The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
SALOON LICENSE
CAUSES RUMPUS
WEST SIDE RESIDENTS WROTH
Threats of Many to Call an Indig-
ton Meeting of Citizens-What
Some of Them Are Saying.

ing on the west side, protesting $
against the action of the city coun-
Gil in granting a license for saloon
on Selah avenue; accusation of SNAP G
by the city council, and
charges of slight consideration for {
moral obligations-these go to make
up the aftermath of the council
Monday evening.
West side citizens are up in arms,
and the council may be called upon
to reckon with them in the near fu
ture. They object to saloons on the
west side, and they will make their
objection felt, if their interviews and
plans are carried ont.
"While there never has been any |
ordinance passed by the council pro-
hibiting the establishment Of So
loon on the west side, ii is said that
some time ago a resolution to that
effect was passed, and that in grant
ing license at this time the council
has not done so illegally, but 1t has
done so in coDtravention OF good
morals" This statement was made
yesterday by an attorney in the city
who has been Interested in the mat
ter.
While the matter of the motion to
grant the license in question was up
for discussion Councilman Marsh
was the only one who took any act
i've part in the debate against the
measure, and the substance of his
remarks was to the effect that the IL
cense should rot be granted until
majority of the property owners
interested had signed their consent
to the petition Councilman Armbru-
ster supported Mr.. Marsh, and the
balance of those present, Thompson,
| license.
| Councilman KecK had nothing 20
say, but the Arguments OF Linbargar
and Thompson Were to the effect
that 1--WE need the money" No other
substantial statement in support of
the resolution was made by any
member of the council although
Mayor Reed did say THAT he agreed
with Mr.. Marsh.
Just before voting in answer to
| his name, Councilman Keck hesitat-
| ed for several seconds and then voted
for the passage of the ordinance.
treasury apparently had more weight
| The accretion of a few dollars in the
with him than any moral obligations
that were hanging over the councils
action.
After the passage OIL the oruInan.e
there was a general discussion of the
voters in favor of the license to quail
ify their activity in announcing that
they reserved the right to change
their vote later in case the property
contemplated for saloon purposes be
a "hold up's game to secure a good
price from the North Coast road in
the event that company later desired
to purchase the property for rail-
road purposes.
Rumor of an indignation meeting
was broadcast yesterday morning and
afternoon. While no deflnit- plans
fer such gathering have been made,
the disposition of most of the citizens
on the west side is strongly in favor
of one.
C. H. Human said: II am GER
tain that 80 per cent of the people
residing on the west side will un-
alterably oppose the granting of a
saloon license to anybody on that
side.
ut looks very much to me as If
the council took snap judgment last
night when 1t granted the license.
know that Councilman Lane would
have opposed 1t. but I am not GER
tain just what Councilman Schott
would have done.
cat any rate, there has always
been a moral understanding between
the council and the west side that
there never should be any license
granted for that side.
II have always believed and believe
yet that the saloons should be re-
stricted to the business and re-
stricted districts. There will be
enough saloons at that. without ex-
tending them to the residence por-
tion Of the citv''