The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-09
WILL YOU TAKE A GLASS OF
BEER
Moral Moline Consents that Four Men
May Sell It,
If They Pay $500 a Year,
Dense and Excited Crowd Of Citizens
The Women Still for War On the Jug and
the Beer Keg,

moral centre of the intellectual world hold
their official meetings Last evening about
one-third of the room was appropriated to
the use of the council by drawing a stout
rope across the hall. The balance of the
room was densely crowded with citizens in
expectation Of a decision on the liquor
question. Twelve ladies (crusaders) were
present and were the first at the rope to
watch how the cat would jump.
After little routine business the city
attorney was requested to read an ordi-
nance regulating the liquor traffic. pos
itively prohibits the sale of spirits, ale, wine
beer, etc, unless by special permission
by separate ordinance for each and
every persona as the council may grant, and
it provides penalties for its violation 1t
also provides for licensing druggists to sell
for medicinal sacramental or mechanical
purposes. Licensed persons are forbidden
to have up any curtains, blinds, screens,
frosted or PAINTED windows, or any con,
trivanee to keep people on the street from
a full view of the bar and of those who
patronize it. Aid Hemenway made an
effort to have this section stricken out, but
he failed, the vote standing for striking it
out Hemcnway and Keator-2 Against
striking it out; Ainsworth, White, Hanson,
| Wheelock, kerns-6.
Aid. Ainsworth then moved to adopt the
ordinance, and on call Of the yeas and
nays every alderman voted for it.
Some excitement and uneasiness was
shown by the spectators. There was a
good deal of surging about and pressing on
the rope, when Alderman Kerns proposed
that the ladies be invited inside the rope,
which was done and they were thus re-
lieved from the pressure of the crowd.
After the sensation had subsidized writ
ten applications were made by August
Herkert, Oscar Peal, August Timm, Diet
rich Gleasipg and Henry Karstens for IL
cense by special ordinance in accordance
with the ordinance Just adopted, The spe-
cial ordinance is the same that appeared
in TIE ARGUS Of yesterday, with the
blanks properly filled 1t commences as
follows:
| WHEREAS. 1t is considered by the City Council
| OF the City Of Moline that the public good requires
that the sale OF Malt and Nlnous Liquors should be
| allowed under reasonable restrictions within said
| city, &c. he.
| Aid. kerns said that he did not think
the public good required any such thing
but after some discussion the special ordi
nance was passed licensing the four first
named persons, Yeas: Keator, Aims
worth Hemenway, White Hansen, IS.
Nays: Gault, Wheelock, Kerns,- -3,
At this stage Of the ladies left in dis
gust The tie had been broken by keator
going over to the side of lager and there
was no use in watching the mayor any
more for keator had relieved him of de
Gliding the question, The other staid it
out
The application Of karstcns was post
poncd, his case being referred to a com
mittce composed Of Ainsworth, IIemen-
way and keator. 1t was alleged that he
was one of the saloon keepers who refused
to pay 800 more than the State law pre-
scribed, and they wanted to punish all that
set by refusing them license to even sell
beer at $500 year
Here the high wind, during the storm,
eXtinguished some of the lights, After
things were fixed p,ready for work again,
"A motion was made by Alnsworth to carry
all the eases in which the saloon keepers OF
last year refused to pay 500. or SlOO.
more than the State law calls for to the
supreme court On this motion, Aims
worth, keator, White, Hansen, and GauIt
,l5) voted yes, and EIemenway, Wheelock
and kerns t3)voted no. So the lawyers |
viii have fat pickings over an effort to ex-
tort $l00 each from the last years saloon.
lists and the people will pay the expenses
Of the fight.
Alter the transaction Of some other bust
ness, and little sparring about the police
force, the council adjourned. The re
naming ladies expressed their minds pref
3 freely in regard to the partial back down
If the council Mrs. DR.. Porter said she
lai expected some such result and was
ot greatly disappointed, but they were !
20 see who proved rccreant to ,
he cause of Temperance. Another lady
that they were not discouraged i
nat the war had only just begun, and next c
lection they would insist on reliable tenn ,
erance men for every Office.
The result is that Moline forbids the a
lie Of all intoxicating fluids under pen
ty OF $50 to 500 fine, and Imprisonment "
ON 20 to 30 days, for each and every of
nse. Aud by special ordinance she will II
'rmit certain Persons to sell beer u
license of $500 year. :,
aiming tables of every Kind are
All saloons must close at 10 81
lock in tie evening aud not be opened n,
y portion of day or night on Sundays. In
nd this under the same penalties named Il
owe. This is pretty restrictive legisla m
II. 1t is partial when il should be gen s.,
II. If they license at all, Everybody who OF
plies should receive license if they com
with the ordinance, If not their license 81
luld be revoked We predict that, next V,
ing, Moline will elect mayor aud four
ermen who will wipe out this restrictive
islation and treat all alike, under rea-
able license ordinance. ~ ~