The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23

lewd women are permitted to loiter around
the saloon, and are employed there, ana
fourth, that the saloon is a disorderiy
place.
Councilman Navin was at first inclined
to oppose the adoption Of the resolution.
Shomo. he declared. had been arrested s sa. for
ell should wait until the case was disposed
of in the courts.
"If you wait for him to be found guilty
before you revoke this license, you won't
revoke It this year" put in Crichton.
Councilman James spoke in favor OF the
adoption of the resolution.
II have no particular sympathy" he said,
"for the man who gets robbed in this sort
OF q place. He doesn't deserve very much
sympathy when he cOnsorts with such PEG.
Pile, but this place, and other places OF
which such complaints have been made,
are running by virtue of licenses obtained
from the city and II the holders resort to
revoked. hope the fullest investigation
will be made of this matter"
Nayin did not reply. but Councilman Hill
suggested that the license might as we'll
be revoked forthwith, and without any in
yestigation; The r., resolution. upon being
Councilman Diller was absent.
Palm Garden License.
The question of granting Frank Munroe
& Co. a liquor license for the resort com.
monty known as the palm Garden"
which has been before the council for sew
eral weeks. was finally disposed Of IA
Irwin Baruch, who until recently con-
Quoted the place, has been the remonstrant
against granting the license. He claims to
have q contract with the owners Of the
building for a years lease on the premises
and says that with that understanding he
secured q liquor license for a year that
does not run out until next July. Recently,
however, he was dispossessed by the sher-
IN under q writ of restitution issued out
Of the superior court, and Munroe G. Co.
were put in possession. John Cort Is a
partner in the MuDrOe COmDany.
Last night the police, license and revenue
committee reported the two petitions that
Baruch against it. back to the council
without recommendation. Councilman
Crichton moved that Munroe's petition be
granted. Then the floor was given up to
the two factions to air their mutual griev-
ances. S. M. Shipley and W. r. Bell spoke
as attorneys for the Munroe-Cort faction,
and Baruch made a fervid appeal for him.
self. Crichton's motion to give Munroe &
Yeas-Crichton, Gill. Fill. James, Null
doom, Rinehart, Taylor-7.
Nays-Crawford, Castleman, McArdle,
Navin, Rude-5.
Routine Business.
The proposition to replank Western ave-
nue. from Union street to Cedar street
came before the council in the shape of a
protest against the work signed by several
property owners in the assessment district.
half Of the taxpayers demonstrating. He
contended that First avenue was in good
condition, and that the replanking of
Western avenue was unnecessary, for the
reason that the two avenues tapped the
same section Of the city.
The board of public works has already
called for bids on the work. but a mo-
ton was made and carried instructinS the
board to defer letting the contract until
such time as a report could be made on
the necessity OF the construction.
The application for s. Raggio for liquor
license at POI Washington street was re-
fused for the reason that the owners OF
the building where he proposed to run his
saloon had not Endorsed his application.
The ordinance was passed providing for
the submission to the people at the com
ing city election Of a proposed amendment
to the Cedar river water ordinance. Under
the amended ordinance 1t lis proposed 10
condemn right-of-way to Cedar lake from
the present intake, and to use the lake as
an impounding reservoir.
An adjournment was taken until next
Monday night.