Telegram-herald., 1891-08-12
Light ON 1HI HILLTOP
4 Telegraphic Veto and . Tenn
porsry Injunction
BRaP DOWN Of The SALOON LICENSE
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she Csaseit TO the cSarsss " here De-
eeaey stands . air shew-Hnl
jewellers stirred Up.

Ile xoot ptopie VINO lSo On Inc
heights were Ia dreadful state Of
suspense yesterday. Their anxious
eyes were looking northward where
they pictured the mayor in the wilder
meas. sitting in unconscious quietude
At the butt end OF Iish pole, while the
obstreperous crew OF the ship OF state
were In a state of nutiny and about
TO serve grog within the haliowed
precincts OF the quarter deck. Before
the flush 81 victory had paled in the
cheeks OF the victors OF Monday night
two kilograms went chasing each
other toward Charieyoix, but it was
reported thaf the i-es were down ami
the sensiers felt that they were downed
also. just how the news reached him
l. not yet known. but at 4:25 Mayor
Uhl rushed into the Charlevoix Office
with a scrap of paper and a hectic
flush. and at 4:26 his message was
clicking over the wires. At O'Clock
II was laid before the city clerk and
filed in the archives Of the city
This is the way IL reads
Mayor uhis Veto.
Charlevoix. Mich, Aug. s.-w. A.
Shinkman. city clerk: do hereby
veto she vote and action OF the Conf
mon Council. OF tho city OF Grand Rap
ids. had and takrn August 10. 1891.
by which a saloon license was ordered
allowed 10 Van Dam * Pollock. for
the reason that IN saloon at the pro-
posed location i. obieetionable.t there
e. strong opposition 20 same In the
vicinity, anl sor n lessons set out In
my former vcto 90 a similar action
by the Common Council.
Edwin L. Uhl. Mayor.
The people ON the hill did not fix all
their hopes upon the upcertain chance
OF finding the mayor. Attorneys Tag
CART. Woicott ana Ga1soa were con-
suited, and n chancery bill for an in
junction was Drcsi trc | % mcet the
emergc ncy. The petition was based
principally upon the involiClty OF the
bond which accompanied the petition
OF Van Dam & Pollock at its second
presentation l'h~ ne itiOncrs for the
Injunction set forth the facts in re-
gard 20 thc dual presentation oil tho
petition, that after the council had
refused TO consider the first presenta-
tiou. because Il was not accompanied
ty the required bond. the attorneys
for Van Dam * Pollock produced the
bond which had been presented with
the first application. having found II
I'm the files in the city clerks Office.
The petition was handed In again. ac-
compauled by The old bond. bearing
the date April so. and this surety was
accepted by the council, and upon It's
receipt the license WAS ordered grant
ed. The bill claims that this bond was
furnished ~ n sureity Tor another
license and that license having been
vetoed. the order TO grant II was an
prlled aud the bond was thereby inval-
idated.
Tho EoDd Was Mouidy.
The bond presented Monday night
had not been rc-executed. .apd there
fore was invalid and insufficient and
therefore the license could De legally
granted. In addition to the forego-
ing statements the bill declares that
Van Dam < Pollock are violators OF
the law from the fact that their IL
eense granted last year expired May
/. 1891, and that the firm continued
10 carry on It's business until June 10
in omen violation OF the State law ana
thu civ ordinance.
ic-ne o. thn I'll = te that they
are property owners IN the vlclnity
os the saloon. and that their prop
e-tv IL deprecated In value 10 the eS-
tent n, several hundred dollars by rea-
son Of fts existence in their neighoor-
hood. II L. signed by Andrew J. steh-
bins. Eugene Allen, Herman III. idema.
lyman n Austia. Moses Tag-art aud
Henry n. Fallass.
one OF the gentlemen said he had
seen and talked with Mr.. Nanpau.
Who had stated that the firm nad
given up hope and had several oaSs
or.o moved ont of the building ard
rendered che key to w. W HYDE. the
ovyners agent. Mr.. Hyde. he said.
bad refused to take II and informed
them that they would be held Tor the
,hree years lease. He also said that
one of the city officials came TO him
Monday and informed him that the
mayor was out OF town and
Now was M. chance
TO rush through license. He acted
upon the suggestion Judge Buritn-
game granted temporary restrain
ing order and the matter VII DO us
fff1Sc1 In court ur tttN tittVt ~ ,
was rsticent as no his opinion in the
matter. but his remarks Indicated that
he dsd not believe the mayors veto
wouid prevent the issue OF the license
and that the only veto that would
bc operatIve must come from Presi-
dent Saunders who fulfils the duties
of the mayors office In the absence
az that official
President Saunders ~ the council
wnS seen last night relative tc the
position taken bv Mayor rhl in veto
ing by telegraph the resolution ap-
proving the bonds and granting Van
pam and Pollock a license 20 run n
saloon on the hIli. I'm my Judgment
the city charter clearly defines that
IN the absence of the mayor from the
city. th- president Of ths council shall
b. acting MAYOR In this case Mayor
rrd ls out OF shc jurisdiction OF the
ei-v. which authorizes M 20 transaef
the business which would otherwise
fan TO him am of the opinion
that the mayors veto II illegal. II
rot. there II no especial nae in making
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