Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-22
CITY CONGRESS-.
Animated Discussion Provoked by the
Mayors Action in Issuing Variety
Show Llcense-License Re.
yOked-MinOr Matters,

The city council met in regular session
on last evening.
In the absence of the mayor the meet
ing was called to order by Hon. Charles
F. Easley, president, pro tenn. Coudcil-
men j. 2. Victory, Pedro Delgado, E. L.
Bartlett and Enos Andrews were present.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The city clerk reported that Z. L. Ho-
bart, late city engineer, had turned over
to him all the maps and records in his
possession belonging to the city. No
other officers made reports.
In behalf of the committee on finance
Mr.. Victory recommended the payment
of sundry bills, including one of the San
ia Fe Electric Light company amounting
to $4,000. The several bills we're ap-
proved and ordered paid.
Mr.. Delgado, from the committee on
fire department, reported that the head
quarters of the department were now in
and the city clerk, and moved that the
city clerk be instructed to move his
books and records to the fire department
building. The motion was adopted.
REPOSITORY FOR CITY RECORDS.
The city clerk and the city attorney
were instructed to examine the safe of
DR.. Andrews, and report whether, in their
opinion, said safe would be a suitable re-
pository for the records of the city.
The committee on surveys and lighting
was instructed to wait upon the manager
of the Santa Fe Electric Light company
and notify him that the street lighting
service must be improved 80 as to COM
ply with the terms of the company's con-
tract with the city.
The action of the mayor and clerk, in
issuing license to tho Wade & Estep
variety show after the council had unani-
mously voted not to issue such license
then came up.
The following communication was
read
Mr.. SMITHS pRoTEsg.
To the City Council:
Gentlemen.-I am informed that the
variety show at Mottley's hall, to which
the council wisely denied license, but
which is exhibiting under other sanction,
is Of such character as tends to debase
those who patronize it. | can say moth
ing from personal knowledge of the
above mentioned exhibition, and, there
fore must speak cautiously; but, if Its
character and tendency are such as Ger
| tain persons have declared them to bo,
am only performing an important duty in
protesting against the liberation of such
a demoralizing troupe and its perform
ances, and hereby respectfully petit
tioning the council to annul its license
and drive it out of the city.
GEO. G.. SMITH.
MIR. v1CToRY's RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Victory thereupon offered the fol-
lowing:
| Resolved, That all licenses heretofore
issued by the mayor and city clerk to
Wade d Estep for the sale of liquors and
city be, and the same are hereby revoked,
and that the marshal be and he is hereby
directed to close said show and to pre-
vent said parties from selling liquor
upon the premises.
Mr.. Victory made a strong appeal to
the council in behalf of his resolution.
His information was that the variety
show mentioned was indecent, immoral
and demoralizing. "Besides," he added,
''it works injury upon permanent resi-
dents of the city who pay licenses all the
year around, while this show with its
liquor selling and girl attachments is
merely transient money grabbing con-
cern. II will depart when the legislature
adjourns."
| GEN. BARTLETT SPOKE.
Gen. Bartlett then addressed the coun.
Gil. He had not visited the variety show
under consideration, but had heard moth
ing that wou.d indicate that it was more
demoralizing in its tendencies than the
numerous wide open saloons Of the city
with gambling attachments. He highly
respected Mr.. Smith and believed the
gentleman's intentions we're good but he
did not believe that Mr.. Smith Tor any
body else) was justified in making suct
serious charges as he preferred, by infer
erce, against this show upon mere hear
say. No such evidence would be tolerated
by any court. He thought that the coun
Gil should thoroughly investigate the sub
ject before taking action. Then, if il
was found that the show was indecent ant
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