Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-15
Council Bluffs
MAYOR YEfOES SUNDAY LAW
Council Sustains Action by Majority
of Five.
HARDING WOULD CLOSE JOINTS
Mayor Declares He viii Have any
Gambling Houses That May
BE Found shut mp mt
Once by Police.

Mayor MalOney vetoed the BARRIERS sun
DAY closing ordinance last night and the
council sustained tne mayors veto by a
vote Of five
Harding. It's author, Boyer ana Flood
were the only members who voted TO
override the veto. On the first ballot,
Beehe. Fisher and Stone voted TO sustain
the official condemnation. Evans and
Huber passed. but on second call at the
demand Of the mayor lined up with the
majority. The reading Of the veto was
about the first business transacted. Be-
fore the last words had been pronounced
Alderman Harding was on his feet with
motion that the ordinance pass.
The motion before The house is. shall
the mayors veto be sustained. Clerk viii
call the roll g said the mayor. There was
no chance for debate. and in minute
Il was an over. Two minutes later a
dozen BARRIERS stalked out Of the room.
With no noticeable delioacy Of tread.
The mayor assigned these reasons for
his veto:
cannot find anything in the statutes
that gives specifically 10 cities the right
nr authority to regulate the business OF
barberinH This specific authority 10
require various matters Is given In such
rases as ceTneteries pawnbrokers hotels.
restaurants. eating houses. transient mer-
chants. billiard parlors. saloons, second
hand dealers. circuses. theaters and vari-
ous other enterprise
II must b. conceded. then. that the
legislature OF the state has not seen III
10 single out the trade Of barbertng as
fnr no aF aNf ar1fuaFV
regulations. The business OF barbcring is
usually conducted in a very quiet and
ORDERLY manner. and barber shops are
places ordinarily neat and clean In their
appointments and II Is very rare that
disturbance of any Kind takes place In
one. II is safe say that no other business
Is conducted In a more orderly, decent
and QUIET manner than the business OF
barbering For this reason II seems 10 me
unfair that this particular trade should
be singled out for regulation and restrio-
tion by tho city.
Inc only ground upon which this action
can be taken Is the authority conferred
BY section 90 Of the code. which gives
20 cities the right to pasa ordinances
providing for the safety and to preserve
The health. promote the prosperity, i'm
prove the morals. order, comfort and con-
vcnience Of such corporations and the
Inhabitants thereof. II does not seem fair
10 pass an ordinance interfering with
the arrangements and business OF men
engaged IN this particular trade BY re-
quiring them to close their shops on SUM-
DAYS unless like restrictions are thrown
around all the other trades and bust
netses OF the city. with equal propriety
the city could pass an ordinance requlr-
Ing that all shoe polishing stands. candy
stores. cigar stores. soda fountains and
other businesses too numerous 10 be
mentioned here. should likewise be re-
quired to dssist from operation on Sun
DAYS.
II the city undertakes regulations Of
this character at all there ls no certain
limit that can be placed on It's
action. a. each restriction furnishes
IN itself an \ argument for further
ones II the city shall start Into this
matter aud carry Il out TO lis logical
conclusion the public Of Council Bluffs
viii. In my judgment. be subjected 70
great a1hussnre und Inconvenience
Furthermore ! do not believe that Il
should be the policy Of the city 10 at
tempt to regulate every petty detail OF
life, or to burden our citizens with count.
less annoying and unnecessary festric-
tonG
Another matter 20 be considered Is that
a regulation OF this character viii SER
iousiy injurc a large business inKtltu-
ton OF the. ely that has been carried
on by a number OF our citizens, who
have advanced large sums OF money from