The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-25
THE CITY AND THE CLUBS.
THR COUNCIL FAILS TO PASS
ALDERMAN MILLS ORDINANCE


The Clubs Amenable to the Liquoi
Law and to be Compelled to Take
OUT Licenses the Same as the Saloon:
The Water Works Question Dis
cussed in Caucus The Electrical
Railways Proposed New Lines-The
Belt Lines Proposition Accepted.
The city council had lively session yes
terday afternoon.
Alderman Mills ordinance to license the
clubs the same as other retail liquor estab-
lishments was defeated. A number OF
members OF the Oglethorpe and Hussars
were present in the interest Of the clubs.
According to a previous decision Of City
Attorney Adams members of council. who
were also members of clubs, stood In the
light of interested parties and were de-
barred from voting. As seven members of
council are clubmen, Messrs. Meldrim,
Haines, O'Brien, Carson, Harris and
Cam being members Of the Oglethorpe or
the Hussars, and some of them Of both, and
Mr. Myers a member Of the Harmonic
club, only five votes could have been cast,
and even If all five had voted for the pas
sage of the ordinance, point or mo
quorum would have killed the measure.
ALLOWED TO VOTE AFTER ALL.
Mr.. Adams rendered another opinion
yesterday to the effect the clubmen, mem-
bers of council, we're not debarred from
voting, and the clupmen were put to the
necessity of defeating the bill. The ordi-
nance came up on its second reading.
1t provided that the clubs should pay
license Of 5000, the same as is paid by the
saloons, and that they should be subject to
the same regulations as the saloons with
regard to selling on Sunday and other re-
strictions.
After the ordinance had been read
Mayor McDonough stated that after several
conferences with committees from the
clubs, it had been decided to formulate
new ordinance, and the proposed ordinance
had been prepared in accordance with sug-
gestions from the club committees, and be
believed it was satisfactory to them.
THE SUNDAY SECTION.
Alderman Myers moved to amend the
ordinance by striking out the section with
regard to the sale Of liquor by the clubs on
Sunday, as it denied them the privileges
accorded to hotels and prevented the men,
bers from enjoying the same freedom at
their clubs as at their homes, which is a
very essential privilege.
Alderman Carson didn't see any use for
the ordinance. The city attorney, he said,
had given his opinion that the clubs are
liable under the existing ordinances, and for
new ordinance.
Mayor McDonough said that was the
very point he had in mind, as the authority
of the city to tax the clubs under the pres"
ent ordinance was disputed. The new or
dinance had been prepared for the clubs
as distinct from the saloons. II cannot see
why club should be allowed to carry on
the sale of liquor without a license any
more than any other plaza conducted for
the sale of liquor"
VOTED TO SELL ON SUNDAY.
The vote on Alderman Myers amendment
to repeal the Sunday section of the ordl-
nance resulted In its passage by a vote of
six to five.
Aldermen Harmon, Myers. Haines, Mel
drim, O'Brien and Carson voted aye and
Aldermen Bailey, Mcclure, Reed, Mills and
Harris no.
The ordinance was then put to a vote.
Alderman Mcclure gave 1T hearty AYE"
aad there were two or three more ayes, not
quite so loud.
The noes were strong and pronounced.
"Tbe ordinance is lost" said Mayor Nc
Donough.
after the council had adjourned the
mayor said that its action leaves the clubs
on the same footing as the saloons, and they
will now have to take out licenses under the
existing ordinances.
THE WATER WORKS QUESTION.
The council caucused an hour and half
on the water works question. Alder
man Cam was the only member
absent, not having returned from his sum-
mer trip north. The caucus was upon the
question of sites and the different means
proposed for securing a sufficient water
supply. Not word was said upon the
subject In open session, but
a meeting will be held within few days,
as soon as Alderman Cam returns to decide
the matter. The water works committee |:
confident that its plans for the new works
as already announced, will be carried out
MORE STREETS FOR RAILWAYS.
The special committee on railways, Il
which was referred the petition of the Elec-
trio Railway Company read in council
April %, and the amended petition reat
June 10, recommended that permission bs
granted the railway company to extend it
lines as follows:
/. Commencing at the intersection Of
South Broad and Price streets and running
east on South Broad to McAllister. south Oh
McAllister to Perry and west on Perry Il
Price
2. Commencing at the intersection o
Gwinnett and Price streets and running
south on Price to Duffy, west on Duffy T.
Cemetery, south along Cemetery to Ander'
son, thence north along Cemetery Z
Roberts, TO West Broad, north on Yves
with the line already being constructed.
Commencing at the intersection of Yves
Broad and South Broad streets. runnin
thence TO Margaret, west on Margaret Z
Farm, north GU Farm to Indian, west o
Indian to Water street, and north on Waite
TO River street.
The following conditions were imposed:
l. The roadway Is to be located by tn
committee on streets and lanes.
g The company must begin work With
six months from the adoption of the report
and complete the work within one yea
from the adoption of the report.
3. II electricity is used as motive powe
Its use shall be under the terms, ETC., of th
ordinance already ii force governing IL
use of electricity by street railways.
The company must accept the terms an
conditions of the report within fiftesn day
from its adoption.
The report was adopted.
THE BELT LINES PROPOSITION.
The petition of the Belt Line that it be r
lieved from condition No. of the repoI
which granted it the use Of certain street
On the payment of 1000 to the city ws
tavorably reported upon by the committt
and the report adopted.
Condition No. is as follows:
'sShould the city of Savannah grant pc
mission to another railroad company to us
Montgomery street the petitioner will, whe