The Lambertville record., 1874-05-06

BhIsTvILhf- RssaIdf Monthly Meeting, ma,
4fh All the members present.
The minutes Of the previous meeting wer.
read and approved. ~ Aoxlsg
Mr.. ODriscol moved to take up Johr
Foran's petition for hotel license first Car.
ried.
The petition was read and Mr. Q,Driscoi
moved that the petition be granted.
Mr.. O'Driscoll said he had cause to believe
that tits the wish of tile majority of the in
habitants of the 1st Ward to have this hote
licensed 1t is somewhat isolated, and there
is considerable travelling in that vicinity
he had known Mr.. Forau for several years,
he had known him to be good to the poor, he
was good neighbor he had also fulfilled
all the requirements of thc law, and hoped
that their good neighbors would cooperate
with them
Mr. Joseph Smith said he had very serious
objections to granting license for such q pui-
pose; but he did not intend to make any
speech on the subject at this time. He had
placed on the clerks table petition, signed
by 70l ladies of this city, requesting that
license be not granted. He would read a pa
per accompanying the petition, giving few
reasons why the petitions should be refused.
The following is the paper:
LAMDERrv1LLE, MAY irH 1874.
70 Me Cannon Council Of. the City Of
LansJertcile
GENTLEMEN We, the women of this city,
in presenting this petition, beg leave most re-
spectfully to offer a few reasons and causes
which have prompted us to this course of ac-
tion with regard to the sale of Intoxicating
drinks in this city. We disclaim any inten-
tion or desire to dictate to ourhonorable body
any course of action with regard to this mo-
mentous subject, but we desire most sincere
~, kindly and firmly to present-that in time
past our sex has suffered in greater proportion
than yours, which suffering we have borne
hitherto without protest, though not with re-
signation. In presenting this, our petition
we disclaim any unkind feeling toward those
persons or their families who are engaged in
this traffic, but on the contrary, have a sincere
desire to promote their temporal and spiritual
good. We hold that no father or mother who
has the real good of his or her children at
heart can continue in the traffic in intoxicat-
ing drinks without violating tile most sacred
duties which parents owe to their children,
and that the recuniary benefit derived from
tHc Sftio VI lHioktCtllU2 uTlnhS bedrS " very
small proportion to the decentralization and
degradation produced in the community as
well as in the families of those engaged in
the traffic. You arc aware, gentlemen, with
out any suggestions from IFS, that this bust
hess is sapping the foundation of the mental,
moral, and physical constitutions of our sons
whom God has given us, and whom we love
as we love our own lives, WcghumblyA trnst
that your honorcd body may conceive it to be
your patriotic duty to remove from our midst
these great temptations from before the ewes
of our dear children and our prayers shall ev-
er ascend to God that His choicest blessings
may rest upon you now and forever.
The Clerk read the heading of the ladies'
petition and commenced to read the names,
when it was suggested that it would occupy
too much time, and it was dispensed with.
The heading was as follows
To the City Councit We, the wives.
mothers, sisters and daughters of the inhabi-
tants Of Lambertville, humbly petition yonr
honorable body to use the power as we believe
now provideptially placed in your hands, to
suppress in all lawful ways the sale of in
toxicating liquors as a beverage, and your
petitioners will ever pray, sc.
The vote on Mr.. Foran's petition was taken
as follows Ayes-Mr. O'Driscoll Nays
Messrs. Brown, Cooley, Ely, Guillick, Gregg,
Moore, Smith and Williamson.
The license was declared refused.
The large audience present applauded quite
earnestly when the vote WAS announced.
Mr. Smith moved that the heading of the
petition of the ladies and tile number Of names
on it, be inscribed ON the minutes Carried.
j., X. zeigler's application to keep an inn
and tavern was next taken up, and read.
Mr.. f. D. Fulmer stated to the Council
that he had not signed any such petition this
year.
Mr.. Smith said that in order to bring the
petition before Council, lie moved 1t be
granted.
Objections being called for, Mr.. Smith said
he had the same objections as before stated by
himself, and by the ladies' petition.
The vote being taken, the license was re-
fused as follows Ayes-none. Nays-Brown,
Cooley, Ely, Guillicl, Gregg, Moore, ODris-
COLI Smith, Williamson.
Much applause from the spectators greeted
the announcement of the vote.
The petition of Samuel Humphrey to keep
all inn and tavern was then read
Mr.. Cooley in order to bring it to a vote,
moved it be granted. The vote was solid
against it, and it was declared refused ZAP
plause.)
The application of John Corson to keep an
inn and tavern was next presented, and re-
fused unanimously. es-F y-r-ys
The application Of Geo r. Gaddis to keep
an inn and tavern was also refused by the
same vote.
1t was moved to reconsider the vote by
which Foran's petition was refused. Lost.
The applications Of Joseph Lacey, Chas
w. Kitchin and Jacob Snyder, to keep ale,
beer and oysters saloons, were refused unani-
mously.
Mr.. Smith said he wished it understood he
didn't object to the oysters--it was only to
the ale and beer.
The application of c. o. Brooks for license
to keep a billiard saloon was unanimously re-
fused
/ Tho Finance Committee reported that they
had audited the accounts of ]. V. Robbins,