The Springdale news., 1915-03-05
Women Will Be Permitted to Ex-
press Their Choice by Ballot.

press Their Choice by Ballot.
 More interest was manifest the past week among the citizens Of Springdale over the question of put ting up the chickens, than any other like municipal question, except water works, in the years that have passed and gone.
 Last week eight petitions were placed in the four wards of Spring dale, two in each ward, one calling for reconsiderins of an ordinance providing for the penning Of the chickens, the other permitting them to run loose, as heretofore.
 Alderman Rupple, feeling that a sentiment of the people was neees- sary toward the enactment Of a law penning the chickens had the two De titions placed in each ward; Ward being at Umbaugh's grocery store, Ward in the office of Guy Howard, Ward 3 in The News office, and Ward with Jeff Banks. All voters and citizens were invited, both through The News and by private cit izens to sign either Of these petitions it being understood that they were to be presented to the City Council for action Tuesday night at their regu- lar meeting.
 The petitions were duly presented to the Council by Alderman Rnpple, and it was found that in Ward l, g favored keeping the chickens up, with p against; in Ward ?, Il favored keeping them up, 9 against; in Ware 3 59 favored keeping them up, i0 against; in Ward 1, A. favored keep ing them up, against total in four wards of TIT for keeping them up, and 92 allowing the fowls their freedom. Twenty-one ladies in the four wards signed the petitions, 20 favoring keeping them ID, and l against.
 Immediately after presenting the petitions, and their reading in full by Recorder Reed, Alderman Rup- pie then moved the Council that an ordinance be prepared covering the proposed chicken law. as asked for bs the petition. and his motion was sec ondde by Alderman Beeley
 Alderman Ewalt, from Ward 1, then took the floor, and spoke against any action oa the proposed ordinance at the present time, stat ing that the City was preparing 10 call an election on the water works and sewerage question, and that he thought best to allow the citizens to vote on the proposed chicken or .dinance at the same time He stat ed that it would be al least sixty days before the water works cleo ton could be held. and that the two elections could be held at tie same time, with nominal expense, and that this would give all citizens and voters an opportunity to express their opinion. Tn reference to pe- Ititions. he stated that signers for petitions were easily secured, nu- Imerous people signing them without considering just what they were do- ing, but with vote, each would have time to consider their action. He proposed to franchise the ladies .of Springdale, and allow them to vote on the proposed chicken ordi- nance, the same as the men. contend ing that more Of the ladies were ac- .tually interested in chickens than men.
 The motion of Alderman Rupple was placed before the Council. and lost by vote of 3 10 , Alderman Ownbey not voting, and Alderman Beeley and Rupple favoring. while Sparkman, Moneyhun and Ewalt ob- jected The motion was declared lost
 Alderman Ewalt then introduced a motion tabling the petitions, until the citizens have chance to legal ly vote on an ordinance covering the penning of chickens, and that the Council call an election for a vote on water works, sewres and chickens, and that the women of Springdale be