, 1876-03-09
LICENSES.
Who Are Above tho
Law.
Special Privileges Guaranteed to Their
Tenants.
Frauds In Transfers Of Liconses-. ,lIoW I,
Stop tho Business.

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Frnudx in Transfers or Licenses - How 10
a,on I'm 1,,.,novo
~'0
1heto nA7o ia'e'y pecn III thaso co'umns oonio
Exposures ot Ina way III wh1on tho pfeeeht ~'S
doyoFnmout fallctl 10 collect tito icouses duo ~
and It may bo we'll to add 10 what has already
boon eaid some further facts, that tho people
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OF tno colloo'ioh OF suo csty tevehues' nna msy
alao sec now tuese mon aro performing the d.
tics deVolved upon them ly law.
THE LICENSE co,,n,rrrr.
In tho first placo thu rretldent of t,,o cata-
-.e.. re,,..su
,aao t,a C",n,,,..aaa VIA" sau ov'' "a'
made tno oommhtcea up as thoy now esand'
President Dixon. With q aort of IronIcaI hunor.
,,sdo tho com+n;.to, ~ ;ro,,.oa ~ a,,s;-t ~.
ti..t, ~ .stna., ,.ee.,.n ~. A's a.. 49, w. -"
"toi3 y. 'a'ooa-@eepcls~oH tuo Ft'uc'P'e. po1-
maps, that tno proper way to catch tho rufn-
sollor WAS to pat nnothur rutnsoler on bis track.
CrhIH Ia much more de,Icnto WAY of uniting Il
thxn IL ono ware u aav uHat n th,of
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policy may bo guessed. Tho Committee on
Licenses consists Of Aid. Corcoran, who
kcene saloon At tho Hatch 1youeo AID o,nr,on
vim hco,,, eotoon at N. lar wo.t f1.r-,sor
.,.s.ot H., w",nn 49,, a. ~ ~ "oos aa,i'eo" ~
ss.ss 80 ~, .'a. 1o''. n"o Aoepo aa'oon W w.
l40 C!htk Htrcet; Aid. EckhRrdt. who koDps q
saloon At No. 448 Wcst Chicago avenue; and
Aid. Mahr. who has two sstoous, tis a cur,oua
ronnontsrv mr. I'm ,an,i,,istr,,,o,, ~ .re,-.
t,'N. ~ .,1 1.,. a"su ~ aunh
tnas not ono OIL tAlH committee haa paid Ills
licopHc. It fs not to 10 wondered at that tho
people who l,avo tfconHcs to pay refuhe TO pny
thom, and arc protected In thoir rofueai by tho
chief officer OF the city. who. wAilo no is sot to
execute tho LAWS. aeomB to Epond moHt Of h1B
time III aeStstn9 t1,eana Of breaking them, and
sccn,s to consider his duty to 1a nothing moro
Than to protect Ills ftlends from any of tho CltyR
lars.
The ft9a mucaherB Of the Council just named
were present ut Monday evenings session. aud
heard aid. Campbell pronounce tho taI-1Shtefs
tllioves. robbers, hiGhwaymon, bandits, pick
pockets' and worhe. 1t would be curious to
applied 70 thonlnolvcs. II tho ta1-tightcra aro
thieves, thon thcso Aldermen nre thieves, for
tlor otfonso is precisely tho aame--refusing to
pay tho city its dues. i tho tax-1gh.er is
iaao to pay tbor dnes ars uorso than tl,o tax
nghters. becat1so they hear At evory ,neoting tho
city'a urgent need OF monoy, and yot refuso to
pay up.
Fine c1amplcs thcso mon are TO point out
to tho pooplo whilo saying, 1}eholdl the city
needH its taxes; como forward and put your
tithos into, tho lnnds OF these mon that they
may AppoEtlon thom ont" nnt the tn1,paJer
uaga hia bead and hinta TINT DO would lha to
ece tho City Fathers pay nr themselves before
thoy demand money from others.
Aid. Campbell SHOULD be careful how hc ro-
fleets OH ta1-lGhters. when SO nlaiiy OF them
Hs1 ui.dos hla r'oach.m,en!ts;, !, y!
bcoo car1ied sSoas far onoash ~ Wien tho Mayor s
assumes TO froo his pets from paying their
uieR, ntd when tho Aldor'nen rtflIHo to pay be-
cauhe thoy ore Aldermen. But 1t sse'ns tncro IN
another clnBs who refuse to pay because thoy
arc
TENANTS OF At1't:R,trS.
The following Instance will ll!ustrnte what Ii
moant Gus DcrE kenpa saloon at Noa C1 and
CD Nortl, Dearborn street IN building owned
and Partly occupied by Aid: Jonns. o. tho TSen-
ttoth Wartl. It appears TINT Eerg has not paid
h!s sa!oon ltcenhe. aud consequently Inns nado
himaelt more Of less amouablo 70 tho law. He
was demonstrated! Win Short time ago on Ills
failure to pay; and explained mastars rory eioar-
" by say5nG that ho did not intend to pay be
fact, ho Ind done moro thsn that he had cntorcd
ttlto un understanding with The Alderman when
.es S s' aDS 1sp aspsa .hos1 s one 10 so r. ss
from pdJment Of IlcenRe. The Alderman had,
said DorR. told Linn IT waB all right; that 3so
needn't bothor himaelf about iiccnso, policemen,
Or notices; ho (Jonaa) would "talo caro- Of
On this very comfortable understanding Bgrg
hns boon loing bugncns right ntong, Without
paying any attention to tho wnrn!nEs Of tho
Alnyora police. Ihce0 nAe1ut members OF
socioty havo been around In tho neighhorhood j;
thoy made call Oh Beat, o ga!oon-kecpor at G5.
und made him pay up. Bnt then ho didn't ront
OF tue Alderman, mud hadn't fixed things. II
thoro was my docenoy, &ny fairness,
and love for law, or respect for authority, In
tho Mayor, lo would treat ercrr man Mike md
not poru1rt any ono 10 cheat tho city undor the
guise Of Allertnanio authority OF undcr ita pro-
tectlop. Dergs caso Is only sample Of many
o.hers.
Tho recent stirring MP that hna boen given tt1e
lcenae collections by The TH1uUsE's articles has
done Bome COOL but tho MUD OF tho oyiI-heart
ed saloon.Neepor l,os beeu moved 10 various
kinds Of e,,ilo, aud ho has bcen laying awake
nights to doyiBo
scnEMEs Fon CHEATING TIE ctrY.
Ono or tho best Of those Ways or ain Inte]y--
lowing: suppose saloon-keoper doing bust
ness undos regular and satisfactory lcense,
say On AroneF avenue ae may, Dy sEretoE
Or tho lmaGinat'on, DO supposed 70 hAYe