The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-14
interesting Meeting Last
Night and the Proposed
HIgn License OrdI-
nance Considered
The Street Gar Company Was
Given Permission t0 Put Down
7 .Other Matters
Passed in Review

one ~ the warnest sessions c1tr
p.a ~ the city council Of Tucson e.
rgrrsd at the city haii last night 1t
Was special meeting called by Mayor
Schumacher 10 consider several mat
ters of special Importance which had
not been disposed Of at the last regu-
lar meeting All OF the couneilmen
were present
One of the largest crow ds ever gath
cred In the lobby Of the council cham
her was IN attendance at the meeting.
There were two reasons for the pres
ence OF these spectators in such large
numbers Ia The FIRST place the Bueh-
man ordinance WAS up for considera-
tiou This fact naturally brought out
eyery Liquor dealer in the BArio Libra
and all 0f their cohorts. IN an attempt
g. parh tlre meeting and in,imidaie the
CouncilnleD. II possible. with "a show
c' "ppos1t'on, This very thing had
teen ana. ipated by the supporters NJ
the h}gh license ordinance. and an
e .uai}y large crowd was present 10
- present the better element ot tho
city. and 20 urge the city lawmakers 10
do their duty II Was evident from
he Kiaft that the fight would BE- 81
bitter 0ne, and ihe spectators watched
every move very closely.
4 might bf said that the Barfio Iitsre
scored victory last evening. IN ttst
a. .tiun on the measure was postponed
The incicas ions are however. that their
ssgendenhy IL oniy temporary and will
be short lived Four nsembe Of the
es ane1l Clesr majority Of tina; body.
annoHu eesi themselves last evening as
tn or3ng the proposed rsiAF in the
liquor 54eense. Then the matter Was
fYf.rresl to the license cnfn n1tt;ee. con
g8ffsne II Reie BuehmAn and Bzrklt
here seafp The majority favofz the
saohman ordinance II is safe 10 say
that the aaJorisy on the license rotf1-
mitee ~5ll once more report fasorably
on tfe measure. and that the ma iority
ia tbe coaneiI Itself will then pat the
high lsccase 10 force
The meeting last night opened with
q discussion az ~ the merits of the r
rail- for tfie proposed extensions 0f the
street railway company nuehmsn
produced two iiagramR one of the T
znd the other of The Fat rail-, and ex- !
pia nes the good points about each. /
Despite the fart that the street com
Dttfee had ordered the company 30
ay no r rails. Il ere SEEMED 20 +, =
eysrsAI ot opinion ON the sabase. gftst
uvestigai.ou. and the petition cf ths
fireet car peopiss was granted CLarsts /
IL Z enlightened the councs' OF iae
all s1hiecs also
Councilman Bsrbley then took occa
iop TO explain his resignation from /
he committee which was appointed so !
the new electric franchise af
Il ies1rs. pgaseh yellwegeF and Bernard .
ie declared that the old fraDs hise had i
wen taken from the table illegally. }
ind tsesldea. his former stand on he /
would not permit him to re
oahideF IT,
M hef small matters occupied the
attention. ~ the council for some time.
Ind The crowd began TO get restless
I wa& evident that they had come TO
ee the outcome of the liquor license
question. and they were not disposed
o wait. There WAS an apparent indis-
sositlon on the part of some OF the
oun linen 20 ''crawfish and back out
" the rtSponahility. Buehman
Insily called for the reading OF his or
insucs and insisted ON It's passage.
The ept,, tators Immediately left their
eats and gathered along the rail on
he edge of the council chamber. The
from this point were fol-
owed with marked attention.
Barkiey arose TO explain his position
n the question before the house. He
erared that q majority OF his constt-
ents we're in favor Of imposing a high
icense on the liquor traffic. and that
e would accordingly obey their
yiShps.
Anderson was the next member 20
eclare openly in the face of the oppo-
itiun that he would vote for the Bueh- :
nan ordinance. lie said that his ward
vas In favor Of it. and that he would
therefore, stand by the measure,
This declaration Of Anderson spread {
iSuay into the camp Of the opposi-
ION They had counted on the sup
ort Of the councilman from the second
ward. and were sorely disappointed at
is action.
II was up to Billy Reid to declare
imsclf. and he lost no time in an
his OPPOSITION 10 the high {