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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 13, 1924 COUNCIL PROCEEDING8 A r~gular meeting of the city coun- cil of the city of Cohnnbia Heights was held at the. Columbia sehoo: house Tticsdhy; 5lay 13th, 1924, at' 8 p.m. Meeting called to order by 5Iavor Morton. Full council present. Minutes of regular and special meet- ings read and approved. Bills wet, read as follows: H. 5I; Barrows. .... ,. $~/~5 0( Wm. H. Kuhn ..... '..' ...... Jacob H. Hellcr ............. ,."(78.87 ]lay Rhodes ...~ ..... ...... .. /.80 Russel Jadwin... i,~ 00' Wendel & Co ............... '. Guy ~Vobb ................... '¢9.41 Gus 'Sunberg ........ : ........ (, 6.00~ 5Iiller D. avis Co ......... ...vZ0.80 Hazel A. Trucker Dawson Robinson ............. E. L. 01ark .................. t, 1.50 Bert I(ile ..; ............ ' ..... · ~,2.00 Mrs. a'. Gonld ........... .'.. ...... ~/2.00 Healy A Peterson ....... .... /',19.00 Col. Hgts. Record .. .......... t16.10 No~thwesteru Tel. Co'. '. ...... ~' 38;15 Col Lumber Co ............ v(~3.40 .~I, W. Tatio...; .............. t23~.40 Carl Helwick ............. .... M2.00 Wm. Maglin .................. ¢ 5175 O. -~V. Burge ................ ;/20.25 Arnold Helwick .............. t/77.39 Wm. 'Heller .................. v 39.38 Walker ' ..................... v75.00 Improvement. Bulletin .......... 10.2~ Berger 5Ifg. Co ............. ~.~' 69~08 W. L. Nott Co ................ Columbia Fire Dept ........... Judge I~eycs ......... ' ........ ~¢ ~L00 Anoka Crushed Stone ......... /30.38! C. E. Robhins ............... v~48.30 A. Kcs5 . ~ .................... ,, ~;.00 Dr. Thorkolsen ?!30.00: Gust Anderson .............. t 25.20 .Mpls. Gen. Elect ...... ; .... ~/2~ 99 s. ~. Hill ....... Granite Falls ................ t/4{:.70i Motion hy Ledwein, seconded' by Karrow, that bills be allowed as read. Carried unanimously.. .& request for a I,~'Fi'uit for a. er's license of' ¥ietor Contowski was~ read and motion by Ledwein, see6nd-i cd by Ostrand,er, that it be granted,! carried unanimously. ' Con{munieation read from ,S. C. Welch, on a bill of $120.50 attached: for plumbing repairs on building at{ 4038 and 4040 Central a. vemie. MotionI by Ostrander, seconded by Ledivein, the same be tabled for further tigati0n, carric, d':t{nanimously. Corn: munieation read from O. L. Nlekols acknowledgiug the receipt of a ~heck for $5'53.34 from the city, due his clients, Mrj and Mrs. Swanson. It was moved by Ostrander, seconded by Karrow, that the bond. of A. Sunberg be accepted. Carried unani- mously. Communication read from State Highway. Ordinance No. (23) Twenty- three had its second reading. Carried unanimously. Motion by Ostrander, seconded by Burgoyne, that the city manager be allowed $75.00 (seventy- five) dollars per }fear for gas and oil. Carried unanimously. Motion by Led- wein, seconded b3; Burgoyne, that' tile bill of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50) for oil and gas be allowed city manager for first half' of year from January 1st, 1924, to Jtily 1st. Carried unanimously, i Moved .by Ledwein, seconded by Ostrander, that meeting 'be adjourned. ' ' 5Irs. J. Gouhl, Secretary.- 'An Ordinance regulating tbe keeping of billiard tables, pigeon hole .tables, pool tables and bowling alleys. The City of Columbia Heights does~or- dain as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for an~ person, person~, firm or corI)ora- tion to keep in tb~ City"of Cohunbia ~eights in tbe County of ~knok~ and State of ~Iinnesota, ~ny public billlard, pool or pigeon bole table, or bowling alley, wherein or whereon such ~erson, persons, firm or corporation shall per- mit for any reward or otherwise, ~ny person or persons to play any ~,of ten pins, ~illiards or pool or any other games whatsoever, unlegs such person, persons, firm or corporation· shall first obtain a license therefor from the city council as herein pro- vialed. ' Section 2. Any person, persons, firm or corporation, desiring to obtain license to keep such billiard, pool or pigeon hole tables or bowling alleys and per.it the g~mc of billiards, .pool or ten pins to be played thereon, shall make application in writing to the city council, which api)licati~n shall give the name of the ~pl)licant, the place whore i~ is proposed to operate~ said tables or alley and the number of s~id ~lleys'or tables sought to be oper- ated by said ~pplic~nt. · Section 3. Upon the approval-of said application by the city council, the plic~nt shall pay to the City Treasurer ~ fee or fees ~s follows for a year: ~or ten ,pin or bowling ~lley, for ~each stand or ~lley the' sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars. For .pigeon hole, billiard ~r ,pool bles for each the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars. ~pon the filing of ~be Treasurer's receipt for. said fees the clerk shall is- sue to said applicant ~ license to oper- ate the alteys or tables therein tie- scribed in ~be place designate6. Every such license shall expire 6n the 31st day of December next following the issuance of the s~me unless sooner re- yoked or forfeited. In ckse any such license is applied for an'd issued after the 3.1st day of December of an libense year, the license fee to be'paid there- for shall be such pro r~t~ part of such license fee .as corresponds to the frac- tional ~ortion of the .license year four which such license is issued. 'Section 4. The city council m~y just ca'use and after investigation, if it deems advisable, revoke any such license; Section 5. 'All persons' under the age of 18 years or who is' a minpr pupil of any school are prohibited from ,play- ing pool or billiards or ten pin~ or bowling whether on ~ ten pin alley or a box bail alley, in ~ny public pool or billiard room or bowling alley or in any public place of business within the city limits of the city o~ Columbt~ ~.eigbts, except when accompanied by bis or their ,p~rent or guardi~u, and any person under the age 0i 18 years or who is ~ minor pupil ia ~ny school who shall engage in 'any game of pool or billiards or bowling in any such place, or fretiuent, xor~oiter within .any pool or billiard room ,or bowling alley, or public piece of'business where pool, billiards or bowling are played, sh~ll be guilty of*~ misdemeanor and sb~ll be punished as herein'provided. Section 6.. ~very keeper or person in charge of any public t)o~l or billiard room, public bowling ~lley or pnblic place of business within the Hmit-s the city of Columbi~ ~eights, ~wbere pool, billiards or bowling are played, who shall permit or allow any person under the 'age of 18 years or who is minor pupil in any school to pl~y any of said games therein, or to gather in, loiter ill or frehuent any such place, or to be or remain in any of said places, shall be guiIty of ~ misdemeanor and 'sball ~e .punished as hereinafter pro- vided. Section 7. It sh~ll be unlawful for ~ny person, persons, firm 0r corporation licensed by the city council t~ kee.p public pool, billiard or pigeon hole tables or bowling alley, to allow the pitying of any gamins whatsoever with- in his, its or {hdh' place of business on Sunday eX~el)t between the bouts of 1I:30 A. Al. and 12' P. AL,' Week-day honrs to be 6 A. A{. to 12 P. ~A][. Section $.. The £ront ~vlndo~vs of all l)laceV, for which the ctty-coun~l' shall grant a license to keep any pu - Itc pool, billiard, pigeon bole table or · boxvling, shall not be covered or con- ~led so that a view into said places from the level of the side~valk shall, · not be possible above a vertical dis-~ t~uce of fohr and one-half feet from, the level of the sidewalk 'in front of said !olaces. Se~ztion 9. Gambling and illegal dis- ,posing and. drinking of intoxicating' liquors in any room for which ,~ Ii-, cense t~as been .granted for keeping public billiard, pool or pigeon hole table or boxvling alley, or In any room( adjacent thereto, or in any room in. the building in whio~ such licensed: place shall be is hereby prohibited:and. shall be sufficient cause for revoking any license grahted in pursuance of, :his ordinance. Section 10. That part of Section of Ordinance No. 13, of the City of Columbia Heights, being an ordinance~ entitled an ordinance regulating li-i Censes in the City 4)f Columbia Heights. and which said ordinance was adopted', ou the 9th day of Jannary, 1923, which said part of said section reads l as follows: t(eepers of billiard tables, pool tables, pigeon hole tables, baga~ telle tables for each table ($5.00) Five l Dollars, keeper of nine or ten pins alIeys for each alley l~ive ($5.00) lars, is 'here~o'y repealed. Section ~11. Any person ~wbo ~shall violate any of the provisions of tbis;~ ordinance shall on convidtion thereof~ be subject to a fine 'not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100) or to imprison- ment in the connty Jail .not exceeding Ninety (90) Days. Section 12. All ordinances or parts of ordinances which conflict with the terms of this oi~dinance .are hereby re- )ealed. o ~Section 13. This - ordinance shall ,eke effect and·be in force thirty (30) after its passage.. Passed May 13th,' 1924. I~. H. AIORTON. (Seal) A~ayor. Attest: ~I1XS. ff. GOULD, Secretary to Council. First readin~ ~%pril 29, 1924. Second reading ~Iay 13, 1924. Passed May 13, 1924.