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Show AFTER THE NEWSBOYS Council Committee Would Prevent Lads From Selling Papers. -. The Municipal Laws committee of the City Council acted favorably Wednesday Wednes-day night en the ordinance introduced by Councilmen Hobday and Martin prohibiting pro-hibiting boys from selling papers on the streets during school hours, and prohibiting prohib-iting girls from selling at, all. The members were unanimously opposed op-posed to allowing girls to sell papers at any time. As originally drafted,- the ordinance prohibited boys under 18 years of age selling papers between the hours of 9 o'clock in the morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon. This was changed so that the age limit wae dropped to 15 years and the hours are between 8:30 o'clock and 3:30. o'clock. -. ; . The passage of the ordinance thus amended was recommended by the committee. |