Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-10-19

hero l,c would have vot.l against such
mn ordinance. II gave too much power
tn onc man over another mans property.
II was pretty hnrd to nsk n mnn Ia get
the signatures OF more than minority
TO his petition.
Councillor Daring seconded Mr..
Smiths motion to receive tho application.
Tho mayor refused TO put tho motion.
Mr.. Dye nskcl privilege To sny Il. ,iid
not know of sucli Rn orlininc. "r u.
could not have gone To Ill. expense of
fitting up promises ns he Ind.
The mayor said the ordinance had been
duly published. Mr.. Dye sail every.
body did not read all that was published.
DIR. Fcnton. property owner IN the
block, did not know 81 this provision in
tho ordinance. He had been granted
license before without this condition and
supposed he would he again.
Mr.. Cameron said the mayor had no
legal right to refuse to entertain such
motion. Al the last election the license
question Ind been test question md
majority Of tho people had decided in
favor OF license. mud IL WIS the duty Of
the council to do what majority Of the
people had decided npon.
MIR. Hall said 1t wus hardly necessary
to discuss the question OF the right Of
presiding officer to say what was pertin-
ent or in order. II was the privilege Of
tho council to raise the question, but
absurd to say that the presiding officer
had no right to refuse to entertain the
question. He moved that the council
proceed to canvass the poll tax list.
Councilman Rocker moved to udjourn,
Councilman Hall seconded the motion
and the council adjourned.
f.
Donald was presented with petition,
calling for special meeting OF the coun-
Gil to consider the application Of Dye &
Foley for a saloon license. The petition
was signed in the or,ler named by Coun-
cillors Smith, Wilson, Daring and Reck-
er, and the hour named was 1:3O p. m.
1t was twenty minutes after eight before
quorum was present. At that hour the
mayor called the council to order. In
response to roll call Messrs. Daring,
Hall, Lance and Rocker answered pres.
ent. A number OF members OF the Law
and Order League were ngain present.
Mayor Mcdonald the
meeting is open for the business for
winch it was called.
Mr.. Recker-As one OF tho signers OF
the call for this meeting / am surprised
to find that two of the members who
"""'S' W hhNC thS lltetlug Culleu uTe
not present. l do not know why they
asked to have the meeting called il they
did not intend to attend it themselves.
Mr.. Hall-Mr. Mayor, would like to
enquire OF the clerk il the petition OF
Messrs Dye Il Foley for saloon license is
still in his hands and in the same condi-
ton ms it was on Saturday night.
The clerk answered that it was.
Mr.. Hall:-Then l renew my motion
OF Saturday night that the application OF
Messrs. Dye & Foley be rejected and
that 1t be returned for the reason that
the same does not comply with tho pro.
visions OF the ordinance CONCERNING IL
cense.
Mr.. Lance seconded the motion,
The Mayor-Are you ready for the
question? All in favor say, aye.
Ayes-Councillors Hall and Lance.
Nays-Councillor Rocker.
Inc Mnyor-The motion is carried.
Mr.. HALL move the council adjourn.
Mr.. Recker seconded the motion and the
council adjourn ed. Every body filed out
OF the room, the countenances OF the
crowd expressing good deal more than
was said. :
Being interviewed by the Enterprise
afterward, Councillor Rocker snid he did
NOT start the petition for the meeting.
he was the last OF the four councillors to
sign II, but having signed he came to the
meeting He WINS greatly Disguised with
the men who had got him to sign the
petition and then left him and Councillor
Daring III hole.