BREACHES OF BY-LAWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 5

BREACHES OF BY-LAWS.

1 '/(Before Dr:'A. M'Arthur, S.M.) ■ MUNICIPATj' PROSECUTIONS; • V;.', 1 ' -Tli.c i : representatives of: municipal • : bodies hrid a ! ' fieM day,' at. 'tlie'.^ XQMpKdaV., ~ \ ' • nie i o6rkrt6 v tHe Jbhns6nTille ' Town Board (represented V;*by; Mr. ;»'Buni)y) /prosecuted Mverali,residentsJbf :his district.'for/.breaches (horses 'Grep'riViYederick'/' liiddle;'.J&mcs ■ Marshall', IRieKiird {Pratt; 'EkmisStannard, y and Frederick Simoon' were .ejicli. fined. ps., and. costs rtiie fpa?e ; .against',<' ; JoKii. s SU'nnard,' charged ■with? lising- an: unlicensed Vehicle,' "yem, dis.njisijid. •. '...'. jy■■'■'■ /> , , : Tlib ; ,£pwn/.Clprlci'of, Karorij-Borough (Mr". rEnglandJj. prosecnted. oii'.'a , number ' of •I)iiHio.nd and-. John .'G.coiijjs'Raipe,to; pay',, the' costs, of'"thp^prpwcutioii,' iWilkinsony, against ; i. tKjrjqe sj6npils .."cp,nviqtions*;'was;-fined!.-; .4ps. , ; . Xt(d ,cps.ts,.,' 75:,"...His that " if 'thevdoffenuant* Was 1 dtfsirons'of,. running' stock •jjarj^to:.piiytfflcJljS.'griyiljge.',.,;- -1,. The;. Town iClerk '.. to-L.'- the < - Eastbourne Borough-; ptfe.""proceeded/''against for . allaying .eacli.. fined. ,5s. V ;Ja'nd ; 7sV .cqsts,; ■BSrßcr^Martin,! 10S. 1 ami 7s. 'posts'. '/.Twb.'in? formations, against: Hiigh >Dpwnes -.were dis- : rijiSßed.i.: V-V' ..V,.'.'.... t;',: / l-Tftj.'.. ..Gifej Corporation;.,.. Inspector j (Sjtr. ■ James.(Doyle) .-.prosecuted .for tlie'by-laws. v . ' ' ; r/ ' ~' : f] •» :\yfi A.iDntth, Street, ~Tyss."charged .*rith having goods,..to, .-jrii, without', haying /previously. .'obtained -a Hicehso: ■ ;I)oforidant ; .was. convicted 'arid ordered topay the* costs pf the proiiecti- •' : .' . "•. ■ \Alexander J., Raiid; guilder, Adelaide iptf haying .'used' the city ' water snpnly for'.'trade "purposes" without 'being grpvided-yptfr'a/Tvater-meterj/as laid down.in-the by-". ,law' -f^verriing"..,extraordinarywater . ; supply, was ordered'tp pay the'costs of the pfosecu r tion/' • ■ •"; • '■/;■■/';■ ! John ''M'Brearty, ( .V,cstaurant'-keppor,;' .W3s ■ charged* under/ the. fire. brigade 'laws..; with -haying- ne'glpcted,,tp clean'/out', his' chimney, allbwing' the' same t'o 'becQm'e' fotil.; ;A's -a ctnjSMiuence .thb 'fire.' bfigade. was called out break of fire, .ph.^defpntlsnt's..*premises?.':The Magistrate, impospd. ,a' lOsij'/with 7s. • c6sffl. '- : ; ' '■ TO V'' •' ; ' Th (ihearirt gof . the ; cs,sc. '. nqnins t, Norton Smith', for 'haying .erected , ■ of yhfs/.prehiisei'i'a "■ Bigri/hpardiwhibh'Was not'-iti accoraarice-Vjth thp .by-laV-' raa'de 'and provided, was acl3plii*'ned iintil Friday, Janilary.: 17, .in order to ~giye' the - Magistrator-an .opportunity of '.■ POLICE PRQSECimONS. ■ : . (Before Mr. G.,; Riddel!, S.M.) '■ •.'.' ■William John Connor' iwas convicted .and ordered £o .foiir ..hours' for-having dr'iych a .I'phjcle. round'ihe, corner of and Irigqstrb Streets at other than a walking pace. : ' " • ' Harold riding a'«bieyclo;on .the, footpath at : Snsscx;Squate,' wsa cpnyicted -.apd• fined ~ 10s., and costs:r7s.,' , ill dpfault .forty:oi e ht: hours!, imprisonment. '™w'g. a bieyelp'. without a'' light after lEwart .was fined •10s;,''iandcosts.',*/5.," in. (lofAult 'forty-eight hours' i in - .prisonmcnt ; '. rind' 'Arthiir Haymatii I ''for ; a similar 'p/fMico I V.'ffas convicted and 'inc<l : 28':, and - costs /£.*, - in -default, .twenty-four hours' ";. . > '.'..v.vj! .. : ■ ■i: >wUliOT-'Bmry..M'Farlahe, oxpress■ driver, •SiP$ "byvMr. Voh>Haaßt, was charged with, failing-tp,-'observe'the "rulp. of the!road. IJo infoririatioTi tbat.itherel.wa'S' no.mention of ; the':specific bVlaw;in' the information:--" v-".,-..' ■ =•■• •«3^op^SM , '6raihVm''c6imcfed- arid fined 3,5.;, /.and-? cbatffi';7s. ; ;.rin ■ dpfa'iilt. 'forty-eight nour3,: ; ]%risoniiiehtr r 'for ; ridfng a, 'bicyclo ; Trithoutoar.belli-.. >:6cv' ; '•vv.r f l :' :o*™«3 i ''Qharleg , 'Morris, charged firearms'-at Brboklrn. ivithrn/ tne;;. ci ty.. .without'- tfii. permission of the Mty-iCouriciViplcadcd that ho' did riot KnpwftlietD-.was a"-.by-law prohibiting tho'use of:nmrhisan,sarfi a,place. Defendant was and' feed 205., .'and;.costs' 7s.', in dpfault forty r eigiit : hours' iniprisbrlmcnt: Ssuney and. : fihcd 10s.. , •C.gsts -• / s;,vin J default • forty-eight hours' r ,having;l(!ft. his horso and 1 ychiclestanding.• in Um 'street.-for', such a . f ; s to bi unable to have .full'control thercpi*.' v -' - r - ; • i»■ •...■•• <, • vFop erecting' a vscaffolding-..witboiit"..giving the necesjarf-; notice to SenfFolding Inspcctpr, :JoMph \V. Posetfo" 'was convicted and rined,v2os., and ' costr, I '. 7a:,' in default forty-eight honTs' imprisonment. ■ • VENDOR' IN TROUBLE. ~A; fruit;' seller, 'nanicd- i>a.Vid' Elliott, : apppared. in annrer to a >,hargb of. loitering m Cuba. Street- after/ having' been . directed to moytwen ,by a coTistable.; . - "• ~ ... 'Defendant pleaded not giiilty. .. ; Eridencp was given for-.tho.'policb that defendant,.'who; was selling fruit, from a cart in the street on Saturday -night," December, 23,- was blocking traffic' owing to tho crowd which bad : gathered round his cart. : He ▼as' dirtctdd to' move on^-but .'remained at the spot for over half an hour, and;refnscd 1:°. " ; "• ;; Deftndant admitted that- ho was selling fruit *t the spot indicated by the police, and had a cheap'lino of plums, which attracted'buyers. Ho remained "a short time after.tbo constable told him to mpvc in order toLsorvo some .customers. What I .want'to kjsow." said defendant,' ■ addrossine - the

Bench, "is whether I aril'allowed to. soli ori tho stroots. I always thought I was." , His Worship: "I'ou had better consult a solicitor I" Sub-Inspector O'Donovan asked for a moderate penalty in order, to , intimate to defendant and to other vendors of fruit that they must ntovo on when directed to do so by the • police. " i His Worship, addressing defendant, said . that ,whon a constahlo requested him to . more on : ho must do so, no matter how in.convenient it niight he, He miist; movb' oii sbmo ' distance,', and :comply with the. constable's PJ'flcT... . I)efendant,. was. conVieted, i and : ordered to pay : 'thb Court' costs, 12s."' ! . OFFENSIVE RUBBISH. 'r• .. Norton.Smitli,»rentaurantrkMper,'ofCV)urtbrtay Place, was' charged! with : having "stored Ja;' (juantity. bf ..'refuso' of' nis pTt . :mises. p that. tho»smell jarising-'rr.om s 'thb ; refuse was-such as not only.'to.constitute . a,:Tiuisa"iic©, but.; a 'irnenaco to' the'.health 'flf '.tho community,', . ."."'V.... Inspbotpr of, N.iiisahccs'. stated ' ;thp 'caso'.,wa's' one of-the '.worst that'had .'ever • come .under'-,'h'is'notice. v ':■■■■•.'•- •' .John \Fredei;!ck Shaw,. inspector under -the . Health department; said-that he had ijsited . ;,tho : premises-o/i.th« 'defendant. The rubbish . ih'adr.bepn' tleppsited in. a ..-hole"?in"; thV rar'd. , of loose earth." Had . .-'a the' hmlth ' . .'of-;'thb:f community' would' havo : bebn ' eii- , :dangered. The : pretnises were 'in ! a ; 'dirty . comiition. - . , -/It ■ was.' stated that defendant, who still .held the llease; of ! the premises, '.'had closed , down. • ■■ f ; ; . Tho. Magistrate remarked that some guarantee would have to.bo given that ..tho rnbbish ; would ;bo: removed." Defendant wonld be "fined '405., ;and ,75.-' costs. ' ,'-/r For;\a ?3im'ilar 'offence, of a less serious : Kong,' fruiterorj,; of Tipper '. i. s Strpot, was fined ,20s ;) and costs 7s.