The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-09

/ Alderman Dixon said that now that the
1 ordinance had gotten down to what might
| be called an administration measure, he
| favored getting together and framing a
/ proper ordinance for the regulation of sa-
looms, and the protection of law-abiding
| citizens. He therefore suggested that the
ordinance be laid upon the table.
| Alderman o Brien moved, however. that
the ordinance be placed upon its passage,
/ which was done.
The yea and nay vote was uncertain and
a division was called for, with the follow
| ing result: Yeas-DixOn. Bohan. Fol
! lard, Cam, Harris, O'Brien and Wells.
/ Nays-Haines, Myers and Screven.
THE ORDINANCE As PASSED.
! The ordinance as passed reads as fol-
! lows:
| AN ORDINANCE to regulate barrOoms and sa-
looms and retail liquor licenses in the cor
porate and Jur1sdictiOnal limits Of the city
OF Savannah.
Sec l. BE it ordained. that after the
present year, no license shall be issued 20 any
person. firm or corporation to sell malt, VI
nous or spirituOus liquors al retail within the
corporate and jurisdctional limits OF the city
OF Savannah, except after an appll-
cation has been filed to the mayor
and aldermen OF the city Of Sa-
Vannah, and il has been approved, which
application shall locate the place where ii is
proposed to sell and it shall not be lawful to
be granted at any other place.
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained that this or
dinance shall not be so construed as TO AFFECT
or impair the right of revocation of license
now existing, and that all ordinances and
parts Of ordinances in conflict with this ordl-
nance are hereby repealed.
EFFECT OF THE ORDINANCE.
Those who regard the result as a de-
feat for the mayor will find themselves
very much mistaken. The very best
feature of the whole ordinance. the sec
tion requiring applicants for license to
make application to council, was enacted
into a law. The intention of this is to
give the council the power to refuse Ii
cense to persons whose character is such
as to make it absolutely certain that they
are unfit to conduct such a place, and, fur
Their, TO prevent the location of saloons in
the neighborhood of churches and schools
and in residence sections where there
are objections brought against the grant
ing of the license by the residents Of the
neighborhOod.
Alderman Cams idea in moving to strike
out the section fixing the license at $500,
was to gain further time and to allow OF
the incorporation Of any increased license
in the tax ordinance for next year.
Alderman Dixon agreed with Alderman
Cam that any increase of license should
be incorporated in the tax ordinance.
LhCIO VIII certainty b6 luoNc W luCEGstSb
the license later on.
The supporters Of the ordinance were
deprived of two votes by the absence of
Alderman Mcmillan and Mayor Melon
ough, Alderman Mills, who introduced
the ordinance, being compelled to take
the chair by the mayors absence.
THE F. c. a P.'s TERMINALS
The ordinance amending the ordinance
granting certain lots west Of the city to
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road was read a second time and passed.
The amended ordinance has been previ-
ously published in the MORNING News.
An ordinance granting to James M. Dixon
& Co, the right to keep a portable iron
powder magazine on the north side of Bay
street, opposite to their store, was re
ported by the committee on fire, and
passed.
II. f. Kuck, who ap%r"aled from a fine
OF 500 imposed in the police court. on the
charge of keeping his barroom open after
II o'clock Saturday night, was acquitted
by council
All other appealed cases were post
poned to the next regular meeting of
council