, 1878-12-21
COTNCn PROCEEDINGS.

At the usual hour the council was called TO
orler; Councilman Taylor in the chair.
Present. CouncilInen, Taylcr, Winans. Colt
Paine. kohlhanfi and City Attorney J. ID. Mix;
absent, Mayor McAuliff, Councilmen StIne and
Straight
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved
Reports Of Marshal and City Justice accepted
and placed ON file.
Franrhise for the building If a street railway
by John Burgess, referred TO Councilmen
Kohlhautf, Colt and Taylor.
Petition of Mr.. keiman for laying sewer on
/ Main street Reported fayorably by Council
man Knhihauff and granted.
Committee ON fire and water reported the
arrival of the hre hose and appurtenances from
San Francisco.
Committee on memorials AMI circumstances
| handed in 4 communication signed by some of
the residents on Second street north OF Sumac
/ prayins that the old charter be not changed,
and to be excused from further grading this
year.
Councilman Winans remarked that some had
done. the work, and those now praying the
( Council for..an extension were simply trying 70
shilk the work City Attorney said they
ought 10 proceed with the work.
Councilman Winan< moved that it be re-
I ferr.d 10 committee on streets. Carried
Councilman Winans read an Ordnance to
rereal Ordinance No 3, Sections Il, l6 and II,
! which passed the Council August Is: /" To
| regulate bar rocms and drinking shops:
See. /. ANY keeper of bar-raom or drinking
shop, who shall permit any breach OF the peace
or disturbance of public order or decoruin, by
noise. riotous or disorierly conduct on the
premises, when it is in their power to prevent
the same, or shall sell or give any intoxicating
| Eduor to any person already intoxicated, or To
any person under age, shall he guilty of a mis-
drmeanor, and be fined mot less than so nor
more than $50, or he imprisoned in the city
iail for not less than 10 or more than ~ days,
and shall forfeit his liccuce,.
Sec > Any keeper Of = bar room or drink
ing shop who shall permit or employ any
woman to act ;.s waitress or bartender, or to
sing or dance, OF serve iii any other capacity,
shall i+ .uiltv Of a nisdemeanor, and be fined
not less than $50, nor more than Sho, or ne I'M
prisoned in the " jail for not l.ss than ten
nor more than twenty days, and forfeit his
licence.
Sec. 3 Any keeper Of any bar-room. drink
ing shop. or any employee therein wh" shall
on the iay If any general or city election held
under the c;tv charter, the laws ot the
Territory. nr Of the United States, sell. give,
or otherwise siisp1se OF Intoxicating liquors to
any person during the voting hours OF such
election, shall he guilty OF m!sdemean"r, and
lee fined not less than $40 nor more than SIM,
or imprisonm-nt in the city jail for not less
than two nor more than twenty days, and
forfeit their iicencc-
Sec 1. Ali licensed brewers, who sell beer
or fennrnted drinks, to be drank on the Prc-
MISS. and all lager beer shops are subject to
tn, same restrictions and penalties, provided by
this ordnance for drinking shops and bar
rooms.
This amendment PASSED its second reading,
and w;rs given to the City Attorney for some
amenImrntS.
Councilman KohIhauff objected t" the clause
relatin., to mattresses, but subsequently with
drew his objection
An amendment To the ordnance regulating
the license of carriages, ,lrayS, hacks and tx
press wagons was then taken up Tor Its third
readin., and after considerable discussion, the
chair ordered the roll To- he called tor votes,
which ended in the amendment being lost
An amendment WAS then taken up and real
foY the third time to amend Sec 3 of Ordnance
No. ). regulating the liccnce Of anctioneers
the substance If which was tina. licence for
,lay auctioneers incluled the hours from GAN.
to /; Pm. and ur,lerin:; the Eeenee Of such to be
SO night aucti"neers to pay so.
Councilman Ninans inquired of the City
Attorney if tho,e small merchants Nam
street who wery- III the habit of holding up arti
cleS and soliciting a bid, could do q after6 PM
with ut a licrncc ~ night auctioneer- Judge
Mix replied that they could not, and read the
law.
Marshall Justice Ihtified the Council that
they have ceased DOING after being warned
Amendment passed.
At r ordering tn payment OF Srndry bills,
and the transaction Of some unimportant busl-
ness, the council adjourned