The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-14
COUNCIL THROWS
STONES At DOGS
Hopper Full of Ordinances
Is Ground Out.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE
Some Figures on the Water.
works Question.
Ordinance Licensing all Shows Is Pre-
sented TO Councll-SeveraI New
Gas lights Are Located.

1t took council two and one-half
hours last evening to pass the various
dog ordinances desired by the mayor
and to attend to the other items of
business of minor Importance, in
cluding the adoption of the semi AN
nual appropriation ordinance and tho
discussion of the waterworks ques-
tion. As a result OF the dog ordi-
nances which followed hard upon
the other, each man who owns a dog
VIII have to keep close tab on him
to see that he does not violate any
of the ordinances and throw his own
er liable to fine. For some time
Mayor Setter has been insisting that
council pass some ordinances to gov
ern the conduct of CANNES, so last
night the city dads granted his wish
and passed all of the ordinances de-
sired. 70 ''t
few items of minor business was
transacted, then came the semi-an-
nual appropriation ordinance, then
the dog ordinances. the moving pic
ture show license ordinance and final
ly some figures relative to the pro-
posed waterworks system
Petitions for sidewalks on the east
side of Hahn avenue from Calvin Seas
lot TO Mt. Vernon avenue and on the
west side of Grand avenue from the
end of the present walk to Mt. Vernon
avenue, were referred to the street
and alley committee.
Phillip Maylo registered n protest
against the assessment placed against
his lot on Patten street for q sidewalk
and asked that there be an adjust
ment. The assessment now stands
$104.70.
An ordinance providing for moving
the gas light on the east side of Baker
street to the southwest corner of Sar-
gent and Center streets was adopted
under a suspension of the rules.
An ordinance locating gas lights at
the intersection of Grand avenue and
Farming street, on Wallace street
between State and Park streets,
on State street near Hecker,
on south Prospect streets between
Walnut and Superior. on the west side
of Henry about the fifth lot south OF
Darius, on the east side of Henry
about the fifth lot west of Buckeye. on
Herr street between Silver and Ken
ton, on Mary street between Klerx
and Garden City pike and on Avon
dale between Silver and. Blake, was
read the first time.
An ordinance providing for licens-
Ing shows and entertainments in the
city was presented. The ordinance
provides that all places of amusement
and entertainment where an entrance
fee Is charged shall secure license
from the city for which IL shall pay
according to the nature of the at
traction and the admission fee which
is charged, The ordinance provides
that circuses shall pay 500 per day,
theatrical productions, $50 per year;
moving picture shows, $50 per year;
concerts and other entertainments,
from two to ten dollars per day. Lee
ture course numbers and entertain
ments which are of a literary OF SCI
entific nature and all entertainments
given for charity or for church pur-
poses shall be exempt. A penalty of
from ten to 500 fine is provided.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles L.
Justice and Charles II. Merkel were
present and spoke against the ordi-
nance, making a plea for the poor
mans theater and against singing
out the moving picture shows and ex-
acting tax from them for revenue
only.
The next ordinance introduced de-
clares all electrically played pianos
monographs and other musical in
struments. played in front of a NOV
ing picture show, nuisances and
makes the man who permits these
things guilty of misdemeanor.
The sape Fourth ordinance was
next introduced. This ordinance. II
adopted, win prohibit the sale or dis.
charge within the city limits of ali
dangerous fireworks on Independence
day, or on any other day.
Then came the first dog ordinance
and the others followed in rapid sue
cession. One provides a fine for all
persons who harbor vicious or biting
dogs, another fine for allowing
dog to yelp or howl. another prohibits
female dogs running at large and the
last provides for filuzzling all dogs