Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-11
SALOONS MUST HAVE OPEN
 FRONTS

PHOENIX, May 10.-By one long, hard. steady stroke. the outgoing city oouncn in the expiring hours of
 existence came as near to putting the saloons of Phoenix out of business as was possible without actually prohib. iting them.
 Alderman Campbell introduced, and with the votes of Mayor Cosyins and Alderman faegef. passed an Or. dinance that throws sufficient restric- tions around the saloons to make them as public almost as a city park. Alderman Cisney voted against the measure, and Alderman John Mar shall passed"
 An Campbell's drastic city law sa- Icons can have no cur.a,ns on the windows, neither can they frost them or in any way seek to prevent those passing along the sidewalk from see ing who is drinking oi loiteTing in siie the highball resort.
 Though the most important feature. the unobstructed view the ,bilc will ger of the saloon is bur one of the several features that are to be found in Campbell's ordinance. In fact, 1t ,s
 n 6 features that under ordinary circum- stances it would have taken several ordinances to accomplish as much.
 h offering his ordinance and vet ing for it. Alderman Campbell carried out the wishes of his constituents in the Second ward, which he representa-. as well as what a large number of people in other parts of Phoenix be- lieye to be for the best interests of the community.
 Cisney tried to stave off the blow by dilatory tactics, claiming that snap judgment was being taken on the other members of the council. He thought that according to custom the ordinance should be referred to committee and allowed to take the same course as the slaughter house petition.
 In his soothing way, Alderman Marshall said that he had seen a similar ordinance tried out once be- fore, and that it did not accomplish the purpose, but when it came to vote he was not certain enough of what he had said to vote against it, but asked to be excused from voting.
 Coggins. Campbell and Yeager in. sisted that a vote be taken last night on the ordinance and by their strength of three to two it was passed and will become a law in ten days. So sweeping is the ordinance included practically all there is to do hibition in Phoenix.
 In framing the ordinance, Campbell included practically all thereis to do in the way of restricting the sale of liquor, without actually declaring that it shall not be sold something the tions of the ordinance are the follow ing:
 Liquor shall be sold only on the ground floor and in no room more than fifty feet from the property line; barrooms must be less than 12 feet in width, bars less than 30 feet long, and bars parallel to side of building; must not be any means of ingress or egress to any other part of building; all drinks must be served in barroom; shall be no chairs, stools, benches or tables; front must be of glass, beginning at $ feet from the floor and extending not less than s feet; shall be no screens to obstruct view from outside; drug stores shall sell liquor only on prescription; ho- tels. restaurants and lodging houses prohibited from selling liquor, propri- etor of which has no license.
 Alderman Yaeger, in discussing the ordinance. said that there was no de- sire to take snap judgment, and that he as well as other members of the council. had considered the matter carefully. He said that it was his desire, as well as that of others, to eliminate all the objectionable feat ures of the saloon business in Phoe- nix. but that it was not intended to be severe or unfair tward them.