The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-07
DIDN'T WORK JUST RIGHT
The Beer Hall Business Not YET
Knocked Out.
ONLY THE PALACE TOUCHED
Alderman Byrne Made a Hard and
Earnest Fight to Stop the
Whole Businesses Without
Any Further Delay.

4 opeeF leau, the COUNCIL 1Orfnally
| revoked the license of the Palace beer
hall, but other equally notorious resorts
were not interfered with 10 any extent.
Jim kenncy, proprietor of the Clipper
| Shades and Spread Eagle, and several
others of his class, occupied seats in the
| body of the chamber, and they seemed to
| exercise an influence over the aldermen.
Alderman Byrne made an earnest, hon.
| est, intelligent and eloquent fight in the
interests of public decency and morality,
but he was surprisingly unsuccessful in
view of the statements made by some of
the aldermen a couple of weeks ago.
Knowlton moved that the license of the
Palace beer hall be revoked.
Byrne moved in amendment that the
Palace license be revoked and that the liz
cense committee he instructed TO see that
no more licenses be issued to places of
that character.
Kelly was opposed to taking any action
that would take away the rights of people
who want to conduct beer halls honestly
and legitimately. He was in favor, how
ever, of Immediately revokng the license
of any beer hall in which an offense was
committed.
"If the aldermen would express their
honest opinion" said Byrnc, "they would
say that the concert halls, those low. dis
gushing dives, are all illegitimate. l will
not say, however, that the aldermen en-
press their honest opinions all times, for
there arc conditions which sometimes
causes them to change their views. 1t is
unquestionably the province of this coun-
Gil to do away with anything that is detri-
mental TO decency and morality, and any
alderman who will say that the beer halls
are not detrimental TO the public morals
is either a prevaricator or lacks knowl-
edge"
After some straddlng OF the fence by
ono or two other aldermen, Byrne was re-
quested to put his amendment in writing.
tie did so and the amendment then read
that no license be issued TO the Spread
Eagle, Coliseum, Castle, Newport or Clip
per Shades, or any saloon where women
are employed in selling drinks and receiv-
ing percentage therefor, except by per-
mission of the council.
Kelly opposed the amendment for the
reason that he was opposed to all class
legislation. lie moved in amendment to
the amendment that hereafter no saloon
licenses be issued except with the APP
prevail of the license committee.
Haven't we revoked the license of one
of these places?" inquired Byrne, land If
ono why not all? Is it not class legisla-
ton 10 revoke the license of one and allow
the others to rum"
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his motion and finally withdrew it for the
present. Knowlton's motion and Kelly's
amendment providing that no saloon Ii
cense shall be issued except by consent of
the license committee then prevailed by
a unanimous vote.
The mayor expressed the opinion that
the matter was safe in the hands of the
present license committee.
A petition asking that Iron street be
opened between Dakota and Main was re-
ferred. A proposition from Charles Ii.
Little offering TO furnish the city with n |
complete transcript of the evidence taken |
at the coroner's investigation into the |
great explosion for $3.50 was referred to |
the judiciary committee. copy of the |
transcript accompanied the proposition. |
1t consists of SGD pages of typewriter |
matter neatly bound in cloth. The trans |
cript would he very valuable in the event |
of damage suits being instituted against |
the city.
Mrs. Mary Evans presented a claim of |
s., 205 for damages alleged to have been |
sustained by falling through Z. defective
manhole in front of No. % North Main /
street on Feb. %, 1893. Referred to tho /
committee.
A claim OF 500 from Ed Derrick for
damages sustained to his house by the
big explosion went to the judiciary COM
mttee: Another claim from Thomas
Mays for 500 for horse that was killed IN
the explosion and $40 for damage sus-
tanned to his hack while il was in the serv-
ice of the city was similarly disposed of.
A proposition from w. IL. Patterson offer
ing to sell the city a part of Colorado and
Dakota streets for S5y0Iwent to the street
and alley committee. The fire marshal's
report, showing four trilIng fires during
February, was adopted.
A nun.erously signed petition asking
hat irresponsible peddlers of meat and
game be made To pay license. was re-
ferred to the special license committee.
The city treasurer submitted the follow
ng report of receipts and disbursements
Turing February: