The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-27
DON'T WANT iT.
Augusta Opposes a DIspensary
at North Augusta
THE CITY is AROUSED

And VIII Endeavor to Restrain He,
Citizens from Buying Liquor OF
This Side OF the Savannah River
Ccnsures the Aiken County Dis
pensary Authorities for ,Opepjne
~ Dispensary There.
The order Of tho Aiken county dia.
+ pensary board establishing a dispen.
sary at North Augusta has appar.
emily stirred up the neighbors lust
over the line in Georgia as they have
not been stirred for long time.
The effort Of the city council Of North
Augusta to block the purpose Of the
dispensary board having failed, the
city Of Augusta has now taken up
the fight, and there Is promise of
some warm scrapping.
The State prohibition law goes in
TO effect in Georgia tho first day OF
January and Augusta people figure
that If q dispensary is established
at North Augusta 1t will receive a
large patronage from Augusta peo-
pie. and this they do not take kindly
to in the least They do not care to
see money poured out Of tn pockets
OF the Georgia folks into the treas
ury Of the Aiken county dispensary
board
The following from the Augusta
Chronicle shows that very unusual
steps may be taken to prevent
heavy Georgia patronage being given
the North Augusta dispensary:
"The city OF Augusta has gone af-
ter the South Carolina dispensary
good and strong. BY resolution
adopted in council presented by
Mr.. Boutwell, and seconded by Mr.
Blackshear, If the North Augusta
dispensary is continued in operation
the strongest members Of council will
be used to curtail the trade which
it has been alleged the dispensary is
seeking after the 1st day Of January:
that OF the city Of Augusta.
"rhe feature OF the fight TO be
made is the fact that If their purpose
( Is successful Augusta will revive a
custom which has long since died
out. that Of charging toll for the
2 use or d Highway.
"The subject Of Mr.. Bothwell's
resolution, offered verbally by unan-
imous consent was that the city at
torney be instructed to examine into
the contract between the City or Au-
gusta and the North Augusta Land
and Investment company, by which
the North Augusta bridge was pre-
sented to the city. .en9 ascertain just
what the rights Of Augusta are in
the premises; if the city has the
right to charge toll for the use Of
the bridge; and under what condi-
tions the toll may be charged.
"Mr. Boutwell, stated that the OBJ
ject OF the resolution was to guard
Augusta against the iniguity OF the
North Augusta dispensary after the
State prohibition law goes into eff
feet. He said unless something Of
the kind is done North Augusta dis
pensary bottles will be littering the
streets of Augusta, and the institu-.
tion will cause the city more trouble
than anything in the whole commun
ity.
''The opinion was entertained that
a toll can not be charged on the
North Augusta Bridge unless it is
also charged on the Centre street
bridge, but certain Of the members
OF council beliece that only exemption
on the North Augusta bridge Is the
free traffic OF street cars being intcr
fered with
ut Is Mayor Dunbar's idea to
charge toll OF Q or 2 1-2 cents each
way for each person using the North
Augusta bridge; allowing all vehicles
free use of the bridge This would
mean that passengers on the street
cars could go over free, by paying
the street car company ten cents
fare; that buggies or persons could
be driven over the bridge without
paying anything, but the people IN
the buggies or wagons would have to
pay toll for themselves.
'It was general believed that this
can be done. but tho city attorney
Will take the matter up at once and
make a report to council II is un
derstood that If this should not be
possible council will find some othel
way to block tho free use OF dispen
sary liquor in Augusta, and cut OFF
the expected trade Of that instiJn
ton
"Mr. Boutwell, suggested, during
the course Of the debate, tha' If the
city could find no other way around
the dispensary, the commissioners OF
public works could probably con
denim the bridge and have 1t torn
down