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13, i~17. At a regular meeting of the City Council Nmrch 13th there were present: ~essrs--~. A. Bunting, Oscie Dashiell~ J~ T. Hanvey, C. H~ Herbert, Jno. A.~ ~orris, W. D. Morgan, 6. The minutes of the special meeting February 7th, meeting February 20th were rea~ and wereapproved. re~,le~r ~eeting February 13th, ~and special REPORTS OF DEPARTEENTS Law-- Referred February ($ith Public Service Department) Recommendation of the City Eanager that ~uordin~noe be drafte~ authorizing tha-circulationof petitions asking that dirt street be scraped, shaped and well rolled, mu~ given two or three treatments of suit~ole road oil or binder, An ordinance requiring unattended children under sixteen years of age to be off the streets at a reasonable hour of the night. It is recommended that the foilowi~g ordinate be mdopted therefor: ~ 0rdin~noe Re~ quiring Chlldmen of Twelve Years of Age mud Under to be Off the Streets a~ter Nine O'clock at ight. An ordinance prohibiting children under sixteen years of age attending moving picture shows unless acoompmnied by a~ adult. We do no.t recommend an ordinance to cover this m~tter at this time. An ordinance imposing t~$ ssm? penalties for disreg~rding the instructions of a traffic sign or mark as those prescribed mcr disreg~rding a member 'of the Polmce DePartment. It is recommended that the following ordinance be adopted to cover same: An Ordinance to Amend Section 383 of the City Ordinances by Adding Thereto a New Sub-section to be Know~ as Sub-section "0 2" Requiring Drivers of Vehicles to Obey Signs, Posts, or Other Marks Placed Upon the Streets of the City or Operated by the Police Department for the Purpose of Directing Traffic. An ordinance requir&ng automobiles to tske out and display a City license fo~ope~ating, at the rate of $.25 per horse power, ba~ed on the A. L. A. ~. rating. It is recommended that the ~ollowinE ordinance be ad0pt~d covering sa~e: ~ Ordinance to Levy a Specific Tax Upon Persons Owning Automobiles, Rotor Cycles, Eo2or Bicycles, and Other Sim.ilar Vehicles. · ' de~lers buying w~ter and g~s fiitures: An' Ordinance to E~ke it Unlawful for Any Junk De~ler or Canvasser to Buy, Receive or Have in His Possession any Wate~ or G~s Pipes or Fixtures. An ordi~nc& requiring out-of-town delivery wagons which make rear routes or calls to take out a City ~icense. We report that this can not be done legmlly. An ordinamoe requiring a&l does within the City to be muzzled at a&l times smd that they be not allowed to run at large on the streets~ It is recommended that the following ord~r~nce be adopted therefor: An Ordi~nce to Amend Section ~8 of the City Ordinance by A~iing Thereto Sub-section ~ySA Requiring Dogs which Go upon the Streets of the City to be Nuzzled. To amend the ordinance relating to pay of policemen, so as to m~ke the pmy of hew police- men $2.~0 per day after sixty days' service, instea~l of twelve months as at present; same tO go int'o effect Mmroh let, l~ly. It is recommended that the following ordinance be adopted therefor: An Ordinance to Amend ~nd Re,ordain Section 301 of the City O~dinances as Amended in Relation to the Police Force. Re~olution ~=om the Housewives League in rege~vd to moving picture shows, &c. We report that a meeting w~s held by the Department of Law with the Housewives League and the M~na~=e o~ the moving picture shows~ The managers of the moving picture shows agreed to cut out s~ud n~t show pictures that are immoral or suggestive° This w~s agreed upon for a period of sixty days to see if it wou~d give the relief asked for by the smid League. (Signed) Jno~ Ac ~Orris~ Ch~irm~n~ The report having been read, on motion, the recommended o~din~nces were ordered to lie on the table, u~er the rules. On motion, the matter of prohibiting itinerant junk dealers ~rom doing business in the City w~s referred to the Finance Department to be considered by it in preparing the License Tax Ordinance for 1917-18o With regard to requiring out-of-town delivery wmgons which m~ke regular routes or o~lis to take out a City ~icense, the City Attorney stated that th~ m~tter had been up before the Council a~ ce=rain times, and that it is not legal for the Council to ma~e an ordinance to prohibit such ~o ,~ ~m~ ~ ~h~ ~tv: but ~ Mo~ris suggested that such a licensg tax might' be im-