La Junta tribune., 1913-02-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Our Over virtoous City Dads Pass
Ordinance oarrino Turkey Trot.
Sunny Hug. Moonlight Dances

O'Vy sNS0s "SSWVSVS ~0VSSs
In the dim and distant future. and
no one seems to care how dim and
distant II 10. all public dances In
Ia Junta will be conducted under
the vigilant eyes OF dance Inspect.
or. who will have the power to yank
ybody off the floor who engages
In turkey trottinE. bunny hugging.
Raging. or any other questionable or
immoral dance. The penalty is a
fine OF from 81 To $50. according to
the degree OF the offense. The In.
spection "a going TO be very vigilant.
too. According to the ordinance the
city council may appoint as many
dance inspectors as It may deem ne
ceaAary. and one may be statiOne"
at each corner OF the ball room 30 he
will have an opportunity to minEie
with the couples and see II there 10
any bunny hugEing going on. The
recent Substitutes for the staid old
waltz and two-step are to be en-
tirely eliminated providing the over.
virtuous city dads have their way.
The new blue law Is entitled AN
ordinance for licensing public dance
halls, regulating conduct In public
dances and dances in public halls.
providing for dance inspectors and
officers for public dances. fixing their
compensation and providing penal
ties for violations. In the first place
1t will be unlawful for any person.
persons. association or corporation to
conduct any old kind OF dance. or
to run. rent or conduct any public
dance hall or a hall or a place whore
a public dance Is held. without first
obtaining license therefor. The
city clerk will issue license to
any person who can make AFFIDAVIT
to the fact that he 10 of good NOR
al charseesr. snA IKE Caesars wife.
above suspicion. The charge for
the license will be 20 cents for
each hoSr pf time such Aascs Ia I"
be held. Il shall also be- unlawful
to permit or take any part In any
improper dance. waltz. or movement.
snch as the moonlight dance. bunny
hug. turkey troi. or Raging or any
other questionable or immoral dance.
The city council also has the pow
er to appoint rs many dance In
spectors ~ II may deem necessary.
public dances and see that good or.
der and decorum nj all times IL main
t,ined. As compensation for his
services as moral censor Of the
city of In Junta he shall receive
stipend Of 80 cents per hour. The
ordinance ~as placed ON It's first
reading and will have to be printed
and published and passed on Its sec.
ond and third reading and then pub.
lished some more before II becomes
n law.
Not much other business vas tran.
snc,cd outside of placing the dance
ordinance on It's first reading. and
that will probably he enough 70 hold
IN. Armory dance hall and the rest
Il IN. dancing public In La Junta
for awhile a, least
Monthly reports Of the various city
esfcIals w.r. submitted. City Clerk
Brown reported receipts for the
month Of January In his office of
ss.i7s15. of which amount f1.a11.:a
was frr water rentals. and Sis6.5o
for drry. pool and moving picture
licenses
Marshal w.ineke reported seven
eases IN III. police court during the
month of January. TIL. cash fines
amounted 10 faa.75. the fines work.
ID out were s?2. and sGe, was pun.
gl.d mp for pole. fees tn" total
fines for the month were sGi7i
There IL not much doing In police
court circles since In Iunta be"nm"
n dry town Too bad. too. II makes
our taxes 80 much higher.
The annual report Of the I~rk
commission for tho year ending he.
ccmbtr n. 1912. was submitted an1
In Rs follows:
RECEIPTS.
General fnx e.. O.. q. ~: ~ 4"
From contingent fund .. o.. 100 on
Overdrawn. Dec. ~. 1871. so6 90
Total o.. O.. .... o.. - oso W
DiaBuRsEMENTs
O,erdrawp. Jan. I. 1919 81 as ~
For Maintenance q. -. e.. =. ! bI3 "
Seeds. shrubs and trees 900. 96G ~
Materials. tools and supplies h?3 ~
Horse feed .. =. g.. D.. =. t76 81