Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings d the Comm \ Council.

Proceedings Of the Comm n Council,
Regular Nee kng.
ST.. PAUL, Nov. 81, 1882.
President Allen in the chair
Present-Ald, Donlan, O'Connor, Ro.
bert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, John.
son, Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President IL
COMMUNICATION.
From His Honor the Mayor-Veto.
70 the Honorable, the President and the
Common Council of the City of St. Paul
hereby return without my approval
the resolution passed by your honorable
body, on the 18th instant, authorizing and
directing the proper city officers to issue
Charles e. Cady license to vend spirit
uous liquors at No. so Washington street.
Without discussing the gross discourtesy
towards the executive and coordinate
branch of the city government, implied
by the passage of the resolution within
twenty -four hours after the revocation of
the license, irregularly issued to Cady,
upon his interested but unsupported state
ment, could not approve it, because the
Common Council was imposed upon by
the statement in Cady's petition ''that
both the Chief of Police and the Mayor in
formed him that they had no objections
to his opening and running saloon at
No. 80 Washington street, The statement
Is untrue. The facts are that Cady asked
the Mayor If there was objection to his OBJ
tanning liquor license mot stating the
place where he wished to sell) and was told
no, but to obtain it his application must be
approved by the Chief of Police and a ma
lority of the Committee on Licenses. Sub
sequently he handed the Mayor an appli-
cation, approved by two members Of
that Committee, but not Ly
the Chief who was then sen for and con-
suited in Cady's presence. He said he de-
clined to approve the application to vend
liquor at the place designated because of
its proximity to certain disreputable female
boarding houses, that other applications
had been denied for the same reason. as
1t would require the services of two police
men to keep order in the vicinity if a sa-
loon was opened there. Cady was then
told that if he wished he could open one
in any unobjectionable locality. He then
left and having obtained the signature of
another member OF the Committee on Lii
censes, took this application with 500
license money to the City Treasurer whose
receipt he received for the money. Then
taking the application and receipt to the
Deputy Clerk, who, not noticing the alb
sence of the Chiefs signature, issued the
license. Upon being informed of the facts
l revoked the license on the ground that it
was irregalarly issued.
Some time after assuming the duties of
the office of Mayor learned that it had
been the practice of my predecessor to
sign blank licenses for the convenience of
himself, the City Clerk and applicants as
well, and that the clerk had been in the
habit Of issuing license to every man
with but one exception in which he was
instructed by the then Mayor not to issue
one to an improper person who desired to
| open the very house in question,) who
brought him certificate of the Treas
urer that the money had been paid,
without reference to the mans character
or reputation. Whereupon 1 instructed
him not to issue license to any one with
out the approval of the Chief of Police
l did not think q pimp, convicted thief
felcn, characterless or incompetent person
even if he could manage to raise the S1Oe
license money, should be permitted to deal
out spirituous liquors. The Chief, from the
variety ard extent of ms Official knowledge
of vicious and disreputable persons and
localities, should in my opinion be the best
judge OF the fitness of, approving or re-
jecting applications. And although re-
spectacle, it is not every one that is fit to
keep saloon or a hotel. I have revoked
several licenses because the keepers were
| incompetent to preserve order and yet they
are honest and respectable citizens.
The true theory is that saloon is place
| of public entertainment where a mans
nece~ sites and comfort can be admins
| tered to. The guest is supposed to be I'M
der the keepers protection. He is not
there to be made drunk, nor to
be robbed or defrauded by any one. Hence
| the keeper should be intelligent and of
good sense and character. We have many
such in this city, who would scorn to sell
LIQUOR to drunkard, minor or to disrep-
ucable women, or allow their doors to be
infested with idlers and habitual loungers
to the annoyance of guests and the public.
1t is due to such keepers and their guests,
to the community, to the police,
and the city authorities that, none but
respectable persons should have licenses.
There are many localities also where
saloon should not be opened. Applica-
tons have been refused by my order when
| priests and pastors of churches have OBJ
jected to licenses being granted because OF
the location selected being in too close
proximity to the church buildings. So of
| school houses and railroad shops. In ev-
cry such case where remonstrance has
been made, license has been refused
Ordinance 261 was necessary and obvious.
ly intended to Vest discretionary power in
the Chief of Police and the Committee OF
Licenses, and, I presume the provision re-
lating thereto was inspired blythe instruc.
lions previously given to the Clerk by the
Mayor, who had, and still has no motive
relating to the issuance of licenses other
than the conservation of the public morals
and the preservation of peace and good
order. EDMUND RICE. Mayor.
Nov. 16, 1882.
Accepted. The resolution referred te
reconsidered, and with the foregoing com
munication, referred to Committee on
License.
From Morris Self
For remission of fine imposed by Mum
cipal court, etc.
Denied-Yeas, IL.
From the Board of Supervisors of Reserve
Township, Ramsey County
For the opening and grading of roai