The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-06-01
3 ORDINANCES
PLACED BEFORE
CITY FATHERS
One Regulates Public Dance
Halls and Prohibits After ID
~ Midnight Dancing T.

Ordinances regulating public dance
halls, prohibiting the opening up 81
sand and gravel pits within the city
and requiring sewer connections from
houses on streets where there are
sewers were introduced in the city
commission last night. The commits
sion gave final passage to the ordi:
nance extending the limits in which
livestock may be allowed to run II
large.
The ordinance regulating public
dances, introduced by Commissioner
Henzler, OF fire and police, defines a
public dance hall as zone which is or
may be attended or patronized by the
public generally either with or with.
out tickets, or charging for admission
thereto, and where proceeds thereof
are to be devoted to purposes other
than benevolent, fraternal, education
al or charitable purposes"
Stop ut Midnight.
It provides that there can be no
dancing in public dance halls between
midnight and 6 A. NJ, and that places
must be entirely closed half hour
after midnight. There is a provision
against dancing on Sunday night, ana
it Is provided that all such dances
shall be under police supervision, that
the license fee shall be $24 year. or
So per month If application is made
after the first month in May. or 81
for single dances. There is a provi-
sion against allowing liquor in public
dance halls.
The dance hall ordinance will be
read a second time next Monday night.
Passed Stock Ordinance.
The commission passed an Ordi.
nance extending the limits in which
it shall be unlawful for stock to run
at large to Sixteenth street on the east
and main street on the south. The
boulevard is the northern boundary
and Avenue D the western. boundary.
Commissioner Thompson introduced
an ordinance requiring sewer connec-
tions from houses on streets contain
ing public sewers. He also intrOduc-
ed an ordinance declaring the OPEN
ing up or excavation and removal of
gravel and sand from gravel or sand
pits within city limits public nuis-
ance, and providing existing pits must
be filled in within six months.
The request of the local organiza-
tion asking the commission to adopt
a resolution urging President Harding
to recognize the Republic Ireland was
up in the regular course of business.
J. P. Jackson, who was present.
was asked, If he were present
to talk on the matter. "If you ask
me as an American citizen am
he replied, and declared that the city
commission would be doing a grevious
wrong to pass such resolution. The
affair was one for Congress and the
president. he said, and he quoted Sec
retary of State Charles E. Hughes a:
saying that the United States had MI
right to meddle into the affair be-
tween the English and the Irish. Mr.
Jackson said his parents both were
born in Ireland, but he felt as an
American this country should not mix
in it. DR.. F. K. Smyth expressed the
same sentiment. Word was received
by the commission that p. e. Byrne
was unable to be present and asked
that action be deferred The commits
sion acceded to the request
The commission authorized the
sending of two delegates to the state
firemen's convention at Williston and
appointed George Stohl poundmaster