The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-09-10
city counciI.


Gil was held on Monday evening with all
the members present. The following
! communication from the mayor was
read:
SAUK CENTRE, Sept. z, 1891.
! To the Common Council
Gentlemen-I herewith enclose COM
tnunication received from II. H. Velie
| (cnief of the secret detective board OF
Sank Centre) for your consideration. l
think the matter can he easily adjusted
to the satisfaction OF all parties con-
| cerned.
am very glad to lear that the well
| for the city water works has proved
grand success and that we shall have an
abundant supply of pure water for
domestic use for several years to come.
U. NJ. ToBEY, Mayor.
The following is the communication
referred to:
SAUK CENTRE, Aug. IA, 1891.
Mr.. U. M. Tobey, Mavor, Sank Centre.
Dear Sir:-Herewith is business mat
ter, it explains itself. l would have pre-
sented it before but for my inability to
do so on account of sickness. am not
yet able to be around, nor will not for
/ some days, and as the matter is in my
hands to present, first to you, do so at
| the earliest moment can.
/ The saloon men and council NAV fix
up the matter right by changing their
/ license, according to law, if you will per
| NIT them. 1t they will so fix up it will
satisfy us. All we ask is that the liquor
laws be observed, and we look to you
for assistance in the matter.
Yours most truly,
H. H. VELIE.
To U. M. Tobey, Mayor of the City of
Sank Centre:
Hon. Sir here present, for your con-
sidcration, the matter of Tenica & Swartz,
saloon men. selling liquors without Ii
cense. This complaint is based on the
law of 1887. section 8, chapter 5 (see
proviso.l Herewith hand you decision
of AttornevGeneral Moses Clapp on the
law relating to the same.
Also, further call your attention to
the matter of playing cards and other
games prohibited by law in rooms where
liquors are licensed to be sold or kept
for sale, and the keeping oftables therein
to play such games thereon. Every sa-
loon in the city violate the law that al
low games, as above stated, PLAYED, or
tables in the room designated in their
license. All the saloons, except the Sank
Centre House. arc licensed to sell liquors
on the first floor, and that includes back
rooms. The Sank Centre House base
ment is licensed to sell liquors in no desig-
mated room. These licenses NAV have
been asked for in this manner to evade
conviction for selling liquors in rooms
not containing the bar, or it may have
been through ignorance of the law. In
neither, or any other case, it matters not
to you or me, the applicant is alone re-
sponsible, and it is his place to know the
law relating to his business. 1t is a
question if the council have a right to
issue license in such a way, giving SO
great range.
do not desire litigat ion if the law can
be enforced without. Wherefore. bring
this matter to your notice, believing you
desire TO adjust matters in the most mild
and quiet manner possible. You are at
liberty to have the attorney generals
decision published, if you so desire, IN
one of our CITY papers.
Very truly yours,
H. H. VELIE,
Chief of the Secret Detective Rand of
Sank Centre.
The communication Of the chief of the
detective band was referred to the city
attorney for his opinion. The clerk was
instructed to notify the mayor that
complaint had been made to the council
that the chief of police was guilty of i'm
proper conduct in that he permitted pro-
fame and vulgar language to be used bv
n man on the evening of August 30th,
within hearing of ladies who were on
| their way to church; also that he is
charged with frequsnting saloons and
playing pool during the hours he is on
duty as chief of police; and further, that
upon certain night, about two weeks
ago, the chief ofpolice, with other young
men, conspired together to play prac
teal joke upon student of this city, in
that they caused certain boy to be
dressed in female clothing and to entice
said student to a secluded part of the
city and there iuveigle him into a COM
promising situation. That the chief of
police, as part of said conspiracy, did
then and there pretend to arrest. and
did take said student into custody and
restrained him of his liberty, and with
out further proceedings, released him.
The finance committee reported that
they found the referred bill of the Keller
Manufacturing Company correct, and
it was ordered paid. The committee
asked further time on n. B. Han.en's
bill, which was granted.
The time for completing the sidewalk
on the north side Of Third-st. was ex-
tended to September Goth.
The property committee was instructed
to purchase coal for the city at the low
est obtainable price, and to have the
wood on hand sawed.
Sinonton & Bennett were given per-
mission to erect and maintain hay scales
on the west side of Oak-st., just north of
Third-st., in the hay market.
The following resolution was unani'
mously adopted:
RESOLVED by the city council, that a
new walk Re laid on the north side of
Main-st., to extend from the north side
of Second st. to the North side of the
Little Falls. and Dakota railroad; said
walk to be laid of two-inch oak or pine
piaak, etc; said walk to be completed on
or before September Goth. 49,
The clerk was instructed TO notify L.
E. Coe and H. Hansen to repair their
walks on Main-st.
The clerk was instructed to present
bill to the Stearns county probate eour.
for 400 for the use of the jah in the
matter of keeping an insane man thcreit.
for several days.
The following claims were audited and
| ordered paid: