The daily sentinel., 1899-05-10
GRAND JUNCTION. COLORADO WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 1899

his aid City Clerk Delaplain. The
petition was the one circulated by Nj. l..
Allison. 1t was placed on file. 1t had
probably one hundred names attached,
possibly more or less.
Alderman Broemser moved that the
saloon licenses be taken from the table.
This motion prevailed by vote OF sew
en- to one.
He then made motion that the licen-
ses OF the applicants be granted for the
period of one year. This vote resulted
in tie. Those voting in the affirmative
were Aldermen Dickerson, Mckinney,
Broemser, Wharton; in the negative,
Ramey, Starr, Smith and Covey, Mayor
Ella having the deciding vote cast it in
favor OF the negative and the motion
was lost to grant the licenses for year
Alderman Starr now presented res
,olution which passed, which was rather
unique. 1t was sort OF local option
resolution. 1t staeed that it was under
stood that the owners Of the saloons had
agreed verbally to submit the question
Of granting licenses to vote of the peo-
Pile. II such WAS fact that certain
day be set apart wherein the people who
are legal voters in the city Of Grand
Junction be permitted to vote upon the
question. The expenses the resolution
saloon men were to deposit one hlndred
dollars in the hands of the city
clerk for the expenses of the election. If
the saloons won the election the money
was to be forfeited to the city for the
expenses Of the election. If the anti
saloonis,s won, then the money to be
returned to the saloon men who had de-
posted it and the money Of the anti's
to pay expenses.
The election is to take place on the
second Tuesday in June and that the
voting place for such election should be
in the Fourth ward at the city hall; that
the judges who acted in the late e.ecsi IN
in this municipality should act iu the
same capacity at this election ard that
they shou d receive tue same compensa-
ton for their services. The returns for
the said election were to be made to the
city clerk and whatever tie result the
city should be bound b, the action of
the people.
This resolution passed by vote of
seven to one, the same vote as prevailed
to the motion to take up the question OF
granting the licenses.
Again Alderman broemser SHE'D his
caster toto the alderman; arena on a
motion that the saloons be granted
lice Sos f.r the period Of six months.
1hers was some parleying over the
motion and e M. Slocomb and Mrs.
Smith were granted permission to ad-
dress the council on granting the licen-
ses They made vigo. GUS addresses
against granting the licen' es. Their
addresses met the hearty approval of
the large number of ladies present.
When the motion was put it carried.
the vote was as follows, Starr, Mckin-
ney, Dickerson, Wharton and Broemser
aye; Smith, Covey and Ramey, nay.
There was some applause when the
council finally granted the licenses to
the saloon men. but not OF any conse-
quence.
Quito lengthy document, represent
ed to be the rules and regulations set
forth for the government OF the contest
over the seat OF Alderman Smith was
presented and referred to the committee.
The monthly reports of the city mar
shal, city weigher, city magistrate ex-
City Treasurer Vols and City Treasurer
Peirce were presented and referred to
the finance committee.
Robert Patterson, presented an appli-
cation for the office of night marshal.
No action was taken on the application.
A number of bills, which had been re-
ferred back from the finance committee
were allowed.
Alderman Smith, in accordance with
his promise previous to election, took up
the more than vital question Of sewerage.
He moved that the city attorney be in
structed to obtain copy OF the last
sewerage measure which passed and
became a law, at the last session Of the
legislature.
The bonds of DR.. w. Capps, city
physician and George r. Garrison, fire