The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-12
THE EIGHT
O'CLOCK LAW.
Five Aldermen Answer
eyes" to Pass 1t
OVER THE MAYORS VETO.
Brownlow, Payne, McClanahan, Cant
and Nicholson, Stand True to Theif
Temperance Colors.
OVER THE MAYORS VI
PRICE BAKING POWDER co.
CHICAGO.
lrrom DAILY HERALD, April 81

(From DAILY HERALD, April 5.)
There was not as large a crowd pres
ent at the meeting of the Boar d of May
or and Aldermen last night as was ex-
pected.
State secrets have way of leaking
out, and it was generally known early In
the day yesterday what the Mayor
would do and how the Aldermen would
vote. The HERALD could have fore
casted the result with absolute accura
cy, but was requested not to.
The Eight O'Clock law had been un Z.
der consideration and discussion for
thirty days. and it required only few
minutes to dispose of it.
The roll call showed every member
present The minutes being read were
objected to by Alderman Brownlow,
who did not think them sufficiently
clear in reporting the proceedings of the
Board in regard to the Eight O'Clock
law He asked that they be corrected
so as to show that the rules were sus
pended on the second and third readings
and that the roll was called on the third
reading. The correction was made and
the minutes we're then approved.
Mayor Cameron then read the follow
ing communication to the Board:
To the Board of Aldermen of The
city of Columbia, Tenn:
GENTLEMEN: | herewith return fol
your further consideration, an ordinance
passed by you at your last regular meet
ing, March Z, 1901, the same being al
ordinance to amend an ordii4hnce tC
regulate the closing of saloons, taverns
groceries and any aud all places where
Intoxicating liquors are sold, and known
as the 10 o'clock law. Said amendmen
provides for the closing of such places
at O'Clock p. m, instead 10 O'CLOCK
p. m
AS chief executive of the city | hav,
with much concern earnestly anC
lhoughtfully considered the measure
endeavoring to clearly and honestly dis
charge my duty as public official.
Personally | am opposed to the liquo
traffic at any and ali times, as is wei
known to you all. But as public ser
want my duty unbiased by individua
preference should be for the interest o
the general public.
Upon taking charge of the affairs O
the city, we found the 10 o'clock law j
full force and effect. The Board jus
prior to ours tried to amend or repea
the law, but failed. On January 4, l9OC
we passed an act increasing the licens
on the sale of liquors from S5G to SO
per annum. This has been accepted b
the sellers Of liquors, who have com
forward and met the demands by payin
the license of 500. To now further re
strain the privilege granted under th
existing laws, would be an injustice 10
legalized class of business, howevt
much it meets with the disapproval G
the public. Furthermore, / do not b,
lieve the enactment Of this law woul
rebound TO the business interest of th
city. / therefore return the same M
approved. Respectfully,
W. D. Cameron. Mayor.
"The matter is before you now, gel
tlemen." said the Mayor, "what wi
do with it?'
Il move the passage Of the bill ov,
the Mayors Veto" said Alderma
Nicholson, very promptly. Alderma
Nicholson, by-the-way, is one Of Mayo
Cameron's Varmest personal friend
and the strongest p-rsuasions aud II
fiuence ad beer brought. not by Il
Mayor himself, but by others, 70 indns