The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-22
IMPORTANT
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL.
Ten O'Clock Law Closing Pool Rooms
and Bowling Alley 10 be
Repealed.
ORDINANCE PASSES
ITS FIRST READING.
Budget for Year Placed at $35, 900
and Distributed Among the De-
partments. - Policemen's
Salaries Raised.
ACTION TAktK FOR
BETTER LIGHTS.
Alderman Dale Gets Through ResoIu-
ton Authorizing Soliciting
BIDS When Present Con-
tract Expires.
ACTION TAKtK FOR
BETTER LIGHTS.
Recommendations of Mayors Mes
sage in Regard to City's Finan-
cial Affairs Adopted. Other
Important Work Done.

The Board OF Mayor and Aldermen
met Friday night from an adjourned
meeting, and transacted considerable
business of Importance. Among the
most important work done was the
following:
Making up Of the budget.
Repeating pool closing law.
Steps taken for better lights.
recommendations of Mayors mes
sage adopted.
Salaries OF officers fixed.
Quite q surprise was created in the
meeting Just before Its adjournment,
when Alderman Geo. W.. Nichols
offered resolution to repeal the III
O clock law closing pool rooms and
bowling alleys at thar hour. Mr..
Nichols stated that in view OF the
fact that there was much doubt as TO
the validity of the law, he thought fhe
best thing to do was to repeal 1t, and
save the city possible costs in a law
suit over the ordinance. Mayor
Brownlow protested against the repeal
OF the law. simply because il had been
attacked, and SAID that if the board
was going to run every time the enemy
shot, 1t would be running all the time.
He said that SO far as the law having
been passed on three readings In one
night was concerned, three fourths OF
ne laws on the city's statutes were
passed In the same manner. Even
the 10 CLOCK law closing the saloons
was passed In the same manner. and
many of the lawyers OF the CITY were
of the opinion that this did not lnvaH
date the laws. He hoped that the
hoard would stand by its guns. But
the hoard did not want the law on
its books, 1t was doing right to repeal
it, for he was going to enforce II as
long as it WAS the law.
Alderman Dale said that he did not
know until Friday that there was
law against running pool rooms ana
bowling alleys after ten O'Clock 80
far as he was individually concerned,
be never visited either place, but from
all he could learn they were simply
places OF amusement, and he was CD
posed to closing them. Especially, the
bowling ALLEY. he said, had the repu-
tat,on. as far as he had been able TO
learn, of being quiet. orderly place
and as to the pool room, ii, as charged,
whiskey was sold there AFTER th5
saloons were closed, the city had
officers to stop It. He took occasion TO
cav that he was in favor or rue ~
o clock saloon closing law, and wanted
that to remain as it is. He thought.
however, that the city should not try
to close up places OF harmless amuse-
ment, and that he did not think puD-
lie sentiment would sustain closing
them.
Aldermen Harlan and Nichols spoke
in the same strain, and the vote was
then taken, which resulted In the pass
ing of the ordinance on Its first read
ing by vote of six to two. Th0se
voting in favor of repeating the law
were: Aldermen Dale, Harlan, Ander :
son. Borum, Grimes, Nichols; those
voting against: Alderman Cameron
and Mayor Brownlow.
Budget Fixed at $35, 900.
The budget for the ensuing year was
made mn. and the amount was fixed
at $B5. 00U, to defray the city's ex-
peuses for the next twelve months.
The budget was apportioneo amona
the different departments ss foliows'
WOrK- mouse SOUU. CuHIityy voVV A"AN
road and interest, 50. 800; street lights
"a, 900; salary, ~, 800; fire., 20, 600
streets. So, 500. The school budget Is
70 be supplemented by the pro rata OF
the state and county school fund, under
the general law OF the state. and the
tax raising from the city poll tax for
said year.
Policemen's Salaries Raised.
The salaries of all the city officers
except those not heretofore fixed were
agreed upon. Upon motion OF Alder
man Cameron, Chairman of the Police
(lommittee, the salaries OF the city
nolice was fixeo at $50 per month and
perquisities, which Is raise OF 80. "
per month. The other salaries were
liked as follows: engine driver, $So
ner month; city porter, $50 pei
month: city attorney. $25 per month
city health officer, *i2. 80 per month.
In regard to the matter OF . Street
Oyerseer. the Chairman OF the street