The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28

He says: "The Third Ward man hasI
voted inyariable for low license" III
appeal to the Record. Meeting oil
Council April 23d 1877, Committee on
License made the following report
Wholesale ten dollars, Retail, seventy
five. Signed Bruins, and Williams com.
A minority report was offered as fol-
lows: Retail $50 dollars, Wholesale ten
Signed Yule. 1t may be proper to
state in this connection that several
conferences were had by myself with
the other members Of the committee. |
The Chairman presented his report of
fifty dollars to me and / refused to sign
for the reason that it was too low.
The next man on the committee had
made his figures one hundred and fifty
dollars; this refused to sign for the
reason that it was impossible to pass
the report with SO high a figure. I
however offered to sign his report if he
would name the sum of one hundred
dollars; this he peremptorily declined.
I then offered the chairman to sign al
report recommending the sum of sew
enty-fve dollars which offer he accept
ed and the report was adopted by the.
following vote
Ayes, Reed, Dewey, O'Brien, Bruins,
Schend, German, Yule, Van VIE.
Williams, Leonard; Nayes Kelley,
Zahnen. Previous to the adoption of
the report the minority report was
put to vote and lost nays to 4 ayes.
[ appeal to the Record again. Coun-
Gil met April 18th 1876, Committee on
License made the following report: Re
tail sixty dollars, wholesale 10 dollars.
Signed Huetter, Bruins, Com" A minor
ity report was offered, Retail, seventy
FIVE dollars Wholesale, ten dollarssign-
ed, Van Vie. On motion the minority
report was adopted by the following
vote: Ayes, Yule, Williams, Van VIE,
Head, Kupfer, CroSit, Leonard, Da-
wilson, Nays, Huetter, Bruins.
The next charge is that 1 have
worked hard to have the City pur-
chase the License of Saloon men who
failed to make it pay" This relates
more particularly to d. Cameron; his
petition for a return of a part Of his IL
cense was referred to the Judiciary Of
which committee [ have the honor to
be chairman.
The committee called on Mr.. Gamer
on who stated that it was his desire to
retire from the business he stated that
certain leading Aldermen had promised
him his money back if he would quit
the business and had already quit &C.,
having myself voted in Council against
granting this license and believing it'll
for the welfare Of the City, that this Ii
cense be taken up, the committee re-
ported in favor Of the petition, which
to my great surprise was rejected,
some of the very Aldermen that Mr..
had relied on voting against
the order. 1t is proper to state that |
the motion would have carried in a full |
board but on the night in question |
three Aldermen, friends of the meas
ure, were absent. A similar petition of
Mr.. Smith which was reported to the
Council at the same time was also lost
The records will show that in times
past parties that have quit the saloon
have by vote of the Coun-
Gil received a share of their license
back.
With regard to the City debt I ex-
pect to and am willing to pay my share.
have in the past expressed a differ
snt yiew.
1 believe that what [ have done as a
of the Council the past year
has been satisfactory Co the Gentlemen
of the new association 1t is my opin-
on that by prudent management and
oint work, all will end well and our
beautiful City be once more on the
road to prosperity. But if a spirit Of
yindictiveness is to go abroad, and
to rule the home, and every
nan that takes an interest in freeing
)ur City Of the load that is sitting ey-
nv new enterprise, is to be called a
Bond Holder or in league with the hoI-
Ter of Bonds, then / fear the day is far
)ff when we shall see our City free.
Respectfully, HENRY WILLIAMS.
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