Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-08-17
Longer TINE YET
BETWEEN DRINKS
The Saloon Opening Expected Yesterday
Has Been Postponed, Pehips For.
ever.
Judge Wallis Issues Z Writ PorblddinS
the Issuance Of License and Sets
Case for Hearing Tomorrow.

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the Issuance Of License and Sets
Case for Hearing Tomorrow.
No License Attorneys Ask That
This Writ Of Prohibition Bs xsde
Perpetual on Account Of Illegal
Enactment Of Saloon Ordinance.
Let the people rejoice. The evil day
has again bssn postponed. On Iussday
H. 4. Stsadman. principal OF the Rocky
Ford Business College. applied 70 Judge
Wallis Of the county court for the issu-
anes OF writ restraining the city eoun-
Gil from issuing saloon license on the bas-
10 Of the recently enacted ordinance. Mr..
Stsadmsn alleged that the presence OF
saloons would injurs his business. and
that the Ordinance No. ne was Illegally
enacted. because Of two vital srrors.
First. the ordinance a. adopted on third
reading had never besn published ~ re-
quired by law. the amendments made
since the publication ~ proposed ordi-
nance making Il . different ordinance
than that first published. Another vital
error In the proessdings was the failure
70 call the Yeas and Nays unon ths s1op-
ton Of the ordinance on third sssdins.
Judge Wallis granted the writ restrain
ing Mayor Pollock and The council from
granting license. The matter vii -
heard on Saturday. The No-Lesnss At
tosnsys. F. A. Sabin and s. H. White will
ask that The writ,os prohibition b made
perpetual.
II the saioon licensing ordnance shall
b declared legal and void this viii re-
auiss The license party tasting uades the
direction oe the Brewer Assoeissioa) 70
take { new start with the publieatsoa Of
Ordnance No. llo. This will delay the
enactment Of . legal ordnance tor st
least month. and before that time shall
have elapsed Il 70 hopsd that action will
b had on q. N. Halle QUO warranso eass.
and that a,rseount Of the ballots viii re-
instats sx-Aldsrmsn Rsiisl and LaWsoa.
Had the plans Of The license forces not
not been intssfssrsd with he mssting of
the council Wednesday night would have
bssn the Triumphant climax oe moaths Of
weary waiting. and thrss salooas would
have bssn licensed. But The license a.
dsrmsn had done their work In such .
bungling manner that there were al sorts
Of ioop-holss for securing delay. tSss IN
article Ia another column Ia regard 70
Judge Wallis restraining osdsr.)
The meeting was devoid 81 dramatic
effects and there was great dissppoint-
msnt among few At longer delay BE-
tween drinks.
Maj Damsron was employed as special
city attorney by the vote Of the four u
ecnse aldermen.
Aid. Stoop presented . resolution. =
pretended correction" Of the minutes Of
tho meeting when tho saloon ordinance
was passed. This resolution instruets
tho clerk to insert the Yea and Nay vote
on the license ordinance. when such a
refused to put motion which attempted
known classification. but It was carried
over his head by the usual 4 to 2.
Inquiry was mado Of City Attorney
Beall as to his progress IN tho investiga-
tiou OF the legality Of tho Mulnix CLAIM.
and he thought tha. hc might be able to
render an opinion next Monday. Some
inquiry was also made as to tho legality
Of aldermen selling supplies to tho city.
Mr.. Beall thought that tho law did not
forbid the ordinary retail purchases, only
large contracts.
The condition and prospects Of the new
artesian well were discussed a. length
but no decision made.
At a meeting Of tho city council Aug.
! 0 sidewalk was ordered on the east
side Of Main street from the city limits on
the north (the Fair grounds) to Pine
avenue on the south. which is near the
city limits. These walks. together with
those recently ordered. will give our eiti-
zsns and thousands Of Fair and Water
melon Day visitors the benefits Of . fine
sidewalk the entire length Of Main street.
It was ordered that the fence around
the park opposite the depot Be removed.
The council chamber was ordered re-
move from its present location 10 the Of
fies Of Water Commissioner Steward in
Rocker Block.
At an adjourned meeting Of the eounei
held Aug. IL. the applications Of Or. 3. E.
Moody and DR.. J. E. Cayey were received
for the position Of health officer and food
inspector to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Or. Shelton. No action
taken.
A brick crossing was ordered on Swink
avenue on the east side Of Main street.
An arc light was ordered on the COR
ner of 10th street and Railroad avenue
and a temporary arc light on the corner
of North Main and Beach avenue. near
the fair ground entrance.
The application of c. j. Kane G. Co. for |
building permit for corrugated iron barn |