The Bessemer indicator., 1893-07-22


nissipg-Alderman Pan
nebaker turns the tables
and gets after the inves-
tigating committee The
bounty on defunct dogs
and cats-A few city i'm
| provementS
The full board of aldermen answered
to the roll call Wednesday evening.
Mayor ]. X. Dempsey presiding.
A lengthy petition was read asking
for the repeal of the ordinance relating
to the granting of liquor license. Alder
Alderman Pannebaker amended TO
refer to proper committee. Admend-
ment lost and original motion prevailed.
A petition from the residents in the
vicinity of the saloons asked that
license be granted to one saloon only.
The petition was signed by about l25
persons who entered u vigorous protest
against having more than one saloon.
Alderman Leithead championed the
request of the the petitioners and said
it was an outrage on the people to have
a row of saloons in the resident portion
OF the city. There were now three
saloons running and soon there would
be five. He questioned, also, if two of
them had properly secured license and
called for Attorney Lennard's con-
struction Of the ordinance relating to
the granting of license. The ordinance
showed that license could be granted
only by the council, signed by the
mayor. Clerk johnson had not granted
license-he had made form out and also
gave receipt for money. Mayor Demp
sey said that if the last two saloons
were selling they were violating the
law us he positively refused to sign
license until passed on by the council.
Alderman Keltner moved to accept
petition.
Alderman jackson declared it un-
Just to grant license to one party and
not to others; he favored the defeat of
the petition. The motion to accept was
lost, keltner, Leithead and Pannebaker
voting aye, and Fisher, Kirk, Martin,
Jackson and Miles voting nay.
petition for an electric hight at the
corner of Northern and Evans avenues
was favorably acted on.
M. Lewis asked for free permit to
peddle fruit and vegetables in the city.
He felt that he was as much entitled
to permit rs any one. Alderman
Jackson thought this the result of
granting free license to Mr.. Jump who
he declared was "doing land Office
business and he moved to revoke Mr..
Jumps permit and deny special
privileges to Mr.. Lewis. Crrried.
The street and bridge committee
recommended that no more work be
done on the streets unless absolutely
necessary.
Mayor Dempsey said that the people
in the vicinity OF Abriendo and Fair
view avenues needed protection from
drainage and urged action. Alderman
Fisher moved that the grade as former
ly established and rs made by Engineer
Bicknell be approved and the street
graded down nine inches and dirt
placed on sidewalks. Carried.
Alderman Miles reported that the
Bessemer Ditch Co. hud complied with
an order from the council and had laid
floor on the Lake avenue bridge.
The committee on sewers and sewer
age reported a schedule of prices to gov
ern the city scavenger as follows: For
hauling dead dogs, % cents each; for
cats, chickens, etc, 5 cents each.
Adopted.
Alderman Miles entered u protest
against so many bills being charged up
to the street and bridge fund Many Of
the bills charged to that account should
be taxed up against the contingent
fund.
Alderman Pannebaker for the finance
committee recommended that the at
torney fees in the lake Minnequa dis
incorpation case be reduced from $3.50
to $3.50. This was agreed upon, A. w.
Lennard to get s125 and McAliney &
Arlington to get 1925.
Alderman Leithead reported progress
in the matter Of purchasing fire alarm
bell for hose house No. 3, and
recommended that the sum of $500 be
allowed any person haulig the cart to
q fire with team. Carried.
Alderman Pannebaker asked for the
report Of the committee appointed to
investigate his official conduct and was
informed by Chairman jackson Of the
committee that the report was not
prepared.
The question Of having the ordinances
published in pamphlet form was gen.
orally discussed and unanimously
agreed to, Attorney Lennard being in
structed to have them first revised
where ne ,sssary.
Alderman Leithead made COM
plant against intoxicated men being
seen about the saloons. Mayer Dempsey
said that he had given orders to Mar
shal Shay to be rigorous in the per-
torrance Of his duty and to pull every
man found udder the influence Of liquor
and he was sure the marshal would do
his duty.
The bonds Of John Sweeney as
principal and Patrick Ryan and John
McGrath as sureties, and j. w. Davis
as principal and Emanuel Fist and Fred
H. Roggerman as sureties for license to
sell liquor were accepted.
Mayor Dempsey suggested that the
saloons all be obliged to build tight