The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-03

early closing be finally settled one way
or the other at once. He stated that
it was the desire of the petitioners
representing the moral interests of
the city that the matter be decided at
the present time.
Alderman Stronach was unaware OF
any agreement having been reached
between the saloon-keepers and the
petitioners of the early closing move
ment On the contrary he asserted
that the prevailing opinion so lar as ne
was able to learn was those taVoFlng
the early closing of saloons had con-
scented to have the question postponed
| until after January. Mr.. Suonach
stated that there were several reasons
| why this should be done. II have no
| interest in the question; ! am looking
| out for the interest OF all the
| people," Mr.. Stronach said. lie
| thought it unfair to the saloon keepers
| to curtail their hours of business,
when they had taken out license at a
| high rate of taxation with no expecta-
| ton of being interferred with. For
| other reasons Mr.. Stronach thought it
| best to postpone action until Janua-
! ry. when new licenses were to be is
sued.
| Mr.. Drewry said that he saw reason
able grounds for delaying action in the
matter until January and he made the
motion that the hour of closing saloons
| be fixed at Ii O'clock every night eX-
eept Saturday night and on Saturday
night at 12 o'clock, to go into effect the
first day of January, 1897.
Mr.. r. III. Battle thought that the
saloons should be closed ON Saturday
night at eleven o'clock as well as on
other nights in the week.
Alderman Ferrall favored the idea as
advanced by Mr.. Stronach that the en-
tirematter be postponed until Janua-
ry. Mr.. Ferrall said he had no doubt
but that the ordinance would pass.
DIR. Sind1ns said that the petitions
| had waited patiently for a month for
| the Board to take action and he res
pectfully requested that definite action
| be taken at once. DR.. Simms stated
| that there was no political bearing at
tached to the petition as had been in
timated, burt that if the Board failed
to act, politics might enter the question
at some future time.
Mr.. Stronaoh was quick to reply to
DR.. Simms' implied threat. Gen
| tleman," he said, when ii is stated
that this matter may have political
effect, I hufl it back at you and assert
| with all positiveness and with the ut
niost respect that it@may reverberate
on you"
| Mr.. Boushall said that in talking
with some Of the representative liquor
| dealers, he had found that they we're
not opposed to the ordinance going
into effect January 1st
Alderman Hoover wanted to know If
| the passage of the ordinance would
satisfy the petitioners, and il IN the
| future they would let the saloon people
alone. Ut was stated by several that it
would end all agitation.
After some further discussion vote
| was taken on the ordinance as embed
led below, and there was only one dis
senting vote. The ordinance is as fol-
| lows:
Be it ordained by the Board of Al
dermen of the city of Raleigh:
That eVey person, whether licensed
or not, who shall sell, or give away,
with intent to eyade the law, any spir-
ituous, vinous or malt liquors between
the hours of II o'clock p. m. and
o'clock a. M. except on Saturday
nights, when the hours of sale shall
be extended to 10 o'clock, shall be
fined S25 for each offense, and in addi-
ton thereto may, on conviction before
the Mayor, be adjudged to have for
feited his license, If any be had to sell
such liquors. No druggist shall sell or
give away, with intent to evade the
law, within the hours named above,
any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
by measure less than quart, except on
prescription of a regular physician.
This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after January /
1897.
Mr.. N. b. Brougton and T.. H. Briggs
offered their designations as members
of the school committee. Their resig-
nations were accepted and the election
of their successors was deferred until
the next meeting.
The report of the appraisers to as
sess property on West Morgan and
North Wilmington streets was read and
adopted.
Mayor Russ called Alderman stron-
ach to the chair. 800
Mr.. Robt. Simpson was electedsa
| member of the Board from the first
ward to succeed Mr.. Chas. Il. johnson,
resigned.
The tax assessment was fixed at the
former rate of 1923 Ia per hundred.
Mr.. Boushall stated that by collecting
back taxes, the finance committee hop
ed to catch up in arrears and for vari-
| Gus reasons it was decided best not
to increase the rate of taxation.