The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-09
BOARD AND MAYOR OF ALDER.
MEN WANT THEM CLOSED AT
SAME HOURS SALOONS
cLosED-A CORRUPT
ING INFLUENCE.
PULLING SEWERAGE PROBLEM.
Drainage From Voss' Laundry Must
Be Cared For, But How?-other
Matters of interest ENACTED
And Discussed at the Meet
i1o

( 0Ao Vi mayor and Aldermen
met Thursday night in regular session
aldermen Cameron and Digger being
absent.
Tue minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved. salaries and ac.
counts allowed and the report of the
Recorder read and received.
$500 was allowed for street PURPOSES
acting City Marshal Morgan reported
collection of fines and costs for the
month as S426.6 In the report Of the
Recorder the collections for the month
were reported as $l2l9.I9, and the bal.
ance on hand az the end OF the month
as S1O42.15.
A petition was received from r. E.
Haynes In which he stated that he had
gone security for the fines and costs of
snree negroes, and that he had made
repeated efforts to collect them but had
failed. He thought the ends of Justice
would De attained il he was allowed to
pay tie the costs and was relieved from
paying the fines. Several members Of
the Board had at one time or another
mad to pay fines and costs in full. and
Eney failed to see why MIR. Haynes
should be exempt when he had gone
security. On motion Of Alderman Cart
ner the petition was respectfully de-
clined.
A petition from Messrs. Baugus and
Beard requesting the city to help pay
the cost OF moving the scales in front
OF their stable on North Main street
around to the side OF the stable ON
Sixth street was likewise respectfuI,v
declined. The owner and lessee of the
stable had been ordered to move the
scales by the street overseer,
Alderman st. Ledger White reported
that lady and mighty nice woman |
soo' had come to him and said: Zap
tain, am mighty glad you are an al. |
dernan and live close to me SO I can
talk to you," and then called his attne.
non to fire-trap near her house which
10 occupied by negroes. and which cha
wished the Board to have torn down.
Fbe fire committee was instructed to
inspect the premises and also a danger
BUS cabin on East Sixth street and re-
port back.
Alderman Collier was the author Of
he most important matter brought be-
ore the Board, and this was the closing
" all-night pool rooms at reasonable
hours. MIR. Collier said he thought
ome OF these establishments and a..
'eciaily the negro dives were more per. .
'icious In their Influence than the sa
Don. That gambling was in continuous
'rogress at msny Of therl and that thew /,
hould be closed at the same hours sa-
oons are required to close.
Alderman Gartner favored a law Of
his character. but not 90 did Alderman
White. Alderman Sellers thought the !,
DOL rooms should be governed by the !
anne law that rules the saloon. Re.
order Erwin said the pool rooms were
1e source OF much annoyance to the
olioe; that thty were not only the
rene of gambl ing, but we're used also :,
D had been informed, as a blind for u
le sale of liquor after the saloons we're Il
osed. He thought law of this char "
tier was much to be desired, but that y
70 matter should be thoroughly inves. - -
gatede to see If valid Law could be - :,
used. He said the recent law on this
bject was repealed by the last Board y
cause it had been passed under A e
spension of the rules on the three "
parate readings and the Supreme I'll
burt had held that this method CT an
ting legislation was illegal The ones Oh
N of whether the law would refer I'll
70 10 private clubs containing pool Nc
oles was also discussed The matter VI
IS referred to the City Attorney and M
Tile Legislative committee for inves- WI
etlon, with instructions to prepare 90
ordinance. II valid one was posi- oi
ag
Jity Health Officer Biddle reported
uble with the waste water, which III
yes Voss' laundry and said he had VIC
ny complaints from the neighbor OF
I'd That Mr.. Voss was willing to do ant
thing in his power to relieve the OF
lation, even to paying a large part 20
he construction of a sewer, but that lSe
Ter b 8 construction of the sanitary Ma
Q, be did not think sewer could be
lily constructed into Helms branch. n
er some further discussion the mat NH
referred to the Street COMMITTEES. H.,
Mayor and the City Health Officer