The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-16
MAYOR WATERS
 TAKES A STAND REFUSES TO PERMIT PAWN BROKER HALL TO GET AWAY
 WITH VIOLATION
Took Police and Bremen and Super intended Tesring Away Work Hall Had Placed During
 the Night.

With Mayor Waters iined on one side in a determination not to per init violations of the fire ordinans e, and Pawnbroker Hall of Malvern avenue, and his attorney, J B Wood ca the other, there is likely to grow a very interesting case in the courts following the action of the mayor in tearing away with the fire and police departments work that Hall had done ba the night.
 Under the city ordinance against violations of the fire limit laws. there is a $25 fine for the viola ton. No further punishment is as sessed. Therefore if a citizen could build a frame building within the fire limits, and get It completed un der cover of darkness, the only thing the city could do would be to fine him $25.
 With this situation facing him, May or Waters yesterday found another method of prevention violations of the fire ordinance Pawnbroker Hall had violated the ordinance besore, and expected to be fined, and was fined.
 Then Mayor Waters and Police Judge Archer made it plain to Hal that they did not want him to pro ceed further with the work of Viola tions of the fire ordinance. They had a Ions consultation, and Mayor Wat CTS stated that Hall promised not to further violate the ordinances.
 Yesterday morning about 1 o'clock work began on the Hall buldt1g When the attention of Mayor Waters WIS called to the situation, he did just what many another active viz orous city executive would have done. when ae took a party Of police and firemen wao knew how to handle Il hatchet andi saw, and went to the scene and took out the work hall had done durbng the night.
 Hall immediately beat 1t to the or flee of Prosecutor Wood, who is Halls counsel Hall also made the statement that he had proceeded un- der the instructions of Wood.
 The question is not answered as yet, for dire suits are threatened against the mayor for the action he took
 On the other hand, however, there are many who stand up for the mayor and say that when the law does not properly protect the interests of the public. he is Justified in doing other things, and they are applauding his action.
 Mayor Waters was cognizant of the fact that frequently petitions come into the council asking for the priv ilege of even slightly violating the III v SA ttiisiN NNos OiAtti bbB GOAAFtbT nicant wants to build a brick veneer ed buiidins instead Of solid brick, but all petitions of this nature are denied
 Hall, 1t seems. never waited for of ricial sanction, to build what ne wanted, but on the other hand figured out that he could build awhile then be fined $25. and then build again. until the matter was ended. That is the way Mayor Waters and others in terpreted his actions and they decided nc- to be outdone by him in such msnaer.
 The Simms building, the Gage building. the Picchi building, and others around the premises of Hall. have all been built in keeping with the fire ordinances, ead the property thus huilt the mayor believes. is en- titled to the proteetiop afforded by pfeYenting others from building