The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-18
The LICENSES NOT REVOKED
Council Decides to Defer Action on
Petition Of Saloon keepers-Re-
s~urrection That Failed.

the SdlOOu uSu against SoAIAAuoASS
of the variety theatres Of the city is
not based upon proper and reasonable
grounds. Then, too, they may hold
that such selfishness as is openly ad-
mitted and confessed by the protest
ants should not receive. the encour-
agement of sanction from a legisla-
tive body.
Not on moral or ethical grounds
did the dispensing chemists petition
the council for a revocation OF all
licenses granted to places of amuse-
ment where women in abbreviated
skirts and cracked voices MARBLE
about the pleasures to be derived
from dancing on the g~re-he-een."
They were frank and honest. They
said that they could not hope to sue
cessfully meet competition OF that
kind and wanted places where turns"
were thrown in with the drinks closed
up. In their prayer to the city faith
ers they explained that because OF
the superior attractions held out by
variety shows to certain Of the bibu-
lous members of the community, the
saloons where only drinks and CT
gars were sold could not hope to
survive and pay the high excuses
demanded of them from the city for
the privilege of catering to the thirs-
ty. Because of their frankness they
hoped to win and looked for respect
full consideration of their petition.
Fails Of Resurrection.
The petition was submitted some
time ago. After it had been read,
on motion it was laid on the table,
subject to be called up at some future
time. AS there was not much to be
done at last Tuesdays meeting Alder
nan Brewer seemed to think that
then was as good a time as any to
resurrect the petition and during a
lull in the proceedings he moved it's
consideration. Alderman Sshmudlach
duly seconded the motion and the
question was properly before the
house.
Apparently having received a hint
of what was to be done, a delegation
of the saloon men filed into the coun-
Gil earlier in the session and took
seats in the space reserved for spec
tators. Patiently they waited and
hoped, and when Mr.. Brewers mo-
ton was made and received the sup
port of a second their hitherto passive
faces lighted up with expectation.
Whatever their hopes may have been,
they were promptly and cruelty shat
tered.
When the roll was called only Brew
er and Schmudlach voted in the affirm
alive. All the others, B%outon, Berky,
Bennighoff, Grein, Sturm and Will
liams, voted 10.
Silently as they had entered the
ssloon men departed and the matter
wac az OH OAO, US AOooS " W AAO
being. 1t may be called up again at
some other time.
Is Postponed Again.
Another matter that has been held in
allegiance was called up again. The
question of final action on the resolu-
ton creating special improvement
district No. Z, continued from former
sessions, was discussed. Several OF
the aldermen were not prepared, to
act then and on motion the matter
was allowed to go over once more,
this time until Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 5, 1904, which will be the coun-
ellis first meeting for the new year.
Description Corrected.
It appears that some mistakes were
made in the matter of describing the
lots decided by the city to the Mime
sofa & Montana Land and Improve
ment company in the settlement
agreed upon between the city and the
company by which all litigation be-
tween the two was endei. The matter
of the errors was set forth in a resolu-
ton for a correction.
Unanimous consent for adoption OF
the resolution was asked. This was
granted and the resolution was adopt
ed. In accordance with it's provisions
not only some of the lots decided by
the city will have to be described
anew, but a change will also have to
be made in the description of a por-
ton Of the ground the company deed
"a to the city.
Want New Walks.
Several petitions for new sidewalks