The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-19
SALOON LICENSES.
Petitions That Seem to Bother the
City Trustees.
They Are All at a Loss to Know
Whether a Woman Can be
Called Resident

Discussions on the granting of saloon
licenses took up considerable portion Of
yesterdays session of the Trustees. 1t
was started by the taking up of the petit
ton of one M. Hauser for q license to
conduct saloon on the southwest corner
of Twentieth and NJ streets. The petition
of Hauser and the demonstrating petit
ton were read, and the board resolved to
listen to the arguments on both sides.
a delegation of ladies, consisting of
Mrs. J. P. Lund, Mrs. W. f. Barnes, Mrs.
| Sadie Curl, Mrs. w. F. Klare, Mrs. War
rem Cole, Mrs. G. w. Morrill,, Mrs Della
Lynn, Mrs. Kate Covell. Mrs. G.. n. Fern,
Mrs. Emma Flanagan and Mrs. NJ. l..
Wood, all of whom reside in the block,
were present and handed in q petition
| asking that Hauser be refused license.
w. G. Curl addressed the board in be-
half Of those who opposed the granting of
the license. He based his argument on
the ground that his petition was stronger
than that of HauSer, as it had been on
previous occasions when the subject was
under consideration.
w. A. Anderson appeared as attorney
| for Hauser, and argued that his client
was entitled to a license under the pro-
visions of the ordinance.
Mrs. Brundidge said she regretted
there was a possibility of a saloon being
established in the block. She had lived
| there eleven years, and knew it was one
Of the best neighbOrhoOds in the city.
Nov, Mr.. Mayor" said she, please do
have little backbone, and don't grant
the licenSe.'
Action on the petition was laid over
until the afternoon session.
When the matter was taken up in the
afternoon Major Anderson claimed that
some OF the persons who signed the re-
mOnStrance are not residents OF the block,
and that his clients petition contained a
majority of one.
a discussion then ensued as to what is
meant by the term residents of a block :"
The Mayor said he did not know whether
any person not voter had a right to sign
petition, and the other Trustees seemed
to be equally at sea.
A proposition was made to lay the mat
ter over for further inquiry, but Trustee
Mclaughlin thought some action should
be taken at once.
The Mayor said that if vote were
pushed at that time he should vote
against granting the prayer Of the petit
ton.
Trustee Conklin said he did not believe
it was the intention of the Trustees when
the saloon ordinance was passed to per-
nit ladies to sign petitions or remon-
strances, and he should hold that they
have no right to sign.
Major Anderson said it would be perse-
| cutiOn Of Hauser to do otherwise than to
grant him license at once. The Trus-
tees, he said, should have granted it a
week ago, when the petition was pre-
scented, and not to have considered the re-
mOnstrance. he wanted the board to say
yes or no and settle the matter.
4 fV,,,-l
StratOrS asked that action be laid over
week, so the Trustees could inquire into
the relative merits of the petition and re-
monstrance.
After further rambling discussion,
Trustee Mclaughlin moved that the Ii
cense be granted. The motion was car
ried by the votes of Mclaughlin and
Conklin, the Mayor voting mo-
Mr.. Conkin explained his vote by say
ing that he had hoped the Mayor would
have reported on the matter, but as he
had not done so, he (Conklin) had to vote
according TO the best light he could get
on the subject.
THE . ROSEBUD" STILL IN 1T.
Then the matter of the proposed revo-
cation of the license issued to ''Googy"
| WEIGH, of the Rosebud" saloon, was
! taken up, and the Mayor read the petit
| ton OF residents of the block, asking that
/ it be revoked.
| The petition requesting a license for
! WEIGH was also read
| Trustee Conklin asked the Mayor if the
! better way to get at the matter would not
| be TO have WEIGH arrested and brought
! before the Police Court, to determine
whether or not the place is a disorderly
| one.
Trustee Mclaughlin said the board had
no evidence before it that the Rosebud
was disorderly place.
Mayor Comstock referred to the reports
made by Captain Lee and other members
of the police force, who declared that the
Rosebud was one of the worst places in
the city.
WEIGH was present and declared that he
was trying to run an orderly saloon. He
was born and raised here, and had right
to be allowed a chance to make living
The opposition TO him was all spite work
on the part OF rivals in the same business.
He had filed a bond and thought he
should have chance.
Trustee Conklin asked the Mayor if he
regarded the evidence before the board as
sufficient to warrant him in voting to re-
woke the license.
Mayor Comstock said he certainly did
consider it sufficient, and he was ready
to vote on the proposition.
Mr. Conklin said if his vote could clean
out all such places he would vote to do it,
but he did not think it right to discrimi-
nate against an individual
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he would be
ready to vote if the Mayor could assure
him that all persons had complied with
the resolution of the preceding week.
| The Mayor said that, so far as he knew.
| 1t had been complied with, but if desired
| be would call in the City License Col
| lector and question him.
| Collector Putnam came in and told the
| board that he was enforcing, and would
{ q bn rt-l1T
not want any foolishness about it. He
| did not want members of the board COM
ing to him and saying that such and such
man is all right. Henceforth the ordi-
nance would be rigidly enforced.
There was nothing further said about
what the books might reveal, and the
| Collector departed.
Trustees Mclaughlin and Conklin both
seemed to be surprised that the ordinance
| had not been enforced, overlooking per-
haps, the fact that they constitute ma
! jority of the board that is charged with
the duty of its enforcement.
Finally, on motion of Mr.. Conklin, ac-
| ton on the petition and remonStrance was
| deferred for one week, when the farce
Will be re-enacted.
LICENSES GRANTED.
! Robert Rowland and Louis Wagner
each presented petition for license to
maintain his saloon on X street, between
Fifth and Sixth. The petitions were
signed by majority of the residents on
the block, and were accompanied by the
necessary bonds. There were no re-
monstrances filed, and it was ordered that
licenses be issued
Mayor Comstock said he could per-
sonally vouch for Mr.. Rowland.
NO JURY PRESENT.
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