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Council Takes The Barred
Zone" For Purpose I'm
der Amusement
CITY LAND rs USED
AS DUMPING GROUND
Protest Is Made BY Hook
way; Varied Items Of
Business

A barred zone for raising hogs Is
the latest proposition t. be tackled
by city council and it's not joke,
either.
A motion was made by Council
man Brentlinger, at the regular
meeting of the body Monday even
ing, asking that committee act with
Solicitor Rooms in preparing an ordi-
nance to repeal the present ordi-
nance against raising hogs in the city
and fix certain district in which the
carried.
The subject was originally intro
duced by Councilman Weaver who
said that, while opposed personally,
he had been requested by property
owner to bring il before council. Mr.
Weaver stated that, while away Sun
day afternoon, hog had overrun
and almost ruined his garden.
The hog question was suggested
by a motion that the service director
be empowered to rent out all prop
erty owned by the city for gardening
purposes. Discussion had gone for
ward quite bit when it was men
TONED that Il motion, covering this
very same thing. had been passed
several weeks ago. The topic was
dropped, inasmuch as the first mo-
tion permitted the service director to
allow needy people to cultivate the
Land free of charge.
CITY LAND DUMPING GROUND
warning against II promiscuous
use of city property for gardening
purposes was sounded by Councilman
Weaver who pointed out that, IL
certain of the land in the vicinity
OF Arch avenue Is plowcd, the whole
section will be washed away in event
of high water
This led Councilman Hookway to
remark that If this bit OF land con
throwing tin cans. etc, the creek
will turn north in six months. It
also suggested to him that the north
end OF the dyke is being used as a
dumping ground and he moved that
fl.e service director stop this prac-
,tice. The motion carried
COUNCIL LACKS ANY POWER
SCouncilman Weaver inquired ii
city council had any authority in the
matter OF raising water rent and re-
ceived a reply in the negative from
Solicitor Koons. However. Council
man Hookway pointed out that city
scouncil had in It's power to remedy
The situation II II 80 desired, by re
sdncing the cost OF pumping,
MAYOR AND CHIEF REPORT
Mayor Mitchell. for the month OF
April, reported 81 In fines collect
ed and turned into the treasury.
Chief of Police Parker reported
the following arrests during the pas
month:
Obtaining money, false pretense I
IntoXcation 10.
Assault /
Vagrancy lS.
Total &c.
Fny.three calls were answered
and reported back to the office
HEARING SET FOR JUNE II
Solicitor Koons informed counc
that the case Of the city of Mt Yer
non VS.. The Mt. Veronu Electric
Railway Co. had been partially sub
mitted to Judge Jewell last Wednes
day but that, due 90 the request o
the defense that it be permitted t
take depositi0ns In Wisconsin an,
possibly PENNSYLVANIA. continua
tion of the case was granted unit
juno II.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
Kokosing Co., No, II, u. II. X. o
r.. through It's trustees. made appli
cation for the rental OF the armor!
for a period OF one year, offering I,
pay 5000 for the privilege. No actor
was taken.
A motion by Councilman Brentlin
ger that the money for use In clean
ing up the city last week be trans
ferred to the street fund. was car
ried.
Councilman Mawer moved that tn