Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-06-08
Meeting of CITY Aldermen.

"ooo u IL pO1 odlIo ~ uuo Ct6y Wds
transacted, among waich was the
adoption of the all night lighting
system. The moonlight schedule
has been tried for the past month
and has proved unsatisfactory.
Many complaints have been made,
and, while the city fathers wish
to run the affairs of the city as
economically as is possible they
felt that it was their duty to COM
ply with the demands of the p4o.
pie to restore the all night system
of lighting.
Alderman F. M. Thompson car.
ried a very important point rela-
tive to unclaimed articles and
property taken from prisoners by
the policemen. The law in regard
to this shall be enforced. The
chief of police shall keep a record
# all valuables of whatever char
actor taken from prisoners, they
shall be turned over to him by the
officer making the arrest and shall
be returned to the owner. All
unclaimed articles shall be adver-
tlsed and sold.
The bond of chief of police and
city tax collector, Jerry NJ.
Brown, which is $4,000, was
presented and accepted.
The bond of city clerk Stable
Linn was fixed at $1,000. The
oond of city treasurer R. W. Price
at $4,000. These bonds will be
given at the next regular meeting
of the beard.
Alderman Thompson formerly
rendered to the Board the resig-
nation of A. II. Boyden as a
nembtr of the city school board.
The resignation was accepted with
regret and expressions of sppreci-
alton for services rendered. AL
derman j. Samuel McCubbins
stated that Mr.. Boyden desired
Frank R. Brown to be his success.
Or, and he moved Mr.. Browns ell
ection. Carried.
The ordinance relative to .muz-
cling dogs did not pass.
The revenue act, which included
a SPECIAL ordinance on near-beer,
was pus Oh It's second and inai
reading. After discussion the act
was passed and becomes a law.
The special ordinance Oh near
bear follows:
Be it ordained by the Board of
Aldermen of the city of Salisbu-
ry:
l.. That every dealer in beer
inc, near-beer, hop beverage,
malt or drinks under any name or
description whatsoever, contain
lug as much as one half of one per
cent alcohol, shall pay an ann.
ual license tax of $500, and no Ii
cense shall be issued for a less p9-
Rod than six months and thea on
Iy upon application to the Board
of Aldermen and upon their ap-
prevail CT the same by proper ord
ers.
2. That all licenses granted by
the city of Salisl ury to sell drinks
Ut beverages under any name or
description whatsoever, contain
ing as much as one half of one
per cent aIcoho! i%rcluding all IL
cense heretofore granted and und.
er which present dealers are now
conducting their busiLess) shall
hereafter entitle the holder Of
such license to sell such beverages
only in the following manner and
subject to the following terms and
conditions:
3. 1t shall be unlawful for any
such dealer to conduct such place
Of business elsewhere than in a
70 om, the interior of which is in
full view from public street.
4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
such dealer to keep his place of
business open or to sell, or offer to
give away or furnish such bever-
age except between the hours of
6 a.. ~. to II p. m. Said place of
business shall be closed and kept
closed on Sunday.
5. 1t shall be unlawful for the
view from the street of the inter.
ior of the place of business of such
dealer to be in any manner OBJ
structod, whether by screens, cur
talus. partitions, stained glass or
otherwise; and during the closing
hours aforesaid there shall be kept
and maintained in the room in
which such business is being con-
Quoted sufficient light or lights to
enable the entire interior thereof
to be plainly seen from the street
6. 1t shall be the duty of the
captain of police or some one act
ing under his direction to visit
such places of business as often as
may be necessary for the purpose
of inspecting the stock of such
dealer and doing all other things
necessary to ascertain if any of
the provisions of this ordinance is
being violated.
Z. It shall be unlawful for any
such dealer to keep, to have on
hand, permit or allow in such
place of business any intoxicating
hovaraua or anv kind or dascrip-