The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-08
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Amended and Blue Sunday Law
Agitated.
The town board of commission
ers met in regular monthly session
last night, and with the exceptie.4
of Mr.. j. Mack Rhodes, the full
board was present. As usual
there weIe enough fiery speeches
made to dispel the monotony.
An amendment was made to the
ordinance recently enacted, which
closed the near-beer stands at
1880 o'clock at night. The
amendment gives them the privi-
lege of keeping open until II
O'Clock until September Is.
The designations of the follow
ing trustees of the Hendersonville
graded schools were received; j.
G.. Waldrop, w. A. Smith, M. Il.
Shipman, L. T, Williams, X. G.
Morris and p. E. Braswell.
The following We're elected to
fill the vacancies: X. G.. Morris, A.
F. P. King, j. Williams, q. G.. Sta
ton, w. III. Justus, Z. w. Valen-
tined F. Brooks and S. ], Justus.
The secretary was instructed to
request the state department. Of
chemistry to send the secretary an
extra copy of all water reports of
Hendersonville water.
Various bills were passed upon,
Engineer Baily showed couple.
of maps and sketches of public
work that is to be done in the city.
They were examined closely.
The water line on Sixth avenue
west will be extended $50 feet.
The city is going to order fifty
meters to measure the precious
water of the city. The board says
that it will be money saving de-
vice, with but little cost to the
city.
Motion to adjourn was made.
AT this particular time Mr.. Rector
introduced an ordinance repeating
the ordinance adopted by the
! board at the last meeting, which
closed beef shops, candy and fruit
stands on Sunday. This was the
most interesting part of the meet.
ing, for what the board contended
with In passing this law is known
well by the citizens of Henderson
vile. Mr.. Rector made one of the
old-timerepubliean speeches. He
literally tramped the new law un-
der hisfeet, except he was sitting
during the time with his feet cock
ed upon chair. He said that
Hendersonville was subject to rid
icule by the whole creation; that
it was the "rottenest" piece of
legislation ever passed by an law
making body; that there were
plenty of "poor devils ''who were
not able to keep an ice box to keep
over their meat on Sunday. He
said that it was nothing but poll
teal scheme, and then he christen-
ed the democratic party with some
wordy phrases. we stand the
utter annihilation of the public by
their votes,' he repeated with
emphasis.
Mr.. Mcintyre rose and said that
it was the best and wisest piece of
legislation ever done in Hender-
sonville Mr.. Stepp corroborated
his statement. Mr.. Morris said
that he favored passing a more
rigid law so that all classes of bus
ness would have to close on Sun
day.
Mr.. Davis also wanted a strict
law, or repeal what was passed at
last meeting. The chairman, the
mayor, expressed himself as not
being willing to repeal the law. In
the twinkling of an eye, Mr.. Rec
tor made the motion and called
for the question, and before you
could get your bearing the meet
ing was adjourned
Mr.. Rector is jubilant and says
that he had the law reepaled. The
secretary did not record such ac-
ton, and Mayor Station says that
| it was not repealed So there you
are-who knows?
Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 1.-Rachel