The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-11

did not recognize the names of twenty
! five persons on the saloon petitions
There are saloons enough there now,
and he didn't want to- have any Of them
crowd closer to the schoolhouse.S
John Beck. eleven years in Oak Park.
also spoke against any more saloon Ii
censes being granted in Oak Park Mr..
Selberg may be all right, but he cannot
prevent disorderly persons from con-
gregating in and about his place. He
specially objected to saloons getting
any closer to the schoolhouse.
L. H. Cuthbert. for five years res
ident of Oak Park, said he was OPP
posed to all saloons. He was pres
ent to represent the children Of the
neighborhood. He had seen a man come
from his work in the city, go to a
saloon, get drunk and fail to go to his
work the next day This happens quite
often, but if there were no saloons
there that man would go home sober.
and his children would have the benefit
Of the money he spends for liquor. Mr..
Cuthbert said he was a mechanic and
had to leave his work to appear before
the board in the interest of the chill
dren The saloons are a nuisance to
that neighborhood, and some day they
hoped to get rid of them entirely.
Rev. Fay Donaldson was the last of
those to appear against the petition.
He first wanted to know if Selberg now
has a license.
Chairman Curtis replied that Mr..
Selberg now has no bond, but that
there is one before the board and it
would be approved at the present ses-
sion.
Mr. Donaldson said he was naturally
opposed to all saloons. He did not
see how a man could have been allowed
to conduct a saloon without having
first filed a bond. All the Oak Park
saloons are too near the schoolhouse
now He didn't even believe saloon
keeper could be a good citizen
Mr.. Selberg, the subject of all the
discussion, was then called to the front
by Mr. Sims. He said he conducted as
quiet a saloon as could be found any
where. Only. few of the signers to
his petition are not property owners.
+ On cross-examination he admitted
that some of his signers live in the
city, that some live miles away, and
one ten miles.
1 The matter was then briefly argued
by Mr. Sims for the petitioner and Mr..
DAILY for the protestants. and the mat
ter submitted TO the board for its ac-
ton.
Supervisor Morrison said he was OPP
posed to any saloons in Oak Park, but
they are there, and Selberg merely de-
sired to occupy his own property. He
had put up a building for that pur-
pose and should be allowed to do so.
He moved the petition be granted
Supervisor Jenkins also spoke in favor
of granting the petition.
Supervisor ellis said he did not be-
lieve the men present would leave their
work and appear before the board in
opposition to the petition unless they
had some good reason for so doing. He
hoped the petition would not be granted.
Chairman Curtis spoke against the
granting of the petition. He under
stood there had been threats made
against him because of his position in
the matter before the board, but he
would stand by the good people Of Oak
Park and against the extension of the
saloon interest there.
The roll was called on Morrison's mo-
ton to grant the petition, with the fol-
lowing result:
Aye-Morrison and Jenkins.
No-Gillis, Mclaughlin and Curtis.
And the petition was denied.