Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-08
FIVE DAYS TO DRUM IN.
a MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH TIE
DRCBIMERs' TAX.

IN INC ~ -, ,,s.--.,.., o.
men have iiTel5 '' s,l,,.u,-,-,s
the haroer sio 49, ,-s1' .ta,,,,,l,e1,t I'm.
fion for the Hreehe "a uiiieN'
provement.
The CITY Council took the initial step,
,.+ei,h+ .ovrords abolishinR the drum
q,s. rironce Committee to
heIs TAX A1' 49,. -, sor
. when tue Iefcl'A-s ps'-''0"
its repeal was referred Two weeks ago.
introduced an amendment to the tax or
af,sros os f,llovya.
.....-.- -,,.,ro- ~ other persons
-i ar ,,risrs ar busiress for an
other or for u mselt, whether resident Of This
CITY or elsewhere. and having no liked place
q business u this clty, ana every pgLger ~
Itntfant lt.5.el- .lt.s.. 49, - s,i S,- se-1
ZEN ss-i--- ,a raJ ~ resident
81 -t.-,.1srr dssiers IN the same articles,
snd 90 afcer Of the city shall be authorized
90 reduce, or i'm ywise change s0ea TAX 20
required, nor sh-I such llnerant aehleF 1s 5
al2We- % s, ms 49, ~ I ,s oi sry
$500 ,...,1 mission merrbqut Who has paid
~ Tax as -ueh, until he himself shall have
pad 81 taxes required Of him by this ordi-
Hanct, PROVIDED however that any transient
per-oA Y s,il. y olef.tk - V a .. a ,
49,, t1a, Al. j.gs +, srv. ona ear snd
sellirr or oferiug oulv 10 resident dealers IN
tie SPEC be article or commodity sold or Of
fered shal not be required to pay any tax or
license fee.
The ordinance Was read and laid over
under the rules. The general sentiment
is that 81 viii pass, and that the TAX viii
be done away with.
The barber-shop ordnance was the
subject Of considerable debate. The or
dinance was introduced at the last meet
ing, and was known % De strongly op-
posed b. part Of tie board. 10 pro-
hibited the keeping open Of shops
.H H.f. L= 40 FIrHH al
lowed the BARRIERS 10 serve until III O'Clock
such patrons as were In tie shops az the
hour % clos NJ.
Sir Hamlet moved TO amend by making
8 o'clock the hour OF closing and 10
O'Clock the hour a. which work should
close.
Mr Myers favored the ORIGINAL OTdi-
nance. IL is impossible. he said, for
many business men. and their employees
VINO work late. 60 get served On Saturday.
People are not generally as early ri5ers
on sunday as on wees DAYS when they
are compelled % be down town 20 attend
10 basiness, and If the barber shops were
u close at g O'Clock many If their patrons
would be unable % get served at all. Ia
the winter season when travel Is neavy
and pa ge numbers Of people arrive by
morning trains. such am ordinance doing
away with an established convenience
he REGARDED wholly uncalled for. If
the barber shops are allowed open at all
on Sunday. % said. let them be kept opeu
until reasonable hour. when the public
car get the benefit
Mr. Hamlet volunteered the opiuiou
that O'Clock was late enough. and il any
man couldn't get uD I'M time TO be shaved
by that hour he had better 90 unshaved.
alr Thomas said that he believed the
matter was not for the CITY TO decide. The
state laws prohibit AN labor on SUNDAY.
and IRE Council. he did not understand.
mad the right 10 saw that II ia lawful for
BARRIERS. or any one. TO do business on
abatdav.
Mir. Wells stood on the same ground.
Sir. O'Coupor could not see the din r.
eaea SO FAR as a violation If rho atstuta
is concerned. between fine RUNNING al
street cars on Sundav and keeping omen
3 barber anon The supreme Cont had
ruled that the running Of street cars il a
rubic convenience ana NOT violation
va sag TtAt ht1