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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1845
Page
2
At City Hall Monday night, Dr. David Hoox was unanimously elected president of the Washington Total Abstinence Society, succeeding the resignation of Dr. Jushin A. Eve.
A large Augusta Total Abstinence Society gathering applauded two new speakers and welcomed 10 new members. The editorial calls for young men to join the "army of Temperance," stresses parental influence on children, and urges civic duty to curb alcohol, urging a collective, neighbor‑centered reform.
The meeting read and approved last minutes. Dr Daniel Hook urged total abstinence and service to the community. Harris and Wooten gave brief addresses. Ten members added to the pledge. A three member nominating committee chose Dr Daniel Hook as President and Rev W J Hard as Vice President. Hawkins Huff, and others were elected unanimously, with manager elections postponed to the next meeting. The session adjourned on call of President W Haines Jr.
The Augusta City Council on March 15, 1845, approved a detailed ordinance to build a canal for manufacturing with bank financing up to 100,000 dollars. It authorizes a tax on real estate, creates nine canal commissioners, sets bond issues, and lays out management, payments, and water rights with private holders for the canal and its works.
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