The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-12
NO BEER AT
DANCE HALLS
BALL ROOM BAR HAS GOT TO 40,
SAYS HITCHCOCK.
Will Be Considered and Treated az
Unlicensed oroggeries--Dificulty
May Be Experienced in Closing Up
Some of These Places--order for
Sunday Closing Issued Formally
by tho Director, with instructions
to Serve Copies on saloonkeepers.
other City Hall Doings.


Orders were issued yesterday by Di-
rector of Pubic Safety Hitchcock di-
recting superintendent of Police Rob-
ling to institute q crusade against
them at once.
Complaints have been lodged with
the director that balls are being held
nightly. in various parts of the city,
at which there is no end of turbulence
and immortality as a result of young
men and women being made drunk by
the beverage there dispensed
1t was news to the director that in
toxicants were being sold at dance
halls, and he expressed surprise that
It had been permitted so long. 1t is
understood that the director proposes
to treat these ball room hars the same
as any unlicensed saloon.
There is just Il question as TO wheth-
er or not the police department can
interfere with these bars In every in
stance. In the central city. the dance
halls. or at least some of them. are
situated over hotels or restaurants,
and by an arrangement between the
landlord CT the hotel and the owner OF
the hall. the dance hall bar has been
made part of the hotel premises. and
whatever intoxicants are sold at the
dance are sold under authority of the
hotel keepers license.
TO ISSUE AN ORDER.
The order under which the police
closed all the bar rooms at II o'clock
sharp Saturday night is to be issued
in printed form from the public safety
department. and copy served on each
saloon keeper in the city by the police
patrolmen. The order reads as fol-
lows:
Office Department Public Safety.
Scranton. Pa, April 6. 1901.
Order No I (Policc)
All hotels and saloons where intoxicating Ii.
Guors are solo will be required to close and quit
usiness pron ptly at IL o'clock. midnight, :atnr.
'av nss'S ana rtrrar closed until M5i lay mo;,-
ing.
In order that the police may be satisfied Of
full and absolute compliance with these regula-
tions, all curtains and other shades designed {"
o,strct full view OF the interior OF bar AMI
saloon viii re raised or removed du ing this
tine.
violators of the law will bc treated and held
to answer as keeping disordcrly houses
A copy OF this order will be served upon the
proprietors of all licensed hotels and saloons.
BY order of
r. l.. Hitchcock.
Director OF Public Safety.
Frank Robling, Ir..
Superintendent OF Police.
Recorder Moir is preparing invita-
tons for proposals to do the city print
ing. The new law directs that all Or
dinances, instead Of only penal ordin-
ances. as heretofore. city recorders
prCclamations. all official reports OF
the city officers, all notices for OPEN
ing. widening and paving streets and
ether like improvements, all viewers
reports, proposals for public work and
supplies. shall be printed in not less
than three and not more than five
daily papers. one of which shall be
a daily newspaper printed in the Ger
man language.
TO LET CONTRACTS.
The contracts are to be let 10
the lowest responsible bidders. ag-
ate measure. per line, for each thous-
and of circulation, the basis of circu-
lation to be the average daily sales
for the siX months next preceding the
month in which the advertising is pub
liShed.
There being no daily printed in the
German language it is the intention
of Recorder Moir to let the advertising
contracts to three Of the four English
dailies. The estimates ordinance all
lows only $500 for general printing
end stationery. 1t will cost much more
than this to have the city's advertis-
ing done according to the mandate of
the law.
1t is being contended by Recorder
AIoir that Il councilman who resigns
may serve until his successor is duly
qualified. and he will expect the select
council to recognize Director Roche
until the new man from the Seventh is
elected and sworn in. AS told else-
where, AIr. Roche forwarded His res
ignation to select council to be read at
last nights special meeting.