The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-03
ORDINANCE ON !.
CURFEW LAW IS
GIVEN READING
City Commission Takes Step
Toward Adopting Redraft
of Old Ordinance
MANY QUESTIONS ARE UP
Commission Hears Complaints,
Discusses Poor and Turns
Down Paving
MANY QUESTIONS ARE UP

ed by Commissioner c. w. Henzler in
the form OF redraft of an old ordi-
nance long in disuse.
The modern ordinance provides
that all youths of less than Is years
of age shall not have the privilege
of roaming the streets after 8 a. IN.
during the months from September to
April inclusive and after 10 p. nj. from
May to August inclusive.
Many women in the city have asked
for a curfew ordinance. Sometime ago
a delegation appeared before the COM
mission. There was some little dis
cussion last night as to whether the
curfew bells tolling should be at >
or 10 o'clock during the summer
months, but it was decided that to
have the bell ring at 3 o'clock would
disturb the youths during tho first
show of the movies.
Miss Ruth Rolling, who has taken
charge of the work Of dispensing poor
relief in the city, talked In favor OF
a curfew ordinance and also made a
long report upon her work. Miss Kohl
ing urged close supervision Of public
dance halls, which now are under
state license and regulation entirely.
informed Of Her Work
The commissioners were informed
Of work being done in the city
by welfare agencies assisted by many
women of the city and the physicians.
1t had been found, Miss Rolling said,
that there are many children suffer
ing from defects which have retarded
them in their school work. Removal
of tonsils, adenoids and other minor
operations have aided some children
remarkably, she said The physicians
and surgeons of the city were praised
for their free medical assistance in
these cases, and Miss Rolling asked
aid of the city in providing for nee
essary expenses in such cases for
medicine, etc. The commission told
her to 20 ahead and use her hest
Judgment in the matter Of dispensing
aid in such cases. ..s.... .
Miss Rolling reported a lack OF
mediunl.priced houses for, rental IN
the city, and said that she had found
one family Of mother, father and six
children housed in a tent on the out
skirts of the city. She suggested the
commission keep housing conditions
in mind, said she would be glad if the
commission would point out things
they might see which might need
remedies, and that she would be glad
to follow up the work. 1t was the
sense OF the commission that any
such conditions that come within their
puryieW be pointed out to Miss Kohl.
ing for action.
Patterson's Letter
One of the first matters before the
commission was letter from a.. u.
Patterson complaining of the city's
refusal to permit him to move build
ing within the fire limits and also
to the effect that a city commissioner
had spoken to him in regard to small
building moved from the rear Of the
Casey building to the rear Of the Pat
terson hall building. The building, he
said, was moved there temporarily for
a tool and store house while work
was being done on the Mckenzie and
some other property.
Il can only come to the conclusion
that it makes difference with your
board whether l am asking favor or
some other citizen is asking one-tak-
ing it without asking" Patterson said,
referring to the request to move the
building permanently to lot facing
Main street. There has been in the
comparative recent time many struc-
lures placed within the fire limits that
do not comply to the ordinance (as
my structure would have done) and
no protest made. can mention few.
A wooden structure back of the Nc
Gowan building on Fifth street, a
wooden structure back Of Homans s
bakery, a brick veneered structure
west of the 500 hotel, facing Fourth
street; the structure known as the
Minute Lunch ;the Finch Lumber
company buildings, wooden structure
back of the Armory, controlled by
E. A. Hughes, an old barn veneered
on the rear of the Hughes building
on the west side of Fifth street north
of the 500 hotel; tool house now on
corner Of Fifth and Main streets, and
there would be others mentioned SINH
lar in the fire limits, all placed there
since the ordinances were in effect
and not one would be better than my
building would have been after same
was completed"
He declared that some buildings
were moved without permission or
pavement cut, saying "a striking ex-
ample of this where some men do as
they please and others con do nothing,
is shown by the Hughes Electric COM
pany, who tear up pavement and side
walks and place poles wherever it
may choose, not asking permission
Concluding Remark
He concluded with the remark that
81 want to call the fact to your atten-
ton that a square deal for all means
all except Yours Truly"
The commission gave permission to
permit the tool house temporarily in
the rear of the Patterson hall build
ing. It did not discuss the remainder
of the letter.
bids were received for street sprink-
ling. They we're: For furnishing one
man and team, Wachter Transfer COM
pany, $130 per month; c. U. Webster
and Sons, $3.50 per month; Herman A.
Brocot, $1E5 per month; Joe katz, $1l5
per month. katZ was given the con-
tract. ...
Garbage hauling bids were received
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