Show EARLY CLOSING COUNCIL ICIL Meeting Me ting This Evening Will Be Enlivened by Interesting Discussion The Martin midnight saloon closing ordinance will come before the coun council cil thia evening on a favorable report of the municipal laws committee The ordinance compels all saloons to close at midnight and remain closed until 6 in the morning The impression prevails that the or ordinance ordinance will not be passed this even evening evenIng evening ing because of the opposition which it has encountered and that it will be referred to the municipal laws com corn committee committee for further consideration so as asto asto asto to give all parties Interested ested a chance to be heard heardIe If Ie it is passed it will probably be amended so as ante asto to read rend 1 in the morning instead of midnight The Stewart ordinance requiring sa saloons saloons saloons loons to remove all alt booths and wine rooms will also come up this evening ening on a favorable from the muni municipal municipal municipal cipal laws committee This ordinance is most drastic and was framed at atthe atthe atthe the suggestion of Chief Pitt of the po police o olice lice department If Ie consideration of the midnight closing ordinance is postponed this or ordinance ordinance will probably take the same course as there is another ordinance which covers restaurant booths that has not been reported on and the three laws properly go together Councilman ordinance prohibiting the street railway compa company ny fly from hauling any sort of ot freight or express without the consent of the council will also come up for passage this evening and it Is believed will go through with little or no opposition At present there is no ordinance cov coy covering covering ering this matter although the com corn franchise is so worded that any attempt by the company to transport freight or express could no doubt be stopped To make doubly sure how however however however ever the ordinance has been prepared |