The record-union., 1897-12-07


state the reason why the condemnation
had not been enforced.
The report of the Board of Health
was received and filed.
Tony Christ was granted a license to
keep saloon at 305 K street.
THE SCROGGS SALOON.
The Scroggs saloon case was then
taken up, and Pennish charged him
with having opened his saloon without
a license before his license was granted
Further, that he maintains a poker
game, with a percentage to go to the
house. and advertises a side entrance,
and that entire privacy can be OBJ
served He stated that the children
on their way to school could see and
comment on the room and its furni
ture. He was prepared to prove his
charges.
Mckay asked who voted for the IL
cense, and Pennish said that Mr.
Scroggs boasted that he had a friend
who had influence with Mckay, and
that he would have his vote
Mckay said he would like to know
who the man is that has SO much infiu-
ence with him, and Pennish declined
TO give the name
A. NJ. Seymour. counsel for Scroges
objected that no proper complaint had
been served on him, and that he was
hardly prepared to go on with the
case, not having heard the charges be-
fore.
Corporation c. unset Johnson said that
the board has right under the char
ter to revoke a license as we'll as TO
grant it and that an outsider need not
prefer a complaint
The board decided to proceed with
the case
City Collector Robertson testified that
| the license was issued to Scroggs on
October 10th, running from October 1st
to January 1st. Scroggs came to see
him before it was granted and he
thought he made out the application
for him. Other saloons have been
opened before the license <as granted.
This license was granted on October 18th
and in such cases he charged from the
first of the month.
/ ]. H. Stebbins testified that Scroggs
was running his place full blast on the
night of the Republican caucus; he did
not remember the date.
| Mr.. Seymour admitted that Mr.
Scroggs opened on September 9th and
ran continuously thereafter.
/ Mr.. Stebbins further testified that he
considered the general character of the
saloon to be a public nuisance, as the
hangers-on keep late hours and disturb
the neighborhood with foul and bois-
ferrous language. The side entrance,
too, is objectiona BILE. He was opposed
to saloons in the residence portion of
the city. The Objectionable language
was previous to Scroggs' opening the
saloon.
Mrs. Patrick testified that on one oc-
casiOn, on election night she saw men
playing cards there and heard them
talking loud. He opened it before he
made application to the board for a
license
Frank Waters testimony was that
there was private room with a lounge
in it. The ether private room he had
never seen. The first room opens on
Twentieth street.
Albert Patrick's testimony was that
men and boys played whist and freeze
out as they do in any other saloon. The
boys, he explained, are twenty or twen-
ty-one years old. He himself had
played draw poker there. He knew
nothing Of a cockpit in the brewery
cellar. chip was taken out when
the bets were made to pay for lights.
etc. He had never heard a disturb
ance except in one instance, during
Mr.. Pennish's canvass and Pennish was
present at the time.
Pennish asked the Clerk to read an
item in q Sunday paper, which stated
that Scroggs had private rooms that
We're a cozy retreat and that strictest
privacy could be observed
Scroggs said that one of the proprie-
tors had come to him and asked for an
advertisement. He told him that he
did not want an advertisement of the
rooms, as it would get him into trouble.
but it was put in. nevertheless He
did not furnish any suggestions and
when he met the party afterwards he
| demonstrated. and was told it was all
right. Respectable people came there,
for the room is public as we'll as pri-
vate No women came there alone
and he would tolerate nothing like a re-
sort Of that kind He had nothing to
conceal and was willing to answer all
questions.
Devine said that no case had been
made out and he moved that the
charges be dismissed. The motion was
carried. Pennish voting no. A petition
from number of residents of the
neighborhood was also filed, asking
that the license be not revoked
The sidewalk in front of lot ;. NJ and
y, Twentieth and Twenty first streets,
was condemned
Mckay moved that the Superinten-
dent of Streets be instructed to see that
the old boiler and pile of bricks at
Sixth and NJ streets is removed The
matter was referred to the Superinten-
dent Of Streets.
Mckay said that Officer Wilson was
sick and unfit to so on duty but was
attending to it. He thought he should