Telegram-herald., 1886-06-23


the remonstrance before the Council
which / cheerfully consented 10 do. After
considerable objection | was permitted TO
speak in behalf of the residents OF that
neighbOrhoOd. and said in substance that
the proposed location was in a resident
ueighborhood, one block from the Straight
ST. school, two blocks from the Jetierson-st..
school, and without police patrol after ten
O'Clock at night, further that % per cent. of
the residents and property owners within
the four blocks contiguous to that corner
were opposed 10 the granting of the license.
The council then took the following ac-
ton.
Alderman Pantlnd moved to amend by strik-
ing the name of Joseph Mskiwitz from the report
and the same be referred back 10 the committee
for further consideration.
Question being called for on the motion of Al
derman Psntlind the same prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Marris Pantlind, Stanley stewart. Thum-s.
Nays-Brenner, Doyle, Hayward, Launiere,
Richmond, saunders. STEM
Alderman Creque moved the report as amended
be adopted.
The following week a committee visited
every house on the four blocks contiguous
10 the proposed saloon. with the result as
makes my pledge good, for ont of the l56
houses on those blocks only five declined TO
sign the protest and have their home desig
mated as opposed by the marks on dia
gram.
This chart, with the names and address
of those signing the remOnstrance was pre-
senged to the council June IA, at the same
time the Committee on Ways and Means
made the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council Of
the City Of Grand Rapids.
Gentemen-Your Committee on Ways and
Means to whom was referred back the applica-
ton OF Joseph Miskiwitz for saloon license at the
corner OF Straight and West Fulton-sts., respect
fully report that they have carefully examined
the same and failed TO hnd anything sustaining
the charges made by the President of the Law
an Order League that said Joseph MlskiWitz was
keeping or has ever kept dlsreputable place.
That the location applied for is not strictly in
private resident neighborhOOd, but, on the con-
trary. on fast growing business street
That said Joseph MiskiwitE Is a resident tax
payer of the ward and of good reputation and
moral character.
Your committee therefore recommended that
Respectfully submitted,
L. l. LAUNiERE,
J. W. HAYWARD.
Committee.
AID. Launiere moved that the report be accept
ed and adopted
be laid on the table for week. in order 20 give
the Committee on Ways and Means chance to
investigate the map aud the petitions presented
70 the Council This evening
AID De Gra6f asked permission TO withdraw
his amendment. Granted
Question being called for on the motion Of
Alderman Lanuiere, the same prevailed boy the
following vote:
Adopted
Yeas-Aldernen Brenner, De Graaf Doan,
DOYLE Hayward, Hunuey, LaunieTe, Marris.
Richmond Saunders Stewart Stein. Thumbs.
Nays-Aldermen Creque, Stanley
The report was not signed by Alderman
Pantliud who was not in the city, nor had
he seen the promised chart and protest,
which his motion had given Us the oppor
tunity 20 present
Alderman DeGTaaf moved to refer the
chart and protest to the Committee on
WAYS aud Means for examination, and to
give Mr. Pantlind an opportunity to see it
also.
The committee, however. had their report
drawn. without reference TO the protest. their
mind was made up, their royal master. alCO-
hOl had spoken and they eagerly obeyed.
/ The motion 10 refer was Withdrawn. and
| the license granted.
Alderman Hayward said that he should
vote for granting the license If a protest was
signed by every man. woman and child in
| the Eighth Ward, because they we're hypO-
critics and dishonest, and winked at selling
/ LIQUOR without license.
That the committee drew largelyon the inn
agination in making no the statement. that
/ they found that the charges made by + B.
/ Walln were not sustained"
made no charges against Miskiwiiz con
segueutly they had no charges before
/ them. therefore they could never have
investigated" any charges made by me
/ so much Of the report is a gratuitous and
underhanded blow A. the Law and Order
/ League The Law and Order League had
nothing 60 do With the matter. as the whole
1 movement vas spontaneous protest on the
part Of the residents in that neighborh00d
/ The sctiou.of the Council shoN that five
I househoIaers who want q saloon are strong
or and more entitled % alderman
/ ic consideration than one hundred
T and afv heusehoiders and families
+ who are opposed % saloon. These one
Z hundred and fry families earnestly entrest
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and FROM church and school Eve families
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