The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-03
10 DRINKS FOR FIVE HOURS.
Saloons NaSt Be Closed From Midnight
10 5 in ihe Morning.

" y IL AZ 4LA AaL~a
The City Council Passes the Charlton
Ordinance and Il VIII Go Into Effect
al ones-DraytOn Street % Be Sur
faced with Shells From the Bay 70
Anderson Street.-The Work 20 Be
Done Innediately-Its Estimated
Cost.
The saloons viii be closed tonight at Z
O'Clock and viii be compelled 70 remain
closed until a. n.
The Charlton ordinance 20 compel the
closing Of saloons between the hours Of
midnight and : a. n. was unanimously
adopted by the city council last night
The ordinance, which was introduced
a. the previous regular meeting Of coun-
Gil. came up in the regular order OF bust
ness. There was no opposition and no dis
cussion. and the ordnance was passed b.
a viva voce vote. Alderman Myers and
Screven, who opposed the introduction OF
the ordinance al the last meeting. either
voted for the ordinance CT did not vote
al all
The date upon which the ordinance is
70 be in effect is stated in the ordinance
as Jan. /
Legally its provisions were in effect last
night, as soon as passed, and the saloon
keepers who kept open after midnight
were violating the ordnance, though, OF
course they were not aware OF that fact
No notice viii be taken Of this technical
violation, however, but the saloons must
nInzn tonight a. ~~fH~FnN~
ton OF Mayor McDonough the ordinance
IS published in the Morning News this
morning FOR the information OF all con-
cernsd.
The closing Of the saloons at midnight
viii give great satisfaction TO a large
class Of citizens. The majority OF she sa-
loon keepers are satisfied with the Ordi-
nance. as only a small number have made
IL practice 10 keep open all night. the
greater number being closed before mid
night
The council decided 10 pave Drayton
street with shell and cinders from
Broughton street south to Anderson
street The ordinance 10 this effect in
troduced by Alderman O'Brien at the pre-
v!ous meeting Of council was unanimously
adopted. The work will begin shortly As
il VIII only be necessary 10 surface the
cobblestcnes 10 a depth of about four
inches with shell and cinders,
mated al s. 90. As the city pays its pro-
portion for the frontage OF street inter-
sections and OF the park and Park extern
sion, only about one-half the cost will
fall upon the private property owners on
Drayton street AS it is quite a long
street the assessment against each abut-
ting property holder will be small The
decision Of council 10 shell the street will
give great satisfaction to the residents on
that street, who have endured for so
long the disagreeable noise caused by the
rafting Of drsys over the cobblestones.
While on the subject OF paving Alderman
Myers introduced the following resolu-
ton.
Resolved, That the committee on
streets and lanes is hereby requested to
inquire into the expediency and also TO
ascertain the estimated cost Of Smelling
Cuylsr street from the south side OF
Henry street TO the south side OF Ander-
son street and the Ogeechee road from the
south side OF Anderson street 10 the city
limits.
Second, That the said committee is
{ further requested 70 confer with the coun-
Z ~ commissioners and ascertain whether
they can arrange with said commission
ers 70 continue the Smelling 20 the Ogee-
{ chez road from the city limits 10 the
crossing Of the Savannah and Charleston
road.
The resolution was adopted
The NEE ting was the br.efest and most
harmonious which the council has held
in a long time. The caucus was brief and
the meeting adjourned at $50 O'Clock. All
the members Of the council were present
with the exception OF Alderman Charl-
ton, who arrived after the adjournment.
having just returned to the city from
Darfen