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.." ~ 459 -~- --- _.~ --- c_._ _ _ - --- - - -- seconded the motion for the adoption of the Committee's recommendation. The ayes and nays were called. Councilmen voting aye, eight; nay, none. Absent, none. I Councilman Zumwalt further stated that a Mr. Stafford owned some property adjoining the city dump grounds and he wished to put in a joint fence separating the two. The City Engineer stated that the cost of this fence as near as could be estimated would be $65.00 or $70.00, therefore the city's share would be between I $32.50 or $35.00. Councilman Zumwalt moved and Reid seconded that the city pay its share of this joint fence as long as it was within the above specified amount. The ayes and nays were called. Councilmen vot1.ng aye, Reid, Zumwalt, Bond and. Harris; my, Lamb, Hendershott, Simon and Carlson. It being a tie vote, the Mayor broke the tie by voting aye. .~ ~~ ..........,. ~ ;...,.~. . The Police Committee by Councilman Simon, asked the council to give the Chief of Police the power to make complete arrangements for the employment of a dog "- catcher on the percentage basis. Upon motion made and seconded, this was unani- mously approved. Councilman Simon then stated that Councilman Bond of the Police Committee ,had been securing bids for the purchase of cars for the Police Matron and the Polic Department and asked that the committee be given power to purchase the same. The Recorder asked Dr. Simon if legal bids had been published in the papers, to which Dr. Simon answered no. Upon motion made and seconded, this permiSsion was granted. ....... I At this time, Councilman Simon again presented the suggestion concerning the city's licensing all pin and ball machines, the second quarter being now past due. He stated that the licensing had been held up by reason of the fact that one ball machines were in effect and it had been reported that many of the machines wer paying the winners cash and he wanted to know what the council wanted to do about it. The Recorder at this time pointed out that the present ordinance governing the pin and ball machines specifically provided that awards could be made only in merchandise or merchandise orders; therefore, under the ordinance, tokens were per- fectly permissible but that any machine that paid out cash was in violation of the ordinance and subject to the penalties provided for such. Councilman Reid made the suggestion that it might be possible for the chief of police to secure the keys to all the machines from the distributors and open up the pay-off boxes and if mone were found in them to make an irrmediate arrest. The Recorder pointed out that that would certainly be good evidence if it were, done. Mr. Harry Johnson addressed I the council suggesting the licensing of poker games if they wanted to get some t money and in such games the player had better chances of winning something. Mr. I Gordon Wells, local attorney, representing three distributors, pointed out. that I when the state held pin and ball machines were not lotteries or gambling devices, I. that there were three forms of games being used at that time. 1. Those machines paying out in paper checks. 2. Those that paid out in tokens. 3. and those tha t paid out in money; and that as a matter' of fact there can be no di stine tion between these machines. They are all legal. Councilman Hender~hott moved and Councilman Bond seconded to continue licensing the machines under the present or- dinance. Councilman Carlson pointed out that the members of the council had alread once this year determined that these machines should be licensed and that it seemed to him to be a hardship on the distributors and operators of the said machines to put them on the spot each and every quartef as to whether or not they should be licensed. He suggested that we let the ordinance stand as it now is and follow through on that basis for a period of a year. Question was called for and the motion was carried. '- .. Councilman Simon then asked that the Recorder be authorized to advertise bids for the police radio equipment and upon motion made and seconded it was so ordered. '- Councilman Simon then reported on the 13th Street Parking situation betwee Kincaid and Alder Streets and no comments being had, the question was continued. Councilman Simon then reported on the traffic condition at the corner of 16th and Hilyard Streets as it had been presented by Dr. A. T. Oberg at the previou , meeting and the committee recommended that a stop sign be placed on 16th Street, on the west side of Hilyard Street and upon motion made and seconded, it was so ordere . I Councilman Bond then moved that a stop sign be placed at the corner of Broadway and Van Buren and this was seconded, but in the discussion that followed, the motion was withdrawn and the question held for consideration at the next council meeting. " Councilman Bond then requested that the stop sign now located at 6th and Polk StrEP, ts be temporarily removed and be replaced when the Prairie Road was again \. opened to traffic. Upon motion made and seconded, it was so ordered and the police were instructed to take care of this. , It was the recommendation of the police committee that the transfer of license of the operators of the Fir Tree Inn be approved and upom motion made and seconded, it was so ordered. The applications of the Tiny Tavern and Manhattan Cafe - were both held for further consideration. ..' ~