The Daily Missoulian., 1911-11-26
Will BAR SPLITTING
N CARS
MAYOR EVANS - "AolN" susi.
NESS MEMS PRACTICE or Ex.
PEcroRArloN.

Yesterdays council meeting was set
for o'clock In the afternoon on ac-
count OF Mayor Evans absence at
county school board meeting. The
mayor delivered a little harangue on
the splitting ordinance during the
course OF the meeting. Some Of our
prominent business men," said the
mayor, ..have developed the habit Of
splitting in the street cars. This has
become ! source OF great annoyance
to the street car company and to its
patrons Something should be done
to put stop to the practice"
The commissioner of public safety
and charity was then interrogated by
the mayor a. to whether the splitting
ordinance included street cars. He
was assured that splitting in cars was
under the ban and was then Of the
opinion that an example should be
made OF someone. Everybody was with
him on the example deal and It u
probable that some OF our leading
citisens will soon be unable to spit
In the cars unless they have the price
Of = fine In their jeans. The ordi-
nance:
section Thou shalt not spit or ex-
pectorate upon any sidewalk. CROSSE
walk or other public place used AZ .
walk by pedestrians.
The second section is the one that
will get the business men that use
Missoula.s cars for spittoon purposes
II II designated as unlawful for any per-
son to expectorate On the floor, sides.
o.. ceiling Of any carriage. wagon Or
vehicle used for carrying Of passengers
for hire.
The third section fixes the amount
Of tho punishment to Z fine Of from
n 70 80. This ordinance = neatly
printed on canvas.
The Home Messenger company Il
out Of business completely. It waa
retired from active competition with
'Frenchy." the only hasty messenge,
IN existence. by Mayor Evans, who
revoked its license Speaking Of tht
reason for this action. Mayor Evan'
said:
The messenger service was run by
these men merely as a blind. The
chief OF police has been investigating
them for some time and Ia OF the opin-
ion that the men are a decided detri'
ment to the community Their office
10 In one OF the abandoned cribs OF
West Front street. The company
runs q woodward In connection witt
the messenger business. believe
that its existence Is against public
decency and moral welfare and I de-
Glars Its license revok ed"
The mayors action was sustained
by the council
The ordinance establishing q free
employment agency was read for the
first time by title. The mayor sug.
eested one change in the original draft
The alteration will enable the council
to conduct the office without appoins-
Ing anyone in special charge. It 4
thought that the work can be ham
died ~ the police department with.
out extra help,
y,ommissioner Feat brought up the
snotter of ALLOWING the newsboys tc
pAddle papers through the restricted
district. The council was Of the opin-
ION that this should not be allowed
and the officers will be instructed to
prohibit the boys from selling their
papers IN this district. Mr.. Peat also
stated that much Of Butte's offscour-
ing was coming Missoula's way and
that the police officers were having
their hands full to keep the people
moving. II was the sentiment of the
council that sharp watch should be
kept on all the dissolute characters
coming to the city and that they
should be kept on the move.