The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-22
CITY COMMISSION
IS PLANNING CURB
ON DOOR KNOCKERS
Proposed New Ordinance Would
Halt UNLIMITED Soliciting
at Homes

An ordinance designed to end house
toulouse soliciting in Bismarck wa,
given its first reading at q meeting
Of the city commission Tuesday even.
ing.
Patterned after the famous Green
River, Wyo., ordinance. which has
been upheld by the federal court Of
circuit appeals Of the zenith district
the law will make 1t nuisance. pun
ishable by a fine Of 500 or imprison-
ment not to exceed 90 days or both
to make unlimited calls at residences
by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itin-
Grant merchants, transient vendors Of
merchandise, photographers and mag
azine or periodical subscription agents,
not having been requested to do 50"
The ordinance holds IN the case OF
either solicitation or selling at the
time the call Is made.
A second ordinance introduced by
the commission would prohibit park
ing Of trucks Of over one-half ton
capacity or more than six feet in
width in the residential district Of
the city, except for loading and ull-
loading.
Both Of the proposed ordinances
will be given their second reading
and final disposition at the meeting
Of the commission June 4.
Grant Time Extension
Alfred Zuger, attorney for the Nor
thern Pacific railroad, appeared before
the commissioners to request more
time In which to make the fill-in ut
the corner Of Fifth st. and Main
Ave. His request was Granted.
Irvine Cook made q complaint that
cattle were running on piece Of his
property. The matter was referred
to the city attorney.
Richard Leonard. superintendent of
the Federal Transit bureau, discussed
routine matters Of the bureau with the
commissioners.
A. w. Ecklund, city bacteriologist.
reported that he had informed IS
dairymen supplying milk to the city
that they would be expected to have
their herds tested for tuberculosis be-
fore June l. He said that many had
complied already.
Three hundred seventy three Of SIS
pupils Of city schools given general
physical examinations by Esther H.
Teichmann, nurse, were defective, &C.
cording to the report filed by A. NJ.
Fisher, city health officer. Fisher
stated that examinations showed city
water to be In q Satisfactory condi-
ton.
Approve Church Request
An application Of the First Luth-
aran church for cancellation Of PEN
atty and interest on its 193l-32 taxes
were referred to the county board Of
commissioners with . recommends.
ton for its approval.
The second reading Of the ordinance
which would prohibit construction
and operation Of bulk oil or filling
stations within 400 feet Of . church
Or school was deferred at the request
Of attorneys for the 500 lire.
Permission was granted the state
highway department to excavate from
Rosser Ave-. west Of the Northern
Pacific railroad, earth necessary for
widening the footwalk along Memoir
ial Highway east Of the Missouri
river.
The commission concluded It's meet
ing With the appointment Of inspect
ors for the June primary election.
They were named Is follows: first
ward-first precinct, W. J. Noggle:
second precinct. John Lobach: third
precinct. J. G. Beattie; second ward.
first precinct, H. I. Reed; second pre-
cinct, T. A. Erickson: third precinct,
Robert Phelps. Third ward. first pre-
cinct, w. r. Jones: second precinct,
Harold Griffith; third precinct, Carl
Bredy. Fourth ward. Matt senger.
Fifth ward. Frank Eernisse. Sixth
ward. first precinct. 8. o. LeBarron.
Second precinct. Grant Narsh