Show BARBER SHOPS PUT IN ZONES Board Intends s to Pass Ordinance Monday l Protest Read Hea An ordinance compelling barber barbershops shops hops In the business district to close cloae their doors at G 30 o'clock each tach e c ning arid and In outlying districts at 7 by b the city o'clock clock o is to be passed commissioners Monday the board members agreed today Final decision was made today toda when a committee e of barbers appeared before the board with plans to lo zone the city so that the dl lines be between be- be tween een downtown downto shops and shops hops could be defined d. d All shops within the boundaries of Monroe avenue on the cast east Wall Vail aye ave nue on the west Twenty-eighth Twenty street on the he south and Twentieth street on the north will be considered within the downtown district and compelled to close at 6 30 o'clock Shops with with- within withIn in the city limits but outside this zone lone will close doze at 7 o'clock EXCEPTION MADE DE Tha l only J exception to these l hours l I will wl be e on Saturdays a and on O da days s pre pee preceding ceding holidays when all shops will close at 3 S Th ordinance was proposed by the majority ot 01 barbers of the city Only one dissenting communication came before the commissioners from Ray Wayman and was read today be before be- be before before fore the board The commissioners said It Is apparent ent mt that sentiment for the ordinance was wu overwhelming and that preparations preparations would be begun n at once to In Include In- In Include clude dude the boundary district in It and bring it before the Monday meeting for be passage The communication opposing the ordinance as lIS s read follows S TEXT TENT TI T OF PROTEST To the mayor and com corn commissioners missioners of Ogden A barber respectfully presents prest his sentiments regarding proposed ordin ordin- ordinance ordinance ance anee to close all aU barber shops at I am Just a plain barber and there there- therefore therefore therefore fore I dont don't know v much about the use of grammar and fine phrases but Ill I'll try to express myself in words of one syllable syllabic and so simple that even cen an an- another another another other barber could understand it I was just reading in the evening paper that several of the barbers of Ogden had proposed an ordinance to close all barber shops at o'clock In the evening e except on Saturdays and days preceding holidays when the doors would be open until 8 Being as I work part day and part night shift and in the shop that the proposed ordinance is 15 aimed at naturally I was much concerned In fact f t I belle believe a person has ample reason to be much concerned when some petty law Is proposed that will cut olf his bread and butter On the face of this proposed pro d ordin ordin- ordinance ordinance ance Ence we take It to be for the protection protection tion lion of the overworked and nervous barber If IC you ou will III take a walk some someday someday someday day past the different barber shops or ot Ogden notice the many barbers lounging In their chairs and again at o'clock watch them powder their noses and straighten their neckties and stroll out In the evening for their recreation Just as the other workmen are coming off oft shift In need nc-ed ne d of some cleaning up and service at the barber shop Barbers Bar rs are public servants They make their own wage working on a percentage basis governed by the amount a. of work performed The bar- bar boring business is Individual You cant can't very well send one of the chil thil- children dren to the shop and expect them to Co bring you ou a haircut or shave share I would suggest a much wiser law in my es estimation es- es that we shorten the working hours of the barbers' barbers wives who are trying to help barbers make a liv liv- ing I wonder If there Is a law any any- anywhere anywhere where that prohibits a person from selling Ceiling their time or labor day or night I thank you RAY WAYMAN W WAYMA A 2128 Lincoln Avenue |