The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-01-23

I,iQuOr Dealers LOCK their
Doors and Refuse TO
Pau 5000 Fee.
The Council Stands Pat, and
D66lin6S to Lower
the Rate.

Notsa drop all day Monday. That
was the fate of numerous thirsty
souls who came to the doors of Red
wood saloons only to find them no
longer softly swinging inward to
the realization of their desire. For
the first working day in many years,
not one of these dispensaries opened
it's erstWhile hospitable doors to the
public, for love or money, And there
by hangs tale,
After the compromise at the coun-
Gil meeting Of last Wednesday even
ing, popular opinion was to the
effect that the liquor dealers would
recognize that they had got off pretty
easy with the resolution to raise
the license fee to only $500, But it
soon developed that the saloon men
were no better pleased than the
high license advocates. They set
up the plea that they hadall applied
in good faith for license under the
old dispensation, and that the fee
for license had been advanced in an
irregular and illegal manner, It IS
reported on good authority that al
fvesapplicants combined and put
up $500 each for their licenses, un-
der written agreement that any
one Of the number who should ac-
.cept the terms of the council and
take out license should forfeit his.
$500. Attorney A. G. Dollif was
employed by the combination as
legal adviser. Under his counsel,
the saloon men all furnished bonds
on Saturday morning, at a spec
ial meeting of the council called for
the purpose of considering them.
At this meeting Attorney Dolliff, on
behalf of the applicants for license,
asked to have the records OF the
Wednesday night meeting amended,
so that the resolution first intro
duced be placed on the minutes. To
the further suggestion that the
original abortive resolution be re-
considered, City Attorney Harriott
reminded the council that the char
ter provides that no motion Or reso-
luton can be called up or reeeh-
sidered by a less number of mem
bers than upon it's first considera-
tion, Alderman Peterson being alb
sent, the council soon after adjourned
without further action than that of
passing upon the bonds offered.
Subsequently, on the same day,
each of the applicants for license
made the city treasurer a tender of
$500 for their license, which was of
course refused. AS last years Ii
cense expired Saturday night, the
saloons presented pitiless locked
doors to their thirsty patrons on the
following Monday morning.
The effect of closing the saloon
upon the council and upon public.
opinion was not in the line of work
ing up sympathy for the applicants
for license. On the contrary, it
was generally insisted that the Ii
cense should be raised to $3.50 or
ST 900, if changed at all, this being
Alderman Peterson S position, while
the other councilmen were not in
favor of reopening the matter. Late.
in the afternoon Mayor Aune mott
fed the aldermen and recorder of
another special meeting at 8 8o'clock
that evening.
AT Monday nights session all of
the councilmen were present, as
well as the mayor and recorder.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read and approved
Mayor Aune stated that he had
called the special meeting at the re-.
quest Of certain persons who came
Z i
to him, and whom he had told that q
meeting would only be called at this