Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-23
Decides Against Early
Closing Measure.
The Council Has No Use For
"Informers."
Question VIII Not be Submitted to
The People.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Barberton, Jan. 23.-The movement
to close the saloons at $50 p. IN. every
evening except Monday and Saturday,
met It's Waterloo Inst night at the VII
lnge Council meeting by vote of to
..
All was quiet in the Council chamber
at 1850 o'clock when Mayor Durant
raped for order. City Clerk Miller
| called the roll and commenced to read
the minutes Of last meeting, when he
was disturbed by footsteps in the hall
way. Ten women filed In, followed by
that many men, who came there In the
interest Of the Y. NJ. Z. A., Clerks I'm
ion, Epworth League Of both NJ. Il.
churches, Christian Endeavor SOcie-
ties of both the United Brethren and
Reformed church, w. G. II. o., and
Ladies' Aid Society, to urge the Coun-
ell to pass an ordinance In compliance
with the petition to close the saloons,
published In yesterdays Democrat.
The clerk read the petition. Several
took long breaths and finally Mr.. Rob-
inson said: Il am not heartily in ia
vor Of closing the groceries aud other
stores at the time they have agreed
to, but / say close the saloons with
them, IL they are to be closed. There
would be lot of bowling and squirm-
ing around about high taxes, ETC., but
they will have the same advantage as
the rest. am in favor Of closing
them"
while | am not in favor of closing
the stores at the time designated"
said Mr.. Whigam, neither am l in
favor of closing the saloons, II, at tho
present time, they cannot be closed af-
ter 10 o'clock and on Sundays. There
is more drinking done here on Sunday
than on week days. We have as good
an ordinance as there is In the state.
Enforce that first"
Mr.. Weiser eXclaimed: 81 greatly
approve of what Mr.. Whigam says
"The moral effect on young people
by the saloons closing early is a good
one" spoke Mr.. Sohner, "and favor
having Sunday selling stopped. The
ordinance is all right at present IL en-
forced"
The clerk, at this point read the Or
dinancc at the request of MIR. John
Suits. When he had concluded, Rev.
Jones asked:
'Whose duty is it TO enforce the
law?"
Mayor Durant answered, by saying,
Anybody who sees anybody In sa-
loon cun swear to an affidavit and the
papers will be served
Marshal j. l.. Smith stnted that lie
was always spotted" II block AWAY
when he was trying to catch any of the
viOlators Of the law.
"rhey generally live above the sa-
loon, he said. and if they see me COM
Ing. they 80 into their living apart
ments, where cannot arrest them aud |
have sufficient evidence to convict
them"
man suggested that spotter bc |
employed. Mr.. Suits said they had all |
the experience that they wanted with
that class of men," Last summer one
was employed. He got the temper
ance peoples money, got drunk, told
the saloonists what he was doing and
got out of town. Enough snld.
Mayor Durant remarked: '.The vii
lage is not supplied with enough po-
lice"
"No," returned Mr.. Suits, ''but we
are well supplied with saloons"
The women applauded when Mr..
Sohner made motion to submit the
question of local option to vote of the
people this spring. This was discour-
aged by other members and finally a
notion was made and amended to have
the solicitor to draw up resolution In
harmony with the above petition.
Mrs. Kate Cory, NJ. d., said. "This
IS u lot of meaningless talk" She then
fecited how a village in Pennsylvania
vas rid of saloons, and which has since
Deen dry"