The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-24
THE GOODR|DGE ORDINANCE
1t Was MutiIated Beyond Recog-
milton.
A SESSION OF FOUR HOURS
Many Amendments and Substitutes
Offered and Adopted. The Sc
lect Council Leaves Very
Little of the Origi-
nal Bill,

A special meeting of the Select
Council was held last night with
MIR. Winston in the chair and the
following memb ers present: Msssrs,
Cooke, Broughton, Grnbb. Good.
ridge, Beasley. Mallory. e. Campo,
Prince, Bunting. ROLAND, Briggs,
Wrenn.
The president stated that the
meeting was called at the instance of
Messrs. Goodridge. Broughton and
Grubb. The minutes OF the last
meeting of the Sslect Council were
read aud approved, aud at the com.
pletion OF the reading, Mr.. Campo,
who had moved to dispense with
the reading eaid, az am glad you
are through"
The president called attention TO
several rules relating to the presen.
tation Of resolutions in writing, also
as to speaking.
Tho first section was read and
amended, the removal of screens
being only required at the hour of
closing, aud adopted by vote OF s
TO D, Messrs. Wreun, Cooke, Prince,
Bunting, ROLAND, Mallory. Briggs,
Il. Campo voting aye; Messrs. Win
ston, Broughton. Grubb, Beasley
and Goodrldgc voting no.
Section WAS read and Mr.. Prince
offered substitute, allowing in bars
singing and music. Discussed ut
great length and adopted.
MIR. Campo offered an amendment
to section 8, making the hour of
opening aud closing to IL. Dis
oussed and adopted.
Section 4 was adopted without 90.
position.
MIR. Cooke offered the following
substitute for section 8.
"All places opened and maln.
tanned within the corporate limits OF
this city under any color OF purpose
and wherein liquors, beer or other
intoxicating drinks nre kept and
dispensed, except by community OF
purchase on the part of the bona
iiclaries OF the place aforesaid. or
are vended for price. aud without
license issued In due form OF law,
shall be deemed q public nuisance.
aud shall be abated by the police
force, MS 10 cases of other nuisunes.
All. clubs or associations whore
liquor Is aold, shall admit the Mayor
or any member OF the police com.
mission at any time and shall have
The privilege of examining the books
which are hereby required to be
Kept, to ascertain If such places are
conducted IN conformity with the
law. Discussed about an hour and
adopted by vote of s to 3.
Sections 6, 7, s, 8. 10, IL we're
adopted withouthout alteration.
IL. MIR. Camp offered a substitute
requiring all hotel aud other burs
to 90 kept on the ground floor
fronting on street, but allowed
hotels regularly aud legally con.
Quoted 10 serve liquors ID dining
room TO guests.
There was long wrangle and at
length, alter an hours debate, In
which parliamentary procedure sui.
tered seriously, MIR. Campe's substi.
tute prevailed.
Section IL '7as amended so a. to
exclude bars on streets lsss tpan
thirty live feet wide from build.
ing line to building line.
Section II WAS amended so tbot
the act shall go into effect from LIST
May, 1890.
The ordinance. as received from
the Common Council, has been 40
ame nueu that 1t would not be known
by It's author, and it will now 20 to
conierence committee If tho Co m.
mon Council fails to agree.