The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-03-03
ABSENCE OF
MEMBERS.
Prevented Passing OF Ofdin-
anCe By Council
Prohibiting Moving Picture
Shows On Sunday
The City Lock Up Discussed
At Some Length
Also Question Of Regulating
Pool Rooms
Favorable Report On Chang.
ing Name OF Front St.
Favorable Report On Chang.
ing Name Of Front St.

Owing to the absence of two men,
bers, 1t was impossible for council at
its regular meeting Monday night to
act on the ordinance prohibiting the
showing of moving pictures In the
city on Sunday and that one rearrang-
ing the salaries and duties of the city
fire department, so the main part of
the evening was spent in discussion
of that hoary problem, the city lock-
up, together with the regulation of
pooi-rooms in Mt. Vernon.
The city Jail question was unearth-
ed when Councilman Brentlinger told
of visiting the place Saturday after
noon and of meeting with unsanitary
conditions sickening and loathsome
10 the extreme. The councilman de-
nounced the lookup az disgrace to
the city, and favored abolishng 1t en-
tirely
Mayor Mitchell took issue with
him in this point, stating that hous-
ing must be provided for the unfortu-
mates who drift TO the city. lie com
mented on condition which permit
ted of firemen occupying the same
building with hoboes whose clothing
carried vermin of every condition.
President of Council Clutter again
expressed his opinion on the lookup
as violation of every sanitary rule
known, and also described the fore.
ing on the fire department OF this
nightly tribe of the dregs of human
ity.
In passing, Mayor Mitchell called
attention Of council TO conditions ex
isting in several poolrooms in Mt
Vernon, advocating an ordinance set
ting 1880 o'clock as closing hour. to
gether with the lid" clamped OIL
Sundays. The mayor stated that aI
ordinance to that effect would be In
trOduced shortly in council. He oh
served that much "bootleggng
could be done away with by passing
the ordinance
Commenting on the request mad
last week by the u. e. o. railroad 70
the right to extend the platform o
the local freight house over Nortol
street the mayor directed attention
Of council to the fact that the raj
road had continuously disputed pay
ing assessments and In so doing ma
questioned the yeracity of the cit
engineer on frequent occasions. I
the opinion of the mayor. the requet
Of the railroad should not he gran
ed
In connection with the ordinanC
prohibiting the showing of movin
pictures on Sunday. which was give
its second reading Monday night, wv
communications we're read, upholdin
the ordinance and prhisng the stan
of the mayor and the council ON IN
issue one was from the women {
Group . OF the " E NJ. society OF th
Mansfield district of The M !
church and the other was from th
congregation OF The church itseI
The communication were receive
and filed
Authorizing the issuance Of certiI
Gates Of indebtedness in the sum {
$4,000 Tor sanitary sewers I'm Norto
and Burgess streets. an ordinanC
was adopted by council
A deed OF dedication OF rlghtoi-wo
on the lot OF Ene %. Bedell 40 thi
sewer might be constructed thereC
was the contents OF an ordlnan,
which received one reading
One of the disputed sewer asses
ments, that OF w. o. Korns, vi
claims 10 have paid assessments {
both the Norton street district sew
and that in Walnut alley, viii be "a
lied shortly II a resolution. given OF