Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-01-26
CityHall and Court House

NldN'l iidVIiNtu : UtN ptuludncp reg
ulatiug the sale of liquor in ail.uight
resorts has never been published. and
~ tue police are expected to enforce it.
we publish it herewith In full
The following i the communication
aud ordinance:
Mayors Office.
rn the Honorable. the city Council:
Gcntlcmcn-ou the 2d day of June.
1913. the city Council passed the fol
lowing ordnance:
BE 1t ordained by the Common Coun.
I'll of the City of Chicago:
section |. That any person who shall
III said city keep open any saloon. bar.
room or tippling house during the night
time. between the hours of twelve
O'Clock midnight and live o'clock Il. m..
shall he subject to fine of not less than
twenty nor moro than one hundred dol.
lars for each oncusc.
500. =. MI ordinances or parts or or.
diuancc> in conflict with this ordnance
are hereby repealed.
Soc. ,. This ordinance shall he i'm
forco from aud after its passage aud
'luv publication"
For twcuty-~even and onc-half years.
except for short period of time of infrc.
pucut occurrence. this ordinance had
not been generally enforced until with.
in the past ten days. though IL had ut
times received enforcement i'm certain
sections of the city or against certain
individuals. From the failure of Mayor
after Mayor to demand its rigid ohserv.
ance 1t has become what l. ordinarily
termed dead letter law
do not agree with the claim made by
one of our daily newspapers that an
ordinance of this character should he
enforced with partiality. in favor of the
opcra-attending classes. The citizen
who drinks n glass of beer over game
of skat is entitled To the same privileges
ns his more fortunate fclow.ctizcn
who visits the opera house for his
amusement.
II the ordinance he the law. aud be-
Ing the law should Ice enforced then II
should he enforced impartially and
without favorltsm against all con.
ccrus requiring n city license for the
sale of liquor.
The reasons advanced against the en-
forcemcnt of this ordinance are that
therc are thousands of men In this great
city whom necessity Compels 10 turn
might into day, who earn their daily
bread 10y labor at hours when the aver.
age citizen H. sleeping his soundcst
Nor are these men confined to the down.
a A. A..
cited the night shift among the en-.
ploycs of the steel works In South Chi
cago. whose work keeps them en-
ploycd through all the hours of III,
night. Why. 1t is argued. should these
men he deprived of the opportunity Il
drink glass of beer merely bccais,
stern necessity requires them to toll a'
hard labor while others are sleeping IL
ease and luxury? The argumcn
against the midnight saloon Is that Il
affords a hiding place to the CLASSES
that prey upon society. that In thcs,
saloons criminals meet either To plo
their depredations or TO await u season
able hour In which TO carry out thcl
unlawful designs. II those who wori
at night are entitled 10 any considcra
tion mt the hands of your honorabl,
body, an attempt should he made Il
afford them this consideration wlthou
opening the way for abuses that vii
subject our reputable citizenship I,
greater danger from the crlmlna
classes.
How to bring this about Is u matte
for mature consideration by your Hon
Orable Body. 1t occurs to me that
the midnight closing ordinance wcr
repealed AMI In its place an ordlnanc
cmbOdylng the following provision
were passed. the Interests of the nigh
workers would be- amply cared 70
without possible danger TO the genera
community:
The presence In saloons of women q
known bad character to he prOhlblte'
AT NIL hours of the day.
The so-called wine room to he abso
lutcly prohibited In all saloons.
No women 10 be permitted In an
place where liquor Is sold, except Il
reputable eating houses, between IN
hours of midnight and o'clock n. IN.
TIE lleutcnants of police commandln
she various precincts 10 make month";
report To the Chief of Police on tn
character of the patrons Of every 81
loon In their precinct.
The Mayor 10 bc given authority Il
revoke tlr license of any salOOnkecpe
who permits his saloon to be patron!ze'
10y the criminal or scml-crimlna
classes.
| submit herewith for your conSldcra
lion an ordinance cnbodylnG these sue
gc,tiOn>.
Respectfully yours,
CARTER II, HARRISON,
Mayor.
BE it ordained by the city Council o
the City uf Chicago:
Section I. Thai no ewnrr, keeper q