Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-06
Bills Hit
At Pool
Parlors
Councilmen Consider
New Ordinances; IL
Inch Store Displays
Still at Issue

through the introduction of sew
oral ordinances, to put the Salem
nool hall situation in position
where it may be controlled easily;
appointment of a special commit
fee to determine some means
whereby the city may pay. off it's
old debts: further consideration
of the problem presented by the
desire of merchants to. display
wares in front of their stores, and
the semi-monthly, several-sided
debate on the sidewalk question in
Salem-these came about at a
lengthy meeting of the city coun-
Gil last night.
Two ordinances having to DO
with paving-one with Trade be-
tween Church and High streets
and the other with an alley be-
tween Center and Marion-were
referred to the ordinance commit
tee after they had been read once.
BlllS AIM at FOOL dallS.
If the council passes the three
ordinances introduced by the po-
lice and health committee, pool
halls and soft drink shops will ne
cessarily function in the proper
manner-or off go their respec-
tive heads. In order to take out a
pool hall license, one of the bills
says. the potential proprietor must
first make application of the coun-
ell and display recommendations
from at least six freeholderS oper-
ating within a given radius of his
i proposed location.
Another ordinance, aimed in the
same general direction, provides
for the control of card and dice
tables. No license may be obtained
without an application and, with
sufficient reason, the council may
revoke the license within five days
at any time. Gambling is held by
the ordinance to be sufficient rea-
son for the revocation of a license.
Final Reading Next Time.
Disorderly conduct in an estab-
lishment is held to be a good rea-
son for revoking the soft drink
parlor's license, which must be OBJ
tanned from the council in the
manner as the other permits.
Little was said last night to in
dieate whether or not the major
lty of the aldermen favor the pro-
posed ordinances. They will come
up for final reading at the next
meeting.
On two or three occasions some
lhlng more than a ripple of excite
ment was caused at the meeting
when members exchanged sweet
nothings and sweet something's for
each others benefit. Witness the
following dialogue;
Poor Sport" Saws Vandervort.
MT. PattOn-"There are times
When l can't even hear the record
er because of the jabbering of Mr..
Nandervort." Turning to Mr..
Vandervort, who had just made
reference to Mr. Patton's vote on
the sidewalk resolution) 'T don't
thlnk you know what you're talk
ing about"
MIR. Vandervort-"Just keep on.
HI come back at YOU"
But Mr.. Vandervort didn't get
10 come back'-not out loud any,
way Acting Mayor Baumgartner
refused to let the men war fur
tner But as Mr.. Patton sat down,
Mr.. Vandervort announced in a
zone little louder than a stage
whisper;
49, You're a mighty poor sport
I'll say that much"
Utter Takes Fling.
All OF this was, at least partly.
tue result of the periodical argu-
ment on the matter of sidewalks
winch, last night. was launched by
alderman F. l. Utter. To his few
pointed remarks the street com
mittee rallied much in the manner
vi mothers when their children
nave been attacked. Alderman
utter had declared that somebody
was putting across. or endeavor-
ing to put across, a sidewalk build
ing program in North Salem. at
the eity's expense. After the mem
oers of the street committee had
taAen, issue with him in a heated
manner, DR.. Utter made haste to
explain he was not aiming at the
street eommittee-but he reiterat-
90 that the program was being
Ioreed on its members. Both DR.
utter and Mr.. vandervort took
verbal shots at Alderman George
Wenderoth who has been respoa-
siole for the introduction of scores
Oi the sidewalk resolutions.
Display Problem Up.
n Dill Tor an ordinance making
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