The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-05
ANTI-JUG ORDI-
NANCE PASSED
CITY COUNCIL WILL PREVENT
SHIPMENT or LIQUOR INTO
COLUMBIA BY PUBLIC
CARRIERS.
Another Ordinance Along Same Line
Fails.-Proteetion For Public At
Cemetery Avenue Crossing.

Cemetery Avenue Crossing.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
met Tuesday night in regular session
the meeting having been changed
from Thursday night on account Of
that night falling on July 4th All
the members of the Beard were pres.
ent. After the roll call and reading
of the Minutes the reports of com
mittees were taken up. Chairman
Cameron of the street department,
reported considerable patch work
done during the past month. $775 was
allowed fer work during July An are
lamp was reported installed in the
Athenaeum grove. The fire report for
the second quarter was received and
the salaries of the firemen allowed.
Alderman Gartner reported that
Greenwood cemetery was badly in
need of a general cleaning up. That
the grass needed cutting and other
work done. Alderman White was in
structed to have the work done.
Salaries and accounts were allowed. |
The report of the City Marshal
showed collection for June of $157.4O. |
The report of the Acting Recorder
showed collections of S2,03S95.
The city officers were allowed ff-
teen days vacation this summer.
Heretofore the officers have been al
lowed only ten days, and the city has
been employing an extra man. I'm
der the arrangement this year the Of
ficers will simply be on duty longer
hours and no extra man will be en-
ployed.
The City Attorney was instructed
20 prepare an ordinance under the {
present stock law.
The Vagrant law was passed on
second reading.
City Attorney VOORHEES, presented
our ordinances fc. passage. The
irst requires the railroad to place a
lagman at the Cemetery avenue cross
ng. 1t was passed. The second 9
makes it misdemeanor and provides :
penalty for a railroad to allow it's
ngines with steam up to stand with
q fifty yards of public crossing.
his ordinance is meant also as a pro-
ection to the travelling public at the !
avenue crossing. The rail-
Dad has tank near the crossing and
ne engines stand and take water
'ithin a few yards of the crossing 4
nd have thus caused several runa- :
avs. This was passed on first read
lg. The third was an anti-jug ordi-
ance patterned after the lockwood
rdinance and others recently passed
Y Tennessee municipalities and al =
lady held to be valid. 1t makes it
isdemeanor, punishable with a fine
II public carriers to bring liquor into
from points within the state.
was passed on first reading by a
arrow margin, Aldermen Cameron,
ollier, Gartner and White and Mayor II
uest voting aye, and Aldermen Tow ia
r, Swansburg, Sellars and Digger ce
,ting no. of
Mayor Guest will probably call a OF
Getting of the Board next week for
e purpose of passing the ordinance is
second reading. vi
The companion antf-jug ordinance BIZ
lied to pass. This was an ordinance an
aking 1t misdemeanor for any per-
n to bring liquor into Columbia for re
other person. Ill
The committee having the matter siI
the erection of the new city hall H.
the fowler lot In charge, was in La
ructed to arrange for the necessary
,ney and have the work done. The
ilding will be two-story brick N
-ucture, about forty feet square. ~
le court room, ONCE OF the City
arshal, police headquarters and Re-
rdeT's Office viii be ON the ground
or. The Mayors ONCE and other
Ices will be up stairs. On the Sec nc
dr. fiugrr thee Councii, Chamber and !.
rooms will also be located.