The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-18
The LIQUOR ORDINANCE
Slightly Amended and Adopted
Last Night.
COMMON BRANCH SESSION
The Ordinance to Control and Reg
uate the Sale of Liquor in Nor
folk Was Slightly Amended
Last Night and
Adopted.
Saturday, 10Th OF January.

The Common Council held q
called meeting last night to consider
the Goodridge Liquor ordinance.
Capt. j. l.. Roper presided and the
following members answered ut roll
call: Philpots. Moore, Walker, Arps,
White, Wright, Brickhouse. She'll
house, Redd, Lewis, Poelle. Her
mans, Hannah, Camp, G. w. Heath,
Ayslop, Roper, Sheldon.
The minutes of the last meeting of
Sbe Common Council and the min
utes of the Joint session were read
and approved.
The President stated that the
meeting was called to act on the
liquor ordinance. The proposed
ordinance WAS then read through
and then by sections.
THE HOUR OF OPENING,
When section 3 WAS read MIR. Her.
mans offered an amendment pro.
vlding that the hour OF opening
shall be from O'Clock q. m. to y
p. IN. instead OF sunrise aud 10 D. m,
The question was argued by Messrs
Hermans, Brickhouse and others
and adopted as submitted by the
joint session.
Section 5 produced considerable
discussion. The section reads as
follows:
"All places opened and maintain.
ed within the corporate limits of
shls city under any color of purpose
and wherein liquors, beer or other
Intoxicating drinks are kept and dis
pensed by community of purchase
on the part of the benefciaries of
the place aforesaid. or are vended
for price and without lioenso issued
IN duo form of law, shall be deemed
e public nuisance and shall be
abated by the police force as in
cases OF other nuisances."
MIR. Hermans offered an amend
ment to strike out
THE WORDS COMMUNITY, ETC.
and said he was actuated in the in.
terest OF the Virginia and Merri.
mac Clubs, the Business Mems AS
soclatlop and Monteliori Climb
which would be seriously effected,
Mr. Hermnns said he would assist
TO the best of his ability to break up
the SO called social clubs, but he
ahought these clubs were entitled TO
consideration.
Mr. Brickhouse discIalmed anv
antention of attacking these oraani.
cations.
Mr.. Sheldon thought we'll of the
ordinance as it had been received
1rom the Joint session and said these
clubs could be excepted without
trouble.
=, The floor was accorded Judge
BROOKE, who said he was present AS
member of the Business Mems
ASSOCIATION. He explained the
CHARTER PRIVILEGES
OF the clubs of the city md snid that
regularly conducted clubs like those
mentioned conid not be declared a
nuisance by the Councils unless thev
were nalsances, and cited decree
OF The Supreme Court Of the United
states to substantiate. He thought
II the amendment was adopted tie
ordinance would be in line with the
decisions and would stand legal
attack and judicial construction.
q vote was taken and the original
section was adopted.
MINORS CAN ENTER.
The succeeding sections were
siightly amended so as to allow
mlnora to enter retail and wholesale
llquor houses, but not barroms. and
were adopted.
The 18th section, declaring that
no liquor ahould be sold Oh aDv
street not forty feet wide, was dis.
Gnssed by MessrS. Arps, Roper and
brickhouse, and the floor was
granted Judge Brooke and MIR.
doodridge, and the section was
adopted, Judge Brooke character.
Izing the section bold face attem pt
30 put the City Councils above the
Legislature of the State.
The section referring TO botels
Was 80 amended that eli hotels and
restaurants shall make request tn
,he Councils to serve liquor upon
their table.
The Objectionable features of the
ordinance were twice virtually de.
3eated and wonld have been. had a
division been called for. Once when
ME. Wsight voted with the eppo.