St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19
ROW OVER A SALOON.
Aid. Warren's Successful Tactics
The Aldermen Concur.

The Aldermen Concur.
The regular meeting of the board of
aldermen was a tame affair, the only
excitement being over the granting of
license TO William Hamm to conduct a
saloon at 1149 Rice street. Some weeks
ago application was made for license
at the aforementioned number. a
number of the residents of the vicinity
of the proposed saloon appeared before
a meeting of the joint committees and
protested so hard that the license was
refused. Alta subsequent meeting of
the committee the action was recon-
sidered and enough votes were OBJ
tanned to grant the license. Ale. Zim-
norman asked for a delay of two
weeks. which was aSSented to. In
the meantime it was learned the
principal objection to the granting of
the license came from a saloOnkeeper
about thirty feet away, who did not de-
sire any competition in the business.
Seeing that he would be powerless. to
prevent the granting of the license in
the committee. Aid. Zimmerman. at the
last meeting of the board of aldermen.
threw the matter into the body. A
number of those opposed to the grant
ing of the license were present and the
aldermen. by a close vote, refused to
grant the license.
At last nights meeting Aid. thinner
man and Ingersoll were both absent,
and seiZing the opportunity Aid
Warren moved that the vote by which
the council refused to grant a saloon
license at 1149 Rice street at the last
meeting be reconsidered. AID Con-
I hn Ii
gomeIy opposed the reconsider
Der of the members who were pres
ent and voted then were not now in the
chamUer. He also raised the point of
order that a reconsideration could not
be had except at the same meeting.
Aid. Copeland, who was in the chair,
decided the point well taken. Aid.
Conley appealed from the decision of
the chair. After it had been learned
that the rules said at the same or the
next meeting any matter could be re-
considered, the decision of the chair
was not sustained. only Aids. HEX
man, Montgomery and Franklin voting
TO sustain the decision. The motion of
Aid. Warren to reconsider was then
put and carried, only Aid. Hickman
and Copeland voting against the recon-
sideration. Aid. Franklin then moved
the matter be sent back to the commit
tee on license, but this failed to carry,
only four, Aid. Franklin, Montgomery,
Hickman and Copeland, being in favor
of such procedure. The vote was then
called on the motion to grant
| license at the number mentioned.
Aid. Copeland, who was in the
the motion to grant the license,
! even if carried, would avail nothing
unless the chairmen of the committees
| on license from both the board of alder
men and assembly would approve the
bond. Aid. COnley explained that Aid.
| Zimmerman, chairman of the committee
on license from the board of aldermen.
was the only one who opposed the APP
prevail of the bond, and at the next
meeting of the committee new chair
man would be elected. Aid. Copeland
| thought the action was unfair in the
absence of Aid. Zimmerman. Aid.
COnley retorted that Aid. Zimmerman
was the one who was acting unfairly i'll
| the matter. Aid. Montgomery, to head
off the result which was at this
| time apparent, moved TO defer
action until the next meeting.
This was ost,and the original motion to
| grant the license was then carried, Aid
Franklin, Copeland, Hickman and
MOulSOm6Iy HoliuS against the HOIl0n,
and Aid. COnley, Cullen, Dorniden,
Jensen and Warren for it. After the
motion to grant the license had been
announced and carried, another motion
was made by Aid. Conley that the bond
be approved. This went through, with
but three votes against it, those voting
mo" being Aid. Franklin, Montgom-
cry and Copeland.
Now for NRiIIer,s Blufr
The bill of City Treasurer Miller for
S201, the amount incurred by him in
continuing the examination of the
books left uneXanIined by the public
examiner, was not approved, only five
members voting for it. This places
MIR. Miller in a position to make good
his bluff that if the council failed to
continue the investigation he would do
SO and pay the cost out of his own