Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-23
LIQUOR LICENSES.

The Ctty DGds IdcEte me SNeSttoH, uHe
Decide 1t in FaUOr of the Lou Rate.
An adjourned meeting of the City council
was held last evening, with 16 members pre-
sent. The regular order of business was taken
upand the following grist disposed Of
Petition to open Stevens avenue was referr-
ed To the aldermen of the Fifth ward
Permission was granted to I'll. u. Side, 10
erect block of fire proof buildings between
Fifth and Sixth streets IN Nicollet avenue.
Petition of property owners in the vicinity
of Seventh and Washington avenue and Sixth
street. asking that sewer be constructed
on Seventh avenue south was referred to COM
missioner on sewers.
The committee ON license reported an ordfs
nance amending the license ordinance, which
was signed by ALL. Nelson, Barrow and Cleve-
land and after being read under suspension
of the rules, was ordered to its second readin e
for amendment. The ordinance placed the
liquor license at $3.50.
AID Glenn moved to amend by making the
license 500.
AID Gretchen wanted to know If the ordi
nance was the unanimous report of the COM
mittce.
Aid. Walsh stated that he was member of
the license committee but did not sign the or
dnance. He was of the opinion that the
raise of the liquor licenses would, instead of
closing up saloons which were objection
dOle, not nave llle ledSl tlcCi w uilS tHc ldiSc
In the license would be only moderate, it
would have no effect exec t to increase the
revenues of the city. 1t has been
argued that the liquor licenses
should amount to sum that should pay the
expenses of the maintenance of the police
force, but this was not practicable oe fair to
the saloon keepers.
AID Grethen thought the city was
even obtaining a revenue from the liquor
licenses, and he agreed with Alderman Walsh
that the raise of $50 would not close up any
Of the objectionable resorts, but would per-
haps close up some very inoffensive places.
AID Watt sand that / he Tribune and journal
announced that the public interest demanded
the raising of The license to $500 This state
ment did not come from the people, at least
none had came TO him, and although there
were some who were in fax or OF high license
they were not in the MAORI Y.
AID. Glenn thought that tn, friends of law
and order and high license take very queer
way to get at the subject. He remembered
that WHEN Mayor Rand, The candidate for the
law and order party, was elected for the first
time, the saloons, the night before election,
were thrown wide open, and the law and order
party paid the bill. lie did not think it WAS
the correct thing Tor aldermen, who were elect
ed to represent the majority, 10 come into the
cou.cil and go back on their constituents.
He described the saloon in which he went
"
bar tenders were busily engaged serving
drinks to forty-one men who were present.
The crowd, he said, were not evokipg me
either, and this was inst the point he wanted
TO make While on his way from his resi-
dence to the saloon mentioned he saw eight
saloons closed, and it looked TO him as
though there was partially shown
by some official against the average saloon
keeper He was in favor of letting the license
system alone this year at the old figure and
make test of the question of high and low
license at the next spring election. Then if
the people, by their votes, demanded a high
license, all right.
Aid Glenn's motion to amend by striking
out $3.50 and substitute 500 was carried by Il
vote of 8 tot. Aid. Andrews, Barrows, Cleve-
land, Langan, Nelson, Parker aud Smith voted
against the amendment.
The ordinance was then taken up and
amended, as follows, and passed.: The license
allowing druggists to sell liquor in compound.
ing prescriptions, was placed at S.. The cir.
Gus licenses was placed at S4CO for he first and
$500 Tor every succeeding day. That no liquor
license shall be granted to sell liquor within
800 feet of any publ school or in any room
used or occupied for concert, theatrical OF
operate performances, or in the galleries from
which snoh performances are viewed, Oh
rooms adjacent. Every license granted shall
be issued with the understanding that tht
the same at any time. If the license il
revoked by the mayor or council, sun
proportionate TO the amount paid for license
but in case the license is revoked by the cour
the whole amount, paid shall he forfeited. Be
fore receiving liquor license the applicant
shall present Recommendation signed by
three freeholders, known TO the committee or
licenses, and, as an additional guarantee, shall
file bond in $500 to keep quiet and orderly
place.
The licenses for shooting gallery and Chi
nese base bail game were fixed at $3.50. TIL,
ordinance as amended was passed by vote O.
II 5. Aid. Barrows, Cleveland, Nelson ant
Parker voting against its passage.
The committee on ways and means were in
structed to report to what amounts bonds
authorized 10y acts of the Legislature will have
to he issued at an early date.
The board of health was instructed to divid
the city into districts and designate in which tn
health officers were to serve.
An ordinance WAS submitted regulating
hacks, draymen and expressmen. Laid over.
The city engineer was instructed to ask TO
proposals for grading Ninth street, and from
First avenue south to Merton aveeue.
j. E. McFarlahe was appointed chairman o
the board of assessors. The city engineer wa
instructed to lay all sidewalks not complete
the past year and advertise for proposals 70
building an addition to Cataract engine house
Adjourned.