The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
WOULD PROHIBIT
USE OF SIRENS"
Ordinance Forbidding Freak
Horns on Automobiles Recon-
mended by Committee.
WANT FOODS SCREENED
Moving Picture Theatres to be Al
lowed to Keep Open Until
II O'clock.
WANT FOODS SCREENED

No more will autoists be permitted
to make the days and nights hideous
with the long drawn OUT, wailing.
hendishly. unearthiy screams of siren
horns, Council accepts the recon-
mendauon of the Committee on OrdI-
nance, Charter and Reform. The lat
ter BODY, at meeting Friday night,
gave Its approval to an ordinance for
bidding the use OF freak horns of any
sort
The drawing up of this measure was
que largely to complaints of residents
of West Franklin and West Grace
streets. Both these thoroughfares are
frequented by autoists. and q number
OF residents thereon have been COM
planning for several months that a.
nights uninterrupted sleep was prac-
ucally impossible. Just when SUM
Der would be growing deepest, accord
ing to their statements, there would
come a rising. shrill scream. as IL
from lost soul. beginning on a low
octave. rising In shrill cresendo to
blood-chilling pitch. and then grad
ually dying away into moan. Pos
SCISSORS OF such horns seem to like the
noise. too, according to the irate de-
clarations OF the suffering ones.
All this was brought before the at
tention of the committee by Council
man Don Leavy. who fathered the
preventative measure. Without oppo-
sifion the ordinance was recommend
ed. According to Its terms the Board
of Police Commissioners shall deter
mine just what kind of horn shall
be used.
Must Screen Foods.
Another ordinance which was given
unqualified approval was that father
ed by Mr.. Morgan Mills, forcing ali
dealers in foodstufrs to keep their
wares screened. This In pre-eminent-
iy a measure making for cleanliness
the screens protecting food from fiies
dirt and from. the stray dogs and
cats. 1t applies not only TO Erocers
and storckeep4rs.r kxt to restaurants
and lunch rooms. Persons failing to
comply with the regulations may be
fined not less than IS. nor more than
SIS, violations being looked out for
by the Board of Health.
Vaudeville enthusiasts were granted
what to them no doubt will prove a
great boon when the committee rec
commended the passage OF an ordi-
nance extending the closing time OF
! moving picture theaters one half hour
Heretofore these places have been
force to close not later than 10:3C
o'clock p. NJ. The new measure al
lows them to remain open until ii
o'clock. The ordinance also specifies
that before being allowed to operate
| a moving picture machine the would.
| De operator must pass an examination
given by the City ELECTRICIAN.
Explains His Remarks.
| The wine drinking charges which
were exploded like veritable bomb
shell several weeks ago were explain
| ed by their maker. Chairman Umlauf
! who declared that he had never In.
| tended to create the impression thai
| the citys money had been spent fol
| beverages that both cheer and fnebri'
ate. Certainly. he said. he did mo-
mean to intimate that wine had beer
bought during the river trips of the
Committee on James River Improve
ments, Of which he Is a member. HIS
| referred, instead, ne declared. mere.
/ ~ to conventions that had been en-
| tertained by the city on the water
with members of both branches o.
Council present as invited guests. ane
with refreshments served. Even or
such occasions, Mr.. Umlauf declared
! he knew the refreshments to havs
been paid for by the committeeman
individually, and out of their OWL
| pockets
Several other matters Of minor i'm
portance were brought up for discus
sion, but no definite action was taker
on them. Shortly before adjourning
however. City Attorney Pollard ap
peared before the committee and So
cured the recommendation Of an or
dinance providing for the publication
| OF a supplementary code.