The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-25
BRENTLINGER WORKS
HARD FOR PASSAGE
Question Of City's Health
The Deciding Factor;
Other Legislation
The "hog ordinance" is dead.

After a rather lengthy discussion,
pro and con, of the bit of legisla-
tion intended to allow the raising of
hogs in certain sections of the city,
council, at it's regular meeting Mon
day night, voted down the ordinance
to 3, after it, had been carried
through to final passage on suspen-
sion of the rules. Councilmen Brent
linger, Mawer and Weaver voted in
favor of the ordinance, while Coun-
cilmen Hookway, Pfouts, Sockman
and Salisbury voiced negative vote.
In the final analysis, the question
of passage of the ordinance hinged
on the matter of public health. Coun-
Gilman Salisbury cited fact that the
city may be without health board,
because Of low finances, and called
attention to what might happen were
such the case and the hog ordinance
in force.
Councilman Brentlinger, who intro
duced the ordinance, put up vigor-
GUS fight to secure it's passage. He
argued that he poor man does not re-
ceive the attention he should in city
, legislation; that every time meas
ure is introduced which will benefit
him, it is side-tracked
Councilman Weaver pointed out
that it would be the duty of Mayor
Mitchell, as president of the board of
health, TO see the ordinance, if pass
ed, enforced.
Councilman Pfouts stated that
council had practically done away
with the Office of sanitary police
man and that it would be wrong
move to take a chance with the gen
eral health of the city by allowing
hogs within its confines.
President Clutter, speaking from
the chair, voiced opposition to the
ordinance on the grounds that hogs
would produce flies and that these
insects are recognized as the great
est carriers of disease.
Councilman Sockman spoke against
the ordinance, likewise, while Coun-
Gilman Mawer, in short speech, sup
ported it.
The last word before the vote was
spoken by Councilman Brentlinger,
xtrh0 fn toe ha in o.
indicated to him it's Willingness to
support the ordinance. On the basis
of this supposed support, he said, he
had informed several people that the
ordinance would pass and these peo-
pie, in turn, had purchased pigs.
The ordinance which was voted
down was not the one originally in
troduced, this latter having been
tabled. The new ordinance took the
line of the barred zone" up Chest
nut street to Mckenzie street. This
was further amended, on motion of
Councilman Hookway, to take the
line west on Pleasant street to Nc
Kenzie street, north to Curtis, west
to the B. & o. railroad, south to
Ohio avenue and back to the place
of beginning.
An ordinance was introduced and
adopted, providing for the issuance
of $4,000 in certificates of indebted
ness, the money to be placed to the
credit of the service fund, which
fund is shy on account of an made
quate tax return.
Another financial piece of legisla-
ton was a resolution authorizing the
issuance of bonds to refund $500 in
Indebtedness to the New Knox Ma
tional bank on certificates, togeth-
er with s115.0S in interest. This res
olution was adopted.
Service Director Snow was in
structed to investigate condition on
Sandusky street which was brought
to attention of council in the form
of petition from Anna M. Coup and
others. The prayer of the petition
was that the c. & G. Cooper Co. be
prohibited from running waste water
on Sandusky street.
The bad hump in South Main
street at the corner of Ohio avenue
was called to councils attention by
Councilman Salisbury and the mat