Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-28
THE SALOON MEN LOSE
Their Request Fer Longer Hours
is Not Granted.
The VOTE WAS FIVE TO FOUR

The VOTE WAS FIVE TO FOUR
ne Vote Defeated the Revision Of the 0rdl-
nance Allowing Them to Keep Open I'm
til IL 0. m and Open al 5 a. M.
Other Business Transacted by
Council.
Clty Council met in special session
THURSDAY with Mavor Geo. r. Evans
in the chair ard Council-en Porter,
Cutler. Cline, .Staublv, Parle'te,
Kline. Brown Lloyd and Hoogie pres
emit.
The Ordinance Committee. in accnr-
dance with the petition OF the Retail
LIQUOR Dealers Assertion, presented
a report recommending the revision
of section 30 OF CHAPTER . OF the book
of ordinances of the corporation so as
to allow the saloon keepers ~ keen
their places of business omen until IL
o. m. instead of II o. m, aud to
open them at 5 a. m, instead of 80
a.. N
'"he ordinance passed its second and
third readings, wh Il a discussion
over III took pl sce.
Councilman Cline said that since
the adoption OF the ordi nance last
year the order in the city had been
much better. There had been fewer
arrests and the order in general great
ly impvoy ed. He said il O'Clock was
late enough for ANYBODY TO be out
runnin around. Therefore he voted
against it.
Councilman Kline spoke in favor of
the revision of the ordinance. Saying
il after the chenge the order became
worse he would be one 70 vote for
changing the honrs for opening aud
closing back to what they are at pres
ent He did not think it exactly
right and constitutional ANYHOW for
the restrictions to be placed uuon
the saloon keepers after thew had paid
their license for the year. as was done
when the present ordinance was pass
ed.
Councilnan Staubly sad be had
nothing p~zaiust any % the saloon
keepers tut he thought is hours long
enough time for anyone to do bust
ness. Siuce tins saloons had been
closing at IL O'Clock the order bad
been better all over the town md he
would therefore vote against a
change.
Councilman Hoogie sud the saloon
men nald more money INTO the corDo-
ration ieasury than any of the other
business men and he did not see WHY
more restti lions should he put on
them than on the other business men.
Councilman Kline again spoke, say
ing that il was not the saloon men
who violated the law. 1t was not
their fault if anyone else violated the
law. If they paw such high license
a chance should be given them ne
said. TO make lhelr II
The act providing for the revision
of the ordinance then went Ia its
third reading, after which the final
vote was taken on il. Councilman
Cline called for the yeas and maya.
Councllmen Porter, Kline. b. own and
Hoogie voted in favor OF it and Coun-
cilmen Cline, Staubly, Cutler, Lloyd
and Parlette against it. The revision
of the ordinance requested bv the sa-
loon men was lost bv one vote.
The S rect Committee submitted
the following recommendations:
That Mrs. ". II. P~ittsnoeis he nc
titled "a put down a GOOD pavement
and gutter in front Of her property on
P|ennsylyanIa avenue.
That Mr. W. 7. Stewart be notlhed
to repair tine pavements and cutters
in front Of his properties, Mes 40
and 100 Pennsylvania avenue.
That Mr.. Geo. Trimhle be notified
to repair the ma ement in front of his
propertv on Second street
That Mr. ". S. Small be notified
to clean gutter IN front of his proner-
w Oh corner PENNSYLVANIA avenue and
Queen street.
That @. W. Caldwell be notified to
put down a good Davoweut, curb and
gutter in front of hi- uroDertv on Sec
ond street
The recommendation were unani-
mously adopted.
The Nuisance Comwitter submitted
the following report, wd,,h vas unan-
imously adouted I'VE vour Nui-
msance Committee, beg q" report that
we examined the dunn on 5. Raleigh
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