile horns in the city
OF Richmond was recommended to the
Council. Councilman Don Leayy is
the patron of this measure He told
the members Of the committee that
about per cent. of the automobiles
In the city are equipped with Ca
oriel horns" as they are called, and
the other o5 per cent. are all right.
II was explained that the long suf-
fering public has borne with the hid
eons and soul-piercing noise of auto
horns about as long as is conducive
10 the health of the community as we'll
as of the man who toots the horn.
one member OF the committee said that
his slumbers are often disturbed by
these hair-raising screams. The ordi-
nance provides that the Board of Police
Commissioners shall determine the
Kind of horn to be used.
City Attorney II. R. Pollard appeared
before the committee and secured It's
recommendation of an ordinance pro-
Vldlns for the publication of supple
mentary Code. Under the old Consti-
tuition the term of the Council ended in
July. The new Constitution changed
THIS to September. The ordinances
which have been enacted by the Coun-
Gil VIII appear in this supplementary
CODE from September to September.
Did Not Reflect ON COMMITTEES.
Chairman Umiauf, who some time
ago said something about junketing
trips down the river. in which civ
officials had imbibed too freely In
strong drink, made an explanation.
Mr.. Umlauf said that he had not meant
to infer that the city's money had been
spent for wine during trips made down
the river by the James River Improve
ment Committee. He did not believe
that the James River Committee had
been guilty of that offense, but he had
had reference to conventions that had
been entertained by the city on river
excursions. with refreshments, to which
members of both branches of the Couns
Gil had been invited.
It was explained by Mr.. Umlauf that
he is member of the James River
Improvement Committee and that he
knows that none of the city's money q,
has ever been spent for WING by that
committee; that whenever refreshments
were served they We're at the expense ),
or the committeeman individually.