The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Liquor Privilege License
FIXED at $500.


An adjourued meeting OF the city
council Was held in the city hall last
Friday night. mairly tor the purpose
# considering a petition from the
l;qaor dealers asking reduction 81
their licensss from 1870 per annum To
$500.
The following Elembers answered io
the roll call Mayor Upton. AIderEeYY
Bsugh. Mcdaniel, Gailing and f.eE-
man and Recorder Merwip.
After reading and approTsl OF The
minutes Of the previous meeting. the
mayor announced the otjec, Of the
merting, maialy.
Mr.. Ike Mallory, representing the
saloon men. asked that the license be
reduced to $500 per spnum. the same as
vas collected last yes3.
Alderman German expressed the
.psnion that the council bad no an-
,horiiy to give rebate. and That their
action in doing so last year was Illegal.
lie was in favor OF repeating tie er'ii-
nance and fixing the license at slssoo
for good and all. Many towns srondd
Forrest City had fixed this rate. Put
It At $1,000, and then there would be 40
asking for reduction each year.
The mayor was decidedly in favor OF
the licens- remaining rs il Was.
Alderman Calling said ihs council
had no right to reduce any LICENSE by
resolution. TIE ordinance must be
repealed, but even II time permitted
1t. lac was in favor OF the 1890 license.
High license WAS beneficial TO the
dealer as well rs the public. II kept
out the riff-raff !" reduce the license
and more saloons would come and
reduce profits. The liquor traffic could
only be controlled hy high license
$500 was low enough for the exclusive
right to st. Francis county. IL 1t did
not pay, raise the price u drinks.
Mr. Mallory here put in the logical
plea. and Justly. too that they did not
have The eycius:se light. Think Of
the jugs which are shipped in here By
express every year. They pay no IL
cense. We have to contend against
them.
Alderman Baugh asked for the law
on the subject. II they could not give
the rebate legally We had better leave
II alone.
Lawyer Mann said ii the COUNCIL de.
sired to make the rebate the power was
ample and referred to case in supreme
curt. where it was decided that tic
council had the right to relieve tho pet
TONERS.
To test the matter AID. German
70 wed that the marshal be auihorize,
- collect only $1,000 as the LICENSE
seconded by Alderman MCDANIEL.
The polling of the VOTE resulted IL
& uman. Mcdaniel and Eerwin yotinl
ave, Baugll and Gatling voting a. no.
The motion WAS DECLARED lost by i.i,
mayor. it not having received two
thirds majority of the entire board.
That settled the question aud sl2o'
will he collected from each and ever,
saloon.
Attorney Mann stated to this council
that he had been in correspondence Will
the Choctaw officials in regard TO filling
ny tie crossing on Rosser street. an,
the opening mp of street leading
Ia the oil mill. Tie Choataw peopl,
said they had no recollection of an,
promise made and notice would b,
taken OF IL WHEN they improved thei
station at this place. Mr.. Mann Wa,
authorized tn proceed at once sgaius
the road.
No further business the council AL
journed.
The City Council met ia regular ses
sion Tuesday night. and trsnsactet
considerable business.
The first meeting OF the year was ;
most suspicious one. as perhaps larg
RI number Of claims were above,
than Al any previous meeting in III,
history of the board. The claims
which came in for the most unfayora
bic discussion were those presented b,
DIR. IL. Z. Dooley aud Z. I. Gray
DIR. Dooley's claim amounted to $3.50
and was for putting a wire fenc,
around the city parks. The stree
committee were not united In tbi!
fence matter. and there was some dis
cussion about the bill before IL was al
lowed. Mr.. Grsy's feed bill, was made
out for The entire year of 1899, anc
amounted to sa7l So. The fathers anC
especially the auditing committee were
emphatic in their disapprovsl OF year,,
accounts. They want city bills
br a'sh' in the first of every month. in
order that The eiiy's indebtedness ma,
be kept up with more closely.
Following is list of the claims a