The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-20
NODRlyKS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
an Ordinance Before Council 10 Close
Saloons From u TO 5 4. u.


Aldermen Myers, Scl'even and o'Brien
in Opposition TO the Measure-An
Ordinance TO Shell Drayton Street.
The Council Declines TO Increase the
Paw Of the PoIice-A Move 10 Adopt
18th Meridian Time.
IL looks very much as IL the saloons
viii be closed al midnight after Jan. ].
An ordinance to- that effect was intro
duced in council last nig-ht and VIII very
probably Doe passed at the next meeting.
The ordinance came up in a rather I'M
usual way. AT a previous meeting Of
council q petition, signed 10y "a large NUM-
her Of citizens, chiefly ladies, urging upon
II 10 pass an ordinance compelling sa-
Icons TO close their doors from midnight
until A. In., was received The petition
was referred TO the committee of the
whole. and 10 casual Observers, it seemed
that il would meet with the same fate
as many previous petitions Of Ike char
acter such was not the case, however.
When the REPORTS from the committee Of
the whole We're read boy the clerk last
night among the number was resolu-
ton reciting the fact Of the petition and
recommending that an ordinance be pre-
for the closing of saloons between the
hours Of midnight and a. m. The res
olution was put to vote and
Mayor McDonough was about TO declare
If carried when the ayes and noes We're
called for The vote resulted as follows:
AYES. Aldermen Bohan, Follard. Mills
Harris. Charlton. Remshart, Mcmillan
and Wells.
n nd
OBrien.
The ordinance which had been drawn
by Mr.. S. p. Adams, city attorney was
introduced later by Alderman Charlton
who asked unanimous consent to its be
ing placed upon its passage. Alderman
Screven objected, and the ordinance went
over until the next meeting. The ordin-
ance read as follows.
IAN ordinance to require barrooms and
tippling houses to keep closed from u
o'clock midnight until a. m
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the mayor ana
aldermen OF the city Of Savannah in
council assembled that from and after
Jan. /, 1895. it shall be the duty of the
proprietors of all barrooms and tip
pling houses located in the corporate or
jurisdictional limits Of the city Of Sa-
vannah TO close their barrooms and tip
ping houses at 70 midnight and 70 keep
them closed until O'Clock the
next morning. Provided always that this
ordinance shall not be 50 construed as to
authorize the opening Of a barroom or tip
ping house on Sunday or from u O'Clock
Saturday night TO o'clock Monday morn
ing.
person violating this ordinance shall on
conviction before the police court of the
city OF Savannah, be subject TO fine not
r4fesrtr inf M q,
exceed thirty days, either or both IN the
discretion of the court"
Sec. is the repeating clause.
While the ordinance will no doubt meet
with the hearty approval of a large pOr-
tion of the citizens OF savannah, there
can hardly be any doubt that IL has a
political meaning It looked, to those who
watched the proceedings in the council,
very much like an effort on the part Of
the administration aldermen TO put Al
derman Myers i'm the holes with the ad-
rninistrat ton supporters, forcing them to
show mis- hand upon the saloon closing
question Alderman Myers faced the
music, however, and voted squarely
against the resolution.
Mayor AcDonough was asked after
the adjournment Of the council why IL
was that such an ordinance had not been
introduced before during his admihistra-
ton. He replied that the question had been
before the committee of the whole several
times and that each time ne had favored
an ordinance closing the saloons at mid
night, but had always found majority OF
council opposed TO II.
Alderman Charlton denied that there
was any politics in the matter. He said
the saloons in Atlanta closed at 10 o o'clock
at night, and in Augusta and other neigh
boring cities at midnight. In fact, Savan-
nah is one Of the very few cities IN the
country, he said, where the saloons are
allowed to remain open AL night.
A petition from the privates Of the police
force asking an increase Of pay, which
was considered by the committee of the
whole, was reported upon unfavorabiy
committee in behalf of the police. The
committee reported that on account of the
large appropriation required for the police
department for the ensuing year made
necessary bv the intended increase i'm
The force for the protection of the south
ern section Of the city it was ineNpedient
TO increase the salaries of the members
OF the police force at this time
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man O'Brien to improve Drayton street
from BrOughtOn street TO Anderson street
by laying a surface of shell and cinders
upon the cobble stones. The ordinance
provides that the work is to be done by the
city hands. The cost will be assessed
against the abutting property holders as
usual. The ordinance went over until the
next meeting when it is believed that i
VIII be passed. The total cost is estima
ted not TO exceed $1,000.
An ordinance introduced by Alderman
Mills was adopted fixing the compensa
lion OF the registrars in the recent cit!
registration at S. per day each.
resolution presented by Alderman
Mills was adopted. instructing the mayo
10 appoint a committee to select pollin'
places for the coming city election as pro
ViGed by the law.
Alderman Screven gave notice that a
the next meeting of council he viii in
troduce resolution providing for tn
adoption of 10Th Meridian time by tn
city instead of the present sun time. AL
derman ScreVen explained in answer {,
several queries, that he had been urge
70 take this step by several members o
the cotton exchange. The adoption of tn
18th meridian time by the city would meal
that the time would be twenty-four min
utes earlier than al present.
Alderman. Screven said to a Morning
News reporter, after the meeting, that hi
= object of giving notice of the introduction
of the resolution was that all interested
business men and railroad men particu
larry, might take notice and the subiec
might be generally discussed before
comes before council for action.
Two petitions, TO be allowed to plac
powder magazines on the north side o
Bay street were received, the petitioner
being the Savannah Grocery COmpan
and J. E. Grady & Sons. They We're re
Tered TO the committee of the whole
Some of the aldermen are indisposed [
allow any more Of these powder maya
zines placed on the streets, and there ma
be movement to have those already O.
the streets removed
Bills amounting to Sl300S.95 were report