Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-27
KILLED BY THE MAYOR.

The Action of the Council Granting Two
Licences Suspended.
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Stuart filed the following in the
city clerks Office:
Mayors OFFICE.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 26, 1892. !
To the Honorable. the Common Coun.
Gil of the City of Grand Rapids;
Gentlemen-By virtue of my office,
/ hereby suspend the operations of and
veto the action of the common council
of the city OF Grand Rapids taken and
had at . session of said council, held
July 25, 1892, IN relation to granting q
saloon license to John F. O'Donnell,
said action consisting of the passage OF
resolution offered by Alderman Kin
nsy to approve tho liquor bond OF said
John +. ODonnell and instructing the
city clerk to issue license to said John
+. O'Donnell TO keep q saloon and
hotel At the Boulevard" 90 called in
said city. for the following reasons:
An application was made by the same
party TO keep = saloon At the same
place, June q, which was referred TO
your committee on licenses. And said
committee, altar careful examination
Of the elaine Of the petitioner and the
objections of large number Of resi-
dents in the vicinity Oh July IL, 1892,
made report. = part ofswhich ] adopt
as my reasons herein, VIZ:
Sowing to the fact that the said
saloon is one known as q road house
land all that 1t impliesl and yet situated
In a rapidly developing residence neigh
borho0d. already supplied with ample
saloon facilities, your committee do not
deem it necessary, advisable or proper
that . license be granted for said
saloon, and therefore recommend that
said application be denied
Which report was adopted by Z ma
jority vote of the council.
At the next session OF the council
held July Is. 1892, he renewed his Ap.
plication. which was again referred to
said committee on licenses and the
aldermen of tho ward. who again re,
ported Ut said session Of July rs. 1892
adverse to said petition adher,ng 10
their former report, but notwlthstand-
ing this report, the resolution OF Alder.
man Kinney, above referred to, wal
passed.
Under the laws of Michigan and the
policy of the people of this community
the saloon business has been, and TO-
recognized as entirely legitimate and
lawful within certain limits and restric.
tons, when conducted by law abiding
and law respecting citizens. But II
must be controlled within certsiu
wholesome regulations, like many other
classes Of lawful business. IL 10 not
adapted to n purely residonco neigh.
borhood any moro than many other
be mentioned.
The buGness itself. ~ well ~ the
community where 1t is conducted, il
demoralIzed when carried on IN con.
nection with . road house, or any dis.
orderly place.
l am credibly informed that since
this application had been pending a
sign has been displayed At the Boule.
ward bearing the !egend-"Road HOUSE
and Wine Rooms"
1t is claimed thata license has been
granted to some one else in this neigh
borhood, and therefore this should be
granted. too.
Ianswsr that by saying that We can
act only on what 10 before us-no OBJ
jections we're made 10 that saloon-ob-
jections are made to this one that We
cannot ignore.
Respectfully submitted.
WM. J. STUART.
The mayor also suspended the act oil
Klaber TO operate . saloon At No. S6s