The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-04-04
COUNCILMEN READ
MOVIE ORDINANCE
FINAL AND THIRD READING ON
WEDNESDAY-TO HIBIT
PARKING NEAR SCHOOLS


Moscow city councilmen heard read
for the first time the proposed city
ordinance, providing for the opening
OF moving picture theatres in Moscow
on Sunday afternoons, at the regular
council meeting Monday night. Coun-
c1lmen at the adjourned session to be
held late Tuesday afternoon will hear
the second reading and the third read
ing will be held on Wednesday when
final action on the ordinance will be
taken.
The ordinance provides for the
opening for business of moving pic
ture theatres on Sunday afternoon be-
tween the hours of 2 and $50 o'clock.
Election Held on Question
Advocates Of Sunday moving pic
ture shows won at the recent city
referendum by margin of 81 votes
after total of more than 100 votes
had been cast, the largest vote ever
polled on any municiapl question in
Moscow. The city council is pledged
to abide by the result of the referen-
dunn and in the event of the passage
of the ordinance and it's publication
the moving picture theatres will be
open on Sunday afternoons in the
near future. All proceeds of the Sun
day afternoon shows will go toward
the American Legion home building
fund.
The proposed ordinance, prohibit
ing the parking of vehicles on Third
street between Jefferson and Van
Buren streets, was read for the sec
ond time. This ordinance is design
ed to prevent the parking of vehicles
near the high school and Whitworth
school. Violation of the ordinance is
made misdemeanor, punishable by
fine of not less than $40 nor more
than $780,
Propose Parking Ordinance
If passed by the councilmen this
ordinance will prohibit the parking of
vehicles during school hours of the
school year or from a. m. to p. N.
every school day except on Saturdays
and Sundays and during the months
of June, July and August.
Petitions for sidewalks by James
Bumgarner and Frank Yangle and
others and petitions for sidewalks
and street improvements by J. L.
Miller and Eugene Nagele were re
ferred to the committee on streets,
alleys and sidewalks.
Mrs. Truitt Named on Board
By unanimous vote Mrs. Warren
Truitt was named on the public Ii
brary board, succeeding Mrs. Bessie
Barrows- The resignation of Mrs.
BarrOws and the nomination of Mrs.
Truitt was contained in communi-
cation addressed to the council from
the Pleiades club.
The street commissioner and the
city engineer were instructed to put
crushed rock on D street from Polk
to Hayes street following the appear
ance before the council of Perry Black,
who informed the cOuncilmen of the
poor condition of that part of the
street
To Clean Up Alleys
The committee on health and po-
lice, the health officer and the com
mittee from the chamber of commerce,
made up of J. S. Heckathorn and
Clyde Hall, were authorized to make
report on the moving to the dump
grounds at least once a month of the
accumulation of rubbish in the alleys
OF Moscow. The authorization came
after the chamber of commerce COM
mitteemen had recommended to the
council that steps be taken to move
the rubbish from the alleys at least
once month to the city dumping
grounds.
The city's purchasing agent was
authorized to purchase for the water
department water mains sufficient to
make needed repairs of the city's
water main system Councilmen in
structed the city engineer to prepare
plans and specifications for the grad
ing, curbing and paving of local i'm
provement districts No. 13 and IA.
On motion the council adjourned until
Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O to meet
again in adjourned session