The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-04

Miller Withdrew his lnOIlOn.
Mrs. Jesse Dickey, of the delegation Of four.
teen or fifteen ladies present, and apparently
their spokeswoman, arose outside the ratings
and began to read from II paper.
The Mayor interrupted her TO say tina: ii
would be necessary to have her communication
come through some alderman.
On motion, leave was granted for Mrs d. 10
read, and she proceeded to read long address,
in which the evils of intemperance were recited
in detail winding up with prayer that no more
licenses be granted TO saloon keepers. When
through she handed her document to Alderman
Hook. That Alderman unrolled it and found a
yard Of names thereon
On motion of Smith, the petition was received
ana Sled.
Stout saw no reason for not passing upon it Mt
once, and moved that the prayer of the petition
crs he granted.
Porter seconded the motion with considerable
Vchemcncc Of tone.
The Ayes and Nays were demanded, resulting
as follows:
For license-Messrs Smith, King, Brown,
Hook, McGinnis, Miller, Mates, Carey and IIo,
'ban,-9.
Against licensc-Mc:srs. Jackson, Griffith,
Stout and Portcr,-L
4 Observation-Disclosures beautifully
While the vote was being taken, lioban pro
pounded the following conundrum to DR.. Stout:
Or. are you not keeping a drug store in which
YOU sell whisky, Gin, brandy wine, &c, and fer
which you pay no license aud are, therefore, di-
rcctly in favor Of no license, because if you close
the saloons your business will be so greatly in
creased as to give you aud other druggists the
entire business. You know this 90 be true, and
on the ground OF your being directly interest
rd party, you should not vote on this question.
The Mayor decided that Stout's interest should
not dcbar him from voting.
After the vote was taken refusing to abolish
the license system, the Mayor stated that he had
intended to recommend TO the council that
licenses be raised to one hundred dollars each.
Our licenses are lower than those of any other
town in the country.
Porter wanted to increase the amount to not
less thaa .fpc hundred dollars. We may have to
pay those railroad bonds and will need all the
money can get.
Stout-As the council has determined to grant
licenses to sell liquor, move to fix the sum at
$500
Smith-Wc have an ordinance fixing the
amount ut $50 We must first repeal that
Stout withdrew his motion and moved to re
peal the present ordinance,
Hoban renewed his objections to voting by
Stout. He keeps liquor store and is Interested.
Stout have a drug store, but have nothing
to DO with it except that receive the benefits of
the sale Of liquors, drugs and other stutls. Task
for notlicense--I will not stoop SO low. ! have
been elected to this council by the voters of the
lst ward and will represent them here and have
right to vote on this question. ! sell to no mi
nors nor to drunken men. take the response
blity CT selling % whomsoever please, my con
conscience being my guide. | want no license.
Hoban does. If sell liquor to any one and he
matrcats his wife or children, | am responsible
under the law.
The Mayor decided that Stout had 6 right to
vote.
The Ayes and Nays we're thcr taken on repeal
ing the ordinance liking the rate at so and re
suited in 1 for and against.
So the council failed 60 repeal the license sys-
tcm or change the amount.
On motion, the applications for licenses were
taken up.
The application of Mike Formulas was made
and bond approved and license ordered to be is
sued for the sum Of $50.
Here the ladies, having witnessed the defeat of
their scheme, arose and silently and sadly wcnd-
ed their way komcwards.
The following persons were allowed licences
without debate:
Louisa BrcuninG, John c. Mari, Peter Shrlcr,
jos, Nbrccht, John Hoban, Catherine ~ John
Bailey, Richard Wolfe Chris. Rabenstein, +. W.
Rabcnstcin, Herman Meyer, Francis j. Savage,
Dionus LEX, Victor Borsenius, Pat Maher, Law
renee White, John Dunn, Mike & Pat Kenny,
Paul Iron, Jacob Baish, Fredrika Flick, Holleck-
or * Miller. John Carlin, Chris Walter, Jacob
Glcim, David Bernard, Albert ShHfer, c. Haberlc,
Got.ieb Miller, Blodgett X Cross, Thos. Maher,
Mat White, Michael Lunuy, Wallace * Stahl,
John Doll. Martin Kcm Holden Rushton and A.
Schercg.
The following were referred 10 license com
ut.cc 20 investigate - to securities:
Joseph Never. Tim O'Conner, +. W. Rabcn.
stein and CA-s ker-te.
On motion adjourned.