Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-06-20
COUNCIL ASSA|Ls
WESTERFELD ON
SUNDAY CLOSING
After Mayor Placed Himself
on Record on This Question
Aldermen Tell Chief to Stop
Sunday SAFES,

The council torpodoed Mayor Hen
| ~ Nestcrfeld without warning last
night when, after the nNaycr had
| placed himself on record on the
SUNDAY closing question, the alder
men instructed the chief Of police TO
prevent the sale of liquor on SUNDAY.
/ The resolution instructing the chief
! charged the mayor with refusal to
carry out the sunday closing pledge
| Of the democratic platform.
The first. step leading to the clos
! ing of saloons on Sunday was Alder
man w. r. Swit2ers report on tho
wine room and Sunday closing ques-
ton. Mr.. Westerfeld ordered this re-
port filed. Here is the report.
! The resolutions presented 10 the
council calling for an investigation in
/ to the existence Of so-called wine
rooms in Albuquerque and regarding
Sunday closing of saloons, were re-
ported to the police committee. The
committee desires TO report as fol-
! lows:
The committee finds that the So
called wine rooms have all been closed
( aud that the marshal has instructed
/ the police to see that they remain
closed and that no girls or women be
permitted to enter any saloon, OF any
so-called wine room, or booth, in
any saloon. The committee recon-
mends that the marshal be instructed
to carry out to the letter the ordi-
nance and state law respecting vine
rooms and that the council revoke the
license of any saloonkeeper violating
! the law.
! Casts Deciding Vote
Regarding Sunday closing, your
committee is advised that there is NJ
the present time no city ordinance or
state law adequate TO compel the clos
ing of saloons on the sabbath day.
"W. r SWlTzER,
Chairman OF Police Committee
Alderman clyde Tingicy then asked
the city clerk to read the resolutions
he offered at the first meeting. one
instructed the chief OF police to en-
force Sunday closing and the other di-
rected the city attorney TO 'inyesti-
gate and study the condition OF the
laws OF the city and state relating to
the Illegal operation OF wine rooms
in Albuquerque. and report his find
ings to the next meeting Of the city
council" The latter resolution also
directed the attorney, if he found eX-
istng laws insufficient to submit an
ordinance that would close wine
rooms.
This was where the mavor went on
record Councilman 8. s. Gilbert
moved that the resolutions be Ia
bled. Mr.. Switzer seconded, The vote
stood four to four, Aldermen Ham
mond DE Tullio, Gibson and Tineley
voting no. The mayor announced that
they had been tabled This action
WAS equivalent to his casting the de-
Gliding vote.
sunday Closing Resolution.
Mr.. Hammond asked If there were
nny difference IN conditions now and
at the time Of election. He was re-
minded of some statements IN tho
democratic platform, he said.
! City Clerk Hughes then began read
ing The resolution compelling sun
day closing 1t follows;
Whereas. the present mayor OF
The city of Albuquerque was elected
to office on d platform pledgiue him
TO close the saloons Of said city on
Sunday; and
Whereas, the said mayor has gone
on record refusing to carry out this
pledge now, therefore, be II
Resolved, by the city council OF
the said city of Albuquerque that the
/ chief of police Of said city be, and
hereby is, instructed to see that all
or giving away OF any spirtuous, vim
Gus fermented or malt and intoxicat-
! ing liquors shall during Sunday have
their places in which such sale. bar
tcring or giving away is carried on,
securely and effectually closed so
that no person can enter therein and
: that they shall not open, or permit to
/ be opened during sunday such places,
Sunday, for the purpose of this
| resolution, shall be regarded as the
/ time between 1859 p. m. of Saturday
{ and IL, midnight, Sunday
Mr.. Gilbert moved that It be adopt
! ed Mr.. Hammond seconded. on
F.! the roll call all councilmen voted aye
Mr. Switzer, who was last on the list
saving he supposed he would have TO
! vote veg.
TO stop Gambling.
The end Of the moral wave was not
yet Mr.. Hammond asked the clerk
TO read q resolution compelling sa-
looms to remove blinds on Sundas.
| This was adopted unanimously
Saving that il was a matter Of cur
rent report thar gambling was going
on, Mr.. Hammond Offered another
resolution. This instructed the chief
of police to enforce strictly the anti
gambling law. Mr.. Haggard said he
supposed the resolution was not In
tended as a reflection upon the chief
of police or the police department.
Not in the least, stated Mr. Ham
mond The resolution then was
adopted The vote was unanimous.
Have you any more, Hammond? %
asked Mr. switzer There were no
more.
An echo of the resigning OF com
mittee chairmanships came wheG
Mayor Westerfeld referred an ordi-
nance. requiring dairYmen to give
fl,.tt. .sr..fs th.. tttberTat1t, Il-