The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
ANDERSON SPRINGS
A LITTLE SURPRISE
Says New Engine House
Might Cost AS Much AS
$4,000; Other Affairs

A sharp division OF opinion as TO
the advisability of passing the meas
ure broke at the regular meeting OF |
the city council Monday evening
when the hog ordinance" received |
its first reading and, on suggestion OF |
Solicitor Rooms that it would be well |
to await public opinion, was passed
by for week.
The ordinance declares it unlawful
TO raise hogs or swine in certain
barred zone" whicn is bounded as
follows: starting at the north line
of Ohio avenue and the east line OF
Sandusky street, east along the north
line of Ohio avenue to the west line
of Division street; north on the west
line OF Division street to the north
line of Gambler avenue; east on Gam
bier avenue to Catherine street and
north on Catherine street to Chestnut
street; west on Chestnut street TO
Clinton street, north on Clinton to
HamtramcI street, west on Ham
tramck to Gay street; north on Gay to
Lamartine street, west on Lamar
tine to Mulberry street, south on Null,
! berry to Sugar street, west on Su-
gar street to Sandusky street and
south On Sandusky to Ohio avenue
and the place of beginning.
In portions outside of this zone,
residents may keep not more than
two hogs or swine. These must be
| in a pen 40 feet from any dwelling
house, except with written consent of
owners of the same. The pens must
have board or plank floors and must
| be not less than is inches from the
ground. The pens must be cleaned
thoroughly twice week and disin-
! fected three times a week or the priv
ilege of keeping the hogs or swine
will be rescinded.
Councilman Salisbury insisted that
| it would be of no use to pass the
ordinance inasmuch as authority, in
final stages, lies with the board OF
health and that this body would new
ar consent to allowing the keeping of
hogs or swine in the city.
Councilman Sockman objected
rather vigorously Oh the grounds that
hogs are the filthiest beasts raised by
man and the city should not be con-
taminated by their presence. He ar
gued that it would cost less to pur-
chase a hog in the fall than to raise
one during the spring and summer.
This brought Councilman Brentlin-
ger. sponsor OF the ordinance, to, his
feet. Mr.. Brentlinger pointed out
that the average workingman has not
$40 or $50 in idle money in the fall
which he could invest in hog but
! that. if this amount were gradually
spent over a period of several months
in providing feed and care for hog,
It would not be missed.
| Solicitor Rooms was anxious that
| citizens of Mt Vernon consider the
| hog-raising zone, as prescribed in the
ordinance, before council took any
further action so the measure was
passed by for one week.
The people on the extreme west
II end of Ohio avenue complain OF a
choked water line, stated Councilman
Hookway, which they would like re
II paired. On his motion, the superin
tendent of the waterworks was di
Il rected to put line in shape by con
Meeting it with another water main.
y An ordinance providing for the
N transfer from the service contingent
II fund OF the following sums-$65 tt
II the sewer fund, $185 to the street
cleaning fund and S1,95 to the engi
ii neers fund--was adopted as read.
n On motion of Councilman Brentlin
ger, the matter of repairs of th'
Pennsylvania railroad West Hlsl
II street crossing was referred to NJ T
Tucker CT Akron
II Council and the board of healtI
II are to bury the Ratchet if the peac
II conference, indicated at Monda,
IL nights session, materializes. On me
| y tion of Mr.. Weaver, a committee 0
II three (fnance) was named to COZ
fer with the board OF health in regar
Y to some plan for providing suiiicien