The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-17
City Aldermen Repeal Law Relative
to Sunday Selling.
The VOTE RESULTED in A Tie.
How the Aldermen Voted Mayor
(iriSWOld Broke Tie Vote
In Favor Of Repeating
Sunday Laws.

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meeting last Tuesday night when
they repealed the Sunday laws
regulating or prohibiting the sale
Of cigars and soft drinks on SUM-
day. An amendment by Alder
man Mason was carried that the
drug stores close during the
preaching service hour.
The question was brought up
rather as a surprise by Messrs.
w. A. Mabry and w. G. Bran
ham, and some Of the aldermen
were Of the opinion that some
notice should be given so that
people interested one way or
another could be heard, but the
motion of alderman Carpenter
was that a vote be taken at once,
and the motion prevailed.
Those voting in favor of the
motion were Messrs. Mason,
Lindsey, Carpenter and Warren,
while Messrs. Hill, Lawson, Cor
man and Perry opposed the
measure.
This action was quite a sur
prise to many as nothing had
been said about the question for
some time past. During the
campaign some little talk was
INDUCED in regarding the repeal
of this law, but nothing special
had been said recently.
Other matters to claim the at
tention of the aldermen were as
follows:
, The report of chief of police
for the month of May shows the
following taxes collected: Spec
ial taxes, 81. 644; dry closet taxes,
SIPS.
The report of the clerk of the
!, recorders court for the month
, of May was as follows: Number
of cases convicted, SO; number
, of cases dismissed 8; number Of
, cases continued, 5; number Of
cases bound over to superior
court, A; number of cases ap'
: pealed to superior court, 6; totaI
number of cases before recorder,
122; number sent to roads and
work house, 26; fines imposed,
S461.50; recorders cost, 1854
: clerks cost, SS0.5l; officers cost,
S152.66; Jail fees and meals,
S71.s9; total. $500; paid treas.
urer fines, s461 so; paid treas.
} urer costs, S309, A; paid officers
and witnesses costs; SS1. 26; to-
: tai, $500.
; Bonds of T. M. Stephens, city
, treasurer, and Geo. w. Watts,
. trustee sinking fund D. & N. R.
!. R., were accepted.
: In the matter Of report made
by street committee that curbine
: be placed on Ella place from
] Chapel Hill street to Watkins
I. street, that Foster street be ma.
cadamized from Watkins street
to Seminary street and that Wat.
kins street be macadamized from
Foster street to Morris street.
] Ordered that report be adopted
{ and belgian blocks be laid al
!. such places on said streets wher,
e macadam cannot be laid to ad
vantage.
s Ordered that two directorie,
x be purchased of Hill Director,
:. company for the use Of the city
Q 1t was ordered that curbing b,
!. laid on Lamond avenue and side
! walk Of concrete be laid on soutl
0 side Of said avenue FIVE feet il
9 width. the property owners I,
e pay one-half cost Of curbing ant
sidewalk.
II was ordered that curbing b,
laid from billiard street to Ream
d avenue, concrete sidewalk fiv'
d feet in width be laid and proper
s ty owners to pay one-half of cos
IS of curbing and sidewalk.
q The report Of the fire com
mittee for month Of May a
shown by report Of chief Of fir
denartment Is as follows. Tire