The Glenwood post., 1917-01-06
MAYOR IS after
that CITY HALL
Says He Will Not ho Satisfied
Until Home is Started
For City Uses
PUNCH PUNCH BOARDS

| The first meeting of the city council
in 1917 was held last Tuesday evening
and it proved an interesting affair.
Aldermen White and Kirwan were u
little late in reporting and the mayor
fined them the oyster supper for tho
council, but later suspended sentence
during good behavior, but urged great
er punctuality in the future.
A long communication from the An
derson Fire Truck company was read,
from which it appears that we are to
get no motor truck from this company
the terms of the contract which the
council sent them and refused to ae-
cept it. The city doesn't happen to
have $3,l spot cash lying around
loose just at the present time and
therefore the purchase of a new fire
truck will probably be abandoned for
the present.
The discussion brought out the fact
that if we had a fire truck We
wouldn t know what to do with it. The
city has no Suitable place to house such
machine and the garages don't want
the responsibility # storing it-ani
there we are.
City Attorney Bel suggested one
story frame building On the city lots,
with enough room to store the cart
and the water department tools and
equipment. This brought out Mayor
| Thorson's IS long cherished hobby of
city hall with sufficient room for all
the city's needs thus cutting off rent
entirely, besides insuring greater con-
venience and putting all the city's
property under one roof
Thorson did not take kindly to the
less insistent that some start should be
made toward a permanent city hall.
Discussion turned to one story build
ing with basement for fire equip
ment, and finally the mayor was au-
thorized to appoint a special commit
tee to investigate and submit report
ON II city hall at Il recessed meeting to
be held January u. The committee is
Aldermen Kirwan, Dougan, Shelton
and Attorney Bell, with the mayor, ex-
officio
Mr.. Wiley of Craig brought up the
question of transcribing the city ordi-
nances, but action in the matter was
deferred to the recessed meeting.
Considerable discussion was had -on
an automatic fire gong system when
was said to be great Improvement
over the present system and at the
same time to effect quite saving to
the city. No action was taken at this
time.
The question of what constitutes G
legal notice under the statues relating
to printing was discussed, but no de-
cision reached.
R. j. Mahoney resigned his position
as night marshal, asking that his res.
ignation take effect next Monday. The
resignation was accepted and Mayor
Thorson empowered to fill the vacancy
until such time as the council selects
successor to Mr.. Mahoney.
Attorney Bell brought to the atten-
ton Of the council tho condition Of
the sidewalks as n result of the late
SHOWS, and the marshal was requested
to enforce the city ordinance on that
subject.
And then came up the question of
the lax manner in which the pool halls
were conducted. This discussion result
ed in a police order whereby all pool
hall proprietors will be required to re-
move all curtains from their windows
and also deny admittaHee to minors,
and they and all other merchants must
do away with all puAcA boards ~ the
punch board habit will no longer be
tolerated in Glenwood. Marshal Rohr
on Wednesday served notice on an
affected and reports q. satisfactory COM
pliance with the order.
After the reports Of committees and
the allowance Of bills the council re-
cessed to next Friday evening.