The morning call., 1893-07-29
ACTION DEFERRED.
No Law as Yet Against
Side Entrances.
DRAFTOF A NEW ORDINANCE.
A Recommendation Will Be Made
by the Health and Police Com
mittee After Vacation.

The municipal legislation desired by the
societies that have been urging the pass
age of an ordinance closing side entrances
to saloons has been deferred for at least
six weeks. The workers for purity are
still laboring to develop sentiment against
the countenance of the vicious practices
prevalent in many places having such en-
frances. but they cannot expect definite
results at once. No ordinance can be
passed until after the Supervisors return
from their vacation. The proposed ord-
nance is still under the consideration of
the Health and Police Committee. but
nothing tangible will result until Septem-
Der.
A discussion of the proposed ordinance
to abolish the ladies entrance" evil from
saloons again occupied the attention Of the
committee yesterday. Delegations were
in attendance from all the moral and re-
form organizations that have been agltat-
ing Tor municipal law TO prevent the
possibility Of repetition Of the Critics
tragedy. A number of liauor-dealers were
also present with an attorney.
Supervisor Refs presented the draft of an
ordinance designed as compromise
measure to secure the end desired by the
purity advocates without intlicting un-
necessary hardship on those salo0n-keep-
erS who had outraged decency
His proposed ordinance reads as follows:
Section l. No person engaged in selling spir-
ituOuS, malt or fermented liquors or wines III
quantities less than one quart in any barrOOm
or saloon shall sell any liquor to be delivered
or used or that shall be delivered or used in
any side room, back room, upper room or other
apartment III The same or any adjoining build
ing connected by use with such barrOom or
saloon, excepting only open acOves or booths
ft,nf n ~
six feet in height, forming part of such bar.
room or saloon; or shall have or maintain any
private or separate entrance for any particular
class of customers, or any words or signs upon
any entrance signifying that such entrance is
for ladies' or families or for any particular class
of persons, or Is private entrance TO such
barTOom or saloon or to any other department
used ID connection Herewith.
Sec. 2. Any person convicted OF violating any
of The provisions OF this ordinance shall be
punished by fine not exceeding S100 or by
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. and
shall thereafter be debaried from obtaining
any license TO sell liquors at retail.
Sec. 3. All ordinances and parts Of ordinances
In conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
George II. Bahrs addressed the COM
mittee as attorney for the German saloon
keepers, who. he stated, had no side en-
frances, and not more than three or four in
hundreds have any lady patrons. There
had been no cutlery against the places
kept by his clients and if liquor
WAS W 10 cUiu az dtl III lotdll QUANTITIES
their rights deserved protection. If They
were to be deprived of the privilege of
selling liquor they wished to know it at
once.
H. L. Gear, attorney for the Citizens
Anti-Dive Association. Endorsed the ordl-
nance agreed upon by the several reform
organizations aud presented TO the con-
mittee at previous meeting. He sub
mitted that the saloon-keepers had had
ample time to present their side of the
case or to suggest any reasonable amend
ments to the ordinance. He urged that
there should be no further postponement
of action and that the committee having
considered the ordinance and heard both
sides upon the question should recon-
mend the ordinance for adoption forth
with.
Attorney BahIs replied that Attorney
Gear represented principle only, while he
appeared for clients who, as a class, paid
$3.50, 200 q year license fees alone and
whose combined capital amount to mil
Lions of dollars. So far as the side en-
frances are concerned. be said that no in
nocent person was lured into these places.
Their patrons are those who are already
degraded. He contended that the proper
manner TO stop the evils complained OF by
Mr.. Gear and his associates was to place
saloons where vice is fostered under the
surveillance of the police. Then, when
evidence against such place was obtained
the proprietor should be dealt with sum-
marily.
Every member of this committee" con-
tinued Bahrs, knows the character of
those places perfectly WE'LL" The Super
visors looked astonished, and the attorney
concluded by protesting against general
law which punished the innocent with the
guilty.
Chairman Kennedy inquired if Bahrs
objected to the ordinance suggested by
Supervisor Reis. The attorney for the
saloon keepers replied that it WAS great
concession to his clients over that pro-
posed by Attorney Gear. but that he
thought further notifications would only
be fair.
The chairman requested Bahrs to pre-
pare an ordinance embodyng definitely
the stand his clients proposed to take and
present it at the next meeting. The CON-
mittee then adjourned until after the
board returns from its vacation in Sep
TENDER.
THE WORD JURISDICTION.