Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-09-20
Again Refuses to Submit
Question to a Vote of
the People
PASSL|QUOR ORDINANCE
Increase Bond to Utility
Company Under Legal
Procedure

For the second time within year
council declined last night to submit
to a vote of the people the question
of selecting a charter board to revise
the city charter, contemplating a
change in the form of government. A
resolution, offered by Alderman Jar
rett, of the general committeed' NAM
ed by President Smith of council,
was presented and read. Alderman
Waite made the motion that it be ta-
bled.
The resolution called for the hold
ing of an election on November 7,
which is general election day, of nine
members of charter board, on con-
formity with provisions of the state
statutes. No mention was made in
the resolution of the nature of
changes in the charter, this matter
being entirely in the hands of the
charter board after it is selected.
In the discussion on the resolution
it appeared at first that it was en-
tirely acceptable, but the question
was raised as to whether or not the
people even favored the voting on a
charter board, and when the motion
was made to lay the matter on the
table until such time as a more def
mite sentiment of the people could be
ascertained, it carried.
Plans of those who are anxious to
see revision of the city charter are
to circulate petitions asking council
to call the election. This means for
the election of charter board and
n tofor charter changes. The charter
which the board will draw will be in
accordance with the wishes of the
people, and if it is not suited to the
wishes of majority it can be reject
ed at the polls, so that there is not
the least danger in selecting a board
to make the draft.
Camping Down the Lid.
The ordinance committee brought
keeping or selling of whisky within
the city of Palatka in violation of the
federal constitution, and one to reg
ulate pool rooms. The whisky ordi-
nance has been much mooted ques-
tion in council for some time, legal
opinion having been given council
that police officers have no author
ity to arrest violators of the liquor
laws except to turn them over to the
county authorities. Under the new
ordinance the city court will have ju-
risdiction, it is contended.
The. pool room ordinance makes it
unlawful for any person under 21
years of age to enter pool room or
play pool, and also unlawful for any
one to play for a stake in a pool or
billiard room, or to drink Intoxicating
liquors or to dispose of Intoxicating
liquors in pool room, and also
makes it unlawful for proprietors of
pool rooms to allow any person under
the influence of liquor to enter a
pool room.
Both of these ordinances were
placed on their first, second and third
readings and passed
Alderman 'Pursley submitted an
ordinance amending the cattle ordi-
nance making it unlawful for any
person to keep swine or cattle within
200 feet of well or a place of resi-
dence. This was tabled by a vote
of II to 1.
City Attorney Dineen, reporting
for the tax assessor, said that the
city tax books were ready, except for
the assessment of the Atlantic Coast
Line railway, and that the assessor
is now waiting for information from
the state comptroller as to the
amount of this assessment. The