Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-07
KEEPS TABS ON
THOSE WHO MOVE
People of Birmingham Cannot
Escape Bills and Rent by
Old Expedisnt.
MUST REPORT ALL TRANSIT ERS
Oruiaancs Requires Owners % Vans
CT Other Vehicles to Report All
ri1ving 10 Foiice-tieIpfui
10 Authorities. g

birmingham sla-Th0ss wh1 fino
it cheaper 10 move than TO pay rent
or meet other bills, are pretty well re
formed in this city or are in process
of being -Teeded out in either case b.
means or an ordinance 50 rIveted that
offenders cannot escape. The ord
nance requires he I"ih-r ~ eSrf!
transfer OF other vehicle Ia report
promptly all moving 10 the CHER ar T."
lice and entries or the same are al
once made ia book duly alphabetical
aud dated. and the book j. alWaA
open Tor the inspection Of any aud
everyone who may ask To see it,
oT course one who plans 4" turn
dt-linquen, viii Try to conceal his ideh-
tity while in the act Of moving. hui
the ordinance makers forcS;iW that
impulse and attached penalties fot
IalSc names az misleading rcp"rt>.
Schfh1-fairly shut ou1 that form oi
tticksi-v. Altogether the ordinance has
worked ~ we'll that birmingham hat
,hceis solicited 10y otiiel cities for copies
of the act and for the experiences M
der il which have made il magic
cure for hill-eva,iun. 1t i "A fixture
in Birmingham, for it has been IN.
force since March OF 1913.
Generally Helpful.
Its enactment came lbou, in taat
year through the Retail Furniture
Dealers association. Al the ensuing
election il had an able ci.forccr in
Commits sioner OF Public Safety Arii'
Barber who thoroughly believed in IL
and kept everyday e"ncerned mp 1"
the scratch. lie found That some of
the colored iauudres,--s had q fashion
ot suddenly changing their address
when well stocked with the linen 81
their clients. that Ia some district
overdue gas bills gave sufficient "luse
roy families 20 vaCate quarters aiio
delinduentS Tor tsnI ana tor trades
mems accounts we're common ia ali
districts The telephone company nat
occasion 10 compliment the ccmnis
sionsT on the accuracy anu complete
ness Of tine records IL the beck Il the
chief Of police, Tor IN one case tie
company escaped damages fcr noI
delivery OF message, IL sUii IL
which the person addressed mas
moved, but claimed tO os living IL ri;
old home ar TIE time OF Ins ma says
Ills claim was thrown out CT coGCI T.
me sridencs or the cniei re "rjs
Furniture dealers VINO hgd been be
hind the original enactment soon TouTc
their troubles esssd py II, ana hDaiiJ
the7 we're almost without bad bills
Police Are Benefited
IN time the detective department u
the CITY benefited bY the ordinance
for il enabled them To locate unde
sirnbles, bootlsggsrs, bond-sEippsrs
and The kind or women VINO scattered
themselves over the city after the
abolishneHr OF the ola rei-hght dis
frict
OnCe there was 81 concerted attempt
By the transfer warehousemen 10 ufId,
The ordinance They obtained q -
strainIng injunction against ifS en
t0rcement, and went into cour. an Tas
issue ar constitetiOnaiity. The SIT
preIne c0urt ruled that IL was both
constitutional and reasonable. Minor
changes were. made in il. not inter
ferIne 1T all with its efficiency. anu
n is here To stay. with the approval
or every reputable Interest.