Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-12-01
lHE EXCISE QUESTION DEBATE.
LIVELY MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN.

VT
Prominent Workers of the W. L. 4. L.
Attend the Session and Make Pro-
tests-Letter From the Woman Suf.
fragists.
What with saloon petitions, anti
saloon petitions, supplications from the
woman's suffraRists and certain guam
tity Of humor, the Board Of Aldermen
held Yesterday afternoon one of the most
stirring sessions Of its existence. Every
member was there except Mr.. Redwood.
and he will regret when he hears OF it
that he was unable to take part in the
most interesting sitting.
Yesterday was the last meeting day
on which the saloon proprietors could
secure their licenses and have them ready
for con6rmatory action by the County
Commissioners at the December session,
20 all but two. who were granted license
last week, put in their applications. The
uowledge that this was to be done
caused several prominent workers IN H.,
W. c. 7. U. to appear and interpose OBJ
jections to the licensing of the bars.
Those who attended were Mines. Hill
lizard. Turner, Sawyer, Aston, Reynolds
and Pease.
The first business taken up was the
request OF Mrs. {. l.. Pleasants for
wall in front OF her French Broad avenue
property. Reference to previous actions
of the Board in this case showed that
steps had been ordered placed at the
point referred to, and there was no mo-
ton upon the request tor wall.
| License Wanted.
This cleared the way for the saloon
cases, and the Mayor unfolded the appli'
cation of w. o. Muller. who wished the
privilege of selling liquors at II West
College. The affidavit accompany ing
the application, attesting the applicants 8
good moral character, hiS being the
proper person to sell the goods, and his
place as suitable one. was signed by
six freeholders-W. B. Brown, L. b. At
kinson, I. NJ. Campbell. Frank Brown,
Thos. w. Branch and J. L. Hampton.
]. M. Gudger started the discussion
With a motion to grant the license,
when Mrs. Pease interposed
THE ladies would like to know what
10 meant bv good moral character
thev would like to know if a man who
sells whiskey can be Of good moral char
acter."
H. L. Gudger demurred against the
signature of j. E. Hampton, a saloon
man. on the affidavit, and the Mayor
couldn't tell how to decide as to the
good moral character question.
Mrs. Hilliard suggested that the mean
ing could be taken at its general aCcep'
tation.
Duff Merrick, esq, interpreted the
statute in liquor cases made and pro.
vided and said it did not require the say
ing that the applicant was OF good moral
character those words had been added
BY whoever had drawn the petition.
Mr.. Jones I'VE are ready and willing
to hear evidence on these cases from any
one who will submit it."
Mrs. Aston: "ln the past it could bt
proven that he Muller has sold liquor
to minors"
Mr.. Jones' II there is any evidence o
that sort it ought to be produced her'
by those interested"
Mrs. Aston-"lf the law has beer
changed so that it does not require {
good moral character, there is nothing
to be DONE"
H. L. Gudger wanted to table the ap
plcation for the nonce, because of it
having ]. L. Hampton's signature--i
looked to him as if there were RIM
among the whiskey men. But it WASH
tabled, the question on ]. NJ. Gudger'
motion being called. II. l.. Gudge
called for division and the vote stood
Hull ]. NJ. Gudger, Jones, for granting
Blair. Il. L. Gudger, against.
Several More Pass.
Patrick Mcintyre had an applicatio
to wholesale beer near the old depo,
The affidavit in his case was signed b
A. A. Featherston, {. d. Clarke, !.
holland, J. 6. Merrimon, J. II. Hampto
and A. Z. Monday. While it was uude
consideration the Mayor asked Chas.
Webb, esq il one of the boys recent
defended by him in Criminal court ha
not testified that he had got whiskcv q
McIntyre's. Mr.. Webb said that wa
not the fact In the case of the boy
defended. but be understood that sue
had been the case. But he did not kno
whether it was the same Mcintyre r.
ferred to. Then the division was take
and the license was granted on the thr,
to two vote.
John H. Lange, manager of the Gle
Rock, asked for license, the affidavit b
ing made by !. ]. holland, A. A. Feathe
ston. F. A. Sumner, A. c. Monday. G..
- Clarke and J. G. Merrimon. II. l.. Gu
ger moved to refuse, but this was d
feated and motion to grant carried
- the usual vote.
- 1t was after this as regular as cloc
work, the applications beiLg grant
upon division, the vote being three
two. Hampton & Featherston, 90 Sou
Main, sent an affidavit signed by J.
Lange, T. c. Starnes, Z. b. Atkinson,
M. Campbell, w. B. Brown, Fra,
Brown, w. P. Clark, E. Coffin, Thos.
Branch, F. M. Jones and ]. H. Rumboug
]. H. Loughrau, SO South Main, sign
Inc BY ]. F. Woodbury., W. M. Clarke. W.
hu' lStaeI, W. i. reuuimdu, II. r. ooTTe
'ur and H. c. Hunt; Halyburton & Tro
4s South Main, signed by W.
Pennimau. L. F. Sorrells, NJ. II. Kel
B. c. Trexler. H. c. Hunt and ID d. SUIT
Frank Loughrau, Hotel Berkeley, sign
BY L. p. McLoud. H. A. Miller, W.
Smith. J. T. Amiss. W. B. Brown a
E. B. Atkinson; p. A. Marquardt, mt
aRer Bonanza Wine and Liquor co
pany, 41-43 South Main, signed by
T. Rawls. J.G. Merrimon. d. c. W.
dell. jr., L. Swicegood, J. l.. Owens a
c. Falk; Frank O'Donnell, 10 MOI
Main, signed by L. p. McLoud, Th
W. Branch, Frank Brown. ]. M. Can
bell, B. b. Atkinson and W. G. Smi
Geo. A. Sorrells, so South Main, s,gr
BY L. F. Sorrells. w. A. Israel, d.
Luther. M. II. Kelly, B. c. Trexler a
W. T. Penniman; E. P. McKissick, m