Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-03
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bills over to the next regular meet
ing Adopted.
A discussion arose as to the recent
remonstrance on improvement OF
/. Josephine street. Stricken remarked
that the legally required number oil
|signers did not appear on the remon'
STRANGE. Eyerton and Clark cham
pioned the cause Of the remonstra-
tors. Everton read notes showing
that nine lots against eleven lots or
the owners thereof, were opposed to
the work Clark remarked that two
property owners affected had stated
that If the work was done now that
they would lose their property that
they could not pay the assessments
The question was disposed of tenn
porarlly by being referred to the
street committee
Mclean asked what progress had
been made with the Southern Pacific
regarding the city's offer to purchase
the lots at the new city hall site. Aud
itor Johnston replied that Judge Col
Wig had sent telegram to Portland
and the reply was that the matter
had been referred TO the San 'Francis-
co office, and a reply was early ex-
pected.
An ordinance was read for the
first and second time, the title Of
which was Concerning the manage
ment and accounting of public mon
les of the city Of Grants Pass The
ordinance provides that any officer
agent or employee or the city "who f.
shall receive or collect any money or
monies from any person persons, .
company or corporation for said .
city. shall within--hours after hay-
ing received the same, deposit said
money in such bank in the said city
as shall be designated by the city
treasurer which deposit shall be
made to the credit of the treasurer"
Section reads that, every officer
of the city who shall collect or re-
ceiye any money for said city shall
keep the account of the same separ-
ate from his personal account in any
bank in which he may deposit the
same" and section reads that "any
officer or agent of the city who shall
violate any Of the provisions of this
ordinance shall upon conviction be
fined in any sum not exceeding the
ium Of $500"
The blanks for hours" and fine
will be filled in at the third reading,
f the measure gets through. 1t was
'eferred to the judiciary committee. |
An ordinance was read for the
irst and second time making it a
lemeanor for any person to sell, bar
er or give to any minor under the |
ge Of -- years, any cigarette, Gig
rette papers or tobacco for manufar- !
uring cigarettes, or any compound
n which tobacco forms component
art" The penalty is made a fine
f s. to $50. The ordinance also
royides that lit shall be unlawful
or any minor under the age of --
ears to smoke any cigarette in any
ublic highway street, place, square
r resort in the city of Grants Pass.
he penalty is made a fine not ex-
eeding $40. Referred to the judi
larry committee, which will fill in
tanks for age limits Clark moved
hat the age at which any minor be
flowed to do these things be made
75 years"
"Out of order Mr. Clark" said
Hartman Stricken, "the ordinance
las been referred to committee and
he chairman's face was hard set. %
Another ordinance introduced was
,assed with the emergency clause. It
$ a law to prevent obstruction of
sidewalks, and there was some easy
'oice mumbling around the big table
o the effect that the principal effect
If the ordinance was to prevent goods
md wares being piled on Sixth street
by auCtioneers. The ordinance as
carried an exception for
builders acting under permit. and
for merchants who were receiving or
shipping goods in bulk. Mclean
amended the ordinance to include a
clause preventing anyone from dig
giug a ditch or excavation. without
suitable bridge, across any sidewalk
The amendment was adopted Her.
Finger said 1T is time We were keep.
ing the sidewalks clear," and moved
the emergency clause. The ordinance
went through first and second read
ing and when it came to a final vot,
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