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"M po Thousand Clowns, aaults $1 Stephens College W arehouse Theatre 8 pjo. A Midsummer $oght s Dream, adults $8 University Fine Arts Building Exhibits See Sunda ; Vibrations magazine for continuing exhibit schedule I &Sone listings oa page 9C 1 I Mnisiiflif; Measles epidemic preventable Immunization lau to be enforced BMarvLttOe SSssoarian staff writer Measles outbreaks this spring ji 27 Missouri counties, including an epidemic in Booae Counts, could hae been a cided if easting health laws had been enforced,, a state official said, but the Columbia school district and the state blamed each other Ttsesdav for lack of enforcement State health officials are working for statewide enforcement of laws that require students attending public schools to be immunized adequately against measles, polio, dipthena and rubella If all the children were immunized like they were supposed to be, there wouldn't have been any cases said Gary Shipley, assistant director of the Missouri Bureau of Immuiuzable Diseases We were expecting the schools as part of their responsibdit to exclude children who did not have adequate immunization," he said. But Columbia school Supt Russell Thompson said the state did not ac-tively enforce the laws because the) ithe state) did not want to be in a position of totally excluding students Director of Elementary Schools Lynn Marine said Columbia schools did not enforce the laws because "the state didnt demand us to do it" Shipley said a good percentage of school districts were enforcing the health laws, but Thompson said he thought most of the other districts were treating the laws as Columbia had. The state t now directing the school districts "to take positive steps" to achieve 100 per cent immunization, Marine said If a student is not adequately immunized within one month of the start of school he will be suspended, unless he has a religious or medical exemption, he said ' We're just trying really hard to crack down," Shipley said Previously if a student was not im-munized his parents were told they had one month to comply with state health laws If they did not comply the Missouri Division of Health was notified, Marine said The division then sent staff persons to work with the children who were not immunized Thompson said staff members came to the district "once or twice" this year Marine said that before the epidemic 1,043 children remained without adequate measles immunizations He estimated the number of children without measles immunizations now as a "small" percentage The law will be strictly enforced this fall, Marine said 'It's either im-munization or exemption sheets He said there would "probably not" have been an epidemic if the laws had been enforced Columbia Director of Health Services Mike Sanford said if the existing laws had been enforced "of course there wouldn't have been" an epidemic "Obviously there has not been volun-tary compliance," he said But Sanford said parents are responsible for the epidemic, too "The problem is one of complacency," he said "A bunch of parents just don't care enough "It's a disgrace," Sanford said . - ' :- -a 3" - Z II-- "- 69th I ear a 251 (hxI Warning! It Wednesday. July 13, J 977 3 Nation 36 Pag 1 5 m i r 1 I l i i - --4 CHIRPY " i ! i i ffry "n Jr r S ff -- P" LOCUST " M I O H-- ac I --J "5 --rE S$ SUGGESTED UftSVUSITY ff EXTENSION A IF I . MssMtnaaeapbt Sba Belts Map ! Htigpoteil Kim treet extension. Change possible for Elm Street By Cheri Duncan afissaoriaa staff writer City Planning Director Mike Bathke said Tuesday he will negotiate to ac-- lieve traffic congessoa on the down-town loop Bathke told loop task force members that as many as 40 student parking spaces north of the Loeb Group dormi-tories would be eliminated in the pro-posal so the at can extend Elm Street Elm Street, which runs across the northern edge of the campus, would be extended to Fifth Street or Providence Road so traffic northbound from the University may avoid traveling up Sixth Street Bathke presented the plan after task force member Dale Puckett, owner of Puckett's Men's Wear, expressed his dissatisfaction with traffic flow at the intersection of Sixth and Locust streets The city and the University have ar-ranged for land easements before when needed by either party KeeGroshong, associate business officer at the Uni-versity, said Bathke has not contacted his office about the parking lot But "we would cooperate anv way we could" No mention was made at the meeting of the residences or of the Dalton Materials Co , which would be affected if Elm Street were continued between FifthStreet and Providence Road The task force also discussed ways to inform returning students about the loop Robert Kren University director of public information for the Columbia campus, said the task force could pre-sent loop information in the bulletin sent to all faculty members and staff Aug 31 Sue Rice, chairman of the city affairs division of the Missouri Students" Asso-ciation ( MSA) , said the education effort should be directed toward students who own cars She said MSA would be will-- (See LOOP, page 12A No state ruling given on city can ban law The head of the Missouri division of liquor control says no one has contacted that office concerning a possible con-flict between the Columbia can ban or-dinance and state liquor regulations Supervisor Albert Letz said he would have no comment on allegations by sev-eral beer distributors that the Columbia ordinance would force them to violate state law He said he has not read the ordinance and "nobody has requested either an official or unofficial ruling on whether it conflicts with any state re-quirements " The distributors, along with several beverage retailers, obtained a tem-porary restraining order June 29 in Boone County Circuit Court against en-forcement of the ordinance, charging that it violates the U S Constitution Monday, Circuit Court Judge John Cave extended the restraining order until at least July 22 to give the parties time to respond to each other's argu-ments At Monday's hearing, the plaintiffs filed an amended petition asserting that the container deposit refund provisions of the can ban ordinance would violate state law Several distributors testified that they would stop selling beer in Co-lumbia rather than risk losing their liquor licenses Ted A Wisch, manager of N H Scheppers Distributing Co , Jefferson City, testified that he had contacted Robert Stewart, former acting super-visor of the state division of liquor con-trol, and was told the ordinance con-tained possible violations of state law Letz said Stewart left the division of liquor control May 17 Letz said neither he nor his deputy, Duane Franklin, have received any inquiries about the Columbia ordinance "If someone asks for a ruling we will consider the mat-ter," he said Carter wants option to deploy neutron bombs Freta our wire services WASHINGTON President Carter asked Congress Tuesday to approve funds for the neutron bomb and said he needs the option to deploy it even though use of such weapons "could lead to a world-wid- e holocaust I have not yet decided whether to advocate deployment of the neutron bomb, but I thank we should have the option Carter told a news conference. He also said a nation ought be justified in starting a nuclear war if the provocatrca were 'extreme gross, such as the unwarranted invasion of another country " The Pentagon wants todep&o neutron weapons along NATO front lines in Europe to deter Soviet invasion. Because the neutron bomb causes much less destruction' than comparable tactical weapons, it could be used m Europe. Carter said, where Western forces are badly outmanced and outgunned b Soviet bloc troops and tasks. Production of the bomb does not affect our strategic negotiations or SALT talks with the Sonets" because it is a tactical battlefield weapon and not a strategic armament, Carter said. The Soviets, however, have a!read begun condemning the bomb A White House spokesman said Carter could always decia? to scrap the futuristic radiation weapon as he did the Bl bomber two weeks ago Some House and Senate officials predicted Carters decision would dear the air and peed passage of the production funds Proponents claim it is more effiaent more humane and a more credible deterrent to war than other nuclear weapons, because it confines damage more preciseh to the military target and minimizes destruction of civilian areas. Opponents argue the neutron bomb would lower the threshhold of full-scal- e nuclear war preciseh becai.se of the temptation to use it Tuesday Sen Mark Hatfield. R-O- re leader of the ur rMOS effort to eliminate appropriation for th neutron bomb said saenufic sources claim the bomb s radiation erects a'e not nearh so limited or short Lved as claimed. It seems clear, he said that one result of a neutron attack coUd be the creation of a gaseous clud of radiocative partic'e which could kill thousands of people - its its patn before dissapatmg into the -- ppe- atmosphere and lingering for thousands o ea--s Carter also announced at tre ?-e-ss conference marking the ena o --u. m six months in office that rror e"'om i iSeeL.S pagel2A Minimum wage increases to $265 an hour Jan. 1 WASHINGTON iUPI - Prdert Carter crgamzed labor nd congres-sional leaders agreed Tuesda to a compromise bill that will increase the minimum wage b 3o cents to $2 6a an how next Jan 1 The compromise announced b Rep CarlPerkuis D--K also would orovide for future automatic anrua5 increases geared to a percentage of the a erage factorv wage Labor has long sought these automatic increases Perkins chairman of the Hoise Laoor Comittee said the bill will Dro-vi- ae for an increase to $2 to an hour lest Jan i with estimated increase to $2 89 in 1 --79 and $3 lo in 1980 Carter announced earlier ir the da at a news conference that he supported the bill Perkins noted the bJI still races con-siderable opposition pnmaih croir tug business But he predicted tne House would adopt it o August Cutoff of medical care stayed JEFFERSON CITY (AP MS District Court Judge Elmo Hunter ordered the state Division of Family Services on Tuesday to contume paying medical costs for some 9,900 families though those famnfas no longer Qualify for welfare support Division attorney Robert Nortfacutt said the court order would remain in effect until next Wednesday when Hunter holds a full hearing on the matter Hunter issued the order on grounds that the notice provided those families as well as others whose pavments were reduced on Jul 1 was insufficient n explaining theu rights to a hearing before their benefits were either cut or ended completely 3&aertrcMn isrttst tntzght hsr tmt- - Related story on page 12A families from St Louis who had been dropped from the welfare roles under a revision in the states welfare laws enacted this ear Northcutt said Hunter also ordered the division to send a new notice to the 9 900 families dropped from the rolls and the more than 20 000 others whose benefits were reduced The new notice is to apprise them of their right: to a hemtitig, ifNttfftwvtfrrtmtof 4to timsiott, the judge ordered. Under the revision in the weirare svstem. mandated b the federal got prnment recipients are now paid a percentage of an amount the state determines necessan to Ine In calculating the welfare pavment the state takes into consideration all sources of income the famih has 5,000 flee toxic fumes ROCKWOOD. Tenn (UPI) An orange-yello- w cloud of lethal fumes rolled down Roosevelt Mountain from a wrecked tanker truck Tuesday, and officials urged evacuation of all the 5,000 residents of this coal-minin- g town. A dispatcher at the Roane County sheriff's office, which remained open, said at dusk that "there's a few who are being contrary and insisting on staying, but the evacuation is 80 to 90 per cent complete " There was no attempt to force evacuation, officials said The truck was loaded with 1,800 gallons of what a Dow Chemical Co official identified as liquid bromide when it overturned. Authorities said the cause of the crash was under investigation "It is a very lethal gas," said Dow spokesman Gordon Sears.who explained the liquid changes to a gas when exposed to the air and causes burnson contact or when inhaled The tractor-tank-er ng overturned in the eastbound lane of Interstate 40 and ruptured, releasing a toxic chemical identified as hydrobromic acid UPItdeptnto Workers, lower right, suited in protective clothing attempt to stop the flow of liquid bromide from a ruptured tanker truck. About 5,000 residents in the valley below were urged to leave the area as poisonous fumes drifted down the mountain City officials will determine procedure By Peter Tux Miasourian staff writer A two-year-o- ld ordinarce may be used to curb deteriorating housing in Columbia once city offi-cials determine the proper procedure for enforc-ing it, Mayor Les Proctor told the Columbia Mis-soun-an Tuesday Proctor said the city staff will look into the business licensing ordinance before the City Council makes any decision concerning it Public Works Director Ray Beck brought up the possibility of using the ordinance to curb de-teriorating rental housing when Proctor's ad hoccommittee on bousing met Saturday The ordinance, passed in May, 1975, requires businesses to "comply with all health, building, fire and any other applicable codes and regula-tions and present certificates and written assur-ances of compliance with the initial license ap-plication and when requested by the License In-spector for license renewals " The ordinance applies to apartment buildings of three units or more An inspection is neces-sary to obtain the initial license, but not for an-nual renewal The ordinance has not been enforced previous-ly because some city officials did not know about it until Saturday The license inspector is part of the Qty Finance Department Columbia's license inspector, J W "Chub" Phillips, said that inspectors from the health, building and fire departments can close a busi-ness be!ore a coroplaM reaches his office The ordinance allows the license inspector to require violators to stop business if they are not complying ith the regulations r "when the conduct of any licensee, agent, or employee is so mimical to the public health, safety and general welfare as to constitute a nuisance and this (sic) givensetoanesnergency " Phillips said he has been aware of the ordi-nance but rarely, if ever, has used it He said that is because all other city inspectors also have the power to shut a business down. "All he (another city inspector) has to do," Phillips said, "is refer to the code If it's being violated, he can shut him down." Acting Director of Finance Peggy McBride said her department seldom receives com-plaints about violations of the xdia&nce Mrs McBride said being able to enforce the ordinance ".s the ultimate power behind the h cense inspector " Few persons with housing problems go through the licensing department, Mrs Mc- Bride said. "The normal course of action is to go through the specific agency (such as building, fire or health)," she said "They have more ex-pertise in this area " Phillips said "problems are handled before they get to me" Assistant City Counselor Scott Snyder said "the license inspector issues the license" but also said "a procedural problem" might be pre-venting use cf the ordinance to enforce housing violations "I don't know much about the ordinance, ' Snyder said. All that might be necessary may be for Chub to serd a Lst of people requesting li-censes around to the various departments " Other city departments, he said, might be able to tell the license inspector who is violating any ordinance Ray Beck, whose department is in charge of housing code violations, said, "If there's a cen-tral focus point it is the (license) inspector " Columbia's license inspector can order in-spections whenever he believes there is a viola-tion of an ordinance However, without being notified that there are violations either by a citizen or by an inspector he has no reason to require the inspection.
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Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1977-07-13 |
Description | Vol. 69TH YEAR, No. 251 |
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Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
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Item.Transcript | "M po Thousand Clowns, aaults $1 Stephens College W arehouse Theatre 8 pjo. A Midsummer $oght s Dream, adults $8 University Fine Arts Building Exhibits See Sunda ; Vibrations magazine for continuing exhibit schedule I &Sone listings oa page 9C 1 I Mnisiiflif; Measles epidemic preventable Immunization lau to be enforced BMarvLttOe SSssoarian staff writer Measles outbreaks this spring ji 27 Missouri counties, including an epidemic in Booae Counts, could hae been a cided if easting health laws had been enforced,, a state official said, but the Columbia school district and the state blamed each other Ttsesdav for lack of enforcement State health officials are working for statewide enforcement of laws that require students attending public schools to be immunized adequately against measles, polio, dipthena and rubella If all the children were immunized like they were supposed to be, there wouldn't have been any cases said Gary Shipley, assistant director of the Missouri Bureau of Immuiuzable Diseases We were expecting the schools as part of their responsibdit to exclude children who did not have adequate immunization," he said. But Columbia school Supt Russell Thompson said the state did not ac-tively enforce the laws because the) ithe state) did not want to be in a position of totally excluding students Director of Elementary Schools Lynn Marine said Columbia schools did not enforce the laws because "the state didnt demand us to do it" Shipley said a good percentage of school districts were enforcing the health laws, but Thompson said he thought most of the other districts were treating the laws as Columbia had. The state t now directing the school districts "to take positive steps" to achieve 100 per cent immunization, Marine said If a student is not adequately immunized within one month of the start of school he will be suspended, unless he has a religious or medical exemption, he said ' We're just trying really hard to crack down," Shipley said Previously if a student was not im-munized his parents were told they had one month to comply with state health laws If they did not comply the Missouri Division of Health was notified, Marine said The division then sent staff persons to work with the children who were not immunized Thompson said staff members came to the district "once or twice" this year Marine said that before the epidemic 1,043 children remained without adequate measles immunizations He estimated the number of children without measles immunizations now as a "small" percentage The law will be strictly enforced this fall, Marine said 'It's either im-munization or exemption sheets He said there would "probably not" have been an epidemic if the laws had been enforced Columbia Director of Health Services Mike Sanford said if the existing laws had been enforced "of course there wouldn't have been" an epidemic "Obviously there has not been volun-tary compliance," he said But Sanford said parents are responsible for the epidemic, too "The problem is one of complacency," he said "A bunch of parents just don't care enough "It's a disgrace," Sanford said . - ' :- -a 3" - Z II-- "- 69th I ear a 251 (hxI Warning! It Wednesday. July 13, J 977 3 Nation 36 Pag 1 5 m i r 1 I l i i - --4 CHIRPY " i ! i i ffry "n Jr r S ff -- P" LOCUST " M I O H-- ac I --J "5 --rE S$ SUGGESTED UftSVUSITY ff EXTENSION A IF I . MssMtnaaeapbt Sba Belts Map ! Htigpoteil Kim treet extension. Change possible for Elm Street By Cheri Duncan afissaoriaa staff writer City Planning Director Mike Bathke said Tuesday he will negotiate to ac-- lieve traffic congessoa on the down-town loop Bathke told loop task force members that as many as 40 student parking spaces north of the Loeb Group dormi-tories would be eliminated in the pro-posal so the at can extend Elm Street Elm Street, which runs across the northern edge of the campus, would be extended to Fifth Street or Providence Road so traffic northbound from the University may avoid traveling up Sixth Street Bathke presented the plan after task force member Dale Puckett, owner of Puckett's Men's Wear, expressed his dissatisfaction with traffic flow at the intersection of Sixth and Locust streets The city and the University have ar-ranged for land easements before when needed by either party KeeGroshong, associate business officer at the Uni-versity, said Bathke has not contacted his office about the parking lot But "we would cooperate anv way we could" No mention was made at the meeting of the residences or of the Dalton Materials Co , which would be affected if Elm Street were continued between FifthStreet and Providence Road The task force also discussed ways to inform returning students about the loop Robert Kren University director of public information for the Columbia campus, said the task force could pre-sent loop information in the bulletin sent to all faculty members and staff Aug 31 Sue Rice, chairman of the city affairs division of the Missouri Students" Asso-ciation ( MSA) , said the education effort should be directed toward students who own cars She said MSA would be will-- (See LOOP, page 12A No state ruling given on city can ban law The head of the Missouri division of liquor control says no one has contacted that office concerning a possible con-flict between the Columbia can ban or-dinance and state liquor regulations Supervisor Albert Letz said he would have no comment on allegations by sev-eral beer distributors that the Columbia ordinance would force them to violate state law He said he has not read the ordinance and "nobody has requested either an official or unofficial ruling on whether it conflicts with any state re-quirements " The distributors, along with several beverage retailers, obtained a tem-porary restraining order June 29 in Boone County Circuit Court against en-forcement of the ordinance, charging that it violates the U S Constitution Monday, Circuit Court Judge John Cave extended the restraining order until at least July 22 to give the parties time to respond to each other's argu-ments At Monday's hearing, the plaintiffs filed an amended petition asserting that the container deposit refund provisions of the can ban ordinance would violate state law Several distributors testified that they would stop selling beer in Co-lumbia rather than risk losing their liquor licenses Ted A Wisch, manager of N H Scheppers Distributing Co , Jefferson City, testified that he had contacted Robert Stewart, former acting super-visor of the state division of liquor con-trol, and was told the ordinance con-tained possible violations of state law Letz said Stewart left the division of liquor control May 17 Letz said neither he nor his deputy, Duane Franklin, have received any inquiries about the Columbia ordinance "If someone asks for a ruling we will consider the mat-ter," he said Carter wants option to deploy neutron bombs Freta our wire services WASHINGTON President Carter asked Congress Tuesday to approve funds for the neutron bomb and said he needs the option to deploy it even though use of such weapons "could lead to a world-wid- e holocaust I have not yet decided whether to advocate deployment of the neutron bomb, but I thank we should have the option Carter told a news conference. He also said a nation ought be justified in starting a nuclear war if the provocatrca were 'extreme gross, such as the unwarranted invasion of another country " The Pentagon wants todep&o neutron weapons along NATO front lines in Europe to deter Soviet invasion. Because the neutron bomb causes much less destruction' than comparable tactical weapons, it could be used m Europe. Carter said, where Western forces are badly outmanced and outgunned b Soviet bloc troops and tasks. Production of the bomb does not affect our strategic negotiations or SALT talks with the Sonets" because it is a tactical battlefield weapon and not a strategic armament, Carter said. The Soviets, however, have a!read begun condemning the bomb A White House spokesman said Carter could always decia? to scrap the futuristic radiation weapon as he did the Bl bomber two weeks ago Some House and Senate officials predicted Carters decision would dear the air and peed passage of the production funds Proponents claim it is more effiaent more humane and a more credible deterrent to war than other nuclear weapons, because it confines damage more preciseh to the military target and minimizes destruction of civilian areas. Opponents argue the neutron bomb would lower the threshhold of full-scal- e nuclear war preciseh becai.se of the temptation to use it Tuesday Sen Mark Hatfield. R-O- re leader of the ur rMOS effort to eliminate appropriation for th neutron bomb said saenufic sources claim the bomb s radiation erects a'e not nearh so limited or short Lved as claimed. It seems clear, he said that one result of a neutron attack coUd be the creation of a gaseous clud of radiocative partic'e which could kill thousands of people - its its patn before dissapatmg into the -- ppe- atmosphere and lingering for thousands o ea--s Carter also announced at tre ?-e-ss conference marking the ena o --u. m six months in office that rror e"'om i iSeeL.S pagel2A Minimum wage increases to $265 an hour Jan. 1 WASHINGTON iUPI - Prdert Carter crgamzed labor nd congres-sional leaders agreed Tuesda to a compromise bill that will increase the minimum wage b 3o cents to $2 6a an how next Jan 1 The compromise announced b Rep CarlPerkuis D--K also would orovide for future automatic anrua5 increases geared to a percentage of the a erage factorv wage Labor has long sought these automatic increases Perkins chairman of the Hoise Laoor Comittee said the bill will Dro-vi- ae for an increase to $2 to an hour lest Jan i with estimated increase to $2 89 in 1 --79 and $3 lo in 1980 Carter announced earlier ir the da at a news conference that he supported the bill Perkins noted the bJI still races con-siderable opposition pnmaih croir tug business But he predicted tne House would adopt it o August Cutoff of medical care stayed JEFFERSON CITY (AP MS District Court Judge Elmo Hunter ordered the state Division of Family Services on Tuesday to contume paying medical costs for some 9,900 families though those famnfas no longer Qualify for welfare support Division attorney Robert Nortfacutt said the court order would remain in effect until next Wednesday when Hunter holds a full hearing on the matter Hunter issued the order on grounds that the notice provided those families as well as others whose pavments were reduced on Jul 1 was insufficient n explaining theu rights to a hearing before their benefits were either cut or ended completely 3&aertrcMn isrttst tntzght hsr tmt- - Related story on page 12A families from St Louis who had been dropped from the welfare roles under a revision in the states welfare laws enacted this ear Northcutt said Hunter also ordered the division to send a new notice to the 9 900 families dropped from the rolls and the more than 20 000 others whose benefits were reduced The new notice is to apprise them of their right: to a hemtitig, ifNttfftwvtfrrtmtof 4to timsiott, the judge ordered. Under the revision in the weirare svstem. mandated b the federal got prnment recipients are now paid a percentage of an amount the state determines necessan to Ine In calculating the welfare pavment the state takes into consideration all sources of income the famih has 5,000 flee toxic fumes ROCKWOOD. Tenn (UPI) An orange-yello- w cloud of lethal fumes rolled down Roosevelt Mountain from a wrecked tanker truck Tuesday, and officials urged evacuation of all the 5,000 residents of this coal-minin- g town. A dispatcher at the Roane County sheriff's office, which remained open, said at dusk that "there's a few who are being contrary and insisting on staying, but the evacuation is 80 to 90 per cent complete " There was no attempt to force evacuation, officials said The truck was loaded with 1,800 gallons of what a Dow Chemical Co official identified as liquid bromide when it overturned. Authorities said the cause of the crash was under investigation "It is a very lethal gas," said Dow spokesman Gordon Sears.who explained the liquid changes to a gas when exposed to the air and causes burnson contact or when inhaled The tractor-tank-er ng overturned in the eastbound lane of Interstate 40 and ruptured, releasing a toxic chemical identified as hydrobromic acid UPItdeptnto Workers, lower right, suited in protective clothing attempt to stop the flow of liquid bromide from a ruptured tanker truck. About 5,000 residents in the valley below were urged to leave the area as poisonous fumes drifted down the mountain City officials will determine procedure By Peter Tux Miasourian staff writer A two-year-o- ld ordinarce may be used to curb deteriorating housing in Columbia once city offi-cials determine the proper procedure for enforc-ing it, Mayor Les Proctor told the Columbia Mis-soun-an Tuesday Proctor said the city staff will look into the business licensing ordinance before the City Council makes any decision concerning it Public Works Director Ray Beck brought up the possibility of using the ordinance to curb de-teriorating rental housing when Proctor's ad hoccommittee on bousing met Saturday The ordinance, passed in May, 1975, requires businesses to "comply with all health, building, fire and any other applicable codes and regula-tions and present certificates and written assur-ances of compliance with the initial license ap-plication and when requested by the License In-spector for license renewals " The ordinance applies to apartment buildings of three units or more An inspection is neces-sary to obtain the initial license, but not for an-nual renewal The ordinance has not been enforced previous-ly because some city officials did not know about it until Saturday The license inspector is part of the Qty Finance Department Columbia's license inspector, J W "Chub" Phillips, said that inspectors from the health, building and fire departments can close a busi-ness be!ore a coroplaM reaches his office The ordinance allows the license inspector to require violators to stop business if they are not complying ith the regulations r "when the conduct of any licensee, agent, or employee is so mimical to the public health, safety and general welfare as to constitute a nuisance and this (sic) givensetoanesnergency " Phillips said he has been aware of the ordi-nance but rarely, if ever, has used it He said that is because all other city inspectors also have the power to shut a business down. "All he (another city inspector) has to do," Phillips said, "is refer to the code If it's being violated, he can shut him down." Acting Director of Finance Peggy McBride said her department seldom receives com-plaints about violations of the xdia&nce Mrs McBride said being able to enforce the ordinance ".s the ultimate power behind the h cense inspector " Few persons with housing problems go through the licensing department, Mrs Mc- Bride said. "The normal course of action is to go through the specific agency (such as building, fire or health)," she said "They have more ex-pertise in this area " Phillips said "problems are handled before they get to me" Assistant City Counselor Scott Snyder said "the license inspector issues the license" but also said "a procedural problem" might be pre-venting use cf the ordinance to enforce housing violations "I don't know much about the ordinance, ' Snyder said. All that might be necessary may be for Chub to serd a Lst of people requesting li-censes around to the various departments " Other city departments, he said, might be able to tell the license inspector who is violating any ordinance Ray Beck, whose department is in charge of housing code violations, said, "If there's a cen-tral focus point it is the (license) inspector " Columbia's license inspector can order in-spections whenever he believes there is a viola-tion of an ordinance However, without being notified that there are violations either by a citizen or by an inspector he has no reason to require the inspection. |