The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-26
COUNCIL HAS
BUSY SESSION
All Members Act In Perfect Harmony
And Accomplish Much
Good Work

the bank building last Saturday even
ing, the mayor. clerk and all members
of the council being present. May
or Gould called the council to order
at 1855. After the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting oy
Clerk Carter the council proceeded
with the work before it. The surety
bond of Treasurer G. NJ Tucker. in
the amount of $500. furnished by
the American Bonding Company. of
Baltimore, was approved and filed as
was also the bond of Clerk A. F. Car
ter with Doctor George S. Wright and
E. F. Harpst as sureties.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of DR. c. l.. McKinnis. chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee. and John Douglas, chairman of
the com nittee Oil streets and alleys,
as purchasing agents for the town and
Instructed the council that all pur-
chases of supplies for the use of the
town or its officers must be made by
them or by their authority.
Ordinance No. 3 fixing the compen-
sation of town officers and the manner
in which all bills must be paid was
read and adopted. 1t provides that
the clerk shall receive $500 per
month, treasurer. one per cent of all
moneys received and one per cent of
all moneys laid out, marshal. s25
per month, one-half of all fines col
lected and five per cent of all dog Ii
censes issued. The police Justice is
to be allowed the statutory fee.
Rules and regulations of the town
council we're considered and adopted.
Section three provides that all meet
ings shall be open to the public and
press and section Eve says that no
councilman shall be allowed more
than two minutes at any one time,
except by consent of the council, in
which to discuss any question which
may come before any of it's meetings.
The rules have been posted in the
council room where they may be seen
at any time.
Ordinance No.4 regulating the sale
of Intoxicating liquors and govern
ment of saloons was next considered
and adopted after max ing a few min
or changes. Section l provides that
application for license must be made
in writing to the council and if grant
ed license shall be issued by the town
clerk. Section 2. 3 and 4-Bonds
must be given in the sum of $1,000.
with two sureties, each worth equal
the amount of the bond. Bond must
be tled with the clerk and license
must be posted in conspicuous place
IN saloon. Sections 5 and provide
that there shall be but one entrance
over which shall be placed sign
bearing the inscription. s'Saloon En-
trance. No Minors Allowed"; that
there shall be no entrance designated
as Family Entrance, ''nor shall there
be any entrance from another build
ing. Section Z; That said place Of
business may be kept open between
the hours of 6 100 a. m. and II 100 o.
m. and that from IL 100 m. to 6 100
q. m the doors shall be locked to the
public. and also that all places where
Intoxicating liquors are sold shall be
closed on Sundays and election days.
This section as first introduced pro
vided for closing on holidays but Mr..
Douglas thought this requirement un-
fair and unreasonable. Mr.. BuRRe
moved that this portion of ths section
be stricxen out and upon vote of Il
members OF the council it was so or
dered. Messrs. Bugge, Douglas, and
Garter, chairman of the license COM
mittee voting aye. and McKinnis and
and Churchill, no. Section 8; That
no Intoxicating liquors shall be aold
or given away outside the regular
places OF business duly licensed to
handle the same. Section g: That
it shall be deemed a misdemeanor tn
sell or iRve away in any form to In
dlans not freeholders, minors or in.
toxicated persons. Sections 10 and
II provide that there-shall be no gam
DING In any form whatsoever and that
no loitering or loaffng shall be al
lowed about the premises where ,ntox-
icatinR liquors are sold. Sections
Il and l3 provide for an annual IL
cense zee OF 800 and fix the fiscal year
from June to June 1. Section III
provides that s5. 90 shall be paid in=
70 the city treasury for the transter
OF 2 license from the person to whom